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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;The Penny Lady®, post: 2101178, member: 16948&quot;]The entire group!</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2015%2003%20ANA%20Portland/IMG_9810_zpsnwnktxz2.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Outside the brewery</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2015%2003%20ANA%20Portland/IMG_9814_zpstnypdheu.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Then it was time for the old folks to head back to the hotel, while the young ones partied on!&nbsp; I was in the first camp, but had one last nightcap at the hotel bar – which was a popular meeting place for many dealers!</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2015%2003%20ANA%20Portland/IMG_9817_zpsvwyhelcl.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Saturday morning I took an opportunity to look at all the competitive exhibits.&nbsp; There were some great exhibits but my favorite was the Short Snorter exhibit. </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2015%2003%20ANA%20Portland/IMG_9820_zpsqjcd4da9.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>When I was looking at one of the notes, I noticed there was one with John Wayne’s signature (I LOVE John Wayne).&nbsp; What really caught my eye was the signature that was under his – it was a woman named Vikki Montan, an accordion player who was apparently on tour with John Wayne.&nbsp; I just happened to have a short snorter also signed by John Wayne and Vikki Montan and found an article putting them together in Australia in December 1942!!</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2015%2003%20ANA%20Portland/IMG_9819_zps1p5bu5zl.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Exhibit John Wayne and Vikki Montan Short Snorter</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2015%2003%20ANA%20Portland/IMG_9821_zps08alix0j.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>My Short Snorter</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2013%2012%20Houston%20Show/IMG_3461_zps2be5f525.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2015%2003%20ANA%20Portland/John%20Wayne%20Vikki%20Montan%20Article_zpsljqdd3bq.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Here are more photos of the exhibit</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2015%2003%20ANA%20Portland/IMG_9819_zps1p5bu5zl.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2015%2003%20ANA%20Portland/IMG_9823_zps5ucxrhyb.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2015%2003%20ANA%20Portland/IMG_9824_zpsbytjt5xy.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2015%2003%20ANA%20Portland/IMG_9825_zps2bdssxxw.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2015%2003%20ANA%20Portland/IMG_9826_zpss1g37ihb.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>This encased postage stamp exhibit was also interesting</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2015%2003%20ANA%20Portland/IMG_9822_zpsopbmeocr.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Back at my table, I got inundated with little treasure trivia hunters!&nbsp; This cute little guy is Spencer and his dad Michael</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2015%2003%20ANA%20Portland/IMG_9829_zps4dcvkaup.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Even though some of the dealers had already left, the bourse floor was quite active throughout Saturday.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2015%2003%20ANA%20Portland/IMG_9831_zpszfxmcatr.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2015%2003%20ANA%20Portland/IMG_9832_zpsf08xtsr5.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2015%2003%20ANA%20Portland/IMG_9833_zpscqjqwxsp.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq139/thepennylady/2015%2003%20ANA%20Portland/IMG_9834_zps0s0zm3nv.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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