Have You Left The Net54 Community?

[frankbmd]

Apart from being banned by the management there are numerous other reasons, no doubt, why folks have left the Forum and have moved on to less worthwhile pursuits. So if you have left the Forum, please tell us why. What would it take to get you back? On the other hand there may be members who would like to join you where you are now (in a better place?). Remember that Net54 cares, not only about you, but also about your cards and memorabilia as well.

[ullmandds]

but Frank...if one has left the forum...how would they see this?????

[frankbmd]

but Frank...if one has left the forum...how would they see this?????

It's an omni thread Pete, posted on every forum in the universe.;)

[Brian Van Horn]

but Frank...if one has left the forum...how would they see this?????

Maybe we can get Madam Zelda or this guy to conjure them back.

[ullmandds]

It's an omni thread Pete, posted on every thread in the universe.;)

ok...good! i was starting to think maybe you forgot your vitamins today!!!

[Peter_Spaeth]

I expect that most people who don't see this thread will reply.

[ALR-bishop]

" Sometimes you just have to demand all of your rights....even if you are not sure what your rights are...or who you are talking to...and when you leave, slam the door".... Jack Handey

[scooter729]

I have a friend who left the forum for a while. But it just turned out he was in the bathroom. And he had his iPad with him, and was reading the forum while in there. So he never really left.

Yeah, definitely a friend of mine.

[barrysloate]

I'm kind of one foot in, one foot out. I post primarily when asked why I left the forum.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Please post why you don't post.

[bobbyw8469]

I left the PSA community. They removed me, but it was like "You cant fire me, I quit deal". I was tired of being constantly harrassed on there. My time is over, and I can go back if so desired, but I have no desire to. That board has really gone downhill in recent years, IMHO.

[Peter_Spaeth]

I left the PSA community. They removed me, but it was like "You cant fire me, I quit deal". I was tired of being constantly harrassed on there. My time is over, and I can go back if so desired, but I have no desire to. That board has really gone downhill in recent years, IMHO.

It's all poppage and rips over there. Can barely stand to read it lol.

[barrysloate]

Please post why you don't post.

I guess I don't post as much because I don't find the board as interesting as it once was. Many of the best posters have left, and I think that detracts a little. Nothing you can do about it. People come and go...talking of Michelangelo.:)

[Peter_Spaeth]

I guess I don't post as much because I don't find the board as interesting as it once was. Many of the best posters have left, and I think that detracts a little. Nothing you can do about it. People come and go...talking of Michelangelo.:)

At least it's not a wasteland yet.

[Centauri]

I was a many times a day visitor and poster. I especially liked the BST on the site, until...

I had a disagreement with a seller. I was interested in a $50 card, and was in discussions with him. The price was already strong, then after we had kinda agreed on the price, he wanted $5 for shipping. I said no and walked away, the seller ran to Leon. Leon supported the seller 110%, and was quite condescending to me about it. It was silly of the seller to make a big deal for a) a small card, b) a commodity type card that can be sold anywhere for the market price.

To shut everyone up about it, I paid for the card, immediately sold it on ebay for a nearly identical price, and just dropped the site. I have visited maybe twice in the last year since.

[brianp-beme]

That's it! The posting of this pointless thread has prompted me to post my final pointless post. Thanks a LOT Frank for causing this to happen.

Brian

[barrysloate]

At least it's not a wasteland yet.

That was the "cruellest" post (I think only Peter and I know what we are talking about).

[buymycards]

I can't leave. I signed a multi-year contract with Leon. I may end up getting traded to another forum.

[trdcrdkid]

That was the "cruellest" post (I think only Peter and I know what we are talking about).

I got it too.

[Peter_Spaeth]

That was the "cruellest" post (I think only Peter and I know what we are talking about).

I recall a parody that substituted Joe DiMaggio for Michelangelo.

[Peter_Spaeth]

I got it too.

You probably have the original manuscripts of his poems somewhere in your archive. :D

[tschock]

I remember one time seeing Kobe leave the Forum.

[T206Jim]

I truly think Eliot had baseball in mind when he denoted April as the cruelest month.

[vintagewhitesox]

I got it too.



As an english major, I am proud to say that I recognize the literary allusion in this post.
huzzah.

[iowadoc77]

I have tried to leave several times but I can't.
Apparently I can check out any time I like but can never leave.
All kidding aside, I really like this place. Was on blowout forums for awhile and the level of BS and people jumping all over you for breaking the "rules". And people calling foul if you don't have your cards priced "way below EBay". This is a good place in my opinion.

[barrysloate]

Glad to see there are still people around who enjoy reading poetry. That makes me happy.

