Date:	Fri, 1 Jul 1994 05:30:41 -1000
From:	johnsona@novell2.chnt.gtegsc.com ()
Message-Id: <2v1cr1$a27@europa.eng.gtefsd.com>
Organization: GTE Federal Systems Division
Subject: Annapolis, MD Kite Stores

If any one has phone numbers and commnts on kites in Annapolis, please post 
here.  I need a new kite store to check.  Thanks
Al Johnson
Reston, VA




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Date:	Fri, 1 Jul 1994 06:37:01 -1000
From:	jeffy@syrinx.umd.edu (Jeffrey C. Burka)
Message-Id: <2v1gnd$fhk@umd5.umd.edu>
Organization: University of Maryland, College Park
Subject: Re: Annapolis, MD Kite Stores

In article <2v1cr1$a27@europa.eng.gtefsd.com> johnsona@novell2.chnt.gtegsc.com writes:
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>If any one has phone numbers and commnts on kites in Annapolis, please post 
>here.  I need a new kite store to check.  Thanks

There's only one kite store in Annapolis, called "Kites Up and Away."
Interestingly, it's almost directly above what used to "Kites Aweigh," the
store run by Brooks Leffler before he ran off.

Kites Up and Away is just off the town dock, in the historic part of
Annapolis.  The proprietor is a fellow named Joe Croot, a retired airline
pilot.  His wife runs a Native American art gallery in the same building.

Joe is new to kiting, but learning fast.  The store is fairly well stocked,
with Flexi's, Rev's (I, II, Backtracker), Pro/Am (Smith, Regular, El Nino),
Ultras, Skynasaurs (including the signature series), and so forth.  He also
has a reasonable collection of single lines, including a number of Joel
Scholtz's kites.  Joe's been stocking up on spare parts, and can usually be
counted on to have spars (lots of Beman, SkyShark (I got a 36" IIIp there
for $6.75), and I think AFC), bungee, knocks, vinyls, etc.  If he doesn't
have what you need, he can probably get it.

I believe Joe is an AKA member merchant, but I'm not positive.  He also
gives discounts to KAK members (dunno about MKS).

Jeff
(who is, of course, unaffiliated, but a happy customer...)
-- 
|Jeffrey C. Burka     | "Everything is still with a fear of never coming out |
|Suffering Bad Grammar|  Never following through / Never ever finishing      |
|jeffy@syrinx.umd.edu |  What we wanted to do."  -- Melissa Ferrick          |


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