@marxtin posted:Allan, how about a new interview with Mike Wolf on his contributions and views on the future of the hobby.
This is a great idea and it would be a must read by many within the hobby. Great suggestion @marxtin
@marxtin posted:Allan, how about a new interview with Mike Wolf on his contributions and views on the future of the hobby.
I was thinking that it would be even better to do as a longer sit down interview on video, perhaps as part of video history of MTH... And maybe get some interviews with other key people at MTH.
Andy
@Andy Hummell posted:I was thinking that it would be even better to do as a longer sit down interview on video, perhaps as part of video history of MTH... And maybe get some interviews with other key people at MTH.
Andy
All good. But let’s not lose sight of the original post: the original Mike Wolf interview from 1999 would be a fascinating read. It’s like opening a time capsule
I found my copy and it is a great snapshot into O Gauge train history. I hope Allan can post it.
Brian
Any updates on getting this interview republished?
I have the actual book with the interview, BUT I do not have a text file that I can just simply post. Will require re-typing the entire interview (it is fairly long) so it can be posted in a readable format. I had hoped that Tom McComas had the original text file, but he does not have it. He actually sent me a second copy of the book, which, as it turned out, I already have. I will get around to re-typing the interview, bits at a time most likely. Might even save it after all that time-consuming effort to publish in the magazine.
@Allan Miller posted:I have the actual book with the interview, BUT I do not have a text file that I can just simply post. Will require re-typing the entire interview (it is fairly long) so it can be posted in a readable format. I had hoped that Tom McComas had the original text file, but he does not have it. He actually sent me a second copy of the book, which, as it turned out, I already have. I will get around to re-typing the interview, bits at a time most likely. Might even save it after all that time-consuming effort to publish in the magazine.
Thank you Allan for taking the time to transcribe this piece of O gauge history. As an historian, it is interesting and a bit alarming how easy it is is for important historical artifacts to disappear, even fairly recent ones like this. With no text file saved on a computer, this interview was on the verge of extinction.
Allen If you have a print copy why not simply scan it and post an image?
With that said, either tonight or tomorrow, (I can't remember which), MTH is scheduled to participate in virtual York. I doubt Mike will do it it himself but you never know.
