The Worst Post Ever.

Rest in peace to the father of this wonderful site. Not only has this place become an oasis for our real world problems, but most importantly Paul is responsible for the friendships made and rekindled.
May God bless his soul and help his amazing family carry on.
 
Don't post much anymore, just basically read to see what's going on, but seeing this was really hard. Rest in paradise Paul. You're a legend in my eyes for creating this forum. My condolence to his family. God please give them strength and comfort during this difficult time.
 
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Just saw this. I'm an old time poster who goes back before the day this site launched. He contacted Otis and I from a Big East thread he saw that we all contributed to. The time, energy and cost he put into this site was unreal, and he refused any help. That's how Paul was. Once launched, it was nuts. Paul could navigate a computer like no one I've ever met. He somehow found a thousand guys like you in the blink of an eye. No idea how he accomplished it but he was ecstatic. This was his baby. I've yet to meet a bigger fan. Posters talked about making some tweeks, inviting guests, having get togethers. Paul's only focus was this site. I was lucky enough to meet him. St. John's had gotten in contact with him to thank him and let him know how impressed they were. Not many Big East schools had their own sites back then. St. John's asked him if there was anything they could do for him. He was living in Maine at the time and asked if they would provide him with BC (yes, they were still in the Big EAST) tickets, as that was the closest game to his home. He asked to have them leave 4 tickets at the will call window. I was living in Connecticut at the time and we spoke daily. He was aware I was surrounded by yukon fans and needed a voice of reason to listen. He mentioned the tickets to me and said he requested 4 hoping my wife and I could join. That was easy, as my wife was as big a fan as I, and I found out so was his. So we met outside a totally emyty on campus gym, introduced ourselves and went along our way, talking St. John's hoops the entire time. He gets the tickets, hands me 2, and we sit down directly behind the St. John's bench. Alex Evans comes over and says HI, and asks if we need anything else. Still my favorite St. John's game ever because I got to meet Paul. Everything people have said about him on here is true. He was "THAT GUY". He loved all you guys. You made his site what it was/is.
 
tom in salem said:
Just saw this. I'm an old time poster who goes back before the day this site launched. He contacted Otis and I from a Big East thread he saw that we all contributed to. The time, energy and cost he put into this site was unreal, and he refused any help. That's how Paul was. Once launched, it was nuts. Paul could navigate a computer like no one I've ever met. He somehow found a thousand guys like you in the blink of an eye. No idea how he accomplished it but he was ecstatic. This was his baby. I've yet to meet a bigger fan. Posters talked about making some tweeks, inviting guests, having get togethers. Paul's only focus was this site. I was lucky enough to meet him. St. John's had gotten in contact with him to thank him and let him know how impressed they were. Not many Big East schools had their own sites back then. St. John's asked him if there was anything they could do for him. He was living in Maine at the time and asked if they would provide him with BC (yes, they were still in the Big EAST) tickets, as that was the closest game to his home. He asked to have them leave 4 tickets at the will call window. I was living in Connecticut at the time and we spoke daily. He was aware I was surrounded by yukon fans and needed a voice of reason to listen. He mentioned the tickets to me and said he requested 4 hoping my wife and I could join. That was easy, as my wife was as big a fan as I, and I found out so was his. So we met outside a totally emyty on campus gym, introduced ourselves and went along our way, talking St. John's hoops the entire time. He gets the tickets, hands me 2, and we sit down directly behind the St. John's bench. Alex Evans comes over and says HI, and asks if we need anything else. Still my favorite St. John's game ever because I got to meet Paul. Everything people have said about him on here is true. He was "THAT GUY". He loved all you guys. You made his site what it was/is.
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Tom, beautiful memory shared. You are the only person I know thar has met Paul. I always enjoyed chatting with you. Hope you are well and post here again.
 
