Meet and Greet- welcome to Net54baseball

[DaveH]

Name - David Haas

Age - 60

Job - retired

Location - North Central Florida (GO GATORS)

Collecting Interests - unique cards and memorabilia pre-1970

Family - married 32 years with 5 cats and 5 hermit crabs

How long in hobby? - 6 years

Other interests - travel, fishing

Attend shows? - 3 nationals and whatever local shows I can find

[pgellis]

1. Name- Phil Ellis

2. Age- 43

3. Day job- Owner & Operator of Trophy Shop (started business 10 years ago and going strong)

4. Location- Cape Cod , MA

5. Collecting interest - T206 The Monster, Only collect graded SGC50 or better, currently at about 46% complete.

6. Family- Wife and German Shepherd (Lambeau)

7. How long in hobby- 5 yrs, back as an adult, but started collecting cards when I was about 5 or 6 (back in the early 70s), then sold entire collection, much of what my dad gave me that he collected as a kid and still had in great shape (48 Leaf, 33 Goudey, 48-51 Bowman including both Mickey Mantle and Willie Mays rookie cards and 48 Leaf Paige, Dimaggio, 33 Goudey Ruth & Gehrig). Sold entire collection in mid 1980s for money to go to college. Boy I wish I still had that 51 Bowman Mantle, it was in great shape.

8. Other interests - Green Bay Packers, Golf, Collect vintage equipment (especially leather football helmets), autographs.

9. Do you attend shows? Haven't been to a show in for a long, long time.

[3-2-count]

1. Name- Tony Andrea

2. Age- 44

3. Day job- Outside sales rep for a commercial electrical distributor

4. Location- Chandler, Arizona

5. Collecting interest- Buck Weaver & Chick Gandil items. T206 HOF port's,
pre-war BB RPPC's, cabinets, & studio photo's. I love it all.

6. Family- Married to the same woman for 22 years. (2) kids.
Anthony (20) & Brittany (24)

7. How long in hobby- 12 years.

8. Other interests- What's listed above keeps me more than busy.

9. Do you attend shows? The National occasionally

[toppcat]

1. Name- David Hornish

2. Age- 49 (same as Leon!)

3. Day job- Average Adjuster (my actual title, believe it or not), which means I adjust and handle damage claims on ocean going vessels, tugs & barges and cruise ships.

4. Location- Lindenhurst, NY (Long Island)

5. Collecting interest- T206, E Cards (pre WW1), Topps type collector and historian

6. Family- wife and two kids, 16 year old son and 14 year old daughter.

7. How long in hobby- 30 yrs, back as an adult, not counting as a kid

8. Other interests- Music (a wide variety) and old newspaper comics from the 30's-60's

9. Do you attend shows? National every once in a while and a few local shows here and there

[NeuhartCards]

Name- Keith Neuhart

Age- 40

Day Job- Just quit my job as a Financial Advisor after 16 years and opened a card shop (Yes, my wife supported it)

Location- Delaware, Ohio

Collecting Interest- Just about anything

Family- Wonderful wife of 15 years and a boy (10) and a girl (7)

How long in hobby- On and off since 1979

Other interests- Golf, coaching travel baseball, fishing

Do you attend shows- When time permits

[barrysloate]

Keith- good luck with the new card store. Not an easy thing to do today. Please keep us posted with how it goes.

[Dave1943]

Name- Dave Adkins

Age- 67

Day Job- Platform Instructor at MCB Camp Lejeune

Location- Swansboro, North Carolina

Collecting Interest- T205, T206

Family- Married to the prettiest lady I ever saw for the past 15 years

How long in hobby- In my youth and then the past 2 years

Other interests- Would like to find an E254 of Doc Adkins - I am his Grandson.
Also, any of his cards with other than Piedmont, Polar Bear, or SC backs.

