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FREEDGUY 
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 Topic: American Pickers ?
Posted: 14 Jun 2021 at 7:09pm |
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Is Frank Fritz no longer a "picker" on the show ? I haven't watched many of last seasons episodes, but tonight there are season 22 shows that have Mike picking with anyone/ everyone except Frank. Just curious, thanks .
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Posted: 14 Jun 2021 at 7:48pm |
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Maybe he’s at home on unemployment
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Posted: 14 Jun 2021 at 8:03pm |
Googling around shows stories about his many year struggle with Crohn’s disease and that he had taken time off to rest up from that, and it's complications and a couple of stories talk about the face that he's taken a break from the road for back surgery this season
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Posted: 15 Jun 2021 at 4:44am |
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Have been tell all reports of most of these style shows, Pickers, the Vegas Pawn lore, all PHONY, staged and set up for the public to take an interest so antique dealers and owners can still make money in a flat economic trend.
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Posted: 15 Jun 2021 at 6:07pm |
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Have been tell all reports of most of these style shows, Pickers, the Vegas Pawn lore, all PHONY, staged and set up for the public to take an interest so antique dealers and owners can still make money in a flat economic trend. |
What's your opinion of the Antiques Road Show on PBS ??
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Posted: 15 Jun 2021 at 7:57pm |
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ARS is fine, PBS is a COMMERCIAL station these days.......
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Posted: 15 Jun 2021 at 8:27pm |
I'd heard a while back that he was not going to be on anymore. No reason given. I figured he was going to stay home and study the tattoos!! 
I like Naked and Afraid, the gold shows, and the forge. I know there's a lot of behind the scenes stuff going on, but I don't really care.
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Posted: 16 Jun 2021 at 3:21pm |
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Some where I read he was recovering from back surgery.
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FREEDGUY
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Posted: 16 Jun 2021 at 5:34pm |
john(MI) wrote:
I'd heard a while back that he was not going to be on anymore. No reason given. I figured he was going to stay home and study the tattoos!!
I like Naked and Afraid, the gold shows, and the forge. I know there's a lot of behind the scenes stuff going on, but I don't really care.
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In past episodes, I've watched Franks "body language" to what Mike buys/says to sellers and wondered how long "THIS" partnership was going to last  . Mike seems to like to "float-his-own-boat" 
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Posted: 24 Jul 2021 at 8:12pm |
The wife informed me last night that Frank Fritz is "no longer affiliated with "Antique Archeology" (pickers). There was a recent picture of Frank and he's dropped at least 50 pounds . Yes, another poster talked about his back issues that have gotten addressed 
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Posted: 24 Jul 2021 at 10:00pm |
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He just got tired of playing second fiddle..
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Posted: 25 Jul 2021 at 1:15am |
to say 'staged', is an understatement.
If you knew Mike personally, it'd all make perfect sense.
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Posted: 25 Jul 2021 at 5:38pm |
DaveKamp wrote:
to say 'staged', is an understatement.
If you knew Mike personally, it'd all make perfect sense.
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LMAO !! from season 1 he came across as a "REAL PEACH " !!
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Posted: 26 Jul 2021 at 11:40am |
FREEDGUY wrote:
DaveKamp wrote:
to say 'staged', is an understatement.
If you knew Mike personally, it'd all make perfect sense.
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LMAO !! from season 1 he came across as a "REAL PEACH " !! |
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Posted: 26 Jul 2021 at 1:36pm |
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Mike is divorced and is now in Tennessee also
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Posted: 26 Jul 2021 at 8:06pm |
tadams(OH) wrote:
Mike is divorced and is now in Tennessee also |
And living in a multi million $$ home , apparently antiques pay off for "some" people 
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