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Has anyone seen 6921 Monorail Accessory Track or 6347 Accessory Track sets in McFrugal's (or any other store) lately? I know that they were available in quantity in the Bay Area a few years ago. There are none in the Southland, and I've searched all (...) (26 years ago, 22-Dec-98, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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(...) AFAIK is short for As Far As I Know , afaik. :-) (...) (26 years ago, 20-Dec-98, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf.sj)
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I hadn't seen any notes here about the story, so here's the scoop: Thursday, 12/10/98 in Marketplace (section B, page 1, top half!) is a story under the banner "Toys", written by Joseph Pereira, staff reporter for WSJ. You may be able to find a (...) (26 years ago, 17-Dec-98, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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I will most likely only be going to the 3/14 Preview, and only be there for the day. I plan on driving down REAL early, and driving back REAL late. If anyone else bought a season ticket and wants to do a bonzai run for the Preview, let me know. My (...) (26 years ago, 15-Dec-98, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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(...) I will be there in March. Is the "just across the street" the one on Palomar Airport Road? If it is, then my friend and I will be staying there as well. Russell (26 years ago, 15-Dec-98, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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A bunch of folks from the S.F. Bay Area are planning to meet in Carlsbad, for the opening of LEGOLAND there. In order to help keep folks together, I've started a web page with some of the hotel pointers and other links that might be useful for the (...) (26 years ago, 15-Dec-98, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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I got a mailer from Carlsbad. The short version is Annual Passes are $99.00 for adults. Call 1-877-534-6767 Ext. 101 now. First 5000 are invited to a soft opening on 14 March 1999. Order before 15 January 1999 and get the Legoland California truck (...) (26 years ago, 13-Dec-98, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.loc.us.ca.sd, lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf, lugnet.general)
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Saw four of the Amazon sets at the Sunnyvale TRU this evening. Riverboat set was $50, didn't price the others. They look sharp. Police boat from Town as well; didn't see anything else new. Kevin (26 years ago, 12-Dec-98, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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Greetings all! Have a Merry Christmas. May you find a minifig peeking out of a stocking. From Tom McDonald Anti-spam block in place. (URL) what you can, but behave yourself. We'll have more, right after this. (26 years ago, 8-Dec-98, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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I will actually be in Annaheim for a meeting from March 21-25 (or at least part of it) so I might be able to make the fairly short trip to Carlsbad for the opening! Paying $5 for the space would probably be a bargain and it certainly wouldn't deter (...) (26 years ago, 23-Nov-98, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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After the wonderfully successful Legofest in San Francisco in October, a few of us were thinking about doing a similar event in Carlsbad for the 20-21 March 1999 weekend. This is the opening weekend for Legoland California. To do the planning, we (...) (26 years ago, 22-Nov-98, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf, lugnet.loc.us.ca.sd)
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(...) The weapons wagon would have been a much bigger threat to my pocketbook if I hadn't bought 20 last january from Target. However Frontier Patrol sounds good. -Bill (26 years ago, 20-Nov-98, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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Warning. The following is a hazard to your pocketbook! I just went by WalMart (Milpitas) on the way back from lunch and saw a display of Wild West. I've always wanted to get a bunch of Cavalry Minifigs and Covered wagons so I stopped to check the (...) (26 years ago, 19-Nov-98, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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>And see some of Tom McD's guitars in action at: >(URL) All right! That was great! I especially like the sound technician fig. BTW Paul, what piece did you use for the mic? I used a sawed-off aquazone harpoon, cutting off the tip just above the (...) (26 years ago, 19-Nov-98, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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(...) BTW Paul, what piece did you use for the mic? -Tom McD, president, Brickenrocker Guitars ;-) (URL) (26 years ago, 18-Nov-98, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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Here's mine: (...) (26 years ago, 18-Nov-98, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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| | Great American Train Show comes to Alameda County! nealt@corp.webtv.net, greg@gnac.com, bekih@earthlink.net
