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| (URL) Philcon>, the annual Philadelphia Area Science Fiction Conference, is the world's oldest SF convention. It initiated a children's program six years ago, of which I assumed control in 2003; I took the opportunity to sneak LEGO bricks into the (...) (20 years ago, 29-Aug-04, to lugnet.events, lugnet.gaming, lugnet.loc.us.pa, lugnet.loc.us.nj, lugnet.loc.us.md, FTX)
| | | | | Re: Need Help with Local---> Club---> Links
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| (...) I personally prefer email for this rather than posts, especially for big requests like this one, as I've said before, but consider the request made. We'll get back to you. FUT to just lugnet.admin.curators (20 years ago, 18-Aug-04, to lugnet.loc.us.nj, lugnet.org.us.gardenslug, lugnet.admin.curators)
| | | | | Need Help with Local---> Club---> Links
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| Gents, ya, um, could you please help me in working towards some of the greater goals discussed at Brick Fest 04. I need your help. I want to fill a gap in our system here. If you look at this newsgroups' side bar, it has no information on how to get (...) (20 years ago, 18-Aug-04, to lugnet.loc.us.nj, lugnet.org.us.gardenslug, lugnet.admin.curators)
| | | | | New items of interest
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| New items of interest comming soon: Links to Local-US-NJ on LUGNET GardenSLUG Web Site to be updated Sub pages to explain about GardenSLUG How to get involved with GardenSLUG Membership requirements SUPPORT your Local Lego User Group! Participate (...) (20 years ago, 18-Aug-04, to lugnet.org.us.gardenslug, lugnet.loc.us.nj, FTX)
| | | | | Re: Introduction..
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| Hey, my name's Chris as well, getting back into the brick myself. I live in Wanaque, which isn't far from Denville, was just in Denville yesterday actually. Most of my collection is packed away in Wisconsin though, but I do have a near complete (...) (20 years ago, 11-Jul-04, to lugnet.org.us.gardenslug, lugnet.loc.us.nj)
| | | | | Re: Introduction..
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| (...) Hey cool.. I'll check it out. I don't want to be inviting myself in or anything, but mebbe I'll come by and see what you guys are about. I'm sort of a gamer in need of a home, myself. The people I used to hang out with are now scattered across (...) (20 years ago, 25-May-04, to lugnet.org.us.gardenslug, lugnet.loc.us.nj)
| | | | | Re: Introduction..
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| (...) Excellent! I look forward to meeting you guys. When the painters are finally done with our house and I can make it presentable again, I'd be happy to host a get together or two. A game/building night or something. At the moment, though, our (...) (20 years ago, 25-May-04, to lugnet.org.us.gardenslug, lugnet.loc.us.nj)
| | | | | Re: Introduction..
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| (...) I live in Rockaway Borough. I am in a game club that meets every wednesday at either Maggie's in the Rockaway mall or Fudruckers in Parsippany. My DnD group meets at the new game store on Route ten by The alexis diner, called Dark Tower. (URL) (...) (20 years ago, 25-May-04, to lugnet.org.us.gardenslug, lugnet.loc.us.nj)
| | | | | Re: Introduction..
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| (...) Oh man, I can't beleive I over looked this message! Welcome! So you live up by Denville? Cool. We should have a meeting soon. Some of us have been getting together impromtu, but we can set up a meeting and have you over. Also, some of us are (...) (20 years ago, 24-May-04, to lugnet.org.us.gardenslug, lugnet.loc.us.nj)
| | | | | Re: Introduction..
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| (...) There haven't been regular meetings, But a couple of us have been getting together. I think our main problem as a club is finding a place where we can get together on a regular basis. I live outside Atlantic City, and since most of the folks (...) (20 years ago, 21-May-04, to lugnet.org.us.gardenslug, lugnet.loc.us.nj)
| | | | | Re: Entire Bricktopia inventory in one eBay auction...
