Any original members still here?

Joined up 7/25/2000. Hard to believe the OGR Forum has been around that long. Time flies when you're having fun.

I have been off the Forum for a few months.  Joined in 2008, not sure of the month.

Many thanks,

Billy C 

May 11, 2001.

Started as "Beowulf", then changed to "Multi-Gauge Art" for a period of time.

December 29, 2000   Active in this wonderful hobby since 1983

How did you "day 1" folks hear about the launch?  E-mail or just "dumb luck" while surfing?

--Greg

Sept. of 2000 for me but I've been booted a few times and info got lost during upgrades & such.

I read about the foum on the back? of the O Gauge Railroading Magazine...maybe it was on the front?   

July 3rd 2000 was the go live date for the original/1st edition of the forum:

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Well, at least I don't have to say I joined the Forum in the last century

Twelve years..wow!

Ed Boyle

I remember the computer glitch because I was one of those affected by it. Although my profile says I joined in May of 2001, I actually joined in Sep of 2000.

Some of you may remember that back in the beginning, most of us didnt use our real names or faces for our avatars. The reason im bringing this up is because I used a pic of Adam West as Batman for my avatar. That started because one day someone had posted a thread asking what everyone did for a living. I said that I was a crimefighter super hero, Im Batman. "Im Batman" became my tagline for a while before I switched to "Trainfever, catch it" Anyway as a joke I found an old adult Batman holloween mask on Ebay to wear to the get togethers at the TCA york meetings. I figured no one would recognize my face but they would recognize batmans, I never did wear the mask. So the other day I was going through boxes of old train related items that have been sitting in storage for years and I came across one box with the Batman mask in it, I guess im still Batman after all these years lol

Joined in 2001 but was a guest for a while before that.

Joined 5-30-01. I should have spent more time working on the Mountain Route.  Odd-d

Hey Trainfever, good to see you posting again. Yep I'm still here and still posting, though I tend to come and go as do most of us. But, like the flu I aways come back!

I sometimes think about the original people that have not been around for some time. But to be honest with you I can't really say who was here and when, the names just blend together. It simply comes down to who are the most interesting and fun to read.

Well it's good the talk to you again and I hope we see alot more of your thoughts in the future.

KEEP ON TRACKEN!

Hey Mario, are you still in south Philly? I havent been down there since I stopped painting figures for Artista when he moved the business out of South Philly and moved it to Delaware. Im still stuck up here in the NE.

Yea I'm still on Bigler Street, I can't get the old neighborhood out of my blood. You guessed it, I'm still working on the worlds oldest incomplete  layout.

I may not be able to tell people how to get things done, but I can sure say allot about what not to do. That said  I'll be done any day now!

Well, I joined on July 7, 2000.  Hard to believe its been over 12 years

Never was an original member within the context of your opening post; but, you could say there's a wee bit of originality, to me. I've been drifting through this cyber social house for some time, now.

Haven't been everyone's best friend, here, by any means; but I have been who I am. I've mostly finished a post with Rick(my real first name); but have used a number of different forum names.

Found this site at one of my local libraries, back in the mid 2000's. Back then, I liked reading the main forum and the 2-rail forum. Later, I found CTT; I didn't perceive it to be in the same league as OGR; but, a good place to start...

Didn't take me long to get booted off that site(CTT); I've been known to speak my mind on occasion; and sometimes, that seems to ruffle a few feathers.

Anyway, I've been around, some.

Rick

Joined July 11, 2000 - I remember some great food fights before we became PC.

Also I had bragging rights that my number was lower than Jim Barrett's -

Joined 16,July 2000.  I also don't know why I decided to join @ 3 am.

I joined in August of 1956

Where is Jim Barrett, is he still on here?

7/10/2000

And a daily visitor since, if not a daily poster

---PCJ

Hi Ben, let's see August 1956, himmmm you must of been working with Al Gore on the early internet. I guess you where about two and Al was ten, right?

Jim's number was 53. Myron was 33.  It took about a month to break 100 members, about 9 month to get to 1000.

As soon as I popped out I invented the internet not Al Gore

Mine also says 3am. I don't remember joining at 3am. Too many people are saying 3am for it to be correct. Just my opinion. Maybe when they changed systems at some point the times were changed to what the computer thought was a generic number? Just taking a guess.

Been here since Sept 2000!

It says I joined 5/6/01 at 3:00am

3 AM ????

The things you do in the middle of the night    

Thx OGR

Joe S  

too funny!! Ben's Baby pictures and first train set were featured in 1956 OGR magazine, RUN # -1.

I'm still here.

Joined: October 11, 2000

Jim Barrett is one of the owners along with Rich Melvin and Ed Boyle.  You must not be reading the magazine. 

.....

Dennis

where is Jim Barret?

You mean like here?

https://ogrforum.com/d...58#11144471769158158

Thanks for the clarification.  I've never looked at anyone else's profile, only my own.

- walt

To be honest, I stopped reading the magazine because one of my LHS closed its doors a couple years ago and thats where I always picked up my copy. Going to get the magazine was my excuse to go to the train store. Ive got boxes of old one sitting on shelves that I havent read yet. Im saving them for when I retire.

3/17/2001 3:00AM is my official start date.

Joined: 2/9/03 3:46 PM

I guess I was late joining the party!  But it's been a great party.

Hi all,

I, too, joined back in 2000. My member number (remember when we had member numbers?) was 76. I used to post a lot more but a lack of time and the fact that I've still got only a 4 x 8 layout conspire against my posting much nowadays. But I lurk when I get a chance and post if something catches my eye or I can contribute something worthwhile.

Hey, Chris and everyone else who has posted so far, glad to have you all aboard.

The way this forum is going, best is yet to come.

Ed Boyle