I knew that you collected ashtrays, because I first became aware of Janice through Art Anderson's ashtray book...which is what really started our collection! We bought a Joe W. Brown's Horseshoe Club ashtray at a flea market...we were curious, because we thought Benny ALWAYS owned the 'Shoe. Then found the ashtray book at GGS, with the story of Benny's jail time, and Joe W. running the Horseshoe. 'Had' to start collecting 'trays to justify the $20 I'd spent on the book! That's also when I started discovering the stories were as much fun as the 'stuff'!
Thanks for sharing your story, it's very cool that the two of you shared the love of the hobby
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