Things were definitely different after Rob passed. Larry was still refereeing at Shannonville until the end of the 2019 season.Well played. I seem to remember you getting a trailer set up once upon a time, too.
As for the Soapbox, I miss it too. I was known as gmazza then. Got to know Blackie (not his evil twin) quite well out in BC, and he's still a good friend. Not as prickly in person as online. Also did some riding with Bondo out there before he got sick, and he was a total gentleman with a million great stories. I think Stagman ended up going out and buying his Tiger after he passed.
I have no idea where Larry, Matt M or some of the other regulars ended up. I had hoped to find more here, maybe some (like me) have different usernames. I've seen @Rob MacLennan here, and a few others, I think, but the vibe is different from that old system. After Editor 'Arris passed, that site was never the same...
The new forum software at CMG was subjectively better, but lost the feel of the old Soapbox. Somewhere along the way I lost admin access to it, during an upgrade, and they never straightened it out. When the new ownership took possession they came to me to get the password, which I no longer had. The new board would have been better if if anyone had put even a few minutes a day into purging the spammers. I reported for a while and then just gave up.