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I visit Fark quite often and I was surprised and happy to see this today: (URL) is a Photoshop contest of Escher's relativity from A. Lipson, a popular and well-knowned work here on Lugnet. Enjoy! (URL) FARK might not be appropriate for all ages. (...) (21 years ago, 29-Oct-03, to lugnet.mediawatch) !
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Hi! I found this in the paper today: (URL) made me look for this: (URL) stock is to large... I wonder if the "crisis" is still present in the world, as for now people are taking about a rise within the next 6 months... maybe that will help sales? (...) (21 years ago, 27-Oct-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | Lego on CNN!
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While having lunch, the word Lego caught my eye.... On CNN, the newscaptions running in the bottom said something the alike of: Lego Lamb. Lifesize Nativity scene build by Dan Parker to be displayed in St. Louis. I am not sure about the exact text, (...) (21 years ago, 27-Oct-03, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | Re: Bob Parker on CBS Radio
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(...) I'd bet that this is that Shrine Contest deal. Check out (URL) this post> for complete information. I think (URL) COLTC> is going to be setting up a layout there soon as well. Jason Spears | (URL) BrickCentral> | (URL) MichLUG> (21 years ago, 27-Oct-03, to lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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| | WaPo article on search for another LegoLand Master Builder
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Yesterday's Washington Post had this really brief coverage of Lego Master Builder search Hot Job: Be a Lego Master Builder Sunday, October 26, 2003; Page M02 California's Legoland is part amusement park, part testimony to what you can do with (...) (21 years ago, 27-Oct-03, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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CBS Radio this morning mentioned that Bob Parker is getting ready to install a Lego nativity scene in the St. Louis area. There was no mention of the exact location, or when it will be installed. Anyone know anything more? Bob? I know you are out (...) (21 years ago, 27-Oct-03, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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Found no mention of this here in .mediawatch, sorry of they are old old news :) (URL) List: Weird World of Lego Legoland takes on a creepy connotation in tonight's Twisted List. By Martin Sargent I used to play with Legos when I was a kid. Sometimes (...) (21 years ago, 27-Oct-03, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | Stuff magazine item on Brick Testament book
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On page 34 of the current issue (Nov 2003) of Stuff magazine, (URL) Brick Testament: Stories from the Book of Genesis> is featured in their Stuff Picks section. There's a scan of the item (URL) here> on the Brick Testament (URL) Press page>, and you (...) (21 years ago, 24-Oct-03, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.books, FTX) !
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| | Re: Honda Element Commercial Link
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(...) They are. I just saw the commercial again, and they changed it a little bit from the original (as shown in the above link). Now at the beginning, they've added in not-so-fine-print "Mega Blocks shown", and "mega blocks are a trademark of (...) (21 years ago, 24-Oct-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | Frankenstein-like walking monster on LEGO.com
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Hi everybody, A few months ago, members of rtlToronto, including myself, were approached by LEGO Direct to come up with a “scary monster” for Halloween using only parts from the new Inventor sets: 4093 Wild Wind Ups (URL), and 4094 Motor Movers (...) (21 years ago, 23-Oct-03, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.build, lugnet.mediawatch) !
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| | This Old House Magazine
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On page 20 of the November 2003 issue of This Old House Magazine, LEGO is used as an analogy to described a new concrete form for building exterior walls on houses. -Chris (21 years ago, 21-Oct-03, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | Dan Parker in King County Journal Article
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I saw this article about Dan Parker and his Nativity scene in the King County Journal online: (URL) haven't seen any of Dan's sculptures. Any chance for photos for us East-coast fans? -- Thomas Main thomasmain@myrealbox.com (21 years ago, 21-Oct-03, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | Re: BrickFilms and Chris Salt in Nov. 03' WIRED!
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(...) Yeah, go Chris! I've put this link in the UK AFOLs in the media section in loc.uk (but I refused to write that word - I called the article Lego, Camera Action :-) ) Psi (21 years ago, 20-Oct-03, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | BrickFilms and Chris Salt in Nov. 03' WIRED!
