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(Message started by: StegRock on Jul 30th, 2003, 12:03am)
Title: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic:  Where ya from?
Post by StegRock on Jul 30th, 2003, 12:03am
Here might be a nice, simple way for us to "come together" and get to know one another.  Don't need to give a whole lot of explanation for this one.  All I would say is don't just give where you are currently living!  Give us all the stop-offs of your life!  We might just unearth some "crossed paths" here, which would be VERY neat!  I'll start with mine even though many of you probably already know my deal to some degree.

...

Born and raised through high school - Monmouth County, New Jersey.  Moved around within the county quite a bit.  Lived in the follow towns Middletown, Red Bank, Ocean, and also went to school for a year in Shrewsbury although I never actually lived there.

Went to college in and lived in Colorado, Denver and Aurora, for five years.  Attended the University of Denver.  Lived out toward, at least relative to D.U., old Stapleton International Airport for a year.

Lived in South Korea from December, 1994 through August, 2000, and from February, 2002 through December, 2002, but was back and forth many summers and winters.  For those who might have ever been there, which would be very cool to know, I lived in Ung-am-dong, Seoul (subway station - Nokbun-dong, and was teaching in the popular downtown area known as Chongno, ELS to be exact), then Shingal (between Yong-in and Suwon), then Suwon (In-gae-dong, and was teaching in Osan), then Asan (nearest train station - Chonan), then (way out in Bumblefuck) Andong.

I am currently back in Ocean, New Jersey for a pit-stop to get my life together and going in a different/the right direction.
 
...

In any event, commonalities in places lived should give us a way to REALLY connect! [smiley=thumbsup.gif]

Let's have it!
Title: Re: Get to know your Gridironers-Topic: Where ya'
Post by Philly on Jul 30th, 2003, 5:50am
Born and raised in lovely Medford, NJ (about 20 miles east of Philadelphia).

Went to undergrad at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, NJ (east central NJ).

Went to grad school at Trenton State College (now The College of New Jersey) in, you guessed it, Trenton, NJ.

Moved around a lot locally after that (Marlton NJ, back to Medford NJ, Lindenwold NJ, Voorhees NJ, and back to Marlton NJ).

Then got married and settled down in Mt. Holly (Eastampton) NJ where I am today.  No plans to leave any time soon.  I love South Jersey.  It isn't the NJ everyone knows about along the northern NJ Turnpike.  This is where NJ got its nickname: The Garden State.  I can get to Philly in 25 minutes, the Shore in 40 minutes, NYC in 60-70 minutes, and skiing in the Poconos in 120 minutes.
Title: Re: Get to know your Gridironers-Topic: Where ya'
Post by BarnabyWilde on Jul 30th, 2003, 7:36am
Born in New Haven Connecticut, April 2, 1968. Lived in North Branford, CT for the first 14 years of my life.


My late father worked for Gulf Oil, and they decided to move everyone in his department to Houston Texas in 1982. Started high school there at Cy-Fair High School, and in the middle of my senior year, Chevron bought Gulf and moved eveyone to northern California. I have lived in Vacaville, CA since 1985 and love it here. Went to college at CSU- Sacramento. Now, in June of 2005, I have moved to the Denver area.

Married in 1991. Divorced in 1995. Married again in 1998 to my beautiful wife Bridget. ( Who I met on the internet, she relocated from the northern Virginia area). We have three wonderful children, Mason, Brady and Emma. I currently work for the Westminster Police Department as a 911 dispatcher. I am an aspiring writer who hopes to get his children's book published in 2006. I also love to play golf, softball, poker, dominoes, darts, disc golf and love to read as well.
Title: Re: Get to know your Gridironers-Topic: Where ya'
Post by DirkDiggler on Jul 30th, 2003, 9:47am
Uhh,,,this is kind of weird.  I seemed to have crossed paths with Barnaby AND PHilly.

I was born in Camden, NJ.(West Jersey Hospital)  WHen I was one, I moved to Mt. Laurel New Jersey.  I had relatives  in some of the towns Philly lived in.  

This is where I cross paths with Barnaby.  
Then, when I was 5 I moved to Houston, Texas.  My brothers and sisters graduated from the same high school Barnaby attended.  My brother might have been in the same graduating class.  Weird.  

In the 8th grade I moved to Fairfax, VA.(near DC)  I graduated high school from Robinson.  I went to college at George Mason University in Fairfax.  I stayed local but my parents moved to South Bend, In.  

While living off campus, I had 5 room mates. This is where I met my roommate, who happened to be my future wife, Jen.  Didn't know each other before living together.   Jen actually went to the same high school as I did, but we did not know each other.   I will tell you, my hooking up with Jen was a story out of Penthouse.  Strange things do happen!!  It was weird dating a roommate.  But it had its privilidges......   ;D

We dated a few years, then got married in 1995.  We wanted to move away from her family in the first year of marriage, so we moved to VA Beach.  Lived there a year then moved to Alexandria, VA.(near DC)

After selling our home in Alexandria, we moved back to Fairfax, VA.  I live about 2 miles from where I lived when I went to high school.  Wanted to move back to raise the family.

