Originally posted by alaskabowhunter:
Hi Guys,
Some of you may remember me from a couple years ago, I was pretty active on this site. I took a break from bow collecting and the internet for various reasons. Real life sometimes gets in the way of your passions on many levels. I am somewhat getting my enthusiasm back for bow collecting and archery in general. I have continued to bowhunt moose and bear up here with limited success as time and money have allowed. What brought me back to archery was actually a very sad moment for me. A couple months ago a buddy of mine from Tennessee called me out of the blue. I actually met him through this website when he was stranded in Anchorage after a bit of bad luck with lost luggage,bad weather and cancelled flights. We spent a couple days together fishing salmon, shooting at my clubs outdoor range and enjoying Alaska's beauty and bounty. Anyways we have remained friends and stay in touch a couple times a year. It was during this last phone conversation that he mentioned to me the passing of Glenn StCharles last Sept. Here it was 4 months later and I did not know. I was that much out of the loop. I was saddened to hear of this as Glenn was a man I deeply respected and had met several times over the years. I was there when Glenn cut the ribbon at the grand opening of the Pope&Young/StCharles museum and got to spend some time just chatting with him that day one on one. We talked about everything from Alaska to orthopedic shoes... he was sharp as a tack. I was honored to have met him bless his soul. After realizing I was missing out on so much I decided to get back into traditional archery/collecting and the people that share my interests. In my humble opinion it is the people you meet, the friends you make is where the real joy is found. I sat around with thousands of dollars worth of bows at my finger tips and hardly gave them a glance for many, many months. I realized I had many more bows then friends. If you have one bow or one hundred it doesn't matter. What matters is what is in the inside, in your heart. All the bows in the world are not worth the value of one true friend.... My time in Alaska is coming to an end, I am leaving soon. It is my hopes and desires to continue bowhunting and collecting on a limited basis, but I hope to renew old friendships and start up some new ones in the near future.
I hear you loud and clear. I too took a long break from collecting. Not by choice really. Life gets in the way sometimes.My priorities were my family and archery had to take a back seat.
I also wondered if any collectors remebered me too as I was CRAZY active with vintage-bear collecting couple years back. I was pleasantly surprised and happy to hear from many an old friend. Thanks guy's!
I stopped collecting, sold pretty much my entire collection (kept a few T/Ds and Kodiaks)to a friend and moved on. Interestingly, when I sold my collection to this friend he said to me, Phil, if you ever want them back...Their yours! Anyway, I visited Denton Hill last year (the wife pushed me to go) and I instantly and I mean instantly knew that I'm addicted again. The sounds,smells and people of traditional archery completely consumed me.The old friends that I had not seen in years and the new friendships made. And the bows, those Magnificent,Beautiful and functional vintage-bears, I sure did miss them!
Anyway, after that trip I asked my friend if he meant it when he said I could have them back. I was'nt sure what he would say. At first he was on the fence and then......
He said........There yours Philip!
I cannot thank him enough and forever grateful. Thanks John!!!
Enough about me, WELCOME BACK...........Enjoy!
Topic: for the love of bows and arrows.... (Read 847 times)
