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Meeting the Man Himself, Tim Leatherman!

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Meeting the Man Himself, Tim Leatherman!
on: November 20, 2016, 12:37:09 AM
OK, I am kinda feeling awesome right now :ahhh :ahhh :ahhh Today was awesome as some of you may have saw in the Events Forum that Tim Leatherman was going to be at the Smoky Mountain Knife Works (SMKW) today :o I got there and he had already been there for an hour :whistle: I have several pics of the event and would like to share with all of you what went on :D I first came through the doors to the side of the building (the doors I always go though as it is where all the MTs and SAKs are :whistle: )  There he was :ahhh :ahhh :ahhh :ahhh :ahhh :ahhh

20161119_110617 by Poncho 65, on Flickr

20161119_110619 by Poncho 65, on Flickr

He was there telliing the story of how he came up with the idea of the LM MT and had a few pics of the early prototypes :dd: I also took a shot of the this poster sitting there :tu:

20161119_110724 by Poncho 65, on Flickr

He was a very nice man to talk to and he was very nice about signing MTs for people

20161119_110706 by Poncho 65, on Flickr

He started by signing a few MTs I had brought :whistle: and my little girl brought her Micra and he signed that as well then I asked if she could have a picture with him and he was very nice about it :dd: :like:

20161119_111007 by Poncho 65, on Flickr

20161119_111415 by Poncho 65, on Flickr

I talked MTs with him as there wasn't really a line (SMKW really didn't advertise him being there much at all :o :D ) I had all the tools I wanted to have signed (well as many as I thought he might sign without looking at me like ??? ) :D Then I showed him my clipped Rebar 2.0, the one with the Kick clip, diamond file and scissors for those not in the know about it :cheers: I told him that the only thing lost was the lanyard ring and he was actually kind of amazed at it and he even asked if he could take a pic of it :ahhh :ahhh :ahhh Hoping he takes this back to Headquarters and we see a couple things out of that in the next while :like: Finally I got a pic with him :tu: He said we need to have our MTs out for this pic and I was happy to oblige him :cheers: He had a Charge Tti with him :cheers:

20161119_111924 by Poncho 65, on Flickr

After that I went and got my dad and my little girl both a Squirt PS4 his for Christmas as she begged for one because I was getting dad one :D Then he even signed those :ahhh :ahhh :ahhh :like:

Needless to say I am very well pleased with the day and how it all turned out :2tu:
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Re: Meeting the Man Himself, Tim Leatherman!
Reply #1 on: November 20, 2016, 12:40:31 AM
Here is a pic of all the tools signed mine, my little girls and my dads :cheers:

20161119_145110 by Poncho 65, on Flickr


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Re: Meeting the Man Himself, Tim Leatherman!
Reply #2 on: November 20, 2016, 12:42:25 AM
I also have a few pics of the individual tools signed :tu:

Her Micra

20161119_145152 by Poncho 65, on Flickr

The 2 Squirts I bought for dad and baby girl

20161119_145304 by Poncho 65, on Flickr


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Re: Meeting the Man Himself, Tim Leatherman!
Reply #3 on: November 20, 2016, 12:48:38 AM
The tools I had signed for myself :dd: The Skeletool is the only one of those I carry but they all were very carefully picked for what they were :tu:

20161119_145744 by Poncho 65, on Flickr

The oldest PST I have and Tim even said that it was old enough that he probably even worked on that one himself :o :ahhh :ahhh :ahhh

20161119_145545 by Poncho 65, on Flickr

My CC OG Supertool :cheers:

20161119_150710 by Poncho 65, on Flickr

An early  :ahhh :ahhh :ahhh !!!MINI!!! :ahhh :ahhh :ahhh without date codes :cheers:

20161119_145527 by Poncho 65, on Flickr

My Skeletool that I won here in a Review contest :like: It was an early one and I got it from here the year they came out so it has the PE blade :tu: and yes I will still use it as it was always special because I won it here and this just adds to it's history ;)

20161119_145202 by Poncho 65, on Flickr


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Re: Meeting the Man Himself, Tim Leatherman!
Reply #4 on: November 20, 2016, 12:50:01 AM
I hope you all enjoy reading this half as much as I have enjoyed the experience and writing this up for you all :salute:


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Re: Meeting the Man Himself, Tim Leatherman!
Reply #5 on: November 20, 2016, 03:07:57 AM
I'm glad to see that you dressed appropriately!

