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Offline Bob Roller

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Herb
« on: July 03, 2022, 02:29:08 AM »
Has anyone heard from Herb lately?? No recent posts and I hope he's OK.
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Re: Herb
« Reply #1 on: July 03, 2022, 04:33:00 AM »
Hi, Bob.   Thanks for your concern.  I had spinal surgery March 19th and I am still recovering the use of my hands.  A friend is building a copy of the Carson Hawken under my tutelage, so I keep busy.  Another friend is helping me with the computer work to put together my How to Build a Hawken tutorial.  I have about 35 chapters of notes I made as I did the work, along with a few thousand photos of the work.  He is helping me put it all together with my photos.  I hope to get it done someday.  Herb
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Re: Herb
« Reply #2 on: July 03, 2022, 04:48:54 AM »
Hi Herb.
I hope you are recovering well and I am glad you are writing up your notes.  They are invaluable and any publication on Hawken rifles by you will be a treasure to the rest of us.

dave
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« Reply #3 on: July 03, 2022, 05:29:02 AM »
Hi Herb,
Glad you are staying busy. I have enjoyed every one of your posts and all your photos.
Michael

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« Reply #4 on: July 03, 2022, 05:57:36 AM »
We all miss you here on ALR. My thoughts and prayers are for a speedy and complete recovery.
Mike
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« Reply #5 on: July 03, 2022, 06:56:23 AM »
Herb,
Praying you are healing good and feeling better! Glad you have a protege to guide in making a HC Hawken. Also, you already contribute your wealth of information and knowledge about Hawken through the posts and threads you have posted for a long time on ALR. We all enjoy reading and learning from your knowledge and experience. Your tutorial and associated photos will be better than anything in print to this date. I directed a friend of mine last week to search your articles on Hawkens. He is just getting started and I told him you were one of the most knowledgeable men about Hawkens and you had handled, photographed, measured and studied most of the infamous Hawkens still in existence. Get to feeling better and good wishes on your continued recovery.
elkhorne

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« Reply #6 on: July 03, 2022, 08:43:14 AM »
Do endevour to get well Herb you have been sorely missed! :)

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« Reply #7 on: July 03, 2022, 03:08:25 PM »
Stopped and visited with Herb last week, he is doing much better.
Keeping busy and gathering parts for another Hawken.
Carney

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« Reply #8 on: July 03, 2022, 03:27:12 PM »
Herb,
Glad to hear you are OK and on the mend. Spinal surgery!?That's getting into a very serious area of the human body and we hope for
a 100% come back and all the best for the tutorial.Keep on healing and all our best wishes to you.
Bob Roller

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Re: Herb
« Reply #9 on: July 03, 2022, 04:03:25 PM »
Herb,
Sorry to hear of your spinal surgery, been there, no fun. Very important to follow Dr instructions and follow-up PT.
Best to you,
Dennis
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Re: Herb
« Reply #10 on: July 03, 2022, 06:20:06 PM »
How many on this forum are past 80?I am 86 and I know Herb is a couple of years ahead of me.Fossilization! Ain't it greeeeate? ;D :D :D
Bob Roller

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« Reply #11 on: July 03, 2022, 07:41:21 PM »
Best wishes for a full and speedy recovery Herb. Looking forward to your tutorial, I'm sure it will be great.

Percy

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« Reply #12 on: July 04, 2022, 08:16:19 AM »
Herb, I am also wishing you an amazing recovery!  You are a true wealth of knowledge!

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Re: Herb
« Reply #13 on: July 05, 2022, 06:30:55 PM »
Best Wishes for a speedy recovery Herb ! I want a couple copies of your book when you finish it !!

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« Reply #14 on: July 05, 2022, 07:02:15 PM »
Hi Herb, best wishes for a complete recovery. I was thinking of you just last week as I drove by the old Cooperstown rifle range were we shot so many years ago.  :)

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Re: Herb
« Reply #15 on: July 11, 2022, 05:45:08 PM »
Hi Herb,
Sorry to hear about the surgery but happy to hear about your recovery my prayers and best wishes to a full recovery.
Rob

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« Reply #16 on: July 11, 2022, 06:38:26 PM »
Herb, I certainly admire your tenacity.  Keep on keeping on. 

When do you think your book will be available.
Mike Lee

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« Reply #17 on: July 11, 2022, 07:37:01 PM »
How many on this forum are past 80?I am 86 and I know Herb is a couple of years ahead of me.Fossilization! Ain't it greeeeate? ;D :D :D
Bob Roller

I know herb is getting up there. I'd like to read his notes on the run in with the Blackfeet indians.

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« Reply #18 on: July 11, 2022, 07:55:02 PM »
Thanks, everyone.  I don't remember a run-in with Blackfoot Indians.  I did have a good Blackfoot Indian friend in Portland, Vivian.  She and her husband Bob once drove from Portland to her relatives on the reservation in northern Montana in one day.  They couldn't make it all the way to their place, so Bob shut the car off in the middle of the trail (no fences, lights, cars, just open prairie) and they laid the car seats down to sleep.  A very loud whistling of "Buffalo Gals" reared them out of their seats.  They couldn't see anyone.  Bob got on his spotlight and looked all around, nothing.  He walked down the trail, still nothing.  When they got to her folks place in the morning, Vivian told them about the whistling.  They said,"Oh, its just the ghost of that old trader that was killed here many years ago."  True story.

Longcruise, I don't know when we will be done, but we are working at it.
Herb

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Re: Herb
« Reply #19 on: July 14, 2022, 02:59:05 AM »
Herb, whenever you feel up to it, we'd love to have you attend one of our August gunmakers fairs. You're ALR posts are followed by several of our members... including me.

Wishing you well...

Bob
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« Reply #20 on: July 15, 2022, 01:19:16 AM »
Thanks, RAT.  I'd sure like to come, but I'm not doing much driving.  Herb
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