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Australian Roll Call —James Howse

As per the comments of one Benjamin Whytcross, here it is, a roll call for .au Name: James Howse Gender: Yes Year of Birth: 1976 Mental Age/Status of Inner Child: Lost in the Lego isle Location: Macquarie Uni, Sydney E-mail Address: (...) (25 years ago, 17-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.people)

Re: Australian Roll Call —Santosh Bhat

Ok my turn next. Name: Santosh Bhat Year of Birth: 1977 Location: Western Suburbs Sydney, but changing later email address: santosh@student.unsw.edu.au LEGO/Home page URL: (URL) (nothing there as yet but soon, I promise) Marital Status: Single, but (...) (25 years ago, 17-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.people)

Re: Australian Roll Call —Kevin Hall

Now its my turn.... Name: Kevin Hall .... : ) Year of Birth: 1973 Location: Gosford on the Central Coast email address: MrBunny01@hotmail.com LEGO Home page URL: none as yet...but I'm working on a captivating Medieval Saga soon to burst onto your (...) (25 years ago, 17-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.people)

Re: Australian Roll Call —Jonathan Wilson

Name: Jonathan Wilson Gender: Male Year of Birth: 1981 Mental Age/Status of Inner Child: Lost in the Lego isle Location: Perth, wa E-mail Address: wilsonj@xoommail.com LEGO/home page URL(s): (URL) Status: not married Children: none Occupation: (...) (25 years ago, 17-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.people)

Re: Australian Roll Call —David Low

Me too. Name: Dave Low Gender: M Year of Birth: 1977 Mental Age/Status of Inner Child: 8-12 Location: Chippendale, Sydney E-mail Address: stinglessbee@hotmail.com LEGO/home page URL(s): not up -- will announce when it happens Marital Status: Single (...) (25 years ago, 17-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.people)

Re: Australian Roll Call —Melody Brown

Name: Melody Brown. Gender: F. Year of Birth: 1975. Mental Age/Status of Inner Child: Immortal Child :). Location: Indooroopilly, Brisbane. E-mail Address: Black666beast@hotmail.com. LEGO/home page URL(s): not up yet - will let know when it (...) (24 years ago, 23-Aug-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.people)

Re: Australian Roll Call —Benjamin Whytcross

G'day, It's always nice to see other Aus AFOL's delurking. Welcome to the group, Benjamin Whytcross bwhytcro@pacificaccess.com.au (...) (24 years ago, 23-Aug-00, to lugnet.loc.au)

Re: Australian Roll Call —Melody Brown

In lugnet.loc.au, Benjamin Whytcross writes: G'day, It's always nice to see other Aus AFOL's delurking. Welcome to the group, Benjamin Whytcross bwhytcro@pacificaccess.com.au Yeah hi :) Mel here :) I'd just like to say a special thanks to Ben for (...) (24 years ago, 23-Aug-00, to lugnet.loc.au)

(canceled) —Melody Brown

Re: Australian Roll Call —David Low

(...) Hi Melody! Welcome to .loc.au -- check out .org.au as well for more local info. Did you give up Lego for a while and get back into it recently? Star Wars did it for me. I _had_ to have a Lego X-wing, then I got into Ninja and Adventurers, then (...) (24 years ago, 23-Aug-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.org.au)

Re: Australian Roll Call —Mark Harrison

Hi Melody, It's good to finally find someone with a similar interest in a variety of themes that also lives in Brisbane. I'm looking to organise a get together/bring n brag/swap meet in Brisbane soon. Would you be interested? I'm at Middle Park. (...) (24 years ago, 23-Aug-00, to lugnet.org.au)

Re: Australian Roll Call —Melody Brown

In lugnet.org.au, Mark Harrison writes: I'm looking to organise a get together/bring n brag/swap meet in Brisbane soon. Would you be interested? Mark H. Mel writes: sure I would sounds great to me, I was wanting to do something similar myself later (...) (24 years ago, 23-Aug-00, to lugnet.org.au)

Re: Australian Roll Call —David Drew

Hi Melody, welcome to the group. I must admit, I find it hilarious that someone with the name 'Melody' likes heavy metal. :) later, David Drew who likes his music to go doof doof doof. Public key available at (URL) (24 years ago, 23-Aug-00, to lugnet.org.au, lugnet.loc.au)

Re: Australian Roll Call —Braith Garden

(...) Nothing beats a bit of Van Halen (Van Hagar or Van Roth) or Steve Vai playing real loud with a pile of Lego in front of you. Just like the good old days... Don't mind a bit of "oonch oonch" now and then mixed in with grinding geetars. Actually (...) (24 years ago, 24-Aug-00, to lugnet.org.au, lugnet.loc.au)

Re: Australian Roll Call —Peter Callaway

The dilemma, run sideways or down the thread? I'll run down (let momentum kick in). Name: Peter Callaway Gender: male of the species Year of Birth: 1972 Mental Age/Status of Inner Child: Struggling to reach double figures. Location: Umm... Epping at (...) (25 years ago, 17-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.people)