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Cool! A one page blurb with lots of stills from one of Chris Salt's films. Way to go! (URL) Rainwater "Cogito Ergo Lego" (21 years ago, 20-Oct-03, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | Re: Brick Testament in San Jose Mercury News this Saturday
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(...) --UPDATE!-- The San Jo Merc News alerted me today that this article has been postponed. I also just noticed that I gave a conflicting date above. The article had been scheduled for Saturday (tomorrow), but is now being delayed. I'll post here (...) (21 years ago, 18-Oct-03, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.books, lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf, lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf.sj, lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf.oak, FTX)
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| | Re: David Blaine Tribute
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(...) as uninteresting as the real deal. -Rob. (21 years ago, 17-Oct-03, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.legoland.windsor)
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(URL) James Stacey ------ www.minifig.co.uk Lugnet Member #925 I'm a citizen of Legoland travellin' Incommunicado (21 years ago, 17-Oct-03, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | Washington Post mentions Brick Testament book
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My thanks to Derek Schin for pointing this one out to me. The 5 October 2003 Sunday edition of The Washington Post mentions (URL) Brick Testament book> in their Book World section. Here is the text of the article: Washington Is Also Reading ... (...) (21 years ago, 16-Oct-03, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.books, lugnet.loc.us.dc, FTX)
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| | Re: Commercial for the Honda Element
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(...) The link was posted in the other Honda thread... View source reveals the file URI: (URL) (21 years ago, 16-Oct-03, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | Re: Commercial for the Honda Element
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(...) Where did you download it from? I went over to www.honda.com and looked around, but didn't see it there... Thanks! JohnG, GMLTC (21 years ago, 16-Oct-03, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | Re: Wired.com: "Lego Site Irks Maori Sympathizer"
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(...) "Robot" is from the Czech. You'll be hearing from Karel Capek's lawyers presently. Dave! (21 years ago, 16-Oct-03, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | Re: Wired.com: "Lego Site Irks Maori Sympathizer"
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(...) I am going to write to Lego to comlain about their unauthorised use of words from the language of the indigenous people of England such as train, robot etc Tim ;p (21 years ago, 16-Oct-03, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | RE: Honda Element Commercial Link
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(...) Yes, but ass ugly on purpose, as opposed to the Pontiac Spazztech... Ralph (21 years ago, 16-Oct-03, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Brick Testament in San Jose Mercury News this Saturday
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Just wanted to give a heads-up for anyone in the SF Bay Area that there will be an article on The Brick Testament in this Sunday's (18 October 2003) edition of the San Jose Mercury News. An interviwer and photographer from the paper came by my house (...) (21 years ago, 16-Oct-03, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.books, lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf, lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf.sj, lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf.oak)
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| | Re: Commercial for the Honda Element
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(...) Oh MAN! What a cool spot! I haven't seen it on TV, but I downloaded the Quicktime. Lots of little nuances in the animation. (Bricks getting nudged ever so slightly as other bricks squeeze in...) Interesting to note, the Director of the spot is (...) (21 years ago, 16-Oct-03, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | Re: Master Builder candidates on Wired.com!
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(...) Sorry, I thought I had grabbed the first page of two. But just as well, so that our names were on the opening page. Wish me luck! Aaron S (21 years ago, 15-Oct-03, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | Re: Master Builder candidates on Wired.com!
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(...) You did notice that the link took you to page two of the article? Here's the link to the first page: (URL) (21 years ago, 15-Oct-03, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | Re: Honda Element Commercial Link
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(...) Cool commercial, ugly ass car. jt (21 years ago, 15-Oct-03, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Honda Element Commercial Link
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Here is a link to the Honda Element Commercial. (URL) (21 years ago, 15-Oct-03, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: Escher's "Relativity" - a study in SNOT
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(...) 2003-10-15! Scan at: (URL) and dirty translation: "CONSTRUCTION TECHNIQUE It's happened again. Another impossible picture by the artist M. C. Escher, 'Relativity' from 1953, has been built with Lego. This time it's two gentlemen named Daniel (...) (21 years ago, 15-Oct-03, to lugnet.build, lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | Re: Master Builder candidates on Wired.com!
