Good one Daniel.
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From: "Daniel H. Weiskotten" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Thursday, September 11, 2003 9:08 PM
Subject: Back to the topic of archaeology (soon)


> OK, it seems we have strayed out of the realm of soil in this lumber
> thread, although it has been very interesting and does have considerable
> interest to those of us that do historic building surveys, but it has been
> a long time since I actually excavated a 2x4.
>
> But, before I close, Josh's mention of watching the how-to shows (which
can
> be wonderful for learning ancient and modern technology, especially Roy
> Underhill's shows) makes me want to share with everyone my favorite Bob
> Vila story:
>
> Just before we were married my wife, Jennifer, was on the segment of Home
> Again or whatever it is when Bob Vila and his crew were redoing the
> Governor's Mansion here in Richmond.  She was at the time working at the
> Valentine Museum and it was her job to lead Bob's tour of the Wickham
House
> (where Bob for once refrained from touching the furniture).  Jen was
really
> nervous about being in the spotlight, so, being the nice guy that I am I
> sent her a big gob of flowers.  Being the humorous guy that I am I also
had
> the florist put on the note "To Jennifer, Don't go over to the Dark Side,
> (signed) Steve Thomas"  Jen is no fan of "This Old House" which was hosted
> by Bob Vila and now by Steve Thomas, so she had no idea who Steve Thomas
> was.  Trying to figure out what the card meant she showed it to all the
> Valentine staff and they didn't know either.  Finally she showed it to
> Vila's producer who showed it to Bob and the crew, and they all had a
> tremendous laugh!
>
> Dan W.
>