[78-L] Dear Brutus

[Taylor Bowie]

> I'm afraid the "Brutus" cylinder has joined the Great Mandrel in the sky.
> (Or recycling bin)  It was fun to display and to "field" questions., I 
> can'
> remember what year this was, perhaps 2000?  Quite a few people took it
> seriously, but I am not going to take a superior attitude.  One of the 
> great
> things about this hobby is that you really do get to run across things you
> never had a clue existed.  If Kurt, of all people, says it's 
> "unbelievable",
> it must truly be something.  Seeing how the Auction will not close April 
> 1st
> (which is when bidding ended for Brutus, btw, and no takers) I imagine the
> suspense will be worthwhile.
>
> Ty


Well,  made up or not,  I'll paraphrase Shakespeare and say that this Brutus 
was "the noblest cylinder of all."   At least we have the pictures to 
remember him by!

Taylor