Meet and Greet- welcome to Net54baseball

[jp1216]

1. Name- J0N PEDEℜSѺN

2. Age- 39

3. Day job- Pilot

4. Location- Ohio

5. Collecting interest- T206, T205, Bob Feller, Pre WWII Cleveland players, Cleveland Browns and '89 Billy Ripken...

6. Family- Married 17 years with 3 kids.

7. How long in hobby- Since 1980 as a kid. Quit from '84-'89, but was brought back in by Griffey and the F-Face Ripken card. Kept in check for another 10 years until I discovered eBay. My '59 Topps set was finished in a year. Before eBay I'd pickup a few cards a year...

8. Other interests- There is more to life??

9. Do you attend shows? The National a few times - not much anymore. Everyday is a show now with the internet!!!

[quinnsryche]

1. Name: Tony Quinn

2. Age: 44

3. Day Job: Vinyl Graphics Department Manager for a mid sized Chicago area sign shop

4. Location: Homer Glen, IL (about 25 miles SW of Chicago)

5. Collecting Interest: Depends on the day Right now, anything that catches my eye.

6. Family: wife (18 years), son (11), daughter (4) & a dog (or possibly a small horse!)

7. How Long in the Hobby: 44 yrs. (my dad raised me in the hobby and no matter how hard I have ever tried, I can't get out)

8. Other Interests: The 2005 World Series Champion Chicago White Sox, MLB TV (I cant figure out how I ever survived without it), NASCAR & 5-Time Champion Jimmie Johnson!, Doctor Who, Heavy Metal (Sabbath, Metallica, Iron Maiden, Motorhead - the classics, not that new crap) & Disney World 1 once a year now.

9. Do You Attend Shows: Hell Yeah! As many as humanly possible.

[arexcrooke]

1. Name: Arex Crooke

2. Age: 34

3. Day Job: 7th grade Science and Social Studies teacher. Head football coach at my middle school and head wrestling coach at the high school we feed into

4. Location: Lenoir, NC

5. Collecting Interest: 1954 Bowman, 1957 Topps sets, 1960 Topps HoF set, players; Mike Schmidt, Richie Ashburn, Al, Kaline, Thurman Munson, Duke Snider, Catfish Hunter, Bob Gibson. Auto graphed baseballs and bats of HoFers

6. Family: Wife 12 years, son 7 years

7. How Long in the Hobby: on and off since 1987

8. Other Interests: Comic Books, Wrestling (folkstyle/freestyle/greco) Golf Tar Heel basketball

9. Do You Attend Shows: not since the late 80's. But am planning on making some local shows and maybe even go to the National in Chicago next year

[PWeso81]

Name: Pat Wesolowski

Age: 36

Day Job: Indycar Tire Tech

Location: Indianapolis

Collecting Interest: '74-current Topps...T206...any Cobb, Ted Williams, War heroes...

Family: Wife. 5 years

How long in the hobby: Since 1984

Other interests: ND Football, Horse Racing, Beer drinking contests, Star Wars.

Do you attend shows? Last 2...Phish 8/12 and 8/13. Noblesville, IN

[judgebuck]

1. Name - David Buckingham

2. Age - 59

3. Day job - retiring after 29 years as a judge

4. Location - western Kentucky

5. Collecting interest - Mantle cards and memorabilia and vintage complete Topps and Bowman sets

6. - Family - wife of 28 years and 23 year old son

7. How long in hobby - 32 years, not counting 1958-63 as a kid

8. Other interests - golf

9. Do you attend shows? - National

[martyogelvie]

1. Name- Marty Ogelvie

2. Age- 45

3. Day job- Network Engineer

4. Location- Atlanta, Ga.

5. Collecting interest- early 20th century tobacco (T206 etc).

6. Family- married with 10 year old son and 6 year old boy/girl twins.

7. How long in hobby- since 1989.

8. Other interests- geneology, golf, Dallas Cowboys.

9. Do you attend shows? I used to try and find one every other weekend but have not been to a local show in 5 plus years. I still try to visit the National every couple years.

[karamaxjoe]

1. Name- Mike Steiner

2. Age- 46

3. Day job- Meeting Planner

4. Location- Naperville, IL

5. Collecting interest- Game worn White Sox jerseys and bats and any great display item from the Sox or Comiskey Park. I would consider myself an expert on White Sox jerseys and have compiled a large database of photos. My website - http://www.freewebs.com/karamaxjoe/

6. Family- Married 20 years with three kids

7. How long in hobby- Cards since 1973, but reconnected with the game worn in 1992 after my first child was born.

8. Other interests- Running and working out to keep from dropping dead too early.

9. Do you attend shows? I always attend the National when it comes through Chicago and I'll attend the Sun Times shows on occassion.