Scoop

OK Steve, I'll cut them off... It must be a setting somewhere that is set... If you get a chance, take a few pictures and experiment, both with the camera and then, with the program that stores your pictures in your hard drive.... I know not all computers and programs are alike, so I can only tell you what options I have... Maybe it will help a few.... I have a file set up that's only for pictures... The page is set to show thumb nails (little pictures) If I right click on one of those thumb nails, there's an option that says "Open With >" When I click on that, there are more options... The 2 options I use most are "Picture It 7.0" and "Paint".... I know that there is a way to reduce a photo with Paint... But, for the most part, I use Picture It for most everyday photo changes.... If you have "Picture It 7.0" (I'm not sure if this applies to anything but a 7.0.... I've never used anything else...) Click on it!! When the program opens, there are a bunch of cool options.... Experimenting is really the best way to learn and it's really easy!! But, to stay on topic.... For reducing a photo, click on "Format" on the top tool bar... It will open to show the current size in inches.... I prefer using pixels, cuz that's what I'm used to... So, I scroll down in the "units" category to "pxl" ..... Pictures that are fresh out of my camera, are 1600 x 1200... I like the 400 x 300 size (I find it's best for ebay) But... In the case of, say.... this bag, for the board, I'd probably go with 500 or even 600 (You only need to change one number.... I do the largest.... The other will change automatically to match) You must remember to click on "Done" at the bottom of the page... Then, click on the exit X... It will ask you if you want to save what you have done.... Click on "Yes" and Bingo!! The picture will be smaller in you photo file!! If your experimenting.... You can do anything you want to a picture... Just remember (unless you like the result...) to click on "No" when it asks to save it.... Then, it will return to what it was originally!! I really hope this can help some of you!! Maybe we can get a few of these tutorials together and cover a few more people??? Here's the result, at 600 pxl... (That's probably bigger than it needs to be... I may cut it down to 500... But, I've gotta get "Sister Barbara" to the dentist, now!! LOL)

Whoa Kris!! You might wanna bring yours down a bit, too!!! LOL It seems like an approx. good size for a group or object is between 400 to 600 pxl on the largest side... A close up of a single marble is good at around 250..... If you repeatedly post very large pictures, you will ultimately run out of space... Take it from...... "The Space Hog!!!" ROFLMAO!!

Hey, can I make a deal with Terry & Chris?? Terry, if you can use the board to host and Chris, if you can reduce that beast of Mike's (Mine are too small, yours are too big!!! ROFL) I'll mark this for archive!!

Yeah.... I was having trouble with space... So, I went kinda conservative... I didn't realize... Apparently, the photo space we use isn't based on "per post." It's charged to our ID accumulatively... Since I copy and reload stuff to be hosted by the board, or offer to load stuff in for someone else, I end up runnin' out of photo space pretty fast... Lou says it's not a problem... But, it's frustrating!! At least now I know why it happens!!! (I thought it was the fish bowl and almost "flushed" Larry, Curly & Moe!!) One way to get those bigger, without using any more space.... Steve, the frames are lovely... But, I could make those pictures quite a bit bigger without 'em!!! Can we strip 'em down??

Here are pictures of all sides that Steve sent to me.... What a GREAT bag!!

Thanks Chris!! I tried to change the size in the original post, but in order to add, I had to eliminate the original and it wouldn't let me do that.... Steve, if you don't know how to reduce and you'd like to post the other side, send me an attachment to scoop54@aol (dot) com, I'll shrink it and send it back to you... I know how to do it on my computer, but I don't know how to instruct others to do it!! (We need another "Roanypoany Tutorial!!") GREAT BAG!!! I'd expect that it's a rare one..... And, it also looks to be clearly original.... It says to "Ask about a story of a marble".... I wonder what that means??? Is it a booklet? Anyone know?

