Digital Picture Frame for Art Carlson

[dorelse]

This is Red's idea, and the frame is already purchased by the OK group.  I'm going to collect the pictures and get the frame ready for Art.

Red wanted to give something for Art to have in the care center as he is slowly battling dementia. He came up with the great idea of sending him a digital photo frame with all of our pictures so he can see how we all love our boats!

So, here's the guidelines, submit any (1) picture of each Glastron or Carlson boat (so if you have 3 boats, send 3), size 800x600 pixels in .jpg or .bmp format.  

Send your photo to:  cgoaia@gmail.com

Here's what we've come up with so far...please do the photo editing yourself as the picture you send me is how it will appear for Art.

https://picasaweb.google.com/114541090970091193930/ArtCarlsonPictureFrame03?authkey=Gv1sRgCKS2zLbJ8tf0ogE#slideshow/5841333801289897490

[dorelse]

A little birdie dropped a suggestion to me that not everyone will be able to do the photo editing.

So...you can send the picture to the same email address above.  If you want something on the photo, let me know, if not, I'll just resize it and load it onto the frame.

I'm also planning to load a couple videos of the meets as well.

[Jason]

Great idea!

[Rosscoe]

Very good idea. I hope his memory isn't too far gone yet.

So can text be added (by someone)? Do you think it would add anything to include the year, model and maybe owner and location?

[dorelse]

Very good idea. I hope his memory isn't too far gone yet.

So can text be added (by someone)? Do you think it would add anything to include the year, model and maybe owner and location?

I'll add whatever you'd like.  The slideshow will show you what the rest of us have done.  Here's mine:

[OleRed]

I hope his memory isn't too far gone yet

For those of you that don't know this,  Art's son, John, runs the facility where Art live's now, so you know he in in the best care available, I don't think it's a nursing home, it's more like a senior living center. John told me Art is progressing in the dementia grip, but he still has a pretty good memory of things in the past.  

I've talked to John a few times since Art's wife, Barb, passed away, and each time I have talked to him he has expressed
appreciation to the group for staying in touch with Art, and how much it means to him, sending pic's and video links, not just me, there has been a few of us over the last several years talk with him by phone, and couple guy's went by and visited with him, and one from Austrailia, his name slips my mind right now, but he conducted a kind of interview.

[Rosscoe]

Very good idea. I hope his memory isn't too far gone yet.

So can text be added (by someone)? Do you think it would add anything to include the year, model and maybe owner and location?

I'll add whatever you'd like.  The slideshow will show you what the rest of us have done.  Here's mine:

Perfect!

[Rosscoe]

I regret I don't have better representations for what I have but what the heck.

[dorelse]

I regret I don't have better representations for what I have but what the heck.

I think your Avatar picture looks pretty good Ross!

I also have this one:

[Rosscoe]

I sent some along.
Again, I think this is a very cool idea.

[fireman24mn]

just sent a couple if you could edit them for me thanks!!

[catchnedge]

Great, great idea!  Thanks for doing this.

Quick question...  I have Glaston's that are not Carlson designs... should I include those?  

I think I know what boats that Art designed, the obvious ones, but was wondering about the GT-150... is that his design?   I didn't want to assume... embarrasingly, maybe that should be obvious to me.  Just, some of them don't actually carry his name that I think he probably had a part in.   Sorry.

Mark

EDIT....  ok, I see now where you say Glaston or Carlson above, thanks.

[dorelse]

Hoping Red will weigh in on your questions Mark.  I'm sure Art would appreciate lots of photos from the club, I doubt he'd care if he personally designed them?


Also, I'll be including photos from the meets, MN, IA and some videos from both.  I've got an 8GB SD card for the frame so we can put lots of pictures on them.

[WetRaider]

What a fantastic idea ! 

Things like this make me proud to be part of this group.

[OleRed]

I have Glaston's that are not Carlson designs... should I include those?

not doing any research at this moment, just taking a break, but there is a history page on my site, http://www.olered.com/Art_Carlson.html   Bob Hammond arranged a meeting with Art in 1969 with an offer to buy out Art and close his shop in Garden Grove California, and making Art head of the new inity, Glastron/Carlson, building a new plant in Anaheim Ca.  Although the main focus at that time was the production of the Italian Molinari race boats, they began making them at the Anaheim plant, other Glastron/Carlson boats were in the build also, and I think Art's first design that really took off as a Glastron/Carlson was the 1970 CV-19.  Anyway, Art and Bob worked side-by-side developing the Glastron/Carlson line of boats, the two were close friends. Bob Hammond told me his self that him and Art have stayed in contact.  I think it was 1973 when Bob Hammond sold out his interest in the Glastron/Carlson line and began the Hammond Boats.

All that to say this,  Art is a boat guy, I believe he would appreciate seeing all of our boats, Glastrons and Carlsons go together from March 1969 until ?  I don't know when Art stepped out of Glastron Carlson line.

[Jason]

No Bayliner pics Doran!

[dorelse]

No Bayliner pics Doran!

fine. 


Hey Jason - Send me that picture on the back of the calendar from Jamie's 'Fancy Pants Camera'...

[75starflight]

Sent a couple pic for the frame Doran. I hope project boats are OK, I included one of Fawkes when we were stopped at Casey's after picking her up.
BTW they will need edited.

thanks

[dorelse]

I think projects *Should* be included...mine's certainly not done.

[carlsoncvx18]

Thanks to Doran and Red for putting this togehter.

Awesome idea.