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| Well, it didn't work out last time, so I'm trying again. This time, I'm altering the layout, providing more information and now, the minimum bid is only one dollar! Please feel encouraged to surf on over to (URL) place a bid for whatever you feel is (...) (20 years ago, 21-May-04, to lugnet.market.auction, lugnet.loc.us.nj)
| | | | | Re: Introduction..
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| (...) I'm in Morris County, the Denville area. Does anyone from GardenSLUG meet somewhat regularly? It'd be nice to get out (or stay in, I guess) and do something. I've been sorting through all my Legos, trying to get things in order, and I'm really (...) (20 years ago, 20-May-04, to lugnet.org.us.gardenslug, lugnet.loc.us.nj)
| | | | | Re: Introduction..
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| (...) Hi Chris, nice to meet ya! (...) Although I've never played any of the LEGO games before, I'm allways interested in finding more ways to get together with fellow AFOL's. What part of Jersey are you from? Tim (20 years ago, 19-May-04, to lugnet.org.us.gardenslug, lugnet.loc.us.nj)
| | | | | Re: Introduction..
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| (...) Welcome! (...) Good deal. I'm kind of back in hiatus mode right now, but I'll never lose my interest in The Brick (particularly as it relates to games). (...) I spent a couple years suggesting a GardenSLUG BW game and there's basically no one (...) (20 years ago, 19-May-04, to lugnet.org.us.gardenslug, lugnet.loc.us.nj, lugnet.org.glug)
| | | | | Introduction..
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| Greetings! I happened upon Lugnet while scouring the web for Lego sites.. I've recently gotten back into Legos after a much-too-long hiatus. Anyway, I've been developing a game system as an excuse to play with Legos (and hook my friends into playing (...) (20 years ago, 19-May-04, to lugnet.org.us.gardenslug, lugnet.loc.us.nj)
| | | | | 2540 for $.99
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| I happened into the Odd-Job store in Parsippany, NJ this evening while waiting for my Chinese food to cook and found several (maybe forty?) 2540s at a buck each. It looks like they're selling on bricklink for $2-5. Anyway, I just thought someone (...) (20 years ago, 13-May-04, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.loc.us.nj, lugnet.org.us.gardenslug)
| | | | | Pick A Brick Offering at Paramus Park?
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| Does anyone know the current Pick-A-Brick offerings at the Lego store in Paramus Park, New Jersey? Some WAMALUGers are planning a road trip this weekend. Will anyone else be at the store on Saturday, April 24 around 1:00PM? Thanks. Bob Hayes The Bus (...) (20 years ago, 20-Apr-04, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.loc.us.dc, lugnet.loc.us.md, lugnet.org.us.wamalug, lugnet.org.us.gardenslug, lugnet.loc.us.nj)
| | | | | Re: LEGO Mars Exploration Rover: Installation Pics!
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| (...) Actually, they're printed representations of minifigs on an oval disk attached to the DVDs on each lander. More info (URL) at the Planetary Society site>, here's a pic taken on Mars by the Spirit rover: (URL) Note the three titanium bricks (...) (20 years ago, 17-Mar-04, to lugnet.loc.us.nj, lugnet.org.us.gardenslug, FTX)
| | | | | Re: LEGO Mars Exploration Rover: Installation Pics!
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| (...) Well, I checked with MichLUG, and participating members did indeed get these (the annoying thing is that I was attending meetings, but didn't help with a show until October, so I missed out). Oddly, they are not listed anywhere that I could (...) (20 years ago, 17-Mar-04, to lugnet.loc.us.nj, lugnet.org.us.gardenslug, FTX)
| | | | | Re: LEGO Mars Exploration Rover: Installation Pics!
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| (...) my spelling is suxxor. (...) oh, I don't know. Its snowing today. (...) As a participating Local Lego User Group at the LEGO Make and Create, What will You Make? tour; GardenSLUG, and all the other clubs that displayed on the tour across (...) (20 years ago, 17-Mar-04, to lugnet.loc.us.nj, lugnet.org.us.gardenslug, FTX)
| | | | | Re: LEGO Mars Exploration Rover: Installation Pics!