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OK, so maybe you already know about it, and were planning to go. Or, maybe you don't care about trains. OK, so feel free to delete this message with my apologies for your trouble to download it. ;-) For the few of you that *LIKE* trains, and/or (...) (26 years ago, 17-Nov-98, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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Hi Zonker. As requested, here's my lego url: (URL) what you can, but behave yourself. - Tom McD. We'll have more, right after this... (26 years ago, 13-Nov-98, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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My little increasingly out of date Lego page is at (URL) Harris wrote in message ... (...) (26 years ago, 13-Nov-98, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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(...) I technically have three web sites: (URL) - I consider this one to be the main start page. (URL) - This one is where photos and the Bay Area LEGOfest pictures are. (URL) - This one is my LEGO Town's "official" site. Russell (26 years ago, 13-Nov-98, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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Bill Clagett wrote (in part); (...) I haven't been too good about sorting the URL for Bay Area folks. (I've just got them in with everything else LEGO. :-) If folks reply to Bill privately (versus through the list), please send a note to me as well, (...) (26 years ago, 12-Nov-98, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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(...) (26 years ago, 12-Nov-98, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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Where are the pictures on your site? Bill Tom Stangl, VFAQman <ba-lego@cinnamon.com> wrote in message <364834E6.E098E6A5@vfaq.com>... (...) we (...) can (...) at a (...) (26 years ago, 12-Nov-98, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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AFAIK is "As Far As I Know". Sorry about that. I get so used to typing like that it's just second nature. Do what you can, but behave yourself. - Tom McD. We'll have more, right after this... ---...--- (...) at (...) been (...) (26 years ago, 11-Nov-98, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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(...) AFAIK= As Far as I know. AGAIK= As Gar as I know :) -Bill Mountain view is a bit far for me, but if anyone want to come up to the north bay... (26 years ago, 11-Nov-98, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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As Far As I Know. (...) (26 years ago, 11-Nov-98, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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Linkness... Linkage... Linkity... Belinked! From lovely Oakland, I'm checking the link with my brand new copy of Link Inspector (Lincoln Spector). Inspect your links for only $29.95 from ISoft. (ah... an old, but once funny joke.) Goodnight (...) (26 years ago, 10-Nov-98, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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I don't know if it would be worth it to pack up most of my stuff, but if we want to meet for coffee at lunch or in the evening in Mountain View, we can drop by my work so people can see my cube in person ;-) The pics on my site are always out of (...) (26 years ago, 10-Nov-98, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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Whats AGAIK? - Shayn Raney Tom McDonald wrote in message ... (...) a (...) (26 years ago, 10-Nov-98, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf, lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf.oak, lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf.sj)
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(...) Hi. There has been some discussion about this. But AFAIK, nothing has been decided yet about when or where. -Tom McD. tfn, radiotitan@yahoo.com (26 years ago, 10-Nov-98, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf, lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf.oak, lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf.sj)
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So, I read a message on the ba-list, replied (back to the ba-list). Next, I guess I go look for my reply in the (Way Cool!) web-browser front-end to the newsgroups. It seems that I'm getting two copies of the messages, at the same time, and one has (...) (26 years ago, 6-Nov-98, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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I got it. (...) snip . _ . _ . _ . _ . _ . _ . _ . _ . _ . _ . _ . _ . _ . _ . _ . _ . . _ . _ . Fred Yokel email: fred@drbmar.com DRB Partners 2635 North First Street, Suite 204 San Jose, CA 95134 (408) 943-0515 . _ . _ . _ . _ . _ . _ . _ . _ . _ (...) (26 years ago, 6-Nov-98, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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Howdy, ...this is a test reply from the extreme end of the north bay. Badda-ba-de-bum! Richard rwright@pcsedu.com www.weirdrichard.com (...) (26 years ago, 6-Nov-98, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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Is anyone in the local San Jose area interested in meeting sometime at a local coffee shop and showing off their toys and gizmos? - Shayn Raney (26 years ago, 9-Nov-98, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf, lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf.oak, lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf.sj)
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We got it loud and clear! Russell ---...--- (...) (26 years ago, 6-Nov-98, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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I received it. Janet (...) (26 years ago, 6-Nov-98, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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(...) Extremely cool. Thanks to all involved! (This reply sent to ba-lego@cinnamon.com as a test.) Kevin (26 years ago, 6-Nov-98, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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Got it. (...) (26 years ago, 6-Nov-98, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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(...) Actually -- don't reply directly to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf@lugnet.com -- instead, mail your reply to ba-lego@cinnamon.com...then we'll be sure it went through all the hoops. --Todd (26 years ago, 6-Nov-98, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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OK, looks like things are set up at both ends for the 2-way BA-LEGO <==> lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf mail-to-news/news-to-mail gateway. If anyone on the BA-LEGO mailing list receives this, please reply and we'll see if your reply in turn shows up here. (...) (26 years ago, 6-Nov-98, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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(...) Agreed. BTW, I sent you an email at news@lugnet.com cause I couldn't cancel that message. -Tom McD. tfn, radiotitan@yahoo.com (26 years ago, 2-Nov-98, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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(...) I don't think it should gateway into more than one newsgroup. Since lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf is the root of Bay Area tree of newsgroups, just like lugnet.loc.us is the root of the Unites States tree of newsgroups, that seems like the most logical (...) (26 years ago, 2-Nov-98, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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As of toaday i ahve counted over 5 stores in the local area (San Jose and Sunnyvale) having Mindstorms and other cool kits. I managed to catch one of the Lego stockers over at K-Mart and they talked my lego's off about what stores had what. The (...) (26 years ago, 2-Nov-98, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf.sj)
