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Dear Australian AFOL's...
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Fri, 27 Feb 2004 10:45:07 GMT
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Dear AFOL's...

We have this land... rather large, but little with population... still have to
wait ages in some lines, like in banks and at the post office, not to mention
supermarkets and at the beach on 40+ days and and and...

We have AFOL's and loads of Closet AFOL's, wanna-be AFOL's and children... come
on... I've seen you in the LEGO aisles in certain LEGO-carrying stores... I've
seen you in the streets and probably didn't even know, that deep down... you
were an AFOL at heart, under your bed is a wide range of LEGO, once used and
once loved... but the truth is, you'd really like to pull it out someday and
build, build, build... but what would your friends think? what would Mum and Dad
think??? what if you became addicted??? what would the dog think??? build him a
bone out those yukky old and gone funny coloured white bricks and he'll be ya
friend for life ;)...

But you get the picture, right? yeah? yeah?

But what am I really waffling on about, right? yeah? yeah?...

Look around... extend your eyeballs towards overseas events of the past, present
and the future... it's all happening, except here... of course with a few
exceptions such as these events done by LEGO etc... but what about something
bigger... with LEGO and the actual fans that keep LEGO AU in their jobs ;)  We
have LEGO in stores... the wonderful and glorious World Club mag to look forward
to 4 times a year... LEGO sales (the only thing to really keep us alive)... and
LEGO on the shelves... well kinda... and the odd show here or there... so what
are we to complain for??? We are soooo lucky ;) - close your eyes and we have it
all! us lucky buggers!!! (no, I'm not drunk)... Anyway, before I have to go out
and find a publisher (almost a novel), I'm going to dream here...

I'm going to dream of a large, exciting... all AFOL fans (and more), getting
in... arranging and helping out... sometime next year, since planning takes
yonks as well as waiting for people to reply ;) - somewhere central to most for
easy access... I want to see LEGO getting in and helping and any affiliated
companies... I want it to be so cool that international LEGO fans would want to
come along and enjoy the Aussie LEGO-expo type thingy... We'd have a huge famous
Aussie-style barbeque (Barbie, Mate :)) and loads of glorious MOCS and wonderful
models to look at (LEGO models, not women, sorry ;))... and and and... ok... I
woke up...

But, if all effort was put in... this could be more than just a dream... but an
actual event... I live to see the dream... now let's smell it!!!

Back to sleep...

Love,

       Mel


P.S sorry, no clones (or clowns) allowed ;)


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Re: Dear Australian AFOL's...
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Fri, 27 Feb 2004 11:19:08 GMT
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In lugnet.loc.au, Melody Brown wrote:
Dear AFOL's...


<cut>

...I'm going to dream here...

I'm going to dream of a large, exciting... all AFOL fans (and more), getting
in... arranging and helping out... sometime next year, since planning takes
yonks as well as waiting for people to reply ;) - somewhere central to most for
easy access... I want to see LEGO getting in and helping and any affiliated
companies... I want it to be so cool that international LEGO fans would want to
come along and enjoy the Aussie LEGO-expo type thingy... We'd have a huge famous
Aussie-style barbeque (Barbie, Mate :)) and loads of glorious MOCS and wonderful
models to look at (LEGO models, not women, sorry ;))... and and and... ok... I
woke up...

But, if all effort was put in... this could be more than just a dream... but an
actual event... I live to see the dream... now let's smell it!!!

Back to sleep...

Love,

       Mel


P.S sorry, no clones (or clowns) allowed ;)


'AUSBrick2005! - We're Alive'



;)


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Re: Dear Australian AFOL's...
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Date: 
Fri, 27 Feb 2004 14:56:11 GMT
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In lugnet.loc.au, Melody Brown wrote:
(A lot...)

Oh Mel, there just aren't enough of us to fill the space... only about 30 or so
by the last Roll Call :(  So no Brickfest-type event for us unless we get
more... and probably no interest from official dudes either :(

So how do you spread the message?  Well, I think public displays are the only
way, stuff like the train shows.  Are there more/other ways we can show our
skillz off to the general public?  Any other venues that would like a Lego
display?  No idea :P





P.S sorry, no clones (or clowns) allowed ;)

No clowns?  That's me out then :P

http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/coghilla/BUGS/bugs15/dsc03755.jpg

Michael


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Re: Dear Australian AFOL's...
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Date: 
Fri, 27 Feb 2004 16:37:06 GMT
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In lugnet.loc.au, Michael Dallaston wrote:
In lugnet.loc.au, Melody Brown wrote:
(A lot...)

