Simon Clode of Westley Richards has made a very nice blog post on Dan Cote, seen recently at the Southern SXS Expo:

http://www.theexplora.com/the-double-gun-journal-daniel-cote-a-rare-sighting/

Definitely the surprise celebrity of the Southern and well deserving of Simon's accolades.

I found it a real pleasure to meet him and wife Joanna for the first time after all these years, and I think other show visitors would say the same. Dan did look a bit overwhelmed by all the attention, though -- but I hope he will be back.

Very nice. Daniel and Joanna are real treasures to us all.

Thanks Vic. An interesting blog to check in on. Nice, concise write ups, great pictures and variety.

Yes, the Explora blog is one thing I really look forward to reading each day.

"I found it a real pleasure to meet him and wife Joanna for the first time after all these years, and I think other show visitors would say the same. Dan did look a bit overwhelmed by all the attention, though -- but I hope he will be back".

It truly was a privilege to meet Dan and Joanna in the flesh after all those years of telephone visits. I visited with Dan one final time before leaving on Sunday; he said he and Joanna had enjoyed an amazing time at Deep River, and that he had already completed his application with plans to definitely return for the 2016 Southern Side x Side. The 2015 Southern may have been the best ever; and that in spite of the cold rainy weather we had on Saturday and Sunday. In a conversation with Bill Kempffer the following week, Bill told me that they had pulled more than 100K targets during the event, an increase of more than 16% over the 2014 event.

Nice tribute to Dan.

He does keep a low profile in public. Several years ago, I was attending the old UP SxS Classic. At that time, I'd done several articles for DGJ, but had never met Dan. Anyhow, a guy comes running up to me with a copy of DGJ and says "Mr. Brown, will you autograph my copy of the magazine?" To which I replied "Sure!" At which point Dan starts laughing, extends his hand and says, "Hi, I'm Dan Cote." Bought a very nice 16ga Scott from Dan at one of the UP shoots--maybe that same one. Sleeved gun, one of the old crystal cocking indicator models.

Thanks! That's the first time I've seen a recent photo of the elusive Mr. Cote. Also reminded me that I owe them a renewal...