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(...) Cool! But the article was way too short...curse those editors!!! Joe Meno .space paparazzi! (21 years ago, 15-Oct-03, to lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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| | Re: Commercial for the Honda Element
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(...) That's too funny. Mine was almost like an 'out of lego experience,' if you will....I just happened to glance over at the tv, and there it was....I really thought it was a commercial FOR Lego, but alas, it was just not to be. Mike (21 years ago, 14-Oct-03, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | Re: Master Builder candidates on Wired.com!
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(...) Congratulations Aaron and Russell! Very Very Cool! Christina Hitchcock (21 years ago, 14-Oct-03, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.org.us.baylug, lugnet.org.us.wamalug, FTX)
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| | Re: Commercial for the Honda Element
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Yes, I saw this Sunday while watching and NFL game. By sheer coincidence I had spent the whole morning building a scale version of a Honda Element out of bricks; obviously not at the same scale as the commercial [grin]. eric (...) (21 years ago, 14-Oct-03, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | Master Builder candidates on Wired.com!
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WIRED.COM has an article on the search for a new Master Builder. The article includes quotes from the original announcement, and from Russell Clark and myself, Aaron Sneary. It's really exciting that the media is interested in this job search. Take (...) (21 years ago, 14-Oct-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.announce, lugnet.mediawatch, FTX) !
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| | Commercial for the Honda Element
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Hello All--I just saw a commercial for the Honda Element that looked like it was building the car out of LEGO---I just wondered if anyone else had seen it or knows anything about it. It looked like it was raining brick, or scattering it kind of like (...) (21 years ago, 14-Oct-03, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | Re: UPDATED: BayLUG to Show at Sacramento LEGO Tour Stop
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(...) As a reminder the event is today, tomorrow and Sunday. KCRA in Sacramento had a news report on it-- they challenged a master builder, Kurt Zimmerle, to build the Tower Bridge (a local landmark) in 90 minutes-- in time to show it at the end of (...) (21 years ago, 11-Oct-03, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sac, lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf, lugnet.org.us.baylug, lugnet.trains, lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | Re: Why isn't LEGO mentioned in Top Toys of 2003
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(...) These are from Imaginext. It is not in any way compatible with Lego. I have seen these close up. Steven Weiser (21 years ago, 10-Oct-03, to lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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| | Why isn't LEGO mentioned in Top Toys of 2003
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(URL) Doh! No Bionicle or Make&Create... But the Pirate set looks suspiciously familiar to LEGO's Pirate line (especially the sails...) -stephen (21 years ago, 10-Oct-03, to lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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| | Re: LEGO -- Ripley's: 8 October
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(...) A few cool, if very brief, segment. I was glad to see it, because I thought I'd missed the broadcast, and I don't even usually watch the show at all. Of course, the commentator kept referring to "LEGOs," but Eric was studious enough to refer (...) (21 years ago, 9-Oct-03, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | Re: LEGO -- Ripley's: 8 October
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Eric & All, (...) sat down to eat) I saw this episode in its entirety. I forgot to tape it (d'oh!) but it was pretty neat. I think one of the funniest things was the utter amazement of Kelly that you can make mosaics out of LEGO elements. It did (...) (21 years ago, 9-Oct-03, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | Re: LEGO -- Ripley's: 8 October
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(...) Looked good Eric, they really made it look like you did it all on site. And yeah I wish that Eiffel tower had only been 6', it would have fit much easier in the van ;) jt (21 years ago, 9-Oct-03, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | Re: LEGO -- Ripley's: 8 October
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(...) The link provided in Eric's post is now indicating it will air at 9:00 am this coming Saturday (10/11/03), but a scan of my cable system's on-screen guide lists "40,000-piece Lego portait" in its description of the episode airing (...) (21 years ago, 8-Oct-03, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | Napster?
