10,000 posts later

[hoffmang]

I was trying to figure out what to do with my 10,000th post on Calguns.net. I figure a quick retrospective sounds good.

Here is all the stuff I've had the pleasure to be a part of with this great community.

1. Buying my first 3 STAG-15's in February 2006 with my company group buy.

2. Opposing the memos - I still have a nice Russian SKS - Thanks Alison!

3. Opposing the "permanence regulation" during the APA process.

4. Finding out the NRA in California were actually quiet rock stars at the OLL public comments hearing. Meeting a whole bunch of now very close friends there.

5. Calling BS on Todd Lizotte's Microsoft style business models on the phone with him. Todd is Mr. I swear I'm pro-gun Microstamping...

6. Learning the PRA. Thanks Alison!

7. Helping transition CGN to Kestryll.

8. Getting my first call from Jason D while I was motoring my last vessel out of Discover Bay...

9. Getting to know Alan G.

10. Waiting impatiently for oral arguments in Parker.

11. Noticing that armored vehicle businesses had unique capabilities...

12. With some help, inventing and popularizing the bullet button.

13. Helping Prince-50 modify his bullet button to become the defacto standard.

14. Buying a couple of seized Milpitas lowers.

15. Explaining to Alison that she would be giving them back to me and others.

16. Using the OAL to remove the permanence memo after the rulemaking died. Thanks for the nice letter Mr. Brown.

17. Watching Parker become Heller.

18. Waiting at a movie theater for an FFL and a lawyer to return from Sacramento with 219 newly freed Milpitas lowers.

19. Throwing a massive party for the Milpitas lowers with guest of honor Matt Corwin. (PS. What would become CGF was formally introduced to many of the right people that night.)

20. Founding the CGF with an amazing group of folks.

21. Flying to DC for Heller.

22. Keeping a Calgunner warm in the camp out.

23. Having my hotel skip my wakeup call and missing the circus at SCOTUS.

24. Knowing we'd win Heller upon listening to the CSPAN version!

25. Dinner that night.

26. Driving down and attending the SOCAL BWO/Milpitas Party.

27. Reading Heller.

28. Post Heller spontaneous dinner (thanks H!)

29. Defending John Contos.

30. Defending Bright Spot Pawn.

31. Defending a UOC Marine on 7/4.

32. Finding out the original panel kept Nordyke.

33. Assisting with Nordyke.

34. Defending a host of OLL cases (more good news in two weeks!)

35. PACKING Nordyke and throwing a pretty darn good party.

36. "Capacity to accept" underground regulation.

37. "Non Rosterable Frames" underground regulation.

38. DC Handgun Roster case.

It's been a heck of a ride. It's just started, and I had to leave a lot of stuff out!

There is a thread in off topic that's exploring new CGF logos. In that a potential new slogan popped up. Vires ex Plures. Strength from the many. This community has become an amazing force!

Viva 10K!

-Gene

[gcvt]

:King:

:clap::clap::clap::clap::clap:

[oaklander]

I am humbled to have been able to join you (and CGF) on some of the above. I agree, it's been a great ride - with more to come!!!!

:D

p.s. - love that new CGF slogan. . .

;)

[69Mach1]

Keep up the great work.

[tactic101]

As a new member, thanks and best of luck in the future. Awesome job.

[Stanze]

Congrats and THANKS!!!:thumbsup:

[Liberty1]

Congrats on 10,000! May we all get there too!!! And many thanks for CGF (with props to all involved)

And thanks for all the booze! Gene you are TOO generous when the bill comes (but that allows me to give more to CGF ;) )

[sfpcservice]

Two Weeks!!!!! :conehead:

[yellowfin]

Perhaps a group buy on a barrel of immature whiskey to age for the next few years while you work on 20K? I'd imagine the next milestones are going to need some celebration too! :thumbsup:

Oh by the way, Gene, who's your counterpart in NY? I'm headed there and will want to help out the fight over there.

[hoffmang]

I do have to remind everyone that I am no Bill Wiese who passed 10K posts while I was in diapers!

-Gene

[domokun]

Thanks for the hard work Gene! I look forward to the future fruits for your labors.

:King:

[KaTooM]

:thumbsup:

I am pretty sure I have read 10K posts since I found this site. :cool2:

My eyes are about to fall out...Great forum!

Thanks for all the info.

[freakshow10mm]

I was trying to figure out what to do with my 10,000th post on Calguns.net. I figure a quick retrospective sounds good.

Here is all the stuff I've had the pleasure to be a part of with this great community.

.....

Viva 10K!

