yeah thats me with my signature pose after every tackle i made. i can say i was truely blessed to be or have a chance to play in the nfl. where did you get that picture and i also have a 3 1/2 feet x 5 feet painting of that exact picture on my wall as we speak right now.
Reggie – on my post with the picture, click on “Quote” on the upper right corner. That will show you the post in raw form, and you’ll be able to see the “html” commands, which will give you the web address of the photograph.
The photo is free wallpaper the Bengals made available to fans on their website. You can download it and use it as the background when your computer turns on.
I found your ID after doing a search of Bengals rosters in 2004, and saw your name listed as No. 37 (as in thatboy37). I played college ball and covered the Chicago Bears as a reporter for nine years (1981-1989) – so it was an educated guess 37 was your football number, as most guys I know still sign an autograph with their number – even 35 years after they retire. I did another search and found head and shoulders cuts of Reggie Myles – then compared them to the face in picture of your intended and you. It matched the head and shoulder cuts I found.
So, fellow train people, we now have former Crimson Tide, former Bengal, now rug-runner, soon-to-be-husband Reggie Myles in our midst.
Here is the picture’s address with html commands:
http://www.bengals.com/assets/myles1_1024.jpg
Here’s another:
yes thats me in the making of future husband and all the above. thanks for the warm welcome to the forum, and all you guys for the help and advice. what you didnt think that was me. you thought i would tell you a lie. no i wouldnt i want you to tell me the truth about all the train tricks so i had to do so. i normally dont like to tell that i played ball because people would forget about you and only want to talk to you about football and not reggie if you know what i mean. being a football player you know we do like our privacy but we really cant get that but it all goes with the territory
I understand. Having been in the sports media for over 35 years I have met hundreds of professional athletes, and those who aren’t jerks usually end up as my friends (you know how that is).
Sometimes we go out to socialize, sometimes we play golf, sometimes they come over when we have a party and maybe even run trains. And in over 30 years I have never introduced a guy as “so-and-so of the Bears” or whatever. That is what the jock-sniffers do, and I won’t use my friends to make myself look good in front of other people, as many others do. You know how that works, too. When you were playing, everyone in the world was palsy-walsy. As soon as you stopped playing, they took you off their list. Those people are front-runners and name-droppers and aren’t worth worrying about. You already know who your true friends are, because they don’t attempt to show you off to others – and they’ll always be honest to you.
Have fun.
no doubt i have seen who they are since i have stopped playing and it kinda hurts to know that you give your all in to being their friend and they dont have two words to say to you once you are not doing what you used to do. but thats the way of the world and who knows when thats going to change or if it will. but the only friends i need in my life are GOD # 1, my family # 2, and my future other half who is pregnant with my first and only child which will move to # 2 when we get married within the next couple of monthes. she doesnt know it yet but im going to go ahead and do it and put the past it the past and move on to have a family of my own and get the second half of my life started. hopefully you will be one of the friends that will be there in time of need not just when all is going good. as for i will be there for you.
You have a heck of a collection of fastrack items. Some of them very difficult if not impossible to find. It took me 3 weeks to find someone that had 30 inch straights. I strongly recommend RR Tracks program to design it on your computer. I used this to design my 12x8 layout. It took me a week to design and it comes down to where you will use those 1.75,4.5 and 5 inch straights along with the 1/4 and 1/2 curves to get the track to connect. If you can make connect on RR Tracks, it does fit together on the bench.
Reggie,
Got a few ideas. First, since you have a lot of Fastrack, you should buy the book that just came out, I think it goes for around $20 at Amazon, you can do a search and it will give you the exact title. That way you can get some ideas for your layout. Second, make a list of any type business that you want to model on your layout. Lastly, I notice that you are not afraid to run a floor layout. Since you already have the track, etc, I would play with any layout ideas before building benchwork. go ahead and set up on the floor in the given area you have to work with. Try running trains and see how you like what you have. It may seem like a bit more work, but I think it will be worth it as you can see what works for you. Take pictures as you go and perhaps we can help along the way.
Good luck and I look forward to seeing your posts. We live in Georgia and have family in TN, so perhaps we will get to meet up with you. Take care and God Bless,
Dennis
Reggie,
Just got to page two after having posted to page one. First, It is great to see that you have your priorities in propper order. Just wait till the baby comes, you will see a whole new side of life. My wife and I didn’t think marriage changed either of us, then child #1 came and our world was totally different. You will never be so tired, so much at wit’s end. But, you also will never love another as you will your child and your wife. So, congratulations! God and family are so much more than any job we can do.
Now, onto trains. As others have posted, the RR Tracks program is very usefull. You can get a good idea of what you want to do with your layout and get exact plans with amount of track and accessories to see what else you may need or what you have left over to add to your layout.
On the social side of things, we have the Coffee pot postings where we all just keep up with each other. Lets us talk non train issues, family issues, etc. Stop by when you get a chance. They are a friendly bunch and like to pick on each other.
Take care
Dennis