Meet and Greet- welcome to Net54baseball

[fkw]

1. Name- Frank K. Ward

2. Age- 44

3. Day job- surf, lava dodger, odd stuff, poor & happy

4. Location- Mountain View, Puna Dist. HI

5. Collecting interest- non-T206, mostly "raw" tougher oddball stuff

6. Family- g-friend, cat, 10 chickens, Kalij pheasants, geckos

7. How long in hobby- 30 years, 25+ PreWar

8. Other interests- surf, drumcircles, healthfood, hot lava, turning my 3 acres of jungle into a botanical garden, native Hawaiian plants, winning all the dreadlocked hippy rock throwing contests on the island

9. Do you attend shows? Not in last 8 years, used to go to all the NorCal ones when I lived there.


Me @ Kings Landing in Hilo last summer


Boarus and I, last summer

[gabrinus]

Name---Jerry Tate
Age-----37
Day Job----former liquor store owner, recently sold out!!!
Location----Van Buren, Arkansas
Interests----Louisiana issues---t216s, t213s, t214s, d303s, also E92 nadjas+ e104 Nadjas, anything obscure
Other interests----Razorbacks, Cardinals
Family----single
Years in hobby-----since 1982 with a few gaps
Shows-----not in years

[rc4157]

Name - Richard Cline
Age - 53
Day Job - High School Business/Web Graphics Teacher
Also coaching H.S. Basketball
Location - Arcanum, Ohio
Interests - '33 Goudeys and anything Reds
Family - Wife, married 30 years - 3 children, the last one is a senior in college.
2 girls and a boy.

**Going to have a granddaughter in May, our first**

Other Interests - Love to travel, wife and I made a conscious decision
to go places while we are physically able to go.
Enjoy playing guitar, it is relaxing. Spending too much time
on the Internet. Also reading good books.
Years in Hobby - Got back in about 5 years ago I guess.
Shows - Went to the National in Cleveland, loved it and enjoyed meeting
fellow Net54 members.

[frohme]

1. Name - Mike Frohme

2. Age - 47 most days

3. Day job - software architecture for a global energy data collection company

4. Location - Louisville, KY

5. Collecting interest - T207 (still), pre-war Pirates, mostly T206, T205

6. Family - girlfiend of more years than I should admit - about to change for the better (it'll be a nice Christmas)

7. How long in hobby - ~10 years active as an adult, couple of years in the late 80's - back since 2006.

8. Other interests - multiple pets

9. Do you attend shows? Used to do locals, regionals, National (Arlington) - nothing now, but hope to get to the National soon.

[CobbSpikedMe]

1. Name- Andy Huntoon

2. Age- 34

3. Day job- Property and Fund Accountant for a Commercial Real Estate Investment firm

4. Location- Belle Mead, NJ (near Princeton)

5. Collecting interest- Prewar: Jersey City players, T206's with period back stamps, horizontal cards, W516-1 with the Becker/Prize back, HOFers, T205 NY Giants; Postwar: 1954 Topps, 1975 Topps, 1980 Topps Autographed

6. Family- Married to my best friend, 4 yr old daughter and we just had son 4 weeks ago

7. How long in hobby- I collected as a kid, but didn't really get into it seriously until about 10 years ago

8. Other interests- Baseball history, accounting, oil painting, pen spinning

9. Do you attend shows? I try to go the Philly Show a couple times a year and enjoy seeing some board members there when I'm there.

[TexasLeaguer]

Originally Posted by CobbSpikedMe

8. Other interests- ..............................pen spinning

Wow, +1. I learned in my brief stint in debate.

[Writehooks]

1. Name- Murray

2. Age- 54

3. Day job- Writer

4. Location- Alberta, Canada

5. Collecting interest- 80% vintage boxing, 20% vintage hockey

6. Family- Wife, son (28), 5 cats

7. How long in hobby- 35 years

8. Other interests- Classic (pre-1968) TV, with a heavy emphasis on sci-fi and anthology series. Play oldtimers hockey when I'm not too sore.

9. Do you attend shows? Mostly in Western Canada / US Pacific Northwest. General antique and paper shows, as well as sports cards/memorabilia.

[asphaltman]

1. Name- Dave Faust

2. Age- 34

3. Day job- Estimator and Project Manager for Road Construction Company

4. Location- Canton, GA

5. Collecting interest- anything that strikes my fancy at the time...from 1800's to 1930's.

6. Family- wife, 2 daughters 5 and 1 1/2 and two stepkids 16 and 14.

7. How long in hobby- about 5 years now.

8. Other interests- Is there time for anything else outside of work?

9. Do you attend shows? Not much to pick from in Atlanta.


The wife and clan....


Myself with my youngest daughter

[Kawika]

1. Name- David McDonald [kawika = David in the Hawaiian language, the w is pronounced as a v]

2. Age- Pushing 70

3. Day job- Retired LPLS [Licensed Professional Land Surveyor]

4. Location- Honolulu, Hawaii

5. Collecting interests- Just about anything pre-1957 that turns my crank, lately with a favoring for minor league stuff, post cards and da kine; Polynesian art

6. Family- Wife Jeannette, no cats, no kids; Fifi the Gecko and a cast of thousands of tropical vermin

7. How long in hobby- 10 yrs plus small kid time

8. Other interests- Traveling to obscure corners of the globe [Antarctica, Samoa, Lethbridge, Alberta]; Kyokushin karateka/pseudo-toughguy

9. Do you attend shows? Been to two Nationals and would go to any half-decent shows I could if the Pacific Ocean had an Interstate.