I cannot find the original post for Bev's passing.... I think it was lost in the big EZ Board crash... I'm betting she's happy about that!! If she HAD to be a topic, she'd rather it be a happy one!! We lost her in December of 2003, but a part of her spirit is with me every day.... Bev at the Oct. 2003 New England Show Bev with a noble entourage!! Gary Stetson, Dave Wheaton, Bert Cohen & Alan Basinet Maine - 2002? (I think.....)

scoop54 Moderator Posts: 997 (6/19/05 3:42 pm) | Del All It's been a tough year..... -------------------- There's more sad news for the "Old Time" collectors... Jim Ridpath... one of the grandest pillars of the marble community, passed away, last week... It's tough to write this without laughing and crying at the same time.... Laughing because that's how I react whenever I think of him... He was so much fun to be around!! I only met him a few times. But, each time after the first, he greeted me as an old dear friend. His warmth and heart were huge..... Crying, because I'm seeing the passing of a generation that I never imagined living without..... It's so hard to deal with. He's another who will be greatly missed...... (Obit) (I do not have an address for family contact) James S. "Jim" Ridpath, 83, of Myrtle Beach, S.C., formerly a longtime resident of Drexel Park, Pa., died Tuesday evening, June 14, 2005, at Millennium Health Services in Ellicott City. Born Nov. 12, 1921, in Haxton, Colo., he was the son of the late Mike Ridpath and Bertha Mae Selby Ridpath. He was the husband of Helen Dipitrantonio Ridpath, who died June 9, 2004. He was a Navy veteran of World War II. He fought at Pearl Harbor, the Battle of the Coral Sea and the Battle of Midway. He received the Good Conduct Medal, the America Defense Medal with an "A," American Theater, Asiatic-Pacific with six stars, the Philippine Liberation Medal with one star, the World War II Victory Medal and the European-African Campaign Medal. He was a retired insurance salesman. He had been living in Myrtle Beach, S.C., since 2001. He was the founder and a member of the national Marble Club of America and a member of the Marble Collectors Society of America, Marble Collectors Unlimited and the Masonic Lodge and Shriners. He also coached several national champions. He was an avid Nebraska Cornhusker fan. Taken from the front page of Jim's article in the USair Magazine - June 1993 (copies of this magazine are available PM me for info)

