[Ducati] (was) NDC Italian Motorcycle Festival, now Daytona Italian Party

[Peter Bonner]

I only knew the folks working for Berliner, which include Seth Dorfler and
Henry Rissman. Rissman left in the 70's and started a dealership. Seth was
with them for a long time.


Peter


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Whiting" <jvwhiting at palomaresources.com>
To: "Ducati Owners Group" <ducati at ducati.net>
Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2007 6:45 PM
Subject: RE: [Ducati] (was) NDC Italian Motorcycle Festival,now Daytona
Italian Party


> And who knows my neighbor, George Huebner?  He worked for the couple
> that imported Ducati's in the 80's.  I knew he was in the industry, but
> it was only after I read a Mick Walker book wherein George was
> constantly quoted for his knowledge of what a mess it was to try to
> import/sell Ducs in the US back then that I discovered that he worked
> with Ducati US.  Pretty small world...I still see him occasionally.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ducati-bounces at ducati.net [mailto:ducati-bounces at ducati.net] On
> Behalf Of Peter Bonner
> Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2007 6:04 PM
> To: Ducati Owners Group
> Subject: Re: [Ducati] (was) NDC Italian Motorcycle Festival,now Daytona
> Italian Party
>
> Ok, and how many remember Joel Eliel?
>
> In the early times of DIOC, Joel was afraid that people would
> discriminate
> against hispanics, and therefore didn't use his full name in the early
> years. Later on he had a coming out party and fessed up to being
> Hispanic,
> adding the Gonzales instead of just his first and middle names.  Its
> been
> awhile, but I think it was around issue 31 or so that Joel featured a
> picture of me on my then new MHR on the front cover. Both the bike and
> owner
> are together, and both somewhat the worse for wear  ;-)
>
> Peter
>
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