You're really Andy Warhol in disguise, aren't you.

In my next life I would like to possess such discipline and commitment as I see in your box; they're almost too pretty to fish.

Nice! That vise is imbued with good karma! Enjoy.

I've got a friend down in Machias who won a TRV in a TU raffle; he hates it (he's a Renzetti man), but he refuses to part with it. I'll keep working on him.

It's the Theroe version of The Island of Misfit Toys. Nice collection, Dana!

Hey, Ray; how are you liking the new HMH TRV? If I was ever tempted to mothball my Regal, it would be for the TRV.

Wow! It's like the Green Hornet, the Green Lantern, The Frank Gorshin Riddler (probably not the John Astin Riddler...), all did a big Vulcan mind-meld thing and created this fly! This fly needs Batman and Robin chyrons: "POW! BAM! SOCKO! ...I'm sure there were others, but I forget. Now do a Kat...

No, no; no 12 step program necessary. Overindulge! Wallow around in your afflictions until your fingers get all pruny with the juices of a life well spent! Congrats on the book! I got the same edition from Ken Callahan a few years back but I think I paid $65 for it. Maybe it was $45...

I once said that in my next life I wanted to come back as a bare hook in Carl's vise. That still stands, but it won't hurt my feelings one bit if I land at Doug's house. Outstanding work, Doug!

...Dana, these look a lot like the ties you sent up to me! Same swept back hackling...

I'm off work today for the Federal holiday. It was a brutal 2 degrees again here this AM in Central Oklahoma. Wanted to get some time at the vise, which lately has been far too infrequent, before watching our 13-year-old granddaughter play basketball this afternoon. I thought I would pull some feat...

I'm seriously looking forward to a 'stream report' from that box!

You know, Norm, if you keep working at this fly tying thing you might just get good at it some day.

...that fly actually looks like a 'fly of prey', diving at speed towards and unsuspecting fish.