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I never much cared for the Napster service, but I did always like their logo. Well, it's back in various forms: (URL) -- Hop-Frog (21 years ago, 7-Oct-03, to lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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| | Mindstorms in The Australian today
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Pretty "overviewey" but (URL) it is. ROSCO FUT: .mediawatch (21 years ago, 6-Oct-03, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.loc.au, FTX)
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| | Re: Speaking of the recall...
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(...) Should I be impressed that this candidate likes LEGO, afraid that he likes the wrong kind, or annoyed that this reference is pandering to the audience or ?? (21 years ago, 6-Oct-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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| | Speaking of the recall...
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..the Sacramento NBC affiliate did short profiles of the major California gubernatorial candidates tonight. The Peter Camejo (Green Party) profile began with Mr. Camejo holding his grandson and saying to him, "You want to talk about Bionicles?" Hmm, (...) (21 years ago, 6-Oct-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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| | The White Stripes' 'Girl' Video Block Party
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email from my far away daughter: "you need to watch this white stripes music video (URL) is a link on the right side of the article" enjoy... sheree (21 years ago, 4-Oct-03, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | LEGO -- Ripley's: 8 October
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An update about the airing of my appearance on Ripley's Believe It Or Not! TV. Evidently my gig will be featured on Episode 421, which is to air on 8 October (this upcoming Wednesday). The schedule at the TBS website: (URL) me with other things (...) (21 years ago, 3-Oct-03, to lugnet.mediawatch) !
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| | Brick Testament in Entertainment Weekly and Budget Living
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There is an item about (URL) The Brick Testament: Stories from the Book of Genesis> in this week's (3 October 2003) issue of Entertainment Weekly. It's on page 78, in the book reviews section. Here's a scan of it: (URL) Also, there is an item about (...) (21 years ago, 29-Sep-03, to lugnet.mediawatch, FTX) !
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| | Publisher's Weekly reviews The Brick Testament
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The following review of (URL) The Brick Testament: Stories from the Book of Genesis> appeared in the 15 September issue of Publisher's Weekly. It's the first editorial review of the book that I'm aware of. THE BRICK TESTAMENT: Stories from the Book (...) (21 years ago, 26-Sep-03, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.books, FTX) !!
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| | LEGO supports the paranormal!
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Not sure if this quite qualifies for mediawatch, but the back cover of the latest issue of Fortean Times is a full-page ad for LEGO, featuring the AT-AT, Jabba's Palace, and Why Can't I Remember The Other One At The Moment? Fortean Times also caters (...) (21 years ago, 23-Sep-03, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | LEGO® secures 'Spider-Man 2' movie rights
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Playthings -- 9/9/2003 By Staff LEGO® secures 'Spider-Man 2' rights NEW YORK — LEGO® is among a half-dozen new domestic licensees for Spider-Man 2 announced this week by Sony Pictures Consumer Products. LEGO has been granted worldwide rights for (...) (21 years ago, 19-Sep-03, to lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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| | Press releases
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Anyone have any sample press releases they'd be willing to share? Knowing how the press release fared when sent out (in terms of whether it got any coverage as a result) certainly would be nice too, but not required. Thanks! (21 years ago, 18-Sep-03, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.org, lugnet.trains.org)
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| | Google News is a good way to get references to Lego in the media
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I am a big fan of Google News ((URL) You can use it to set up "news alerts" that send out an e-mail when a certain keyword is found in news stories (say, LEGO). One of the things I love about it is its breadth of coverage. You get news from lots of (...) (21 years ago, 16-Sep-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Re: LEGO, Conan O'Brien, TODAY SHOW
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(...) That seems a bit harsh. My impression was that he was overwhelmed (and not in a good way) by all the stuff they threw at him. He didn't really have a chance to see any of it. Further, the hosts made a big deal of pointing out the fact that he (...) (21 years ago, 12-Sep-03, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | Re: LEGO, Conan O'Brien, TODAY SHOW
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Well, there's no doubt the whole thing did not go as smoothly as I had hoped, but I was pleased with how the model looked (while it was fully intact). More importantly the client was pleased with it (pleased enough that they agreed to buy it). (...) (21 years ago, 11-Sep-03, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | Re: LEGO, Conan O'Brien, TODAY SHOW
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(...) After seeing the show, it appears that Conan didn't give a **** about your bust. The bust being broken, it didn't help either. Anyway, congrats on your evergroing celebrity. Might I say, I don't know if this project helped your celebrity in a (...) (21 years ago, 11-Sep-03, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | Re: LEGO, Conan O'Brien, TODAY SHOW
