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Wow everybody! These are some great stories!
I have a few that I would like to contribute:
1. Meeting other Mecha Builders in California.
2. Being asked by the TLC to use some of my images for the story
"The Art of Lego" on Lego.com in the Build Section.
3. A fellow Mecha Builder sent me a surprise in the mail. Queztlquatl.
4. Finding Brickshelf.
5. Finding Lugnet.
6. Every Show and Exhibit I have ever done.
7. BricksWest 2002.
8. Chelsea HS visit.
9. Getting messages from people all around the world.
10. Seeing my Super Mech-bot come to life for the first time.
11. Seeing the Jamocklaquat come to life for the first time.
12. Meeting some of the members of Dixielug in Ga.
13. Legoland in Carlsbad!
14. Big Blue.
15. Seeing Chris Snead's Levitator in person.
16. Hanging with Dave Johann.
17. Seeing Mladen's work on the Web for the fist time.
18. Seeing Brian Cooper's work.
19. Talking with Train folk at a Dinner at BricksWest 2002.
20. Meeting Dave Schilling and his Brother.
21. Meeting John Barnes.
22. Being contacted by a Tiebetan Buddist and working towards the 3D Mandala
Project, this is still in the works and if all goes well this will be my
first Commission.
23. Meeting Dan Jassim.
24. LMHoF
25. Meeting Mathew Gerber, Todd Thuma, Frank Filtz and Tim Courtney.
26. The first time I programed the Vision Sensors in my Super Mech-Bot;
I stood infront of the Robot and I moved my Right Arm slowly up. Then the
Robot started moving it's arm up. Then I moved my arm out and the Robot did
the same thing with it's arm. Then I moved my Arm back and the Robot moved
it's arm back. The Robot mimiked my every move.
27. Publishing my Web-Site.
28. Selling a Button my mother made that said "I have seen the Legomaster"
for a dollar.
29. The smiles I see on peoples faces when they come to my Shows.
30. My Praying Mantis on stage at CBGB's in NYC.
31. My Praying Mantis on the steps of Hoboken's City Hall.
32. When we were little kids, my Step Mom took all of my Brother's Lego and
used a Sharpie Marker to outline the Bottom of all his peices so we could
tell who's Lego was who's'. Then 20 years later, when I was making the RG
Mech, I found a barely recognizable black outline on the bottom of a Red Slope.
I called my Brother up and asked him if I could use his peice. He said "What!?"
33. Vector Comics.
34. Meeting Brian Sadowski.
35. Meeting Henry Lim and seeing his Stego and other works in Person.
36. Actually making a Romantic Contact because of a Lego Show I did.
37. Speaking with Francie Bereger (years ago)
38. Having people call me " Legomaster" before I evan met them.
39. Sitting back and looking at the completed Gomgile for the first time.
40. My buddy noticed that Zaniy Brainy threw out a rather Large Lego Display.
I drove home with it sticking out of the Passenger side window of my Monte
Carlo. A Police crusier pulled up along side of me and the Officer just gave
me a funny look.
41. Having the DJ's at WSOU send Heavy Metal songs out to the "Legomaster"
over the Ariwaves.
42. Showing "Bobby Blitz" from "Overkill" a picture of my Red Robot.
He ran into his Tour Bus and said "I gotta show this to my wife!"
43. Setting up my Black Robot for Astronaut "John Glenn"
44. Finding Lego in the street and actuallu using it in a MOC.
44. Walking into the Michon house.
45. Allowing pics from my BricksWest 2002 Folder on Brickshelf to be used in
an upcomming Lego Club Mag as Advertising for the 2003 event.
46. Showing Peter Aiello the funtions of the Praying Mantis' wings and
seeing the reflection of the wings in his Eyeballs as the song "Toys 1998"
by Primus/Sausage play in the background.
47. Build-a-Bot
48. Finding Stories about me on the Web that I didn't know about.
49. Finding Lego in sock.
50. Seeing my Father utterly blown away by Super Mech-Bot. He never did get it.
51. Having the Picture of the Gomgile published in the Book, "Filters of the
Imagination"
52. Dang I never thought I would bring this up here, but a fair amount of
females have "flashed" their chests at the Super Mech-Bot while it was
recording at several Art Shows.
