RONTINI BBS HISTORY REMEMBERED
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Topic: RONTINI BBS HISTORY REMEMBERED
Posted By: ELT627
Subject: RONTINI BBS HISTORY REMEMBERED
Date Posted: 19 Aug 2020 at 11:13am
When
the internet was fun. In 1997, they were only two submarines sites on
the Internet. One was Ron Martini‘s Submarine bulletin board. Someone
made a post, wondering if we could get a full crew together from those
on the Bulletin board to man a submarine. Well just like anytime you
have nukes and smokeboat sailors together, It will be a competition. And
this Devolved into the race to Perth. It
was a fun long memorial weekend. People would come on And throw
different drills into the mix, and we were all struggling to remember
everything we had learned and we had someone it may have been MYRON
HOWARD Who acted as comsub And issued orders. Being a nuke I was on the
runner of course. How many of you were around for that? Of course that
was in the days of Dos and maybe Windows 3 Or something like that.
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Posted By: JrKrup, Skimmer
Date Posted: 19 Aug 2020 at 12:03pm
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I was there as an outside spectator, enjoying every post. That's when I met you all. Thanks for the memories. Jon Krup, Skimmer - Minesweeps ------------- Jon Krup, Skimmer - Minesweeps |
Posted By: Tom McNulty
Date Posted: 19 Aug 2020 at 2:48pm
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I came aboard as a spectator while the run to Perth was well underway. I just watched figuring how would an MT1SS be able to contribute. The BBS was quite an event. The Most Coast bash, Bash at the Ranch, Torsk work weekends, and catching up with shipmates. There were many discussions, some of which were hijacked by non submariners. But we survived as a BBS. Then we had an opportunity to watch a Middie through his career up to a Submarine CO. There are many other memories thanks to Ron Martini and this BBS. ------------- SSBN599B,SSBN600B,SSBN611G USNR Beaumont, TX, USSVI Life Member Mid Atlantic Base Holland Club |
Posted By: Flapper
Date Posted: 19 Aug 2020 at 6:29pm
I'll drink to that, Tom.  ------------- ET1ss Nuke; 1962 - 1973. SSN-588, CVA-63, SSBN-629 BLUE, SSN-669 PLANKOWNER, FICPAC |
Tom McNulty wrote:Posted By: Rontini599
Date Posted: 19 Aug 2020 at 8:39pm
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I was XO of Runner and also supply officer for spirits. We had many tanks filled with all manner of libations. The Hogfish took off and she was easy to track. The Runner took off North under the ice and headed for Perth with many stops as we had the speed. In the end it was decided to pull into Perth in a dead heat. We did a couple of other runs in the Runner. We took a bunch of paperwork out of D.C. and dumped it in the Atlantic depths. Don't remember if that was Watergate or the Clinton tapes. Then we arranged a hockey game with Russia and Jim Mandleblatt stole a Zamboni and we took off to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vladivostok" rel="nofollow - Vladivostok . We won 4-3 which was the Miracle on Ice score. ------------- My heroes wear dog tags, not shoulder pads |
Posted By: Rontini599
Date Posted: 19 Aug 2020 at 8:47pm
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Roy Ator designed and had the patches made by the way. ------------- My heroes wear dog tags, not shoulder pads |
Posted By: ELT627
Date Posted: 20 Aug 2020 at 8:39am
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Roy may have designed them but I had them made and mailed out to those who purchased them. Gil
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Posted By: James Doherty
Date Posted: 20 Aug 2020 at 6:35pm
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I came aboard during the run. I never made it to any of the bashes, but met many of the shipmates at the USSVI meeting in Reno. I havent been active lately been working at Ft. Polk training troops for deployment. ------------- jad |
Posted By: ELT627
Date Posted: 21 Aug 2020 at 12:58pm
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good to hear from some of you old phartes. So many have crossed the bar who participated in this. |
Posted By: whalen
Date Posted: 24 Aug 2020 at 10:54pm
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Just thinking these past few days about "Luke the Lid" -- wonder what he'd have to say about the riots in Racine and etc. He put together some good times at the Midwest Bashes in Manitowoc! ------------- whalen QM2(SS) 618G, 368, EB Dept 333, Yellow Front Clerk, Green Door Bartender, and QuarterMANster extraordinaire |
Posted By: PaulR
Date Posted: 03 Sep 2020 at 7:50am
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Fun times. I have those patches sewed on my vest. ------------- Paul http://ss-407.net" rel="nofollow">  ETN2(SS) 63-67 |
Posted By: Rontini599
Date Posted: 03 Sep 2020 at 1:01pm
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August 31, 1945 | USS
Runner (SS 476) represented the US submarine service along with 10
other US submarines in the Tokyo Bay at the formal surrender ceremonies.
------------- My heroes wear dog tags, not shoulder pads |
Posted By: Rontini599
Date Posted: 03 Sep 2020 at 1:04pm
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Never will forget Luke "the lid." He was not a submariner but hung out with us. I remember him once telling us (I think he had imbibed a little that night) that he was on a Army/Air Force plane that dumped barrels of Agent Orange in Marianna's Trench! ------------- My heroes wear dog tags, not shoulder pads |
Posted By: 610ET
Date Posted: 04 Sep 2020 at 1:08am
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Nice memory jog. I found this site by accident around the end of the run. I lurked for awhile before signing on. One of the first things I did was buy a ships plaque for 610 which is a beautiful piece hanging on my wall today. Hard to believe it has been 23 years. |
Posted By: Dr. Stan
Date Posted: 11 Sep 2020 at 9:04am
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I, too, found Rontini's BBS at about the same time as some of the rest of you, i.e., during the Perth run. I watched the festivities and wondered what the heck was going on, but stayed around and eventually participated after the run was done. Soon thereafter one of my former shipmates from the Edison, Bobby Ray Barbee (Beeare) posted and we were able to re-connect. I have been a member here since and have made over 10,000 posts during the last 23 years. Many subvets have come and gone during that time and there is a long list of folks I remember, including Luke the Lid, whom I considered friends. I have some memorabilia from BBS members including a set of silver dolphins from Bobby Ray, a Son's of the Joaquin CD from Cowboy (Gary McLaughlin), a hand-painted plaque of the Queenfish's (393) ship's patch from "Hoot" Gibson, a signed copy of Torpedoman from Ron "Warshot" Smith, a Queenfish (393) ship's plaque in bronze and a chunk of the Woodrow Wilson hull as well as some other items I can't recall. But, more importantly I have a ton of good memories from the time spent here interacting with other sub vets. I have spent countless hours here but I don't considered any of it to be wasted time. ------------- It has been my experience that folks who have no vices have very few virtues.~Abe Lincoln SS-393, SSBN-610(B), SSBN-624(G), SSN-591 USSVI Life Member; Holland Club; Plank Owner, Smoky Mtn. Base |
Posted By: Rontini599
Date Posted: 13 Sep 2020 at 1:58pm
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BR Barbee stopped in Wyoming on his way to the East. Anyone have his contact info? ------------- My heroes wear dog tags, not shoulder pads |