tom in salem said:
Just saw this. I'm an old time poster who goes back before the day this site launched. He contacted Otis and I from a Big East thread he saw that we all contributed to. The time, energy and cost he put into this site was unreal, and he refused any help. That's how Paul was. Once launched, it was nuts. Paul could navigate a computer like no one I've ever met. He somehow found a thousand guys like you in the blink of an eye. No idea how he accomplished it but he was ecstatic. This was his baby. I've yet to meet a bigger fan. Posters talked about making some tweeks, inviting guests, having get togethers. Paul's only focus was this site. I was lucky enough to meet him. St. John's had gotten in contact with him to thank him and let him know how impressed they were. Not many Big East schools had their own sites back then. St. John's asked him if there was anything they could do for him. He was living in Maine at the time and asked if they would provide him with BC (yes, they were still in the Big EAST) tickets, as that was the closest game to his home. He asked to have them leave 4 tickets at the will call window. I was living in Connecticut at the time and we spoke daily. He was aware I was surrounded by yukon fans and needed a voice of reason to listen. He mentioned the tickets to me and said he requested 4 hoping my wife and I could join. That was easy, as my wife was as big a fan as I, and I found out so was his. So we met outside a totally emyty on campus gym, introduced ourselves and went along our way, talking St. John's hoops the entire time. He gets the tickets, hands me 2, and we sit down directly behind the St. John's bench. Alex Evans comes over and says HI, and asks if we need anything else. Still my favorite St. John's game ever because I got to meet Paul. Everything people have said about him on here is true. He was "THAT GUY". He loved all you guys. You made his site what it was/is.
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Just a great post. As someone, who is not an alum just a long time fan, this site has allowed me to feel tuned in to my co-favorite sports team of all time (with the Knicks) and meet so many great guys although mostly remotely. Paul who I ironically never got to meet, will always be in my prayers of gratitude.
 
Such sad news, Paul is and will always be a St. John’s legend in my eyes. May he rest in peace

As I’ve said countless times, I grew up a St. John’s fan due to my dad being an alum, but also grew up hours away from NY, this site was my gateway to being able to find other people who cared about the team and school the way I did.

Paul did this for countless people, many who we know and love, but also many who probably never even made an account or posted, but were just able to read and connect with others regarding the state of SJU hoops. we will always be indebted to him for that.

Last thing I’ll share - The last time I messaged with Paul directly was after the change from redmen.com to red.fans. Something got crossed in the change, and I couldn’t access this account, it wasn’t taking my password, and I couldn’t reset it cause the email I used to sign up was LONG gone. This kept me from posting for awhile because I didn’t want to restart under a new screen name.

Eventually I decided to email Paul and see if he could help me out somehow.

He got back to me in less than an hour. Somehow he seamlessly hooked up my old account (this account) to the email I messaged him from. Sent me a link to reset my password, and just like that I was back.

And he told me he prioritized getting it done because he always appreciated my contributions to the site. Hearing that from the creator of the site itself always stuck with me. He didn’t have to go above and beyond for us, just creating this site (and keeping it free) would’ve been more than enough. But it wasn’t enough for Paul, he always actively cared about the community and loved all of us just like he loved St. John’s.

RIP to an all time great, we’ll miss you but your legacy will undoubtedly live on
 
tom in salem said:
Just saw this. I'm an old time poster who goes back before the day this site launched. He contacted Otis and I from a Big East thread he saw that we all contributed to. The time, energy and cost he put into this site was unreal, and he refused any help. That's how Paul was. Once launched, it was nuts. Paul could navigate a computer like no one I've ever met. He somehow found a thousand guys like you in the blink of an eye. No idea how he accomplished it but he was ecstatic. This was his baby. I've yet to meet a bigger fan. Posters talked about making some tweeks, inviting guests, having get togethers. Paul's only focus was this site. I was lucky enough to meet him. St. John's had gotten in contact with him to thank him and let him know how impressed they were. Not many Big East schools had their own sites back then. St. John's asked him if there was anything they could do for him. He was living in Maine at the time and asked if they would provide him with BC (yes, they were still in the Big EAST) tickets, as that was the closest game to his home. He asked to have them leave 4 tickets at the will call window. I was living in Connecticut at the time and we spoke daily. He was aware I was surrounded by yukon fans and needed a voice of reason to listen. He mentioned the tickets to me and said he requested 4 hoping my wife and I could join. That was easy, as my wife was as big a fan as I, and I found out so was his. So we met outside a totally emyty on campus gym, introduced ourselves and went along our way, talking St. John's hoops the entire time. He gets the tickets, hands me 2, and we sit down directly behind the St. John's bench. Alex Evans comes over and says HI, and asks if we need anything else. Still my favorite St. John's game ever because I got to meet Paul. Everything people have said about him on here is true. He was "THAT GUY". He loved all you guys. You made his site what it was/is.
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Great post Tom in Salem. I remember meeting you at one of the novita meet ups. Don’t be a stranger. Keep posting and go to the next meet up too!!
 
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