Martha,

You might want to contact Michael Franz Horner (franzhorner) . I know that he was trying to find a friends squirt boat in that area who passed away on the Cascade. It was an interesting story and it might belong to a friend of a friend. 

Holy Shiz!

Does it have a boat bag?  I'm not sure what color the boat is I was trying to get back!  I will find out soon.  Was it on Palatine????

Horner

Ha ha!!!


I had found the house where the boat supposedly was on Palatine.  Barker's girlfriend at the time of his accident had it in a shed behind the house but left it when she moved to Cali about 5 years ago.  She and I became friends years after the accident through another mutual friend even though my good friends Hunter and Anita and others had been close to Barker before I moved here.  She asked me to find some use for it as it bothered her greatly that Barker's boat was being neglected.  I knocked on the door several times over the course of a couple of days and never got an answer.  My next attempt was a hand written letter explaining the sentimental and on-river value.  I asked them to call me whether it was still there or not.  I never got a call and that was about 2 or 3 weeks ago.  I can't imagine someone would get that letter from me and then not call me and instead put a free sign on it and throw it in the street.  My only explanation is that I didn't actually put my phone number on the note...but I'm pretty certain I remember making sure my number was on that note!!

It would be great to find out that the boat is found.

funny... hahaha,  really quite a mystery!!!

Sorry I'm such a screw-up!

You jerk heads keep making think there is an update on the boat!!!  Ha ha...just kidding about the "jerk head".

Here is the description from Jennie:

jw

Nice photo Franz ... With my magnifying glass at 30x I could certainly say there is a truck in that photo!!!!

Leland... Hardy har har, I hate to blast  your post, but if you don't know what the thread is about you need to let it Sink in a bit before responding

Well, that's not a very mushy apology for taking a swipe at me James. I accept, although you did throw me for a loop. There are plenty of people who think I am a dope, so I'm used to it.

I can hardly wait to hear from Martha!!!!


Edited by franzhorner - 22 Oct 2009 at 7:38pm

only those who plumb deep know about the "jerk head"...it's part of the mystery!!

"When the amphibious part of your soul understands its playground like this you start waggin' yer tail and flappin' yer flippers and holding yer breath like you never missed a millennia."

-Jim Snyder