I was just thinking about who would be my top 10 twisters I would like to meet.

1. Ken stillman

2. bonnie the balloon lady

3. Don Cadwell

4.Jeannie Von Essen

5. Patrick Van de van

6. Tonya

7. Edd Chee

8. Patricia Bunnell

9. Mark Byrne

10. Shirley Ray

I have met Don, Stretch, and I know Andy MacDonald - otherwise they would be on this list too...

1. Thelma

2. Bonnie the balloon lady

3. Tonya

4. Jeannie Von Essen

5. Patricia Bunnell

6. Laura Caldwell

7. Edd Chee

8. Ken stillman

9. Mark Byrne

10. Shirley Ray

I feel quite chuffed as the only person I've not met on both lists is Bonnie, but hopefully someday and we have talked in the chat rooms.
I'm also on skype now so if anyone wants to swap details PM me & I'll give you my contact details.
Just off out so will compile a list when I get a few minutes, this sounds an interesting thread/topic.

Like the thread people!
Currently, I think I am about twister number 1464 on that list if you do start going beyond 10 that is!
Can we keep an annual league table with people going up and down?
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Quote from: "theFPlady"Like the thread people!
Currently, I think I am about twister number 1464 on that list if you do start going beyond 10 that is!
Can we keep an annual league table with people going up and down?
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I'm right behind you on that one theFPlady, I'm 1465!

I might be coming to UK next March .... things in the works .... Shhhhhh!!!

Wow! To be included in a list with all those wonderfully talented twisters is quite an honor and very flattering.  Thank you!

I've had the pleasure of meeting most of those already listed but I would dearly love to get to meet (in person) and jam with:

1) Patrick Van de Ven

2) Graham Lee

3) Thelma Levett

4) Tonya McNeill

5) All of you who take the time to post on the forums I belong too so that I can continue to get better through your shared knowledge.

6) All of you who have taken the time to exchange e-mails and/or chat with me via the internet.

I could list many twisters whose work I admire, but these are the ones that I would love to meet the most.

Happy twisting,
Bonnie, The Balloon Lady (who is now going to call my mom, who thinks I should get a 'real job', and tell her I made it on someone's top 10 list.  :lol:  :lol: )

Well Bonnie, You are on my list also!

I don't have a top 10 I want to meet. In fact I already met a lot of great people at TMJ.
So I do have a list of 10 top twisters I have met:
* Marvin Hardy !!
* Don Caldwell (I've also met him at the qualatex event in Amsterdam)
* Ken Stillman (with his super hero workshop)
* David Bartlett (what a great entertainer, he makes a lot "why didn't I think of that figures"!)
* Addi Somekh (he makes such great hats!)
* Shirley Ray (She learnt me all about adding details)
* Ralph Dewey (I saw him at a workshop from IBS Belgium, he makes a great frog!)
* Ed Chee (he showed me a 1/2 balloon dog, with tiny bubbles, so much detail)
* Thelma (always willing to share things and forgetting my name every year  :lol:
   (but I think she nows now......))
* Graham Lee (showed me nice simple things and always willing to share, encouraged me to    
   make my first instruction cd, and did a lot of spelling controll fot it also!)

So who do I want to meet now,.....
The only persen I can think of right now is Bonnie,....

Maybe when I think harder.

Petra

On the way up to London to see the jersey boys the other day I was racking my brains to come up with people to meet. This was very difficult as I've already met so many people due to my travels, so on my list of two so far are;

1, Wally Boag

2, Bonnie

Thanks to all that have added me on their list too   .
Wow, that's very cool. I've never been on anyone's list before, I don' t know what to say   :oops:

I think, who I'd like to meet most on the top of my list, are all of you on the other side of the world that I've been chatting with via email and Skype, but haven't had the pleasure to meet yet. Many of you I feel like I know already just by talking with you, watching your work and learning from you.

Bonnie, you are on the top of my list from the US that I'd like to meet.
There is so much amazing talent and super creative people out there. I'm very fortunate that I have had the opportunity to meet and learn from so many of you already. Hopefully one of these days, I'll get to meet the rest of you I have not met.

I have been fortunate enough to meet most of my balloon heroes except Bonnie. One day I hope!
My biggest regret is not meeting the Late Great David Grist.
I was at Kidology the first year that it ran and he was there. I was only just getting into twisting and felt very inadequate and in awe of him so I was too shy to go up and speak to him. Since his passing, I have always regretted this as I have heard what a lovely man he was.
Twistina

I was fortunate to meet David on a few occasions on a different balloon stand at conventions (don't want to name them do we Graham?) He was a lovely bloke and my inspiration towards balloon modelling. Don Caldwell comes well up on the list of must meets.

I'd like to meet Graham Lee, I've heard he's a nice bloke and a great twister.

 

Quote from: "Danny the Idiot"I'd like to meet Graham Lee, I've heard he's a nice bloke and a great twister.

 

I`ve met Graham and he is lovely,charming and a terrible flirt ,hopefully Danny u might meet him one day:)

Have we met the same Graham Lee