Do you attend shows- None in my area - here vintage = 1980 and up

[terjung]

Name- Brian Terjung

Age- 38

Day Job- Forensic Structural Engineer

Location- Tampa Bay

Collecting Interest- HOFers in the following sets: E107, E103, W600, and 1933 Goudey

Family- Married 13+ years plus 7 year old daughter

How long in hobby- As a kid and then the past 3 years

Do you attend shows- They still have those? I make an annual trek to the National Show.

[brob28]

1. Name- Bill Roberts

2. Age- 42

3. Day job- Real estate finance and development

4. Location- Ann Arbor, MI

5. Collecting interest- Mostly 50' & 60's baseball (pretty much have the 70's covered). Trying to decide how to approach the pre-war stuff.

6. Family- Wife 7 years, two sons, 5 years & 8 months

7. How long in hobby- Since 2005, not counting kid collecting.

8. Other interests- scuba diving, guitar, backpacking

9. Do you attend shows? When I was a kid I used to go to the Midwest Collectors Convention (name might not be exact) at the Plymouh Hilton each July. That was a great show! Now just once in a while (not many good ones in MI). I have a lot more fun at auctions and estate sales!

[Clark7781]

1. Name - Paul Hawk

2. Age - 35

3. Day job - Own a number of food service establishments in NJ and PA

4. Location - Lower Bucks County, Langhorne, PA

5. Collecting interest - Pre-War cards, but mostly T206, T205, T207 and various HOF pre-war cards. I also collect sets from 2004, my son's birth year. I also collect baseball autographs - focusing on HOFer and autographed baseballs. I also collect anything related to the Phillies.

6. Family - New wife, two step daughters and one son. Kids have two rats without tails (hampsters) and two hermit crabs.

7. How long in hobby - Since five years old, but about a nine year hiatus during college, grad school and starting my career..

8. Other interests - hunting, cooking, wine collecting, tinkering with my 1967 427 Ford Cobra (a kit car, but dang sweet!)

9. Do you attend shows? Have done locals, but never the national. I have donethe Philly show in the past, but missed the last few because life got in the way.

Here is a photo of my wife and critters messing with us - photo taken about two months ago:

[collectbaseball]

1. Name - Dan McCarthy

2. Age - 21

3. Day job - Student/Boston College football video staff

4. Location - Brighton, MA

5. Collecting interest - working on low grade T205 and T3 sets, and Red Sox

6. Family - parents, sister, cat

7. How long in hobby - Been collecting since I was little, but I've focused solely on vintage stuff since sometime in high school

8. Other interests - Writing, reading, video editing, Boston sports

9. Do you attend shows? Something in the Boston area every so often

[talkinbaseball]

Name- John Guzze

Age- 54 that's older than Leon

Day Job- Inspection Team Lead

Location- Central part of Ct.

Collecting Interest- whatever catches my eye

Family- 4 kids and a grandson & granddaughter

How long in hobby- remember opening my first packs of '67 Topps baseball and been collecting off and on ever since.I really enjoyed meeting Bob Thing many, many years ago, what a first class act.

other interests- Family,Friends & and have been starting to compete in table tennis tournaments.

Do you attend shows- mostly local ones and still trying to get to my first national.

[Matt]

Name: Matt Wieder

Day job: Manager of Commercial Real-Estate Products for a software company.

Location: NE Ohio

Collecting interest: Tougher issues of pre-war HOFers & stars.

Family: Wife and 4 kids.

How long in hobby: 25 years.

Other interests: Cleveland Browns fan

Do you attend shows?: The Nat every now and then and the Strongsville show

[rp12367]

1. Name- Ralph Pr3y3r

2. Age- 43

3. Occupation- Hotel

4. Location - Savannah, GA

5.Collector Interest - T206, T210, T212

6. Family- Wife

7. How Long Collecting - I remember buying 1976 Topps Baseball Cards from local candy store as a kid. Collecting for real the past 24 years...