Thanks to Lizzy for digging this thread about Paul Williams out of the old archived board... Rather than just link it (because I don't know if that board will always exist....) I copied it and did the best I could to make it clear... Here's a link to the original Sad News Sad news. --------------------- pjdubya Member Posts: 116 (5/27/05 9:39) 80.41.23.202 Reply | Edit | Del Re: thomas reed ---------------------- hello , unfortunatly paul sadly passedthis morning now financialy ineed to sell his marbles some where may be alan could help.i wish to appologise in advance if i sell something that has been given to paul but i need to think of the children . its a hard desition to deal with now but has to done. you might thinks its hartless but life goes on and i have to look after his children i hope you understand .thanks sharon .thanks all for your concernes to. ps coul some one be kind enought to post on the other boards as it is rather upsetting now.knowing this is where he chatted to most of his friends. _________________________________________________________ Greg11 Member Posts: 193 (5/27/05 11:33 am) Re: -------------------- I am sorry to hear this about Paul. I hope he is resting and thinking about marble collecting, life and his family. _________________________________________________________ 1DanS Member Posts: 121 (5/27/05 11:56 am) Re: Sad news. -------------------- That is terrible news Tom. If you are in contact with his family, please let me know if there is anything I can do to help. Thanks. Edited by: 1DanS at: 5/27/05 12:00 pm ________________________________________________________ catsrock2 marblecat_brat Posts: 31 (5/27/05 12:03 pm) Re: Sad news. --------------------- I am stricken with grief over this. My heartfelt condolenses go out to his family. Paul was a friend and I am devastated. My cousins 23 year old son hung himself Sunday right after his sisters wedding and now this. I need to go hug my children and grandson. God speed Paul - RIP and sorry I never hit the big one. Edited by: catsrock2 at: 5/27/05 12:56 pm _________________________________________________________ duffytrash222 Super Steelers Fan Posts: 199 (5/27/05 1:08 pm) Re: Sad news. ----------------------- yes it is sad. i never met paul but i liked him. it was always fun to chat with him in the chat room. im sad. steve _________________________________________________________ Everythingmintnow Member Posts: 100 (5/27/05 1:08 pm) ezSupporter Re: Sad news. ------------------- Sorry to hear about that. That's terrrible. Too bad with Paul. I plan on talking to Sharon later and I'll let you know what I find out. Thank you, Tom _________________________________________________________ VTAndrea Marble Maven Posts: 895 (5/27/05 1:56 pm) Re: Sad news. -------------------- I am so sorry to hear this. I had a few nice emails with Paul not too long ago. He treated me very well in a couple transactions--a real gentleman. How tragic for the family. _________________________________________________________ Everythingmintnow Member Posts: 103 (5/27/05 1:59 pm) ezSupporter Re: Sad news. --------------------- He was a very nice, honest guy. Great grader ,too! _________________________________________________________ gretchka Member Posts: 59 (5/27/05 2:25 pm) Re: Sad news. ------------------- My sorrow goes out to the family and to all of you who were friends with him. I did not know him but I metioned this to Gretchen and she wanted me to let everyone know that she sends her condolences. She says he was nice and honest person to deal with. dave _________________________________________________________ MORDISKUL Member Posts: 39 (5/27/05 3:29 pm) Re: Sad news. --------------------- I dint know paul but ive heard nothing but good things about the man, may god rest his sole. my prayers go with his family. _________________________________________________________ dust9 Member Posts: 39 (5/27/05 4:01 pm) Re: Sad news. ---------------------- My thoughts go out to his family. I always enjoyed his take on things. _________________________________________________________ Bob M brandy1976 Member Posts: 89 (5/27/05 5:14 pm) Re: Sad news. ----------------------- It is truly sad news to hear....my prayers and thoughts are with Paul's family and friends... _________________________________________________________ Brandy noeql Member Posts: 79 (5/27/05 6:16 pm) Re: Sad news. ----------------------- I'm sorry to hear about Paul. I liked reading his posts and we had some fun bantering back and forth through email. He sent me a couple marbles just for the fun of it that have been sitting on my computer desk for a while now. Suddenly they have taken on a whole new meaning. My heart felt condolences to his wife Sharon and the children. God's peace and rest to you my friend. _________________________________________________________ Rich akronmarblesdotcom Member Posts: 95 (5/27/05 7:21 pm) Re: Sad news. ------------------------ Sad indeed. We should set up a fund to help out Sharon and the children. Could someone post a mailing address where we could send offerings to Sharon? I'm not sure if the mail address that I have is still good or not. Regards, Brian Graham _________________________________________________________ ackiedee Antique Handmade Collector Posts: 127 (5/27/05 10:04 pm) Re: Sad news. --------------------- I did not know or meet Paul but did enjoy reading his posts. Sorry to hear the news. God Bless the family and will be in my thoughts. Di _________________________________________________________ Pharez1 Marble Enthusiast Posts: 726 (5/27/05 10:57 pm) ezSupporter Re: Sad news. -------------------- I am truly struck sad, Paul always stuck up for me and I never met him