American Pickers ?
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Topic: American Pickers ?
Posted By: FREEDGUY
Subject: American Pickers ?
Date Posted: 14 Jun 2021 at 7:09pm
| 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 By: ZachD89
Date Posted: 14 Jun 2021 at 7:48pm
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Posted By: JoeM(GA)
Date Posted: 14 Jun 2021 at 8:03pm
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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 ------------- Allis Express North Georgia 41 WC,48 UC Cane,7-G's, Ford 345C TLB |
Posted By: DMiller
Date Posted: 15 Jun 2021 at 4:44am
| 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. |
Posted By: FREEDGUY
Date Posted: 15 Jun 2021 at 6:07pm
What's your opinion of the Antiques Road Show on PBS ??
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DMiller wrote:Posted By: jaybmiller
Date Posted: 15 Jun 2021 at 7:57pm
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ARS is fine, PBS is a COMMERCIAL station these days....... ------------- 3 D-14s,A-C forklift, B-112 Kubota BX23S lil' TOOT( The Other Orange Tractor) Never burn your bridges, unless you can walk on water |
Posted By: john(MI)
Date Posted: 15 Jun 2021 at 8:27pm
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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. ------------- D14, D17, 5020, 612H, CASE 446 |
Posted By: tadams(OH)
Date Posted: 16 Jun 2021 at 3:21pm
| Some where I read he was recovering from back surgery. |
Posted By: FREEDGUY
Date Posted: 16 Jun 2021 at 5:34pm
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" |
Posted By: FREEDGUY
Date 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 By: steve(ill)
Date Posted: 24 Jul 2021 at 10:00pm
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He just got tired of playing second fiddle.. ------------- Like them all, but love the "B"s. |
Posted By: DaveKamp
Date Posted: 25 Jul 2021 at 1:15am
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to say 'staged', is an understatement. If you knew Mike personally, it'd all make perfect sense. ------------- Ten Amendments, Ten Commandments, and one Golden Rule solve most every problem. Citrus hand-cleaner with Pumice does the rest. |
Posted By: FREEDGUY
Date Posted: 25 Jul 2021 at 5:38pm
LMAO !! from season 1 he came across as a "REAL PEACH "
!! |
Posted By: Ray54
Date Posted: 26 Jul 2021 at 11:40am
You mean you don't get a sweet warm fuzzy feeling,
EVERY TIME HE SAY IT"S WORTH MORE so let me give xxxx more than you offered it to him at. |
Posted By: tadams(OH)
Date Posted: 26 Jul 2021 at 1:36pm
| Mike is divorced and is now in Tennessee also |
Posted By: FREEDGUY
Date Posted: 26 Jul 2021 at 8:06pm
And living in a multi million $$ home
, apparently antiques pay off for "some" people  |