<< <i>Patty Hearst was returned faster than this >>
So basically my kid won't be able to go to college, but at least I'll have a set where the three most expensive cards are of a player I despise ~ CDsNuts
<< <i><< Patty Hearst was returned faster than this >> >>
Did Chucky rob any banks while he was missing? >>
So basically my kid won't be able to go to college, but at least I'll have a set where the three most expensive cards are of a player I despise ~ CDsNuts
Well, now that Chuck is back on the road, I finally have some time to post a couple scans so everyone can check out his current condition.
Now, unfortunately, Chuck wasn't able to have his meeting...well, at least not officially. For those of you who hadn't heard, Chuck was supposed to meet with Commissioner Bud Selig during his stay in Milwaukee. Unfortunately, as Chuck rolled into town, Bud was climbing aboard a plane to go visit his friends at Congress. From there, he spent some time in New York and then went overseas for the opening series. I had hoped to take Chuck to his meeting around opening day here in Milwaukee, but that didn't work out. SO...I took Chucky to the ballpark so he could breathe in the game just one more time. Here's a few pics.
While waiting for his first drink, Chuck noticed some of the game used jerseys that the team has on display on their Club Level. He took pictures with the Robin Yount & Paul Molitor jerseys near the home plate bar.
We then went into the game and enjoyed our front row seats on the Club Level. Chuck got a great view of the infamous Sausage Race, but wanted to pose for a photo as well.
After the in seat waiter brought out a few more drinks, Chucky got hungry. So, we went out into the gallery and Chuck enjoyed a brat. He spilled a little mustard on himself which made for another great photo op.
After the game, Chuck wanted to check out the Hometown Heroes section of the ballpark on the ground level. On his way, he saw Bernie Brewer sitting in the hall and boy was he excited!
His last stop was at that Hometown Heroes section where he posed with one of my favorite items on display - a game worn Jim Gantner jersey.
Well, that's a photo montage of Chucky's stay here in Milwaukee. Considering he forgot his ID, he sure enjoyed a lot of beer. I wish I could just write my birthdate on my back and they'd call that good enough!
I hope you enjoyed the show...and sorry for keeping him here so long.
I think Chuck needs to visit the Keebler plant and hang with all the little elves and fairys. He could then be accidently dropped into a giant vat of chocolate. At that point, I would be called to dive into that giant vat of chocolate and save little Chucky from getting turned into cookies.
<< <i>Patty Hearst heard the burst of Roland's Thompson gun and bought it >>
+1 for the Zevon reference.
"I think the guy must be practicing voodoo or something. Check out his eyes. Rico's crazier than a peach orchard sow." -- Whitey Herzog, Spring Training 1973
Roland was a warrior from the Land of the Midnight Sun With a Thompson gun for hire, fighting to be done The deal was made in Denmark on a dark and stormy day So he set out for Biafra to join the bloody fray Through sixty-six and seven they fought the Congo war Fingers on their triggers, knee-deep in gore For days and nights they battled the Bantu to their knees They killed to earn their living and to help out the Congolese Roland the Thompson gunner... His comrades fought beside him - Van Owen and the rest But of all the Thompson gunners Roland was the best So the CIA decided they wanted Roland dead That son-of-a-bytch Van Owen blew off Roland's head Roland the headless Thompson gunner (Time, time, time For another peaceful war Norway's bravest son But time stands still for Roland 'Til he evens up the score) They can still see his headless body stalking through the night In the muzzle flash of Roland's Thompson gun In the muzzle flash of Roland's Thompson gun Roland searched the continent for the man who'd done him in He found him in Mombassa in a barroom drinking gin Roland aimed his Thompson gun - he didn't say a word But he blew Van Owen's body from there to Johannesburg Roland the headless Thompson gunner... The eternal Thompson gunner, still wandering through the night Now it's ten years later but he still keeps up the fight In Ireland, in Lebanon, in Palestine and Berkeley Patty Hearst heard the burst of Roland's Thompson gun And bought it r.i.p warrren-his last album when he was dying with cancer is really sad-it would make chucky cry WEREWOLVES OF LONDON!!!!!!!!! rock on bro
Collecting PSA graded Steve Young, Marcus Allen, Bret Saberhagen and 1980s Topps Cards. Raw: Tony Gonzalez (low #'d cards, and especially 1/1's) and Steve Young.