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(...) Russel Clark and I are working out the details of a message-exchange for ba-lego@cinnamon.com and lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf@lugnet.com -- so that messages posted to one would automatically show up in the other, thus "joining" the ba-lego mailing (...) (26 years ago, 31-Oct-98, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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(...) <snip> (...) Thanks. Also spelling is correct :) (26 years ago, 26-Oct-98, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf.sj)
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Opps, I ment to add, Target Super Shop. - Shayn Raney Shayn Raney wrote in message ... (...) Central (...) and (...) 30 (...) (26 years ago, 26-Oct-98, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf.sj)
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The Pal Alto Shopping center off of San Antonio(?spelling?) and Central Expressway, I was just in there last night to pick up a second motor kit and found the shelves still stocked with motors. - Shayn Raney Tom McDonald wrote in message ... (...) (...) (26 years ago, 26-Oct-98, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf.sj)
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(...) Which shopping center and retailer? I know some Kmarts recently had a 20% off sale. (26 years ago, 26-Oct-98, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf.sj)
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not that this is the mindstorms set, but I was shocked to see about 30 motor kits at the local target store in Pal Alto shopping center. They also seem to be having a 20% off sale also on all lego' in stock too!.. - shayn Mike Dunker wrote in (...) (26 years ago, 25-Oct-98, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf.sj)
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I'd prefer using this NG, as it is less stuff stored on MY computer, and easy enough to file a message in a mail folder in Netscape if I wish. (...) (26 years ago, 21-Oct-98, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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Hi Erik. I e-mailed Ray Flournoy last night recommending that we should at least give it a try to see how it works out. I, for one, am in favor of giving it a go, but not wholly relying upon it until we are sure it's what we want. Disadvantage: some (...) (26 years ago, 14-Oct-98, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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Proposed Debate: Should we use lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf instead of the Bay Area LEGO Mailing List? What are the advantages and disadvantages of each format? Perhaps we should use both? Erik Wilson erikred@itsa.ucsf.edu ======== Posted via the LUGNET (...) (26 years ago, 13-Oct-98, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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If I see a good supply of Technic here in the east bay would you like to know? (...) (26 years ago, 2-Oct-98, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf.sj)
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Tom McDonald wrote in message <01bdee13$8150fe00$3...do.com>... (...) I saw an empty shelf labeled Mindstorms at the end of the Lego aisle, but there weren't any copies. I have seen them at the Hamilton Fry's, though, along with both expansion (...) (26 years ago, 2-Oct-98, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf.sj)
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Regarding TRU, that sounds true, but I didn't see Mindstorms in the lego section. Is it somewhere else in the store? I was there last week. They have the 4128 large Freestyle buckets there. (26 years ago, 2-Oct-98, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf.sj)
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I've heard that Fry's has the Mindstorms sets. As far as bay area lego goes, the ToysRUs in Dublin across the bay seems to get new stuff the soonest. -gyug Tom McDonald (rocketman@familyradio.com) wrote: : You'd probably have to acquire one from (...) (26 years ago, 1-Oct-98, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf.sj)
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You'd probably have to acquire one from Lego themselves. TRU won't have them, neither will Target nor KMart. I'm afraid I haven't been any help. But I thought I'd let you know that at least one other person is now lurking here from the Bay Area. (...) (26 years ago, 1-Oct-98, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf.sj)
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For those so interested, you say it as, "conquered". Let there be lego. (26 years ago, 1-Oct-98, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf.con)
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Greetings! Let there be lego. I'm posting here cuz I work in Oakland. (26 years ago, 1-Oct-98, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf.oak)
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Greetings! Let there be lego. (26 years ago, 1-Oct-98, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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I am rediscovering Lego due to Mindstorms, and would be interested in people's opinions on where to shop for Lego in the south bay. I am especially interested in Technic, new or used. (26 years ago, 30-Sep-98, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf.sj)
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