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Wish I possessed the graphic art talent so many of you clearly have, but I don't. I'll just say that Woody has made me feel welcome here since my first day responding to my novice posts with well-intentioned humor. I have the greatest respect for him.
... has taken what could've been a disastrous beginning and risen to the occasion, showing his class and sense of humor as well.
Cheers to you both.
I love this thread!

hokieone said:

"Geesh, all these years and I never realized GotWood and Play Baseball were....."involved".

Who knew?"

I bet I'm the only member of the HS Baseball Web who got to have dinner with play baseball one evening, while talking to GotWood on the phone. Smile A memorable evening indeed, getting to know two very nice and fun people a bit better. Made even more unforgettable because the 35W bridge fell down while Annette (play baseball) and I were driving to meet each other!

Julie
Allow me to join the chorus in expressing my gratitude for GW's body of work on this site.

As a relative newcomer and infrequent poster, I'd appreciate some history. How and why did GW first come to this site? I may have missed it, but I don't see many references to a current ball player. What's GW's connection to baseball? Inquiring minds want to know.

Here's an idea: GW: Why don't you start with a pictorial history: "Gotwood4sale, the Early Years".
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Thank you for those kind words GrabSomePine. I can't tell you how much I admire your name!

How did I get to this site? Would process of elimination explain it? No? I didn't think so. According to my member profile...

    How did you find out about the HSBBweb?: The Tooth Fairy or Mr. Sandman...not sure which one. Both of their stories were very convincing.

    I guess I'll stand by that. Honestly, I'm leaning towards Mr.Sandman. He's less flighty...more gritty. His story has more traction.


Why am I at this site? Probably because this site wouldn't have anything to do with me. Something to do with their bylaws not allowing someone who touts having an IQ of 147 and swears up and down that it's correct because it just happens to be the same as the jaw dropping number of sugar cubes pilfered from the Complimentary Coffee table and then hastily consumed in the lobby of the old 1st National Bank© at Fourth and Main in Tillamook,OR where early one Saturday morning in June of 1962 pretty much the whole town was staging for the exciting 5th Annual June Dairy Parade under gray clouds and a steady drizzle.

I probably could have talked the American Diabetic Association© into having me, but this site, the High School Baseball Web, seemed like a better fit. Like my old Wilson© 'Nellie Fox' Signature glove. That kind of sums it up!

Currently our oldest son is on the baseball team at Lambuth University in Jackson, TN. He is, with a stiff south wind (not a tornado mind you), within spitting distance to Fungo in Spring Creek, TN.

Our youngest son was on the roster at Rhodes College in Memphis his freshman year, but he didn't play because of nagging and persistent injuries. The poor kid has had more work done on him then a '72 aluminum block Chevy Vega! He still enjoys the game playing in local adult leagues where the regimen is way less physically demanding than playing anywhere in college. He wishes it hadn't turned out that way, but it did.

We have two lovely daughters who are playing softball in high school. Their skills, in large part, stem from their older brothers' tutelage and their having to virtually grow up entirely on a baseball diamond. They both love the game.

So that is our connection to baseball...our kids!
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A pictorial history? I guess it would go something like this...

    "Gotwood4sale, the Early Years"




Gee...I think I'm in there somewhere. One not wearing a dress, but more probably a smile...or maybe a grimace. Perhaps a look of befuddlement. Definitely one of the runts.




I still haven't settled down!




Spent a lot of time running all through this place...my father was the office manager.



Oh the logging trucks! Here's a load of Douglas-fir logs...Paul Bunyan toothpicks!


Rain delay!




This is where my fascination with photos all started. My first job was at a drive-up photo processing store...The Shutter Shanty. This later was springboarded into the Fotomat© chain.


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Gotwood,3Dot,et al,
Thanks for the laughs for the last couple of days, I wrenched my back and torn a muscle in my shoulder on Sunday putting in a faucet and with the pain killers and muscle relaxers the doctor give me, I've never laughed so hard. Of course now my side hurts.
That's why I like this site, a lot of good information and some times just a good belly laugh.
GW,

147 IQ is an impressive number my splintered woody friend...you are the smartest stand of pine I know!

Your smarter than...




...at 137...


You're more intelligent than Shakira...




...at 140...but you have to admit...NOT AS HOT!



But most of all, you are head and shoulders above our main man...





...at 116...

Therefore, I nominate you as president!

Woody for President in 2012!


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