I will try to get pics posted today and get Chuck back in the mail this weekend or monday. Since I am semi-retired I have had to help my dad this last week.
Clear Skies, Mark
Collecting PSA graded Steve Young, Marcus Allen, Bret Saberhagen and 1980s Topps Cards. Raw: Tony Gonzalez (low #'d cards, and especially 1/1's) and Steve Young.
Here is the downtown skyline from across the Arkansas River. The pointy building that you can somewhat see in the background, the Epic Center, is the largest building in Kansas.
Chuck at Lawrence Dumont Stadium. Chuck played here for a week in 2002 with the Wichita Wranglers....who left us last year.
Where's Chuck? Chuck with some of my PSA cards.
Chuck saw my microscope, and mentioned enjoying checking out the cat scan (which has nothing to do with a microscope) so he talked me into setting up a few cool slides for him. The thin section is setting in a little custom made box with a polar filter on the top and bottom. By rotating one of the filters I can make different minerals glow in different colors. Not quite a $5,000 petrographic microscope, but it does the job.The microscope is setting on my "work station."
Checking out an iron meteorite slice. The slice has been etched with acid to show the crystalline structure of the meteorite known as the"widmanstatten" lines. This is visible as a result of the acid reacting different to the high nickel taenite and low nickel kamacite crystals.
Playing with some stone meteorites.While most people think meteorites are iron, 98% of all meteorites are stones.
Examining some dinosaur egg fossils...
After spending the day playing with various space related items, Chuck noticed an exhaust heat shield I have off a Russian Soyuz space capsule. I told him no, he may damage it. He noted falling through the atmosphere didn't hurt it much. I told him he has black borders and is condition sensitive. Well, Chuck would not listen to me.....so here is the first Chuck video.
Chuck is now bored and as soon as I get an address from Matt, I will send him on his way.
Clear Skies, Mark
Collecting PSA graded Steve Young, Marcus Allen, Bret Saberhagen and 1980s Topps Cards. Raw: Tony Gonzalez (low #'d cards, and especially 1/1's) and Steve Young.
Collecting PSA graded Steve Young, Marcus Allen, Bret Saberhagen and 1980s Topps Cards. Raw: Tony Gonzalez (low #'d cards, and especially 1/1's) and Steve Young.
Still have Chuck. No message from Matt, I guess he is knee deep in weeds. If eyebone could send me his address I will get it right along....otherwise I guess I could send it to a random CU member.
Collecting PSA graded Steve Young, Marcus Allen, Bret Saberhagen and 1980s Topps Cards. Raw: Tony Gonzalez (low #'d cards, and especially 1/1's) and Steve Young.
So basically my kid won't be able to go to college, but at least I'll have a set where the three most expensive cards are of a player I despise ~ CDsNuts
Have not heard back from Matt so I have chosen to mail the card to another board member. That board member, should report within the week I imagine. Chuck must be free.
Clear Skies, Mark
Collecting PSA graded Steve Young, Marcus Allen, Bret Saberhagen and 1980s Topps Cards. Raw: Tony Gonzalez (low #'d cards, and especially 1/1's) and Steve Young.
<< <i>Have not heard back from Matt so I have chosen to mail the card to another board member. That board member, should report within the week I imagine. Chuck must be free.
Clear Skies, Mark >>
Is it possible that Chuck's adopted Dad has abandoned him? Come on Matt!!!!
The best pitch to start a hitter off with is always strike one.
<< <i>Have not heard back from Matt so I have chosen to mail the card to another board member. That board member, should report within the week I imagine. Chuck must be free.
Clear Skies, Mark >>
Is it possible that Chuck's adopted Dad has abandoned him? Come on Matt!!!! >>
Matt did e-mail a couple days before I posted my imagines. I imagine he is just swamped with work and work comes first in my book, so all is well. I imagine we will get back on track soon...either way, Chuck is moving along and happy.
Clear Skies, Mark
Collecting PSA graded Steve Young, Marcus Allen, Bret Saberhagen and 1980s Topps Cards. Raw: Tony Gonzalez (low #'d cards, and especially 1/1's) and Steve Young.
