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

[Rich Klein]

And now that you mention it; I recall the fight but geez I can't remember who fought. Part of me wants to say Tony Galovich was involved but that can't be right;

I've seen a couple of classic fights/arguments at shows that I *DO* Recall the participants

1) Lou Avon and Mike Bertolini getting into an argument about who knows what at some NY City show. I swear that I learned new cuss words from listening to the two of them go at it. Best argument WITHOUT fisticuffs I ever saw

2) The Eskel Family and the Festberg Family getting into it at a Paul Gallagher show. There was a lot of rivalry with those two groups and about 1980-81 the rivalry finally escalated into a brawl.
Sago brought up a nice memory about young Mr. Eskel; who passed on way to young. He built that great collection despite, IIRC a very bad heart condition which ended his life before he turned 25.


3) The Shameus family versuw the Siegal (sic) family at a Parsipanny Show circa 1993. I was not there; but I heard that was a real doozy

4) Two autograph "plaque" guys going at each other before a show on a Snowy day in New Jersey at New Brunswick, NJ. I drove down in the snow; the show turned out to be real good AND the fight was incredible. I was trying to hold back one of the participants and he spun three ways and went back for me. The last really good fight I've seen at a hobby show

Interestingly; almost all of these fights were during set-up time