Dameron

[Jim Holland]

Greetings!

Bob Schmidt wrote:

> Had I any idea how much everyone liked Mr."D"

			Please forgive . . .
	if the wrong impression has been made <VVVV--BB--GGGG>!!

> PCC gray, indeed. What were you guys thinking..... disgracing the PCC
> fleet?!

	At least for me, that is exactly what the gray (grey(??)) of ({[pat]})
fame did - disgrace the PCCs.  The administration at the time was more
fervent in getting rid of the trolleycars than  a-l-l  the railfans were
in keeping them.  To this day I still cringe when seeing ({[that]})
paint scheme as if confronted by a rattle-snake or worse!

			THANKS  for your humor, Bob . . .
	it's still nice to get a chuckle from a difficult situation!!

> Bob S.

> Subject: Re: Dameron
> Date: Sun, 2 Apr 2000 11:49:48 -0500
> From: brathke at juno.com
> Reply-To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
> To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
 
> And then Jim could have given John a red cummerbund, and he'd really look
> like a 1960s PAT PCC.
 
> Seriously, I always wondered why John Dameron was on those two (21 and
> 6/14) last runs.  Could it have been to establish a presence so that the
> fans on board wouldn't get out of hand?  There were absolutely no
> problems on those trips, and a large number of riders were local
> residents, not trolley fans.
 
> Bob 4/2

> On Sun, 02 Apr 2000 06:54:39 +0000 Kenneth and Tracie Josephson
> <kjosephson at sprintmail.com> writes:
> > brathke at juno.com wrote:

> > > PS - For all you John Dameron fans, I found a good photo I took of him
> > > standing on the front steps of 1799.  He's wearing a RED sportscoat, so
> > > I'm glad I was using color film.

> > I can just see a younger Jim Holland walking up to Mr. Dameron with a
> > spray bomb and painting the red jacket PAT grey while shouting,
> > "There! How do YOU like it?" :-) Ken J.

James B. Holland
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