Vacuum Collector's Convention

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Miss Mercy running my Electrolux Guardian Platinum during our pre-Convention dinner party at my home.

 

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Evan's Central Vacuum (Modern Day Silent Master dual motor model) has so much suction, TWO hoses can be vacuuming at one time. Evan, Luke, and Adam have a great time running them.

 

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A few left over Hoovrahs and hand vacs. "To the Crusher With Them".

 

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A Thank You gift from the Club to myself and my husband, for making the Convention a blast. I had a tear in my eye for a moment when it was delivered. How thoughtful and kind of them all.

 

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Luke G. shampooing Bill Kirby's rugs before the Club descended upon his home. We had a BLAST - and dinner at HomeStead Restaurant in Bonne Terre was awesome as usual (the owner is smokin hot - we always try to eat there when we visit Bill).

 

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Adam modeling Bill Kirby's Miele (or as he calls it, My Ellie) with 236 power nozzle.

 

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One of Bill Kirby's two Organs and his Piano. Bill is the Music Man.

 

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Some of Bill Kirby's collection.

 

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Russ Riddering with Bill Kirby's Commercial Eureka.

 

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Bill Kirby entertaining the Club with his wonderful talent.

 

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Ryan Logan trying out Bill Kirby's My Ellie Salsa. While Reggie Ridlin's two Hoovrah Guardsman's look away in shame.

 

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More of Bill Kirby's vacuum collection.

 

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Ryan Logan examining the brush bar of the Singer R4. It's fully tufted brush cleans brilliantly, every bit as well as the beater bar brush on the Hoovrah.

 

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We have a 'game' we play with uprights. We place a red Kirby wand horizontal on the floor and rug two upright up to it from opposite directions. The game is called "suck the stick", and the upright that can pull the wand and hold it away from the other upright 'wins'. It's surprising which cleaners have the ability to grab the 'stick' and not let go for dear life.

 

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Running Bill's Royal "monster".

 

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More fun with Bill Kirby's vacuums.

 

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Wearing my Pride T-Shirt from Hard Rock Café in Chicago. Calm, cool, and collected (as always - ha ha).

 

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Ryan with Bill Kirby's Kirby. Good Shot of Russ's behind. I'm mean, Russ FROM behind. Oops.

 

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Alex Braun came by Bill Kirby's house to bring me my 'new to me' Kenmoe from his awesome collection. Love it Alex. Thank you VERY MUCH. You know I love you with all my heart Alex. Miss Mercy just had to try it out.

 

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Even MORE of Bill Kirby's amazing collection. To think, when I met Bill, he had NO vacuum cleaner. I sold him a Hoover Windtunnel brand new (oh the shame I feel today). I didn't even know him then. The next cleaner I sold him, to supplement the Hoovrah, was his Die Soon DC17 Absolute. He used it a LOT, and still does to this day. It did NOT "Die Soon" because he takes care of it.