[frankbmd]

The Four Quartets would no doubt have more appeal on a Football Forum.;)

[Aquarian Sports Cards]

Nobody comes here nowadays, it's too crowded...

[Den*nis O*Brien]

That was the "cruellest" post (I think only Peter and I know what we are talking about).

....Talking about Newton P. ( or was it F.) Minnow...."Television is a vast wasteland" ?????

[gnaz01]

https://youtu.be/UPw-3e_pzqU

[Stampsfan]

"Where have you gone, Joe DiMaggio? Our nation turns it's lonely eyes to you..."

I remember reading an interview with DiMaggio, who said when he first heard that song, he exclaimed to himself "I didn't know I went anywhere."

After that he was back on TV as Mr. Coffee.

[trdcrdkid]

You probably have the original manuscripts of his poems somewhere in your archive. :D

Nah, I'm more of a Shakespeare guy. No manuscripts, but I have something like 800 Shakespeare-related books.

[Peter_Spaeth]

"Where have you gone, Joe DiMaggio? Our nation turns it's lonely eyes to you..."

I remember reading an interview with DiMaggio, who said when he first heard that song, he exclaimed to himself "I didn't know I went anywhere."

After that he was back on TV as Mr. Coffee.

Simon's hero was Mantle not DiMaggio, but he said the lyric worked better.

[trdcrdkid]

Simon's hero was Mantle not DiMaggio, but he said the lyric worked better.

https://pouringcoffeeads.files.wordpress.com/2015/05/mister-cofeee.jpg

[Peter_Spaeth]

Nah, I'm more of a Shakespeare guy. No manuscripts, but I have something like 800 Shakespeare-related books.

So in your informed opinion did someone else write the works attributed to Shakespeare?

[trdcrdkid]

So in your informed opinion did someone else write the works attributed to Shakespeare?

No, definitely not. I have a whole website devoted to refuting the idea that somebody else wrote the works of Shakespeare, and I've written about it in several places in print, most recently in "The Cambridge Guide to the Worlds of Shakespeare".

http://shakespeareauthorship.com/

[MikeGarcia]

..."I would never belong to a club that would have someone like me as a member"---The Earl of Shrewsbury

[tedzan]

Re....." Where have you gone, Joe DiMaggio? Our nation turns it's lonely eyes to you "

Initially, Joe D was not too happy about his name being in Simon and Garfunkel's song.

But, Joe's agent advised Joe that it would be good publicity for him. So, Joe OK'd it.

But, Joe refused to allow these lyrics to be sung in the movie (The Graduate).

And, sure enough, the lyrics are not included in the song featured in the movie.


TED Z
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[Sean]

No, definitely not. I have a whole website devoted to refuting the idea that somebody else wrote the works of Shakespeare, and I've written about it in several places in print, most recently in "The Cambridge Guide to the Worlds of Shakespeare".

http://shakespeareauthorship.com/

Great references. I love the article by Ron Rosensbaum for Slate (and it mentions your website). :)

[Peter_Spaeth]

No, definitely not. I have a whole website devoted to refuting the idea that somebody else wrote the works of Shakespeare, and I've written about it in several places in print, most recently in "The Cambridge Guide to the Worlds of Shakespeare".

http://shakespeareauthorship.com/

I guess I asked the right guy. Fascinating. Do you have a favorite play? As just a casual reader (well, a little more than that, but not a scholar) mine is probably Macbeth.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Re....." Where have you gone, Joe DiMaggio? Our nation turns it's lonely eyes to you "

Initially, Joe D was not too happy about his name being in Simon and Garfunkel's song.

But, Joe's agent advised Joe that it would be good publicity for him. So, Joe OK'd it.

But, Joe refused to allow these lyrics to be sung in the movie (The Graduate).

And, sure enough, the lyrics are not included in the song featured in the movie.


TED Z
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Why would they need his permission? Ted, that doesn't sound right to me, he was a public figure and the copyright to the song would have been with its author.

[trdcrdkid]

Why would they need his permission? Ted, that doesn't sound right to me, he was a public figure and the copyright to the song would have been with its author.

Legally, they wouldn't have needed his permission, but I'm guessing they wanted his blessing anyway out of respect. Weird Al Yankovic always asks the original singers of his parody songs for permission, and won't do a parody without that permission, even though legally his parodies are covered under fair use.

[trdcrdkid]

I guess I asked the right guy. Fascinating. Do you have a favorite play? As just a casual reader (well, a little more than that, but not a scholar) mine is probably Macbeth.

I get asked that all the time, but it's hard to pick out one play as my "favorite". Sometimes I say Henry IV part 1, because it mixes comedy and tragedy and has one of Shakespeare's greatest characters in Falstaff.

