Yes, perhaps I should have said "relatively poor", or "from an ordinary background".
When I first visited Wiegele I arrived on the Greyhound and flew standby. I used overnight bus to get there to save the cost of a night in a hotel. I had to work the numbers hard to make it happen, and it was a "once in a lifetime" deal. Mike treated people with private jets and watch-winding machines the same as people like me.
I liked that, so I made some money and went back. It took me a while to earn enough to even deal with down days as a concept: you avoid that if you fly standby.
Hi Phil, sorry for contacting you this way but I could not find contact you somewhere else....
My name is Peter Bittner and I am a former speed snowboarder. We met at Goldeck in Austria. you shot some awesome pictures of the event and I was wondering if you have some pics in your archieve ?
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Hi Phil, sorry for contacting you this way but I could not find contact you somewhere else....
My name is Peter Bittner and I am a former speed snowboarder. We met at Goldeck in Austria. you shot some awesome pictures of the event and I was wondering if you have some pics in your archieve ?
Would be nice to hear from you again ....
Greets,
Peter