[bh3443]

"Hi Bill. Glad you are posting regularly on the board again -- from TBob"
TBob, you made me smile~~~~ You are a great friend!

Hi Gang,
My daughters bought me a shirt that says:

RETIRED
Knows everything
and has lots of time to tell you all about it......

Hoping I got a laugh out of you! My story is about the first time I met Wayne and Bill from Shoe Box. We all converged on the lounge at the Strongsville, OH (Cleveland) show run by legend Clayton Pasternack. Till this time, I only knew of Wayne and Bill by name. I sat up at the bar next to them and we had a few cocktails while watching an NCAA FB game. After a few minutes, they noticed my Boston accent and we introduced each other. I was sitting with 2 legends of the hobby and we we're later joined by Denny Eckes, Bob Thing, and a virtual who's who in our hobby.
I was shocked that these hobby icons talked with me about cards, sports, etc.., I was invited to join the crew in the hospitality room that night. What a night, lol, with Bob Lemke and the boys from SCD, and more legends! Bill Zimpleman was kind enough to give me the list of "it shows" that the big boys did regularly. I consulted my traveling companion, Bob Thing from Maine, and we made plans to set up with this elite crew in St. Louis, Plymouth, MI, Sharonville, OH (Cinn), plus all the regular East Coast shows we normally did.

I'm sorry for the long-winded post, but the point is that these fine guys (Bill & Wayne) made it a point to make me feel like one of the crew, and they made it a point to introduce me to EVERYONE. And, not that it's a huge deal, but they made sure to introduce me as Bill Hedin (pronounced Ha- deen) to everyone. What a grand time it was for sure!

Bill Z and Wayne V are top notch in my book! Always treated me right, sold me cards fairly and bought some cards with a decent offer. The hobby needs more guys like them!

Bill Hedin