What a cool thread Mike!

Whoa Dean, I don't know who looks geekier, you with the Buddy Hollies or me with the Izod....LOL

Anyway, this first pic is me circa late 70s/early 80s with my first pattern plane, a Fliteglass Pagan. I was about 13 in that pic. Yeah it's ugly(the plane but ok, me too!) ...I was a broke dog and all I had was metallic green monokote left over from my father's build and some gold spray paint. The plane flew awesome though! Always wanted to compete in pattern back then, but I was too darned broke.

Second one is me and a few planes at St Clairesville a couple years ago. (and little Mikey). I just realized that I just don't have or keep pics of myself much.

-Mike