ALFRED GROUSE BANQUET, FEB. 8, 1997, MARCH 6, 1999
File — Box: 181, Folder: 63
Scope and Contents
The Alfred Grouse International Hunting Contest was a sort of un-PC way that me, Mike Kimmel, Andy Lenderman, Dylan Dow, Bill Rusin, and a few other friends enjoyed, and kept a record of, the September grouse hunting season in Taos, and justified having a fun grouse banquet with friends a few months after the end of the season. We shot very few grouse, but had a jovial banquet with pals to celebrate the adventures of the previous September. Believe me, we laughed a lot. The banquet tradition lasted only three years. This folder contains the Alfred Grouse Contest final written statistics and 12 color photos of our first banquet in Taos on February 8, 1997, which hailed the past season of September 1996. The folder also has 9 color photos from our 3rd, and last, banquet in Santa Fe, on March 6, 1999. Information about the photos is written on the back of each picture. One of the principle Alfred Grouse contestants, my best friend Mike Kimmel, died of a heart attack on September 22, 1997. He never got to attend one of our infamous banquets. This folder includes 4 color pictures of Mike's last hunt (September 1996) with Andy Lenderman, me, and Juanita's son, Dylan Dow, up above the Río Chiquito at 20 Grouse Meadow. Folder also includes a flyer advertising the March 5, 1999 banquet, featuring a photo of Bill Rusin holding up two departed birds.
Dates
- FEB. 8, 1997
- MARCH 6, 1999
Language of Materials
From the Collection:
English
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research, however, researchers must sign consent form prior to gaining access to materials. Calavera drawings, proofs, and etchings as well as "little diaries" (Boxes 14, 125, 126, 129, 142) are housed in high security and may require up to 24 hours for retrieval. Enlarged photocopies and typed transcriptions of "little diaries" in Box 142 are located in Box 184.
Extent
From the Collection: 184 boxes (172 cu. ft.)
Repository Details
Part of the UNM Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections Repository
Contact:
University of New Mexico Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections
University Libraries, MSC05 3020
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque NM 87131
505-277-6451
University of New Mexico Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections
University Libraries, MSC05 3020
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque NM 87131
505-277-6451