Good old Walter and Claude

I was lucky enough to stop by the B&M booth while it was rather dead back at the 1997 IAAPA.  Mr. Mabillard approached me as I was climbing around under one of their cars on display and initiated a conversation with me.  We talked for maybe fifteen minutes about what aspects of designing the trains had presented the biggest challenges, as well as which coasters had been the most difficult to design (Mantis and Alpengeist were at the time).  I then thanked him for all of their work and for taking the time to talk to me; then let him get back to the real customers on hand there.

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James Draeger
http://draegs.tripod.com/
"Legend is a wooden Jesus"

U guys are so lucky I want to meet them

Mal-bee-ard doesn't seem correct. The 'B' comes before the 'L.'

Yeah.  It's Ma-bee-ard.  And is Bolliger Bol-yi-ger or

Bol-i-'ger?

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Past this point of no return your only choice is freeze or burn.

Everyone is talking about how they rode with Claude. Doesn't Walt ride? I have heard he doesn't, but I am not sure.

what do these guys look like?
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All at once the ghosts come back reeling you in now.