It's amazing how down to Earth he is.  He is a really great person to talk to and I find he and his wife are both delightful.

You don't get the feeling he's putting on an act or that the marketing people are coaching him to act a certain way- he's just a really personable guy.

I'm glad you had a chance to actually spend some time talking to him- they say don't meet your hero's,  but he was so much better than I thought he would be!

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Re: Meeting the Man Himself, Tim Leatherman!
Reply #6 on: November 20, 2016, 03:18:02 AM
 :ahhh

Poncho I am SO STOKED for you right now!!!!!!!!!!!

Man this is as exciting as TOPGEARs kids meeting with Tim Leatherman.  Thats a lot of signed tools brother and I'd be lying if I said I wasn't jealous of your adorable girl right now  :rofl:.  Good you got dad a signed tool as well. 

What a wonderful day you had. 

 
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Re: Meeting the Man Himself, Tim Leatherman!
Reply #7 on: November 20, 2016, 03:44:25 AM
Great writeup Poncho! Sounds like you had a great experience!


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Re: Meeting the Man Himself, Tim Leatherman!
Reply #8 on: November 20, 2016, 03:45:03 AM
Wow, that's awesome! Tim sounds like a great guy, I'm happy you got to meet him and talk tools. It's nice that the people who design and make the things we love are so accessible. :cheers:
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Re: Meeting the Man Himself, Tim Leatherman!
Reply #9 on: November 20, 2016, 03:46:21 AM
I'm glad to see that you dressed appropriately!

It's amazing how down to Earth he is.  He is a really great person to talk to and I find he and his wife are both delightful.

You don't get the feeling he's putting on an act or that the marketing people are coaching him to act a certain way- he's just a really personable guy.

I'm glad you had a chance to actually spend some time talking to him- they say don't meet your hero's,  but he was so much better than I thought he would be!

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He really seemed like a really genuine nice person :salute: I made sure that shirt was going with me and had it laid out to wear for about a week ;) My wife even commented on how nice and genuine he was as well :tu: His wife was there as well but I was so involved with talking to him that I had no idea of anyone else around us :facepalm: My wife was actually the one that said I think that was his wife talking to him a few minutes ago and then when she saw a picture of her in the LM catalog in the first page she said "Yep that was her" :D He really was one of those people that lived up and surpassed my expectations :like:
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Re: Meeting the Man Himself, Tim Leatherman!
Reply #10 on: November 20, 2016, 03:49:44 AM
:ahhh

Poncho I am SO STOKED for you right now!!!!!!!!!!!

Man this is as exciting as TOPGEARs kids meeting with Tim Leatherman.  Thats a lot of signed tools brother and I'd be lying if I said I wasn't jealous of your adorable girl right now  :rofl:.  Good you got dad a signed tool as well. 

What a wonderful day you had.

I went in prepared :whistle: She really handles talking to people better than I do :facepalm: She throws that "hey I know I am cute" around and just knows how to work that :rofl: :D My dad just said the other day "Do they make small little pliers because some of the other tools I have are to heavy for me to carry"  Bingo I have a good start on a Christmas present now :cheers:

Yes it was a wonderful day :salute: :tu:


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Reply #11 on: November 20, 2016, 03:51:04 AM
Great writeup Poncho! Sounds like you had a great experience!