Well, those are some of my Cool Moments if you will. There are more, I just
can't think of them right now. Hope you enjoy them as I did.
Eric Sophie
www.mylegomaster.com
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In lugnet.general, Eric Sophie writes:
> Wow everybody! These are some great stories!
> 44. Walking into the Michon house.
> Eric Sophie
Eric-
LEGOMaster honors us with his mention <g>! I was laughing so hard when I
came across your post that the whole family had to come ask why.
(Of course, we were honored to have you visit us.)
-Ted Michon
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Ted, you and your family were so very kind, telling us stories about the
wonderful Lego Items you have in your home. I also thought it especially
cool that you and your wife are so supportive of your Sons. Everytime I set
up my Sorting bins I think about the great arrangment you folks have in your
Family room.
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=69227
Hope to see you @ BricksWest 2003!
The SCLTC display will be something to look forward to I'm sure!
e
In lugnet.general, Ted Michon writes:
> In lugnet.general, Eric Sophie writes:
> > Wow everybody! These are some great stories!
>
> > 44. Walking into the Michon house.
>
> > Eric Sophie
>
> Eric-
>
> LEGOMaster honors us with his mention <g>! I was laughing so hard when I
> came across your post that the whole family had to come ask why.
>
> (Of course, we were honored to have you visit us.)
>
> -Ted Michon
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> 32. When we were little kids, my Step Mom took all of my Brother's Lego and
> used a Sharpie Marker to outline the Bottom of all his peices so we could
> tell who's Lego was who's'. Then 20 years later, when I was making the RG
> Mech, I found a barely recognizable black outline on the bottom of a Red Slope.
> I called my Brother up and asked him if I could use his peice. He said "What!?"
ROFL!
> 40. My buddy noticed that Zaniy Brainy threw out a rather Large Lego Display.
> I drove home with it sticking out of the Passenger side window of my Monte
> Carlo. A Police crusier pulled up along side of me and the Officer just gave
> me a funny look.
Hehe!
> 52. Dang I never thought I would bring this up here, but a fair amount of
> females have "flashed" their chests at the Super Mech-Bot while it was
> recording at several Art Shows.
Now _that's_ insane! :)
> Well, those are some of my Cool Moments if you will. There are more, I just
> can't think of them right now. Hope you enjoy them as I did.
As I've said before and will say again: You ARE the Legomaster!
You've had a real cool LEGO life this far Eric, I wounder what life has in
store for you...
Best regards,
/Tobbe
http://www.lotek.nu
(remove SPAM when e-mailing)
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In lugnet.general, Eric Sophie writes:
> Wow everybody! These are some great stories!
>
> I have a few that I would like to contribute:
<snip>
> 44. Finding Lego in the street and actuallu using it in a MOC.
<snip>
>
> Well, those are some of my Cool Moments if you will. There are more, I just
> can't think of them right now. Hope you enjoy them as I did.
>
> Eric Sophie
> www.mylegomaster.com
I'm glad I'm not the only one who has found pieces lieing in the street and
brought them to 'a good home'. Over my life I have probably found a dozen
or so pieces. Some were from when I was in grade school on the playground,
but the last piece I found was last month in Toronto, on a nightly walkabout
with my girlfriend. it was just there, on the sidewalk--a red 2x4.
Ahh, maybe we have this 'LEGO Radar' that just detects those little pieces
of ABS.
Dave K.
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In lugnet.general, David Koudys writes:
> Ahh, maybe we have this 'LEGO Radar' that just detects those little pieces
> of ABS.
Haha I think so too! I can easily pick out the "red square with white
lettering" among a shelf full of various toys.
One time I found a yellow 1x2 brick on the side of a heavily travelled path
at university. The Lego-yellow caught my attention immediately!
-Bryan
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> In lugnet.general, Eric Sophie writes: • <snipped>
> 23. Meeting Dan Jassim.
Hey, the honor was mine, buddy! Always looking forward to seeing you the
next time, too! :)
Peace,
Dan
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