Mr. Knoblauch has made it safely to his next stop Rockville Centre NY 11570 (Long Island) I have a few events planned for the weekend and he will be ready to move on Monday Mike
I would like to spend some time with Chuck here in the Bayou State. Maybe take him to his first crawfish broil. Then take him to one of our riverboat casinos. Would really be cool to take him to visit Terry Bradshaws house which is only about 45 minutes from me.
<< <i>I would like to spend some time with Chuck here in the Bayou State. Maybe take him to his first crawfish broil. Then take him to one of our riverboat casinos. Would really be cool to take him to visit Terry Bradshaws house which is only about 45 minutes from me. >>
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PM me your address and I will send it out to you Mon/Tues
lsu- are there still riverboat casinos? I though Harrah's put them all out of business. I used to live in New Orleans; lived in the French Quarter and bartended at a few different places.
<< <i>I would like to spend some time with Chuck here in the Bayou State. Maybe take him to his first crawfish broil. Then take him to one of our riverboat casinos. Would really be cool to take him to visit Terry Bradshaws house which is only about 45 minutes from me. >>
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PM me your address and I will send it out to you Mon/Tues >>
Even though we haven't followed the mailing order exactly, really should get in back of the line. Maybe you could take tecknobaby's spot?
Per Matt's original order:
Okay, to start the mailing order is;
1. lawnmowerman.......In some dirt field mowing weeds with visions of Emmitt Smith cards dancing in my head somewhere in Saint Petersburg, Fl
2. bigfische.......... In a lake somewhere in Des Moines, IA
3. onlyanumber ... Jamming out to Sevendust somewhere in Irmo, SC
4. yankeeno7........In a hospital looking at "bones" somewhere in Stuyvesant, NY
5. zep33...... W. Yarmouth, MA
6. Allen.................Hanging with Randy in the rubecave because lets face it, he lives Bluefield, WV
7. stown...............Hitting the local retirement homes hunting for "real" red heads somewhere in Houston, TX
8. Elemenopeo.....Still trying to figure out that darn elemenopeo part in the alphabet somewhere in Charlotte, NC
9. prscott933........Kansas City, MO
10. MeteoriteGuy..Knee deep in Steve Young cards and outer space rocks somewhere in Wichita, Kansas
11. eyebone.........Patiently waiting for the Stanley Cup to make the trip back to Canda for the first time in 15 years somewhere in Peterborough,ON
12. DrJ..................Still upset about what Larry Bird and the Celtics did to Dr J and the Sixers in the 1981 Eastern Conf series somewhere in Pedricktown NJ (shot in the dark)
13. PasadenaMudSlide..Asleep, head on desk, drool on hand, as his students run a muck all because he stayed up too late on the boards somewhere in Lake Ridge, VA. Line 19 also applies to you
14. gumbyfan......Running around inside his house after everyone has left wearing nothing but his Gumby underoos somewhere in Oak Creek, WI
15. kmnorton......Alameda, CA
16. TheVon
17. and5zac........Uniontown,Pa
18. tennesseebanker...In a bank on a pc pretending to listen to his customers as he browses the CU message boards somewhere in Jackson, Tn
19. djspann................Still scratching his head about how in 1989, Jimmy Johnson and the Cowboys ripped off the Vikings by trading Herschel Walker for 12 players in the largest trade in NFL history somewhere in Fort Collins, CO
20. rube26105.....In the rubecave writng down instructions on how to auto a card so his TTM guys quit signing toploaders somehwhere in Vienna, WV
21. EagleEyeKid..Up all night playing his x-box, eating tacos from Taco bell when he should be studying for his class somewhere in PALMDALE, CA ps I'm telling your wife
22. RipublicaninMass...Satisfying customer after customer with every "investment property" him and his crew transforms somewhere in LYNNFIELD, MA (please see pics below of the latest project)
23. baseballjeff
24. Goot
25. TheMcgwireMuseum......somewhere in New Jersey
26. TNP777
27. clayshooter22
28. LWMM
29. sagard
30. BeanBone
31. 70chip
32. Karb
33. kidzfund
34. OnlyThe10s
35. gotsparks09
36. thedutymon
37. Nascar360
So basically my kid won't be able to go to college, but at least I'll have a set where the three most expensive cards are of a player I despise ~ CDsNuts
Whenever Chuck wants to visit would be fine with me. Need a little notice so I can clean up the guest bedroom. Yes, we still have 5 riverboat casinos in Shreveport, LA. If Chuck comes to visit in the summer just make sure to pack his bathing suit and sun screen. Temp gets up over 100 on a regular basis here in the summer. Hell, it is supposed to get up to 94 today.
