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Seems right to me as well, the base glass and strong gather both look appropriate.

I’d second that, a naked gel or jelly core, not a very common handmade - sweet one!

A little pink champagne to start the New Year off right - these were hot off the JABO Ace run in October 2008:

Thanks, I’ll do my best. My first real marble crush was a beat-up green MFC slag with a lazy ‘9’ pattern, but it hooked me. I went on to bigger - and smaller - and much better things…

Tail whip

I thought that beauty looked familiar, Chad, and it was August 2017. It did go to a very good home lol.

Happy birthday! Hope your year to come is as special as those gifts, too. (November birthdays are the best😉)

Those look absolutely perfect, I can almost feel their smooth heft in my fingers.

Akro

Likely

Far right looks like a Joker I, aka J.E.R.K.

And I have even less hair now, John, by nature and design lol.

No, Popeyes are clear based with wispy white strands and two or more colors. I’d say this is most likely a “newer” cork, mid-late 40’s.

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I’m so saddened to learn of Bill’s passing today, he was a grand friend to so many and always a friend to and supporter of this great hobby. Thanks to all for sharing such dear memories.

What a great idea! They ought to do one with all of the players at the next Wildwood National Tournament and make a fundraising poster out of it.

I do too.

Bottom is a little sketchy, maybe a pontil. Nice little handgathered mib!

Definitely worth it, Steph, that’s stunning! Beautiful marbles, and the sunlight just brings them alive.

Jelles Marble Runs, the league John Oliver sponsored on YouTube, has been getting a lot of recent attention in the media as viewership online has risen during the Covid crisis. https://ftw.usatoday.com/2020/03/marble-racing-jelles-sports-espn-origin https://www.si.com/more-sports/2020/03/22/marble-racing-jelle-coronavirus-sports-greg-woods-commentator https://edition.cnn.com/2020/03/23/sport/jelles-marble-runs-coronavirus-sport-spt-intl/index.html https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2020/04/03/marble-racing-jelles-runs-video/ Jelles Marble Runs new season starts here... https://youtu.be/k9QDz94WIPA

Good on John! I haven’t seen “Last Week Tonight” yet - it’s on the DVR - but I rarely miss it, he is always a trip. Are you not entertained?😆

Hey Woodse, I just posted the granola recipe in the “What Are You Eating?” forum here on the board. It does have one somewhat uncommon ingredient, barley malt syrup, but it’s available from King Arthur Flour and Amazon that I know of and makes a big difference in flavor and I think crunch, too. I’ve used it in granola for years. Hope you enjoy it!

Recipe by request... Maple Nut Granola Dry: 4 c oatmeal Bob’s Red Mill extra thick rolled oats 1 c toasted unsweetened coconut flakes (toasted @300° about 6-7 min.) 1/2 c Bob’s Red Mill hulled hemp or sesame seeds, raw 1/2 c Bob’s Red Mill flax or bran meal 1-1/4 c toasted pecans ( toast at 350° for 6-8 min. or so) 1/2 c raw wheat germ Wet: 2/3 c + 2 TBL Maple Syrup, Grade B dark 1/3 c + 1 TBL Barley malt syrup - available from King Arthur or Amazon 1/2 c + 2 TBL coconut oil 2 TBL Light brown sugar (added to wet ingredients) Add to liquid after it cools slightly: 1-1/2 tsp. Vanilla paste (or vanilla extract) 1/2 tsp. fresh nutmeg 1/2 tsp. cinnamon 1/2 tsp. table salt Optional: scant 1/8 tsp. maple flavoring Mix dry ingredients well in a large bowl or pan. Combine wet ingredients in a small saucepan on low on the stove, adding vanilla and spices after removing from heat and cooling, then add the wet to the dry and mix VERY well. Divide evenly on two half sheets covered with parchment paper and bake in pre-heated oven at 300° (275° if convection) for approximately 30-40 minutes, stirring every 10 until nicely brown and crunchy. Cool well and store in airtight container. Add dried fruit if desired.

I agree on both calls, in these pics the handmade looks like a very nice naked core swirl, but some closer pics would help.

I can relate, Marbleized, as another senior retiree living in a condo, weekends are just another day, unfortunately, especially now for us sports fans ☹️ Groundhog Day was always a favorite movie but now that I’m living it it’s more difficult than I thought. I miss my family and friends. We had just leased a new car - our old one died the day before my hip replacement surgery three months ago, perfect timing 😝 - and had planned to go visiting a lot more by now, do some traveling - ha! “Life is what happens while other plans are being made.” Always. I read, I cook - I’m the chef for two of us, my lovely wife of 47 years - I bake (best brownies and homemade granola in the city,) I garden as much as my joints arthritis let me, and marble a bit. Watch too much TV of course, and sleep too little. And that new car, now two months old, still has less than 400 miles on it.