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Pink Floyd Animals remastered CD, 2011.
[see Rule #6], Wayne Cassady, Louisville, KY, Rob Gatnik, Milton, MA, Walt Brown, Burlington, NC, Peter Hood, St. Petersburg, FL, Bob Cullum, Chapin, SC and Clay Knight, Dallas, TX. A video of the US Customs Service crushing “illegally imported” Defenders went viral, to the dismay of Defender enthusiasts. Jonathan Speed March, Roanoke, VA, rued the destruction. Bryan Varga, Tigard, OR, heard an unflattering reference to Range Rover men in Lady Gaga’s “Paper Gangster”. John Karlsson, Hope Valley, RI, found a Range Rover in a brief appearance in an AWSM video on their website. The website of OluKai, a Hawaiian sandal maker, features a couple sitting on the hood of a Discovery on the home page, noted Jason Sheehy, Mt. Sterling, OH. Mark Grajeda, Portland, OR, found a Defender 110 on the Poler skateboard equipment website. HP Printers has a Series Rover on their HP Connected page, noted Tom Spoto, Albany, NY. In the “more unusual” category, we give props to Paul Hai, Syracuse, NY, who spotted a Land Rover in a wall panel at Basil and Wick’s restaurant, North Creek, NY, featuring thenSenator Robert F. Kennedy with a Series Rover in the background. Chris Sneed, Mt. Washington, KY, stopped playing Uncharted 3 when he spotted the Defender 90 on the screen. Todd Miller, Fariburn, GA, sent in a photo of a Series III as a photo display at a nearby Timberland store. Our esteemed columnist Bill Burke sent in a wonderful retrospective run in the Grand Junction [CO] Daily Sentinel which featured an advertisement for the new 1964 Land Rover; only $2,895 delivered from Moss Motorama, your local dealer! Eric Sousa, Melrose, 1964 Daily Sentinel MA, noted that a Wall St. Grand Junction, CO
Journal real estate ad included photos of the house and the Defender 90 to help clinch the sale. Nathan Russell, Peoria, IL, enjoyed finding a Range Rover on the cover of the Pink Floyd Animals album. We’ve mentioned these before, but we want to credit Sighters for their contributions. Joseph Pacheo, Celebration, FL, John Milner, Trent Woods, NC, John Trotter, Sudbury, MA, Eric Schmidt, Steamboat Springs, CO and Gus Davino, Short Hills, NJ, sent in the Mountain Khakis catalogue as their first ever Sighting. Brandon Williams, Dothan, AL, spotted the Land’s End Catalogue with Series Land Rovers. Eric DePetris, Middleburg, FL and Nathan Blessing, Cornville, AZ, noted that Eddie Bauer continues to use Land Rovers on the covers of their catalogues. Gus Davino, Short Hills, NJ, reminded us that Eddie Bauer catalogues still feature Land Rovers. Kevin Humphrey, Jonesboro, AR, spotted a Discovery on the Ex Officio catalogue. Bill Adams also came across the Discovery on the card swipe at his local Jiffy Lube. Howard Morrison, Savannah, GA, Steve Hornbuckle, Birmingham, AL and Eric DePetris, Middleburg, FL, found that Ralph Lauren’s Polo catalogues and flyers continue to use Defenders in their promotions. Theodore Casareo, Jersey City, NJ, Deborah Ammarell, Lloyd Harbor, NY and Eric DePetris, Middleburg, FL, found the Land Rovers in the J. Crew catalogue. Brian Lassiter, Centreville, VA, Rebekah Sanderlin, Niceville, FL, John Karlsson, Hope Valley, RI, Camille Morrison, Savannah, GA, Edwin Remsburg, Fallston, MD, the Reece-Campbell Co., Cincinnati, OH and Andy Draxler, Heath, MA, enjoyed seeing the 109” in the Orvis catalogue. Charlie Joerss, Larchmont, NY and Greg Akin, Ablilene, TX, noticed Land Rovers on the Ralph Lauren Facebook page. Jason Sheehy, Mt. Sterling, OH, noted the “early Defender” on the Braevail catalogue cover. Chris Thier, Bend, OR, spotted the Belk ad with a model seated on the tub of a Series Rover. Wernher Wiehman, Kirwin, KS, found a Defender in the Mini Boden catalogue. Dick Newton,
Sightings
Charlestown, RI, spotted Ted Turner in his Defender 110 on a CNN special this past fall; we’ve received notice of his Defender in the past. ///
Winners: Bill Tanner Dahlonega, GA
Tanner Kneese Austin, TX
Rob Gatnik Milton, MA
Tom Spoto Albany, NY
Cherié Emmons Somerset, KY
Will Hedrick Wake Forest, NC
Mary Jean Terrell Henrico, VA
Nicholas Dover Cowansville, QC Canada
Peter Hood St. Petersburg, FL Wayne Cassady Louisville, KY Jeffery A Hurst Rutledge, TN Bob Cullum Chapin, SC Mark Brown Burlington, NC Mark Shahan Tullahoma, TN Dan Easter Runnells, IA Chris Heck Littleton, CO Rob Dixon Reston, VA Jay Bopp Greenville, SC Jay Geaney Cabot, AR Chuck Hester Bel Air, MD Clay Knight Dallas, TX Bobby Sanderlin Niceville, FL Peter Hope Colorado Springs, CO Christian Cartner Alexandria, VA Connor Hansell Salt Lake City, UT Leslie Bright Kingsport, TN Stuart Allan Kanab, UT Mark Hollahan Miramar, FL
Greg Hollingsworth Colchester CT Josh Morris Tulsa, OK Sherry Block Hadlyme, CT Todd Miller Fairburn, GA Derek Leath Frontenac, MO Greg Akin Abilene, TX Kyle Reichman Newport, RI Bo Prillaman Kilmarnock VA Steve Sparkes New York, NY Richard K Westbrook Houston, TX Howard Morrison Savannah GA Camille Morrison Savannah, VA Curt Kolcun Leesburg, VA Chris Sneed Mount Washington, KY Marc Grajeda Portland, OR Jerry Staar Burnaby, BC Canada Milton Milner Hendersonville, NC Jason T Sheehy Mount Sterling, OH Jason Secrest Allen, Texas
Matthew Dawson Chico, CA
Mike Archer Victoria BC Canada
S. Graham Temple, GA
John Kostuch North Huntingdon, PA
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