8- Other Interest - Yankees fan for life

9. Do You Attend Shows - I wish, none in my area...

[WillowGrove]

1. Name - Peter Fishman
2. Age - 45
3. Day job - Creative Director @ Marketing Company
4. Location - New Yawk City
5. Collecting interest - N173 HOFers, Old Stuff, Interesting Stuff. And 81 Donruss (kdding)
6. Family - wife of one year one month Cindy -
7. How long in hobby - 77-87, then 2010-
8. Other interests - Mets, American History, NYC History, Marketing
9. Do you attend shows? Not too many - the reflection off all the shiny stuff is offensive.

thanks for asking Leon.


peter

[lhoyle]

1. Name - Lee Hoyle

2. Age - 49 (for real)

3. Occupation - Data and Voice Network Engineer (Cisco stuff) for the Chickasaw Nation Divsion of Commerce (Casinos, travel stops, chocolate factory)

4. Location - Central Oklahoma

5. Collector Interest - Pre-1918 Red Sox (T206, T207, T205, M116, P2)

6. Family - Wife, 3 Kids (24,20,19), 4 grandsons (3,1,1,3 mos.)

7. How long collecting - Since I was 10. I may have had periods of not buying, but I have always had cards.

8. Other Interests - Red Sox fanatic since late 60's. Always wore #8 in little league. Bat/throw left, pitcher all they way into college (NAIA). Even got sent home from HS basketball practice for the 1978 Yankme/Sox playoff game (BFD).

9. Do you attend shows? - Used to in great numbers, now only local little shows. Ebay has really changed the landscape. Been to one National (1986 in Arlington - same weekend as a Sox/Rangers series - Clemens threw 8 innings on no-hit that Sunday).

This is a GREAT forum.

[Tim Kindler]

NAME- Tim Kindler

AGE- 38

DAY JOBS- Elementary School Teacher (2nd Grade), Small Business/LLC Owner of my own Home Improvement Business (Windows, doors, siding, etc.)

LOCATION- New Haven, Indiana (Suburb of Fort Wayne)

COLLECTING INTERESTS- E98s are my collecting passion!, E, T, Hall of Famers, Baseball Memorabilia

FAMILY- Super wife and 4 kids- 9,8,7,6 years old.

HOW LONG IN HOBBY- 25 years, I was buying T206s while my other friends were spending tons on Gregg Jefferies and Doc Gooden rookies!

OTHER INTERESTS- Outdoors and Nature, Antique Treasure Hunting

FAVORITE CARD THAT I OWN- E98 Ty Cobb with Old Put Back

FAVORITE PIECE OF MEMORABILIA- 1962 Cubs Bobble Head with a Green Base that my late Grandpa Hank gave me.

DO I ATTEND SHOWS?- I try to, but local shows are always BIG diasappointments, vintage to people around here means 70s! I do get to the National each year that it is in Chicago or Cleveland. I live basically in between the 2 cities.

[x2drich2000]

1. Name- DJ Richards

2. Age- 30

3. Day job- Customer disputes for a large global finance company

4. Location- Somerville, NJ

5. Collecting interest- currently working on an E93 set

6. Family- wife, 2 boys (3 1/2 and almost 1)

7. How long in hobby- since a kid in one way or another, never really fully quit - bought my first prewar card off the old board in 2007

8. Other interests - rock climbing

9. Do you attend shows? When I can Philly and the occasional local mall show

[ValKehl]

NAME - Val Kehl

AGE - 67

DAY JOB - Retired accountant.

LOCATION - Centreville, VA (a suburb of Wash., DC).

COLLECTING INTERESTS - Type cards plus cards of W. Johnson, S. Rice, E. Rixey, P. Runnels & M. Vernon; also, a few Wash.-player subsets, e.g. N172, E120, etc.

FAMILY - 4 kids & 6 grandchildren from 1st marriage; 13 years into 2nd marriage, with a stepdaughter.

HOW LONG IN HOBBY - Since the mid-1980s plus time as a kid.

OTHER INTERESTS - Wash. Nationals, Redskins & Wizards; UVA sports; garage/yard sales & flea markets.