-Gene
So how does it feel to wake up and piss excellence?:D

[MrNiceGuy]

As someone who's benefited from the path laid here by others.....thank you and keep up the good work.

[sanb909]

Gene,

Many, many thanks for all you and Bill have done the past few years.

[bwiese]

Gene,

A toast to you, bro.

I shouldn't be drinking while working this late but a snort of George Dickel can't hurt.

[saigon1965]

Congrats on the milestone - Thank you for your dedication in helping us restored our rights - Cheers -

[rbetts]

:gunsmilie::44::yes::coolgleamA::angel: You Rock!!

[bwiese]

I do have to remind everyone that I am no Bill Wiese who passed 10K posts while I was in diapers!

Beats a unitard :)

[oaklander]

This calls for a party! Party at Oaks new crib (after I move in)!!!!

[hoffmang]

This calls for a party! Party at Oaks new crib (after I move in)!!!!

I think attending a party at your new house while being non-local is defined good cause under 12050...

-Gene

[DDT]

Perhaps a post-Nordyke dinner should be considered. I will be more than happy to bring a few bottles of VERY nice port and some good pinot.

[JeffM]

Perhaps a post-Nordyke dinner should be considered. I will be more than happy to bring a few bottles of VERY nice port and some good pinot.

I'll bring the Zin and the Cab.

[Doheny]

Wow...10K over how long?

[Liberty1]

Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Peninsula, Bay Area
Posts: 10,005

????

[wildhawker]

Well done, sir. Well done.

Thanks to you, CGF and this wonderful community of gunnies and activists.

:thumbsup:

[MP301]

Many thanks to you Gene and Bill and everyone else at CGF. I can honestly say that in the short time I have been here, it has chag]nged my life for the better and has added hope to our cause. And yes, count me in for a post Nordyke party!

[oaklander]

Perhaps a post-Nordyke dinner should be considered. I will be more than happy to bring a few bottles of VERY nice port and some good pinot.

And ammo, lots and lots of ammo.

[CapS]

My sincere thanks to all who helped bring about these marvelous achievements, and my special thanks to you, Gene.

/Cap

[DDT]

And ammo, lots and lots of ammo.

Well, if we're shooting we shouldn't really be drinking wine.

I'll bring Bourbon and Rum instead.... ;)

[hoffmang]

Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Peninsula, Bay Area
Posts: 10,005

????

I lurked for two months...

-Gene

[Anthonysmanifesto]

Cheers! here's to the republic!

[leelaw]

Post whore!! :p

[RRangel]

That's a lot of posts. Outstanding job Gene. Just think, less than a few years ago who would have thought that anyone would have a new AR in the safe? In the not so distant future we're going to be able to add some more unthinkable items to that safe. You and Bill have been great.

[hoffmang]

My second post and first thread was me being flat wrong about Federal Interstate transfer law while being schooled by Bill:

http://www.calguns.net/calgunforum/showthread.php?t=33244

And I'd be a post whore if I could get all the posts I've lost to shutting down OT threads back...

-Gene

[ivanimal]

Leave the light on we will sweep up.:thumbsup:


It is an honor to do so.

[m24armorer]

Now Gene, please explain number 22.....

[N6ATF]

Impressive, master Jedi.

[rbgaynor]

Thanks Gene - for everything.

[hoffmang]

Now Gene, please explain number 22.....

Heh.

the_quark and I had packed cold weather gear as we thought we just might land in time to get in line. By the time we got in the cab we realized we weren't going to be in line soon enough to gaurantee a seat inside SCOTUS. So we decided to just get a hotel room (warm, non sore bones in the morning, etc.). However, one of the Calgunners from SOCAL who did get in line early enough didn't have enough stuff (sleeping back, gortex hat, etc) so we lent him ours and I let him have a few swigs out of my NRA flask too.

-Gene

[Liberty1]

Now Gene, please explain number 22.....

Gene offers one on one lessons in spooning! I have NO personal knowledge of this however. :o

[Liberty1]

Heh.

and I let him have a few swigs out of my NRA flask too...

-Gene

Ok, now tell the rest of the story. It is just between you and a few thousand of your closest calguns friends ;)

[DDT]

Gene offers one on one lessons in spooning! I have NO personal knowledge of this however. :o

I hope you mean this kind of spooning.....

http://i.ehow.com/images/GlobalPhoto/Articles/4800905/family321-main_Full.jpg

[Dark&Good]

Congratulations!
And I'd like to shake hands with you some time ;)

[Liberty1]

I hope you mean this kind of spooning...

http://agsas.org/howto/outdoor/

Spooning is an old term for bundling up together in bed like spoons placed together in the silver chest. It is an ancient practice as old as man kind itself. I had read about Civil War soldiers spooning in the field for warmth, similar to the 18th century custom of bundling, but never gave it much thought until practical experience taught me a valuable lesson.

