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(...) <snip> I do endeavour to say 'lego bricks' in conversations. And when I write about my chosen hobby, I try to write "LEGO Bricks" when referring the bricks themselves. To be said, though, I do write or say 'My LEGO creation' instead of 'My (...) (21 years ago, 23-Dec-03, to lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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(...) I don't say that either, but I frequently say just "bricks". Or "I build with LEGO bricks." (...) Ahh... well I can't see those as good analogies, because TSR owned D&D at the time, you'd never said "let's play TSR!" And Scrabble is a game (...) (21 years ago, 23-Dec-03, to lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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Today's (23 December 2003) New York Times has an interesting article on Walmart's effect on the toy market -- pushing toy-specific retailers to the brink. General thrust is that Walmart and sometimes Target are selling numerous toy items below their (...) (21 years ago, 23-Dec-03, to lugnet.market.theory, lugnet.mediawatch)
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(...) There are two carpenters on that show, one of whom is female. There is no "other girl." I think that the host and decorator handled it pretty well, since it was clear this was probably the first time either of them had met an AFOL. Besides, (...) (21 years ago, 23-Dec-03, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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(...) I'm NEVER going to say "Lego brand building elements" in casual converstaion(beyond noting it as I just did). What the company has to do legally and what some anal-retentive lawyer thinks I must do when talking about it are two different (...) (21 years ago, 23-Dec-03, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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I would like to say a few words about a couple of things in this thread. I think the push to not use the word "LEGOS" comes directly from old catalogs from the 1970s and 80s. They use to have a paragraph at the end of the last page from Susan (...) (21 years ago, 22-Dec-03, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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(...) I was waiting for this to come up. I know I have disappeared to all but a lurker this last year (I was one of the top 50 noisemakers of 2002) but I still read. Some know I co-run (URL) BrickBros>, which nicely complitments my hobby. Anyway, (...) (21 years ago, 22-Dec-03, to lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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(...) Not militant, merely persnickety. One's bad, the other's a charming quirk. See how that works? :-) (...) He was mayor of Carmel CA (I think it was Carmel, I know it was somewhere in CA), so he has a little experience. Also he's made vaguely (...) (21 years ago, 22-Dec-03, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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(...) Not being a fuddy duddy...take your Marketing 101. When a brand name is repeated several times, the brand name tends to be associated with any product that is similar (i.e. the term "Xerox"...Xerox made the first copy machine...so instead of (...) (21 years ago, 22-Dec-03, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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(...) Well, not to split hairs any more than we have to....but isn't AFOL's amisguided plural as well? Sure, AFOL= Adult Fan Of Lego....it may be too difficult to split the acronym, but, technically speaking, AFOL's == Adult Fans Of Lego. 8---) Mike (21 years ago, 22-Dec-03, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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(...) LOL yeah at least Clint pronounced every word correctly when he threatened people with "...a .44 Magnum, the most powerful handgun in the world, and would blow your head clean off...". Even if he does have a funny accent. Punk. Clint Eastwood (...) (21 years ago, 21-Dec-03, to lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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In lugnet.mediawatch, Larry Pieniazek wrote: <snip> (...) <snip> (...) <snip> The only thing I can think of when I hear 'mundanes' is the whole 'teep vs mundane' thing that JMS had goin' on in B5... Dave K (21 years ago, 21-Dec-03, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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(...) Dang, I was so ready to pounce until I got to the end of the sentence. (...) And whether or not you agree with Lar, the fact is that you are judged by your choice of words. It's similar to insisting on speaking a vernacular other than Standard (...) (21 years ago, 21-Dec-03, to lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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(...) { "Natural" == "Correct" } == FALSE (...) Saying LEGOS (instead of LEGO brand building elements) shows lack of respect for the brand and the concept. Most mundanes could care less about the distinction (but not much less (1) ). Pointing it out (...) (21 years ago, 21-Dec-03, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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(...) If it makes you feel better, I hated it as a kid too. :) I had a friend who used the improper plural and it sounded just as wrong back then as it does today. (...) But then why bother teaching kids anything? For example, why bother sharing the (...) (21 years ago, 21-Dec-03, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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I've never really understood why AFOL's get upset when people say "LEGOS" instead of "LEGO". Yes, I know that LEGO is the brand name and not the name of the pieces. It's just that LEGO seems to strive to enrich kids' childhoods and to bring out the (...) (21 years ago, 21-Dec-03, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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(...) No, just to the cold, cold basement. 