I Didnt know where to post this story,So I thought this was just as good a Place as anywhere else :bowingsmilie:
on Monday August 20th I thought it was Christmas,,before my wife went to work she brought in 4 packages,,I have been ordering Bullets and all kinds of reloading Components,and a few Calls,,I bought a Call off of bnccont and I orderd some calls off of Loren Reese,,well 3 of the Packages were Bills and Lorens calls,,and 1 package was Bullets I ordered a few days ago,,and THEN the 4th Package was from Brad Holzer??? I didnt have a CLUE as to why there was a Package from Brad Holzer sitting on my Table,,so I told my youngest son, Cole, that something wasn't right,so I open the package and out falls a clear reed and a Green Steer maker,at that moment I was confused and I reached in and pulled out a Paper Towel that had a pretty hefty weight to it,,so I looked at Cole and unraveled it and I was STUNNED,to say the least !!!
There in my hand was a Genuine Brad Holzer,thing of Beauty,it was a Mini Horn Howler with Brass band and an Acrylic
Mouthpiece !!!
I could NOT beleive it!!! I was stunned,me and Cole looked at each other,and he said "what",,I told him I think someone
messed an order up because I never ordered this Call ??? I held that call for Probably 20 Minutes,just looking at the
Craftsmanship that went into making this Call!!!
Cole asked me what does it sound like,,and I told him I am NOT going to blow on this Call,because I dont think whoever
bought this Call would appreciate my Copenhagen all over THEIR Mouthpiece !!!
So after I went through 3,000 different scenario's on HOW the MISTAKE was made that sent SOMEONE ELSE'S Call to MY House,,I sat down and sent a Message to Brad Holzer asking him IF this was a Mistake ??? and how did this Come about ???
He messaged me back and assured me that this was NOT a Mistake and that some member(s)on here Liked how I wrote stuff and How much I ADMIRED Brad's SKILL at making Calls that he FELT I deserved one of the Calls,on the inside it is signed by Brad Holzer and it says # 3 of 4 for ohiobob,,like I said,,I STILL thought it was a mistake and that he ACCIDENTLY put my
name on a List somehow ???
After I came to realize that the Call was ACTUALLY intended to arrive at my door I then realized that No One has EVER did
Something like that for me,and I want you to know that this Call Means alot to me and THIS CALL WILL be a PRIZED POSESSION as Long as I am around!!! so I really DON'T Know how to say Thank you,except to say THANK YOU VERY MUCH Brad Holzer !!!
You are a Great Person and I am SURE,,you make your Family Proud !!! and you Make FnF and ALL the members Proud too !
I also want to thank 5Shots too I KNOW he was in on this too! and IF anyone else was involved,,I want to thank you also
THANK YOU VERY MUCH !!! :bowingsmilie: :bowingsmilie: :bowingsmilie:
Bob
(http://i193.photobucket.com/albums/z277/ohiohunter55/BradHHornHowler2.jpg)
(http://i193.photobucket.com/albums/z277/ohiohunter55/BradHHornhowler.jpg)
and here is My Favorite Lanyard,,it has the Brad Holzer Call,,and it also has the fine call from bnccont on the Lower Right and My African Bone Bird Distress Right under the Brad Holzer Open reed,and then The Li'l Meanie from Loren Reese
(http://i193.photobucket.com/albums/z277/ohiohunter55/BradHBillsLilmeanieAfricanBoneCalls.jpg)
SORRY the Pics suck but it was hard to get them to look right with the "Lighting" :laf:
Congrats Bob....That is a beauty and one fine lookin lanyard of calls. :highclap:
Kudo's Brad, that was a very nice gesture....Your Top Notch.. :congrats:
You goin to the trappin covention in a couple weeks Bob?
JD
Can't agree with ya more about Brad............................and nice set of calls ya got the Bob. :congrats:
I am going to try and be there JD,,the first weekend in September isnt it ??? I would like to be there to meet all of you Ohio Guys,,seems like a Ball to me :yoyo: :biggrin:
I dont think Brad knows how LUCKY I really feel !!! I cant say Thank you enough !!!
Bob
Brad,
Way to go. :highclap:
Bob,
I am sure Brad is smiling just reading your post.
Yerry
Brad your a stand up guy! Thats just cool!
Bob,
Congrads you have one heck of a good call there!