Anyway, weird that Barnaby mentioned a high school and lived I know Philly's neck of the woods so well.  
Title: Re: Get to know your Gridironers-Topic: Where ya'
Post by FourTwoOh on Jul 30th, 2003, 9:56am
1960 born in Topeka, Ks. At 2yo, convinced the folks that Plattsburg, Mo{pop. 1800} is where we needed to be. Yeah right.  ;D  For reference, Plattsburg is about an hours drive north of Kansas City. Lived there till I joined the Air Force in '79. After basic in San Antonio Tx and tech school in Denver/Aurora, was stationed in California. Castle AFB to be specific, just outside Merced, Ca.{claim to fame for them was the movie American Graphitti was based there}. Got married and popped the first kiddo, so in '82 took an assignment to Whiteman AFB back in Missouri so my folks could get to know the family. Whiteman is 40-45 miles east of KC. Was only there for 11 months, long enough to pop kiddo #2, and got assigned back to California, this time the southern part of the state, in San Bernardino. Actually reside in Yucaipa Ca. Got out of the service in '89 and stayed there until late '92 when we moved back to the KC area. Been here ever since. If all goes well, will have an Anchorage Alaska address in '06.
Title: Re: Get to know your Gridironers-Topic: Where ya'
Post by Philly on Jul 30th, 2003, 9:27pm

on 07/30/03 at 09:47:52, DirkDiggler wrote:
When I was one, I moved to Mt. Laurel New Jersey.  I had relatives in some of the towns Philly lived in.  

I know Mt. Laurel very well and spend quite a bit of time there...


Quote:
I stayed local but my parents moved to South Bend, In.  

My aunt and uncle have lived in South Bend for 35+ years now.  My father lived there briefly too.
Title: Re: Get to know your Gridironers-Topic: Where ya'
Post by Walker Boh on Jul 30th, 2003, 10:02pm
I was born in 1974 in Bridgeport, CT. [smiley=newbie.gif]  My family lived in Fairfield and we stayed there for the first 2 years of my life. When I was two, my father got a job in California and we spent the next 7 years or so moving around the state (San Jose, Anaheim Hills and Yorba Linda). I attended Fairmont Elementary School in Yorba Linda from K-4, then my father was transferred to Colorado (that's where/when I discovered [smiley=footballsmiley.gif] and the only team I've ever rooted for, the Denver Broncos). We spent 4 years in Littleton, CO and I attended Normandy Elementary, St. Mary's and Our Lady of the Lourdes. (My Mom went on a religious kick there for a little while...) After 7th grade we moved back to California, in fact, back to the same neighborhood in Yorba Linda! I went to Bernardo Yorba Jr. High and graduated from Esperanza High School in Anaheim. My post-graduate life has been ridiculous. I've basically moved every single year! Here's the list of places in order: (All in southern California) Anaheim, Temecula, Placentia, Fullerton, Temecula, Chula Vista, San Diego, Santa Ana, Pacific Beach, Temecula, Placentia, Temecula and finally Irvine. You'll notice Temecula keeps popping up... my parents moved there just before my senior year and were there for the next 10+ years as my "pit stop".  I got married about 3 years ago, had our baby boy almost 2 years ago and now my small family and I live in the northern suburbs of Chicago, where we've been for about a year now.
Title: Re: Get to know your Gridironers-Topic: Where ya'
Post by StegRock on Jul 31st, 2003, 1:12am

on 07/30/03 at 22:02:56, Walker Boh wrote:
We spent 4 years in Littleton, CO and I attended Normandy Elementary, St. Mary's and Our Lady of the Lourdes.


So, let me see if I get this right (you are probably going to have to refresh my memory as I know we discussed this before), you attended St. Mary's school, right down the road from D.U., in 1986-87, no?  If so, we came real close there in location as I started at D.U. in the fall of '89 (and I sure hope no one takes advantage of the shot to which I have left myself wide-open :-[ [smiley=nervous.gif] ).
Title: Re: Get to know your Gridironers-Topic: Where ya'
Post by Walker Boh on Jul 31st, 2003, 8:31am
Actually, I was at St. Mary's for 5th grade which was 1984-85. I'm not sure of the exact location, but I think it was in or near Denver. If you were standing on the street and looking at the school, there was a convent on the left (I think the nuns lived in there), the church was on the right, and the school was in the back between the two. It was a private school, so we had to wear uniforms... Is this the place you're thinking of?
Title: Re: Get to know your Gridironers-Topic: Where ya'
Post by DirkDiggler on Jul 31st, 2003, 12:26pm

on 07/30/03 at 21:27:25, Philly wrote:
I know Mt. Laurel very well and spend quite a bit of time there...

My aunt and uncle have lived in South Bend for 35+ years now.  My father lived there briefly too.



MY mom's entire family lives in South Bend, Mishawaka, area.  They have been there for over 50+ years.  Of my moms 11 brothers and sisters, she was the only one to move away.......


