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The Thursday evening dinner at the hotel. In the foreground
are Neta & Dick Moon from IL, Janice Parks is sitting in the
background, and standing are Ray Young, Steve Thompson, and Harold
Wimberley. Alice & Jim Matheny are at the end of the table. |
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Another view of the Thursday dinner. |
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The dock area at the Okefenokee Swamp Park. There was enough
water for a nice boat tour. Spring plants were in bloom. |
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"Old Roy", who was captured in the park when he
started harassing fishermen. He was 12'10" long and 650 pounds. He
died in 1972 at the age of 90. |
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A view of the park. It is very pretty at this time of year. |
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The great old Okefenokee Swamp Tour train. |
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A view of the swamp from the boat tour. You can stand on
your head and view the same image. |
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Charles and Marlys Taflin from Minnesota, and Leo and C.J.
Taflin from Washington on their second visit to Pogofest. |
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Miss Swamp or whatever she was, gives "Red Dog" a
hug. |
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Captain Hook Thompson, with Ray Young waving his skull &
crossbones in the background. |
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"Red Dog" joins the marching band at the parade. |
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Pogo gets mobbed by his fans as he prepares for the
parade. |
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The Pogo Fan Club rode in their own trailer. Janice, Carsten,
Steve, Bob, The Gibboneys, John Palagyi, the Taflins, and Nick Lauer all
rode in the parade. |
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The Taflin's and Nik Lauer getting ready to board the PFC
trailer. |
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The Eat More Chikin cow walked the parade. She moooooon
lights for Gateway Computers. |
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Red Dog almost met his end when the cops tried to run over
him, but he escaped. |
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Toss down yer dubloons to Capt Hook Thompson at Miggle's
Emporium. The Yankee trader tries to get the best of Carsten Laqua, our
guest from Berlin Germany. Carsten definitely won the "he came the
furthest" award. |
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Miggle's hardly had room for the crowds that scanned the
merchandise. |
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Janice Parks prepares for her lecture on Pogo crossover
collectibles. The auction merchandise is in the foreground. |
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The Auction crowd. from left: Emily Eilers, The Taflins,
Sec. Rosie, Ray, Bob Harvey, etc. Hiding behind the furniture and not
appearing in pictures were Ross & Heidi Taflin, Robert, Ellie &
John Hood, and Alan & Anita Lind. |
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Standing: Andy Eilers, and Jim & Alice Matheny. |
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Janice auctions her one of a kind Pogo lampshade. "Pogo
meets King Arthur". |
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Omar Fenokee, famous swamp guide, and Janice, Ray and his
friend Red Dog. Red Dog was put up for auction, but Ray couldn't bear to
part with him, so he bought him back. Vicki Gibboney observes the joyful
reunion. |
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Pogo greets one of his young fans at the street fair. |
