Isn't the internet wonderful!
There I was today writing my Xmas cards, searching out addresses in some very old notebooks and I see the name Doug Godlington. That immediately triggered my mind back to the 1970's when I used to buy Doug's posters and postcards in their thousands and flog them to all and sundry in Austria, where I was working as a rep for Swans Tours (anyone also old enough to remember them?). Then I did a Google search and, hey presto, here I am!
Suzy, I recall mainly dealing with your mother at the time and she and I used to haggle on the price and then ponder on how best to get all the stuff out to Austria without too much hassle. There were 3 posters, the "Ski Instructor", "The Beginner" and "The Ski-Bunny" and those three were also the best-sellers amongst the postcards, of which I recall there were probably a dozen or so designs which I used to buy. Everyone used to love them and I used to sell them in my resort office and to postcard shops all over the Alps, then in the English pubs I opened in, first, Brand and then Seefeld. It all stopped I suppose when I sold up and emmigrated to the USA..
My life has now turned full circle and I am back living in Austria again, so maybe I should even check if your Dad still has some stock to dispose of!
John Lance
jwlance@hotmail.com