ATTEND SHOWS? - Lotsa them back in the day; have been to 9 Nationals; currently, the Chantilly & Philly Shows.

[David W]

1. Name- David Williams

2. Age- 47

3. Day job- www.williamssupplywarsaw.com

4. Location- Warsaw, Indiana

5. Collecting interest - I spent last winter making a list of the greatest St. Louis Cardinals at each position, and am trying to acquire their cards. I also am working on acquiring every card of Lou Brock during his playing times, and up to around 250 unique items.

6. Family- Wife, 4 daughters, one son and one foster son.

7. How long in hobby- I started collecting in 1971 and have not stopped.

8. Other interests - Bears football. Playing coaching and refereeing soccer. Playing basketball and softball but not as well as I used to. Outside fun with the family and friends. My church - www.warsawwesleyan.com. Facebook.

9. Do you attend shows? No local shows in years, most Nationals in Chicago and Cleveland.

[brickyardkennedy]

Name: Bob Pomilla

Age: 61

Location: Isle of Manhattoes, NYC

Collecting Interests: Brooklyn baseball cards and the occasional related item.

How long in hobby: Started buying as a kid, with '57 Topps. Stopped buying packs in mid 60's. Collecting "seriously", for about a dozen years, now.

Other interests: Animal rights, politics, reading, complaining, raging at the universe.

Do you attend shows: Not much

[jeffmohler]

Name - Jeff Mohler

Age - 42

Job - Real Estate Attorney, Title Insurance Agent, Real Estate Broker

Location - Lancaster County, PA - home of the Amish and the E93 set!

Collecting Interest - Pinkerton postcards, (have about 26/30), Exhibit cards, Wide Pens, Fine Pens, Worch Cigar, Dietsche postcards and Cuban cards

Family - Wife of 15 years and four kids, 12, 10, 6 and 3 mos.

How long in hobby - about 5 years as an adult.

Other interests - I have a few rental properties - but mostly just spending time with the family

I got to last year's National and go to the Philly show once in while.

[nebboy]

Name - David Haas

Age - 48

Job - Stay at home day untill my boy gets old enough for full time school
*before - Graphic artist in printing/folding carton mfg
*doing a little estate picking buying and selling for fun

Location - Omaha Nebraska

Collecting Interests - Working on a t205 set, some T206 and vintage, sined HOF baseball when I meet them in person.

Family - married 21 years, 4 year boy and 2 very small dogs

How long in hobby? - around 35yrs

Other interests - year around baseball fan, College World Series every year - use to race a 911 on road courses for years - mostly now just being a dad

Attend shows? - very few

[Orioles1954]

1. Name- James Feagin

2. Age-35

3. Day job- Head Writer (just promoted!) for Huggins and Scott Auctions in Silver Spring, Maryland

4. Location- Columbia, Maryland

5. Collecting interest- 1930s issues, Topps Venezuelan, Cal Ripken Jr. minor league material, Orioles

6. Family- Married seven years to Brooke, children: Elena (four years) and Aaron (three years)

7. How long in hobby- 1983, since my first trip to the corner store.

8. Other interests- Religion, Ninteenth Century Mormon history, Arkansas Razorbacks, Baltimore Orioles, Baltimore Ravens, true crime "whodunnit" shows and storm chasing.

9. Do you attend shows? I try not to, but I did enjoy the National.

[BigDaddyBowman]

1. Name- Ryan Madison

2. Age- 39

3. Day job- Athletic Director at Parma Sr. High

4. Location- Parma, Ohio, suburb of Cleveland

5. Collecting interest- Vintage Football, focus mainly on pre-1955, especially the Bowman issues. Strong interest in 30's and 40's football.

6. Family- wife and 3 kids 10, 8, and 6.

7. How long in hobby- can't remember when I wasn't in the hobby... at least 30 solid years.

8. Other interests- high school sports

9. Do you attend shows? I am blessed that I am located 10 minutes from the I-X center in Cleveland where the National is held and 10 minutes from Strongsville where the great Strongsville shows were/are held. I attend these regularly.

