PEOPLE-SPOTTING AT HECKLER 2012
This is the second of two posts of pictures from today’s events at Hecklers. (See: Table-Hopping at Heckler 2012). Lots and lots of people that I have not met before, lots of friends, familiar faces and people I only knew online. How fun!
Norman Heckler Sr.
Elizabeth (my wife) could not make it up from Houston this year because of horse events but some of the other long distance attendees were Richard and Cathy Tucker from Long Beach, CA, Dave Kyle from Thousand Oaks, CA, Jonathan Melnic, Larry Johnson and Jim & Lynn Mitchell from Florida, Mike Newman from Augusta, GA, Jeff and Jeanine Burkhardt from Wisconsin, Bill Hemminger and Steve Ketcham from Minnesota, Jim & Jodi Hall, John Pastor, Liz Maxbauer from the Chicago and Grand Rapids area, Sandor Fuss from Denver, Mike Dickman and his wife from Arizona and on and on. Just a few shots from my I-phone.
About Ferdinand Meyer V
Ferdinand Meyer V is a native of Baltimore, Maryland and has a BFA in Fine Art and Graphic Design from the Kansas City Art Institute and School of Design. Ferdinand is the founding Principal of FMG Design, Inc., a nationally recognized design consultation firm. Ferdinand is a passionate collector of American historical glass, specializing in bitters bottles, color runs, and related classic figural bottles. Ferdinand is married to Elizabeth Jane Meyer and lives in Houston, Texas, with their daughter and three wonderful grandchildren. The Meyers are also very involved in gardening (Peachridge Gardens), antiques (Peachridge Collections), and early United States postage stamps. Ferdinand is the past three-term president of the Federation of Historical Bottle Collectors, a long-time board member, FOHBC 2021 Hall of Fame, and one of the founding members of the FOHBC Virtual Museum.
