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(...) Hello, Thanks for posting Andy, I kept meaning to post something very much like what you did, and it just wasn't happening. (...) Well, I think we should follow one of two courses of action: 1) We should discuss online what we want to be (...) (24 years ago, 18-Jun-00, to lugnet.loc.us.nj, lugnet.loc.us.pa.phi, lugnet.loc.us.pa.phi.all, lugnet.loc.us.ny.ny)
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(...) By no means have we "sopped" up enthusiasts from the NY/NJ metro region. We have had a few people join from the area but I think the farthest away anyone has come from to get to a NELUG meeting is Northern CT. We have had a few special (...) (24 years ago, 18-Jun-00, to lugnet.loc.us.nj, lugnet.loc.us.pa, lugnet.loc.us.ny)
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(...) need (...) We had our third meeting in Sydney, Australia on June 4. If you are less than half a dozen use someones house, apartment etc. Rotate the meetings, if one person does not have to travel, it means they can show off their large and (...) (24 years ago, 17-Jun-00, to lugnet.loc.us.nj, lugnet.loc.us.pa.phi, lugnet.loc.us.pa.phi.all, lugnet.loc.us.ny.ny)
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Hello potential New LUG members... :-) Ok. It seems that there are several people who have replied to this thread that they would be interested in a local LUG. So. What is the next step? Do we need to find a place where we can meet? Are there other (...) (24 years ago, 17-Jun-00, to lugnet.loc.us.nj, lugnet.loc.us.pa.phi, lugnet.loc.us.pa.phi.all, lugnet.loc.us.ny.ny)
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(...) necessary (...) Boston (...) I hope you all don't think I'm butting in. I encourage you all to keep at trying to get an organization going in that area. Having regular contact with fellow Lego enthusiasts, has greatly influenced my life. It (...) (24 years ago, 14-Jun-00, to lugnet.loc.us.nj, lugnet.loc.us.pa, lugnet.loc.us.ny)
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I'd drive an hour or more into NJ for a casual meeting, and as far as necessary for a fest. (I just couldn't go last weekend, I had to go to Albany.) NELUG let me "join" alright, though I haven't driven 4 hours from NYC to Boston for a meeting yet. (...) (24 years ago, 14-Jun-00, to lugnet.loc.us.nj, lugnet.loc.us.pa, lugnet.loc.us.ny)
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YES, my LSO and I are definitely interested. We live near Scranton, PA. BrickFest sounded like so much fun, but it was just a little too far for us to go... something in New Jersey/NYC would be great for us. --Jennifer Christopher Weeks wrote in (...) (24 years ago, 13-Jun-00, to lugnet.loc.us.nj, lugnet.loc.us.pa, lugnet.loc.us.ny)
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Hi Chis, I'm located in Berwyn, PA out in the west Philadelphia suburbs.... I would love to see a local LUG and would participate as much as my job and new family allow me to. I'm pretty much a town/train collector. Possible names - UMALUG - Upper (...) (24 years ago, 13-Jun-00, to lugnet.loc.us.nj)
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(...) of the (...) The map of their region excludes New York and beyond. I don't know if New Yorkers participate anyway, but I'd gotten the idea that they did not. And anyway, there's nothing that says they can't be members of both and Jersey's much (...) (24 years ago, 13-Jun-00, to lugnet.loc.us.nj, lugnet.loc.us.pa, lugnet.loc.us.ny)
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YES. I am interested. I was at BrickFest with my NLS, Jackie. I live in Forked River, which is just south of Toms River, NJ. I don't have too much room to host any sort of gathering, and what I do have is usually overrun by a large 95+ lb. loving (...) (24 years ago, 13-Jun-00, to lugnet.loc.us.nj, lugnet.loc.us.pa.phi, lugnet.loc.us.pa.phi.all, lugnet.loc.us.ny.ny)
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(...) That's a good idea--add me to the total. (...) Hmm...I had somehow been of the understanding that NELUG has sopped up a lot of the enthusiasts from our region...but I could be wrong. I'm crossposting this to .loc.us.ny and .loc.us.pa just to (...) (24 years ago, 13-Jun-00, to lugnet.loc.us.nj, lugnet.loc.us.pa, lugnet.loc.us.ny)
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Hi All, I returned yesterday evening from the EastCoast Brick Fest put on by WAMALUG. It was cool. It appears that there are quite a few folks around who are LEGO enthusiasts, and I thought it might be nice to put some kind of club together for (...) (24 years ago, 12-Jun-00, to lugnet.loc.us.nj, lugnet.loc.us.pa.phi, lugnet.loc.us.pa.phi.all, lugnet.loc.us.ny.ny)
