02-01-2009, 03:31 PM
<!--quoteo(post=15174:date=Feb 1 2009, 11:16 AM:name=Mikey)-->QUOTE (Mikey @ Feb 1 2009, 11:16 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->Good story. Why did you change your name from mmontalto to Hemisfear?<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Because that is actually the handle I've used for many years on the internet and it's what I meant to use on the origonal board but for whatever reason I didn't.
I have no opinion on others opinion of Stoney, nor do I begrudge them for whatever they think. Personally, I've always liked the guy and hold him in a very high regard.
I was a bit shaken at first by his jest about the 101 years thing as well, but I've heard much worse in my lifetime and he immediately shook it off as jest and began inviting us into a more cordial conversation.
Oh, I remember one other thing that he said that I forgot to mention. After initial introductions about five minutes into the conversation, Stoney asked where we were from and both Harlan and I said Bridgeport, but we're well out of the city now a days. Stoney looks directly at me and says "how in the hell did you become a Cub fan being from Bridgeport?!" I just smiled and told him the story of how my grandfather would only let my brother and I watch sports on television when we were kids, and the only sports on television at the time before my mother would get home from work would be the Cubs, because there were no lights at Wrigley. He smiled and said 'aaaaahhh'.
Kind of funny when you think about it, a die hard White Sox fan who used to take me to White Sox games at old Commiskey turned me into only one of two Cub fans in my entire family. Grandpa is 92 now and I'm 32....man, when I think about this it's a total cyclical wonder.
Because that is actually the handle I've used for many years on the internet and it's what I meant to use on the origonal board but for whatever reason I didn't.
I have no opinion on others opinion of Stoney, nor do I begrudge them for whatever they think. Personally, I've always liked the guy and hold him in a very high regard.
I was a bit shaken at first by his jest about the 101 years thing as well, but I've heard much worse in my lifetime and he immediately shook it off as jest and began inviting us into a more cordial conversation.
Oh, I remember one other thing that he said that I forgot to mention. After initial introductions about five minutes into the conversation, Stoney asked where we were from and both Harlan and I said Bridgeport, but we're well out of the city now a days. Stoney looks directly at me and says "how in the hell did you become a Cub fan being from Bridgeport?!" I just smiled and told him the story of how my grandfather would only let my brother and I watch sports on television when we were kids, and the only sports on television at the time before my mother would get home from work would be the Cubs, because there were no lights at Wrigley. He smiled and said 'aaaaahhh'.
Kind of funny when you think about it, a die hard White Sox fan who used to take me to White Sox games at old Commiskey turned me into only one of two Cub fans in my entire family. Grandpa is 92 now and I'm 32....man, when I think about this it's a total cyclical wonder.