[yawie99]

1. Name - Steve Yawitz

2. Age - 37

3. Day job - fourth grade teacher

4. Location - Saint Peters MO

5. Collecting interest - mostly Hall of Famers from 1909-1919, especially Cobb and Matty; maybe kinda sorta an E103 set

6. Family - married for 9 years with two kids, 8 and 4, and two guinea pigs

7. How long in hobby - about 30 years, with the obligatory interruption during the debauched undergraduate era

8. Other interests - football (mostly the English brand, but also the American college game), Cardinals baseball, music, Phish posters, video games, clothes

9. Do you attend shows? - not really, but I'd like to make it to another National one of these days

[familytoad]

1. Name- Brian Lindholme
2. Age-48 ( younger than Leon!)
3. Day job- Regional Engineering Manager (WA, OR and NV) for cable company
4. Location- Ridgefield, WA which is just north of Vancouver WA, which is just north of Portland, OR
5. Collecting interest- HOFers, T205 and E cards, 1971 Topps Football (http://www.sgccardregistry.com/set.aspx?cat=6&set=463)
6. Family- Wife of 18 years , 17 yr old daughter, 15 yr old son, one dog two cats
7. How long in hobby- 40 yrs, I only slowed down, never really stopped since 1970
8. Other interests- Rock music, traveling the awesome Pacific Northwest
9. Do you attend shows? Many years ago, Albany NY pre-76 shows (promoter Ed Keetz), a couple Tacoma Dome shows, and as often as I can get to the WSSCA Seattle shows! But overall, it's this site and eBay.
10. Screen name- My first Rotisserie baseball team was called the Horny Toads back in 1985...and once I got married I softened it to the Familytoads

[Tony Gordon]

1. Name - Tony Gordon

2. Age - 44

3. Day Job - Attorney/law clerk for a justice on the Illinois Appellate Court

4. Location - Northern suburb of Chicago

5. Collecting Interests - 1969 and older (all sports) and autograph postcards

6. Family - Wife 13 years, two kids, 8 and 5

7. How Long In the Hobby - Started collecting in 1975 and never stopped. Kicked into high gear about 10 years ago

8. Other interests - music, guitar, collect anything related to old Chicago beer breweries, writing

9. Do you attend shows? - EVERY WEEKEND! Gonzaga and Serb Hall in Milwaukee, two Orland Park shows (Chicago south suburb), and try and hit one of Fred Copp's shows, usually Schaumburg (NW suburb of Chicago).

[Robbie]

1. Name- Robert Slatkin

2. Age- 47

3. Day job- President and Franchise Consultant for www.vantagefranchises.com

4. Location- Reston, VA

5. Collecting interest- Original Vintage Newsphotos

6. Family- Recently separated from my wife of 20 years. (I think I bought one too many Jackie Robinson photos!). Two wonderful daughters, the lights of my life, 16 and 10.

7. How long in hobby- About 30 years.

8. Other interests- My girls are #1. Then, working on my business, and helping many people who are unemployed or under-employed. If I have free time, I like to travel, read quite a bit, play music, or do some graphic design.

9. Do you attend shows? Only the Chantilly, Virginia shows, and The National, when I can.

[lancemountain]

1. Name- Terry Lewis

2. Age- 35

3. Day job- Operations guy for a restaurant group, sell a lot of wine, cheese

4. Location- Philadelphia

5. Collecting interest- Chase Utley, Pre War Phillies sets and 1960 Topps PSA 7

6. Family- Awesome wife from Belarus, West Highland Terrier and a lazy fat cat

7. How long in hobby-ten years>hiatus>six years now

8. Other interests- wine, coins, collecting grateful dead and phish shows, ttm autographs

9. Do you attend shows? Philly show, hope to hit the national this year.

[teetwoohsix]

1. Name- Clayton

2.Age- Will hit 40 in January

3.Day Job- Bus Driver/ Public Transportation

4.Location-" Sin City "

5.-Collecting Interests- T206, and my wife and I like to collect "Cowboy/ Western art" (see pics below, and sorry about the glare).