8--) It seems odder that the first thing the husband asked upon his return was 'what happened to the big lego head?' I found this rather funny, but maybe he liked it most because it was all one piece, and (...) (21 years ago, 20-Dec-03, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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(...) From the While You Were Out message board (written by LegoBeth): "I love LEGO! I am now rebuilding the LEGO room in a better location - the room with the LEGO fireplace! Anyway, nobody is allowed in "Jay's" Blue Room, except the digital cable (...) (21 years ago, 20-Dec-03, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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Snippage... What I saw of the episode was that she was very nervous about the whole thing. Obviously she thought that the Lego creations were a little overwhelming for her husband, so she wanted to do a non-Lego room for him. Fair enough I say. As a (...) (21 years ago, 20-Dec-03, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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(...) [snip] (...) Actually, my wife thought that the carpenter and the woman who broke the red bookcase (I don't normally watch this show) seemed to actually understand the labor that probably went into the construction. The designer clearly (...) (21 years ago, 20-Dec-03, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general)
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(...) No, her lego room was clearly shown to be in the basement. That living room wasn't a build room, it was a display room. Big difference. She does all her building in the basement where she had all of her basic brick storage tubs, I suspect. (...) (21 years ago, 20-Dec-03, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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(...) My wife and I watched the show last night. Everytime someone said "LEGOs" my wife just about chucked the remote at the TV. It's not even something that I've discussed with her, but it just really bothered her to hear people say that. Then, we (...) (21 years ago, 20-Dec-03, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general)
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(...) My question now, after having seen this travesty, is, "Ok, what is she doing with the LEGO now?" The participants alternately referred to the product as 'legos' and 'lego', but now, it seems after basically trashing the LEGO (it mostly wound (...) (21 years ago, 20-Dec-03, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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(...) Well, she's member 1969. Maybe she's the quite type (who doesn't mind being on national TV), and needs some encouragement to post her creations (at least the ones that weren't dropped). We'll get to see them friday night anyway. Thug (21 years ago, 18-Dec-03, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | Re: Maxim (Vol. 7, No. 12, December 2003)
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Here's the online version: (URL) (21 years ago, 18-Dec-03, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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(...) The commercials that they're running seem to be a bit misleading. I also thought it was a show about a man who came home to find his LEGO room altered. But apparently it's not that way at all. Check out this posting for more details and a (...) (21 years ago, 17-Dec-03, to lugnet.people, lugnet.mediawatch)
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Snip (...) Timmy Rage??? actually, the deadly weapon part is most likely a result of her trying to run the police officers over with her car. She is lucky to not have been shot & killed by police. drc (21 years ago, 17-Dec-03, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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(...) It looks like an interesting episode, in the commercial it shows how the renovation crew kinda destroyed some of her funiture. Hopefully I'll get home to watch it while I'm on Vacation. (21 years ago, 17-Dec-03, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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(...) Maybe the "deadly weapon" was the 10030 (Imperial Star Destroyer) box. lol :P (21 years ago, 16-Dec-03, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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(...) LEGOS? To quote Christina Hitchcock at BF 2003... "who just cringed when he said LEGOS?" -Scott (21 years ago, 15-Dec-03, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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(...) For a minute I thought MY favorite brand was involved...but I see it was a "box of Legos" that she used. (1) Thanks for sharing this, Will! 1 - Whatever *they* are. :-) Anybody know? (2) 2 - You gotta love the media. They're SO good. ++Lar (...) (21 years ago, 15-Dec-03, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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wow I didn't know a box of Lego counted as a deadly weapon ;) (21 years ago, 15-Dec-03, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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(...) <snip> (...) <snip> Merry Christmas. Dave K -who is picturing the entire altercation in his mind with 'Ava Maria' dubbed over the sound... Probably induced due to watching 18 hours of 'West Wing' this weekend (21 years ago, 15-Dec-03, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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Woman arrested in toy store melee (URL) woman was arrested outside a popular Berkeley toy store Thursday after she hit a customer in the face with a box of Legos, shoved a second shopper and kicked a third, police said Saturday. Berkeley Police (...) (21 years ago, 15-Dec-03, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general)
