El Faby

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My name is Fabian Gustavo De Simone. I am 57 years old, married and with two sons and I work as electrician. My residence place is in Castelar, Buenos Aires, Argentina. I started in my hobby of collecting cans in the summer of 1980. I concurred to a Bar while i was on vacation in the city of Miramar with my wife, there i saw some cans exposed and, because I liked the style that they give to the bar I decide to buy some of them to do the same decoration in my house. First it was 6, then another 4, and other 4 more, more and more … Respecting Coca Cola Products, it was a few years later. Related to a promo of the brand which involve the exchange of Coca Cola taps for a product that, to be frank, I can’t remember i get my first item and with the time I get another, and other, and other .. And now I almost have space to keep the things i get everyday. Since 2009 I am active partner (No. 53) of the " Club Argentino de Coleccionistas - Cerveza y Gaseosas" (C y G) as well as a founding member of the club "Argentina Coca Cola Collectors" (ACCC) since 2012. Below you can see some personal photos together with my family and friends ... and how could it also be missing Coca Cola.
	> In the picture you can see me with my pet Sharon in arms. Next to me is my wife Monica and my sons: Daiana and Mauro.
	> Anyway, as you may see in the picture my inclination for the brand started since I was a kid. In the picture i am with my mother, being a boy of only one and half year old.
	> In this picture of the year 1965, i'm celebrating my first 3 years and as you can see Coca Cola was present in my table.
	> Summer of the year 1969, on holidays with my mother and father having dinner and drinking: Coca Cola.
	> Walking around Costanera, in Buenos Aires, it was a typical spring day of the year 1970, i was a 9 years old boy refreshing myself with Coca Cola.
	> In 1977, during my adolescence in company of the super sized bottle.
	> Together with my mother´s grand mother, celebrating the born of my daughter Daiana in May of 1988, always with Coca Cola.
	> Year 1977, in some celebration, together with my wife Monica, barbecue and Coca Cola.
	> In this one, i was in front of a railroad wagon of Serra Verde Express that make its tour starting from the city of Curitiba to Paranaguá in the neighbor country of Brazil, that I had the chance to travel it in November of 2005 celebrating with my wife our 25th anniversary of married.
	> This picture was taken in December of 2005 in “The Magic Christma’s Village of Coca Cola” that was realized in the Argentinian Rural Society, Palermo, Buenos Aires.
	> The “Obelisco” emblem of Buenos Aires City over 9th July Avenue, one of the widest in the world, behind is the great coca cola neon sign. Nowadays this add is no longer in there, and in its place there is a LED screen of the same size.
	> The picture was taken on July of 2007, the same old-fashioned neon sign of the last picture can be seen closer to appreciate its details.
	> These pictures were taken in October of 2008, in the “Advertising Exhibition” that was realized in the Argentine Rural Society, in Palermo, Buenos Aires.
	> March, 2011 - A can vending machine in "Beto Carrero World", Penha - Santa Catarina, Brazil.
	> July 23 of 2012 - 126° Rural Exhibition in Palermo
	> November 2012 - Hugh LED sign that replace the old neon sign shown in previous photos, it's located over 9th July Avenue in the same place that the previous one. After some time of being prohibited, the government approve its use and up to now is working, varying its content according the current promotions.
	> In the following video it can be seeing its magnitude and operation.
	> August 2013 - At the door of the CCR, where was held the 1° International Convention of Coca Cola Collectors, the side of the truck provided by Coca Cola Company Argentina for the occasion.
	> October 2013 - With Andy Kusnetzoff (journalist, presenter and producer of television and radio) and the bottle of Coca Cola Zero line "Desafíos Zero" with your image.
	> December 2014 - After dinner at Johnny B. Good (Puerto Madero) one of the commemoratives bottles for the 10 years of the chain of musical themed restaurants.
	> December, 2017. International Airport - El nuevo dorado, Bogota – Colombia.
	> Beside Yonet Jiménez and a limited edition bottle that he gave me and now it’s part of my collection. Beach restaurant of the Santorini Hotel, Santa Marta – Colombia.
	> December, 2017. Santa Marta - Colombia.
	> June, 2018. Beside the owner of the restaurant Tuss in Villarica, Paraguay who gave me a napkin holder.