Tony's Hobby Shop
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Tony's Hobby Shop
i got some sad news today. the man that got me started in this hobby that i love so much by selling me my first "hobby grade" r/c in 1988, a midnight pumpkin which i still own, passed away yesterday at the age of 97.
his name was tony stanz. he opened up a hobby shop in what was more or less the living room/front room of his house in 1947. i remember stopping in there many times on the way home from work to grab paint/glue/xacto blades, etc., and you could hear his wife in the other room cooking dinner. or catch him napping in his recliner. even though the shop is literally right across the river, 3 minutes max from my house, i hadn't stopped in there for over a year. the last couple weeks i wanted to but didn't make the time. now, well........... it would've been nice to see him one last time.
RIP tony. thanks for get me going 25 years ago.
his name was tony stanz. he opened up a hobby shop in what was more or less the living room/front room of his house in 1947. i remember stopping in there many times on the way home from work to grab paint/glue/xacto blades, etc., and you could hear his wife in the other room cooking dinner. or catch him napping in his recliner. even though the shop is literally right across the river, 3 minutes max from my house, i hadn't stopped in there for over a year. the last couple weeks i wanted to but didn't make the time. now, well........... it would've been nice to see him one last time.
RIP tony. thanks for get me going 25 years ago.
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Re: Tony's Hobby Shop
Great story. I wish there were still places like that, reminds us of simpler times. I bet there were many stories passed through there. It sounds like he lived a long life doing what he liked. RIP
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Re: Tony's Hobby Shop
Sorry dude, 97 is a prime age! RIP Tony!
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Re: Tony's Hobby Shop
Tough loss.
But if you think about it, look at all the technology he saw over the years and how things had progressed. Its funny that some of the younger "kids" I race with sorta understand Nimh packs but mainly run lipo.
Insert old man voice " back in my day, a pack was only good for about 7-10 min, but it only took 15 min, plus another crank of the dial to charge it." " We never had this "boost" you speak of; if you wanted more power from your motor, you wound your own."
That generation of RCers are pretty special. They'll all be missed.
MOmo
But if you think about it, look at all the technology he saw over the years and how things had progressed. Its funny that some of the younger "kids" I race with sorta understand Nimh packs but mainly run lipo.
Insert old man voice " back in my day, a pack was only good for about 7-10 min, but it only took 15 min, plus another crank of the dial to charge it." " We never had this "boost" you speak of; if you wanted more power from your motor, you wound your own."
That generation of RCers are pretty special. They'll all be missed.
MOmo
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