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When icons pass from our hobby scene, which so many have in recent years, like Paul Swenson, Al Consentino, and John Edwards - to name just the more notable ones - my thoughts focus on taking stock of the hobby which we invest some much of our wealth and time in and perhaps wonder what the future holds for that “investment” , excuse me “hobby” - and who’s going to give a dam if we leave our pile of stuff for (family&friends) to sort out after our eventual demise?
A friends wife was heard to say that when her husband died, she was selling all his car stuff by the pound if he hadn’t organized it and taken stock of his treasure while he was alive.
Having found myself a de facto fiduciary cleaning up many of my older deceased friends Estates, all car guys, I can say it’s overwhelming, time consuming and gets ones attention as to ones own mortality, then taking stock of the hobby and the treasure we all collect and which we attest (to our family?) is worth something - but how is it sold on and to who?
I see many older guys taking stock of there collections, deciding some treasures should be passed on to the next generation, those who are moving our hobby forward.
I would add that there hard earned experience and knowledge should be passed on to the next generation too, X-Web is a fine example, so please share your knowledge of our shared hobby - it will be appreciated, but only if you give a dam enough to share your knowledge and not horde that In your back yard storage shed full of dreams.
The icons of our hobby all built on or borrowed from there predecessors ideas, no mystery to that knowledge evolution, I’m promoting the conservation of that knowledge before its lost, selfishly horded away in the dark, that’s the concern.
For your reflection:
John Edwards Costa Mesa R&D estate auction this past July :
https://www.bidspotter.com/en-us/au...ge=6#lot-dcf0974a-3d37-4403-8c00-aa7f013bdef9
A friends wife was heard to say that when her husband died, she was selling all his car stuff by the pound if he hadn’t organized it and taken stock of his treasure while he was alive.
Having found myself a de facto fiduciary cleaning up many of my older deceased friends Estates, all car guys, I can say it’s overwhelming, time consuming and gets ones attention as to ones own mortality, then taking stock of the hobby and the treasure we all collect and which we attest (to our family?) is worth something - but how is it sold on and to who?
I see many older guys taking stock of there collections, deciding some treasures should be passed on to the next generation, those who are moving our hobby forward.
I would add that there hard earned experience and knowledge should be passed on to the next generation too, X-Web is a fine example, so please share your knowledge of our shared hobby - it will be appreciated, but only if you give a dam enough to share your knowledge and not horde that In your back yard storage shed full of dreams.
The icons of our hobby all built on or borrowed from there predecessors ideas, no mystery to that knowledge evolution, I’m promoting the conservation of that knowledge before its lost, selfishly horded away in the dark, that’s the concern.
For your reflection:
John Edwards Costa Mesa R&D estate auction this past July :
https://www.bidspotter.com/en-us/au...ge=6#lot-dcf0974a-3d37-4403-8c00-aa7f013bdef9