Oh Mel, there just aren't enough of us to fill the space... only about 30 or so
by the last Roll Call :(  So no Brickfest-type event for us unless we get
more... and probably no interest from official dudes either :(

Hey, the Danish fan group is having their first Brickfest type event next month
for about the same amount of people. Not trying to start a competition or
anything, just sayin....

:)

So what do you mean, no interest from official dudes? I'm official, and I'm
interested! But really, who cares? You do what you do because you love it, not
because of what we think... right?

So how do you spread the message?  Well, I think public displays are the only
way, stuff like the train shows.  Are there more/other ways we can show our
skillz off to the general public?  Any other venues that would like a Lego
display?  No idea :P

Displays are terrific, of course, and you don't have to do huge ones. I know
tons of groups that do small 2 person displays as well as large, all club
displays.

What about getting the word out via other Australian community sites? For
instance, if you think that comic book fans in AUS would be interested, jump on
a discussion board and point them to your Web site.

Or drop flyers in hobby shops, local toy stores, college campuses, etc.

OK, enough of my butting in now. :)

Jake

---
Jake McKee
Community Liaison
LEGO Community Development


Subject: 
Re: Dear Australian AFOL's...
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Date: 
Fri, 27 Feb 2004 21:39:10 GMT
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In lugnet.loc.au, Jake McKee wrote:
In lugnet.loc.au, Michael Dallaston wrote:
In lugnet.loc.au, Melody Brown wrote:
(A lot...)

Oh Mel, there just aren't enough of us to fill the space... only about 30 or so
by the last Roll Call :(  So no Brickfest-type event for us unless we get
more... and probably no interest from official dudes either :(

Hey, the Danish fan group is having their first Brickfest type event next month
for about the same amount of people. Not trying to start a competition or
anything, just sayin....

:)

Heh-heh! :-)

Jake is right! You don't have do be hundreds of people to do an event like this.
We are no more people than you are. As long as you have fun that´s the most
important!


So what do you mean, no interest from official dudes? I'm official, and I'm
interested! But really, who cares? You do what you do because you love it, not
because of what we think... right?

Jake

And yes - there will be official dudes at our event next month too!

Kecia
Denmark


Subject: 
Re: Dear Australian AFOL's...
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Date: 
Fri, 27 Feb 2004 23:14:17 GMT
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In lugnet.loc.au, Jake McKee wrote:
In lugnet.loc.au, Michael Dallaston wrote:
In lugnet.loc.au, Melody Brown wrote:
(A lot...)

Oh Mel, there just aren't enough of us to fill the space... only about 30 or so
by the last Roll Call :(  So no Brickfest-type event for us unless we get
more... and probably no interest from official dudes either :(

Hey, the Danish fan group is having their first Brickfest type event next month
for about the same amount of people. Not trying to start a competition or
anything, just sayin....

:)

So what do you mean, no interest from official dudes? I'm official, and I'm
interested! But really, who cares? You do what you do because you love it, not
because of what we think... right?

Well, if you wanted to come along, I'm sure many of us would love to meet you ;)

So how do you spread the message?  Well, I think public displays are the only
way, stuff like the train shows.  Are there more/other ways we can show our
skillz off to the general public?  Any other venues that would like a Lego
display?  No idea :P

Displays are terrific, of course, and you don't have to do huge ones. I know
tons of groups that do small 2 person displays as well as large, all club
displays.

What about getting the word out via other Australian community sites? For
instance, if you think that comic book fans in AUS would be interested, jump on
a discussion board and point them to your Web site.

Or drop flyers in hobby shops, local toy stores, college campuses, etc.

OK, enough of my butting in now. :)

Jake

---
Jake McKee
Community Liaison
LEGO Community Development

Hey... it was just a dream.... but doesn't mean dreams can't come true, right?
Given that I've said sometime next year, gives people plenty of time to organise
stuff and sort some things out.

So what if there are only a handful of us.  That means there is a handful of us
who would each participate in this and do it for us and the public... it's the
public who are the audience and we, who show our stuff... of course we could
have one special night where it's just for special invited fans, an after party
for those old enough etc... and the rest for the public.  Something like this
would have to have an admission price, since you don't just want simple things
happening, but rather something to actually attract people to come along (I have
loads of ideas)...

