Barry Sloate says hello

[brian1961]

Hello back to you, Barry. I miss your fine posts, sir. You're "a Rock of Gibraltar" to this hobby, and we need you more than ever. I've tried hard to keep politics off my posts--honest. To be sure, you are as the old E. F. Hutton commercials---when you speak, we listen!

So many of the chaps here seem to enjoy good stories of the past; at least, so they've responded upon hearing same. Should you decide to favor us with an anecdote, I for one would be grateful.

Thanks again for your small, but meaningful contribution to my book regarding 53/55 Stahl-Meyer Franks. It is sharing like that which illuminates an old trading card, transforming it from a "so what" or "who cares" to a "oh, so that's a XXXXX----I've heard they're pretty fascinating."

Think of it this way, Barry. If you consider re-joining us, there will always be some contemptible characters in the mix. However, your presence would have a way of connoting, "Yeah, Net54 has some gloomy Guses, but then we got people like Barry Sloate that makes me marvel over his kazillion tales of hobby lore, and knowledge of some very scarce sets. I wouldn't miss them for anything!"

My friend, thanks for reaching out, and whether or not you decide to come back to the forum, thanks for the memories." Respect to you. Happy new year, sir. --- Brian Powell