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Located off Route 1 near Princeton Market Fair. Looks like they had most of the Soccer sets and quite a few MF as of 5/27. Jason F. (24 years ago, 31-May-00, to lugnet.loc.us.nj)
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Hi all, The KB toys in Quaker Bridge Mall on US 1 in Hamilton or Princeton twp has some pretty good prices. They have 20% off SW which isn't good, but they also have a bunch of Aquazone sets at 40-50% off (their inflated prices). They have at least (...) (24 years ago, 21-May-00, to lugnet.loc.us.nj)
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(...) Thanks for the heads-up...they had the 40% off last Fall too, and I stupidly let it slip by. We'll see what happens on Monday. :) LFB (24 years ago, 23-Apr-00, to lugnet.loc.us.nj)
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Hi all, The toy store in Market Fair! in Princeton twp on US1 -- Pip, Squeak, and Wilfred -- has a sale on Star Wars LEGO. The table up by the register has 40% off on several sets. These included (but may not be limited to): 7101, 7110, 7111, 7128, (...) (24 years ago, 22-Apr-00, to lugnet.loc.us.nj)
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Hello all Lugnet/Mindstorm people: We are currently looking for dedicated Mindstorm enthusiasts to appear on our computer how-to-show, Digithead, seen every Sunday on Cablevision channel 3 at 1:00PM. We produce our show at our Randolph, New Jersey (...) (24 years ago, 4-Apr-00, to lugnet.loc.us.nj.new)
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Hi all, A K-mart near me put a bunch of stuff on 50% clearance yesterday. All Ninja and Adventurers, some DUPLO, some classic or freestyle sets, and some other misc stuff was included. I'm not sure if this deal was specific to that store, or to all (...) (25 years ago, 22-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.loc.us.nj)
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NJ Lego Fans, I collect 9v trains and I'm looking to trade parts locally. Thanks Jim (25 years ago, 31-Jan-00, to lugnet.loc.us.nj)
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The NYC LEGO Fest is on for Saturday February 5th at my apartment in Staten Island (easy commute via public transportation from all 5 boroughs as well as an easy drive from NJ, LI and beyond). If you are interested in attending, please let me know. (...) (25 years ago, 11-Jan-00, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.loc.us.ny.ny, lugnet.loc.us.nj, lugnet.loc.us.ny)
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(...) Again, I'm probably out for the 29th--I have to be in Toronto. But if that falls through, I'm there! best, Lindsay (25 years ago, 8-Jan-00, to lugnet.loc.us.ny, lugnet.loc.us.nj)
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(...) Still Interested for Jan 29th. As Erik stated I'm trying to work with the RIS 1.0 and NQC. I'm having issues with the basic Tracker.nqc but they are probably due to environment: line size and color. Mike Lunny (25 years ago, 6-Jan-00, to lugnet.loc.us.ny, lugnet.loc.us.nj)
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(...) Arrrgh! That's the weekend my girlfriend and I are going to Toronto for a housewarming party. I'd opt out, but since the person we're visiting is also an old significant-other of hers, I really don't want to have her go there *and* be sore at (...) (25 years ago, 5-Jan-00, to lugnet.loc.us.nj, lugnet.loc.us.ny.ny)
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This was being discussed in loc.us.nj.tre and loc.us.ny.ny but I thought I'd crosspost to org.us: Ed Jones has suggested the last weekend of January for a Legofest at his house. This would be the first organized meeting of Lego fans in the NYC area, (...) (25 years ago, 5-Jan-00, to lugnet.org.us, lugnet.loc.us.nj.new, lugnet.loc.us.nj.tre, lugnet.loc.us.ny.ny)
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Hey, is anybody else available for the last weekend of January? Ed has been quiet about whether he heard enough encouragement yet for the idea! Meanwhile, we could have a mini roll call of what people's interests are, as in what you build or want to (...) (25 years ago, 5-Jan-00, to lugnet.loc.us.ny, lugnet.loc.us.nj)
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(...) I'm in too! Ideas: 1. We could poke around with whatever of the 2000 sets kind people bring. 2. MOC show and tell. Bring something original. 3. Workshop. Bring a MOC that needs help, and some extra parts. For example, I have a minifig Jeep (...) (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.us.ny, lugnet.loc.us.nj)
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Sounds like a good date. What would the venue be? (...) (25 years ago, 20-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.us.ny, lugnet.loc.us.nj)
