A LOOK BACK 10 YEARS AGO THIS VERY DAY, WASH-IN 2001 MINNEAPOLIS, MN, ROBERT'S BASEMENT & HOUSE

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Yes, August 17, 2001. International Wash-in, held in Minneapolis, MN. Three glorious days from Friday eveing the 17th through Suday the 19th (well actually only 2 days for me thanks to weather delays). We invaded Robert's house and baement. Anywhere from 30-50 people (it seemed like) at any given time. Share your reflections here as well as photographs, memories, anything else. Washing, fellowship, food, merriment,. And such a grand time!!! Even Mall of America. And Sunday afternoon after all had wound down, Sears was never the same with the invasion of 15 to 20 or more washer boys to scope out the BRAND NEW, just showing up in the showrooms at Sears, the Kenmore He3T. I'd never seen such a sight either in Robert's basement or us trapsing through Sears--we actually had to go to at least two stores, if not 3 to find the machines we wanted to see. Complete with Chestermikeuk Arming the Hettie.
 
Wow, ten years.  I know I have pictures around here somewhere.  I'll have to look for them.  Thanks Bob for posting this.

 

Question, which members attended the original "convention" and are still posting on aw.org?
 
Good times were had by all...

Indeed!...

Thanks Bob for commemorating the anniversary...

I was fortunate to make good friendships during that outing...

Not to mention the vintage laundromat in the basement...

And I particularly remember that kitchy, dark restaurant where we dined one night...it was like a step back in time...

Thanks Robert for sharing your passion...

 

George
 
Louis, your description of the piano player is priceless. I don't even remember the piano. I remember we got separated from the "procession" on the way, but Greg got us there. We were hungry, so we ordered our food as soon as our butts hit the seats.
 
Thank you Bob for bringing this to our attention.  For me it was not only a wonderful experience but it has brought so many wonderful friendships into my life.  Robert, we can never thank you enough for making this possible.  

 

Terry
 
OH WOW ROBERT! Thanks for the photo archive. Photo 65 is my baby stove. Where did she wind up? That was the greasiest moment in her life. I had forgotten the Eugene Field poem, but I remembered your taking the picture for me. Thank you again.
 
No problem Tom.  The '54 Frigidaire Range (my very first vintage range) went to Scott.  If I remember correctly, before he moved to LA he found a good home for it with a friend who like it.
 
THANK YOU, GENTLEMEN, AND THANK YOU, AGAIN

for the fabulous pictures, and for taking us not-then-members back for all the fun. This is glorious. What a wonderful idea, Uncle Bob. Gosh, y'all look like teenagers. Would love to know which guy is Glenn.
 
Wow

I just graduated high school then, I wish I had known there was such a thing back then. A lot of familiar faces still in the group, which is great. Everyone looks like they're having a great time too!

-Tim
 
Thanks Robert from the uk

Great to see such a fun time being had by such great people, including our wonderful chestermike.

Robert seeing these photos, it seems a great opportunity to thankyou for setting up and maintaining the site, I've no idea just how much work this envolves. But what I want to say is a great big thankyou, Aw has enabled so many of us to meet up and form some of best friendships that will last a lifetime.

And the happy faces show the universal truths of our time together, lots of appliance fun, great food, laughter, brilliant people and time that passes just far too quicky.

Thanks again Robert

Mathew
 
Its a Small World After All

First I came to pour over the threads, stories and pictures. I barely slept the first two days. Then I began to know people by their group personalities. It was great fun to share and form alliances. Dick Stevens was the first to come, all the way from California to Washington. What a nice to the bone guy. I attended my first wash in in Tucson and got to see the mighty Toggleswitch in person. Not his "toggleswitch" but the man, the persona and Nate, Ross, Roger, Don, Greg, Terry, Robert, Gary, Jeff, Venus, Austin, Jaime and Michael. There's a tug at my heart when I think of great men I have known who move on because this site can begin to feel like family. I have fallen head over heels for Omaha and the wonderful people there. But the best of all is the mecca that awaits me in Beaverton. Used judiciously you can meet the finest people and travel the world. That's a lot for one man to do, but the Unimatic just keeps on pumping away for all of us.
XO
 
Thanks for posting the pics

Wow...what a great weekend. And hard to believe it was ten years ago! (Of course, I can look in the mirror and see I am ten years older! Ha!) Gary and I enjoyed seeing the photos again. It was wonderful meeting everyone for the first time. Thanks again, Robert, for hosting that fantastic event.
 
Excellent thread!

It nice to look at the photos, neat to see Sears back 10 years ago, and Maytag Atlantis machines (yeah yeah, I know, Norgetags/Amanatags but I LOVE the shape of them).

Big thanks to Robert and all the other founding members I forgot to mention, this is a wicked forum and subculture! Glad to see there were other people besides my self who were interested in appliances. Hopefully I can come/make it to the next Wash-In.
 

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