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(...) I tried to post multiple times about this last night but kept getting denied by the news server for some reason. There's a commercial for this episode of "While You Were Out" currently running on TLC so if you watch that network at all you'll (...) (21 years ago, 14-Dec-03, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general)
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A friend mentioned she saw this on TLC's website: While You Were Out Deerfield: The Blue Room Beth is crazy about Legos, an obsession that has managed to take over her whole home to the annoyance of husband Jay. She is willing to have their living (...) (21 years ago, 14-Dec-03, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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(...) Yeah, I just saw that bit. That must've been what I heard about earlier. Is that BlockCAD program a GUI for Ldraw? It seemed to have the official parts numbers and all. (...) Neat, I'll have to go find that story. -Stefan- (21 years ago, 12-Dec-03, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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(...) TechTV has had lego on twice in the last week or so. Right now, 2pm I'm watching Call for Help and they're reviewing the free program of the day. It's BrickCAD, and they did just a 30 second bit on it. But on Tech Live they did a story on the (...) (21 years ago, 12-Dec-03, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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Well, after being distracted by reading the page that Terry posted about, I forgot what exactly about Lego they were talking about, but tomorrow at 9:00am, they're going to have a spot on Lego on the TechTV program "The Screensavers." That same (...) (21 years ago, 12-Dec-03, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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(...) wasn't crystal clear even to the participants)... interesting insider's view of the marketing targets and suchlike. (21 years ago, 12-Dec-03, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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Exhibitor magazine, a pretty good free trade magazine, has an article this month about Lego Systems Inc.'s "What Will You Make" events. Scans available at: (URL) (21 years ago, 12-Dec-03, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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There's a nice article based on an interview I did in today's (12/11/03) edition of the with the Philadelphia Inquirer. I haven't seen the printed version of the article yet (they've promised to send me some copies), but the text of the piece is on (...) (21 years ago, 11-Dec-03, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.books, lugnet.loc.us.pa.phi)
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I have been somewhat lax in posting about the NCLTC holiday layout on display right now (through January 4th). I have prepared a Press Pack for our event and sent it out to the local media recently in hopes that we would generate some coverage of (...) (21 years ago, 11-Dec-03, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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(...) Fortean Times has surprised me with another LEGO reference, this time a brief mention in a piece about items lost at sea. The article mentioned the bricks washed overboard a few years ago in the Atlantic. Not a huge reference, but there you (...) (21 years ago, 10-Dec-03, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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Ok, so I'm not just a LEGO Geek, I'm also an Amateur Radio Geek. The November 2003 issue of QST magazine has a picture of a replica of one radio operator's "Ham Shack" built by his kids out of LEGO: (URL) They don't even mention the L-word, but that (...) (21 years ago, 10-Dec-03, to lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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Hi all, I think that last night's Simpsons was new, at least I hadn't seen it. Anyhoo, Homer replaces Krusty and becomes a TV talk show host and minor celebrity. When the family is out to eat at a fancy restaurant, Chief Wiggum brings Ralph over to (...) (21 years ago, 9-Dec-03, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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(...) Well, I've never actually seen it on their store shelves, but Walmart.com definitely was carryng it. (URL) fact, without factoring in shipping, they were the online retailer selling it at the lowest price. -Rev. Smith PS. PowellsBooks.com (...) (21 years ago, 8-Dec-03, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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(...) Good to know, good to know. I don't know how much time I'll be spending in the Boston area with my parents having just moved up to Vermont, but I guess my parent's new house will still be significantly closer to a PAB store than I am now, here (...) (21 years ago, 8-Dec-03, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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(...) There are two of them: one at the Burlington Mall and one at the new Solomon Pond mall in Marlboro. I know you're originally from this area, hailing from my own home town. In fact you attended High School with my brother Andrew. Small (...) (21 years ago, 8-Dec-03, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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(...) WalMart ?? They won't carry Maxim in their stores, but your work is OK by them? Wahahaha. (sorry, the irony (which probably is completely lost on everyone in Bentonville AR) got to me!) (21 years ago, 8-Dec-03, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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(...) Is