6.Family-Wonderful wife & best friend Laura, along with 2 cats.

7.How long in hobby-not as long as most of you folks- maybe 4-5 years (I guess I don't really keep track)

8.Other interests-Love music (Metal, Punk, Classic Rock, Acid Rock, Classic Country, BlueGrass, Etc, Etc,) Playing guitar and bass guitar, some gambling,spending time with my wife, scouring antique malls for cool stuff, collecting interesting western items, tattoos (nice leg sleeve Ralph ), traveling (all though haven't traveled in awhile).

9.Attend shows- no, there is nothing out this way to go to most of the time (sometimes shows in California. I WILL make it to a National eventually.)

Nice to meet you all.

Sincerely, Clayton

[Hot Springs Bathers]

Name: Mike Dugan

Age: 56

Day Job: Candy Wholesaler

Location: Hot Springs National Park, Arkansas- The birthplace of Spring Training!

Collecting Interst: pre-1950 cards, baseball books and Arkansas sports memorabilia

Family: Wife of 32 years who actually should be up for sainthood and college freshman daughter

How long in hobby: started in 1975 but had a brain problem 20 years ago when I sold almost everything

Other Interests: Golf, tennis before knees went bad

Do you attend shows?: Last show was National in St. Louis in mid 90s

[Harford20]

1. Name - Dave Harford

2. Age - 44

3. Day Job - Active Duty, US Army

4. Location - San Antonio, TX

5. Collecting Interests - Ted Williams, Christy Mathewson, HOF (T204/T205/T206), recently started HOF type set (as much as each set offers a HOF) with my father

6. Family - Wife of 20 years and 3 daughters

7. How Long In the Hobby - Started collecting in 1975 as a Red Sox fan. Slowed in high school, but have been picking up speed ever since.

8. Other interests - The family, art, music, bicycling, golf and English football (Go Chelsea!)

9. Do you attend shows? - Used to hit 10+ a year on the East Coast, barely 1/year in TX

[pitchernut]

Jim Moore

52

Domestically challenged domestic engineer (unemployed)

Coos Bay OR

Hurlers

yes

1976 still have that Ek rc

HO scale slot car drag racing

I wish

[autograf]

1. Name- Tom Boblitt

2. Age- 44

3. Day job- International Long Range Planning for the UPS Airline

4. Location- Louisville, KY

5. Collecting interest- Mostly nonsports now with E card type collection. Still add to some memorabilia collections too like autographed single signed balls and mini bats.

6. Family- Wife, 18 & 14 year old stepsons and 4 year old daughter. College, High School & Preschool all at the same time.

7. How long in hobby- 30+ years.

8. Other interests- Anything my daughter does.

9. Do you attend shows? Made every national from 1992-on. Occasionally hit the Pittsburgh J Paul show or Cincinnati Moeller or the occasional mall show in Louisville here. Not much around anymore........

[cliftons8]

1. Name- Mike Brockman

2. Age- 45

3. Day job- Veterinarian


4. Location- Louisville, Ky.

5. Collecting interest- n172, bf2(I really like these), t202, t205, t206, m101-2 r312, cabinet photos, 14" mini bats, old store model bats, store model player endorsed split finger gloves in original box, and anything else that catches my eye. I have trouble staying focused.

6. Family- Married 19 years. 2 daughters and 1 son

7. How long in hobby- aprox 36 years. I started cleaning the local barbershop when I was 9 for a quarter(similiar to Leon's quarter). I would then go across the street and get 2 packs of 1974 topps and a piece of candy.