Very strange things happening here....

In addition,
STeg found a long lost little boy..........(someone had to do it) (and I was pretty tame)
Title: Re: Get to know your Gridironers-Topic: Where ya'
Post by Bob_Oswego on Jul 31st, 2003, 1:03pm
Next up a Canadian with very close USA connections

I was born in Stellarton, Nova Scotia Canada, my mom was from Westville and my dad was from upstate New York, Oswego to be exact (hence Bob Oswego) on the shore of Lake Ontario.  Well how did this happen you ask...my dad was in the US Navy and following the Korean War his destroyer went on a world cruise, one of the ports of call was Sydney Nova Scotia, my mom happened to be in Sydney visiting her aunt, they both attended the same dance, met and then he corresponded, finished cruise got posted to shore patrol in Philly discharged moved here married I was born...yes I am older than dirt at least that is what I tell my students..I graduated HS here in Stellarton, university at St Francis Xavier and then St Mary's for grad school I am currently principla of the hS I attended!

I have made many trips back to the states, I have uncles in Whittier California and Belvedere Illinois, aunts in Fulton and Syracuse NY and my daughter currently is working in Connecticut at a summer camp, I have two sons at home one 17 one 13 both enjoy FF as well,

New Jersey, just won the Stanley Cup in hockey and the cup was here on Tuesday because Colin White #5 of the Devils lives 3 miles down the road and in the NHL each player of the winning team takes the trophy home for a parade ...very big thing in Canada

Well enough about me...next
Title: Re: Get to know your Gridironers-Topic: Where ya'
Post by StegRock on Jul 31st, 2003, 1:11pm

on 07/31/03 at 08:31:01, Walker Boh wrote:
Actually, I was at St. Mary's for 5th grade which was 1984-85. I'm not sure of the exact location, but I think it was in or near Denver. If you were standing on the street and looking at the school, there was a convent on the left (I think the nuns lived in there), the church was on the right, and the school was in the back between the two. It was a private school, so we had to wear uniforms... Is this the place you're thinking of?


I'm not 100% sure (of anything anymore). ;D But, based on a past conversation of ours and the fact that I am guessing that there is no more than one St. Mary's in Denver, I am guessing yes.  It's on the borderline of/toward Englewood.  D.U. would be a half mile or so east of it.  This is all running along Evans Blvd., St., Ave., I'm not sure, which runs east and west.  There's a popular Denny's at the corner of Evans and Colorado Blvd., that I know, both the Denny's and the "Blvd". [smiley=yes.gif] Now, is Our Lady of the Lourdes not also in this area?  I am actually picturing it to be down on that side of Evans, east of D.U. about one mile.  If so, our paths might have crossed there.  I actually went to church there a couple times with a girlfriend, being the typical Catholic that I am, usually just around a holiday like Easter. ;)
Title: Re: Get to know your Gridironers-Topic: Where ya'
Post by StegRock on Jul 31st, 2003, 1:23pm
Bobby O, this is going to be a real shot in the dark.  BUT, I gotta' give it a try.  I made a REALLY GOOD friend during my first year over in Korea.  REAL THOUGHTFUL, DEEP, PHILOSOPHIC ECCENTRIC!  Great guy!  He married a Korean; I was there for the nuptials.  They had a baby, and I think he left after just two or three years (he might have been there a year before me).  He was quite a bit older than I was.  I am guessing he would be about 45 now.  He was from somewhere up in or around Nova Scotia.  If you named the place, I would know it.  He had his Master's in English Literature and was SOME THINKER, impeccable reasoning skills.  Anyway, I have thought about him many times and would really like to make contact with him.  So, would you happen to know a Richard (Rick) Mayer?  If not, could you name some of those towns up there and would you consider helping me find him if possible? :)
Title: Re: Get to know your Gridironers-Topic: Where ya'
Post by Bob_Oswego on Jul 31st, 2003, 11:09pm
I'm on it steggie

I'll do a search of my school board first

We have a grand total of 850 000 people in our Province (equivalent to your state)

We have 3 cities Halifax, Dartmouth and Sydney

Several Large towns

Truro, Glace Bay, New Waterford, Antigonish, Kentville, New Glasgow, Yarmouth, Bridgewater, Digby, Shelburne, Pictou and Amherst

