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In lugnet.org, Todd Lehman writes:
> I guess what I'm looking for is the exact date on which GMLTC started calling
> itself GMLTC (i.e., that it became that entity, however informally) and also,
> if known, the date on which people in the Twin Cities (those who initially
> founded GMLTC) started congregating and saying, "Hey, we should make a thing
> of this."
Why exactly? (both senses...) That is, exactly why do you need to know this,
and why does it have to be exact? Would the year be good enough? GMLTC started
from one guy and his uncle who loved LEGO and grew from there. It's the
granddaddy of all LEGO train clubs, leave it at that. Not dissing PNLTC, they
were a clear second historically, and more organised sooner, but they are two
different beasts.
Like John G. said, most GMLTCers could care less (but not very much less)
about promotion, names, club structure, details, they just want to build. The
notable exceptions are John 8wide Neal and myself. We do it mostly for fun,
and I'm only an adjunct member, haven't been to a building session in almost a
year now. <sigh> It was in part 8wide that caused the club even to have a name
and a logo in the first place. That happend well before there was any
statements of club existance on RTL or LUGNET.
My 1.3 pence. (in the lounge at DTW awaiting my LGW flight to be called so
I'll think in Sterling, ok?)
++Lar
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In lugnet.org, Larry Pieniazek writes:
> Why exactly? (both senses...) That is, exactly why do you need to know this,
> and why does it have to be exact?
I doesn't have to be exact if there isn't an exact date. I think in most
cases there are exact dates...it's just that I'd prefer to know exact dates
if at all possible. If not, that's OK too.
--Todd
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I don't think I've ever more agreed with Larry <grin>
October 1992 or 1994 was when John G and I started to build with Conan and
Chuck. John G a little sooner than I, it was right about the time that Conan
came to work at the Lego Imagination Center and we met them. Since Conan
lived in a house with a few other guys, the gathering was informal, but
frequent.
(Year date is different because I don't remember if I was already married or
not. Oct 93 was in CT as a model builder, cuz that was the year I got
married.)
-John
emails should go to jkelly3@yahoo.com, the other email is just a refuge for
spam, I never check it.
In lugnet.org, Larry Pieniazek writes:
> In lugnet.org, Todd Lehman writes:
>
> > I guess what I'm looking for is the exact date on which GMLTC started calling
> > itself GMLTC (i.e., that it became that entity, however informally) and also,
> > if known, the date on which people in the Twin Cities (those who initially
> > founded GMLTC) started congregating and saying, "Hey, we should make a thing
> > of this."
>
> Why exactly? (both senses...) That is, exactly why do you need to know this,
> and why does it have to be exact? Would the year be good enough? GMLTC started
> from one guy and his uncle who loved LEGO and grew from there. It's the
> granddaddy of all LEGO train clubs, leave it at that. Not dissing PNLTC, they
> were a clear second historically, and more organised sooner, but they are two
> different beasts.
>
> Like John G. said, most GMLTCers could care less (but not very much less)
> about promotion, names, club structure, details, they just want to build. The
> notable exceptions are John 8wide Neal and myself. We do it mostly for fun,
> and I'm only an adjunct member, haven't been to a building session in almost a
> year now. <sigh> It was in part 8wide that caused the club even to have a name
> and a logo in the first place. That happend well before there was any
> statements of club existance on RTL or LUGNET.
>
> My 1.3 pence. (in the lounge at DTW awaiting my LGW flight to be called so
> I'll think in Sterling, ok?)
>
> ++Lar
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