Photos; BOB FISHER

[coaly]

These photos are copyrighted, so I won't post them here without permission. A right click on the picture will bring up a bar to view, then save in the size you prefer. These were taken just before his 70th birthday ! Enjoy

http://www.flickr.com/photos/36241830@N06/5995032198/in/photostream/

 

[begreen]

Cool. I like the Model A with air-conditioning too.

 

[BrotherBart]

As a steel stove guy, I will be grateful to Bob forever. Never bought a Fisher but he made every one I have owned happen. Including the one burning in the next room right now.

Glad he was "freezing his nuts off" that night and got inspired. Or I would probably be burning in some piece of crap cast iron stove now. :coolsmirk:

Thank ya Bob.

 

[BrowningBAR]

Cool. I like the Model A with air-conditioning too.

Looks like a factory option.

 

[webbie]

I'm glad to see he survived his run-in with the corporate world. Many don't!

He knew what he wasn't cut out to be - looks much more at home in front of a tractor!

 

[begreen]

Glad he was "freezing his nuts off" that night and got inspired. Or I would probably be burning in some piece of crap cast iron stove now. :coolsmirk:

Or a big crappy soapstone rock. ;-)

 

[Redbear86]

It almost seems like an old revolver sticking out of his belt would complete the image!

 

[BrotherBart]

I like the pic of him driving the tractor in the parade with a brew in his hand.

 

[Milton Findley]

Glad he was "freezing his nuts off" that night and got inspired. Or I would probably be burning in some piece of crap cast iron stove now. :coolsmirk:

Or a big crappy soapstone rock. ;-)

(Making the sound Tim "The toolman" Taylor made when he was bumfuzzled.)

 

[firecracker_77]

Glad he was "freezing his nuts off" that night and got inspired. Or I would probably be burning in some piece of crap cast iron stove now. :coolsmirk:

Or a big crappy soapstone rock. ;-)

I never have been around anything other than soapstone, so I can't say.

 

[tickbitty]

Coaly, how'd you come across those?

 

[coaly]

I think I'm borderline stalker. shhh Here goes;
The day of the tractor parade also happened to be the day Google Map satellite image of his house was taken for the current sat picture. (Don't ask why I was looking at his house from satellite, it makes me feel creepy) There are a dozen (12) tractors lined up in his field, and quite a few cars around. AND the sun was setting so a shadow of a big windmill is visible next to the house. That never showed up before since the sun was always high in satellite images, not casting a shadow. Cool huh? So I checked out the local paper archives of that day, and found pictures posted of the tractor parade. I figured by the sat image, it may have started or ended at his acreage. The person taking pictures posts on a photography site, where I found the pictures she took with him listed in the picture description. In other words, I've got too much free time !

 

[coaly]

Here you go, by Google searching a logical string of words, (without spying) 'Bobby Fisher John Deere Tractor', I came up with another picture of one of his toys with Wyatt Fisher driving. Bottom right.

http://mrr.stparchive.com/Archive/MRR/MRR09152011P01.php

 

[coaly]

AND ANOTHER; next to his collection, soon to be an Ag museum; That's right, we can PAY to go see Bobby. I have a feeling that first stove will be coming out of the basement and be displayed with the other old iron in the museum. I'm smelling ROAD TRIP

http://mrr.stparchive.com/Archive/MRR/MRR10132011p01.php

 

[coaly]

December 3 2010
(click on the photo)
http://www.springfieldtimes.net/news/story.cfm?story_no=8227

 

[pen]

If anything out of the ordinary ever happens to Mr. Fisher, I'm fairly certain the cops will be stopping at your door soon after coaly.

pen

 

[coaly]

I guess since I'm on Oregon's most watched list, I can share this one. So much for my windmill guess from satellite. Someone with a zoom lens did me the favor. (without me even asking)

Sure looks like non-EPA approved smoke to me. Way to heat that monster Bobby !

http://www.flickr.com/photos/springfieldhomer/5424007148/

And yes, I've confirmed that's a Busch Lite in his hand. If you're going to drive your antique tractor down the road, you may as well go drinkin' and drivin'.

Don't ask, Tick. It's all in Google searching the right words.