Well, Rod... you certainly created the latest tempest in a teapot over Coquille River GLOW! Perhaps it was deja vu or just good timing, but this thread is very timely.

I spoke with Kim Andrews today and here is the official situation:

Of course at the Reunion Bill hinted at a GLOW Coquille River. As he is often wont to do, he also has spoken in the past of Coquille River hinting one way or another, then denying any knowledge "Did I say THAT?". (Similar to his "What seahorses?" denial)

As of October 2, the GLOW version of Coquille River was on Harbour Lights' production schedule for delivery in January 1999. On Sunday, October 4, a few individual attending the Reunion met on their own to discuss whether Harbour Lights should do that or not. The group included a few collectors with complete collections and one secondary dealer; no company representative was present.

On Monday, one of their group faxed a synopsis of their position to Harbour Lights. Basically, they recalled Bill as having said in the past "We will never make a GLOW Coquille River."

Whether he made that statement in truth and fact and INTENDED it to be so or whether he said it like Bill likes to say many things to keep us collectors off or on guard, Bill and the family don't know; they don't RECALL that he did. In the same fax, the spokesperson for this group said this "No GLOW Coquille River" pledge was similar to Bill's statement that Harbour Lights "...would NEVER make more than 10,000 of a limited edition."

The fax caused Bill to talk with a few collectors and dealers by phone and for the family to meet and discuss what they should do. The decision reached was to take the GLOW Coquille River OFF the production board until the issue is resolved. If Bill has made that statement ("No GLOW Coquille River"), that pretty much keeps the piece off the board for good. If he hasn't made the statmement -- or has made it in a teasing way, then that could put the piece back on the production board for later delivery in 1999.

So the need for feedback is even greater. Harbour Lights reads these forums. You can post your comments here and they will be heard or you can write or email Harbour Lights with your opinion.