Re: Bullwhips

Posted by J R Miller from d01a820f.dip.cdsnet.net on November 21, 1998 at 14:09:37:

In Reply to: Re: Bullwhips posted by J R Miller on November 21, 1998 at 13:50:25:

: : : :
: : : : : Well, me and Mr. Morgan discussed the characteristics and he
: : : : : answered some questions I had about his whips during the
: : : : : summer of 1997. I finally got down to it and bought one.
: : : : : Shortly after receiving it and discovering to my delight
: : : : : that this was one of the greatest whips in the world, I
: : : : : informed him that I would be interested in ordering his
: : : : : book, since I HAD to find out how these wonderful whips
: : : : : were made. I am an autograph freak by nature, and asked
: : : : : him if he would sign it for me, after all, I did just buy
: : : : : a $520 bullwhip from him. He told me that he would be happy
: : : : : to sign it. So, after a month-long trip from one side of the
: : : : : country to another (and after having had stalked around taking
: : : : : pictures at George Lucas' house at Skywalker Ranch in the hills
: : : : : Marin County) I returned home and ordered the book as a birthday
: : : : : present to myself. I e-mailed him telling him of my order, and
: : : : : he signed it before it went into the mail. To my surprise, he
: : : : : signs the D in his name the exact same way I sign mine!!!
: : : : : I probably sound like I'm bragging, but I also wrote a letter
: : : : : to Harrison Ford, and he liked it so much that he called me,
: : : : : then I sent him my Raiders movie poster and he autographed
: : : : : it for me!!! I have never been so flattered in my entire
: : : : : life!!!

: : : : : -Dale Dassel

: : : :
: : : : That is great Dale, It must have been some letter to get a personal response back from Harrison Ford like that. You have every right to brag.
: : : : Now that you mention it, I should have inquired about having David Morgan sign my book at the time I ordered it. Well live and learn I suppose.

: : : : Dan

: : : Hey, it's not too late!!! Just e-mail him and ask him for an
: : : autograph, I'm sure he would be more than happy to sign your
: : : book. He probably doesn't get many autograph requests, so he's
: : : probably flattered when he does run across someone who wants one.

: : : -Dale

: Gentlemen:

: I posted sometime back, acknowledging David Morgan as the best whipmaker in the US, bar none. At the same time, I also mentioned other skilled whipmakers such as Joe Strain, Jim Hurlbutt, both in the U.S. and David Bould of Australia
: as well as the Whipman, Peter Jack, in New Zealand. Have located another Aussie whipmaker on the web. Si Davey (www.whips.au.com).
: I ordered a 16 plait, 9 foot bullwhip from David Bould. It has a braided core and belly. David did it up for me in a two tone, RED and BLACK for US$215.00. Wow
: J R

Gentlemen:

Your indulgence, please. I neglected to include the fact that the whip I refer to above IS made of Kangaroo hide. Sorry 'bout that

J R

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: : : : : 
: : : : : :      Well, me and Mr. Morgan discussed the characteristics and he
: : : : : :   answered some questions I had about his whips during the
: : : : : :   summer of 1997. I finally got down to it and bought one. 
: : : : : :   Shortly after receiving it and discovering to my delight
: : : : : :   that this was one of the greatest whips in the world, I
: : : : : :   informed him that I would be interested in ordering his 
: : : : : :   book, since I HAD to find out how these wonderful whips
: : : : : :   were made. I am an autograph freak by nature, and asked
: : : : : :   him if he would sign it for me, after all, I did just buy
: : : : : :   a $520 bullwhip from him. He told me that he would be happy
: : : : : :   to sign it. So, after a month-long trip from one side of the
: : : : : :   country to another (and after having had stalked around taking
: : : : : :   pictures at George Lucas' house at Skywalker Ranch in the hills 
: : : : : :   Marin County) I returned home and ordered the book as a birthday
: : : : : :   present to myself. I e-mailed him telling him of my order, and 
: : : : : :   he signed it before it went into the mail. To my surprise, he
: : : : : :   signs the D in his name the exact same way I sign mine!!!
: : : : : :   I probably sound like I'm bragging, but I also wrote a letter
: : : : : :   to Harrison Ford, and he liked it so much that he called me,
: : : : : :   then I sent him my Raiders movie poster and he autographed
: : : : : :   it for me!!! I have never been so flattered in my entire
: : : : : :   life!!!

: : : : : :                                                     -Dale Dassel

: : : : : 
: : : : : That is great Dale, It must have been some letter to get a personal response back from Harrison Ford like that. You have every right to brag.
: : : : : Now that you mention it, I should have inquired about having David Morgan sign my book at the time I ordered it. Well live and learn I suppose.

: : : : : Dan

: : : :       Hey, it's not too late!!! Just e-mail him and ask him for an
: : : :   autograph, I'm sure he would be more than happy to sign your
: : : :   book. He probably doesn't get many autograph requests, so he's
: : : :   probably flattered when he does run across someone who wants one.

: : : :                                                         -Dale

: : Gentlemen:

: : I posted sometime back, acknowledging David Morgan as the best whipmaker in the US, bar none. At the same time, I also mentioned other skilled whipmakers such as Joe Strain, Jim Hurlbutt, both in the U.S. and David Bould of Australia
: : as well as the Whipman, Peter Jack, in New Zealand.  Have located another Aussie whipmaker on the web. Si Davey (www.whips.au.com).
: : I ordered a 16 plait, 9 foot bullwhip from David Bould.  It has a braided core and belly. David did it up for me in a two tone, RED and BLACK for US$215.00.  Wow
: : J R

: Gentlemen:

: Your indulgence, please. I neglected to include the fact that the whip I refer to above IS made of Kangaroo hide. Sorry 'bout that

: J R

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