Finally!!! Some cool news!!

[Bill McElroy]

Got a call yesterday from my T-Shirt business partner, Wally Marshall. He had a 2nd meeting with the buyers at BPS concerning our new "Scales and Tales" shirts, and BPS is going to put them in 8 stores by Dec.1st!! They will also be avialable on the BPS Website!! SWEEEEEEEEEEET!!!!

We have 4 designs available now, (Mr.Crappie, Bull'gills, Largemouth Bass, and a Catfish)...we will soon have a Smallie and Walleye designs. They'll be available in sizes adult S-XXXL. Look for them in a BPSOW store near you or order them through their website!! They will be at the stores where I am attending Spring Classics.....will have that schedule soon,...but if I'm there,..the shirts will be there too!! Buy'em all,...you'll LOVE'em!!!

Mac

 

[TrepMan]

Mac - Tell them to HURRY UP!! Hanukah starts the Saturday after Thanksgiving and I told Beka all I wanted was MORE MAC's Designed shirts!!!



You can BET if you make it to Atlanta for the Spring Classic i'll see ya there and if you have time the house for a BBQ is ON!!!



Contrats!!

 

[Rob LaMoy]

Sweeeeet! Great news Mac! No self portraits I hope! LOL

 

[Scott Hammer TOXIC]

Mac,



Are you coming to either the Hampton, VA or Baltimore, MD stores?



TOXIC

 

[Bill McElroy]

I will probably be in Atlanta, Nashville, Detroit and Springfield. Several of the stores' Classic's are running at the same time, so I can't be everywhere at once!! I want to hit atleast 2 new stores every year, and 2 stores are "mandatory" every year,..Detroit and Springfield. So I'll probably go to Atlanta and Nashville this year!!

It's a LOT of travel for me that month or so...taking every friday off...geeez...but I have to make hay when I can!!

Luckily,..in 2003 I'll have 20yrs in at GM and I get an extra weeks' vacation!! Perfect timing!! LOL

 

[Tony Payne]

Good deal! Congrats!



Can we see the artwork in advance? You posted the "Bait Me" before....



If you are in Cincinatti or Nashville, we will see you there!

 

[Bill McElroy]

I'll have Wally send me the individual .jpegs....all i have now is a price sheet and i can't seperate the images off of that! We just got orders today for over 500 shirts and we JUST made them available!! Now THAT's what I'm Talkin ABOUT!!!..LOL

Mac

 

[Marke Cicero]

Mac, I'll give you 2 Wings vs. Bruins tix for 2 shirts. What do you say?

 

[Bill McElroy]

How bout I just give you two shirts and you and I go to the game!! LOL...I LOVE to barter!!!!

Mac

 

[Greg Meyer]

Mac,



If you get to the Chicago (Gurnee) store...let me know beforehand... I'll treat for dinner and beers...

 

[TrepMan]

I'll trade ya BBQ on the grill, Home Brew and a dip in the Hot Tub for a shirt when you're in Atlanta!!!

 

[Rich Stern]

Mac...great!



You better let us know when you'll be in Atlanta. You will not get out of here without meeting some of your southern NTOWS kinfolk.

 

[Marke Cicero]

Mac,



I can't go to the game. It's on Nov.7....that's the same day Jill and the boys are scheduled to be here. I haven't seen them in over a month. Jill is cool but I don't think I could pull that one off.



" Hi Hunny, welcome to your new home. Just park the moving truck in the drive way and I'll un-pack....right after I come home from the game." LOL



Marke

 

[Bill McElroy]

LOL....You're right Marke....as Clint said,.."A Man has GOT to know his limitations!"....I'll deffinetely take those ticket's though!!! Will gladly hook you up with shirts!!

Consider it a "done deal!"...I'll call you sometime today with the final plans for departure to "Camp Neeley" (i packed lasnite,..I'm ready to rock as soon as Mini can swing it!!) I'll call ya!!

