Rumor has it he is in the Witness Protection Program.
Quote from: the12th man on January 15, 2022, 03:17:39 PM
Rumor has it he is in the Witness Protection Program.
If anyone here is in need of witness protection it would definitely be Weeze. Good chance the rumors are true. ;)
Maybe if enough of us who know John reply to this thread, he will magically grace us with his presence. Or we can try "Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice" if you think that might help. Bob
I think on Feb 2 Weeze comes out and if he sees his shadow, darn it, 6 more weeks back in the hole.
AND.....he will NOT answer his phone....
Last time(2019) I was in the area we had agreed to meet for lunch and he was gonna go with me to a race at Sebring. When I arrived at his house, he had one of his pin ball machines completely dis assembled covering the entire living room floor. Needless to say, he decided he did not go with me. Not really sure what is up with him. I have given up calling him (at least his msg. has been refreshed). Next time (?) I go down to do a race I'll stop in. Until then, wish him all the best, hope he is OK>
Seriously, he had posted something maybe a couple of weeks ago.
Today is the Man's Birthday. He's either had a barrage of calls or he took the phone off the hook.
Weeze just sent me a PM. He's doing ok. He's going to mail me some pictures of the first BBQ with Jan of Norway in them. That dates back... I'll put 'em up when I get them.
I was also wondering about Philo43. I've dropped him a message, but he doesn't respond. If anyone knew his full name I'd try to contact him direct. If you do know, send me a message. We were going to meet up for a cocktail as we live near each other and shared a lot of views as well as our ages. He was an active poster who dropped off the planet during the height of Covid. His last post was last August. I hope neither of these guys are no longer with us because of that deadly disease.
Sure you guys can say all this xxxx now, but I don't see any of you owning up to calling me and trying to sell me a warranty on my car that I no longer own or my truck which I ,along with my neighbors for a 2 block stretch got attacked by a Phillips head screwdriver! Nobody knows who or why , including the next door guy's Tesla automobile look better with all those little x's dented right into and through the paint. One neighbor, they clobbered his dodge pick up so hard it actually almost went through the hood I kid you not.
Then we COULD talk about Progressive insurance that tried to give me 3 thousand dollars and they keep my truck????????? So I'm driving a truck covered with little Xs pounded right into the sheet metal because I bought it new with cash in 2002 and it is still in good shape except for all the dents and besides, it hauls pinball machines around just fine!
Speaking of Pinball . I now have a world ranking in the IPDB or whatever the organization is that keeps track of these things. I am currently 14,243 rd best Pinball player in the World! That's right you all can claim that you know someone who has a World ranking in the "Sport" of competitive Pinball.I've even heard some of these Pinheads talking about "amateur" and "Pro" status if you can believe that. I played in one, exactly ONE, that's right 1 tournament and the very first game I played was against the number 3 player in the world which he won that spot by his 3rd place finish at the World Championship which were held in Sweden 3 years ago, pre-covid! Guys a weatherman on one of the TV stations in Tampa now I think, he was at a station in Fort Myers but apparently he took a new job. Anyway I beat him and he was so freaking mad he pounded on the wall and acted like a 6 year old, I must say I did enjoy that. Beat him on a 1970s Electra mechanical Gottlieb Pin. Hes all practiced up on all the new Stern 8k games so since I only play the old ones,,,,,great fun. Plus the guy always wins the tournaments, Ill bet he winds over 90% of the tourneys he entered Sp all the other people there were chuckling at that cause hes a dork and he got beat by a absolute neophyte,
Outside of that I play war against Fibromyalgia everyday whih has more side symptoms and crap to it, I had a syst taken off a lymph node in my my neck in November of 2020 and right now I'm living with a cyst on my right kidney, Plus right NOW literally today I'm awatin the joys a kidney stone that should be arriving very soon, It "broke off" this morning about 4 am, woke me right up.
So that's what I've been doing.
Oh and major league baseball has NO more paper tickets , they give them to your phone so the phone gopes to the games not you supposedly. and they are NON TRANSFERABLE!!!!!!! so after 11 years I told them if they couldn't give NE hard copy tickets I am no longer gonna be a Spring Training customer. Its a shame too because I had seats one thru four in the second row at 3rd base,
FOR DRAKE AND RON, our friend Jerry Crady died of Ovid 4 months ago so I've been bummed about that but hasn't COVID upset us all?
So thats what is up with me, whats up with you jamokes?
Love to all
John
Correction: The World govening body of Pinball is the IAPPA, not IPDB.
IPDB stands for Internet Pinball Data Base
John: You are a pip! Thanks for the great post! Your adventures should be made into a book (or movie). Let's see... we could get Matt Damon to play... me and Groucho Marx to play you! LOL
I probably told you... my wife also suffers from fibromyalgia... she told me to write the following (which, I'm sure you already know): "KEEP MOVING... that's the only way to fight it."
I'll add that playing pinball does not constitute fulfillment of the requirement to keep moving. Bless you, my friend, and sorry to hear about your other evidences of old age. Hang in there, as we all attempt to do.
Bob
Tried calling but the landline doesn't answer itself.