Re: Australian Roll Call —Richard Parsons

Name: Richard Parsons Gender: Bloke Year of Birth: 1966 Mental Age/Status of Inner Child: 12/rioting Location: Southern Highlands of New South Wales E-mail Address: rparsons@hinet.net.au LEGO/Home page URL(s): (URL) Status: 12 years in Children: 2 (...) (25 years ago, 17-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.people)

Re: Australian Roll Call —David Drew

Name: David Drew Gender: male Year of Birth: 1974 Mental Age/Status of Inner Child: Recommended ages 10-16 Location: Wollongong, with frequent Sydney forays. E-mail Address: david@hydrowash.com.au LEGO/home page URL(s): None at present Marital (...) (25 years ago, 17-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)

Re: Australian Roll Call —Jonathan Wilson

(...) What is the technic CVJ? (25 years ago, 17-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)

Re: Australian Roll Call —Peter Callaway

(...) I think he's talking about the universal joint. Very hard to find (LA don't have any spare, I wanted 20, oh well). Pete Callaway (25 years ago, 17-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)

Re: Australian Roll Call —James Walker

Name: James Walker Gender: male Year of Birth: 1985 Mental Age/Status of Inner Child: 19 (yer its older but hey) Location: Brisbane E-mail Address: connor_macleod42@hotmail.com LEGO/home page URL(s): none Marital Status: single Children: im only (...) (25 years ago, 17-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.people)

RE: Australian Roll Call —Aaron Coghill

Name: Aaron Coghill Gender: M Year of Birth: 1979 Mental Age/Status of Inner Child: 12 Location: Gold Coast ,Aust E-mail Address: cogs@fan.net.au LEGO/home page URL(s): (URL) Status: single Children: Occupation: draftsman On Lugnet Since: 99, # of (...) (25 years ago, 17-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)

Re: Australian Roll Call —Peter White

(...) The things you miss when you sleep for a day, I missed the roll call ! Name : pete white Born : May 1960 Mage : From 3 yrs Locn : Penrith,western Sydney. (Pre-2000 : Sydney inner-west...sob,sniff...) mail : aquanaut@optusnet.com.au site : (...) (25 years ago, 17-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.people)

Re: Australian Roll Call —Kerry Raymond

(...) Good grief, everyone who posted in response to the roll call is: a) younger than me b) the other sex Name: Kerry Raymond Gender: Female Year of Birth: before May 1960 :-) Mental Age/Status of Inner Child: feeling a lot older after reading the (...) (25 years ago, 18-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.people)

Re: Australian Roll Call —Peter White

(...) Age and Gender are concerns only for the census-takers. (...) But not as old as I feel reading 7-12 on a set box. (...) It's great to see a woman who has Technic as a specialty. (...) Maybe you can copy everyone's favourite elements. ;^) (...) (...) (25 years ago, 19-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)

Re: Australian Roll Call —Kerry Raymond

(...) I must confess that Technics has been my love affair now my Dark Age is over. When I was a kid and acquired my first Lego early 1960s, it was all 2x4 bricks with some doors and windows and I built houses, shops, petrol stations, and pretty (...) (25 years ago, 21-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)

Re: Australian Roll Call —Peter White

(...) Those were the days and that's what we did. (...) Did the technic pieces give you a shock, Lego-wise , as the modern systems Lego gave me a shock with their variety ? Work - definitely need motivation to go there. pete.w (25 years ago, 21-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)

Re: Australian Roll Call —Kerry Raymond

(...) Absolutely. My initial reaction on seeing modern Lego close up was to be very critical of the number of specialised pieces. However, I'm getting to be more tolerant of this, especially for Technics. However, I remain somewhat intolerant when (...) (25 years ago, 22-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)

Re: Australian Roll Call —Peter White

(...) I actually have grown to like them, even BURPS. The effect you get with the ninja sloping mock stone wall, you could never get with normal bricks. Finally getting my hands on some pirate hulls, has led me to think anything else just wouldn't (...) (25 years ago, 22-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)

Re: Australian Roll Call —David Drew

"Kerry Raymond" <kerry@dstc.edu.au> wrote in message news:Fuwry7.1FI@lugnet.com... (...) with (...) anyone (...) Yay, someone else who's into mindstorms / technic! There doesn't seem to be very many here who do. *sob* I find that collecting the (...) (25 years ago, 22-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)

Re: Australian Roll Call —Kerry Raymond

(...) I'm not into slizers, although I did buy some discounted speed racers for parts. But basically I like the big sets. (...) Yes, I rather fancy an 8880 myself and have been watching eBay but it's beyond what I am prepared to pay. I bought a (...) (25 years ago, 22-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)

Re: Australian Roll Call —Paul Baulch

Hey everyone, the roll call was missing the items about one's Dark Age and the first set after it. Name: Paul Baulch Gender: Male Year of Birth: 1971 Mental Age/Status of Inner Child: Location: Melbourne E-mail Address: paul@bigpond.net.au (...) (25 years ago, 18-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.people)