[timn1]

Hi Barry,

You literary dileliottante, you! I know what you are talking about-

I assume I am one of those scintillating posters who isn't around as much that you miss so much.... :D

That was the "cruellest" post (I think only Peter and I know what we are talking about).

[ls7plus]

"Where have you gone, Joe DiMaggio? Our nation turns it's lonely eyes to you..."

I remember reading an interview with DiMaggio, who said when he first heard that song, he exclaimed to himself "I didn't know I went anywhere."

After that he was back on TV as Mr. Coffee.

I remember reading that Joe was actually considering suing Paul Simon because he didn't understand the verse's positive connotation. Reminded me of Ted Williams attempting to probe DiMag's mind about hitting at one all-star game and concluding that the latter knew next to nothing about hitting--he just did it. Which was what Joe D. said to an inquiring Mike Epstein--"you can't learn it; you either have it or you don't." Not a guy with an inquisitive, analytical nature to be sure.

Regards,

Larry

[Nunzio11]

How could anyone leave this forum? A directionless thread turns into a discussion on past members, rival forums, Shakespeare, Simon and Garfunkel, Joe DiMaggio and Ted Williams! Classic stuff! Exactly why we're all here!

[Peter_Spaeth]

I remember reading that Joe was actually considering suing Paul Simon because he didn't understand the verse's positive connotation. Reminded me of Ted Williams attempting to probe DiMag's mind about hitting at one all-star game and concluding that the latter knew next to nothing about hitting--he just did it. Which was what Joe D. said to an inquiring Mike Epstein--"you can't learn it; you either have it or you don't." Not a guy with an inquisitive, analytical nature to be sure.

Regards,

Larry

Richard Ben Cramer's biography absolutely savaged him. It seemed a quite one-sided presentation.

[Big Six]

I miss Archive...well, not really.


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[h2oya311]

The Merchant of Venice: "The quality of mercy is not strained. It droppeth like the gentle rain from heaven upon the place beneath..."

The entire speech is still ingrained in my head after memorizing it for high school... 25 years later!

[Stampsfan]

How could anyone leave this forum? A directionless thread turns into a discussion on past members, rival forums, Shakespeare, Simon and Garfunkel, Joe DiMaggio and Ted Williams! Classic stuff! Exactly why we're all here!

Maybe people leave because we cannot keep a single thread on track. A bunch of guys having multiple conversations at once. Not sure why that is?

Wait, squirrel....

[frankbmd]

Maybe people leave because we cannot keep a single thread on track. A bunch of guys having multiple conversations at once. Not sure why that is?

Wait, squirrel....

How could anyone leave this forum? A directionless thread turns into a discussion on past members, rival forums, Shakespeare, Simon and Garfunkel, Joe DiMaggio and Ted Williams! Classic stuff! Exactly why we're all here!

This thread is on schedule and proceeding exactly as planned. Carry on.

[barrysloate]

Hi Barry,

You literary dileliottante, you! I know what you are talking about-

I assume I am one of those scintillating posters who isn't around as much that you miss so much.... :D

One of many Tim. Hope you are doing well. I wrote a baseball poem, please tell me what you think of it:

Leo Durocher
Doesn't keep kosher.

Do you think I can get it published?

[KingFisk]

That was the "cruellest" post (I think only Peter and I know what we are talking about).Some TS Eliot goings on here....
Edit to add I should read whole thread before jumping in with my limited literary knowledge.
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[KingFisk]

Re....." Where have you gone, Joe DiMaggio? Our nation turns it's lonely eyes to you "

Initially, Joe D was not too happy about his name being in Simon and Garfunkel's song.

But, Joe's agent advised Joe that it would be good publicity for him. So, Joe OK'd it.

But, Joe refused to allow these lyrics to be sung in the movie (The Graduate).

And, sure enough, the lyrics are not included in the song featured in the movie.


TED Z
.And Art Garfunkel is a big Phillies fan. I was at game 2 of the 2009 WS and they were shown on the big screen sitting together. That was a cool moment.

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[Section103]

https://pouringcoffeeads.files.wordpress.com/2015/05/mister-cofeee.jpg

Here's a guy that was married to Marilyn Monroe and still says Mr. Coffee was the best he ever tasted. (I think it was Gallagher)

[Tao_Moko]

It's worth a few minutes of viewing pleasure a week during a poop.

[Bocabirdman]

Here's a guy that was married to Marilyn Monroe and still says Mr. Coffee was the best he ever tasted. (I think it was Gallagher)

That's because Marilyn tasted like Henry Miller

[MikeGarcia]

..." I used to be Snow White , but I drifted ."----Mae West

..

