Old Skool Swamp

billy · Post by **billy** » Thu Dec 14, 2023 1:37 am

What's up y'all! I too got a similar inkling as Zaz (wonderful to hear that you're doing so well, sounds like a great life tbh!), or maybe a nudge from one of you dorks on the hellsite, and thought I'd pop in to say hi. I'm honestly amazed that so many of you have been going at it here for so long, and it makes me a bit nostalgic for my college days - though looking back at a couple threads, the almost 20 years ago version of me was very dumb and needlessly argumentative, so sorry about that.

Life is good here - I'm living west of Denver, married with a toddler, and I've been taking time off of formal work for the past year and a half and doing a lot of community volunteering here in the Denver metro area and learning Spanish (plug for learning a brand new language as an adult - it's very fun).

It's really nice to see some familiar faces here, and I really hope y'all are doing well - I'm gonna try to make a point to pop in from time to time, at least to see if the market for 90s college basketball jerseys or waterskis has improved. And I guess a couple people said I was a Trump fan or had some pro Trump takes at some point. I can assure you that is not and has never been the case, but the thought gave me a good laugh so I appreciate it!

Johnnie · Post by **Johnnie** » Thu Dec 14, 2023 1:44 am

Oh snap! Is it Hawaiian Shirt Friday already?

Good to hear you're doing well, man. And glad you popped in.

tennbengal · Post by **tennbengal** » Thu Dec 14, 2023 5:37 am

My. God.

rass · Post by **rass** » Thu Dec 14, 2023 6:34 am

Hey! Nice to hear from you.

And yeah, never read your old posts.

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Thu Dec 14, 2023 1:54 pm

Hey, Billy!

Post by **Shirley** » Thu Dec 14, 2023 3:19 pm

Steve of phpBB · Post by **Steve of phpBB** » Thu Dec 14, 2023 7:35 pm

Billy, I think you need to post in the Brushes Thread so we can hear about your visit with Obama.

Post by **Shirley** » Thu Dec 14, 2023 9:12 pm

Shirley wrote: Thu Dec 14, 2023 3:19 pm

Oh wait, it was Tyus Edney he was looking for, wasn't it? Not Earl Boykins.

DSafetyGuy · Post by **DSafetyGuy** » Fri Dec 15, 2023 9:47 am

Shirley wrote: Thu Dec 14, 2023 9:12 pmOh wait, it was Tyus Edney he was looking for, wasn't it? Not Earl Boykins.

Thought he was interested in either.

ETA: Quick search of "Boykins" in older Swamp link and it was either.

bfj · Post by **bfj** » Fri Dec 15, 2023 11:33 am

Nice to see you again Billy. Glad to hear you are doing well!

P.D.X. · Post by **P.D.X.** » Fri Dec 15, 2023 11:38 am

billy wrote: Thu Dec 14, 2023 1:37 amI'm living west of Denver

Golden? Evergreen? San Diego?

Steve of phpBB · Post by **Steve of phpBB** » Fri Dec 15, 2023 5:08 pm

P.D.X. wrote: Fri Dec 15, 2023 11:38 am
billy wrote: Thu Dec 14, 2023 1:37 amI'm living west of Denver
Golden? Evergreen? San Diego?

Kansas City - if you go far enough?

billy · Post by **billy** » Sun Dec 17, 2023 4:19 pm

Ha, we live in the Golden area. We lived in Denver for about 10 years and loved it, but once we had a kid (+ COVID), we were constantly driving across the city to get to the foothills and mountains to do stuff outside, so moving to the west side made more sense.

To clear up some points of possible confusion, I wasn't the HSF poster here (though they gave me permission to use their branding for the HSF website way back when). And I was looking for either a Tyus Edney or Earl Boykins jersey, ha. I eventually found a Tyus one thanks to someone here iirc, and it's still in my closet today. Reading that thread back, Brian offered to drive to the EMU bookstore and ship me a Boykins jersey. What a kind gesture. Y'all a bunch of beautiful nerds.

Steve, the demo we did for Obama was really cool. I was definitely nervous, but he was very down to earth and it was cool to get to demo a thing we built. I feel like he appreciated the JB Andrews Golf Course reference (we used the Andrews golf course page from our website as part of the demo), but his aides seemed a bit annoyed about it iirc.

EnochRoot · Post by **EnochRoot** » Sun Dec 17, 2023 11:54 pm

Y'all a bunch of beautiful nerds.

I think your time here was after my original time here (ojo in the original swamp), or maybe I’ve lost brain cells to time), but yeah.

Steve of phpBB · Post by **Steve of phpBB** » Mon Dec 18, 2023 5:17 pm

billy wrote: Sun Dec 17, 2023 4:19 pm Ha, we live in the Golden area. We lived in Denver for about 10 years and loved it, but once we had a kid (+ COVID), we were constantly driving across the city to get to the foothills and mountains to do stuff outside, so moving to the west side made more sense.