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(...) That must be one of the worst fixes I've seen. It must have been obvious it should not have a huge gap in the cheek area, oh well. Perhaps you can arrange a fix-it trip? :) Just watched the video (thanks Mike) and it was a close one it got (...) (21 years ago, 11-Sep-03, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | Re: Giant Robot (Issue 30, Fall 2003)
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(...) I've been reading GR since like issue 7. It's the *only* magazine I read. I adore it. I've secretly wanted to be in that magazine forever. This is really an honor Henry! I'll have to pick up a copy soon. Just curious though, why did you post (...) (21 years ago, 11-Sep-03, to lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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| | Re: LEGO, Conan O'Brien, TODAY SHOW
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"Eric Harshbarger" <eric@ericharshbarger.org> wrote in message news:HL028o.1u06@lugnet.com... (...) I captured the portion of the segment where Eric's sculpture can be viewed. This is a big (20+ MB) file: (URL) Mike Walsh - mike_walsh at (...) (21 years ago, 10-Sep-03, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | Lego Mentioned In New Media Age
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New Media Age 4th Sept 2003 Article on the benefits of a strong online presence in the sale of toys mentions LEGO as a positive example. Has a comment from Brad Justus too (21 years ago, 10-Sep-03, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | Re: LEGO, Conan O'Brien, TODAY SHOW
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Thanks, Mike... I will include a pic on my webpage (and give you credit). The model had obviously been damaged during shipping... to see the undamaged model, I have a write up at this webpage: (...) (21 years ago, 10-Sep-03, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | Re: LEGO, Conan O'Brien, TODAY SHOW
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Congratulations, Eric, on the media exposure. As always, great work. Here are some screen captures I took: (URL) of many items presented to Conan> (URL) Bust> (URL) comparison> (URL) had a camel and clowns, too!> (URL) appears very pleased (as does (...) (21 years ago, 10-Sep-03, to lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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| | Re: LEGO, Conan O'Brien, TODAY SHOW
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(...) Cool Eric, I just watched it on TV, it was brief but they did get a shot of it. I'm looking forward to seeing pictures of it on your site. jt (21 years ago, 10-Sep-03, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | Giant Robot (Issue 30, Fall 2003)
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There's an interview with Henry Lim about his LEGO sculptures in the "Asian pop culture" magazine. -Henry (21 years ago, 10-Sep-03, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | Re: LEGO, Conan O'Brien, TODAY SHOW
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Congrats, eric. I'll Tivo the show Wed morning, but I don't really have a way of getting it onto a computer. @8^/ Hope someone else can grab stills. Looking forward to seeing the bust. What will the scale be? Will the hair be all-orange? Only time (...) (21 years ago, 10-Sep-03, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | CONAN/TODAY SHOW: exact time 7:41 ET
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Title says it all, I have been told that the segment with the conan lego bust will be: 10 Sep, 7:41 (Eastern, I guess) on the NBC TODAY SHOW BTW: I have also been told that the RIPLEY'S BELIEVE IT OR NOT segment will air on 15 October. ( (URL) ) (...) (21 years ago, 9-Sep-03, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | Re: LEGO, Conan O'Brien, TODAY SHOW
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(...) I'll have the VCR going (If I remember), and the Today Show heads are on display in Enfield. Scott (21 years ago, 9-Sep-03, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | TeeVee
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The current front page of the website TeeVee has a mention of LEGO on Malcolm in the Middle. (URL) (21 years ago, 9-Sep-03, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | Re: LEGO, Conan O'Brien, TODAY SHOW
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(...) Very cool Eric, as always. I remember seeing earlier this year they had LEGO bust of all the Today show host one morning. I forgot the reason behind it but they did have one of the LEGO master builders on the show. There must be a LEGO fan (...) (21 years ago, 9-Sep-03, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | Re: LEGO, Conan O'Brien, TODAY SHOW
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"Eric Harshbarger" <eric@ericharshbarger.org> wrote in message news:HKwrDn.B3J@lugnet.com... (...) Oh holy crap I hate you. Conan is probably one of my favorite shows of all time. I'd even give him stuff for free I like him so much. What an honor. [ (...) (21 years ago, 9-Sep-03, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | Re: LEGO, Conan O'Brien, TODAY SHOW
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(...) Congratulations Eric! Lots of photos of the show would be appreciated, as I don't have cable at my home. (21 years ago, 8-Sep-03, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | LEGO, Conan O'Brien, TODAY SHOW
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Folks, wanted to give everyone a heads up to this before the fact so maybe someone out there can get some nifty screen captures for me... On the NBC TODAY SHOW, Wednesday morning (not sure what time the actual segment will air), there will be a (...) (21 years ago, 8-Sep-03, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.announce) !!
