TalkBlade Memorial Day

[tr4252]

If you think from this that I have too much time on my hands, you're right, but just for the moment.

I've been thinking about past members. We've had commemorative knives (too many, in my opinion), but a lot of the recent members aren't aware of some of the characters that made this forum so interesting:

Pushbutton (Bob) He was the guy who vetted me when I joined in XXX. He informed me of such insightful stuff as; how a bolster lock works, that most Italian autos had the scales sticking way up higher than the bolsters, and if I didn't like it, I should look at custom knives, etc.....He was usually good for a laugh, always to-the-point, and pretty knowledgeable too. He handled trolls in a colorful way.

Teddy (Ron) Was also one of the first who interacted with me on the forum; I recall that he edited a profanity from one of my posts, for which I thanked him. I still watch/listen to his sound files sometimes; Wonderful Land by the Shadows being my favorite. He had a wry sense of humor, and was the only guy I knew who got so acrimonious when somebody used all caps in their posts (he said it was like shouting).

Tiny/Tiny Jr. I bought my first real auto from him. One of the great all-time vendors

Spotlight Kid Could narrate a story; like when he found a Kershaw Rainbow Leek outside a pub. I think he'd have made a great character on one of the Mad Max movies.

A lot of others are simply gone, for reasons I can only guess....Plastered Bastard, Claudster, Mr. Bigg, and many more.

Who remembers these guys? Any others?

Tom

[jim d,]

I remember them all very well. I know Bob at least was on the old SKM forum as he was the first one to answer my first post there. Another member who I miss is Greyblade who apparently lost interest in collecting.

Jim

[Vagrant]

Claudster opened his own forum but got so busy during "retirement" he took a leave of absence and left our own Tequisa in charge
I believe Mr Bigg went on to a position in Law Enforcement

[natcherly]

...I've been thinking about past members. We've had commemorative knives (too many, in my opinion), but a lot of the recent members aren't aware of some of the characters that made this forum so interesting....

Well, the commeroratives did give us an excuse to buy "just one more". Otherwise, fully agree.
Others I miss are Bowtown Blade, Blackjack, Moe, Jagman, hoody, Blade Switcher, YHWH-NISSI, the list goes on.......

....apparently lost interest in collecting.

This has happened to many of our old compadres. People retire, go onto other interests, find that other priorities prevail, etc.

[slappy / psychoticsumo]

hey guys, whats shakkinn, im still around, i stop by and check the posts and look at the pics weekly.
since illinois is taboo these days i havnt participated in the hobby in a long time or had much to say.
for those that liked my music and whatnot i finally broke down and made a myspace page for my songs.

http://www.myspace.com/psychoticsumo

[arthas]

Hi!

I could never end thanking all these great guys, which helped TalkBlade (former SKM forum) become the nice spot it seems to be these day.

M.

[Mr_Guano]

Ah, heck. You almost brought a tear to my eye there...
Memories come back to me, I was in college university when I joined here.
I had long chats with Ron on MSN while I was supposed to be working on assignments
(don't worry, I passed and have a decent job now)
He was cool, I really enjoyed our chats back then... The day I learned of his death I was a little catatonic.

I've also stopped collecting autos (partly due to the "decent" job, autos are strictly illegal here),
and am not a frequent poster around here anymore.

Mr.Bigg in law enforcement? That's a joke, right?

Gunnar

[tr4252]

Hi Slappy!

Hi Gunnar!

Great to hear from you guys. I miss Ron ; we were also net pen pals.

Tom