[Thom Van Vleck]

Thanks, ET. It’s a journey for all of us. I like to think mine still has a ways to go!

Thom Van Vleck
Jackson Weightlifting Club
Highland Games athlete and sometimes All-Rounder

[Thom Van Vleck]

I bet the awards are awesome. I hope you have a great turn out but regardless….I know everyone will have fun.

Thom Van Vleck
Jackson Weightlifting Club
Highland Games athlete and sometimes All-Rounder

[Thom Van Vleck]

I like ET’s idea……Finally Tully can show us his ground game…..against ET.

Thom Van Vleck
Jackson Weightlifting Club
Highland Games athlete and sometimes All-Rounder

[Thom Van Vleck]

….this could get interesting. I would try and claim Tully for the Missouri squad since he was born in Missouri…but he’d do us more good on the Kansas team. OOOOOhhhhh….I JUST said that! The first shot has been sent over the bow! HAHAHAHAHA

I think we need to do Al’s original idea of a Strongman/USAWA/Highland Games contest. A TRUE All-ROUND test!

Thom Van Vleck
Jackson Weightlifting Club
Highland Games athlete and sometimes All-Rounder

[Thom Van Vleck]

We sacked Lawrence once….we can do it again.

Thom Van Vleck
Jackson Weightlifting Club
Highland Games athlete and sometimes All-Rounder

[Thom Van Vleck]

I see we need to have a border war contest some time. Maybe next January. All the Missouri men vs. the little Kansas boys.

Thom Van Vleck
Jackson Weightlifting Club
Highland Games athlete and sometimes All-Rounder

[Thom Van Vleck]

ET….that’s a whole article unto itself….and maybe a series of articles!!!!!

Thom Van Vleck
Jackson Weightlifting Club
Highland Games athlete and sometimes All-Rounder

[Thom Van Vleck]

I went to one of these, might have been 1980, with my Uncle Wayne. Been around a long time, glad to see Ol’ Clark is keeping it going.

Thom Van Vleck
Jackson Weightlifting Club
Highland Games athlete and sometimes All-Rounder

[Thom Van Vleck]

Yeah, Al….how could you! HAHAHAHA

Thom Van Vleck
Jackson Weightlifting Club
Highland Games athlete and sometimes All-Rounder

[Thom Van Vleck]

This reeks of Nepotism! HAHAHAHA. Laverne, you earned it! Great job!

Thom Van Vleck
Jackson Weightlifting Club
Highland Games athlete and sometimes All-Rounder

[Thom Van Vleck]

Dave, you are 100% right at least as far as I’m concerned. I would never win either trophy.

I won my first “A class Am” when Al Myers, Chad Ullom, and Scott Campbell didn’t show up! HAHAHA That’s the way I would win an overall. Too fat, to weak….but I sure love lifting and getting stronger personally and hanging out with like-minded lifters.

Thom Van Vleck
Jackson Weightlifting Club
Highland Games athlete and sometimes All-Rounder

[Thom Van Vleck]

I had forgot you had done that. Some might recall I did a postal contest a few years back called the “Straight Weight”. The team of three that posted the biggest total won. The Dino Gym stacked the deck and took it to the JWC. I was kind of proud of the fact Al had to recruit John Connor to beat us! HAHAHA But I would agree with ET.

Thom Van Vleck
Jackson Weightlifting Club
Highland Games athlete and sometimes All-Rounder

[Thom Van Vleck]

I kind of forget I also live in the “gun” world as well as the lifting world. Elmer Keith was most famous for writing “Hell, I was THERE”. You have been “there” and everywhere! I remember events, YOU where AT those events. It was a compliment. Thom

Thom Van Vleck
Jackson Weightlifting Club
Highland Games athlete and sometimes All-Rounder

[Thom Van Vleck]

Tom, you are our version of Elmer Keith. And I mean that as a compliment!

Thom Van Vleck
Jackson Weightlifting Club
Highland Games athlete and sometimes All-Rounder

[Thom Van Vleck]

Thanks guys. I know I tell a lot of stories and I’ve told that one many times over the years. But thought it might be a good one for on here.

Thanks for the kind words.

Thom Van Vleck
Jackson Weightlifting Club
Highland Games athlete and sometimes All-Rounder

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