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neversummer
Trad climber
30 mins. from suicide USA
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The sheep/lion scene is badass, hats off to ya'
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Dr.Sprock
Boulder climber
I'm James Brown, Bi-atch!
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this crazy freak named ralph kraus had a rat stuffed with blue bird winds,
he called it the ratley or some weird ass acid dreamed up sh#t,
think use to freak me out, man,
if we passed a dead animal in the middle of the road, he would be all over it, stripping the hide from the pavement to wear it like a grapefriut hat, wtf, over?
typical quote"i want the pelt, mannnnnnnn.."
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rottingjohnny
Sport climber
mammoth lakes ca
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Ratleys' make splendid masturbation pelts...
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Gene
climber
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^^^^^^^^^^^ Proud, Ron! ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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MH2
climber
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That's the most I've ever learned from a Supertopo thread.
Greatly appreciate and admire your work, Mr. Anderson.
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bluering
Trad climber
Santa Clara, CA
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You deserve it, Ron!!!!
Nice work.
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nick d
Trad climber
nm
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Oct 18, 2011 - 02:16am PT
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Just curious, have you ever done any work for the Bolack family in Farmington, NM?
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Bob Harrington
climber
Bishop, California
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Oct 18, 2011 - 09:40am PT
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Did you do any of the stuff at Cabella's?
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Norwegian
Trad climber
Placerville, California
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Oct 18, 2011 - 01:49pm PT
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death is currency.
i traded two deaths for some sonshine.
the inheritant will surely enjoy thoroughly
the concluding passage that was assigned to me.
that death will weave in and out of
god's passion, and leave Her drunk.
im not sure now what im up against.
i've got to die twice,
once the death of a martyr
and once the death of a villian.
im bored of death's game,
for i always win,
though the villians death coming to me
should me, intrigue,
as the culmination of my questioneering.
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nutjob
Gym climber
Berkeley, CA
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Oct 18, 2011 - 02:48pm PT
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That's the most I've ever learned from a Supertopo thread.
Way outside my normal realm of experience, but the dedication and skill are evident. The lifelike quality of your work is a testament to your passion.
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nick d
Trad climber
nm
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Oct 18, 2011 - 10:19pm PT
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Ron, the family I asked about, the old man, Tom Bolack was one of the first really big oil millionaires in NM. He was briefly governor of our state He was a big trophy hunter in the late 50's and into the 60's. My father used to take me out to their ranch to see his trophy room which was, well not quite basketball court size.
All the taxidermy was realtively crude, but the dudes collection was awesome. I'm pretty sure he had one of the biggest polar bears ever taken. I never thought of him as a sportsman, to get that bear he flew around in a chopper until they found a really big one. I think he got a lot of his African trophys the same way. That aint hunting to me.
The old man was a drunk, a bad guy really. When he wanted to punish his son Tommy he frequently locked him in a closet for long periods. My old man was a long time acquaintance and my family was on friendly terms with Tom is why I'm privy to these kind of details.
Anyway, Tom finally checked out leaving the empire to Tommy and Tommy built himself a super deluxe pad quite a ways from the original house. I don't think it held a lot of great memories for him. I haven't gone to see it but he had a lot of the taxidermy redone in the lifelike action style that a lot of your work shows. I have the impression Tommy might have sunk a really big chunk of change into it. The next time I get a chance to go see his pad I'll be sure to get some good photos and post em up here.
Thanks a lot for showing us your work, it's really fun to see!
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Chaz
Trad climber
greater Boss Angeles area
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Jul 28, 2012 - 12:31pm PT
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That's NOT a California Condor. ( is it? )
I've seen California Condors. They ALL have serial numbers on them ( that's how you know you're getting genuine Condor, and not generic buzzard ).
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Norton
Social climber
the Wastelands
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Jul 28, 2012 - 12:39pm PT
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Ron, you are really good!
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Crimpergirl
Sport climber
Boulder, Colorado!
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Jul 28, 2012 - 12:40pm PT
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Ha Chaz! I was wondering the same thing - if the bird would have his tags on. The only one I saw, had tags. The tags were diagnostic for a positive ID!
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Tony Bird
climber
Northridge, CA
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Jul 28, 2012 - 01:11pm PT
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bates ... bates ... why does this name stick in my mind?
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Some Random Guy
Trad climber
San Francisco
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Jul 28, 2012 - 01:46pm PT
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talent man, talent!
i've always wanted to know, why can't humans be mounted? isn't it illegal or something?
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Crimpergirl
Sport climber
Boulder, Colorado!
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Jul 28, 2012 - 10:57pm PT
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Some of us snuck into the body exhibit late at night while it was in another country. That added an awful layer of creepiness to it. I lasted 10 second and high-tailed it out of there! Bleck!
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