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| (...) Yah, excellent schleiminess, like (URL) this pic>. I don't even recognize those octagonal pieces. (...) Thanks! Actually, I've talked with Joe Meno, he's very enthused about it. We discussed SciBrick during BrickFest PDX 2004, and I'm working (...) (20 years ago, 16-Mar-04, to lugnet.loc.us.nj, lugnet.org.us.gardenslug, FTX)
| | | | | Re: LEGO Mars Exploration Rover: Installation Pics!
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| (...) Correct me if I'm wrong, but can't Scheim only be produced during December, since that would actually be Schleim with Noel? (...) Biff and Sandy figs! What!?!?! Are they included just for display with the rover, or does this mean that they (...) (20 years ago, 16-Mar-04, to lugnet.loc.us.nj, lugnet.org.us.gardenslug, FTX)
| | | | | Re: LEGO Mars Exploration Rover: Installation Pics!
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| (...) Cool! Me2! cause' its an honor to have it around. wow. And Check the Scheim. (...) oh indeed, by all means, your site is dandy and wow, you oughta approach SciBrick with such a cool site like that! btw, you gave me an idea, I gotta break out (...) (20 years ago, 16-Mar-04, to lugnet.loc.us.nj, lugnet.org.us.gardenslug, FTX)
| | | | | Re: LEGO Mars Exploration Rover: Installation Pics!
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| (...) OMG, I am so incredibly jealous, Eric! What a score! Great pix, can't wait for the folder to be public. I have a pic of this amazing construction on my (URL) Space Bricksploration site> and would love to feature additional pictures, like the (...) (20 years ago, 16-Mar-04, to lugnet.loc.us.nj, lugnet.org.us.gardenslug, FTX)
| | | | | LEGO Mars Exploration Rover: Installation Pics!
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| LEGO Mars Exploration Rover: on Display in N.J. !!! (2 URLs) Installation Pics!> On Display at the Paramus Park Mall Lego Store Mars Rover description, written from an offical sign "The LEGO Company first unveiled this full scale model of a Mars (...) (20 years ago, 16-Mar-04, to lugnet.loc.us.nj, lugnet.org.us.gardenslug, lugnet.general, lugnet.fun.party, FTX)
| | | | | Re: SciBrick Member Display - Mecha Designs - Lego Store - Paramus Park Mall - N.J.
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| (...) Hey Joe! I'm sorry I missed you! Glad you came down to the store. I'll try to be here next time if you let me know ahead of time, if you can. About the pictures. yeah, its a Mall thing. Smuggle away if you can. btw, can you give us a link to (...) (20 years ago, 2-Jan-04, to lugnet.org.scibrick, lugnet.org.us.lucny, lugnet.org.us.gardenslug, lugnet.loc.us.nj, lugnet.loc.us.ny, lugnet.loc.us.ct, lugnet.loc.us.pa, lugnet.loc.us.ny.ny.sta, FTX)
| | | | | Re: New York and New Jersey LEGO Stores Now Open!
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| (...) That's a good point, everybody is yellow in a LEGO Brand Store. ;) I think that standing under that yellow brick for so long actually makes you start seeing everything blend into the color yellow. It must be a tactic used by TLC to make guests (...) (21 years ago, 16-Nov-03, to lugnet.org.us.gardenslug, lugnet.loc.us.nj, lugnet.general, FTX)
| | | | | Re: New York and New Jersey LEGO Stores Now Open!
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| (...) Rich, did anybody come by who was yellow (i.e. Timmy?) Hope the store is going great--I know your current manager said it was a nice store. Scott Lyttle (21 years ago, 14-Nov-03, to lugnet.org.us.gardenslug, lugnet.loc.us.nj, lugnet.general, FTX)
| | | | | Re: New York and New Jersey LEGO Stores Now Open!
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| I thought all Lego employees were yellow? (21 years ago, 15-Nov-03, to lugnet.org.us.gardenslug, lugnet.loc.us.nj, lugnet.general)
| | | | | Re: New York and New Jersey LEGO Stores Now Open!