Thanks buddy :cheers: Wished you could have made it today as I didn't end up seeing anyone from MTO :-\ Next time (and hopefully there is a next time) he is there you totally got to go and see him :tu:


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Reply #12 on: November 20, 2016, 03:53:30 AM
Wow, that's awesome! Tim sounds like a great guy, I'm happy you got to meet him and talk tools. It's nice that the people who design and make the things we love are so accessible. :cheers:

It was awesome :ahhh :ahhh :ahhh He seems to really be into LM tools and liked the idea of my modded Rebar and when he asked to take a pic of it I was like REALLY :o Of course you can take a pic of it :D I am just fortunate that I live close enough to the Knife Works to be able to go when stuff like that happens :dd: :like:


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Re: Meeting the Man Himself, Tim Leatherman!
Reply #13 on: November 20, 2016, 03:58:08 AM
 :ahhh :ahhh :ahhh :ahhh :ahhh :ahhh :ahhh :ahhh  That is Awesome..  :tu:


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Reply #14 on: November 20, 2016, 04:07:47 AM
Great writeup Poncho! Sounds like you had a great experience!

Thanks buddy :cheers: Wished you could have made it today as I didn't end up seeing anyone from MTO :-\ Next time (and hopefully there is a next time) he is there you totally got to go and see him :tu:
I will try and plan on it! I'm glad someone was there representing MTO! Do you think he recognized your shirt? I'm also glad he saw your mod. Maybe that will get some ideas churning, and when he comes out with a diamond file rebar with scissors, well, we know where that came from!


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Reply #15 on: November 20, 2016, 04:25:48 AM
:ahhh :ahhh :ahhh :ahhh :ahhh :ahhh :ahhh :ahhh  That is Awesome..  :tu:

That is exactly how I felt :D


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Reply #16 on: November 20, 2016, 04:28:23 AM
Great writeup Poncho! Sounds like you had a great experience!

Thanks buddy :cheers: Wished you could have made it today as I didn't end up seeing anyone from MTO :-\ Next time (and hopefully there is a next time) he is there you totally got to go and see him :tu:
I will try and plan on it! I'm glad someone was there representing MTO! Do you think he recognized your shirt? I'm also glad he saw your mod. Maybe that will get some ideas churning, and when he comes out with a diamond file rebar with scissors, well, we know where that came from!

Yes he did recognize the shirt :tu: I forgot to put that in my first post :facepalm: He recognized the shirt almost as soon as I walked up and started talking :cheers: I also told him my user name just in case he decided to drop in :tu:


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Reply #17 on: November 20, 2016, 04:45:47 AM
If he in East Coast. I want he sign this  :multi:


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Reply #18 on: November 20, 2016, 05:11:52 AM
If he in East Coast. I want he sign this  :multi:

I am sure he would love that Obi1 :tu: :like:


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Re: Meeting the Man Himself, Tim Leatherman!
Reply #19 on: November 20, 2016, 05:16:35 AM
Nice report.
You do realise that you can now sell the signed ones for a lot of money, instead of just giving them away ... :pok:   :D
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Re: Meeting the Man Himself, Tim Leatherman!
Reply #20 on: November 20, 2016, 06:48:10 AM
I'm glad to see that you dressed appropriately!

Got to disagree...

He wasn't wearing a poncho :rofl:

Nice write up by the way ponch!


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Reply #21 on: November 20, 2016, 07:06:23 AM
Nice report.
You do realise that you can now sell the signed ones for a lot of money, instead of just giving them away ... :pok:   :D

The blue PS4 is done out of my hands and the Micra hasn't been mine for a good long while but the rest have my name except for the black PS4 and it has my dads name on it so I might as well give it to him :whistle: :D


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Reply #22 on: November 20, 2016, 07:07:19 AM
I'm glad to see that you dressed appropriately!

Got to disagree...

He wasn't wearing a poncho :rofl:

Nice write up by the way ponch!

I might have had an emergency poncho in my coat pocket :pok: :D

Thanks buddy :salute: :tu:


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Re: Meeting the Man Himself, Tim Leatherman!
Reply #23 on: November 20, 2016, 09:31:36 AM
Wow!!!

I hope that he comes here to Oz again, AND tell us in advance!!! I have two tools he has to sign!!!

