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PcB · 04-18-2010, 01:00 PM

QUOTE (jeffy @ Apr 18 2010, 11:26 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Use a free file hosting site such as http://imageshack.us

After you upload an image, it'll give you the forum code which you can copy and paste into your posts here. You don't need to register there, by the way.
We have an SOI photobucket.com account. Just PM one of us for the username and password. You can upload shit there.

1060Ivy · 04-19-2010, 06:42 AM

Added a link to the Brenly pic.

Thanks for the help

phan · 04-19-2010, 11:00 AM

So I just had the exact same thing happen to me yesterday at the game...was chilling on the back porch getting some sun since our seats were freezing and sure enough Ricketts comes waltzing through. Everybody was approaching him and asking him to sign things so I kinda just sat back and watched for a while how geniunely friendly and interested he was about what fans had to say. Then we decided to head down to the lower level and try and find some empty seats but while I was waiting for the rest of my crew to get to the ramp Ricketts comes out too by himself so I strike up a conversation with him and we talked all the way down the ramp. The guy is fucking cool. Here are the highlights of the conversation.

Me - "This is a pretty nice home you bought here"
Him - "Yeah I'm working on it (chuckles)"
Me - "After all those years of the cubbies being owned by suits, it's nice to see somebody at the top who cares enough to walk through crowds like you're doing"
Him - "yeah well I want to meet the fans, see what they have to say, and I want to see where the lines are and that kind of thing"
Me - "That's great. Have you been to all the games so far?"
Him - "No I had to miss the Cinci series because I had too much going on but I've been to all the rest"
Him - "How bout this April weather though eh? it's been one hell of a fucking week"
Me - "Yes it's been surprisingly nice though it's still pretty cold upstairs"
Me - "So a few days ago you met a guy I know in the PNC club and he showed you a cubs website that we all created TheSonsOfIvy...have you checked it out?"
Him - "Who's your friend"
Me turning red - "Well this is a little embarrasing but I don't actually know his first name...it's an online fan club so we all have nicknames that we go by"
Him - "Ahh...haha no I haven't had a chance to look at it yet but it sounds really cool"

At this point we had gotten to the bottom of the ramp and DJJizzyJew, his wife, and my girlfriend were catching up. The girls asked Ricketts if he'd take a pic with us and he said "sure, right after this at-bat"

What a cool fucking guy...pic to follow once my girlfriend sends it to me.

phan · 04-19-2010, 11:02 AM

Oh and like the randomness in Cinci with Coldneck, I randomly had seats about 10 ft from BZ.

***rok*** · 04-19-2010, 11:11 AM

Wow, I am very envious of all of you.

***Butcher*** · 04-19-2010, 11:26 AM

It seems like Ricketts is going to meet everyone in Chicagoland eventually. I had a friend who met and chatted with him at a bike shop open house and said he was incredibly friendly.

And phan -- that's awesome that you followed up with him about SOI. Although...I sort of feel like I might be embarrassed about some of the things I say on here if Tom Ricketts read them. On the other hand, maybe he'd see how brilliant I am and then PM me with a job offer...

bz · 04-19-2010, 11:30 AM

I didn't meet Ricketts but I saw him cruisin the concourse.

**Andy** · 04-19-2010, 12:29 PM

Very cool to both of you guys. I find it funny as hell you'd mention SOI. That's awesome! Sounds like Ricketts is a very personable guy. Nice to see!

***jstraw*** · 04-19-2010, 01:02 PM

QUOTE (phan @ Apr 19 2010, 10:00 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>So I just had the exact same thing happen to me yesterday at the game...was chilling on the back porch getting some sun since our seats were freezing and sure enough Ricketts comes waltzing through. Everybody was approaching him and asking him to sign things so I kinda just sat back and watched for a while how geniunely friendly and interested he was about what fans had to say. Then we decided to head down to the lower level and try and find some empty seats but while I was waiting for the rest of my crew to get to the ramp Ricketts comes out too by himself so I strike up a conversation with him and we talked all the way down the ramp. The guy is fucking cool. Here are the highlights of the conversation.

Me - "This is a pretty nice home you bought here"
Him - "Yeah I'm working on it (chuckles)"
Me - "After all those years of the cubbies being owned by suits, it's nice to see somebody at the top who cares enough to walk through crowds like you're doing"
Him - "yeah well I want to meet the fans, see what they have to say, and I want to see where the lines are and that kind of thing"
Me - "That's great. Have you been to all the games so far?"
Him - "No I had to miss the Cinci series because I had too much going on but I've been to all the rest"
Him - "How bout this April weather though eh? it's been one hell of a fucking week"
Me - "Yes it's been surprisingly nice though it's still pretty cold upstairs"
Me - "So a few days ago you met a guy I know in the PNC club and he showed you a cubs website that we all created TheSonsOfIvy...have you checked it out?"
Him - "Who's your friend"
Me turning red - "Well this is a little embarrasing but I don't actually know his first name...it's an online fan club so we all have nicknames that we go by"
Him - "Ahh...haha no I haven't had a chance to look at it yet but it sounds really cool"

At this point we had gotten to the bottom of the ramp and DJJizzyJew, his wife, and my girlfriend were catching up. The girls asked Ricketts if he'd take a pic with us and he said "sure, right after this at-bat"

What a cool fucking guy...pic to follow once my girlfriend sends it to me.

"Ed."

It's "Ed."

From now on, each time someone meets Tom (and apparently, we all will) and he asks who the friend on SOI is, just say "Ed."

Synchronize your watches.

He really said "...one hell of a fucking week?"

That's cool.

The Dude · 04-19-2010, 01:21 PM

I was at the game yesterday, but didn't see him. I'm a loser.

leonardsipes · 04-19-2010, 01:55 PM

If I could hang out in a place like the PNC club, I would go to a lot more games. The ID badge has got to go.

veryzer · 04-19-2010, 02:00 PM

Phan didn't tell the whole story. At the bottom of the concourse, Rickettes asked phan for his autograph and then asked him where he "can find some hot bitches." Apparently phan's reputation precedes him. Then phan banged a drunk girl in the men's restroom while her boyfriend took pictures. Must be nice.

Me? I developed a severe case of rickets over the weekend. Oh, and I banged my hot hand in the restroom while my wife knocked on the door.

kbwsb · 04-19-2010, 02:04 PM

Phan lives the charmed life, then is cool enough to report back to us about how things are, up on Olympus.

Very cool.

Lance · 04-19-2010, 02:05 PM

QUOTE (veryzer @ Apr 19 2010, 02:00 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Phan didn't tell the whole story. At the bottom of the concourse, Rickettes asked phan for his autograph and then asked him where he "can find some hot bitches." Apparently phan's reputation precedes him. Then phan banged a drunk girl in the men's restroom while her boyfriend took pictures. Must be nice.

Me? I developed a severe case of rickets over the weekend. Oh, and I banged my hot hand in the restroom while my wife knocked on the door.

[img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif[/img]

Seriously, though...phan leads a charmed life. I guess it doesn't hurt to be young, single, good-looking and a musician to boot.

Lance · 04-19-2010, 02:05 PM

Old minds think alike, KB.

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