Any of these sound familiar

More small towns, fishing villages, farming communities

Will see what I can do

We have lots of teachers that go to Korea to do ESL teaching, including some of myformer students
;D
Title: Re: Get to know your Gridironers-Topic: Where ya'
Post by StegRock on Jul 31st, 2003, 11:56pm

on 07/31/03 at 23:09:08, Bob_Oswego wrote:
Halifax


THAT'S IT, Bob!  A SHIVER, A GOOD ONE, JUST WENT RIGHT DOWN MY SPINE!  THANK YOU SO MUCH! [smiley=bow.gif]
Title: Re: Get to know your Gridironers-Topic: Where ya'
Post by Bob_Oswego on Aug 1st, 2003, 2:29pm
Glad to be of service, Halifax is the capita; city of NS, pop 200 000+ a beautiful port city and was the entry point for many future Canadians coming from Europe It was also a departing point for most Canadians going to serve in the two World Wars, founded 1749 and a great place to visit, remember your dollar is worth 1.39 up here!
Title: Re: Get to know your Gridironers-Topic: Where ya'
Post by StegRock on Aug 1st, 2003, 3:24pm

on 08/01/03 at 14:29:02, Bob_Oswego wrote:
Glad to be of service, Halifax is the capita; city of NS, pop 200 000+ a beautiful port city and was the entry point for many future Canadians coming from Europe It was also a departing point for most Canadians going to serve in the two World Wars, founded 1749 and a great place to visit, remember your dollar is worth 1.39 up here!


Now, how we gonna' get me in touch with this guy?  Is there some kind of directory service you can hook me up with, Bobbie O?  Or, are you going to attack this somehow?  I am DYING to make this call.  It will be a momentous occasion!
Title: Re: Get to know your Gridironers-Topic: Where ya'
Post by Bob_Oswego on Aug 1st, 2003, 11:13pm
I will work on this ...could be short if I get the right directory

Will be in touch, hang on Stegger
Title: Re: Get to know your Gridironers-Topic: Where ya'
Post by bgsgfan on Aug 3rd, 2003, 12:11pm
OH man - I loved that phone # code.  [smiley=laugh.gif]

Just in case, I'd modify that post - I would hate to see something happen along the lines of a prank caller - but keep some of that up, its priceless!
Title: Re: Get to know your Gridironers-Topic: Where ya'
Post by bgsgfan on Aug 3rd, 2003, 12:40pm
I was born in Columbian County Ohio on July 16, 1971.  Mom moved to Kent, Ohio when I was 3? when my parents got divorced.  She finished up at Kent, and moved back to her hometown St. John's Michigan when I was 4.

She got remarried and moved back east to Middletown Ct where I lived until I was 13? when I decided to move to live with my father.

So, I moved back to Columbiana County for my seventh grade year.  My Dad got a job on the Eastern shore of Maryland, Kent County, where I lived from my 8th grade year through 10th grade.

My Dad got lucky, and made quite a lot of money.  He was Cattle Superintendent for a very large dairy farm, and when the tax law changes came about he made a lot of commishions as the investment owners sold their cattle.  He took that money and decided to buy my Grandfather's farm back in Columbiana, Ohio.

So, I moved back to Columbiana County where I finished high school and commuted to Kent State University for a year.  In the fall of 1991, I moved to Columbus and went to Ohio State University.  For 2 quarters, I partied like there was no tomorrow.

In January, 1991, my girlfriend and I pushed up our wedding plans based on a little plus symbol on a stick.  I moved back home and got married April 25, 1992.  Marriage was bliss for 5 years, ok for another year, and absolute hell for 2 years.  I quickly went from, "we can work this out" to "we can put up with one another for the kids."  Once you reach that stage - give it up.  I used the internet to explore other relationships, and fell in love.

I lost my job (company went bankrupt), I left my wife to collect myself (June of 2001).  When I called my wife a week later (a week after I said I would be home), she had filed for divorce.  My five sons live with her and I still have not been able to deal with settling things so I can see them.  I have made baby steps, they know where I am, I pay child support, but this tears me apart continuously every day of my life.  When I disappear, or when I am here 24 hours a day, I am usually going through bad states of depression.

Well, I moved in with Gina (whom I met on the internet while I was thinking "we can get through this for the kids").  She is absolutely wonderful.  Thoughtful, loving, intelligent, and she puts up with all of my shit :P.  We are lived together first in the South Hills of Pittsburgh, PA; then Wierton, WV; and now southwest Virginia near the Tennessee border.
Title: Re: Get to know your Gridironers-Topic: Where ya'
Post by StegRock on Oct 18th, 2003, 6:50pm
Bumpin' this one for the new guys 'round here!
Title: Re: Get to know your Gridironers-Topic: Where ya'
Post by bakes781 on Oct 20th, 2003, 3:47pm
I'm younger than most of you guys [smiley=hellyeafunny.gif], so I have a lot less to tell.  Here it goes:

[smiley=dancin.gif]I was born on August 6th, 1978 in Newton Massachuesetts.  I've been living in Waltham, MA since I was two.  We first lived above a mom & pop type of toy store called Mr. Bigs.  One day there was a fire that forced us out.  ?.?.? That was b4 my memory so very foggy on the details of that event.   My parents divorced when I was about 12 or so.  :'( My father died from  [smiley=beatnik.gif] when I was 15.  I graduated from Waltham High School in '96.  I've been working @ several desk jobs ever since.  [smiley=alcoholic.gif] I am single(just in case there happen to be any ladies out there). [smiley=wiseguy.gif]  
Title: Re: Get to know your Gridironers-Topic: Where ya'
Post by steelkings on Oct 20th, 2003, 4:26pm
Born 1962  Pittsburgh-North Salem-Plainfield- Indianapolis

Wife of 17yrs
2 Highschool boys
1 Gradeschool girl
1 cat
1 dog
Title: Re: Get to know your Gridironers-Topic: Where ya'
Post by captainpurple on Oct 22nd, 2003, 11:33am
Hi All!