<< <i>How's Matt doing? Have you guys heard from Randy? >>
Matt's fine. Just working most of the day and then doing little things around the house afterwards. Getting ready to hopefully put the house on the market this year and find a house with a few more inches of space than this one LOL. When we bought this place we had one little baby and us. Now we have 4 of them plus us!
As for Randy, I guess he is just taken over with the spring/summer growth up there. That's what I heard. I hope that's all it is, I miss the old turkey!
You know how it is though, you step away from this place for a little while and then usually end up posting again.
Comments
<< <i>Sorry...pics will be posted and the card shipped out by the end of the week. >>
so did the mystery photo shoot happen?
1996 Select Certified Mirror Gold Ozzie Smith
2006 Bowman Chrome Orange Refractor Chris Carpenter
A: Angelina Jolie
B: a V-Neck, and
C: Chucky doing his best "Help me, I can't breathe" impersonation
<< <i>Patty Hearst was returned faster than this >>
<< <i>Patty Hearst was returned faster than this >>
LOL
<< <i>Chucky will be back in the mail post haste. I apologize that I failed in my mission and held up Chucky's travels so long. >>
I noticed you posted that on April 1st.....I am guessing it was an April Fool's Joke?
<< <i><< Patty Hearst was returned faster than this >> >>
Did Chucky rob any banks while he was missing?
<< <i>
<< <i><< Patty Hearst was returned faster than this >> >>
Did Chucky rob any banks while he was missing? >>
Carry on.
Ripken in the Minors * Ripken in the Minors Facebook Page
<< <i>Chucky is officially in transit. Pics to follow...but unfortunately not the one I was working for. >>
Now, unfortunately, Chuck wasn't able to have his meeting...well, at least not officially. For those of you who hadn't heard, Chuck was supposed to meet with Commissioner Bud Selig during his stay in Milwaukee. Unfortunately, as Chuck rolled into town, Bud was climbing aboard a plane to go visit his friends at Congress. From there, he spent some time in New York and then went overseas for the opening series. I had hoped to take Chuck to his meeting around opening day here in Milwaukee, but that didn't work out. SO...I took Chucky to the ballpark so he could breathe in the game just one more time. Here's a few pics.
While waiting for his first drink, Chuck noticed some of the game used jerseys that the team has on display on their Club Level. He took pictures with the Robin Yount & Paul Molitor jerseys near the home plate bar.
We then went into the game and enjoyed our front row seats on the Club Level. Chuck got a great view of the infamous Sausage Race, but wanted to pose for a photo as well.
After the in seat waiter brought out a few more drinks, Chucky got hungry. So, we went out into the gallery and Chuck enjoyed a brat. He spilled a little mustard on himself which made for another great photo op.
After the game, Chuck wanted to check out the Hometown Heroes section of the ballpark on the ground level. On his way, he saw Bernie Brewer sitting in the hall and boy was he excited!
His last stop was at that Hometown Heroes section where he posed with one of my favorite items on display - a game worn Jim Gantner jersey.
Well, that's a photo montage of Chucky's stay here in Milwaukee. Considering he forgot his ID, he sure enjoyed a lot of beer. I wish I could just write my birthdate on my back and they'd call that good enough!
I hope you enjoyed the show...and sorry for keeping him here so long.
Craig
I think pics of Chuck hanging with Carolj and Joe would top it off.
http://sportsfansnews.com/author/andy-fischer/
<< <i>Any chance Chucky gets slabbed by PSA once his tour is over?
I think pics of Chuck hanging with Carolj and Joe would top it off. >>
I would like to see both JO and Carolj take their turn and give us pictures with Chucky!
<< <i>Any chance Chucky gets slabbed by PSA once his tour is over?
I think pics of Chuck hanging with Carolj and Joe would top it off. >>
Actually, I was surprised at how good of condition Chucky is in considering his method of travel...
<< <i>Patty Hearst heard the burst of Roland's Thompson gun and bought it >>
+1 for the Zevon reference.
Chuck arrived today.
