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[DiceX]

Thanks! I appreciate the support!

[DR.X]

Speedy D? Snake Eyes?

[Dr. Balls]

On 11/19/2022 at 5:15 AM, DR.X said:

Speedy D? Snake Eyes?

Speedy was one of my favorite dudes here. Hope he’s doing well.

[HighRadArt]

On 11/19/2022 at 4:15 AM, DR.X said:

Speedy D? Snake Eyes?

Bought and sold a few books with Snake Eyes.  Haven't seen him in a long time.

[MetalPSI]

On 11/19/2022 at 12:42 PM, Dr. Balls said:

Speedy was one of my favorite dudes here. Hope he’s doing well.

Same, I want to tell him I've been here 7 minutes now

[Kevin.J]

On 11/19/2022 at 5:42 PM, Dr. Balls said:

Speedy was one of my favorite dudes here. Hope he’s doing well.

Speedy D was a great and very selfless guy around here, he helped a lot of boardie's get made whole by the HOS antics of Anthony Castrillo, top dude.

[Dr. Balls]

On 11/19/2022 at 4:33 PM, Kevin.J said:

Speedy D was a great and very selfless guy around here, he helped a lot of boardie's get made whole by the HOS antics of Anthony Castrillo, top dude.

Oh YEAH, that’s right! That’s how I met him here was through that thread. 

[WEBHEAD]

still alive

[HighRadArt]

On 11/20/2022 at 3:17 AM, WEBHEAD said:

still alive

Who is this?

[Robot Man]

Anybody hear from the @Yellow Kid in a while? Sure miss his posts about collecting in the Stone Age. 

[WEBHEAD]

On 11/20/2022 at 3:35 PM, HighRadArt said:

Who is this?

Adam Kubert at a signing in Stamford CT  I also had him sign the first appearance of the Unknown Soldier his family was there as well he said he had never signed one of his Dad's books ever they were so very happy to share with his kids what their Grandfather had created. @HighRadArt

Edited November 23, 2022 by WEBHEAD

[batmiesta]

Anyone know how @HighVoltage is doing? And @porcupine48 ?

[Larryw7]

I'm wondering what happened to @october. He hasn't posted since September. Hope he's okay.

 

Edited November 24, 2022 by Larryw7

[Get Marwood & I]

On 11/24/2022 at 9:34 AM, Larryw7 said:

I'm wondering what happened to @october. He hasn't posted since September. Hope he's okay.

 

It's September since @octoberposted, and it's now November? He better turn up soon as we're running out of ber months!

(Joking aside, hope he's OK )

 

[Brandon Shepherd]

Reading through this thread reminded me of the Journal clique in the early 2010s. I haven’t seen a lot of those guys in the journals or on boards for years. I won’t name anyone but I think a certain someone scarred a lot of them off. 

[Dr. Balls]

On 11/24/2022 at 9:25 AM, Brandon Shepherd said:

Reading through this thread reminded me of the Journal clique in the early 2010s. I haven’t seen a lot of those guys in the journals or on boards for years. I won’t name anyone but I think a certain someone scarred a lot of them off. 

The Journal Clique sounds tough...

[ChiSoxFan]

On 9/24/2022 at 6:31 PM, BuscemasAvengers said:

Has there been any word/update on @ChiSoxFan? I miss Randall ... 

Thank you.  It feels good to have been missed.

I haven't been on here in a LONG time.  I was very active once, but a lot in my life changed dramatically several years back.  I've been battling some serious health issues, I was taking care of my aunt who reaches 100 before she passed away (she was like a 2nd mother to me my whole life, and she had no children, so I was like her son), and I had a whole other host of issues going on in my personal life as well, including dealing with after affects of Hurricane Ida last year (I live in one of the areas that was hardest hit).  The last few years have been a blur.  A couple of boardies had a phone number for me and texted -- I replied to one of them far too late, so if you're out there looking, my apologies for not getting back sooner.

I actually sold off my graded books suddenly when the health issues worsened, though I did keep all of my ungraded collection.  Without going into detail, it's not life-threatening at the moment, but it's been debilitating, and the quality of my life has definitely suffered as a result.  I miss being on here daily, I miss the boardies that I used to talk with regularly and with whom I had so many great interactions with -- buying, selling, or just talking.  Being a comic collector was -- and to some extent is still -- part of what defined me as a person.  Facing increasing age and declining health gave me new insight on what is important in life, allowed me to reflect on mistakes I've made and what my legacy as a person is in this world.  It's been at times sobering, makes me wistful, but there's always still time to have things change, as this picture should reflect:

I

I became a father for the first time 2 years ago at the whopping age of 50 in a completely unexpected turn of events that no one could have foreseen, but this wonderful ray of sunshine in my arms has given me new purpose and a reason to make every day count for as much as it can.  I have a perspective on things now that I didn't have before, and no matter what I've gone through or will go through, she's made all of it worth it.

I appreciate the people here who remember me.  I don't know if I'll frequent back here in the way I used to, but I wanted to say hello and to tell the people who remember me that I miss you all.  I've spoiled my daughter with everything she could possibly want, but I actually bought a comic book today for the first time in years.  I may never rebuild the parts of my collection that I gave up -- but seeing the smile on my face in that picture ... would I ever mind if I could always be that happy?

To all of you, a belated Happy Thanksgiving.  I hope you are all safe, well, and wish nothing but the best for whatever tomorrow and beyond brings you. 

[Brandon Shepherd]

On 11/24/2022 at 9:25 AM, Brandon Shepherd said:

Reading through this thread reminded me of the Journal clique in the early 2010s. I haven’t seen a lot of those guys in the journals or on boards for years. I won’t name anyone but I think a certain someone scarred a lot of them off. 

On 11/25/2022 at 12:01 PM, Dr. Balls said:

The Journal Clique sounds tough...

Ok, here’s a hint.

[Dr. Balls]

On 11/25/2022 at 12:14 PM, Brandon Shepherd said:

Ok, here’s a hint.

Fingh had a journal back then? I did not know that. I arrived a few years later to witness his rapier wit in threads and try to glean whatever I could from his extensive knowledge of SS books.

[Brandon Shepherd]

On 11/25/2022 at 12:42 PM, Dr. Balls said:

Fingh had a journal back then? I did not know that. I arrived a few years later to witness his rapier wit in threads and try to glean whatever I could from his extensive knowledge of SS books.

He did not have a journal, but he did comment on some of them at times. This was probably 2012 to 2014 if I remember correctly. I had a journal then also but I never experienced any of the rapier wit in any of my entries.