Born in Bottineau, North Dakota, town of < 3K just 8 mi. south of Canadian border.  Actually lived in a national monument called the Peace Garden that sits on the border between Manitoba and ND (father was administrator), so I actually lived only about 150 yards from Canadian border.  

Graduated from North Dakota State in 1994, then began my "tour" of the Midwest, trying to find an IT job I liked in a town I liked.  Tried Marshall, MN then Bloomington, IL then Cedar Rapids, IA (actually liked living there but the wife didn't), and finally got talked into leaving the Midwest for Phoenix in 1998.  Love it here!  Miss the fall season though, here we have summer and really-effin-hot.

Started out a Viking fan as a lil runt in Pop Warner and stuck with it through the good (not so much) and the bad (a whole lot).  

Became a football official for high school in Iowa, and did JV & Varsity games for a couple years.  Highly recommend that to any of you ex-football players who would love to relive that Friday night feeling with the crowd, band playing, etc.   It's a blast.  Also did some Pop Warner officiating which is a blast for a totally different reason!  :0)

Anyway, good to meet you guys!
Title: Re: Get to know your Gridironers-Topic: Where ya'
Post by Keyshawn Johnson 76yards on Nov 5th, 2003, 2:48pm
Born in Belleview, New Jersey. Lived in Newark, New Jersey better known as Tha Bricks. Moved to Elizabeth, New Jersey better known as E-Town. Moved from the hood to the suburbs Clark, New Jersey better known as KKK Clark.

Mom was born in Venezuela, her parents are Spanish from Spain though. Dad is also from Spain. Both from the Galicia area. Go to Spain just about every summer.
Title: Re: Get to know your Gridironers-Topic: Where ya'
Post by DOLFAN on Nov 10th, 2003, 12:05pm
I was born September 20th, 1966 in Salisbury, MD. I live in Parsonsburg, MD until 6 months old. Moved ot Falls Church, VA. DC suburb in Fairfax County. Went to Lemon Road Elementary, Joyce Kilmer JR. HS, then George C. Marshall. H.S.
I knew Barnaby's wife, not too well, but she was a HOT cheerleader and very sweet. She was 2 yrs younger than I. No I never dated her you dawgs.
Went to James Madison University (Harrisonburg, VA.), 1 hour west of Charlottesville (UVA). There I met my beautiful, sweet Southern Belle wife Susan.
1990: After graduating we bought a house in Falls Church for 8 yrs and had 2 children, son and daughter.
1998: moved to Roanoke, VA, (wife's hometown, 30 miles north of Blacksburg--VA TECH), to raise our family. Had another daughter 1.5 yrs later, then finally bought another house this past JAN.
Have one more baby due in Jan 2004. Then i get cut and no more children for me. 4 will due just fine.
So I am yet another person that is linked to BW. Also my best friend went to Robinson like DD did.
Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic:  Where ya from?
Post by The Juror on Apr 26th, 2004, 11:43am
Born with my twin brother on October 22, 1968 in Jersey City, New Jersey.  Mom and Dad lifelong JC residents.  Dad, a truck driver and the biggest sports influence on mine and my brother's lives, passed in 1990 from a heart attack.

I attended Seton Hall University, with a degree in Communications, with a strong concentration in Broadcasting.  I actually was a Cable TV Sports Talk show host/Play by Play guy for about 5 years all throughout the State.

I also attended SHU for a Masters in Corp and Public Communication.

Moved to South Jersey (Freehold) after getting Married.
Currently work in Princeton for State Street.
Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic:  Where ya from?
Post by StegRock on Apr 26th, 2004, 12:46pm

on 04/26/04 at 11:43:12, The Juror wrote:
Dad, a truck driver... passed from a heart attack.


I don't think this has ever come up before in conversation, TJ.  But, I knew we had serious kinship.  My dad was a truck driver (and a good man), too.  He did everything from bus driving in his early days to cross-country semi driving to construction truck driving, like big-ass backhoes and dump trucks, in his later years.  What did your pops drive?  Also, my dad too passed of a heart attack... in 1987.
Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic:  Where ya from?
Post by Philly on Apr 26th, 2004, 3:07pm

on 04/26/04 at 11:43:12, The Juror wrote:
Currently work in Princeton for State Street.