My son did a semester at Mines a few years ago. We loved Golden.

rass · Post by **rass** » Thu Feb 29, 2024 10:14 am

Couch fans

rass · Post by **rass** » Thu Feb 29, 2024 10:15 am

Fucking hell it's nuts that post is almost old enough to drink

tennbengal · Post by **tennbengal** » Thu Feb 29, 2024 10:44 am

rass wrote: Thu Feb 29, 2024 10:14 am Couch fans

I don't know who the eff the "tennbengals" guy is - why the plural, dude - but this take was 'aight for being 21 years old...

Line play was suspect, and the receivers, while decent, had no one who stepped up to the next level of go to threat/superstar. Maybe that was Couch's fault. Maybe not. What blame can be laid at the feet of a QB in the NFL always seems to be a chicken and egg argument. Most damning thing against Couch? What Holcomb accomplished when given a chance last year.

govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Wed Jun 12, 2024 7:20 pm

There's more coming on Friday.

RBaller3 · Post by **RBaller3** » Tue Jul 09, 2024 1:38 pm

Is this thing on?

bfj · Post by **bfj** » Tue Jul 09, 2024 2:37 pm

RBaller3 wrote: Tue Jul 09, 2024 1:38 pm Is this thing on?

Hey now! How the hell are you?

rass · Post by **rass** » Tue Jul 09, 2024 7:05 pm

Some of you are on version 3 or 4 of your user name because you couldn’t remember your passwords and our guy here just logs on after almost 10 years with no problem.

Or all his passwords are like “123456”…

Nice to see you baller.

Jerloma · Post by **Jerloma** » Tue Jul 09, 2024 7:27 pm

Hi baller! It's still on. Hope you're doing well.

rass wrote: Tue Jul 09, 2024 7:05 pm Some of you are on version 3 or 4 of your user name because you couldn’t remember your passwords and our guy here just logs on after almost 10 years with no problem.

Or all his passwords are like “123456”…

I think most of us created our swamp passwords before cybersecurity was a thing. Mine is still 6 lowercase letters.

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Tue Jul 09, 2024 10:26 pm

Hey, Baller!

The Sybian · Post by **The Sybian** » Wed Jul 10, 2024 7:29 am

What’s up, Rick? Still wearing receiver gloves?

RBaller3 · Post by **RBaller3** » Wed Jul 10, 2024 4:26 pm

Hope you all are doing well. I actually received a strange email about a private message on here the other day which prompted me to login and take a look. Oddly, there is no private message and was pretty surprised when my first password attempt got me logged in. While I was here, I figured I would drop in and say "hey." Glad to see that this is still up and running after such a long time.

I can't remember the last time I've posted in here and I cringe at the thought of the things I've posted in the past. My apologies for my younger self

In any case, a quick update in case anybody cares. I'm still in Charlotte, NC. Still in sales for the same company. Was married for a number of years and had a son and have since gotten divorced. Co-parenting is great, highly recommended. Dating a new girl now and I'm glad to report that her speech is impeccable, no lisp or anything other than a southern accent.

Yes, I am still donning the receiver gloves. I'm old as fuck now but still out there trying to hang on for as long as I possibly can. I organize and captain a team called "Bolts" which consists of younger athletic guys and my 38-year old self. Recent link below for your viewing pleasure.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sxDtmeWB8uM
Instagram: boltsflagfootballclt

Anyways. Again, I hope you're all doing well and maybe I'll try to check in a little bit more often than I have. Lots of memories and nostalgia about this place, despite being the whipping boy for years

.

Yours fucking truly,
RB3

The Sybian · Post by **The Sybian** » Wed Jul 10, 2024 5:13 pm

It’s funny, my son who was born a couple years after I joined here, is about the same age as you were when you joined. Makes me feel bad for the abuse we gave you, since you really were a kid. Thought of you when he was about 8 and asked for receiver gloves for his birthday.

Stick around!

Giff · Post by **Giff** » Wed Jul 10, 2024 7:03 pm

The Sybian wrote: Wed Jul 10, 2024 5:13 pm It’s funny, my son who was born a couple years after I joined here, is about the same age as you were when you joined. Makes me feel bad for the abuse we gave you, since you really were a kid. Thought of you when he was about 8 and asked for receiver gloves for his birthday.

Stick around!

And we were dickhead early 30s guys. Hope Ryan sticks around.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Thu Jul 11, 2024 1:40 pm

Some of us were dickhead late 20s guys. Glad to hear from you, RB3.

