[bh3443]

1. Name: Bill Hedin

2. Age: 49 (50 in July!)

3. Day Job: Retired in 2008 from promoting shows (1977-2008), owned stores in the 80's.

4. Location: Framingham, Massachusetts

5. Collecting Interests: Ted Wiliams, vintage Boston cards, 61 Fleer & 67 Topps, many other cards as well.

6. Family: Wife Becky, 2 daughters, 2 grand-children

7. How Long in Hobby: Since 1973 via SCD/Trader Speaks, I ran thousands of shows in my life and attended others in 23 States. I owned 2 stores and ran a third as a co-operative. These days, I'm happy to be a collector.

8. Other Interests: Pain management with opiates and researching blood diseases. I love Net54, youtube and Facebook!

9. Do you Attend Shows: Not since my last one in 2008. During my 30+ years running shows and being in the hobby, I've met the most wonderful people in the world and I always talk about that. However, I have also met the darkest elements of the hobby. Shows today are a shell of their former selves. The future is "virtual shows", such as this site!

10. My favorite people: The finest people I've had the pleasure of knowing are the members of Net 54! Good luck and God Bless you all..........