Can you help me identify these guys? I think Mark Gray is on the left.

[laker67]

[fishinwrench]

I recognize the Tums and the Marlboro Lights.   🙂

[fshndoug]

I don't recognize them.

[motroutbum]

Mark Gray is in the center.  Tim Young is on the left.  Not sure who the other gentleman is

[laker67]

Puzzle solved.  The gentlemen with his back to the camera is Jimmy Putmann.  I heard so many great things about him, but never got to meet him.  Jimmy took the photo of Rick that we used on his book.

"Mark Gray, Jimmy Putman, and I had a Saturday morning ritual that began at 4 a.m. Mark would roll into the parking area, usually at 4:00. He always parked in the same spot for good luck.  I would be sleeping in my van after having night fished until 3 a.m.  Mark would then knock on the window of the van and say, “Rick, it’s Mark. Let’s have some coffee.” As I crawled out of the van, Mark would ask, “You got coffee?” He knew full well I always travelled with a thermos full of java. We would then sit down at the Pavilion and drink one cup. As soon as that cup was downed, Mark would head to the creek, and I would go back to the van to continue my nap. Between 6 and 6:30 a.m. Jimmy would roll into the parking area. He would knock on my window and say, “Let’s go find Mark.” We lost Jimmy in 2006."

[trythisonemv]

2 hours ago, laker67 said:

Puzzle solved.  The gentlemen with his back to the camera is Jimmy Putmann.  I heard so many great things about him, but never got to meet him.  Jimmy took the photo of Rick that we used on his book.

"Mark Gray, Jimmy Putman, and I had a Saturday morning ritual that began at 4 a.m. Mark would roll into the parking area, usually at 4:00. He always parked in the same spot for good luck.  I would be sleeping in my van after having night fished until 3 a.m.  Mark would then knock on the window of the van and say, “Rick, it’s Mark. Let’s have some coffee.” As I crawled out of the van, Mark would ask, “You got coffee?” He knew full well I always travelled with a thermos full of java. We would then sit down at the Pavilion and drink one cup. As soon as that cup was downed, Mark would head to the creek, and I would go back to the van to continue my nap. Between 6 and 6:30 a.m. Jimmy would roll into the parking area. He would knock on my window and say, “Let’s go find Mark.” We lost Jimmy in 2006."

Really enjoyed ricks book. My son saw it last night and asked if I would read it to him again.