William Hinman makes mention of this manner of sleeping several times in his all-encompassing American Civil War novel, "Si Klegg and His Pards". His description states that:

"At night they lay together on one blanket with the other as a cover. It is not probable that Solomon ever snuggled up to his ‘pard’ under a ‘pup’ tent; but he seems to have the correct idea when he wrote (Ecclesiastes 4:11): ‘Again, if two lie together, then they have heat; but how can one be warm alone?’ There were many times when they hugged each other like two pieces of sticking plaster, in the vain effort to generate heat enough for even a measurable degree of comfort."

[Whiskey84]

We are all grateful for all you've done. Thank you.

-James

[Quiet]

Thanks for all the hard work!

[DDT]

http://agsas.org/howto/outdoor/

LOL. I am familiar with the term. My comment was meant in jest... sorry for any confusion my rather dry sense of humor may have caused.

[burl broderick]

Huzzah !

Gene - you're one of the very best contributors to this fine organization.
Sincere thanks to you for all your efforts and positive attitude.

BB



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[Liberty1]

LOL. I am familiar with the term. My comment was meant in jest... sorry for any confusion my rather dry sense of humor may have caused.

No, I got it. Just wanted to play it out longer. Time to go spoon with the wife now :sleeping::sleeping: (spooning emoticons:D)

[m24armorer]

Thanks for all Gene, just having some fun........


Spoons, just put em back in your drawers.................

[BroncoBob]

It is a comfort to know that you are on ourside and not with Alison. Just love number 15, what a Kodak moment.

15. Explaining to Alison that she would be giving them back to me and others.

[aileron]

Wow, Gene...

You joined six months before me, and look what you have managed to accomplish. Amazing and outstanding.

I'm shocked; you've always had an insight into these things and because of it I have always awaited to know what your thoughts are on these subjects. Born under a gifted star weren't you. Kudos to you.



I'm going to go crawl back into my hole now.

[glockman19]

Gene,

Thank you. You are an intigral part of Cal Guns. Congratulations on your 10,000th.

Glockman19

[GenLee]

Thank you Gene.

I would also like to thank Kes. and Co. for putting up with all the BS while Gene and these other great men have had time and backing to make all these great things happen for all of us here in the PRK.


Gene for Governor? Anybody?

[wildhawker]

Gene for Governor? Anybody?

Gene's too useful to us to lose him to some silly governorship thing. :chris:

[GP3]

Thanks for all your hard work.

[otteray]

I lurked for two months...

-Gene

Only two months! That proves how self-confident and outgoing you are.:thumbsup:
I lurked for 14 months.
Thanks for all the good works, Gene

[WokMaster1]

Thanks Gene, for everything.:D

[jacques]

Congrats on your 10,000th post Gene. When I read your posts and comments on this forum, I realize it is not just some internet, random, hearsay. It is usually clearly factual and excellent information. Something I can actually believe. Your service to the cause is outstanding, above and beyond.

Thanks.

[DREADNOUGHT78]

:thumbsup:

[7x57]

Gene's too useful to us to lose him to some silly governorship thing. :chris:

There is a difference between ruling and reigning. Gene would probably get much more personal satisfaction out of being the puppet master than with having to open shopping malls, kiss babies, and generally be nice to idiots. The man behind the curtain can do as he pleases. :D

If we buy him big red robes, he could be Cardinal Richelieu. :43: Let's hope he avoids the Thirty Years War stuff though. :eek:

Congrats to His Red Eminence on the occasion of his 10^4 th post! May there be many more kiloposts! :party:

Now, where's the little slip of paper to reward all this shameless sucking up that reads "By My Hand, and for the good of the State, the bearer has done what has been done." I got plans. :43:

7x57

[infernalaanger]

Thank you.

[Stormfeather]

Gene, as many here have said, Thank you, thank you for your time, your patience, your understanding, and above all, your tenacity.
So many of us have you to thank in the fight for our Second Amendment Rights. Theres so much to thank you and many others here for, and I wish there was truly a way to show our appreciation.

[Monte]

As someone who's benefited from the path laid here by others.....thank you and keep up the good work.

+1M

Thank you, Gene, and thank you everyone who's paved the way. And thank you all for your continued hard work.

[JimAmentler]

Gene,

Congrats and a HUGE thank you for all that you do for our community. It is very much appreciated. :thumbsup:

If I can assist in any way, please do not hesitate to contact me. BTW, donation inbound.

