They don't want you bringing all those beautiful wives you have with you. It's makes them feel they should have converted to LDS!
Will your film presentation be available for sharing or purchase at the Rendezvous and possibly after? Can one get an advanced copy? Are you selling any souvenirs?
Like nuggets from the underwater mine?
I never go to the event's to many inflated egos in one spot makes me nervous! It all started out as one man seeing how many he could convince to show up by calling it the "Dutch Hunters Rendezvous" when he himself was apparently not one. Never the less, it's grown to be a great gathering that many go to and you have to respect it as an mixing event of those who have no experience and those that do. A melting pot of Treasure Hunters that are lost and need guidance. A place to share a campfire with good stories around it. Just don't get to involved by what you hear by that campfire. The stories they share are probably lost leaders made up to throw each other off their own Lost Dutchman trails.
Bill,
As I have mentioned, many times before, I was never searching for the LDM on my own. On the other hand, I have researched the legend and assisted others in their searches. Over the years, while you have quipped and insulted your way through these conversations, I have tried to add posts of substance to the debate. My own contributions to the "facts" surrounding the legend are all still available on the various sites, as are yours. I am more than satisfied with what I have added to the overall conversation.
The Dutch Hunter's Rendezvous was started in order to create a place for those interested in the legend to meet and exchange whatever information they felt they could pass along. It created an event where the old timers, who have been at this longer than you and I have been alive, could rekindle old friendships and make new ones. You started out trying to belittle the event and insulting all who had a positive attitude about it. Despite your negative comments, the Rendezvous has flourished and grown into a successful event.
You stated you would come to the first Rendezvous and do me some damage. Although you did show up, you would not come into our camp but parked your truck outside the camp and glared at us with your arms crossed. Had you stepped into camp, you would have been welcomed, just as everyone else has over the year's. Carolyn and I have spent thousands of dollars and countless hours of labor preparing food and serving the 100+ attendees that have shown up, most years, over the first ten years of the Rendezvous.
I, along with other team members, have found the true facts and exposed many of the fictional accounts that have been accepted "truth" concerning the LDM legend over he years. That alone has saved new Dutch Hunters countless hours of research chasing the many fictitious stories about the LDM. We passed this information along, without cost, to all who requested it.
While I understand why these things have found no respect in your mind, I will have no problem with the small legacy I will leave behind. What, exactly, will you leave?
Good luck,
Joe Ribaudo
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