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| | Re: Brick Testament mention on arstechnica
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(...) e-mailed about it from a couple of my friends. I had received an order for the Holy Trinity custom set a few weeks back, and the address to send it to was Ars Technica, and I thought to myself, "Isn't that that website my geek buddies read? (...) (21 years ago, 3-Sep-03, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | Brick Testament mention on arstechnica
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Don't know if this has been mentioned elsewhere, but the Brick Testament has been mentioned in an August 31 arstechnica article... (URL) (21 years ago, 2-Sep-03, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | Real Life 101
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We usually don't watch this show, but Tivo recorded it for us - it had an article on LEGO model designers. They explained their job, how models were designed, and what you need to do to get a job there :) The show was quite old, apparently, since (...) (21 years ago, 31-Aug-03, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | World's best toys
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Aricle in The Mirror: (URL) one of Swedens largest magazines, made an "translation article" into Swedish but also host a poll on which toy is the #1. LEGO is at top with over 90% of the votes! :) (just the poll): (URL) Best regards, /Tobbe (URL) (...) (21 years ago, 29-Aug-03, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | Throwaway LEGOLAND(tm) reference
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"LEGOLAND(tm)" has entered popular culture as a destination or reference... you now see it popping up in throwaway references just like Disneyland(tm) etc. do. For example, from an article about SoBig.F today (cited for purposes of review and (...) (21 years ago, 22-Aug-03, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | LEGO reference in "Get Fuzzy"
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Lego as a weapon? *grin* (URL) (after today, I think the link will be: (URL) ) JohnG (21 years ago, 22-Aug-03, to lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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| | Re: LEGOLAND® Named 'Best' Theme Park in the World
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It's in the list, that's enough of a surprise.... Just noticed Tivoli is in there too. Visited Tivoli this summer, and after Legoland it was quite a disappointment. Expensive, and as our danish friends said: the only scary thing about most rides is (...) (21 years ago, 22-Aug-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.mediawatch)
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This months Creative Review magazine (Sept 2003) has a 2 page spread on marketing companies with all the images created out of Lego The people who made the models are the guys from www.littleartist.co.uk the guys who sell their mocs for £100s Good (...) (21 years ago, 21-Aug-03, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | Re: LEGOLAND® Named 'Best' Theme Park in the World
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(...) That's only because Alton Towers comes first alphabetically among those selected :) Adrian (...) (21 years ago, 20-Aug-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.mediawatch)
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Interesting to see Altan Towers topping that list. They recently won a trophy for 'Britain's worst day out' in the BBC series Britain's Worst.... Duq "David Eaton" <deaton@intdata.com> wrote in message news:HJxHrw.1x8L@lugnet.com... (...) popular (...) (21 years ago, 21-Aug-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | Re: LEGOLAND® Named 'Best' Theme Park in the World
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(...) Here's the Forbes article: (URL) lists 12 parks (sorta-- cuz some have more than 1 location): - Alton Towers (Staffordshire, UK) - Busch Gardens (Tampa, FL) - Cedar Point (Sandusky, OH) - Discovery Cove (Orlando, FL) - Disney (Anaheim, CA; (...) (21 years ago, 20-Aug-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.mediawatch)
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A machinery, made from LEGO Technic, has a prominent role in the swedish movie "Varning for Jönssonligan" (1981) Link: (URL). The movie is a family comedy about a criminal "mastermind" and his two partners in crime. The device is used to open a (...) (21 years ago, 18-Aug-03, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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Just noticed a segment in Daft Planet (animated show) where Jake uses firecrackers on a LEGOesk yellowbrick castle. Includes a imagination part with brother and co as Mini-Figs defending the castle. Best DaveG Note: Infolink about show (URL) the (...) (21 years ago, 15-Aug-03, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | Article in Computerworld about LEGO servers