I didn't realize you worked in Princeton... I work there too.  We should grab lunch sometime.  I am usually at the Wawa a couple times a week for lunch.
Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic:  Where ya from?
Post by The Juror on Apr 26th, 2004, 4:49pm
Steg,
We did speak about the coincidences of our Dads, it was a late night amd M Cho was looking to go another round, so your mind was on other stuff. [smiley=uh.gif] [smiley=gettinridden.gif]

Philly-I work closer to Plainsboro Road (near Merrill Lynch)  Let me know.
Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic:  Where ya from?
Post by StegRock on Jul 16th, 2004, 4:52pm
Bumpity-bump!
Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic:  Where ya from?
Post by kidcrash on Jul 16th, 2004, 7:59pm
First off I would like to say,WOW.My life will seems rather boring after reading all those.Here we go.
I was born nov. 16th 1960 in everett,wa.At 1 year old my mom and dad divorced,We moved back to my mothers home to mpls mn.I graduated from north high class of 1978.Never really wanted to college.I wanted the american dream you know,A family,house maybe a nice car.I had very low expectations of my self.I often wonder If It was becuase we were very poor as children.I know it will humble a person.Ok back to the story.Met my first wife,pam and before I was 25 we had the so called american dream.I have a son kyle and a daughter nicole.By the time I was 27 my world was crumbling around me.Without going into details I had to leave everything,my relationship with my wife was over.I still remember the day I left.My kids were 3 and 5 years old,they were crying and begging me to stay.that was the hardest day of my life.life seemed so much easier when we had nothing.My wife took the kids and moved to northern, mn.I got to see them every other weekend.It seemed like yesterday that they were little.
4years ago she took the kids back to her home state, ohio.so know I see them once or twice a year,this sucks.sorry about jumping around so much.After my divorce I was a mess, I cannot tell you the number of times I thought about ending it all.As time passed things got easier.I meet my wife julie shortly after leaving my ex,we dated for several years before getting married.She is my best friend and soulmate I am so lucky to have her. my kids are now 20 and 18 tears old.my wife and me live in minneapolis,the kids still live in ohio and love it there.My father died of cancer 5 years ago :'(I miss him every day.I work at packaging corp of america.Been there for 20 years this august 20th I manage the shipping/recieving/warehouse dept.Im a life long viking fan and a fantasy football junkie for 4 years.Well thats it, GO VIKES.
Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic:  Where ya from?
Post by RestoretheRoar on Aug 9th, 2005, 1:37pm
1st of all I am the Junior correspondent for the DETROIT LIONS ...  I was born on April 13 1981 in Detroit, Michigan.   Grew up in the suburbs north of Detroit my whole life. Attended 1 year of undergrad at the University of Akron and played golf for them.   Then I  transfered to Saint Bonaventure University in Western New York, where i finished my undergrad in marketing and also played on the golf team.  I have been working for 1 year now @ a company that does Robotic cutting and trimming that deals mostly with the automotive industry.  I am scheduled to move to West Palm Beach, FL at the beginning of september to take a new job.  My Aunt offered me a job in sales, she owns a custom closet company in florida..   I am a little worried about the move cause i have been spoiled to live in the GREATEST sports city in the country, where we we have 4 outstanding teams Lions, Tigers, Pistons, Wings..   It just seems like Detroiters really come toghther with their sports.   Not to many dedicated sports fans in Miami..  I will also be working for an Online mUsic community that hasnt been lauched , but is getting really close.  I like to  compete and stay active.  I play in Soccer, Flag Football , and Basketball leagues during the winter.  After college i basically quit golf and was all in to getting a job and making money.  But i have decided to give my golf career one last shot and have been working pretty hard the last month or so and will continue to work hard in floirda.   A couple weeks ago i played in my first Professional Golf tournamnet, which was my first competive tourney since the 2003 Atlantic 10 Championships, It didnt go too well.  The last couple of weeks, I have been playing lots of golf and at this point i am really golfed out so now i am in the process of gettting ready to move and getting ready for an exciting 2005 season.  So when i  get  down to Palm Beach i look forward to having a very busy schedule working full time selling custom closets for my aunt, working for this new online music community, writing for the Gridiron, and trying to take my golf game to the next level.
Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic:  Where ya from?
Post by MordecaiCourage on Oct 3rd, 2005, 11:09pm
Born in February of '63 just south of  Houston, Texas. Just a stones throw from Johnson Space Center NASA. Grew up surfing, skateboarding, playing football, baseball, and ran track and cross country. Not bad for a  hippie. [smiley=hippy.gif]  As life would have it..I fathered a son in '84, smack dab in the middle of college! To support him, I left school and enlisted in the Air Force to be an Aircraft Rescue Fire Fighter. [smiley=fireman.gif] Spent three years in Athens, Greece. Two years in Panama City Beach, Florida. Six months in Denver, Colorado and six months in Rantoul, Illinois. I've lived throughout Texas including Austin, Galveston, and Spring. I have traveled around somewhat. I've camped in every state (Thanks Dad!!)except for Hawaii. I've been to Egypt, Italy, Germany, Turkey, Greece, Ireland, Mexico, and Canada.  I have been married for 12 years and have 3 other sons, 5, 8, and 11. All of them are TRUE athletes. I have a blast coaching them all in baseball and basketball. My hobbies are surfing [smiley=surfing.gif], skateboarding(yeah...I can still ride half pipes at 42!!), beach volleyball, football, and baseball. All together I have been a fire fighter for 21 years now. I am currently a Crash Rescue Fire Fighter in  Houston. My life has been full of pleasant surprises...I am blessed!!
Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic:  Where ya from?
Post by StegRock on Oct 5th, 2005, 12:13am
Hey, MC...  I did my undergrad at the University of Denver.  Was out there from September '89 through July '94.  Lived in Aurora, CO, right out near Rangeview High School, for one of those years.  Any overlap???  Also, my godfather is a bit of a bigwig down in Houston.  He used to live in Spring, TX.  He now lives along Lake Conroe.  He's a building contractor, owner of Turnkey Construction.  He, and his wife primarily, also own Double J Stables (or at least that was what it was formerly called).  Anything ring a bell???
Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic:  Where ya from?
Post by MordecaiCourage on Oct 5th, 2005, 9:30am

