Egregious Steamboat Journal

I used to get that publication back in the mid 90's Roger but havent heard of them in years. I believe it was a publication out of Louisville I dont know if I have any old copies and they had a "gift shop" catalogue with a lot of books and river stuff. thats about all I remember. I'm sure other posters on here probably know more about it.

ESJ

Jack and Sandy Custer published that for a couple of years and ceased it without fulfilling the subscriptions paid for it. There was a lot of grumbling about that, not giving people their money's worth. Funny, but some of those grumblers are the very same people now justifying the 3 instead of 4 issues a year of the Reflector, and the untimely and irregular publication thereof. The ESJ was a good magazine, although picture clarity was questionable. It was very similar to the Reflector, but with a more 'scholarly' bent, due to Jack's professorial background.

Thanks Judy for helping to dust off my memory. I couldnt remember why I stopped getting it and now it comes back to me....it just stopped coming. I remember it a bit clearer now because it was a alot like the reflector and well written. Was I correct about them being from Louisville?

Louisville

Yes, you were correct on that too. They live(d) in the Portland section. They put on a wonderful Steamboat Conference in Louisville in 1996, I believe.

Jack is sort of the William F. Buckley of the river. He caused everyone to have to rush to their dictionaries in order to understand him. Did not we all have to look up the
word "egregious"?

the 1996 Custer's gathering

That was the only time I got over to the Ohio River, had a great time and gave a paper on why the steamboat Thomas Jefferson was not the first boat to sink on the Missouri River in 1819. She stranded because loaded or empty she drew 6 feet all her machinery was in the stern. during the winter of 1819-20 the crew shifted the boilers and machinery around so she floated level when empty. She came out of the Missouri in the spring of 1820 and was around on the Mississippi for several more years. Oh yes I may have a complete or nearly complete run of the Egregious.
utah river rat.

I also attended the Steamboat History Conference at Louisville in 1996. I shot video of some of the events including the whistle blowing but have never done anything with the tapes. Also shot part of Alan Bate's model conference during that event. I thought that more of those conferences were being planned but I guess they never have.
-Jim Herron