Clear Skies,
Mark
Raw: Tony Gonzalez (low #'d cards, and especially 1/1's) and Steve Young.
1996 Select Certified Mirror Gold Ozzie Smith
2006 Bowman Chrome Orange Refractor Chris Carpenter
Clear Skies,
Mark
Raw: Tony Gonzalez (low #'d cards, and especially 1/1's) and Steve Young.
Here is the downtown skyline from across the Arkansas River. The pointy building that you can somewhat see in the background, the Epic Center, is the largest building in Kansas.
Chuck at Lawrence Dumont Stadium. Chuck played here for a week in 2002 with the Wichita Wranglers....who left us last year.
Where's Chuck? Chuck with some of my PSA cards.
Chuck saw my microscope, and mentioned enjoying checking out the cat scan (which has nothing to do with a microscope) so he talked me into setting up a few cool slides for him. The thin section is setting in a little custom made box with a polar filter on the top and bottom. By rotating one of the filters I can make different minerals glow in different colors. Not quite a $5,000 petrographic microscope, but it does the job.The microscope is setting on my "work station."
Checking out an iron meteorite slice. The slice has been etched with acid to show the crystalline structure of the meteorite known as the"widmanstatten" lines. This is visible as a result of the acid reacting different to the high nickel taenite and low nickel kamacite crystals.
Playing with some stone meteorites.While most people think meteorites are iron, 98% of all meteorites are stones.
Examining some dinosaur egg fossils...
After spending the day playing with various space related items, Chuck noticed an exhaust heat shield I have off a Russian Soyuz space capsule. I told him no, he may damage it. He noted falling through the atmosphere didn't hurt it much. I told him he has black borders and is condition sensitive. Well, Chuck would not listen to me.....so here is the first Chuck video.
Chuck Video
Chuck is now bored and as soon as I get an address from Matt, I will send him on his way.
Clear Skies,
Mark
Raw: Tony Gonzalez (low #'d cards, and especially 1/1's) and Steve Young.
And nice job steppin this thread up a notch with a video!
http://sportsfansnews.com/author/andy-fischer/
Raw: Tony Gonzalez (low #'d cards, and especially 1/1's) and Steve Young.
Doug
Still have Chuck. No message from Matt, I guess he is knee deep in weeds. If eyebone could send me his address I will get it right along....otherwise I guess I could send it to a random CU member.
Raw: Tony Gonzalez (low #'d cards, and especially 1/1's) and Steve Young.
Nice area for your graded cards as well.
Robert
2004 spx
1989 topps psa 10
1959 phillies
Phillies of the 70's
Clear Skies,
Mark
Raw: Tony Gonzalez (low #'d cards, and especially 1/1's) and Steve Young.
<< <i>Have not heard back from Matt so I have chosen to mail the card to another board member. That board member, should report within the week I imagine. Chuck must be free.
Clear Skies,
Mark >>
Is it possible that Chuck's adopted Dad has abandoned him? Come on Matt!!!!
<< <i>
<< <i>Have not heard back from Matt so I have chosen to mail the card to another board member. That board member, should report within the week I imagine. Chuck must be free.
Clear Skies,
Mark >>
Is it possible that Chuck's adopted Dad has abandoned him? Come on Matt!!!! >>
Matt did e-mail a couple days before I posted my imagines. I imagine he is just swamped with work and work comes first in my book, so all is well. I imagine we will get back on track soon...either way, Chuck is moving along and happy.
Clear Skies,
Mark
Raw: Tony Gonzalez (low #'d cards, and especially 1/1's) and Steve Young.
Rockville Centre NY 11570 (Long Island)
I have a few events planned for the weekend and he will be ready to move on Monday
Mike
<< <i>I would like to spend some time with Chuck here in the Bayou State. Maybe take him to his first crawfish broil. Then take him to one of our riverboat casinos. Would really be cool to take him to visit Terry Bradshaws house which is only about 45 minutes from me. >>
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PM me your address and I will send it out to you Mon/Tues
Doug
<< <i>
<< <i>I would like to spend some time with Chuck here in the Bayou State. Maybe take him to his first crawfish broil. Then take him to one of our riverboat casinos. Would really be cool to take him to visit Terry Bradshaws house which is only about 45 minutes from me. >>
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PM me your address and I will send it out to you Mon/Tues >>
Even though we haven't followed the mailing order exactly, really should get in back of the line. Maybe you could take tecknobaby's spot?
