Meet and Greet- welcome to Net54baseball

[BigDaddyBowman]

1. Name- Ryan Madison

2. Age- 39

3. Day job- Athletic Director at Parma Sr. High

4. Location- Parma, Ohio, suburb of Cleveland

5. Collecting interest- Vintage Football, focus mainly on pre-1955, especially the Bowman issues. Strong interest in 30's and 40's football.

6. Family- wife and 3 kids 10, 8, and 6.

7. How long in hobby- can't remember when I wasn't in the hobby... at least 30 solid years.

8. Other interests- high school sports

9. Do you attend shows? I am blessed that I am located 10 minutes from the I-X center in Cleveland where the National is held and 10 minutes from Strongsville where the great Strongsville shows were/are held. I attend these regularly.

[familytoad]

1. Name- Brian Lindholme
2. Age-48 ( younger than Leon!)
3. Day job- Regional Engineering Manager (WA, OR and NV) for cable company
4. Location- Ridgefield, WA which is just north of Vancouver WA, which is just north of Portland, OR
5. Collecting interest- HOFers, T205 and E cards, 1971 Topps Football (http://www.sgccardregistry.com/set.aspx?cat=6&set=463)
6. Family- Wife of 18 years , 17 yr old daughter, 15 yr old son, one dog two cats
7. How long in hobby- 40 yrs, I only slowed down, never really stopped since 1970
8. Other interests- Rock music, traveling the awesome Pacific Northwest
9. Do you attend shows? Many years ago, Albany NY pre-76 shows (promoter Ed Keetz), a couple Tacoma Dome shows, and as often as I can get to the WSSCA Seattle shows! But overall, it's this site and eBay.
10. Screen name- My first Rotisserie baseball team was called the Horny Toads back in 1985...and once I got married I softened it to the Familytoads