[Rhodes22-list] List history Re: Rhodes List- Robertson's Rules Of Order

[Mary Lou Troy]

That must be it - quiet, shy and timid.

I didn't realize you went back quite that far. Just another one of us 
oldtimers.......

ML



At 01:01 PM 12/18/2009, you wrote:
>Mary Lou,
>I found the list in '98 as well...while I do not post as often as in my
>early days, I keep up with certain members and an eye on the
>conversations...guess you don't remember me because I am so quiet and
>shy...and timid, yeah, that's it...timid...quiet, shy and timid...
>Thena
>
>
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
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>[mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf Of Mary Lou Troy
>Sent: Thursday, December 17, 2009 8:31 PM
>To: The Rhodes 22 Email List
>Subject: [Rhodes22-list] List history Re: Rhodes List- Robertson's Rules Of
>Order
>
>At 08:23 PM 12/17/2009, you wrote:
> >Who was the marraige?
> >Hank
>
>Long ago and far away, a brilliant guy named Michael Meltzer
>encouraged General Boats to get into the world of Internet marketing.
>He helped them build a website and started this list on the old
>Sailnet. The list flourished though Sailnet did not and we eventually
>migrated to a list that Michael himself hosted and managed. A year
>(or two?)ago John Lock graciously took over the management and
>hosting of the list. Early on (1998? 1999?) there were a couple of
>really magical gatherings at the Annapolis Boat Show - 15 - 20 boats
>represented probably 40 people all told. We were fortunate in those
>days to have a professional event planner as a member of the list and
>she just happened to live in Annapolis.
>
>That's the basics.
>
>When I joined the list in 1998 there were only a few members but they
>included Michael (who still posts here occasionally though he no
>longer owns a Rhodes 22) and Rummy. Anyone else go back that far? Rod
>and Mary maybe.
>
>Now to answer your question. Also aboard early on were Pamela Vana
>from Colorado and Alex Bell from Ohio. Pamela owned a new Rhodes 22
>named Blew Daze and Alex owned an older boat - can't remember if it
>had a name. They corresponded on the list, then back channel, then by
>phone. We had one of the big "rhendezvous" at the Annapolis Boat Show
>that year and it was obvious that they had become "an item". They
>later married, moved to New Bern, NC, bought a big boat (an Island
>Packet, I think) though they kept the Rhodes and opened a marine
>canvas business. Sadly Alex died a couple of years ago. I believe
>Pamela is still operating the business. There is a picture of them on
>the "Friends" page of the Rhodes owners website.
>http://www.rhodes22.org/rhodes/friends.html
>
>Lots of good memories.
>
>Mary Lou
>1991 R22 Fretless
>Rock Hall.
>
>
>
>
>On 12/17/09, Mary Lou Troy <mtroy at atlanticbb.net> wrote:
> > > I'm happy with the charter as is. As has been pointed out here many
> > > times over the past 11 or 12 years that I've been a member, it's the
> > > variety of topics and the conversational tone that keep it
> > > interesting. These have also been the start of any number of
> > > friendships and one marriage that have developed out of this list.
> > >
> > > I would ask that people change subject headings as they change
> > > topics. It makes things a lot easier to find in the archives.
> > >
> > > Mary Lou
> > > 1991 R22 Fretless
> > > Rock hall, MD
> > >
> > >
> > > At 04:38 PM 12/17/2009, John Lock wrote:
> > >
> > >>Thanks for your comments Ben.  However, before we head down this road
> > >>Yet One More Time, let me remind everyone that our List Charter is
> > >>still in place and serves as the baseline for what is acceptable on
> > >>the list. (see link in my previous reply).  If you wish to have a
> > >>conversation about changing the List Charter, that's a different sort
> > >>of topic and can be supported as such.
> > >>
> > >>Cheers!
> > >>John Lock
> > >>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> > >>s/v Pandion - '79 Rhodes 22
> > >>Lake Sinclair, GA
> > >>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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