Per Matt's original order:
Okay, to start the mailing order is;
1. lawnmowerman.......In some dirt field mowing weeds with visions of Emmitt Smith cards dancing in my head somewhere in Saint Petersburg, Fl
2. bigfische.......... In a lake somewhere in Des Moines, IA
3. onlyanumber ... Jamming out to Sevendust somewhere in Irmo, SC
4. yankeeno7........In a hospital looking at "bones" somewhere in Stuyvesant, NY
5. zep33...... W. Yarmouth, MA
6. Allen.................Hanging with Randy in the rubecave because lets face it, he lives Bluefield, WV
7. stown...............Hitting the local retirement homes hunting for "real" red heads somewhere in Houston, TX
8. Elemenopeo.....Still trying to figure out that darn elemenopeo part in the alphabet somewhere in Charlotte, NC
9. prscott933........Kansas City, MO
10. MeteoriteGuy..Knee deep in Steve Young cards and outer space rocks somewhere in Wichita, Kansas
11. eyebone.........Patiently waiting for the Stanley Cup to make the trip back to Canda for the first time in 15 years somewhere in Peterborough,ON
12. DrJ..................Still upset about what Larry Bird and the Celtics did to Dr J and the Sixers in the 1981 Eastern Conf series somewhere in Pedricktown NJ (shot in the dark)
13. PasadenaMudSlide..Asleep, head on desk, drool on hand, as his students run a muck all because he stayed up too late on the boards somewhere in Lake Ridge, VA. Line 19 also applies to you
14. gumbyfan......Running around inside his house after everyone has left wearing nothing but his Gumby underoos somewhere in Oak Creek, WI
15. kmnorton......Alameda, CA
16. TheVon
17. and5zac........Uniontown,Pa
18. tennesseebanker...In a bank on a pc pretending to listen to his customers as he browses the CU message boards somewhere in Jackson, Tn
19. djspann................Still scratching his head about how in 1989, Jimmy Johnson and the Cowboys ripped off the Vikings by trading Herschel Walker for 12 players in the largest trade in NFL history somewhere in Fort Collins, CO
20. rube26105.....In the rubecave writng down instructions on how to auto a card so his TTM guys quit signing toploaders somehwhere in Vienna, WV
21. EagleEyeKid..Up all night playing his x-box, eating tacos from Taco bell when he should be studying for his class somewhere in PALMDALE, CA
ps I'm telling your wife
22. RipublicaninMass...Satisfying customer after customer with every "investment property" him and his crew transforms somewhere in LYNNFIELD, MA (please see pics below of the latest project)
23. baseballjeff
24. Goot
25. TheMcgwireMuseum......somewhere in New Jersey
26. TNP777
27. clayshooter22
28. LWMM
29. sagard
30. BeanBone
31. 70chip
32. Karb
33. kidzfund
34. OnlyThe10s
35. gotsparks09
36. thedutymon
37. Nascar360
Steve
Please do not start mailing Chucky around the country willy nilly! I will PM you with the address of the person you need to mail to next.
Also, if anyone wants to join in, PM me and I will add you to list.
How's Matt doing? Have you guys heard from Randy?
Hope he's doin' ok? After all, he's about a 100!
mike
Please don't mail Chucky out to lsutigers. I will PM you the address of the person it needs to go to next.
lsutigers, PM me if you want to be added to the list. You are more than welcome to join in!
<< <i>How's Matt doing? Have you guys heard from Randy? >>
Matt's fine. Just working most of the day and then doing little things around the house afterwards. Getting ready to hopefully put the house on the market this year and find a house with a few more inches of space than this one LOL. When we bought this place we had one little baby and us. Now we have 4 of them plus us!
As for Randy, I guess he is just taken over with the spring/summer growth up there. That's what I heard. I hope that's all it is, I miss the old turkey!
You know how it is though, you step away from this place for a little while and then usually end up posting again.
<< <i>thekid8, I PMed you. I'll repeat it here just in case.
Please don't mail Chucky out to lsutigers. I will PM you the address of the person it needs to go to next.
lsutigers, PM me if you want to be added to the list. You are more than welcome to join in! >>
Not a problem --- have your instructions via PM and will send him on his way Monday
Mike