It's how it's organized with how it turns out.  It's who you bring along, with
how it turns out... don't just look at our meets and think it's just us and this
is how many turn up, but think more of how many turn up to the displays/shows
that LEGO put on...
Advertising in many ways, from finding special permission in various places (you
go to Uni Michael... put up flyers... I'm sure those interested in Mindstorms
and Robotics etc would come along and even to schools who use this stuff), to
asking if LEGO AU would include a flyer or so in their next addition of their
wonderful World Club Mag ;)  Maybe if it was organized well enough and somewhat
exciting enough, people from neighbouring countries may want to come along,
etc... right Ed? ;) If it was big enough and there were enough to encourage some
of the big guys from LEGO etc, then maybe we can convince some to come along and
support us...

There is so much that can be done, so much that hasn't been done, and just
because in population we are a small country, doesn't mean it can't be done...
never say never!!! this is a great way to get people interested in LEGO or to
bring them out of the closet, by coming along and talking to the actual fans
too... it's us who would convince them into knowing it was 'ok' to bring out
their 'toys' again ;).  It also brings imagination into the younger kids who may
turn up... not just with what LEGO might want to show, but what other fans may
want to show...

It's not such a bad idea... not really... and I'd say that something like this
would have to be in Sydney, since it's the best destination for such an event.
And don't forget, advertisement comes out in many ways... it's what we put into
it with what we'd get out of it...

It can be done!!!


Dreaming on...

Mel


(There's bricks in my bed, there's bricks in my head)


Subject: 
Re: Dear Australian AFOL's...
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lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.events
Date: 
Sat, 28 Feb 2004 01:56:50 GMT
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In lugnet.loc.au, Melody Brown wrote:
Dear AFOL's...

We have this land... rather large, but little with population... still have to
wait ages in some lines, like in banks and at the post office, not to mention
supermarkets and at the beach on 40+ days and and and...

We have AFOL's and loads of Closet AFOL's, wanna-be AFOL's and children... come
on... I've seen you in the LEGO aisles in certain LEGO-carrying stores... I've
seen you in the streets and probably didn't even know, that deep down... you
were an AFOL at heart, under your bed is a wide range of LEGO, once used and
once loved... but the truth is, you'd really like to pull it out someday and
build, build, build... but what would your friends think? what would Mum and Dad
think??? what if you became addicted??? what would the dog think??? build him a
bone out those yukky old and gone funny coloured white bricks and he'll be ya
friend for life ;)...

But you get the picture, right? yeah? yeah?

But what am I really waffling on about, right? yeah? yeah?...

Look around... extend your eyeballs towards overseas events of the past, present
and the future... it's all happening, except here... of course with a few
exceptions such as these events done by LEGO etc... but what about something
bigger... with LEGO and the actual fans that keep LEGO AU in their jobs ;)  We
have LEGO in stores... the wonderful and glorious World Club mag to look forward
to 4 times a year... LEGO sales (the only thing to really keep us alive)... and
LEGO on the shelves... well kinda... and the odd show here or there... so what
are we to complain for??? We are soooo lucky ;) - close your eyes and we have it
all! us lucky buggers!!! (no, I'm not drunk)... Anyway, before I have to go out
and find a publisher (almost a novel), I'm going to dream here...

I'm going to dream of a large, exciting... all AFOL fans (and more), getting
in... arranging and helping out... sometime next year, since planning takes
yonks as well as waiting for people to reply ;) - somewhere central to most for
easy access... I want to see LEGO getting in and helping and any affiliated
companies... I want it to be so cool that international LEGO fans would want to
come along and enjoy the Aussie LEGO-expo type thingy... We'd have a huge famous
Aussie-style barbeque (Barbie, Mate :)) and loads of glorious MOCS and wonderful
models to look at (LEGO models, not women, sorry ;))... and and and... ok... I
woke up...

But, if all effort was put in... this could be more than just a dream... but an
actual event... I live to see the dream... now let's smell it!!!

Back to sleep...

Love,

       Mel


P.S sorry, no clones (or clowns) allowed ;)

Hello All ,

Just A week ago I arrived back in Melbourne ,Australia. After Beening In the USA
for Brickfest PDX (Ross Crawford went too)

And The American & German AFOL said They would LOVE a BrickFest (TM) In
Australia. Talks, was to have it mid 2005 (? winter it may be cold ?)