Brent
Real nice thing ya done for Bob there!! And I know he does appreciate it immensely!!
Purdy cool board to be a part of here!! :thumb2:
Tool cool. Very nice thing to do for a very nice guy. WTG Bob. :highclap:
I am STILL playin with it (the Call) :laf: I am still in a state of Shock :shck: I guess I will have to Pinch myself every morning to make sure I am NOT dreaming,,this Call is EXTREMLY Nice,,the Bad Pics I took,do NOT do this Call justice !!! :yoyo:
Thanks again
Bob
Pretty cool. You're a lucky fella Bob! :congrats:
Bob what can I say that has'nt been said Nice call ya got
Brad you are a stand up guy :yoyo: :congrats:
I agree with everyone. :thumb2: I visited with Brad some time ago on carving on horns, he was kind enough to send me a few to mess with, out of his pocket! ( Which by the way Brad, I have not forgot about this gesture, I just have not done much at all with them this summer. :nono: So not much to show ya there.)
Congrats on the call Bob! :yoyo:
It's always nice to see things like this happen. Good people! :highclap: :highclap:
That is ssooo cool!! You don't come across such a quality of character often.
If your dealing with Brad ya do ~Bushy.
Class act all the way :wink:
Dang it...yer getting me all teary eyed. Very nice gesture Brad and congrats Bob on a fine call. Time to hit the shop :biggrin:
Steve
That's pretty cool Bob. I've talked to Brad on the phone a few times......this morning as a matter of fact and I really like him.
He'll be putting one of his howlers in the mail to me real soon.........can't wait...... :yoyo:
Bop
You will NOT be disappointed,,I promise you that !!! :biggrin:
Bob
I don't know what to say guys.........Thanks!
And thanks to the individuals that help me run down Bob's address.
If I can do anything else for you Bob, or any of you FnF members, just give me the word. This is the best crowd a guy could ever hope to hang with.
Brad
Brad
You have done MORE than enough for me,,and to anyone else that helped,,I thank you all also :bowingsmilie:
Thank you very much
Bob
I have to admit I was one of the first ones to know about the call, and reading this post has me a little choked up. (there's no smiley that fits) Very nice set of calls there :highclap: PS it's ok to get cope on the mouthpiece if you like.
5 Shots
Thanks for being in on this deal,,and the reason I DIDNT want to get Cope on it is becase IF there was a screwup,,then the "REAL" owner would have been pissed,,but it turns out that the "Real" Owner doesnt care if there is Copenhagen on the Reed or not now :laf:
Thank you
Bob
I'm glad you like it. It is a sweet little call! I got #4 :biggrin: And I should have said it would have been OK to get copenhagen on the mouth piece it went were it was intended to go. :innocentwhistle:
5Shots
Thank you and I Can't use the Call's and Copenhagen together,,yet anyway,,I am jst learning how to get the sond I want,,so I think I will keep a clean Lip while I am learning,,I am getting closer to quitting Copenhagen all together,,but I appreciate the help 5 Shots
Thank you
Bob
:shck: :shck: :shck: :shck: :shck:.....closer to quitting Copenhagen all together......You have more will power than me my friend.
And ya just move the snuff to one side as ya call Bob. Unless your trying to flutter for a bird distress. Don't work.....trust me. Replaced that reed I did :innocentwhistle:
Danny
I could see where the Copenhagen would be a Pain,,when trying the Flutter :wo: I use to use 1 Can a Day on Copenhagen
BUT now I go through a Can every 4 days,,I just CAN'T get that last little Bit and stop all together :doh2:
Bob
Now that's just plain cool. I can see Bob's grin all the way down here :congrats:
"Now that's just plain cool. I can see Bob's grin all the way down here"
Amen!!!!
I am SURE you guys can see my Grin,,because it is STILL THERE :biggrin: I may need it Surgically Removed,,isn't that called a Grinectomy ???
Bob,
I had to look it up in the Funk and Wagnails, but Grinectomy is the correct term. :biggrin: Personally, I think you should not have the procedure done. Just walk around with that big smile and everyone will wonder what you have been doing. :innocentwhistle:
Jerry
Quote from: Hawks Feather on August 25, 2007, 09:41:27 AM
Just walk around with that big smile and everyone will wonder what you have been doing. :innocentwhistle:
Jerry
Jerry
Thats what I am afraid of :biggrin:
Bob