on 10/05/05 at 00:13:12, StegRock wrote:
Hey, MC...  I did my undergrad at the University of Denver.  Was out there from September '89 through July '94.  Lived in Aurora, CO, right out near Rangeview High School, for one of those years.  Any overlap???  Also, my godfather is a bit of a bigwig down in Houston.  He used to live in Spring, TX.  He now lives along Lake Conroe.  He's a building contractor, owner of Turnkey Construction.  He, and his wife primarily, also own Double J Stables (or at least that was what it was formerly called).  Anything ring a bell???


I lived on Lowry AFB in  '84/'85

I currently live in Spring and spend alot of time on Lake Conroe fishing  [smiley=fish.gif] and boating!! [smiley=sailin.gif] I'll have to ask my wife if she's heard of them. She is a broker working out of Conroe. She runs in that circle! Chances are  your godfather is a client. Her office has tons of clients who live on the lake. Turnkey and Double J both sound familiar, but not sure, I'll have to look into it. You know this IS Texas and we all have stables and ranches [smiley=wiseguy.gif] At any rate.....small world
Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic:  Where ya from?
Post by Oakland4life on Oct 27th, 2005, 5:28pm
Well, I just made my first venture towards the sidelines last night and found some cool threads and figured I'd participate and let some people know a little about me.

Born, raised and still live in Southern Oregon. I was born in the fall of '75.  I'm pretty much a "woodsy" sort of guy I guess.  I get the hunters pack every year, and shoot my lot of Deer, Elk, Bear, Couger whatever I can find in the fall and winter. And in the summer I catch my fair share of Trout, Salmon, Steelhead.  I love Oregon.  GO DUCKS!!

I spent 12 yrs in the Army and got out before my companies first deployment to Iraq.  Hey, they already sent my ass the the middle east twice (once to Saudi Arabia, and once to Egypt) I didn't want to make any plans to go back.

I live for football season.  You may see me wandering aimlessly downtown during the off season, not knowing what to do.  I am a helpless sarcastic.  I try not to offend no one, but if I do, I'm quick to apologize, because I really don't mean any harm.  

I've been an Oakland Raider fan my whole life (hence my sign in name)  My brother works for one of Plunketts Distributing companies in Modesto and gets me cool autographed paraphenilia (sp).

I'm married with 5 kids (yea, i like sex too) and work for a local small business manufacturing can label inspection machines.  My job is fun because I get to drill, weld, tap, cut, bend metal and somehow it turns into a working machine.  My life is great. Beautiful wife who stays home and cooks me dinner and takes care of my kids.  And I go to work, come home, and watch the NFL Network and ESPN, then go to junkyardjake  until 2 o'clock in the morning.  Wash, rinse repeat.

That's me in a nutshell.  

O4L
Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic:  Where ya from?
Post by StegRock on Oct 27th, 2005, 5:59pm
Wow!  That was great gettin' to know you, O4l.  I like that "the Gridiron @FantasyFootballer.com" attracts such a good, positively-spirited lot... :) On the note of "the Gridiron", though, and "where it is from", so to speak...


on 10/27/05 at 17:28:30, Oakland4life wrote:
... then go to junkyardjake... until 2 o'clock in the morning.


... and FantasyFootballer.com too... ;) (You are technically NOT at JunkyardJake.com when you are on "the Gridiron".  It is just that "the Gridiron @FantasyFootballer.com" acts as his "externally-hosted" message-board forum.  When you put "www.fantasyfootballer.com (http://www.fantasyfootballer.com)" in the address bar of your browser, you are brought to "the Gridiron".  Anyway, just thought I'd clarify things... :))

...

