GuyB - Enjoy Your Retirement and Thank You

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TeamGreen 9/12/2021 5:03pm
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After a coupl’a years, let me know when you’re wantin’ to go to a race…again. Gonna miss ya at the track, the airport…& all that.

But, I know I’ll see ya around town.

Congrats on “Getting THERE”.

Your friend, Manny
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You were my North, my South,
my East and my West.
You were my working week
and my Sunday best.

Good luck GuyB and thank you.
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Moto520 9/12/2021 5:21pm
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He’s still here and hopefully will post some stuff up without my pressure
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chuckie108 9/12/2021 5:49pm
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Stuntman949 wrote:
Farewell, sweet prince
What was that shit about Vietnam Walter!?
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hellion 9/12/2021 6:45pm
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Good luck and enjoy GuyB. You’ve created something here like no other. For someone with an insatiable appetite for moto content there is no peer. Sure, you’ve gotta learn how to weed through some of it, and hone your BS meter, but that’s all part of it. Many of the biggest stories have been broken here by yourself or often by friends of insiders. Here’s to hoping Vital stays the course and cheers to your next adventure.
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Wandell 9/12/2021 7:34pm
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Congrats man! Enjoy this new chapter!
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Suicidal_Tendencies 9/12/2021 7:42pm
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HuskyEd wrote:
Well, Hangtown is done and VitalMX will be under the guidance of a new administrator. I remember tiptoeing into this wild west board back in 2006...
Well, Hangtown is done and VitalMX will be under the guidance of a new administrator. I remember tiptoeing into this wild west board back in 2006. It was pretty crazy back then. When you starting posting you really got hazed like nowhere else. If you survived through that you were pretty much accepted. A lot has changed since then. The one constant since I've been here is GuyB. With the board going a more corporate route GuyB had to tame the beasts. Some accepted it and others hated it.

I just want to thank GuyB for the job he's done for all these years and creating THE go to moto board for all of us moto heads. Steve, enjoy your retirement and please don't be a stranger around here. Your weekly reports will be missed.
Best of luck.

And who the hell hit the thumbs down on this?
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C.Worthy 9/12/2021 7:49pm
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Stuntman949 wrote:
Farewell, sweet prince
chuckie108 wrote:
What was that shit about Vietnam Walter!?
"GuyB was a good moderator, and a good man. He was one of us. He was a man who loved the outdoors... and motocross, and as a BMXer he explored the tracks of Southern California, from La Jolla to Leo Carrillo and... up to... Pismo. He retired, like so many young men of his generation, he retired before his time. In your wisdom, Lord, you retired him, as you retired so many bright flowering young men at Khe Sanh, at Langdok, at Hill 364. These young men worked their whole lives. And so would GuyB. GuyB, who loved motocross. And so, GuyB Donald Karabotsos, in accordance with what we think your retiring wishes might well have been, we commit your final mortal forum posts to the bosom of the Millville sand whoops, which you loved so well.
Good night, sweet prince."
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TeamGreen 9/12/2021 9:16pm
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HuskyEd wrote:
Well, Hangtown is done and VitalMX will be under the guidance of a new administrator. I remember tiptoeing into this wild west board back in 2006...
Well, Hangtown is done and VitalMX will be under the guidance of a new administrator. I remember tiptoeing into this wild west board back in 2006. It was pretty crazy back then. When you starting posting you really got hazed like nowhere else. If you survived through that you were pretty much accepted. A lot has changed since then. The one constant since I've been here is GuyB. With the board going a more corporate route GuyB had to tame the beasts. Some accepted it and others hated it.

I just want to thank GuyB for the job he's done for all these years and creating THE go to moto board for all of us moto heads. Steve, enjoy your retirement and please don't be a stranger around here. Your weekly reports will be missed.
Suicidal_Tendencies wrote:
Best of luck.

And who the hell hit the thumbs down on this?
The Usual Suspects
“Some men you just can’t reach.”
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Best of luck to you . Enjoy the next chapter in your life
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It is pretty impressive to be the face of the most popular Moto forum out there.

