Old FGI Memories Thread

MidwayJ · 2024-01-04T20:44:15+00:00

Recent reminiscing by a few of us about the "Top Flite Tour OMG" thread and the unfortunate passing of Steve Almo got me thinking about the old FGI days. Let...

Rickochet

professor CoachSB was Chris.

He is Steve Bowers from Carmel, IN. He used to host the Hoosier Daddy Open every year for FGI bud. Lots of fun at his home course north of Indy at Cool Lake.

professor

Rickochet He is Steve Bowers from Carmel, IN.

Yeah, I was thinking Chris Rales. Don't remember his 'screen name' but he lived in Cali.

professor

Eguller FGI was an energetic forum with a lot of characters such as ASKE.

My nemesis, but he did make good on losing a bet and shipped me a dozen Pro VI's (although he papered the box in death metal stuff and then wrapped it in yards and yards of packing tape. He had a Pittsburgh connection because he was teaching at Carnegie Mellon. (His wife got in on the act for a little bit too.)

Rickochet

professor FGI was an energetic forum with a lot of characters such as ASKE.

I remember Aske would always try to run the table by having all the posts on the front page. I think it usually happened on Friday night. 🍺 Justin had to put a gate on it to slow him down. 🤣

Eguller

professor His wife got in on the act for a little bit too.)

One of our memories isn't top notch - I thought it was his sister posting. 🤔

Par4QC

professor "Rales" was his screen name on FGI. Last name was Raley.
Do you recall what he looked like??.......

https://fb.watch/pn61E0hIEt/

https://www.route9signs.com/about

time4tim

professor

Pretty sure he went as “Rales”. He lived in Fresno, Ca.@livegolf and I played with him quite a bit locally. Haven’t heard from him in over 10 years.

Rickochet

We must also recognize the all time poster on FGI from Pigfart. 😜

Par4QC

Rickochet Rory aka Beatfarmer
Tour Swing components.

I never did make it up to his place outside Cedar Rapids.

darpar

Eguller I thought it was his sister posting.

His wife Salamander

professor

Eguller One of our memories isn't top notch - I thought it was his sister posting.

There's no rule says both our memories could be lacking. LOL I certainly got Chris Rales and CoachSB mixed-up. But now I've got a mental picture of both straightened out.
No, Aske wasn't sleeping with his sister. I know it's western Pennsylvania and all but that stuff's more on the outskirts, not so much downtahn.

darpar

The brother sister combo was Torpedo and Natalie (I think)

MidwayJ

darpar The brother sister combo was Torpedo and Natalie (I think)

Sounds right. Because of him a resurrected old thread became known as "torpedoed." Some folks weren't too happy because I would torpedo the "Do you pee in the shower" thread.

LogicalOne

darpar

Good people and fellow Vikings fans! Torp commented on one of my facebook posts a couple of years ago and I was super excited to see he ‘lurks’.
😊

MidwayJ

Eguller a lot of characters such as ASKE.

Oh yeah. He was "unique." Was he one of the ones who started that other site (golfhos)? As I recall that group didn't talk much about golf. I believe "Spaceage" was one of those guys as well. He seemed to get triggered by the tiniest hint of conservative politics.

Spuzz

MidwayJ Was he one of the ones who started that other site (golfhos)?

Correct.
gwog was an active poster there too, after he left FGI.
http://www.golfhos.com/

darpar

Didn't Peter Jacobsen posts a couple of times on FGI as "Jake Trout"?

Rickochet

darpar Didn't Peter Jacobsen posts a couple of times on FGI?

A lot of "peters" posted on FGI but not sure Jake ever did. 😜

sdandrea1

MidwayJ

Yeah, I liked them. It was neat having Natalie in here. She ignored the childish frat boy stuff we'd "occasionally" dish out.

SMT

MidwayJ

Rickochet

sdandrea1 Yeah, I liked them. It was neat having Natalie in here. She ignored the childish frat boy stuff we'd "occasionally" dish out.

Torp was also an IT whiz and was very helpful to many FGI's when they had an computer issue.

sdandrea1

Don't forget Cleveland's HOTTIE thread!!!!❤️❤️❤️

MidwayJ

sdandrea1 Don't forget Cleveland's HOTTIE thread!!!!❤️❤️❤️

How could we? 😄

Par4QC

sdandrea1 The real reason, imo, that Natalie and Torpedo left.
They were very religious folks.

sdandrea1 Don't forget Cleveland's HOTTIE thread!!!!

Their Dad was also a member, so another reason, perhaps.

Rickochet

Par4QC Their Dad was also a member, so another reason, perhaps.

I think the family did a lot of missionary work.

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