An Open Letter to the Forum - Re: Bruce Dorskin (suspended)

[nyyanksghr]

Speaking of all this threatened violence, does anyone remember the huge fistfight at the 1986 National Convention, in Arlington, Texas? I'm curious who the dealers were. I was 13 years old and set up at my first National. Pat Flemeister graciously gave me a table at his booth. Somehow my mother was tricked/talked into taking me to Arlington to spend 4 days in a motel while I did the show. She was hesitant, to say the least, about letting her 13 yr. old into a room full of adults doing business. I pleaded my case and finally convinced her that Pat would be safely looking out for me. Within 5 minutes of us getting on to the show floor, an old fashioned fistfight broke out. I recall my mom saying "You are not staying here!" This was no pushing, shoving, fingerpointing. This fight was better than John Wayne in "The Quiet Man" I've always wondered who those two dealers were and what they came to blows over. Does anyone recall? There was another good fight in the lobby when the autograph tickets were sold out for Mickey Mantle bats(50 bucks each). Dallas was in a heatwave, long lines, not organized, and Wanda Marcus, the shows promoter, smirking, standing in the show, with a "I don't give a shit" look on her face. One of my best childhood memories