there a Pick-a-Brick in the Boston area now? (...) I realize that the Brick Testament website and especially the Genesis book have found a receptive audience among both non-believers and the devout. About once a week I am still getting (...) (21 years ago, 8-Dec-03, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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(...) My apologies to all those cows, but they perish for the greater good of selling my book to the masses. (...) Let's stick with the locomotives and cows, by all means. (...) ROOOOOOAAAR! (...) Thanks, I appreciate that. (...) It seems to be (...) (21 years ago, 8-Dec-03, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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(...) I recently met a man at the local Pick-a-Brick wall who was clearly looking at the bricks out of personal interest. We struck up a conversation and The Brick Testament came up. Turns out he is a youth minister. He said to me "It is so good to (...) (21 years ago, 6-Dec-03, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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(...) ROOOOOOAAAR! The locomotive of the Brick Testament continues to plow (catch?) many a cow from its path! Or snowball, or some equally good metaphor. But I do wonder how many of them catch the duality of the lessons. :) I'm glad to see it (...) (21 years ago, 6-Dec-03, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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This same article, "Building a colorful, accessible Bible, brick by Lego brick" seems to have picked picked up and run by a bunch of other newspapers over the next few days after it was first published, including: The Albany Times Union of Albany, (...) (21 years ago, 6-Dec-03, to lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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There was an article in last Sunday's Baltimore Sun about the Brick Testament book and website. It was the 30 Novemver 2003 issue, and the feature was titled "Building a colorful, accessible Bible, brick by Lego brick". There is a version of the (...) (21 years ago, 3-Dec-03, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.books, lugnet.loc.us.md, lugnet.loc.us.md.bal, lugnet.loc.us.dc)
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There's a very nice feature article on The Brick Testament now online at Flak magazine's website: (URL) interview for it was conducted over a series of several long e-mails, and there's even a special photo I took just for the article. It's been (...) (21 years ago, 3-Dec-03, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | Re: Lego commercial from 85 on Xentertainment's site
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(...) That was soooooo cool! (21 years ago, 2-Dec-03, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | Uh... LEGO? Donnie Darko? Wadda???
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Disclaimer: the following post isn't very interesting, but then again, it may be. You've been warned! ***...*** Ok, so I've just finished watching the movie Donnie Darko. After a brief mind-boggling phase where I was thinking about all kind of weird (...) (21 years ago, 2-Dec-03, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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This is from the X-entertainment site. The article is about the thanksgiving parade from 85. It's entertaining to watch all the clips, the He-Man part is pretty good/horrible, whichever you choose. Anyways, there's a Toys R Us commercial in there, (...) (21 years ago, 27-Nov-03, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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The December 1st Newsweek has a three-paragraph article, penned by Elise Soukup, updating the nationwide job search for a "master builder" we've been reading about in recent weeks. (URL) Newsweek interviews Lee Roadifer "who traveled from (...) (21 years ago, 26-Nov-03, to lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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| | Re: Brick Testament in San Jose Mercury News this Saturday - this time for real!
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...and in case anyone is interested, here's a scan of the article itself: (URL) Smith (21 years ago, 23-Nov-03, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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Here's a link to the online version of the story: (URL) print versions includes a large photo of the Tower of Babel, the Garden of Eden, and a little headshot of me. It's always strange to see what quotes they use from me. And what facts they get (...) (21 years ago, 23-Nov-03, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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Hi there, This Saturday's (22 Nov) Daily Telegraph Magazine (a UK newspaper for non-UK people) has an article about two British artists (John Cake & Darren Neave) who use LEGO for their work. They build replicas of larger works by more famous (...) (21 years ago, 22-Nov-03, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | Robotex2003 Winner: Lego
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Hi all! I am not in to lego robotics myself, but I want to share this: At the Robotex 2003 ((URL) ) competion, the winner was the Lego robot. I did not follow the show that much, but I did notice how efficient the Lego robot was, how fast it found (...) (21 years ago, 21-Nov-03, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.general, lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | Re: Brick Testament review in British magazine Loaded
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(...) I'll have a look at lunchtime Tim (21 years ago, 21-Nov-03, to lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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| | Brick Testament in San Jose Mercury News this Saturday - this time for real!
