Meet and Greet- welcome to Net54baseball

[martyogelvie]

1. Name- Marty Ogelvie

2. Age- 45

3. Day job- Network Engineer

4. Location- Atlanta, Ga.

5. Collecting interest- early 20th century tobacco (T206 etc).

6. Family- married with 10 year old son and 6 year old boy/girl twins.

7. How long in hobby- since 1989.

8. Other interests- geneology, golf, Dallas Cowboys.

9. Do you attend shows? I used to try and find one every other weekend but have not been to a local show in 5 plus years. I still try to visit the National every couple years.

[karamaxjoe]

1. Name- Mike Steiner

2. Age- 46

3. Day job- Meeting Planner

4. Location- Naperville, IL

5. Collecting interest- Game worn White Sox jerseys and bats and any great display item from the Sox or Comiskey Park. I would consider myself an expert on White Sox jerseys and have compiled a large database of photos. My website - http://www.freewebs.com/karamaxjoe/

6. Family- Married 20 years with three kids

7. How long in hobby- Cards since 1973, but reconnected with the game worn in 1992 after my first child was born.

8. Other interests- Running and working out to keep from dropping dead too early.

9. Do you attend shows? I always attend the National when it comes through Chicago and I'll attend the Sun Times shows on occassion.

[deadballpaul]

Pat, "Indycar tire tech" from Indianapolis. My favorite sporting event. Been there many times with many great memories. Very awesome!

[uffda51]

1. Name- Bruce Babcock

2. Age- 59. SOB.

3. Day job- Composer, orchestrator, conductor for film & television, as well as the concert hall, working with everyone from Angela Lansbury to Metallica.

4. Location- CA

5. Collecting interest- I have gradually moved back in time to the 19th century. N28, N29, N43, N162, N184, N300, N172, Newsboy cabinets, + D322, E95, E103, T209, T207, D304, T200, misc. type cards, and any Eddie Mathews items.

6. Family- Married, with one cat.

7. How long in hobby- Since 1980.

8. Other interests- genealogy, astronomy, theology.

9. Do you attend shows? The National most years.

[T206.org]

Barry, Mike, check out http://chessjam.com sometime if you enjoy playing online. It's made by the company I work for and they have around 50k players. There are daily and weekly tournaments and some very good players from all over the globe.

[PWeso81]

Originally Posted by deadballpaul

Pat, "Indycar tire tech" from Indianapolis. My favorite sporting event. Been there many times with many great memories. Very awesome!

Paul,

We are starting to come back. New chassis, multiple engine manufactures, hopefully we can regain the throne from NASCAR (like it was before the split). Would like to see us back at PIR too.

Pat

[barrysloate]

Thanks Trae. I'll take a look at it.

[mjkm90]

1. Name - Mike Hoevet
2. Age - 45
3. Day job - Pharmaceutical Sales
4. Location - Ann Arbor,MI
5. Collecting interest - Pre WWII display memorabilia (trophies,pennants, pinbacks, figural pieces, photos, equipment, anthing that can sit on a shelf or hang on a wall).
6. Family - Wife of 20 yrs. and two daughters 14 and 17.
7. How long in hobby - 1979-1990 (cards) 1990-today (cards + memorabilia).
8. Other interests - Exercise, woodworking, my kids athletics, watching sports).
9. Do you attend shows? Most nationals the past 10 years and every antique show I can find.