[toledo_mudhen]

Maybe we can get Madam Zelda or this guy to conjure them back.

If the people don’t want to come out to the ballpark, nobody’s going to stop them

[frankbmd]

If the people don’t want to come out to the ballpark, nobody’s going to stop them

But what if they get to the fork in the road and don't take it.:confused:

[Peter_Spaeth]

But what if they get to the fork in the road and don't take it.:confused:

Then they wont be telling it with a sigh.

[Paul S]

But what if they get to the fork in the road and don't take it.:confused:

As Carson used to say, "When you get to the Slauson Cutoff...":D

[Fred]

Can someone just put a link to the "Welcome Back Kotter" theme song...:p


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZzEzDkeHzI

[Butch7999]

Didn't really leave so much as went on a self-imposed posting moratorium,
saving the next post we'd make for some actually valuable contribution to
hobby knowledge, or at least something seriously intelligent to say, or at
the very least something brilliantly hilarious, because that post would be
our milestone 500th... annnd... oh noooo! Damn you, Frank!




# 500, 2017 July 7

[ullmandds]

Can someone just put a link to the "Welcome Back Kotter" theme song...:p


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZzEzDkeHzI

Yes!

[PiratesWS1979]

Can someone just put a link to the "Welcome Back Kotter" theme song...:p

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZzEzDkeHzI

THANKS! Had take a break from Rancid to listen.

[Sean]

Didn't really leave so much as went on a self-imposed posting moratorium,
saving the next post we'd make for some actually valuable contribution to
hobby knowledge, or at least something seriously intelligent to say, or at
the very least something brilliantly hilarious, because that post would be
our milestone 500th... annnd... oh noooo! Damn you, Frank!




# 500, 2017 July 7

If I waited until I had something valuable or brilliant to post, I would only have posted three or four times....... Case in point. :rolleyes:

[quinnsryche]

Boobies!

[Edwolf1963]

What would it take to get you back?

Reinstate Marshall Barkman.

.. Wait.

I never left.

.. Nevermind.

Carry on.

[drmondobueno]

That's because Marilyn tasted like Henry Miller

Lol.

Can't leave Net54 cuz I'm slowly turning into a rock.

[Michael B]

THANKS! Had take a break from Rancid to listen.

Can never get enough of "Ruby Soho" or "Roots, Radicals, Rockers".

[slipk1068]

But what if they get to the fork in the road and don't take it.:confused:

It would be cool if Wonka took the fork in the road. Honk if you miss Wonka. Honk honk...

[Brian Van Horn]

For a post aimed at people who are no longer here, this is getting a lot of responses.

[kcohen]

I guess I don't post as much because I don't find the board as interesting as it once was. Many of the best posters have left, and I think that detracts a little. Nothing you can do about it. People come and go...talking of Michelangelo.:)

+1

[MikeGarcia]

For a post aimed at people who are no longer here, this is getting a lot of responses.

...bear in mind the type of people you're dealing with in here : baseball card collectors. Case closed...

..

[Brian Van Horn]

...bear in mind the type of people you're dealing with in here : baseball card collectors. Case closed...

..

Oh, fellow junkies.

[MVSNYC]

This might turn into an NYC Dinner thread.

[barrysloate]

Hey Michael- I'm in, it's been a long time!

[Peter_Spaeth]

It would be cool if Wonka took the fork in the road. Honk if you miss Wonka. Honk honk...

I believe a fork was stuck in Wonka.

[judsonhamlin]

Did someone say NYC dinner thread? Dibs!

[Republicaninmass]

Did someone say NYC dinner thread? Dibs!

Is Peter Luger too cliche?

[ullmandds]

nyc steak dinner!!!!!! do it the first week of september...I wanna guy!!!! i've heard so much about the peter luger place...archive told me it was grreat!

[barrysloate]

To get into Luger's, you have to make reservations more than a month in advance. And you have to bring cash, no credit cards. But it's not hype, best porterhouse steak you will ever eat. Figure $75-100 each, minimum. I can set it up, but we need to keep to a commitment.

[frankbmd]

To get into Luger's, you have to make reservations more than a month in advance. And you have to bring cash, no credit cards. But it's not hype, best porterhouse steak you will ever eat. Figure $75-100 each, minimum. I can set it up, but we need to keep to a commitment.

Barry,

I can tell you when I could have made it in June, but I hear the sky is falling in September.

As you know ordering steak on this medium rarely is successful.:D

[barrysloate]

Barry,

I can tell you when I could have made it in June, but I hear the sky is falling in September.

As you know ordering steak on this medium rarely is successful.:D

Good steaks are rare these days, so don't order yours well done.