We may Be SMALL , But we are only going to Get BIGGER ! And BIGGER ! As time
goes on .

At BrickFest PDX , In the main Talk Room , They asked everyone to stand up .
And Then asked them to sit down, as per what meetings they had been to ,and the
time that they had been building with Lego
(I call it building, not playing).
And nearly 3/4 of the people sat down in the first turn !
This goes to show, how big the AFOL populatin ,has gotten much bigger in the
last year or so.

I also had a bit of a talk to JAKE from LEGO. And he wants to HEAR more from us
AUSSIES !

I don't Know what it's like in QLD . But I think the way that we are going to
get more AUSTRALIAN AFOL . Is to have more LEGO SHOWS , LEGO TRAIN SHOWS.
And A LOT MORE MEDIA COVERAGE.

At least Once every two months .In The MX newspaper, I see a lego artical . But
these are always from some were else in the world NOT AUSTRALIA . I hope to
change this . By hopefully putting in a artical about M>ltc , and some of there
Melbourne trains and trams.

Another Idea I had was for ALL AUSSIE AFOL  to get all of the spare bricks
together (old, etc) and donate them to the Australian Army to give to the kids
in East Temor . Bring some smiles to Kids faces !!
And Hopefully have another small artical in the newspaper to tell Aussies about
this.

Germany AFOL has sent LEGO to Afghanistan, for the kids.
American  AFOL has sent Lego to Iraq (?) , for the kids.

Many Thanks, Teunis  .  M>ltc / MUGS


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Re: Dear Australian AFOL's...
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In lugnet.loc.au, Jake McKee wrote:
Displays are terrific, of course, and you don't have to do huge ones. I know
tons of groups that do small 2 person displays as well as large, all club
displays.

What about getting the word out via other Australian community sites? For
instance, if you think that comic book fans in AUS would be interested,
jump on a discussion board and point them to your Web site.

Or drop flyers in hobby shops, local toy stores, college campuses, etc.

Hey! We could give out comic books! They'd pour in! ;-)

Cheers

Richie

(Away from usual PC, so no sig picture!)


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Re: Dear Australian AFOL's...
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Date: 
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In lugnet.loc.au, Jake McKee wrote:
   In lugnet.loc.au, Michael Dallaston wrote:
   In lugnet.loc.au, Melody Brown wrote: (A lot...)

Oh Mel, there just aren’t enough of us to fill the space... only about 30 or so by the last Roll Call :( So no Brickfest-type event for us unless we get more... and probably no interest from official dudes either :(

Hey, the Danish fan group is having their first Brickfest type event next month for about the same amount of people. Not trying to start a competition or anything, just sayin....

:)

So what do you mean, no interest from official dudes? I’m official, and I’m interested! But really, who cares? You do what you do because you love it, not because of what we think... right?

   So how do you spread the message? Well, I think public displays are the only way, stuff like the train shows. Are there more/other ways we can show our skillz off to the general public? Any other venues that would like a Lego display? No idea :P

Displays are terrific, of course, and you don’t have to do huge ones. I know tons of groups that do small 2 person displays as well as large, all club displays.

What about getting the word out via other Australian community sites? For instance, if you think that comic book fans in AUS would be interested, jump on a discussion board and point them to your Web site.

Or drop flyers in hobby shops, local toy stores, college campuses, etc.

OK, enough of my butting in now. :)

Jake

--- Jake McKee Community Liaison LEGO Community Development

Hello ALL!!

WOW - what an Idea - especially for next year! Could we possibly have timed this better? Now all you need to do for me is make it sometime in around schoolies so I have an excuse to go travelling!

This is a very exciting prospect, as as of next year, I have finished high school, and wouldn’t THIS be a present for finishing :)

not that I want the whole of the aussie AFOL community to change any plans just because of me - i’m only 16 (17 as of next year) and so am still susceptible to the will of the parents.

Oh, that reminds me - how many of you are members of this website:

http://afol.meetup.com/

?

Seems like a good way to coordinate LUG groups!

Btw, Carl, will there ever be another Adelugs?

Returning to lurk mode...

cheers,

Matt

Ever see a computer fly through windows? Me neither, unless you get really  mad at it :)


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Re: Dear Australian AFOL's...
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Date: 
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In lugnet.loc.au, Jake McKee wrote:
In lugnet.loc.au, Michael Dallaston wrote:
In lugnet.loc.au, Melody Brown wrote:
(A lot...)