Very Respectfully,

Jim

[IGOTDIRT4U]

Congrats, Gene. I joined just after the whole OLL thing got rolling, but it has been interesting to watch the legal machinations work since then. :thumbsup:

[CA_Libertarian]

Hats off to you and CGF in all you've done for CA and the civil rights movement in general. Keep up the good work, and may we see 10,000 more posts.

What will we accomplish by the time your post count reaches the next big milestone?

[CCWFacts]

I suspect that the next 10k posts will have a lot more to do with an incorporated Heller and the lawsuits that follow from that.

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_kDoyvibiZag/R2kfOv6rdpI/AAAAAAAABNw/l8YqAjfeIEU/s320/BurnsExcellentSticker.jpg

[1BigPea]

Thanks Gene for all of your hard work and your contributions to RKBA.

I'm so happy to be part of CGF. :D

[1911su16b870]

Simply a big THANK YOU Hoffmang for everything and all you do (and have done)!

[DDT]

We all know that Gene was counting down and was REALLY HOPING that his 10,000th could have been announcing the Nordyke decision. How sweet would that have been?

[artherd]

Congratulations my friend! It has been an honor engaging in shenanigans with you :)

[sierratangofoxtrotunion]

Aw man, Gene's 10k hit when I was away from a computer. I wanted to get in the thread earlier than this.

Out of all the stores I've heard Gene tell, the one that makes me :eek: the most isn't relating to guns, but one where he was in danger for his life on the high seas of the Pacific Ocean! :sailor:

[YoungGun2]

Well you can officially be called one of the “Old Bulls” now along with the others 5 top members… Thank you for your services…And to everyone that contributes any information here…

An Old Bull and a Young Bull were standing at the top of a hill overlooking a large meadow full of cows. The Young Bull says excitedly, "Let's run down there and f**k us a cow!"
"No, son", says the Old Bull, "let's walk down there and f**k them all."

[hoffmang]

Out of all the stores I've heard Gene tell, the one that makes me :eek: the most isn't relating to guns, but one where he was in danger for his life on the high seas of the Pacific Ocean! :sailor:

So let me tell you what the horizon looks like at 90 degrees pitch to starboard...


"No, son", says the Old Bull, "let's walk down there and f**k them all."

FA, SBR, MP5, folding stock, on a CCW under my coat at the SF Symphony FTW!

-Gene

[DDT]

So let me tell you what the horizon looks like at 90 degrees pitch to starboard...



Just cut the vang..... Damn near capsized a J105 in a gust under the San Mateo Bridge just like that.

[r08ert209cali]

Thank You so much for all you have done for California citizens as well as me personally. my OLL is coming back home this week. Also thanks for the Calguns Foundation. It's really great to have all the support for the small guy. Congrats on post 10kv+P+ ..:rockon::King:

[7x57]

So let me tell you what the horizon looks like at 90 degrees pitch to starboard...


Hmm, Gene's a sailor too. Ever sail square-rig, Gene?


FA, SBR, MP5, folding stock, on a CCW under my coat at the SF Symphony FTW!


That would be the total win indeed. We're more in the position of Alfred the Great, though, stemming the Northman tides. Our children and grandchildren may have to finish reconquering the Danelaw.

7x57

[natedogg1777]

A true champion of the 2A cause! Thank you, and keep up the good work!

[sierratangofoxtrotunion]

Just cut the vang..... Damn near capsized a J105 in a gust under the San Mateo Bridge just like that.

In this case the vessel didn't have a sail! :stuart: :eek:



But now I've derailed the thread...

:offtopic:

[anthonyca]

FA, SBR, MP5, folding stock, on a CCW under my coat at the SF Symphony FTW!

-Gene

STOP JUST STOP! You had me at FA.

Thank you Gene. I owe a huge thanks to Gene, Oak, GGF and TMLLP that most can never understand.

[epic4444]

congrats on the 10k...wish i could make it to 100

[goober_0]

thank you for all your efforts and accomplishments.
here's to your next 10^4!!!

[DDT]

In this case the vessel didn't have a sail! :stuart: :eek:



But now I've derailed the thread...

:offtopic:

Yikes. We were on a cruise ship in a 50kts/50ft storm. It was cool having the 10th deck awash and 1/2" of water covered the inside of the 2nd deck.

[Diablo]

Thank you sir...and...salud.!!!.:cheers2:

[ke6guj]

I heard it was supposed to be a 3 hour tour.

[hoffmang]

I heard it was supposed to be a 3 hour tour.

The storm was supposed to move inland before sunrise.

I have never enjoyed the town of Fort Bragg more...

-Gene

[luchador768]

Thank you for all the hard work!