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Re: FOTM/LOTM (Loss of the Month) Some thoughts...
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Date: 
Tue, 10 Jul 2001 02:03:06 GMT
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Carlo & All,

> > True, I think we will lose a generation of AFOL's simply because they do
> > not have the same kind of sets LEGO used to make. I doubt many of us would
> > be here today if we did not fall in love with some series, whether it be
> > space, town, castle, TECHNIC, or train.  it will be interesting to see in
> > the next 10 years or so.

Folks, just a disclaimer here, seems to be misinterpreted a lot here, I am
just saying "many of us would be here" blah blah blah. That does mean that
it is not 100%, but from what I have seen, and the people I have talked too,
seems to be pretty much the case. YMMV. Right?

Anyway,

> Well, I think I'm an AFOL. I'm 39 and my collection is reaching 200K pieces,
> (fairly small, from an US point of view, but I'm Italian... ;-))

Well, I am a US citizen, and mine is around there too, Carlo, you must be
hoarding over there in Italy! ; )

I think the AFOL definition stands, regardless.

> Still, I never played with LEGO as a child. (I had a lot of FisherTechnik
> when I was a teen)

Interesting.

> My son (seven) despite having a lot of '80 and early '90 sets to play with,
> wants me to buy that Bionicle things....
> I don't know what this mean for the future of LEGO AFOLs, by I'm not really
> happy...

Happy about what? That your son prefers Bionicle over older style sets?
Hmm... I am not a parent, I would be concerned though, that's just me, it
really depends on the child. I might be out of touch witrh today's children,
Lord knows I was when i was a kid. : )

Scott S.
--

> P.S.: ok, I admit, some gears from my son's Bionicles are now in my
> drawers.....

I see now!



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"Scott E. Sanburn" <ssanburn@indalex.com> wrote in message news:GG6Mt4.E8z@lugnet.com... (...) not (...) space, (...) next (...) Well, I think I'm an AFOL. I'm 39 and my collection is reaching 200K pieces, (fairly small, from an US point of view, (...) (25 years ago, 9-Jul-01, to lugnet.general)

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