P.D.X. · Post by **P.D.X.** » Thu Jul 11, 2024 2:03 pm

I curse young RB every time i meet an attractive woman with even the slightest lisp.

garyclark · Post by **garyclark** » Thu Jul 18, 2024 3:51 pm

The Sybian wrote: Wed Jul 10, 2024 5:13 pm It’s funny, my son who was born a couple years after I joined here, is about the same age as you were when you joined. Makes me feel bad for the abuse we gave you, since you really were a kid. Thought of you when he was about 8 and asked for receiver gloves for his birthday.

Stick around!

Ha!

BSF21 · Post by **BSF21** » Tue Jul 23, 2024 9:10 am

The Sybian wrote: Wed Jul 10, 2024 5:13 pm It’s funny, my son who was born a couple years after I joined here, is about the same age as you were when you joined. Makes me feel bad for the abuse we gave you, since you really were a kid. Thought of you when he was about 8 and asked for receiver gloves for his birthday.

Stick around!

Sure you feel bad about giving RBaller hell and I've been over here fuckin, a guy for like 15 years now!

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Tue Jul 23, 2024 9:26 am

BSF21 wrote: Tue Jul 23, 2024 9:10 am
The Sybian wrote: Wed Jul 10, 2024 5:13 pm It’s funny, my son who was born a couple years after I joined here, is about the same age as you were when you joined. Makes me feel bad for the abuse we gave you, since you really were a kid. Thought of you when he was about 8 and asked for receiver gloves for his birthday.

Stick around!
Sure you feel bad about giving RBaller hell and I've been over here fuckin, a guy for like 15 years now!

Them were the days. Now I don't even come see you when I'm in town.

duff · Post by **duff** » Tue Jul 23, 2024 9:28 am

A_B wrote: Tue Jul 23, 2024 9:26 am
BSF21 wrote: Tue Jul 23, 2024 9:10 am
The Sybian wrote: Wed Jul 10, 2024 5:13 pm It’s funny, my son who was born a couple years after I joined here, is about the same age as you were when you joined. Makes me feel bad for the abuse we gave you, since you really were a kid. Thought of you when he was about 8 and asked for receiver gloves for his birthday.

Stick around!
Sure you feel bad about giving RBaller hell and I've been over here fuckin, a guy for like 15 years now!
Them were the days. Now I don't even come ... you when I'm in town.

It happens as we age.

BSF21 · Post by **BSF21** » Tue Jul 23, 2024 9:50 am

duff wrote: Tue Jul 23, 2024 9:28 am
A_B wrote: Tue Jul 23, 2024 9:26 am
BSF21 wrote: Tue Jul 23, 2024 9:10 am
The Sybian wrote: Wed Jul 10, 2024 5:13 pm It’s funny, my son who was born a couple years after I joined here, is about the same age as you were when you joined. Makes me feel bad for the abuse we gave you, since you really were a kid. Thought of you when he was about 8 and asked for receiver gloves for his birthday.

Stick around!
Sure you feel bad about giving RBaller hell and I've been over here fuckin, a guy for like 15 years now!
Them were the days. Now I don't even come ... you when I'm in town.
It happens as we age.

Death, taxes, ellipsis -- You can count on it

The Sybian · Post by **The Sybian** » Tue Jul 23, 2024 12:57 pm

BSF21 wrote: Tue Jul 23, 2024 9:10 am
The Sybian wrote: Wed Jul 10, 2024 5:13 pm It’s funny, my son who was born a couple years after I joined here, is about the same age as you were when you joined. Makes me feel bad for the abuse we gave you, since you really were a kid. Thought of you when he was about 8 and asked for receiver gloves for his birthday.

Stick around!
Sure you feel bad about giving RBaller hell and I've been over here fuckin, a guy for like 15 years now!

And we’ve always accepted you for who you are.

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Tue Jul 23, 2024 1:57 pm

BSF21 wrote: Tue Jul 23, 2024 9:10 am Sure you feel bad about giving RBaller hell and I've been over here fuckin, a guy for like 15 years now!

Commas are so important.

Steve of phpBB · Post by **Steve of phpBB** » Mon Aug 05, 2024 8:26 pm

Post by **Shirley** » Tue Aug 06, 2024 2:21 pm

Steve of phpBB wrote: Mon Aug 05, 2024 8:26 pm

I gotta see if I can find my old What's Happening!! fan site on Geocities. It was the first What's Happening!! page on the interwebs!

EnochRoot · Post by **EnochRoot** » Sun Sep 08, 2024 9:33 pm

Shirley wrote: Tue Aug 06, 2024 2:21 pm
Steve of phpBB wrote: Mon Aug 05, 2024 8:26 pm
I gotta see if I can find my old What's Happening!! fan site on Geocities. It was the first What's Happening!! page on the interwebs!

My wife is really good at the Rerun dance. Needless to say, I appreciated her non-verbal clue when I was solving Wordle a couple days ago (RERUN).