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Now for the rest of the story: Haymarket

All the stores have been collected so I will try and finish out the top5 from our visit up to Haymarket / Sunday night! #5.- This one actually happened after we got back home. I found a message/posting left by Bobby McGrath III. We had met Bobby for the first time the other night in Winchester and it took a couple of days to finish the story. We have come to expect that we had friends coming in and that carried over to others. But when you meet people for the first time you are not always sure how much they will think about the conversation after the end of the night. Bobby had followed up on our visit and took the time to share his thoughts on the evening in Winchester. This means a lot to me (even more so that he liked the recap), because this day and age where everyone is so busy, what impressed me the most was Bobby taking the time to check back in. Thanks again! #4.- Catfish Lewie's and the Senators- I grew up in a world where bartering came second nature. Now that the econo...

The final touches from Winchester !

Sometimes you run into a story or a situation that you want to make sure you get it right. The other night when I visited the Royals I asked Brian to point me in the direction of a couple of great Valley Baseball human interest stories. He was quick to let me know that one of his biggest fans (Louie Sloan) was at a church function that night. I promised that I wouldn't forget to mention him and hoped I could see him next time. #2.- Brian took me down an introduced me to a group of fans that sit together behind home plate for the home games each night. It started out as meeting the Keeler twins and grew as they the group scooted in to share their story. I was trying to write down the names as they talked and here are the ones: Dickie Keeler and his wife Carolyn Ron "The Face" Keeler and his wife Diane Dawn Schaff Kim & Lou Schroeder Bill Diehr Please ask Ron about the nickname if you stop by to say hello. He tried to take it back but once it is out there, its...

Winchester, continued

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Dad is going to finish up his top 10 list for Winchester. Here are the pictures to go with an amazing evening!