8. Other interests- Fishing, some woodworking.

9. Do you attend shows? National every year since 1992. Meet up with Tom Boblitt and hrbaker.

[Gemruss]

1. Name- Russ Feather
2. Age- 52 by the end of the year
3. Day job- Museum Specialist at the National Museum of Natural History
4. Location- Maryland (DC area)
5. Collecting interest- Autographed BBCs of everyone who has played for the Baltimore Orioles, any old baseball item that catches my fancy that I can afford.
6. Family- Wife and three sons, 17,15,13 (Why I can’t afford much anymore!)
7. How long in hobby- Sold most of my childhood collection in late 1970's, got the bug again in 1985, slowed down some as each son got older, this site helps me get my fill.
8. Other interests- Being an amateur taxi driver to school, track, baseball, band and scouts takes up most of my “other time.”
9. Do you attend shows?- Almost every weekend in the 1980's - 90's, been to a few of the Chantilly shows and was at the National in Baltimore this year where I got a neat Net54 pin.

[Tiger Eye]

1. Name: Vernon Fabre

2. Age- 59 and holding.

3. Day job- Retired Chemical Engineer

4. Location- Baton Rouge, LA (Home of the Fighting Tigers)

5. Collecting interest- T-206, HOFer RCs that I can afford, pre-war HOFers.

6. Family- Wife of 37 years and three kids, 33, 29, 27

7. How long in hobby- About 20 years when I started collecting with my son.

8. Other interests- Volunteer work, traveling, and coastal fishing when BP isn't adjusting those plans.

9. Do you attend shows?- There have been no local shows in about 10-15 yrs. in the Baton Rouge area. Since I an retired, I'd like to travel to at least one big show per year.

[mark evans]

Mark Evans

61

Retired lawyer, but hoping to start teaching part-time next month at nearby community college. Also, golf course volunteer

Falls Church, Va

Not doing much collecting now, but have decent collection of 50s and 60s baseball, football and basketball stars, and vintage cards of Jewish athletes

Wife (27 -- years married, not years old), step-daughter (35), granddaughter (16)

15 years, plus a couple as a kid

Golf, poker, beer, follow sports, listen to music

Most Nationals and Chantilly shows

[ChiefBenderForever]

1. Name- Johnny Stefanich

2. Age- the big 4-0

3. Day Job- at the moment none, hoping to open a burrito tex mex joint in the next 3-4 years and until then perfect the recipes and watch the kids fulltime.........

4. Location- Glastonbury, Ct right between NYC and Boston recently moved here from Minneapolis

5. Collecting interest- Chief Bender

6. Family- wife, 6 yr old daughter, son turns 4 in a couple days

7. How long in hobby- got my first pack of hockey cards in 1978 and only a few years here and there of not collecting, really got into Chief Bender the past couple years.

8. Other interests- art and music, freshwater fish tanks, and now focused on tex mex americano food.

9. Do you attend shows? Went to Baltimore last summer and hoping to make it to Chicago, will be in Baltimore all week 2012 !!

Here is a video of me and my harmonica when I used to think I was cool......

[Kawika]

None of this "use to be" modesty; if you can make an old curmudgeon like me enjoy rap music then you're one cool cat. Next time someone calls me a "baseball card nerd" I'm going to tell him that I hang in Cyberspace with Johnny Harmonica.

[cfc1909]

that is tough Johnny-thanks for sharing

[cfc1909]

Name- Jim Rivera

Age- 45

Day Job- owner/operator 2002 Mack tri axel Dump Truck

Location- Maryland

Collecting interest- southern man

Family-wife 23 years-2 daughters 19 & 16 son 13-dog and 2 cats

How long in hobby-collected Topps as a kid-first vintage card Cobb bat on 1989

other interest- fishing -hanging out with kids-going to skate parks all over creation with my son

Do you attend shows- Philly -Chantilly and The National- some local mall shows


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[baseball tourist]

1. Name- Chris Wood

2. Age- 43 (stopping at 44...not because that is too old..it is Hank's #)

3. Day job- Owner/Operator/Media Sales - Publication "Rep" Firm - we represent 9 business to consumer magazines (printed and on line) in the Tourism, Outdoor Adventure, RV'ing and Women's Lifestyle industries.