Again, thanks for providing us a window into your world, friend. [smiley=thumbsup.gif]
Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic:  Where ya from?
Post by MordecaiCourage on Dec 19th, 2005, 11:23pm
C'mon people...let's hear some more about ya'!! ::) Several people have posted here already....who's next?  [smiley=thumbsup.gif]
Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic:  Where ya from?
Post by MordecaiCourage on Jul 7th, 2006, 1:56am
OK now, what gives? [smiley=shrug.gif] .. it's been about 8 months since anyone introduced themselves!   C'mon newbies  [smiley=newbie.gif] and semi-newbies, let us get to know you better.  [smiley=wave.gif]
Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic:  Where ya from?
Post by Larsen89 on Jul 7th, 2006, 6:33am
Alright, here goes.... I was born March of 1971 in Fairmont, MN.  I'm the youngest of three (one brother, one sister).  Grew up in a small farm in southern Minnesota (500 acres), pretty much had to work for everything I ever wanted, nothing was ever given to me, and yes... I spent many days wondering why other kids had the new car, atv's, farm equip and we had to fix every damn thing instead of buying something new!!  Guess it's made me who I am today, makes you appreciate what you have, instead of what you don't have.   I went to what you would call a country school called East Chain, we had 17 students in our class, my junior year we consolidated with two other school districts and graduated in '89 with 43 students!!

Met a girl in Iowa (because the bars stayed open an hour later than Minnesota), married her '95, had two kids with her, joined the Air Force as a firefighter in '97, divorced her in '02, hardest thing I've ever had to do was leave my kids, I just couldn't stay with a woman I didn't love, I had to sacrifice my kids for my happiness.  

One boring day in June of '03, I emailed a girl (Heather)  I hung out with back in '93 just to say hi, and she told me her dad was having brain surgery at the Mayo Clinic in Aug '03, and I flew to Minnesota to be with her, just for a shoulder I guess.  We've been together ever since, and we just married in May '06.

I separated from active duty in Nov '04, transferred into the Air National Guard, where I've been apart of the Wisconsin ANG, and Texas ANG.  My active military travels took me to Malmstrom AFB, Great Falls, Montana; Elmendorf AFB, Anchorage, AK.  Saudia Arabia, Sicily, and a pit stop in Germany.

Currently living in Pearland, (Houston) Texas, work as a firefighter here, my wife is a RN at a hospital in Houston.  One day we'll move back to Minnesota, when that will be is hard to say, could be a year, could be 5 years, could be 20 years or even retirement, but that is where home and the heart is.
Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic:  Where ya from?
Post by Oakland4life on Jul 8th, 2006, 2:11am
Great gett'n to know ya Larsen ;D

I also did a tour in Saudi.  And I was one of the army grunts lookn at all you lucky air force bastards :o in the plush village at PSAB ;)  Man you guys had it awsome with the hot chicks and the olympic size pool AND you could get BEER  [smiley=hellyeafunny.gif]

But at least I got mine during my MFO tour in Egypt ;D

Looking forward to building a new friendship here on the gridiron [smiley=thumbsup.gif]

O4L
Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic:  Where ya from?
Post by rickgpin on Jul 13th, 2006, 10:10pm
i was born in danville, il in 1955.  my father changed careers and we moved to
little falls, mn in 1968 and lived on the mississippi river for 2 years.

dad changed back to his original career and we moved to lincolnshire, il in 1970.
i was seriously into sports in high school playing basketball, football, and baseball.
i didn't grow and my sports career was over.

i graduated from the university of illinois in champaign in 1977, married my high school
sweetheart and moved to st louis. realized my wife was not a sweetheart after all and got
divorced. got my masters in 1984 at washington university. i took the marriage plunge
again and have been married 22 years, have 2 children and 2 grandchildren.

i have worked in various finance and banking jobs since college and currently buy and
sell mortgage backed securities for a mortgage company in st louis.

we live just southwest of st louis above the meramec river on a bluff. quiet with a
great view. i vacation in alabama visiting my mom, hangout with my granddaughter, golf,
fish, and follow sports. i have been involved in some type of fantasy football since
about 1988.
Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic:  Where ya from?
Post by Lisa on Oct 16th, 2006, 1:20pm
Hi. My name is Lisa and I'm a...WAIT! Hold on a sec....This isn't some sort of intervention, is it????  [smiley=alcoholic.gif]  I'M ONLY A SOCIAL DRINKER!!!!!   [smiley=sick.gif] Anyway, I live in Wisconsin and I suck at fantasy football, so I'm here to steal all of Callie's secrets so I can beat her. [smiley=secret.gif] I am happily married to a man who puts up with me and I have 4 children who haven't run away yet. Three of them play fantasy football too. The other one quit because he sucked at it, like me. I also have 2 grandchildren who are extremely naughty, but very cute. We have a house full of animals. One is reading this right now as I type...Peyton, my youngest son's lucky cat. I graduated h.s. (1982) & college. I guess at the time I wanted to be an art teacher. That didn't work out because I hate kids and art. Now I am working at my dream job as my husband's secretary.  [smiley=shootmyself.gif]  I take life and fantasy football very seriously. [smiley=waitinforu.gif] I look forward to reading your posts. [smiley=silence.gif]
Title: Re: G.T.K.Y.G. - Topic:  Where ya from?
Post by MordecaiCourage on Oct 17th, 2006, 10:24am
Great to hear from ya' Princess!!! ;D I always enjoy learning about people on this site. It's interesting seeing where people are from and what there station in life is...who's next????


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