Jeannette and me, Elephant Island, Antarctic Peninsula, 2003


The Lei Makers by John Kelly


Fight Club

[lharri3600]

Larry Harris
Buffalo, NY you know cold, snow
Age 55
Retired for 5 years now and living my life like it's golden!

[Rich Klein]

1. Name - Rich Klein

2. Age - 50.

3. Day job - Underemployed -- but at least keeping busy

4. Location - Plano TX (about 5 minutes from Leon)

5. Collecting interest - Sounds weird on this board -- but I trade modern bulk cards very actively -- I have traders for every baseball team but the Orioles amd the Marlins.
I also still collect signed books, hobby pubs I did not have and some other odds and ends

6. Family - Wife who somehow keeps putting up with me

7. How long in hobby - Got my 1st SCD/trader Speaks as holiday presents in 1976; did 1st show in 1979; Did 1st National in 1983,...

8. Other interests - Top 40 music 1955-91; radio air checks from that period; signed books; general trivia

9. Do you attend shows? I'd love to, we have about 1-2 passable shows in the DFW area each year. Been to every National since 1983

Regards
Rich

[bunst]

1. Name: Brian Johnson

2. Age: 49

3. Day job: Land Surveyor

4. Location: Freeport, Maine

5. Collecting interest: T206, Diamond Stars, Topps 1952-1972, wrappers & empty boxes

6. Family: Wife, Son 18, Daughter 16

7. How long collecting: 1968-1980 as a youth, 1992-present as adult

8. Other interests: Camping, hiking, bicycling, snowmobiling, woodworking

9. Do you attend shows: 1 per year...GBSCC show outside Boston

[itjclarke]

1. Name- Ian Clarke

2. Age- 35

3. Day job- Regional Sales Manager (Sales/Engineer)- Western US for international company

4. Location- San Francisco, CA, 3 blocks from my favorite spot- AT&T Park

5. Collecting interest- just about any and all HOFers pre- 1980, with lots of 40's/50's/60's Topps/Bowman, though focus last few years has been almost all pre-war.. T206, T205, T202, N28, Goudey, Play Ball, E's.. want more N172, N162, CJ (any), M116... Love all the big names/legends- Ty and Cy, Wagner, Matty, WaJo, Speaker, Ruth, Gehrig, DiMaggio, Williams, Jackie, Aaron, Mantle, Mays etc. but am not exlusive to any type/set/player

6. Family- girfriend who will be my wife in May, hopefully kids to follow shortly after

7. How long in hobby- 32 years- first wax packs in 1980. Packs only 1980-1988, went to first show in 1988, began collecting seriously at that point and never stopped.

8. Other interests- Watching and playing sports- baseball/football/basketball, travelling, movies, history

9. Do you attend shows? I've never travelled for a show. I used to go to the old Moscone Center show in SF as a kid, and recently have been going about every other year to the TriStar show at the Cow Palace in SF. Almost never buy, just look at all the nice stuff. Would like to go to a National at some point.

[sportscardpete]

1. Name: Pete

2. Age: 22

3. Day job: Risk analyst (i'm a huge math nerd)

4. Location: NY

5. Collecting interest: e104, e107, caramels

6. Family: Single!

7. How long collecting: Since 2006

8. Other interests: reading, hockey, oakland raiders, and drinking "socially"

9. Do you attend shows: not yet

[carrigansghost]

Amazing how many collectors are single, guess we are just really picky as to conditon. Yes, single and staying that way.

Rawn

[matty6]

Name: Andrew Parks

Age: 40

Home: Clermont, FL 15 miles from Orlando

Work: High School English teacher at Leesburg HS

Years in Hobby: Started collecting T205s around 2001, sold all 104 of them and put the E102 set together which is still on the SGC registry under APs E102s. I sold that collection and started putting together a Matty collection. I sold most of my stuff, regretfully now, and have been out of the hobby for four years. Just started within the last few months. I used to post on the old Net 54 site. I recognize a lot of you guys from buying and selling with you.

Other interests: I play a lot of poker in a free league and at the Hard Rock and Daytona Kennel club.

Shows: I went to the National in Atlanta in mid 2000s. That was my last show.

[t206blogcom]

Name: Jason Stricker

Age: 33

Day Job: Online Marketer, Food Blogger, Photographer

Location: Sterling, VA (DC suburb)

Collecting Interest: T206 (14 to go!), W512. Some interest in Old Judges, T-210 series 2

Family: Wife of 4 years

How Long Collecting: 1987-1992 (as a kid), 2010-present

Other Interests: Revolutionary American history, photography (http://JasonStrickerPhotography.com), golf, guitar, food (http://www.CookingShorts.com)

Shows: Chantilly, will attend National this year

[egri]

1. Name- Scott Marcus

2. Age- 20

3. Day job- Industrial and Systems Engineering major (undergrad) at URI; weighing the benefits of going to Germany after graduation to get my M.Sc. Paying for all this by working at TF Green Airport.

4. Location- Washington County, RI during the school year, Kent Co. during school breaks

5. Collecting interest- generally signed vintage baseball cards, specifically signed 1953 Topps

6. Family- Do dogs count?

7. How long in hobby- 2005 to 2009/10 as a kid, got back into it around July of last year.

8. Other interests- Running, reading, generally anything by David Halberstam or memoirs from the two World Wars, especially if USMC or USN.

9. Do you attend shows? Already saving up for Atlantic City next year!