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(...) Count me in for that weekend. Being new I have to ask: What would be on the agenda? Mike Lunny (25 years ago, 20-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.us.ny, lugnet.loc.us.nj)
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(...) Count me in. That weekend works for me. Laurajean (25 years ago, 18-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.us.ny, lugnet.loc.us.nj)
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(...) I figured that someone mumbling about the 2000 sets to himself probably wasn't just a parent buying a Christmas present for their son or nephew. :) Glad I asked, and got to talk with you. (...) Princeton. Not to far, probably 25-30 minutes (...) (25 years ago, 18-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.us.nj.new, lugnet.loc.us.nj.tre, lugnet.loc.us.ny.ny)
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(...) Wal-Mart. (...) meet/go (...) Princeton). (...) The last weekend in January would work for me. (25 years ago, 18-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.us.nj.new, lugnet.loc.us.nj.tre, lugnet.loc.us.ny.ny)
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(...) Wal-Mart. (...) meet/go (...) Princeton). (...) The last weekend in January would work for me. (25 years ago, 18-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.us.nj.new, lugnet.loc.us.nj.tre, lugnet.loc.us.ny.ny)
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(...) Hi everyone, I haven't run into anyone who seemed to be serious about LEGO. I did create a LUGNetter out of one of my employees when I was back in Missouri. Hey Laurajean, where do you live? I'm in Plainsboro (next to Princeton). A NYC based (...) (25 years ago, 17-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.us.nj.new, lugnet.loc.us.nj.tre, lugnet.loc.us.ny.ny)
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Yay! I've met my first LUGNETter! And of all places in the Lego aisle at Wal-Mart. Nice meeting you, Laurajean, I'll know now who you are if we do have a meet/go en masse to NELUG. Anyone else run into LUGNETters at the store? -LFB. (25 years ago, 16-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.us.nj.new, lugnet.loc.us.nj.tre, lugnet.loc.us.ny.ny)
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(...) Hello, I work in NYC and live in Union, NJ. It would be about a 20-30 minute to get to New Brunswick. I would be interested in getting together as well. I am a newbie as I purchased my RIS less than 2 months ago and am only now discovering the (...) (25 years ago, 15-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.us.nj.new, lugnet.loc.us.nj.tre, lugnet.loc.us.ny.ny)
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(...) Well, here you go then. Another person from New Jersey slinking out of the woodwork. I'm in central Jersey, I work near to New Brunswick, and live about 45 minutes south of there. I would attend a get together if there were one. (...) I'm (...) (25 years ago, 13-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.us.nj.new, lugnet.loc.us.nj.tre, lugnet.loc.us.ny.ny)
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Yippee, message traffic! One more post, and the top 4 will be less than two months old! December is gone, anyway. Though NELUG has got its December meeting set on time. In Jan/Feb there will be 2000 sets to look over... On my calendar for Feb 11 is (...) (25 years ago, 13-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.us.nj.new, lugnet.loc.us.nj.tre, lugnet.loc.us.ny.ny)
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(...) You and I both. The problem is that I'm leaving on 23 December for a month--heading back to Michigan. But I'm game. best Lindsay --- Lindsay Frederick Braun (Mr) Department of History Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey (25 years ago, 13-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.us.nj.new, lugnet.loc.us.nj.tre, lugnet.loc.us.ny.ny)
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(...) 3 months pass... Today I wondered (not for the first time) if anybody has tried to organize a Lego get together around NYC, and I found this thread. Ed, if you want to try organizing again, I'll put my name in. I live in Queens. That might (...) (25 years ago, 12-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.us.nj.new, lugnet.loc.us.nj.tre, lugnet.loc.us.ny.ny)
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Hello Legoids! I have just recently caught Legomania having realized I didn't explore these wonders as much as I might have as a kid. I work for Bell Labs in Murray Hill. So I'm a newbie... I've found some great resources like RTL, Lugnet, and (...) (25 years ago, 21-Oct-99, to lugnet.loc.us.nj.new, lugnet.general)
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