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Hello all, I just saw this article on the Computerworld website about the LEGO Company switching from HP servers to IBM servers. The article doesn't have much to do with bricks, but I figured it still may be of interest to some people around here. (...) (21 years ago, 14-Aug-03, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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I just saw this on (URL) so ldraw.org should prepare for an increase on bandwidth, most sites usually overload when they've been put on the newspage: Leggo my Lego: Never again will a small child have the ability to run into the room and bumrush (...) (21 years ago, 12-Aug-03, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | Re: BrickFest mention on CBS radio in NorCal
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(...) The was a TV story Sunday night on one of our local stations, WTVD (ABC) about Brickfest, mentioning the attendee count and footage. My parents asked me if I was there this past weekend:) Joe Meno (21 years ago, 12-Aug-03, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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| | Lego chooses IBM over HP
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Lego chooses IBM over HP (URL) (21 years ago, 12-Aug-03, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | Re: BrickFest on Fox Report
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(...) Hah! The tower was Teddy Welsh's Moonbase module, and the castle was probably the one that Jim Foulds did. Too cool. Adrian (21 years ago, 11-Aug-03, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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BrickFest was given a news bite on The Fox Report with Shepard Smith this evening at 7:20PM EDT on a segment called Fox Report Across America. It showcased some pretty impressive models, including a huge castle, a very tall tower with three large (...) (21 years ago, 11-Aug-03, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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Just heard it this morning. It's in audio (Real or Windows Media player). Just scroll down the page and look for the title "Morning Edition Returns: Building Blocks" (URL) (21 years ago, 11-Aug-03, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.mediawatch)
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(...) WTIC 1080 AM in Hartford, CT also carried this Brickfest story this morning, but then they added a bit of local flavor by discussing the model builders in Enfield, CT (not far from Hartford) who have careers building models for Lego, then they (...) (21 years ago, 11-Aug-03, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.mediawatch)
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(...) The Bay Area ABC radio affiliate picked up on it too. In addition to mentioning the "cathedrals to robots", they talked to AF'sOL who admitted spending upwards of $10,000 a year on LEGO. Hmm, that could be any of several people.... :-) Maggie (...) (21 years ago, 10-Aug-03, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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(...) Hmm... sounds like they picked up the CNN scroll from last nite. (21 years ago, 10-Aug-03, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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G'Morning all you lucky BrickFest attendees! The SF Bay Area affiliate of CBS radio did a 3-line mention of BrickFest this morning at about 7:33 am. Key points: not for kids, 255 adults, GWU-Arlington campus, models ranging from "cathedrals to (...) (21 years ago, 10-Aug-03, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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| | Re: Brickfest in Washington Post
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On 04.08 8/10/2003 +0000, Greg Kramer wrote (...) Not bad... Shame she didnt have a camera tho :-) --- wubwub aka stephen f roberts wildbrick.com - Jain's Guide : Promoting more than just the MOC (21 years ago, 10-Aug-03, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.events.brickfest)
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Looks like it might be in Sunday's print edition? (URL) mention of the Sunday "Open to the Public" times, though. So you might not need extra crowd control. -Greg K (21 years ago, 10-Aug-03, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.events.brickfest)
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