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Thanks for the update, Bob. Yeah, the unknown is a tough thing to deal with. Looking forward to hearing good results, hopefully, and continuing to send positive vibes. Patrick

Hello, Thank you for visiting KarateForums.com. We recognize one member every month as the KarateForums.com Member of the Month for their positive contributions to this community. Our honoree for July (we're still a bit behind, sorry!) is... Lupin1 for the second time! We've already covered it here, but Devin, you've been an incredible contributor to our community for such a long time. Thank you for being such a great part of this community! Thanks, Patrick

I've got some news... we've started watching Cobra Kai, in anticipation of the Netflix release. I am only a few episodes in, but I'll be back when I'm all caught up! Patrick

Hey all, Devin (Lupin1) is leaving our staff as our longest tenured Sempai (forum guide) after well over 7 years in the role. I wanted to take a moment to acknowledge the incredible contributions that she has made to our community, as not only on staff for the past 7+ years, but also as a member for more than a decade. As a member of our team, Devin has brought a consistently thoughtful voice to our behind the scenes inner workings, with great care and empathy for our entire community. I've been grateful to have her for so long and to be able to benefit from her knowledge of both the martial arts and KarateForums.com. As a member, Devin's 1,628 posts have touched at least tens of thousands of people, if not hundreds of thousands (we sometimes forget how much impact a single post can make). I've always appreciated the way Devin goes about posting - thoughtful, kind, deliberate, meaningful. She has set an outstanding example for anyone who joins our community. From talking to Devin, this isn't good bye to our community, and she'll still be around. But I'm a big believer in giving people their flowers while they're still around to see them, and I hope you'll join me. Thank you, Devin! Patrick

Welcome, MAD Mike. Glad to have you. Patrick

Congrats skullsplitter! Good to see you.

Of course. Please keep us updated. Patrick

Hey avatarrules123. Welcome. No worries, you won't receive any "hate" here. Thanks for joining us. Patrick

Hey Bob, I appreciate that you trust the community enough to share this with us. This is terrible news, and am sending positive vibes your way that you will beat this as quickly and painlessly as possible. Beyond that, I hope that you see the community as a supportive force in your life and here to provide a boost in this fight whenever we can. Patrick

Welcome DouweterHorst! Thank you for joining!

Fun question, cheesefrysamurai. Thanks for posting it!

Thanks so much, Joe. I'm glad it was useful. Patrick

Hello, Thank you for visiting KarateForums.com. We recognize one member every month as the KarateForums.com Member of the Month for their positive contributions to this community. Our honoree for June (we're a bit behind, sorry!) is... Wado Heretic for the third time! Thank you for all of the thoughtful contributions that you have made over the last 6+ years, Wado Heretic. We're glad to have you as a member of the community. Thanks, Patrick

Hello and welcome, Baka718. Glad to have you. Patrick

Hey Joe. Welcome. And thanks for picking up the book! Patrick

This is so nice to hear, cheesefrysamurai. Thank you for sharing. And for allowing us to be a part of your journey.

Hello, Thank you for visiting KarateForums.com. We recognize one member every month as the KarateForums.com Member of the Month for their positive contributions to this community. Our honoree for May (we're a bit behind, sorry!) is... cheesefrysamurai for the second time! Thank you for all of the great contributions that you have made over the years, cheesefrysamurai! It was great to see you pop back up last week after being away for a couple of years! 6 posts away from 500! Thanks again. Thanks, Patrick

Congrats Tepul. Patrick

And we've now finished it. Same feelings as above, really enjoyed it.

Hey all, When I was a kid, I collected cards. And when I reached a certain age, I stopped. But I still have all of my cards, all in great or pretty good condition, plus the cards my Dad gave me. Recently, I got the urge to get back into it and have been buying cards when I can find good deals (have to be careful not to get too deep, haha). Picked up a bunch of 1970s and 80s hockey cards (never really collected hockey, but getting into it a bit now), plus some baseball ranging from the 1950s through the early 1990s. It's been fun to revisit something I loved so much, and I'm enjoying being back in it and discovering new cards. Anyone else find themselves back into this hobby? Patrick

Bob's thread about ESPN's Bruce Lee doc made me want to start a thread about The Last Dance, another ESPN doc series about the Michael Jordan-led Bulls. We're 6 episodes in, and it's great. Really amazing how many people they got to sit for an interview and all of the footage they had access to.

Haha, I'm glad. Yeah, Lance Reddick is just a cool guy in general. I have never seen any of the John Wick movies, but I have a feeling I'd like them a lot. The books are great. I've listened to the first 6 or so via audio book (they just re-released the first book on audio book, read by Titus Welliver, who plays Bosch on the show). A funny thing happened one day when I was in line for a plane at LAX. I looked behind me and noticed that Michael Connelly, the author of the Bosch series, was behind me. I've seen probably 20-30 people I recognized since moving to Hollywood and have never bothered any of them, but decided to say hi. Originally, I intended to just say hi, tell him that I love the show and the books, and that I live in Hollywood right where the story is set. But he was very nice and we kept talking for several minutes as we waited to board the plane. With that note, if anyone on KF ever makes it out to Hollywood and loves Bosch, let me know, and I'll give you a tour. Many of the locations are within a mile of me. Patrick

Welcome Dave. Patrick

Welcome back, The Pred!