oregon bob Posted July 15, 2014 Report Share Posted July 15, 2014 I just received the latest issue of Gold Prospectors and see that the GPAA has been sold. Tom Massie apparently is no longer associated with the organization. This could be a really good change. Both the GPAA and the magazine have gotten quite stale lately with the quality of both suffering badly. I hope the new management is able to revive the organization. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frank c Posted July 15, 2014 Report Share Posted July 15, 2014 Gee I wonder who took the reins ?? Sniff Sniff Huhmmm >>. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frank c Posted July 15, 2014 Report Share Posted July 15, 2014 Maybe in your neighborhood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridge Runner Posted July 16, 2014 Report Share Posted July 16, 2014 Now frank don't take it so hard ! Tom was a great guy and it took awhile to get to know him. Everything was great until he open his mouth and from then on it was down hill from there. One thing it can't any lower than it is now. So when at the bottom it's just one to go and that is up from here. The best to the new GPAA. Chuck Anders Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DesertNuggets Posted July 16, 2014 Report Share Posted July 16, 2014 Who bought it? Why are they selling everything? Outdoor Channel. GPAA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Ron Posted July 16, 2014 Report Share Posted July 16, 2014 I think I'm confused ... I read the article in the last issue and it seems that the FNG took the reins of GPAA 7 years ago ....Correct me if I'm wrong on that ..... The org has gotten more ambitious on claims acquisition, though I think some of the claims recentley acquired south east and north east of Wickenburg are a confused fools errand and purchased from questionable sources, compounded by being damn near impossible to get into without tresspassing on private land ... I still like the club because it seems the most professionally run of the local ones despite some "growing pains" ...The last issue of the GPAA magazine seems to have been an abrupt halt to the previous year or so of increasingly more professional and better edited publication ... This last issue reverted to a good bit of amateurish layout and writing .... Cheers, Unc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grubstake1 Posted July 16, 2014 Report Share Posted July 16, 2014 They needed the money to pay there bar tab. Grubstake Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Prospector Posted July 16, 2014 Report Share Posted July 16, 2014 Yep, they're doing such a great job-just look at the GPAA Forum, it is almost dead. But where will all Toms family and friends work now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frank c Posted July 17, 2014 Report Share Posted July 17, 2014 Ridgerunner, you mistook my post, it was directed to "kyle Edwards response" which must has been nuked before you read this thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shep Posted July 17, 2014 Report Share Posted July 17, 2014 Frank, you're not being fair. Every time Tom goes out he or his daughter find gold---- how did you do today???????????????????? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin nuggethunting Posted July 17, 2014 Admin Report Share Posted July 17, 2014 Hey Guys, First, I nuked Kyle Edwards, so that post is gone along with the person. I can only allow so much of that type of crap. He was warned too many times. Secondly, the GPAA is a great organization as a whole for the hobby. That being said, I seen it going downhill for many years. I'm glad to see that maybe someone can take it over and turn it around. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newriverblake Posted July 17, 2014 Report Share Posted July 17, 2014 Hey Rob,You know that Kyle Edwards will just come back as someone else like Capt. Jack sparrow, Jeremiah Johnson or maybe even peewee Herman. So keep a steady finger on the banished button on your keyboard. ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paratrooper Posted July 17, 2014 Report Share Posted July 17, 2014 The GPAA and the LDMA was bought by Tom's stepson. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frank c Posted July 17, 2014 Report Share Posted July 17, 2014 AAAHH keepin it in the "family" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin nuggethunting Posted July 19, 2014 Admin Report Share Posted July 19, 2014 Hey Guys, Blake - Ya, I know. I know most of his IP's, so it's not that easy. If he does get through the cracks and get validated, it won't be long (1-2 posts) and we will know it's him. Its probably driving him nuts knowing we are talking about him and he can't reply or say something about Minelab .... LOLInteresting news about the GPAA. Not sure who Tom's Stepson is, but maybe he will do a better job and benefit all of us that love this hobby of prospecting and metal detecting for gold. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gold Seeker Posted July 19, 2014 Report Share Posted July 19, 2014 Tom's stepson is Brandon Johnson.This is Brandon's "About Me" statement on his profile page at the GPAA's website....."About Me Tom Massie got me involved in prospecting when I was 10 years old. As a child I had the privilege of meeting my grandfather, George "Buzzard" Massie and spending time with him. I was lucky to observe his passion for gold prospecting and our responsibility to protect public land for future generations. When he passed in '93 the fire he had given me remained, and I have been blessed with involvement in our organization ever since.My favorite places to prospect have always been in Northern California around the LDMA Italian Bar Camp. This is where I practiced my panning techniques, found my first gold nugget, and spent many holidays attending LDMA Outings. I am also partial to the GPAA Cripple River Camp in Nome, Alaska. Having been born in Nome, this is a great place for me to see friends and family while prospecting in a vast and beautiful landscape.I look forward to meeting new friends on our new website and developing relationships with our members." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AZNuggetBob Posted July 20, 2014 Report Share Posted July 20, 2014 Tom's stepson is Brandon Johnson.This is Brandon's "About Me" statement on his profile page at the GPAA's website....."About Me Tom Massie got me involved in prospecting when I was 10 years old. As a child I had the privilege of meeting my grandfather, George "Buzzard" Massie and spending time with him. I was lucky to observe his passion for gold prospecting and our responsibility to protect public land for future generations. When he passed in '93 the fire he had given me remained, and I have been blessed with involvement in our organization ever since.My favorite places to prospect have always been in Northern California around the LDMA Italian Bar Camp. This is where I practiced my panning techniques, found my first gold nugget, and spent many holidays attending LDMA Outings. I am also partial to the GPAA Cripple River Camp in Nome, Alaska. Having been born in Nome, this is a great place for me to see friends and family while prospecting in a vast and beautiful landscape.I look forward to meeting new friends on our new website and developing relationships with our members."BLA Bla Bla Bla That was then, lets talk about today! In my opinion GPAA has got to change their rules and maybe their management . AzNuggetBob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ccarson Posted July 21, 2014 Report Share Posted July 21, 2014 I dislike the new forum format. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Prospector Posted July 22, 2014 Report Share Posted July 22, 2014 I wonder if the Gold Fever Show will continue- anyone know? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Furness Posted July 22, 2014 Report Share Posted July 22, 2014 According to my source at GPAA ... Tom is keeping the Alaska Cripple Creek property and the GF Show ... Brandon bought out the rest of it.Mike F Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wayne Posted November 11, 2019 Report Share Posted November 11, 2019 Damn time they do something ! The whole thing has become obsolete . . You can't stop a family business to dofamily squabble and expect it to continu e on. The magazine gas become so sorry I droped it and took out minning guide lot better and more professional run Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishing8046 Posted November 17, 2019 Report Share Posted November 17, 2019 Good comes from respectable places. No one can deny that George Masy had all of our interests at heart when he started the GPAA and the outdoor channel. If it wasn't for Gold Fever I probably would have never picked up the hobby. Honestly I have never been a member of the GPAA and never will. Leadership is influence nothing more nothing less and Tom Masy was a true leader. Leaders create momentum and anyone (including family) can ride the momentum that a true leader creates. Time and the lack of the presence of a true leader wears at momentum. Without a true leader the Gold Prospectors Association of America is still doomed. We are a dying bread and with the government of today it is only a matter of time that any hole you dig, any mining effort you make the government will find a way to make it difficult and stop it. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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