Keep hanging in there, maybe sometime we will connect again!
Mr, Bob, I remember you telling me about her having to fart around with the Fibro. Its kinda stupid how the disease itself doesn't actually do anything in particular, isn't hereditary, about the only thing that people of medical science such as Leann who has defied Science by still being around in spite of being 131 years of age, say is that it MIGHT be auto immune and that it doesn't seem to manifest itself until you get older by which as I understand it means 40 plus. But the things that happen from having it is pretty much limitless! For me [personally. its all about pain and baloney with ones joints primarily in the back/ My back is worse then my fathers and he was born in 1924!Still drives with no problem, does just about everything, HE doesn't get all (^(&^&* up with back pr-obs, nope not at all. I really shouldn't comp;ain especially with covid these days. Really can screw you up especially if you live in Florida where theres plenty of people that say that covid doesnt bother you and that you dont need a mask and shots and all that stuff, THey MUST be right because even the Governor who says he knows everything says so.
anyway , party on folks!
First off....why don't you return phone calls? Update: I tested positive for Covid but since I had the two dose Pfizer + the booster (thank you VA Medical Center) I had a sore throat for a couple of days and a minor cold....I'm better. Now I have a case of vertigo (have an MRI scheduled). November was my 40th year as an SCCA member. I caught up with Ann Chamberlain. After Bill passed away she moved to NJ to care for a relative. We may meet up for a race at Lime Rock as she has never been there .Miata is in hibernation till April. I have a 2019 Mazda 3 with AW to get me thru the winter. It is the 1st car I have ever owned that has and automatic! Minor flaw; once I got used to the heated seats, Apple Car Play & Sirius radio it's hard to bring it up.
It seems like most places in the US if you watch what your doing you can go out in public, go to the drug store, whatever and you'll probably be alright. BUT NOT FLORIDA! Nope! Here we got people that think getting shots is against God or the Church or will ruin the fishing or something. Its ridiculous. I go thru the drive thru at CVS and get groceries either loaded into the car outside or have them delivered. I tried to tell Jerry to be careful but nope, every night its off to another restaurant. Every Ohio State game and Browns games they went to Buffalo Wild Wings, no masks. Place was jammed. I wonder how many other people got covid in that place. I'm surprised his wife didn't get it. He went fast, it was like sick on Monday morning, put into a coma on Weds or Thursday and died on Friday,,,,I think that's how it went. Quite honestly I took his death pretty hard. Now please folks no politics implied here please.
I do wish to make one thing clear though, the Governor of the State of Florida is just plain nuts.
I've got 35 years in with SCCA, still a member, Ill remain a member even though I can't walk very well. Least I can do for a organization that gave me so much is how I look at it.I dint even watch racing on tv cuz F1 cars are just plain ugly and NASCAR is NASCAR, enough said there.
as for the Giants all I can say is it takes real talent to xxxx up a team as badly as they are fucked up. Personally I blame ownership but thats just me.Drafting Duke QBs doesn't tickle me either. I took the football package out 2 years ago so they gave it to me for free this past season. AND may I say what a great season it was! That week 17 games were a thing of beauty went they?
I really do think I have a kidney stone and boy does my back hurt but no blood yet. It just hurts so much sleep is gonna be a problem. If I wake up with this tomorrow maybe Ill go to the doc's because this is xxxxxxxx.
OK Curling! where they slide the big ashtrays down the ice like shuffleboard I guess. And people say Pinball is weird??
OK good to talk with everyone here and to hear Ovid hasnt decimated the Huddle. You guys take care.and remember: stay away from the FRENCH and sick people!
John
Why is it that the only way anyone can contact you is by logging into this site? Emails or phone calls go unanswered. I have lost interest posting on this site as well as the homepage. If you ever do want to get in touch you will have to call me or email me. Hope you are feeling a little better. Not sure if I am doing any trips to the Leper Colony you call florida. Thanks for the memories, it has been a long and mosr memorable ride! Take care.
Quote from: the12th man on March 23, 2022, 11:30:50 AM
Why is it that the only way anyone can contact you is by logging into this site? Emails or phone calls go unanswered. I have lost interest posting on this site as well as the homepage. If you ever do want to get in touch you will have to call me or email me. Hope you are feeling a little better. Not sure if I am doing any trips to the Leper Colony you call florida. Thanks for the memories, it has been a long and mosr memorable ride! Take care.
12th: We signed John to an "exclusive rights" contract. LOL =))
How the hell are you? Sorry to hearabout Jerry he was a dick but a good softball player. Speaking of which, I sold the last of my softball equipment. Haven't played since I moved back here and saw no sense in keeping anything except a wood bat that rests by the bed! Sold the black Miata back in April and have a 2022 Red Miata (MX-5) sometime in late August/early September. All sorts of issues with Mazda as well as all the other makes: Covid/chip/transportation issues. Heck, my local Mazda dealer has 7 new vehicles and 109 "in transit" (whatever that means". If you were living in NY, you could get some Medica MJ for your back. Just a reminder, NY does not tax SSA or retirement....just sayin! Would love to hear from you, take care.
Ron