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DMcDIn my role as Net54 paparazzi at the Chicago National I cajoled Leon into posing for the "Moderator Dude as Mr. Mint " picture. I was kind-of building on the joke already established by the esteemed Mr. Wonka of the fleeting resemblance of the two characters (and Gabby Hartnett, too, I guess). I have never met Alan Rosen but by all accounts he is a Grade A okole puka as we say in Hawaii (puka means hole, you do the math), a "money grubbing whore", if you will. Leon Luckey, otoh and imho, is a stand-up guy. I have met him at two Nationals and have found him to be a friendly chap. I have bought cards from him at his booth and from B-L Auctions with happy results. I appreciate and admire his skills as Kindergarten Cop in running the Board. The weary sh!t he has put up with from the likes of Jay Behrens, Scott Elkins, Billy Bob Ballsitch, or whatever that troll's name was, to name a few offenders, would try the patience of a saint. (I would last about one hour in the role, long enough to ban all the hard cases, poor spellers and right wing nutjobs). These guys might see the photo I took and think the shoe fits; I think they would be wrong.
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