Yesterday I had the chance to meet with Vanagon List locksmith Steve
Sandlin.  I had bought already several keys from him and had my Syncro gas
cap rebuild.  He always did excellent work and had a very fast turnaround.
A few weeks ago we discovered that we both have a background in Radio and
that we both go to the NAB (National Association of Broadcasters) convention
in Las Vegas this week.  So we met for lunch yesterday.  We had burgers at
The Dive, a pretty funky restaurant on The Strip that looks like a submarine
on the inside.  Of course we talked lots of Vangonese, about '84 Woflsburg
Westys and '90 Syncro Westys, about the Texas way of camping (take on big
generator on a trailer and several portable AC units that you distribute on
the participating campers - very interesting approach), about Radio and
Sound and DJ's, about engine swaps and busted head gaskets...you get the
picture.
I think I'm writing this to encourage everybody to meet some other list
members.  During the year I've been on the list I must have met 20-30 of you
and it's been always a pleasure.  So go ahead, get to know the face behind
that email address :-)

Cheers,
Peter

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