That is just a fantastic story. They might now start adding a limit on the number of autographs!!!  :D It really looks like you guys had a very good day!!! And good on you for taking your daughter with.

Cheers

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Re: Meeting the Man Himself, Tim Leatherman!
Reply #24 on: November 20, 2016, 09:45:08 AM
Congrats Poncho! You made my day with this post. !  :cheers:
 I really  :like: when MTO people can get to talk to Tim Leatherman, and see how he is!

I also found him really honest and nice to everyone when he came to Spain. It was so nice to meet him. You really look as happy as a kid in that pic, and I'mglad you got all those signed. I only got away with two signed tools...(the ones I had on me at the time...)  :pok:

Let's celebrate this and the memories it'll bring. it's so awesome when he does this "meeting fan" tours  :tu:
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Re: Meeting the Man Himself, Tim Leatherman!
Reply #25 on: November 20, 2016, 09:55:07 AM
:ahhh :ahhh :ahhh :ahhh :ahhh :ahhh :ahhh :ahhh  That is Awesome..  :tu:

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This x 10  :tu:

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Re: Meeting the Man Himself, Tim Leatherman!
Reply #26 on: November 20, 2016, 10:05:05 AM
Awesome writeup Poncho... err or is it Philip? So glad you and your family had fun today meeting the Man... Loved how Tim is taking an interest to your modded Rebar... and how the skeletool has a new story to tell...

I wish he can come down here to Indonesia...


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Reply #27 on: November 20, 2016, 03:54:17 PM
Wow!!!

I hope that he comes here to Oz again, AND tell us in advance!!! I have two tools he has to sign!!!

That is just a fantastic story. They might now start adding a limit on the number of autographs!!!  :D It really looks like you guys had a very good day!!! And good on you for taking your daughter with.

Cheers

Pete

He really didn't seem to mind signing more than a few tool :D I had a couple signed then somebody else came up and I let them go and then asked if he didn't care to sign a couple more and he said "Sure"  :tu: I did make sure to get the ones I wanted signed for sure first then in case there was a limit I would have those signed anyways :D I also had my little girls signed (well she did) in between some of my tools as well ;) She wasn't as thrilled about it until we got there then she was excited about getting her Micra signed and then even more so when she thought she might get another one :D :cheers:


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Reply #28 on: November 20, 2016, 03:57:49 PM
Congrats Poncho! You made my day with this post. !  :cheers:
 I really  :like: when MTO people can get to talk to Tim Leatherman, and see how he is!

I also found him really honest and nice to everyone when he came to Spain. It was so nice to meet him. You really look as happy as a kid in that pic, and I'mglad you got all those signed. I only got away with two signed tools...(the ones I had on me at the time...)  :pok:

Let's celebrate this and the memories it'll bring. it's so awesome when he does this "meeting fan" tours  :tu:

I remember your post and pics a while back about meeting him and I was excited for you as well :D :cheers: It really is hard to explain how nice he is in real life :think: Oh yes I was very happy about meeting him and at first I was almost "starstruck" :ahhh :ahhh :ahhh and couldn't speak very much :facepalm: but as I talked for a couple minutes it did get better :salute: I do  :like: that he goes around and meets his fans as well, it shows that he has a real interest in them and it makes me more a fan of his now :cheers:


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Re: Meeting the Man Himself, Tim Leatherman!
Reply #29 on: November 20, 2016, 04:00:27 PM
:ahhh :ahhh :ahhh :ahhh :ahhh :ahhh :ahhh :ahhh  That is Awesome..  :tu:

  ^^^
This x 10  :tu:

If I was Tim I would be “Dang not another MTo'er, my wrist is going to ache”  :D

Yes, that may run through his mind next time he sees one of us :rofl: Especially if he comes back to SMKW :whistle: Really though he is a great guy to have met and I didn't get a fake vibe off him at all :tu: Really was a day pretty high up on my list of bests days ever :dd: :D


 

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