How did it start ??? My wife worked for DIS and found out about the Board(s). I was never very inventive so I picked something I could remember. Thus, john59 = john is my Christian (can I say that) name and 59 is how old I was at my first sign on to WDWINFO. That was in 1999.
Since 1976 we were Disney Pin Collectors. This all started at the Emporium on Main Street. I bought this great corduroy cap that said Disney World. My wife said why don't you put a couple of those pins on the cap. For 29 cents apiece, I'll put some Mouse, Pluto. Donald, etc pins on the cap. We were collecting DIS pins from 1976 through (a guess) 2003.
We got involved on the DIS Collectors Board. My DW was a big time trader. Me, just a collector of DIS Pins with the criteria of 'that looks really neat'. Our (really DW) collection hovered between 6000 to 8000 Disney Pins over the years. We got out due to cost. From 29 cents, close to roughly 20 bucks for a pin was a quantum leap. I can't remember the last time we posted on the Collectors Board. Now we are RVers' and on the Camping Boards.
My AVATAR on the collectors board was called 'The Hat'---It was a huge cowboy hat with 260 DIS character pins on it. The board took a hit and my AVATAR 'The Hat' went to computer heaven (can I say Heaven). I wish there was a way to retrieve it. It was really neat ! ! !
john (aka john59)
Magic comes from part of the name, not going to tell you what it is, of my favorite work location and I think you can figure out the bus part. No, it's not after the song by "The Who".
My name is YodaGirl. It's the name I use everywhere. I'll go to YodaGirl81 if YodaGirl is taken. First use was on starwars.com forums, hence the Star Wars-themed name. Yoda happens to be my fave.
Oh, yeah.
I think the "Girl" part is self-explanatory.
Most people call me Steph or Stephanie.
I answer to anything.
My favorite nickname was given to me by an Indiana State Trooper after I informed her that, no, I could not in fact changer her Timex watch battery because Timex requires them to be sent back to the company for repair.
She informed me that I had the personality of a barracuda.
I'm even more boring--we are Gary and Marilyn Flanigan. Unfortunately, I'm not at all creative. We are from central Illinois, love the Fort, blah, blah, blah. Love the DIS as well. DH just came in from mowing and said I really need to change my name on the board.
One of the all time best shows. I was able to watch it the first time around as a kid. Loved it then, love it now. And yup, because today's network TV is mostly junk, I don't watch it.
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