Should I subscribe to SCD again?

[Rich Klein]

Originally Posted by Leon

While I am a big fan of yours, Brian, I believe this statement to be factually untrue. SCD took Coaches Corner's money for years AFter they had been exposed as a fraudulent business. It was years.....A lot of people really got turned off by that. We talked about their ads for YEARS on this board and nothing was done about not letting them advertise.

As a matter of fact, this board truly helped to eradicate CC from SCD. When F&W realized the PR Debacle with a big group of vintage collectors, they knew the money CC was giving them was not worth the outrage from this community.

Rich

[brian1961]

Originally Posted by Rich Klein

As a matter of fact, this board truly helped to eradicate CC from SCD. When F&W realized the PR Debacle with a big group of vintage collectors, they knew the money CC was giving them was not worth the outrage from this community.

Rich

Rich, I wonder if the Coach's Corner controversy and eradication of said firm had anything to do with T. S. O'Connell's departure from SCD.

As Al Richter pointed out, current SCD editor Tom Bartsch has very few resources to turn to, on top of having to undertake extreme multi-tasking at the magazine. I'm very proud of Tom Bartsch and the hard work he does at SCD. ---Brian Powell

[Rich Klein]

Brian:

I don't even want to venture on that -- that is between TS and F & W and that information can stay private

However, what is without question is Tom B has a brutally tough job in both editing SCD and being responsible for the Standard Catalog (even if just Vintage and even if not much is being changed).

We have communicated a couple of times when I sent him my show listings and he is always professional and helpful and as I explained -- with Beckett I can list my shows on line and they can basically go right in. For F&W the process is more cumbersome and some easily done technological work can help in that

Rich

[brian1961]

Originally Posted by Rich Klein

Brian:

I don't even want to venture on that -- that is between TS and F & W and that information can stay private

QUITE RIGHT, RICH. WELL SAID. AT LEAST COACH'S CORNER IS LONG GONE FROM SCD.

However, what is without question is Tom B has a brutally tough job in both editing SCD and being responsible for the Standard Catalog (even if just Vintage and even if not much is being changed).

GLAD FOR ANOTHER VOICE OF UNDERSTANDING ABOUT TOM BARTSCH'S TOUGH JOB OF FILLING HALF A DOZEN NOW-EMPTY SHOES.

Rich

Best wishes Rich. ---Brian Powell

[jerrys]

SCD articles now predominantly cover 1950s to 2000's sports subjects undoubtedly matching their major readership desirers. A change from the more dominate vintage subjects of the early SCD editions. My article on Sporting Life Cabinets appears in the current National issue, one month short of two years between submission and publication.

[ALR-bishop]

In the latest issue their editor Bartsch announced he is leaving. Will it keep going and if so with whom at the helm