I was stationed at Ellington AFB in Houston for 9 months in 1970-1971. G&G was our “go to” hobby shop. It was run by Gus Frietag, brother of Gil Frietag. We always referred to it as Gil and Gus.
Gus was my go-to guy at G&G. Those guys were very kind to a 15-year-old kid who had no money to amount to anything. They knew I could only afford a couple blue box kits at most and let me look at them to see what I wanted. That place was my Model Railroad Shangri-La.
The great joy of being stationed in Houston was the San Jacinto Model Railroad Club. One member invited everyone over on a Sunday afternoon to run their own locomotives on his HO railroad. Gus showed up with a Lionel and Gil showed up with an HOn3. They placed them on the track when the railroad owner wasn’t looking and then they complained their locomotives wouldn’t fit. I had my camera ready to get the owner’s facial expression. It was a great club with great people and it still is.
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And three railers have three times the fun! 
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