Re: Australian Roll Call —Mike McLeod

Sorry to be so slow Name: Mike McLeod Gender: Dad Year of Birth: 1969 Mental Age/Status of Inner Child: Somewhere around CLassic Space Location: Terrigal, NSW Central Coast E-mail Address: mmcleod@mtxaspac.com.au LEGO/home page URL(s): N/A Marital (...) (24 years ago, 26-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.people)

(canceled) —Jamie Obrien

Re: Australian Roll Call —Peter White

(...) Hi Jamie, it's all happening in loc.au, the states are a little bit quiet, saw you posting before when I was lurking in qld, good to see you rejoin the nonsense. pete.w (24 years ago, 27-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)

Re: Australian Roll Call —Paul Baulch

Jamie Obrien wrote in message ... (...) That's a fine attitude that I would like to follow myself - but so far whenever I feel like opening one, I hold the box in my hands, turn it over a few times, and think, "no, the moment is not yet special (...) (24 years ago, 28-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)

(canceled) —Jamie Obrien

Re: Australian Roll Call —David Drew

"Jamie Obrien" <jamien@interworx.com.au> wrote in message news:iap6jsobdfss7ot...4ax.com... (...) Yeah without a doubt, Sailor Moon, oops Evangelion, I swear I meant Evangelion has to be the greatest anime series ever. Probably a close second (...) (24 years ago, 30-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)

Re: Australian Roll Call —Paul Baulch

David Drew wrote in message ... (...) second (...) Yeah, Evangelion is certainly one of the best, possibly my favourite, although I have a sentimental preference for the "Tenchi-Muyo!" OVA series, it's a pity they screwed it up in the TV series. (...) (24 years ago, 31-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)

Re: Australian Roll Call —Braith Garden

Name: Braith Garden Gender: Male Year of Birth: 1974 Mental Age/Status of Inner Child: somewhere around 12ish? Location: Perth, Western Australia E-mail Address: braith@mech.uwa.edu.au LEGO/home page URL(s): some renderings at Photopoint.com, can't (...) (24 years ago, 30-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)

Re: Australian Roll Call —Peter White

(...) Chrome/Gold...should be more of it ! (...) Good luck getting a -fest happening, they're great fun, we're onto our third this Sunday ! (...) Excellent info. Tune in to loc.au, it's all happening there ! pete.w <aquanaut@optusnet.com.au> (24 years ago, 30-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au.wa.per)

Re: Australian Roll Call —Braith Garden

(...) Astronaut (...) Definatley! I've built a Street Machine/Drag car using the Black Cat Rig wheels, and the chrome on the exhaust and engine sets it off beautifully! (...) Great to hear! I may be heading East with work this year, I might have to (...) (24 years ago, 30-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au.wa.per, lugnet.loc.au)

Re: Australian Roll Call —Peter White

(...) That must be a decent size then, hopefully pics available soon. (...) touch (...) Certainly let us know and we can organise a get-together, the LegOz events are roughly every 2 months:- Feb 00, Apr 00 and Jun 00 so far. I'm assuming Aug 00, (...) (24 years ago, 30-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au.wa.per, lugnet.loc.au)

Re: Australian Roll Call —Braith Garden

(...) 20 studs wide x 54 studs long. I have a few photos of it that need to be scanned. Watch this space. (...) Braith. (24 years ago, 2-Jun-00, to lugnet.loc.au.wa.per, lugnet.loc.au)

Re: Australian Roll Call —Terry Mason

<delurk> Name: Terry Mason Gender: Male Year of Birth: 61 Mental Age/Status of Inner Child: 6 Location: Perth, Western Australia E-mail Address: terrym@iinet.com.au LEGO/home page URL(s): www.iinet.com.au/~terrym Marital Status: Married Children: 3 (...) (24 years ago, 31-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.people)

Re: Australian Roll Call —Steven Merlo

A late(and debut) entry: Name: Steven Merlo Gender: Male Year of Birth: 1975 Mental Age/Status of Inner Child: About the same as my actual age Location: Melbourne E-mail Address: king_stevutz@yahoo.com LEGO/home page URL(s): Marital Status: Single (...) (24 years ago, 31-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.people)

Re: Australian Roll Call —Peter White

(...) Welcome aboard Steve, I'm from Sydney, but the Melbournites will post you and get a Legofest happening ! (...) Good on you, most AFOL's like to think their mental age has to match the box. (...) That makes 5 in Melbourne, at least ! (...) With (...) (24 years ago, 31-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.people)

Re: Australian Roll Call —Peter Callaway

(...) In my case it's true. Ask any of my friends (and family for that matter) what word(s) best describe me, and most of them will usually have "big kid" in the top five. My wife already claims she has a child, and doesn't want any more!! Pete (...) (24 years ago, 31-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.people)

Re: Australian Roll Call —Craig Roberts

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Re: Australian Roll Call —Mark Sandlin

Mind if we call you "Bruce" just to keep things clear? ~Grand Admiral Muffin Head (24 years ago, 9-May-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)

Re: Australian Roll Call —Bruce Schlickbernd

(...) Y'know, I finally figured it out. My dad was stationed in Australia during WWII for a while. Apparently too long... Bruce (24 years ago, 9-May-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)