The handler was John Wilcox. And, I believe, Julie(Wheeler) Hamasaki handled Crunch to GV. ----- Original Message ----- From: ELG440@xxxxxxx To: showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Tuesday, December 20, 2011 3:40:52 PM Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] True story of Philadelphia In a message dated 12/20/11 2:52:51 PM Pacific Standard Time, pmick12@xxxxxxxxxxx writes: ..I was in the restaurant with Betty and a few other people while Evan and somebody else dealt with the Union guys...(or should I say the members of the Philly mob)... Funny stories about that show. First our dog sired the Grand Victor. Before Tacoma went in, I was standing back stage with the owner. She asked me if I thought he might go Select this year. I said I didn't see why not. I didn't however, think Gail was the handler. I thought it was John Wilcox. Second Dan Dwier who used to be a police captain and Len Steen who used to be a union rep came to me and said the electricians union were going to shut us down unless we hired them to plug in our dryers. They didn't know how to deal with them, and thought perhaps a lawyer could talk to them. They asked me to talk to the reps. So, I went out to meet with two very big dark men, (not unlike Flower Boy), who tried to get in my face and threatened me with the entire electrician's union unless we did what they told me to do. I told them that I had about 60 or 70 full grown German shepherds that they would have to deal with first, and then if they got by them, I would be glad to listen to them. I suggested we go talk to a few of them right now, unless they wanted me to bring a couple out in the alley to come greet them. They looked at each other and turned around and ran off. We never heard from them again. All my life I have had more guts than brains. But, I never did respond well to threats. Not that there is anything wrong with that. Evan Ginsburg Asgard German Shepherds http://www.asgardgsd.com/ Where Type Movement and Temperament come together ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2011. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Each Author is responsible for the content of his/her post. This group and its administrators are not responsible for the comments or opinions expressed in any post. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org SUBSCRIPTION:http://showgsd.org/mail.html NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================ -- -Kay Reamensnyder and Betty Doerpinghaus -Home of Bedkar German Shepherds -AKC Breeders of Merit - bedkar@xxxxx -Visit our Website: www.bedkargsd.com ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2011. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Each Author is responsible for the content of his/her post. This group and its administrators are not responsible for the comments or opinions expressed in any post. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org SUBSCRIPTION:http://showgsd.org/mail.html NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================