but I miss him already. My prayers will be for Sharon and the Kids. P.S. Also I am looking for Artists that may read this thread that would like to donate a marble of theirs they made , I will auction it off as Chairity and donate the funds to Sharon for the Kids. My email is ([email protected]) so any one that has a contemporary even that you would like donated to the care of Pauls Family simply email me or I know Alan will be selling Paul's Collection for Sharon.!! God bless each and every one. Sincerely Carl~~~ _________________________________________________________ Everythingmintnow Member Posts: 106 (5/27/05 11:48 pm) ezSupporter Re: Sad news. -------------------- Things were looking good not long ago. I'm all for whatever anyone wants to do to raise some money for Sharon and the children. Hello thomas , Paul has received the marble which you have sent him in the week.But he is critacally ill in hospital .He has lost one of his legs. and at the moment stable .Do you want me to send this marble back? or you happy to wait till he gets out? but i dont know how long this will take. it could be a couple of months. thanks.sharon. _________________________________________________________ scoop54 Moderator Posts: 909 (5/28/05 12:16 am) Re: Sad news. -------------------- Oh Tom... I'm a wreck... This is just such a blow... Thanks so much for posting... I need to pick my jaw up off the desk and we'll pull something together... In the mean time, please send my love to Sharon and the kids..... _________________________________________________________ pjdubya Marble Sniper Posts: 1232 (5/28/05 1:43 am) Re: Sad news. -------------------- hello thanks for the kindness of you all its bringing a big comfort reading these posts with a few tears. i know he enjoyed talking to his friends there and collecting marbles . sharon. _________________________________________________________ Snady K Member Posts: 78 (5/28/05 7:15 am) Re: Sad news. --------------------- I'm still in shock over the news. He was one of the good ones. Not too long ago we were talking via e-mail about our kids. and I had mentioned that my youngest daughter was being picked on at school and she came home almost everyday in tears. And out of the blue he sent her a very nice postcard with a picture of a castle so she could take and show everyone that she had a friend in England. well she came home that day telling me how everyone was passing around that postcard saying...."Cooooool" and "Awesome" she was on top of the world that day. Paul~ You will be sadly missed. _________________________________________________________ Kenny JR Member Posts: 1 (5/28/05 7:29 am) Re: Sad news. -------------------- Best wishes and condolences to Paul's family. Edited by: Kenny JR at: 5/28/05 7:30 am _________________________________________________________ tankgrrl29 Marble God Posts: 520 (5/28/05 8:02 am) Re: Sad news. -------------------- that's a really sweet story, sandy. and so typical of paul. he was a good and loyal friend, always looking out for the other person. i loved his sense of humor and how he was always ready to stand up and say what he believed in, while never afraid to admit when he was mistaken about something. he once posted a picture of a really cool foreign metallic marble, and i asked if he had any for trade...next thing i knew he was asking for my address to send me one - along with several others. that was a long time ago, and we'd since traded marbles, postcards, and emails. i'm really going to miss his friendship. i can't imagine what his family is going through. my thoughts are with them, and all of us who share their loss. ~chris _________________________________________________________ coolbrezz Member Posts: 78 (5/28/05 9:49 am) Re: Sad news. ------------------ I did not have the pleasure of knowing Paul. But have read some of his threads. Just from reading what everyone is saying about him, and truley feeling thier sadness! I would like to share something with Pauls family and friends. Two years ago I went thru the same thing. And this is the only thing that made myself and my 2 children feel any better. I hope this will help everyone that loved Paul. Paul has left a wonderful gift to us all! He has made Heaven and even more Beautiful place by being there! _________________________________________________________ Bocci Member Posts: 252 (5/29/05 9:51 am) Re: Sad news. ------------------ Don't know what to say. I just lost a friend last week and now Paulie............... Sharon, please except my heartfelt condolences. I prayed all week for Paul. I will miss him. God bless you and the children. Bocci (Ant) _________________________________________________________ LouisCamp Administrator Posts: 575 (5/29/05 12:20 pm) ezSupporter Re: Sad news. --------------------- I never had the pleasure of interacting with Paul. I surely did enjoy his postings. I was shocked to hear he lost a leg and then the final blow. I will miss Paul's postings. God bless his family. Lou Questions? - [email protected] _________________________________________________________ Everythingmintnow Member Posts: 113 (5/29/05 7:20 pm) ezSupporter Re: Sad news. ------------------- I have kind of an idea what you respect....you would have loved this guy. Top notch! _________________________________________________________ leroy65 Member Posts: 464 (5/31/05 8:13 am) Re: Sad news. ------------------- My heart is very heavy. I have been away from my computer for awhile and this is sad news. Paul and I go back quite away' and I had several occasions to visit with him on the phone. He was always a pleasure to visit with. My heartfelt condolences and prayers go out to Sharon and the family. ----Leroy----

