Where is the buzz around REA?

[BengoughingForAwhile]

Originally Posted by frankbmd

And there is no fresh air in Newton.

I can attest to that! The couple of times I ran through Newton and hit those hills between miles 16 and 21 it felt like there was no air in Newton, fresh or not!

And FWIW, Peter is one of the best things going on this forum.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by BengoughingForAwhile

I can attest to that! The couple of times I ran through Newton and hit those hills at mile 20 or so it felt like there was no air in Newton, fresh or not!

And FWIW, Peter is one of the best things going on this forum.

I found the downhill after Heartbreak much more problematic than the Newton Hills the two times I ran it.

[wolf441]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

I found the downhill after Heartbreak much more problematic than the Newton Hills the two times I ran it.

Same here, particularly in 2004 when it was 86 degrees!!

[bigfanNY]

Is this the second or third REA auction with a 1987 vending case? Many great items but with so many Auctions with so many items gets hard to go through so many.

[BengoughingForAwhile]

Originally Posted by wolf441

Same here, particularly in 2004 when it was 86 degrees!!

I was there that year!! Nothing worse than sitting around a field in Hopkinton all morning waiting for it to get hot!!

[Michael B]

Originally Posted by wolf441

Same here, particularly in 2004 when it was 86 degrees!!

Has Walpole embraced the moral outrage and changed the name of the sports teams from the Rebels? I guess they long ago painted over the Confederate Battle Flag that was painted on the rock wall at the football field. I owned a house on Common St at the corner of Clapp (Dutch colonial) for most of the 1990's.

[wolf441]

Originally Posted by Michael B

Has Walpole embraced the moral outrage and changed the name of the sports teams from the Rebels? I guess they long ago painted over the Confederate Battle Flag that was painted on the rock wall at the football field. I owned a house on Common St at the corner of Clapp (Dutch colonial) for most of the 1990's.

Nope, they are leaning into the outrage. The flag has been painted over. I know that house, really nice spot! We have friends that live on Common, just on the other side of the high school.

[Snapolit1]

I can recall a few short years ago where every major auction occasioned weeks of heated anticipation on the board. Now they just come and go without barely a comment. Last week Heritage had a three night major auction. Not one comment that I recall. As others have said, just so many auctions. Need a red Cobb? Or a Goudey Yellow Gehrig? Or a Jackie PSA 1 or 2. They'll seemingly be dozens and dozens more. Why get excited.

Most of the fresh blood in the hobby is for modern refractors and the like. My prediction is after the National prices will dip hard in most areas. People will see that there is a lot more excitement for Jasson Dominguez and Tua stained glass refractor cards than there is for Leafs and Goudeys. Not a bad thing for the hobby. It is what it is. I think people are throwing their money away but I thought Amazon was overpriced at $125.

[packs]

I don't collect cards because they're valuable. If the modern market would explode and the pre-war market would bottom out I would be the happiest collector in the country.

[BengoughingForAwhile]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

I found the downhill after Heartbreak much more problematic than the Newton Hills the two times I ran it.

My heart was broken long before I got to Heartbreak. I expended too much energy kissing girls at Wellesley!

[trambo]

Originally Posted by BengoughingForAwhile

I can attest to that! The couple of times I ran through Newton and hit those hills at mile 20 or so it felt like there was no air in Newton, fresh or not!

And FWIW, Peter is one of the best things going on this forum.

Those hills were killer, that's for sure!! Congrats on your finishes, too! 08,10 and 11 for me (charity fundraiser all 3x). Can't speak to the air in Newton as I was just happy to be moving forward and able to breathe at that point...haha!