The daily routine.........Mastro starts prison sentence

[Bruinsfan94]

Not that bad for all the fraud he committed. I don't know all the details but from that article it sounds like he made millions and then rolled on his friends when it came down on him. Guy gets a cushy mid level prison. Probably won't serve anything close to twenty months in jail. Any lawyers here that can comment on the thing about him never working again in sports collectibles? Is that usual to keep people out of their careers after crimes like this?

[Peter_Spaeth]

I could be wrong but I don't think that was part of his sentence. He may have made that promise as part of his effort to avoid jail time.

[kmac32]

Actually being sent to Pekin is a form of punishment in itself. Is one of the smaller thinking towns with absolutely little to do. Will give him time to think about his crime.

[BengoughingForAwhile]

Originally Posted by kmac32

Actually being sent to Pekin is a form of punishment in itself. Is one of the smaller thinking towns with absolutely little to do. Will give him time to think about his crime.

Maybe he could go watch the Chinks play? er, I mean Dragons.

[kmac32]

Originally Posted by BengoughingForAwhile

Maybe he could go watch the Chinks play? er, I mean Dragons.

Hey now, I graduated as a "Chink" and I represent that comment. LOL. :-)

[BengoughingForAwhile]

Originally Posted by kmac32

Hey now, I graduated as a "Chink" and I represent that comment. LOL. :-)

Were you around when the Chinks beat the Cobden "Appleknockers" for the Illinois State High School basketball championship? An amazing feat by Cobden to even get to the championship game with an enrollment of around 150, back when Illinois only had a one class system, instead of now where there's 4 state champions and everybody gets a juice box and a ribbon! LOL

[kmac32]

Originally Posted by BengoughingForAwhile

Were you around when the Chinks beat the Cobden "Appleknockers" for the Illinois State High School basketball championship? An amazing feat by Cobden to even get to the championship game with an enrollment of around 150, back when Illinois only had a one class system, instead of now where there's 4 state champions and everybody gets a juice box and a ribbon! LOL

I graduated from Pekin High in 1978. Went back for approximately 2 years after graduating from veterinary school in 1985. I left in 1987 and have rarely been back. My brother stil lives there and my parents live in Marquette Heights. I remember the big fight over the name in 1974 over how offensive the name was to Chinese Americans and when it change in 1980. Personally I always thought the name was stupid as Pekin has no real connection to Chinese heritage. The name Pekin was supposedly named that as if you went through the center of the earth that you would end up in Peking China. The reality is if you went throught the center of the earth, you would end up in Hong Kong, not Peking.

[kmac32]

Originally Posted by BengoughingForAwhile

Were you around when the Chinks beat the Cobden "Appleknockers" for the Illinois State High School basketball championship? An amazing feat by Cobden to even get to the championship game with an enrollment of around 150, back when Illinois only had a one class system, instead of now where there's 4 state champions and everybody gets a juice box and a ribbon! LOL

Just looked it up and the game you were talking about was the Illinois high school tournament in 1964. Quite a story for Cobden but I was 4 years old at the time. Those definitely were the glory years for Pekin basketball. We had some good teams in the 70's but nothing like the teams of the 60's.

[Exhibitman]

Originally Posted by kmac32

Hey now, I graduated as a "Chink" and I represent that comment. LOL. :-)

Were the fat kids called "Chunks"?

[kmac32]

Originally Posted by Exhibitman

Were the fat kids called "Chunks"?

Only the fat ones with slanted eyes Adam.