This thread on the exact same topic as yours already has 223 posts: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3207805/posts
And this one has 64 posts: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3207882/posts
I found them in less than 20 seconds usng the search tool at the top right hand corner.
It’s nice you’ve found a hobby.
Sadly, that’s just the way it is on Free Republic these days. Multiple posts about the same event and vanities are deriguer.