Milwaukee 2013 Convention Photos!

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Repair clinic.............

<span style="font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif;">At Duane's house, he and Tania did a repair clinic.  They put a new high performance motor in Rick's Airway.</span>


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<span style="font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif;">Duane has a huge "Man Cave".  Truly, a collector's dream.</span>

 

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When we went to Tania's house...............

<span style="font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif;">We took a group shot.</span>


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<span style="font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif;">Everyone was having such a good time that it was hard to organize.</span>


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<span style="font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif;">Watch the birdie!    Where is the birdie?</span>

 

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The cleaning contests.............

<span style="font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif;">Were fun for all..............</span>

 

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more contests................

<span style="font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif;">We had seven rounds.........</span>

 

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and more contests..........

<span style="font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif;">The uprights............</span>


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<span style="font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif;">A plethora of HOOVERS!     Even one fitted with a camera.  Our camera crew really got into the spirit of the convention.</span>

 

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And then...................

<span style="font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif;">The contest got out of hand.  </span>


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<span style="font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif;">Michael just couldn't stay in his lane. (too many vodka martinis, I guess - we lost count after about 300!!!!!)</span>


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<span style="font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif;">I was so honored to be a judge, along with John Lucia, and Sally.  Clearly, at this point, we had lost control.</span>

 

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AS they said in Kindergarten:

"Stay in the lines, stay in the lines". Greg, I'm so glad to see you at your first convention. Wasn't it like I told you? A great time, indeed.

 

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And here we are...........

<span style="font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif;">It was a delight to be at the convention.  It WAS indeed everything you said, AND MORE.</span>


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<span style="font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif;">So many welcoming people.</span>


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<span style="font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif;">Here we are: Sam Addison, you, me and Joe K.  after the Saturday banquet.  Sam, where's YOUR Hoover?</span>

 

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Many years ago.........

<span style="font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif;">my grandfather, after retiring, took a job as a church custodian.</span>


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<span style="font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif;">I remember going with him and he let me vacuum.  How happy I was to see the Apex that I so enjoyed using.  This was at Tania's house.   Brought back so many memories.</span>

 

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true collectors...........

<span style="font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif;">... will stop at nothing to test the cleaning ability of their vacs.</span>


<span style="font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif;">Here, we watch amazed as John tries cleaning the ceiling air vent. </span>

 

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More pics

Young Tania with an old Rex-Air from her collection.

 

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Our VP, still one more day left, will he make it?

 

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A very fashionable Mr. Watrous.

 

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Some vacs..

 

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The Air-Way presentation

 

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Nice Air-Way line up.

 

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Chad & Tania.

 

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A Great Time!

Thanks to ALL of you who made this convention very successful. I was thrilled, and so surprised to have won the Riccar Canister Vacuum Cleaner. Marc Turbyfill will be leaving my home this evening to get on a plane and fly home to Spokane, Washington. Can't believe another convention year was here and gone...oh well, Cleveland, Ohio next year!

Ken

 

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Those Air-Way uprights are awesome!

Hi Charlie, I have two upright Air-Way's in storage that I plan to bring here to Pa. in September. Can you direct me to somebody who can make them look half as good? While I simply couldn't be there this year, I will be there next year. And again, let me say that you did a great job.

Thanks again,
Alex Taber.

 

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<span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: medium;">I miss you all. What a great time this was. I'll be posting some pictures tomorrow. - JL</span>