Carl from Semroc said there was one more Bill Simon autographed Sky Hook kit left from NARAM.
He asked for Sky Hook stories. Here's mine:
Back in the spring of '72,
Estes mailed Model Rocket News
They announced there'd be a Craftsman Contest,
With merchandise prizes, all won by the best.
I built the Sky Hook as best I could,
My entry featured stained balsa wood.
With walnut stain brushed on nose cone and fins,
I had hope to place or maybe to win.
I boxed it, mailed it, not again to see,
All entries now property of E. Industries.
For results I'd waited, then waited some more,
'Till a letter from Penrose arrived at the door.
It announced second place, I was surprised,
To win 25 dollars in rocket supplies.
Never knowing where that Sky Hook would go,
I traveled to NARAM in Orlando.
Dane Bowles was there as an Estes rep.
I asked him where the old entries were kept.
I asked of my Sky Hook: "Who could possess?"
He said: "It's in Penrose, on Vern Estes Desk!"
Sorry about the bad poetry, but it's a true story.
I don't really know if my Sky Hook found a home on Mr. Estes desk.
Maybe Dane Bowles was trying to give a young enthusiast a great answer.
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