God Bless, Guy.... There will be one brighter star tonight.........

Let's hope that no word is a good thing..... He's tough, keep prayin'!!

If there's a positive thought to this... Based on the last I heard, I guess it would have to be that Guy is (or was....) comfortable.... If a miracle could promise a recovery, I'm still hopin'...... If not, we're all going to miss him terribly..... He's a class act with a golden heart!! (No emoticon with tears..... )

Oh C'monnnnnnn, Guy!!! Your way too handsome to go this soon...... PLEEEEZE prove 'em wrong.... Holding my breath, too....

Oh Maggie, I hope you'll have one and many times to meet Guy... He's a classic "Great Guy!!" All of our hopes, prayers and good Karma are sent out to him and Denise I doubt I'll ever be converted, but since I've been working for "The Sisters" I've seen the power of their prayer do some great things!! They'll have their holiday choir recital in the chapel today**... I'll be sure to add Guy's name to the prayer list... ** One might think this would be a serious and holy affair, with several Catholic school teacher nuns... The youngest is 75. The oldest is about 92..... Some have difficulties with dementia. None of them take themselves very seriously as singers... They love to have fun!!! It's going to be a heartwarming great time!!! Guy would fit right in and LOVE it!!!

I'm SO glad to see you back, J!!! My first love will always be handmades.... As a very early collector (late 1960's) collecting machine mades was unheard of!! We (The little knot of "regulars" that ran into each other at antiques shows, markets and auctions...) actually got quite a chuckle out of the folks who were beginning to sift through piles of machine made marbles.... But, the joke was on us!!! The idea that being able to ID a machine made marble by color and design was just beyond us... I've developed a liking for machine mades... But, it's just not quite the same as my love of handmades... There are certain styles that "sing" to me.... Corkscrews come to mind... Primarily, snakes, augers and tightly wound corks in great colors..... Could it be because they are pretty close to handmades in design?? Maybe.... OK, I really like the Euro cat's eyes, too.... Same thing!! I don't own a Guinea and could care less... I think they're pretty ugly.... My second love seems to becoming contemporaries.... It never ceases to amaze me how many ideas can be placed inside of a glass ball!!! But, these folks manage to keep it fresh.... Not only are we able to love the marbles, but the association with their makers is awesome, too!!! I think the original switch over from handmade collecting to machine made collecting may have been based largely on cost... Though, I'm sure that the nostalgia that Bo mentioned is a close call for that, too.... The collector gene has a large amount of "hunter" in it.... A lot of the thrill of collecting is in the finding... My love for the hunt has grown very cold and tired with handmades.... They're pretty tough (though, not impossible) to find as diamonds in the rough.... The hunt for great machine mades is still very alive.... Making it a much more satisfying "sport." I would bet that the quantity of "Wild Machine Mades" in Europe is quite different from the availability here in the US...... This may be why that bug hasn't bitten the European collectors in the same way that it's chewed on us???

Patry, your first one looks like a very sexy parrot, to me!!

Sami, I'm so sorry... Your relationship with Norm sounds so similar to my relationship with Bev Brule.... It's coming up on 3 years this month and I still feel like half of a whole, at times (especially at shows)... Though, I also often feel as though she's simply "Always with me" now.... My heart goes out to all of you on the west coast.... You've lost 2 wonderful people in a short time... As Liz said in the thread about Stan, it's tough to express sorrow for a person that you've never met. But, from pictures, threads and just the knowing of the "type" we feel the loss of never having the chance to meet someone that we know we would have loved....

Thanks Al....... He sounds wonderful... What a cruel loss..........

Damn.... I'm so sorry to hear... I didn't know Stan, but I know what his friends are feeling and it's a tough thing.... It's one thing for a person to grow old and pass on to an affliction of old age. But, to be still so vibrant and taken away, makes it very hard to deal with... Wasn't Stan in a movie or video of some sort?? I remember seeing something about a person being in the background of a scene, who seems to fit his description??? Al, I'm being told that I have to be a subscriber to access the article... Is it possible for you to download it?

I agree totally with Lisa.... I don't wanna get into the old "polishing marbles" fray again. But, it's kinda the same idea, for me.... If a magazine or book is in really good condition, it may be wise to keep it intact... If it's already got a lot of damage, there's no point to trying to conserve what's left... Take what's good, cut the losses and make it beautiful again.... (Nice work, Galen) I found one of those plastic / lucite box type frames that almost perfectly fit the Saturday Evening Post magazine.... It wasn't the most professional looking thing on my wall, but it got it up there!! LOL (Hmmmmm, here's a Riker Mount )

Steph, since this was created to be an archived post, I've given it the arrow mark for that purpose. (I just looked through my photo files and I'm surprised to say I don't have a decent oxblood picture in there!!! I'll see what I can do to fix that!!! )

Damn, Dani... I missed it... He wasn't here often, but it was always nice to see him stop in... He'll be missed....

Sad, sad news.... I'm not sure if I ever met Mel... But, I've known his name for years.... Seems like we've lost a lot of the older "masters" in the past couple of years..... Somewhere, there's one heck of a marble show goin' on!!

This does look like it has potential to be long and REALLY informative... Can we see some different seams?? If so, please add the pictures as thumbnails, as the thread has be marked for archive....

Hey Ness, if this is for learning reference, depending on the type of monitor you have, sometimes oxblood doesn't look "true" online... I never seemed to have a problem, until I got this new Dell flat monitor, now the oxblood seems more bright red and less dense and opague, with even the possibility of looking transparent.... Of all the great pictures above, that I'm sure are oxblood... Only Road Dogs really look oxblood in color, to me.