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OK, it ended up being delayed for a month, but the San Jose Mercury News is finally going to be running their story on The Brick Testament on Saturday, November 22nd. Look for it in the Family & Religion section. This latest flurry of media (...) (21 years ago, 21-Nov-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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I stumbled upon the latest (URL) IGN FilmForce Weekend Shopping Guide> (for 11/14/03), and was happy to find the new (URL) The Brick Testament book> at the top of their list of recommended buys. A quote from the one paragraph mention: "I was just (...) (21 years ago, 21-Nov-03, to lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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| | Brick Testament review in British magazine Loaded
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I'm told that the British magazine Loaded (the UK's Maxim?) is running a review of (URL) The Brick Testament: Stories from the Book of Genesis> in their newest issue. I haven't tracked down a copy yet, but I'll try to get a scan of it on the Brick (...) (21 years ago, 21-Nov-03, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.loc.uk, FTX)
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| | Maxim (Vol. 7, No. 12, December 2003)
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On page 50 of the latest issue of Maxim (ISSN:1092-9789) there's a brief article (w/photos) about me and my LEGO sculptures. -Henry (21 years ago, 21-Nov-03, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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(...) A good copy editor might have asked a researcher to double check the date the author claimed that LEGO bricks were created. They might then have found it was 1947 and not 1932 as noted in the article. Or they might have been even more accurate (...) (21 years ago, 21-Nov-03, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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(...) Best regards, /Tobbe (URL) (remove SPAM when e-mailing) (21 years ago, 20-Nov-03, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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We are part of a net craze apparently. Who knew! (URL) Stacey ------ www.minifig.co.uk Lugnet Member #925 I'm a citizen of Legoland travellin' Incommunicado (21 years ago, 20-Nov-03, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | Re: BT book reviewed in People Magazine
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(...) Oops, guess this is old news! I missed BPS's announcement post; it was a pleasant shock in the office, though! JOHN (21 years ago, 20-Nov-03, to lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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| | BT book reviewed in People Magazine
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I was in the Orthodontist's office today, picked up a People Magazine, and while browsing the pages came across a mini-review of BPS's book. It included 3 photos. What next, Rev, ET? ;-) JOHN (21 years ago, 20-Nov-03, to lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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Caught Tripod's 'song in an hour' for this week this morning. There was a strong reference to Lego in there. Those guys crack me up. (URL) (21 years ago, 20-Nov-03, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.fun)
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| | Re: Aaron Sneary on CNN
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(...) I can verify that the segment aired on CNNHN. Steven Weiser (...) (21 years ago, 18-Nov-03, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | This American Life website features Brick Testament photo
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A photo from the Cain and Abel story from The Brick Testament is being used to illustrate this week's installment of the Public Radio International show This American Life. The theme for this week's show is "Brother's Keeper". You can see the image (...) (21 years ago, 18-Nov-03, to lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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| | Re: Aaron Sneary on CNN
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(...) Aaron! A belated congrats! And this is awesome as well! Steven, thanks for the heads up! Aaron, I wish you the best in your journey. I from meeting you that you are a collective and friendly individual with a great personality! Let us know (...) (21 years ago, 18-Nov-03, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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(...) Link on CNN's web site! (URL) (21 years ago, 18-Nov-03, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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(...) Can anyone out there verify whether this appeared on CNN or its sister, CNN Headline News? I recorded CNN from 6 to 10 am EST this morning and there's no sign of Aaron. I fear that the segment was on HN. Can you verify? Play Well!! Mike (21 years ago, 17-Nov-03, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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(...) WOW! That is so great! e (21 years ago, 17-Nov-03, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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Yes, that was Aaron Sneary live on CNN this morning. He appeared on the science segment at about 7:18AM EST. He discussed the search for a Lego Master Builder and even had a small osterich model to show. Aaron looked very calm, cool and collected, (...) (21 years ago, 17-Nov-03, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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The new issue of People magazine (24 November 2003) features a half-page piece on (URL) The Brick Testament book> in their Pics & Pans section on page 53. A (URL) scan> of the article is now up on the Brick Testament (URL) press page>. -The Rev. (...) (21 years ago, 15-Nov-03, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.books, FTX)
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Greetings all. I wanted to share my excitement of being chosen as one of three DC finalists for the position of LEGOLAND Master Model Builder: (URL) I'm at the bottom of the page. The next step is the final build-off in San Diego, CA at LEGOLAND in (...) (21 years ago, 13-Nov-03, to lugnet.events, lugnet.space, lugnet.org.scibrick, lugnet.announce, lugnet.mediawatch, FTX) !!