4. Location- Vancouver, BC, Canada

5. Collecting interest- baseball equipment and photos. Toronto and Vancouver focus

6. Family- newly wed (6 months)

7. How long in hobby- roughly 16 yrs

8. Other interests- movies, hanging out on the beach, camping

9. Do you attend shows? the National twice. No real card shows here in Vancouver

[emmygirl]

Name: Jim MacCord
Age: 65
Work: Retired real estate broker and 35 years in commercial offset printing
Location: Lawrence, Massachusetts
Collecting Interests: Set collecting from 1953 - 1975. Need help with my 1963 set if you have something to trade I have some good stuff to trade. Thinking about a jump into pre-war but want to be sure.
Family: Married for 46 years to my soul mate Sharon. 4 grown kids and 1 fantastic grand son.
How long in the Hobby: Bought my first baseball cards in 1952. Had hundreds of stars from 52 - 58 and gave them all to my sister-laws little brother. Caught the collecting bug again in 1982. Started collecting cards of my youth in 84 and haven't stopped. Love set building.
Other Interests: Church work and reading.
Do you attend shows: Always make the Shriner's Wilmington,Ma. show and some local shows. Will be attending my first National that is held close to the East Coast.

[slidekellyslide]

Nicely done Johnny! Very cool.

[barrysloate]

I always wondered why Johnny called himself JohnnyHarmonica, and now I know. Cool! We lost a great harmonica player this week, Captain Beefheart, so keep blowing that harp.

[Ericc22]

1. Name- Eric Cohen

2. Age- 46

3. Management Consultant/Executive Coach - I help small to medium sized businesses grow.

4. Location- Essex County, NJ

5. Collecting interest- T206, though some day, maybe Cracker Jack cards

6. Family- wife of 15+ years, boys 11 and 10, and a 6-month old Golden

7. How long in hobby- re-discovered T206s about 3 months ago. I am now dealing with the addiction.... Collected when I was a kid and am now happily watching my kids go through them.

8. Other interests- Family stuff. NYC sports, lots of music (Wilco and lots of alt rock, Dylan and some classic rock, Springsteen always, Red Hot Chili Peppers, and whatever good hip hop / rap my kids listen to.)

9. Do you attend shows? Nope. Can't imagine that would work out well for my ability to continue to pay my mortgage....

[sox1903wschamp]

1. Name- Michael Steele

2. Age- 50

3. Day job- Sales Manager-Grocery Wholesale Distribution

4. Location- Southern Minnesota. About an hour south of the Twin Cities.

5. Collecting interest- Cards, Photo's, Publications for all Boston Sports. Pre War for Red Sox, Bruins. Love the Patriots but they only go back to 60.

6. Family- My best girl since 84.

7. How long in hobby- Was a baseball pack collecting fool as a kid (65-74). Been spending most of my discretionary income on the hobby since 79.

8. Other interests- Downhill Skiing, Cross Country Skiing, Snowshoe. For sure in the right place for it. Bike riding, try to do the RAGBRAI each summer. Running.

9. Do you attend shows?- Loved the St.Louis shows at the Holidome from 79 to the 90's. KC shows in the 80's and attended the 07 (Clev) and 08 (Chi) Nationals

[Jantz]

1. Name - Jantz Morey

2. Age - 43

3. Day Job - Janitor

4. Location - Ohio

5. Collecting Interest - T206s & dabble in vintage baseball photographs

6. Family - Parents & Older brother

7. How long in the hobby - on & off, close to 20 years

8. Other interests - Largemouth Bass fishing (catch & release) & searching for American Indian artifacts

9. Do you attend shows? - Yes, any excuse to take a road trip and look for new T206s for my set. I also try to attend the National each year when possible.

*disclaimer* - No Bass were injured while typing this post.