Being as I was in Calgary last weekend, went in and talked to Al for a bit, Herwig was there too, hadn't seen him in a long time. Heck of a pile of people have circulated thru the two shops Al operated, some liked it, some didn't, that's applicable to any business. Some love Jimbo, some don't, no difference overall in the scheme of things really, life with retail customers is like that.
Met a lot of good folk down there, had a lot of fun, couple of the people I hunt with now, were friends made in those shops, from as long as 30 yrs ago. Evening rabbit adventures out back, at the old shop, various shooting contests and bets, 30 arrows inside the 9 ring, touching the line inside was out, shooting at rolled up 20-50-100.00 bills stuffed in arrow holes in the butts, various indoor shoots, some shot from the counters at 60-70 yds, arrows stuck at the top of the walls from pre-releases, Thurs wing nights at the Blackfoot, travelling to various shoots, year end dinners, stories of cat hunting & hounds and elk hunting, Al's office clutter, a couple of characters that worked there over the years, and a few prize characters that showed up every once in a while.
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