omni Posted November 2, 2010 Report Share Posted November 2, 2010 Hey guys, Jeff g is visiting Maui this week, so he and I had a real long 2.5 hour leisurely lunch today at Leilani's on the Beach in Kaanapali. Lots of wine and lots of really great talk about philosophies, histories, what its like to be senior citizens and talk about not watches, but of some of our favorite forum members. Some of you certain members' ears should be burning today! We were both members at the beginning of RWG back in 2004 and gone through similar experiences of horological maturing since then. What one thing stands out, we would not have the pleasure of meeting all these members face-to-face if it had not been for this wee forum for replica watch hobbyists, how it sucked us in with the fun and camaraderie of unseen faces on the other side of the screen and held us there for years, even when we fade from the hobby itself. Jeff g is really a fascinating guy, good company, and pretty much the same age, so as old guy conversations go (besides the obligatory old guy health maladies that plague us), we tend to veer off on a lot of tangents. We both salute RWG even though a lot of oldtimers have gone by the wayside, just to let some of you who still remember us, we are still around and kickin'! Aloha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwoTone Posted November 2, 2010 Report Share Posted November 2, 2010 Awesome J... Thanks for posting... Sorry I missed you in May... I'll be back in March... Would be nice to re-connect... Really glad to see you healthy... M Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justasgood Posted November 2, 2010 Report Share Posted November 2, 2010 Great to see a little RWG Royalty. Thanks would never be enough......Glad to see life is still Grand. Thanks for the post. Peace and Love, Kurt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freddy333 Posted November 2, 2010 Report Share Posted November 2, 2010 What, no obligatory watch collection pics? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eton Posted November 2, 2010 Report Share Posted November 2, 2010 Very cool, thanks for the post! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redwatch Posted November 2, 2010 Report Share Posted November 2, 2010 Food, wine and good times! What more could one ask for??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanuq Posted November 2, 2010 Report Share Posted November 2, 2010 Wow... like the man said, this is RWG Royalty. It's sure great to see you two enjoying good times together. Mahalo for sharing your meal with us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeff g Posted November 2, 2010 Report Share Posted November 2, 2010 What a great time. I am a very fortunate guy. Over the years I have had the pleasure of building some great long term friendships with some fascinating people. Getting to meet them in person is a real trip. And...we did actually talk about our love of beautiful watches for a minute or two, but mostly it was a sharing of the experience of living. It's all good. All the best to all of our old pals out there. And oh yea, thanks Thomas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cornerstone Posted November 2, 2010 Report Share Posted November 2, 2010 Awesome!! Hope you both had a great time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeeJay Posted November 2, 2010 Report Share Posted November 2, 2010 Good to see you both had a great time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toadtorrent Posted November 2, 2010 Report Share Posted November 2, 2010 Great stuff!!! We need that watch collection pic though!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KB Posted November 2, 2010 Report Share Posted November 2, 2010 How cool is that? Both these guys were well established members when I first found my way onto the old RWG so it's really something that they got a chance to finally meet. Ken Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelizer Posted November 2, 2010 Report Share Posted November 2, 2010 Great post! Nice to hear about a GTG after all those years.. Looks like you guys had a sweet time! Oh, and Maui ROCKS.. Used to flip flop myself around the Paia area back in the days.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hiker01 Posted November 2, 2010 Report Share Posted November 2, 2010 What, no Hawaiian SunSet and Sand and surf shots? You two must have been seriously talkin'.......not that there's anything wrong with that! Good to hear you two re-connected and had a great time! Cheers! F- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxman Posted November 2, 2010 Report Share Posted November 2, 2010 Nice to see members that were there from the very begining get together. I have never met anyone face to face here at RWG, I hope to meet some members In the next six months or so. Thank you for sharing what must have been a rare and special moment,to the forfathers of RWG,cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robertk Posted November 2, 2010 Report Share Posted November 2, 2010 For Old timers you guys look pretty good to me. Great to put a face to the names. Mahalo! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dluddy Posted November 2, 2010 Report Share Posted November 2, 2010 How cool is that? Both these guys were well established members when I first found my way onto the old RWG so it's really something that they got a chance to finally meet. Ken Ditto for me. Very cool to see these meet ups. I recently had the pleasure to meet up with DVN and CC here in MA - great to put faces with the usernames when you can and highly recommended Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dvn Posted November 2, 2010 Report Share Posted November 2, 2010 i would definitely meet with you guy in Hawaii if there is RWG world get together there. My first GTG with Duddly and CC was a great and i am looking forward for more in the future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member X Posted November 2, 2010 Report Share Posted November 2, 2010 I'm afraid I don't know who is who... but what watches were being worn? I can't tell from here!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justasgood Posted November 2, 2010 Report Share Posted November 2, 2010 C'mon man, it's pretty clear that Omni is smiling, wearing the shades, white shirt, grey hair, a large watch and is drinking wine.....sheesh Rook. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dluddy Posted November 2, 2010 Report Share Posted November 2, 2010 C'mon man, it's pretty clear that Omni is smiling, wearing the shades, white shirt, grey hair, a large watch and is drinking wine.....sheesh Rook. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cornerstone Posted November 2, 2010 Report Share Posted November 2, 2010 C'mon man, it's pretty clear that Omni is smiling, wearing the shades, white shirt, grey hair, a large watch and is drinking wine.....sheesh Rook. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vlydog Posted November 2, 2010 Report Share Posted November 2, 2010 There certainly is more to RWG than just watches! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Sql_pl Posted November 2, 2010 Report Share Posted November 2, 2010 Very cool! I wonder what watches were there too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omni Posted November 2, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 2, 2010 Very cool! I wonder what watches were there too! Well, I was wearing this 'ol pocket watch conversion, which I guess will give you a clue which smiling, shade wearing, white shirted, grey haired, wine drinker is who. Really true, there is so much more to RWG than watches. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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