Mac

 

[Staci Matheis]

Oh, Lord..... Now the world is in bgi trouble..... Mac has "southern kinfolk"..... Mac as a redneck..... THAT is a visual that I didn't need at 5:30 in the morning.....



Congrats, Mac!

You're the Charles Schultz of the Fishing World!



me!

 

[Scott Hammer TOXIC]

Great news Mac,



Now haul your severly limited, yankee, illistrator's butt down here to Virginia where there will be 2 new stores (I understand) and spend some time at the Toxic Crib and fish some Toxic water, with the Toxic 1.

 

[Bill McElroy]

Geez Scott,....you say that like there's something wrong with being a Redneck??..LOL..My neck get's beet red during the summer!!..Especially the 1st 2-3times on the water!!

Tox,..don't worry...next time in VA to visit my brother,..the 4 of us need to get together for brewski's and fishin!!..(You, Me, my brother and Carlos!!) Both my bro and I would LOVE to meet Carlos and hear a few stories about his Dad's escapades...and you can provide the required "sound effects!"..LOL....I'll let ya know when I'll be in your swamp...er,..neighborhood!!

Mac

 

[Staci Matheis]

Sorry, Mac..... I just had this gawd awful picture of you in mirrored sunglasses, squad car parked behind my Jeep, wide-brimmed Trooper's hat and uniform, wearing a corn cob thong, pissed off cuz' your butt was itchin' and takin' it out on me, who you had pulled over while I was drivin' to Atlanta to go fishin' with Trep and Rich..... All the while, some blind kid playin' a banjo in the background.....

 

[Rich D]

Mac,



Great news! We will all have to put on our "Mac" wear for the rally!



Rich D

 

[Buzz Bouvier]

Great news Mac, now lite up a stokie and enjoy the ride..

 

[Bill McElroy]

LOLOL...That's good Scott.....sounds about right,..everything 'cept the thong part.....COMMANDO baby!!

LOL!!!....



Rich....a man's gotta do what he's gotta do!!!!...ahaha

Mac

 

[Bill McElroy]

Got that right Buzz,.....I have a couple good Macanudo's for this weekend at "Camp"....can't wait!!

 

[TrepMan]

Not to sidetrack your post Mac, but what the heck - Noah heard me use the going "commando" comment last week and asked "what does going commando mean daddy?" I explained it meant not wearing any underwear. His next question was "why do they call it cammando?" I DO NOT know? Anyone???

 

[Mark Hofman]

LURPs, Rangers, SEALs, and other special forces units in Vietnam (commandos) would avoid wearing underwear because in the humidity, rivers, and rain of the jungle, you could get...uh....jungle rot. Slowly, the practice worked its way into the regular field units.

 

[TrepMan]

Thanks MO that actualy makes sense!!! Just had ZERO clue!

 

[Scott Hammer TOXIC]

I, on the other hand, have my own reasons!!



TOXIC

 

[Mike Levesque]

If you get to Chicago,(Gurnee) BPS, lemme know, I'll buy a whole bunch of em, especially interested in the catfish & bass shirts. Oh,and Congratulations!!

 

[Tim King]

Yo Mac! Congrats dude!! I can't wait until Springfield. We will have to plan ahead a little better this year so we can at least relax with a couple frosties! I can't believe it, but Shilo even says that she is looking forward to it! I can't wait to see these shirts and then tell everyone that I got them from a "friend" of mine who designed them!



Congrats again dude and have a good time at Camp Kneeley. Is it too cold up there for black flies or does Ken keep them in his back pocket?!?!?!lol



Tim

 

[Greg Meyer]

Trep...Mo....and after a while...you just ripped the crotch open.... Jungle rot went internal and caused some very interesting "GI" (gastro-intestinal) responses...

 

[Staci Matheis]

I knew it was a mistake to bring Mac's thong into this conversation.....

 

[Mark Hofman]

Greg: I always thought the hot sauce was the problem!

 

[Dan J.]

Mac - Been in the woods the past few days. Glad to hear your heading our way for the classic. Give us a yell when you get your schedule set. Look forward to seeing you then.