[VAL] 46 year employee/ tour guide at Jackson Center

["Richard McFarland" <estatewagons@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Dan - I enjoyed your report of your recent factory tour - complete with a
vintage tour director....

I too am a tour director (somewhat vintage...temporarily in retirement
undergoing restoration after too many miles on the road, in the air and on
the water crisscrossing the West Coast/Canada/Alaska/Hawaii) - and your
story made me think...might there be any reason to consider a VAC
get-together at Jackson Center - specifically with long time employees -
such as the 46 year employee that hosted you.

It would seem to me - great PR for the factory - and a great experience for
vintage trailerites - to be able to spend some quality time with a group of
the senior employees - to hear their stories - and to possibly participate
in a question and answer forum.  It's one thing for a tour guide to talk
about the history of something as one understands it and/or remembers it
(from ones own perspective)...it's another thing to be asked about history
from others (with a variety of perspectives and interests) - who knows what
question "out of left field" might jog the memory "here and there" of one of
the long time Airstream employees...allowing "once forgotten stories and
information" to once again return ...and subsequently be shared (and
filmed).

Something to consider?

Best Wishes.  RL