Thursday at Friday's Fodoz

Thanks for posting these pictures.....please, please, keep them coming.

Thanks for posting all the nice pictures.

Thanks for the photos, Bill!  I can't begin to tell you how much I missed being there to share a good time with so many familiar faces.  

Bob,

It was great finally getting to meet you!

When Alex and Mina have the next get together, you ride will be waiting at Metropark for you!

Thanks for posting the photos.  T.G.I F. was a lot of fun.

Great time last night. Had dinner with good buddies from around the country. OGR party at Friday's is definitely a highlight for folks attending York.

Keep the pictures coming-I know there is more to be posted.

Thursday at Friday's was packed as usual with a boisterous crowd! This is the first time that I had to wait to be seated!

Ron Tucker, Mike Lewis and myself finally were seated and joined by Dennis LaGrua and his lovely wife Paula and a bit later by Vince & Peggy Seebach and little Vinny of Vince's Trains. I managed to get some candid photos of the crowd including Scott Smith and his son Josh, Ted Bittenger and friends, Pat & Jean Marinari, Jim Policastro and several others. With the rain coming down I left a bit earlier than usual so I missed most of the OGR gang.

Steve Tapper

Hope we can see more pictures!!

These are all of the photos I took with my camera but I saw a lot of folks with cell phone cameras and regular digital cameras taking photos so hopefully there will be more pictures coming.

I know that I took several group photos with someone's digital SLR so hopefully they will make it onto this forum.

Steve Tapper

I took a few

Some I took

Thanks for all the great pictures.

Man wish I could have been there with you guys  Looks like a lot of fun.  This is what I was doing

  Chris Lord looks hammered. 

Whoever that guy is next to Andy looks like he was having way too much fun  BigRail

We wish you had been there too Ben., You're always a great addition. But someone has to keep those friendly, kind, considerate New york straphangers happy. Besides which, you were probably one of the very few who was actually PLAYING with trains and undoubtedly the only one who was playing with real trains.

NCJoe, it was really great to get to meet you and Christine and talk to you at the dinner.

Paul from Va, as always great to see you. Sounds like playing with trains versus golfing with the Golden Bear is one heck of a tough choice. I'm not a golfer, but I'd take the golfing under those circumstances.

Ted, I think Beantown just might be on a roll in the entire sports world. It's tough to take some days -- or years, or decades. From a 76er fan rooting for his team in the 60's. It's only ego, money, prestige, superiority and the aura of permanent defeat.

JimD -- GREAT photography.

Paul from RI, hope all is well. I missed you. Don't recall whether  Marty or Captain John told me you had been ill.

David, as always great to see you. I missed the boat. Got to sell you records for 69 cents back in the day, and now you're buying engines for $2,300 (or whatever the Lionel will cost). That's more than the Mustang cost when it came out. But that just dates me.

Alex, thanks for taking that car. I have to get a set of passenger cars to you for upgrading also. I will be in touch.

Alan, great to see you again. OGR really got a winner in you. 

I now give up. Too many people, too much to say.

Hi Gerry:

I'm doing much better. I had some serious surgery on Sept 23rd and thankfully it went well. I'm still not 100% but I am back to work and getting a little stronger each day. Thanks for the shout out Gerry. I really miss seeing my friends at York. Maybe I'll see you up this way in the near future. Hope you and your family are well.

Thanks Gerry.

Paul

Great photos, everyone, and LOTS of them this time around!  Thanks for taking the time to both take them and post them.

I truly do wish I could have been with you folks to share good times and wonderful friendships.

which one is andy??  nice job Jim, love the pics

Thank you for all the great photos.

On left, 5th image up from the bottom in Jim D's string of photos.

I know Allan, that was an inside joke that I will fill you in on at trainstock

The guy on the left or the guy on the right...or both?   BigRail

Alex. How the heck did I miss you?

Hi Chris,

We arrived at Friday's at 7:45 and I was looking for you and a few other guys. Dina and I missed a lot of people, but without a doubt we had a great time, it was a blast. Can't wait until April.

Thanks,

Alex and Dina

The Thursday Night event at Fridays is certainly the real highlight of the fall trip to York. Met some old friends and made some new ones. In all they are a fantastic group of great people. It was really fun.

The York event itself was also fun but from the museum gathering on Wed to the show on Thursday, it seemed to have a lower energy level this year. Lots of collectors were dumping trains at extremely low prices, Lionel cut back their exhibit some, and buying activity looked to be lighter than in past years. Regardless of my opinion the York experience was still fun and the good Lord willing, we hope to be back next fall. Thanks again to OGR for making the event worthwhile.  

I left kind of left quick after Gerry had a little too much to drink!

Fridays was a blast, and HUGE thank you to Alan Arnold and the rest of the OGR crew for having me at their table. Was so good to speak with so many of you that up to that point had only been words on a screen. Can't wait for the next one!

Scott Smith

nice work Scott

Great pix everyone! 

This get-together is almost reason enough to go to York twice a year.  Almost.  Still need the trains.

Andy

Hey Bill (bandob)!  Great to meet you and talk/chat/shoot a lota breeze!  It was quite an thrill to hear you also were a B&O Museum volunteer........Owen stories and all.

  Thanks to you and others so much for posting Fridays pix, and now I can explain faces with names to the missus..........but that still doesn't get SideRod nor Barney off the hook for supreme hospitality.   Good to see all you guys.........H. Clarke, Gary and of course Scott.  see my email contact if need be for contacting.

Thanks, Scott!  Another great series of photos for the enjoyment of those of us who could not be there, as well as for those who were able to participate.  Nicely done!

These pictures were taken with my cellphone.

Scott Smith

I just want to thank OGR and all my fellow forum member's, for a really great night

and all these great pictures.

Dina and I are definitely going to have another huge get together this coming summer. We are really  looking forward to it.

See you all in April !!!!!!!!!!!!

Thanks,

Alex & Dina

Hi Ben, we really missed not having you there. For the record Chris was really enjoying himself , and so was everyone else. LOL

You must be at the next York !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Alex

I had the pleasure of meeting Alex and his wife Dina at the Korber Models booth and have a chat.  Alex asked me if I was going to Thursdays at Fridays, and I said I have never gone.  Alex invited me to go and I'm glad I did. Sat with Alex and Dina and were later joined by ORG forum member laidofsick and his wife.  Had a blast!  Met a few forum members and saw some familiar faces from the forum.  Looking forward to next April.

Many thanks Alex and maybe I will see you at your next open house. 

I had a good time: dined with pals Chris (Patapsco Vallley), Brian (Train-Diesel) and his wife Lynley. Then we got up and mingled. Had the pleasure of meeting Alex and Dina, and enjoyed catching up with the usual suspects, Scott Smith, Peter Putnam, Jim B, Ed B, Paul S. (VaGolfer), Ted B, MartyE, Walt, Jim D, JohnS, Mike Reagan, and many others.

I can't wait to do it all over again in April, God willing.

Craig, It was a lot of fun and beer, hope you guys can make it to TrainStock this year

John,

Thanks for the invite, just checked the calender and am already committed to another affair.

Do you go to First Frost in Allentown?