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| Too cool. Hope we get a Lego outlet 'round here someday, sounds like it's gonna be a blast. Congrats on your position! Take care, Soren (URL) (21 years ago, 15-Nov-03, to lugnet.org.us.gardenslug, lugnet.loc.us.nj, lugnet.general, FTX)
| | | | | Re: New York and New Jersey LEGO Stores Now Open!
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| (...) This is great I love it. :) e (21 years ago, 15-Nov-03, to lugnet.org.us.gardenslug, lugnet.loc.us.nj, lugnet.general, FTX)
| | | | | Re: New York and New Jersey LEGO Stores Now Open!
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| I just went to the one in my county, the Palisades Lego store today (11/14/2003). :-) I felt like a 5 yr old in a candy store. Didn't buy anything from that store yet, it was only for reconaissance. ;-) (21 years ago, 15-Nov-03, to lugnet.org.us.gardenslug, lugnet.loc.us.nj, lugnet.general, FTX)
| | | | | Re: New York and New Jersey LEGO Stores Now Open!
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| (...) Judging from what I saw, (...) Awesome. :) I was just hoping you didn't think it was intentional the staff was assemled like that. As far as I know, the store is still hiring for part-time positions, so it is possible the color of the staff (...) (21 years ago, 14-Nov-03, to lugnet.org.us.gardenslug, lugnet.loc.us.nj, lugnet.general, FTX)
| | | | | Re: New York and New Jersey LEGO Stores Now Open!
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| (...) really? Cool! How so? -Brett (21 years ago, 14-Nov-03, to lugnet.org.us.gardenslug, lugnet.loc.us.nj, lugnet.general, FTX)
| | | | | Re: New York and New Jersey LEGO Stores Now Open!
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| (...) No problem at all, just an honest observation. One that I find surprising in this area, in this mall....and I still find it surprising. (...) My comment wasn't intended to be taken personally by anyone, it was just a very surprising (...) (21 years ago, 14-Nov-03, to lugnet.org.us.gardenslug, lugnet.loc.us.nj, lugnet.general, FTX)
| | | | | Re: New York and New Jersey LEGO Stores Now Open!
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| >One thing I noticed was all the Lego employees were white. Is that a problem? I actually spent time assisting in the hiring of people for the store in question. We had all white candidates applying for the positon less one man that was so (...) (21 years ago, 14-Nov-03, to lugnet.org.us.gardenslug, lugnet.loc.us.nj, lugnet.general, FTX)
| | | | | Re: New York and New Jersey LEGO Stores Now Open!
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| (snipped) Finally! I can't wait to stop by and spend some money. Also, congrats on the job. I wish Lego would open up a store here in the five boroughs, especially Manhattan or in the Staten Island Mall. I plan on going this Saturday, so I hope to (...) (21 years ago, 14-Nov-03, to lugnet.org.us.gardenslug, lugnet.loc.us.nj, lugnet.general, FTX)
| | | | | Re: New York and New Jersey LEGO Stores Now Open!
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| (...) I went to the grand opening of the Palisades store on Saturday. I am very pleased that Lego is going this route with the stores. I wasn't blown away by the selection of bulk parts, but was told they'd be rotated on a monthly basis an I did (...) (21 years ago, 13-Nov-03, to lugnet.org.us.gardenslug, lugnet.loc.us.nj, lugnet.general, FTX)
| | | | | Re: New York and New Jersey LEGO Stores Now Open!
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| (...) Eric, enjoy working for "the brick"! You'll find all sorts of fringe benefits to working for Lego... ;-) How does Jama look in a yellow shirt? JohnG, GMLTC (21 years ago, 13-Nov-03, to lugnet.org.us.gardenslug, lugnet.loc.us.nj, lugnet.general)
| | | | | Re: New York and New Jersey LEGO Stores Now Open!
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| Congrats on infiltrating TLC! I'm sure its only a matter of time before you make your way up the ladder to a position of obscene power and influence. Once you are firmly installed as ceo, you've got to do something about those yellow shirts! Its a (...) (21 years ago, 13-Nov-03, to lugnet.org.us.gardenslug, lugnet.loc.us.nj, lugnet.general, FTX)
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