Congrats and thanks!
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Just throwing this out there: any chance we can get GuyB on Whiskey Throttle?
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Turbojez 9/13/2021 2:17am
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You're a legend, thank you for putting up with our sh!t over the years and have an awesome retirement Steve!
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CPR 9/13/2021 2:56am
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Enjoy whatever you do next, well deserved
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MX Culture 9/13/2021 4:38am
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He pulled me aside at Red Bud and told me he was done. I was shocked and instantly wondered…
1. Really? What are you going to do? Are you actually retiring?
2. Who the hell is going to fill your shoes and get us GOOD pit bits in a timely matter?
Think of the connections he has, the knowledge to look for what we don’t see, the guts to ask if he can shoot something and the skill to get awesome action shots at each event. There’s only a few that can really do all that.
But most of all, thanks being my friend, giving me scoops when others don’t and chatting at the end of the day when you are totally spent. Enjoy it and good luck Gibby. You know you always have a place In Chicagoland to crash if needed.
DD
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davistld01 9/13/2021 8:59am
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Thanks for a job well done, Steve. 👍
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MX Culture wrote:
He pulled me aside at Red Bud and told me he was done. I was shocked and instantly wondered… 1. Really? What are you going to...
He pulled me aside at Red Bud and told me he was done. I was shocked and instantly wondered…
1. Really? What are you going to do? Are you actually retiring?
2. Who the hell is going to fill your shoes and get us GOOD pit bits in a timely matter?
Think of the connections he has, the knowledge to look for what we don’t see, the guts to ask if he can shoot something and the skill to get awesome action shots at each event. There’s only a few that can really do all that.
But most of all, thanks being my friend, giving me scoops when others don’t and chatting at the end of the day when you are totally spent. Enjoy it and good luck Gibby. You know you always have a place In Chicagoland to crash if needed.
DD
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cjmx 9/13/2021 2:41pm
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Enjoy retirement! Congrats on the Lifetime media pass.
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WhipMeister 9/13/2021 2:51pm
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Hell of a long way from Giants' Stadium, eh Steve? Whodathunkit?
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Kevin852 9/13/2021 3:31pm
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I have known Guy for a LOOONG time. Like I was in front of his camera in the old BMX days long time.

Enjoy retirement.
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GuyB 9/13/2021 3:49pm
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flarider wrote:
Welcome to the other side of the fence

Mornings of "what do I do?"
Mall walking
Early bird specials
Afternoon matinees
Napping
10pm bedtimes
Mmm...I don't think it'll be that bad. I've got lots of ideas and things to work on,

Besides, I'm too young for full retirement...and the lights go out there at 10:00 already. Smile

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G-man 9/13/2021 5:37pm
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Good luck in your next endeavor and Thanks for providing a platform for my picture stories throughout the years.

Who would have thunk from the Yellow Motodrive board to a World Renowned Motocross forum that you created this Monster--kinda like Frankenstein! Laughing
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Mr. Ted 9/13/2021 7:09pm
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Good luck and thank you GuyB! Drop by once in a while and give out a click or two for old times sake!
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FreshTopEnd 9/13/2021 7:47pm
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I was privileged to meet a lot of folks through the boards and eventually a lot of the shooters that I respect a lot.

Steve is one of the very best, and has been a good friend over those years and someone I always looked forward to connecting with. I miss being around the track because of people like him just in terms of his quality as a person. And I am not sure people grasp what it takes to do what Steve does and do it well.
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dkg 9/13/2021 7:51pm
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GuyB. Thank you for your years of service. Enjoy your retirement. You’ve definitely been a class act and will be missed.
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EZZA 95B 9/13/2021 8:16pm
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Enjoy Del Boca Vista!😃👍


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huck 9/14/2021 9:44am
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I log on after a few months and see this shit?! What's this world coming to!?

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Sawfish 9/14/2021 9:58am
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Happy retirement Steve. What’s the next project? I know you won’t be able to sit still.
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huck 9/14/2021 9:59am
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Some old favorites of our 'guy'... (credit yamaboy)





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