Finally got to meet the man!! (Stan Shultz)

[robc]

I guess this is the right place to post this LOL

Got a call tonight from Stan Schultz - he said he was in the area, about 10 min from my house and would my wife and I like to come out and meet him? Of course we accepted that invitation and headed out. Got to have dinner with Stan and talked T's - it was a lot of fun and both Stan and his wife are just awesome people!! Thanks again, Stan!! We appreciate you taking the time out to meet with some of your biggest fans!

Me, my wife & stan (God my wife is short LOL):

My wife & Stan:

Me & Stan:

 

[Xian]

Robc-
Too Cool! What an experience that must have been!

 

[robc]

Robc-
Too Cool! What an experience that must have been!

It was simply awesome!!

 

[JC]

Soo cool!

 

[Steve Calceatum]

That is truly amazing, Rob!!!

Now that you've truly outdone yourself again, how are you going to outdo this one??? LOL

 

[OrdoMallus]

I'm from calgary, alberta. Where stan used to live, I have yet to meet him but know several people that were good personal friends of his and his wife. I've heard he is one of the nicest people you could ever meet, one of the most genuine and compassionate people. Lol I heard a strange story from a friend and she said that you would have never guessed that Stan and his wife were into spiders.
I'm supposed to be getting a B. Vagans that was originally owned by Stan. I'm pretty excited. I am still wanting to meet Stan yet, him being a snowbird and taking off for most of the winter doesn't help. Lol. He recently posted on a local forum and he said that he is no longer keeping T's because it was too hard to take back and forth across the boarder. Is that true?
Must have been a hell of a good time to finally meet him. is he as great a person as I've been led to believe?

 

[robc]

I'm from calgary, alberta. Where stan used to live, I have yet to meet him but know several people that were good personal friends of his and his wife. I've heard he is one of the nicest people you could ever meet, one of the most genuine and compassionate people. Lol I heard a strange story from a friend and she said that you would have never guessed that Stan and his wife were into spiders.
I'm supposed to be getting a B. Vagans that was originally owned by Stan. I'm pretty excited. I am still wanting to meet Stan yet, him being a snowbird and taking off for most of the winter doesn't help. Lol. He recently posted on a local forum and he said that he is no longer keeping T's because it was too hard to take back and forth across the boarder. Is that true?
Must have been a hell of a good time to finally meet him. is he as great a person as I've been led to believe?

He is one of the nicest people you will ever meet.....and smartest!!! I don't believe he is keeping T's still.

 

[rustym3talh3ad]

He is one of the nicest people you will ever meet.....and smartest!!! I don't believe he is keeping T's still.

Agreed 150%...Stan is amazing, the L.A.T.E. (lansing area tarantula enthusiasts) crew got a chance to have him over back in april and i must say, it was an experience i will not soon forget. it didnt matter if u were a veteran T keeper or someone who was thinking about getting their first arachnid he was on level with everyone. extremely humble as well, he repeatedly told us he wasnt anything special, even though to us he was. i really hope that lansing gets a chance to meet with him again in the near future.

 

[Abby]

AHHH How awesome!!
Hopefully one day I will also have the honor

 

[robc]

Agreed 150%...Stan is amazing, the L.A.T.E. (lansing area tarantula enthusiasts) crew got a chance to have him over back in april and i must say, it was an experience i will not soon forget. it didnt matter if u were a veteran T keeper or someone who was thinking about getting their first arachnid he was on level with everyone. extremely humble as well, he repeatedly told us he wasnt anything special, even though to us he was. i really hope that lansing gets a chance to meet with him again in the near future.

It was a waesome experience and one I will never forget!!

 

[arachnochicken]

stan schultz

OK I'll admit I'm ignorant , other then being the guy in the pic .....whos Stan Schultz ?

 

[Steve Calceatum]

OK I'll admit I'm ignorant , other then being the guy in the pic .....whos Stan Schultz ?

Three words: Tarantula Keeper's Guide

The TKG is pretty much our bible, and is referenced ALOT around here.

 

[Exo]

Rob.....I envy you. :clap:

 

[arachnochicken]

Three words: Tarantula Keeper's Guide

The TKG is pretty much our bible, and is referenced ALOT around here.


AAHHH OK thanks , never bought it , I guess I should have .

 

[Ariel]

AAHHH OK thanks , never bought it , I guess I should have .

I haven't either, but not because I didn't want to, I haven't been able to find a copy.

 

[The Spider Faery]

I haven't either, but not because I didn't want to, I haven't been able to find a copy.

My local bookstore didn't have a copy in either, but I requested that they order it in from another bookstore for me. The bookstore sales clerk was surprisingly open minded and told me she doesn't have a fear of spiders but birds. So she asked me about my interest in them as pets, which was nice, because I was expecting a different reaction.

 

[Ariel]

My local bookstore didn't have a copy in either, but I requested that they order it in from another bookstore for me. The bookstore sales clerk was surprisingly open minded and told me she doesn't have a fear of spiders but birds. So she asked me about my interest in them as pets, which was nice, because I was expecting a different reaction.

I always love it when people give different responses than you expect. I might have to try that, I think i asked and they couldn't, but its worth a shot.

 

[rvtjonny]

Thats awesome Rob, maybe this will inspire you to start writing yourself someday, just think about it "The New Tarantula Keeper's Guide" by Rob C.

 

[ZergFront]

I always love it when people give different responses than you expect. I might have to try that, I think i asked and they couldn't, but its worth a shot.

I got mine from Amazon. It always saves the day for me when I can't find a certain book.

If you ever do take the time to write a book on tarantulas, Rob I'd love to get a copy. I'll pay a little extra for an autographed one(don't skimp on the pics).

BTW, does the Mrs. know you posted pics with her on them? I know she's been camera-shy on YouTube. Hehe!

 

[TalonAWD]

Thats one great experience! Thanks for sharing!