Oh Mel, there just aren't enough of us to fill the space... only about 30 or so
by the last Roll Call :(  So no Brickfest-type event for us unless we get
more... and probably no interest from official dudes either :(

Hey, the Danish fan group is having their first Brickfest type event next month
for about the same amount of people. Not trying to start a competition or
anything, just sayin....
What?  Denmark is getting their act together?  We must beat them!  Aussies
Unite! :P

Anyway, Denmark does have the advantage of being smaller than Tasmania... For
national events, tyranny of distance is important ;)



:)

So what do you mean, no interest from official dudes? I'm official, and I'm
interested! But really, who cares? You do what you do because you love it, not
because of what we think... right?

Too right, we don't give a rat's what you think...
Though any help is much appreciated :P

So how do you spread the message?  Well, I think public displays are the >>only
way, stuff like the train shows.  Are there more/other ways we can show our
skillz off to the general public?  Any other venues that would like a Lego
display?  No idea :P

Displays are terrific, of course, and you don't have to do huge ones. I know
tons of groups that do small 2 person displays as well as large, all club
displays.

What about getting the word out via other Australian community sites? For
instance, if you think that comic book fans in AUS would be interested, jump on
a discussion board and point them to your Web site.

Right, hitting the search engines now.

Or drop flyers in hobby shops, local toy stores, college campuses, etc.

OK, enough of my butting in now. :)
Hey, butt in all you want mate :D

I'truth, I would like to see any/all of this happen as much as anyone... I will
devote some brain cells to the matter :D

Michael


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Re: Dear Australian AFOL's...
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In lugnet.loc.au, Melody Brown wrote:


It's how it's organized with how it turns out.  It's who you bring along, with
how it turns out... don't just look at our meets and think it's just us and this
is how many turn up, but think more of how many turn up to the displays/shows
that LEGO put on...
Advertising in many ways, from finding special permission in various places (you
go to Uni Michael...

Arg, don't remind me!  Something tells me I'm not going to have much chance to
think about Lego for the next few weeks after all ;)

Michael


Subject: 
Re: Dear Australian AFOL's...
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In lugnet.loc.au, Michael Dallaston wrote:
In lugnet.loc.au, Jake McKee wrote:
In lugnet.loc.au, Michael Dallaston wrote:
In lugnet.loc.au, Melody Brown wrote:
(A lot...)

Oh Mel, there just aren't enough of us to fill the space... only about 30 or so
by the last Roll Call :(  So no Brickfest-type event for us unless we get
more... and probably no interest from official dudes either :(

Hey, the Danish fan group is having their first Brickfest type event next month
for about the same amount of people. Not trying to start a competition or
anything, just sayin....
What?  Denmark is getting their act together?  We must beat them!  Aussies
Unite! :P

And United we are.... (are we? ;)) - about time Denmark had one... after all
they have a Legoland!

Anyway, Denmark does have the advantage of being smaller than Tasmania... For
national events, tyranny of distance is important ;)


:)

So what do you mean, no interest from official dudes? I'm official, and I'm
interested! But really, who cares? You do what you do because you love it, not
because of what we think... right?

Too right, we don't give a rat's what you think...
Though any help is much appreciated :P

Of course it is... it's quite possible for us to have a great show happening, if
the right sort of ideas and organisation were put together and not just some
rather large in-ya-garage type meeting of other LEGO fans... But not just ideas
etc from the fans but also the companies that deal with LEGO and promote it
etc...

So how do you spread the message?  Well, I think public displays are the >>only
way, stuff like the train shows.  Are there more/other ways we can show our
skillz off to the general public?  Any other venues that would like a Lego
display?  No idea :P

Displays are terrific, of course, and you don't have to do huge ones. I know
tons of groups that do small 2 person displays as well as large, all club
displays.

What about getting the word out via other Australian community sites? For
instance, if you think that comic book fans in AUS would be interested, jump on
a discussion board and point them to your Web site.

Right, hitting the search engines now.

Or drop flyers in hobby shops, local toy stores, college campuses, etc.

OK, enough of my butting in now. :)
Hey, butt in all you want mate :D

LOL... just don't headbutt.

I'truth, I would like to see any/all of this happen as much as anyone... I will
devote some brain cells to the matter :D

Good! we needs lots of positive energy for this... keep those cells rotating and
multiplying ;)

Michael


Mel


Subject: 
Re: Dear Australian AFOL's...
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In lugnet.loc.au, Teunis Davey wrote:
In lugnet.loc.au, Melody Brown wrote:

<blah blah blah from me>

Hello All ,

Hello Mr.T.

Just A week ago I arrived back in Melbourne ,Australia. After Beening In the USA
for Brickfest PDX (Ross Crawford went too)

And The American & German AFOL said They would LOVE a BrickFest (TM) In
Australia. Talks, was to have it mid 2005 (? winter it may be cold ?)

Sounds good to me, I have friends from both countries (and others) who also say
that it woudl be cool to see us have such a show..

We may Be SMALL , But we are only going to Get BIGGER ! And BIGGER ! As time
goes on .

Yes, but that is also us 'known' fans... have you seen how many Australians have
signed up to Bricklink etc?  Quite a few... then there are those who don't have
the net or know about such sites... those who have never heard of us and then
all the school kids who use the stuff etc... and the children out there who love
the stuff, the people LEGO send their glorious World Club mags to ;)... there
are more than we think... But it's also a good way to get others interested.

At BrickFest PDX , In the main Talk Room , They asked everyone to stand up .
And Then asked them to sit down, as per what meetings they had been to ,and the
time that they had been building with Lego
(I call it building, not playing).

Building for me too... playing is for the kids and wanna-be kids ;)

And nearly 3/4 of the people sat down in the first turn !
This goes to show, how big the AFOL populatin ,has gotten much bigger in the
last year or so.

I also had a bit of a talk to JAKE from LEGO. And he wants to HEAR more from us
AUSSIES !

Woohoooo! We are here... somewhere, but here! Let's bring us out!

I don't Know what it's like in QLD . But I think the way that we are going to
get more AUSTRALIAN AFOL . Is to have more LEGO SHOWS , LEGO TRAIN SHOWS.
And A LOT MORE MEDIA COVERAGE.

Yep, indeed! And we have to do the work... LEGO can only do so much, but we as
fans are then ones who are to encourage others...

At least Once every two months .In The MX newspaper, I see a lego artical . But
these are always from some were else in the world NOT AUSTRALIA . I hope to
change this . By hopefully putting in a artical about M>ltc , and some of there
Melbourne trains and trams.

Anywhere!!! Everywhere!!! Behind toilet doors even! ;)

Another Idea I had was for ALL AUSSIE AFOL  to get all of the spare bricks
together (old, etc) and donate them to the Australian Army to give to the kids
in East Temor . Bring some smiles to Kids faces !!
And Hopefully have another small artical in the newspaper to tell Aussies about
this.

I could do that... but it would be good to advertise that in a flyer too... Have
a large Donation bin where people put their unwanted LEGO parts etc into... and
as Anita said to me, have the services deliver it... army or who ever is
involved...

Germany AFOL has sent LEGO to Afghanistan, for the kids.
American  AFOL has sent Lego to Iraq (?) , for the kids.

And soon we may be able to count in Australia :)

Many Thanks, Teunis  .  M>ltc / MUGS

Mel


Subject: 
Re: Dear Australian AFOL's...
Newsgroups: 
lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.events
Date: 
Sun, 29 Feb 2004 13:44:34 GMT
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In lugnet.loc.au, Melody Brown wrote:
In lugnet.loc.au, Michael Dallaston wrote:
In lugnet.loc.au, Jake McKee wrote:
In lugnet.loc.au, Michael Dallaston wrote:
In lugnet.loc.au, Melody Brown wrote:
(A lot...)

Oh Mel, there just aren't enough of us to fill the space... only about 30 or so
by the last Roll Call :(  So no Brickfest-type event for us unless we get
more... and probably no interest from official dudes either :(

Hey, the Danish fan group is having their first Brickfest type event next month
for about the same amount of people. Not trying to start a competition or
anything, just sayin....
What?  Denmark is getting their act together?  We must beat them!  Aussies
Unite! :P

And United we are.... (are we? ;)) - about time Denmark had one... after all
they have a Legoland!

Hey! Our LUG was formed only last year June the 7th... But our club did go to
LEGOLAND last october! ;)

Anyway, Denmark does have the advantage of being smaller than Tasmania... For
national events, tyranny of distance is important ;)

If only you knew...! Actually it´s hard enough to get people to go from one end
of the country to the other. Yes, even in Denmark... :)

<snip>

Kecia
Denmark


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