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Courtesy of my mom ... (URL) Mike Walsh - mike_walsh at mindspring.com (URL) - North Carolina LEGO Train Club (URL) - Carolina Train Builders (URL) - CTB/Brick Depot (21 years ago, 13-Nov-03, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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Just saw this (URL) article on the master model builder search> in the Washington DC area, on WTOP newsradio's website. It is brief, but I guess the search is getting coverage wherever it stops! (21 years ago, 13-Nov-03, to lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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(...) And for the rest of you who -like me- has no idea what that means, here's a pic: (URL) Best regards, /Tobbe (URL) (remove SPAM when e-mailing) (21 years ago, 12-Nov-03, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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(...) Yeh, hehheh... that was one cute costume! Nice use of velvet! cheers, Tom (21 years ago, 12-Nov-03, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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All, The new movie ELF (w/Will Ferrell) has LEGO bricks in it. In one scene we quickly see a Creator Tub being emptied onto the floor, and in the following scenes, Buddy The Elf builds a cityscape out of many pieces. The structure is highlighted (...) (21 years ago, 11-Nov-03, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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Trimming quite a few NG's. (...) LOL! Well, what did ya' expect? :) I'm sure your proud of that article, goes well with BT. Thanks for posting. (21 years ago, 6-Nov-03, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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Today I happen to come across an online version of an article on The Brick Testament book from the 17 October 2003 issue of The Rocky Mountain News. I have the web version of it up on The Brick Testament press page: (URL) wanted to post here about (...) (21 years ago, 6-Nov-03, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.books, lugnet.loc.us.co, lugnet.loc.us.co.den)
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| | Re: LEGOLAND to kick-off Sweeps month on "Yes Dear"
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(...) Yup, I saw it :) (...) Ya, I was very surprised that got thru also. I just kinda smiled every time they said it wrong. (...) Ya, it looks like they just about doubled the roller-coaster part of the ride. But what really bugged me was that (...) (21 years ago, 4-Nov-03, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.legoland.california)
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Hey, Did anyone else watch this? I've never seen it before but there are these two dads who are _____ (brothers? brothers in law?). One is cool and fun, the other is responsible and boring (hey, wait, isn't this My Two Dads? or maybe Full House?). (...) (21 years ago, 4-Nov-03, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.legoland.california)
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(...) Be sure to skip the beginning where it has the MEGA BLOK trademark disclaimer... (ugh) (21 years ago, 4-Nov-03, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | Re: "Why I love ...the Lego Store" (The Guardian (UK) Oct 27 2003)
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(...) Kind of like this line: "The entire space is given over to the Danish modular fetish." Forget AFOL; I'm a DMF! (21 years ago, 4-Nov-03, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | "Why I love ...the Lego Store" (The Guardian (UK) Oct 27 2003)
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Almost missed this, the minifig pic caught my eye as I flicked through the pages ... (URL) May, Guardian (UK) Oct 27 2003 ".... And what riches! Regular bricks in peach and taupe and aquamarine. Fantastical flowers. Trendy see-through bricks. (...) (21 years ago, 4-Nov-03, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | Re: LEGOLAND to kick-off Sweeps month on "Yes Dear"
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This is tonight -- it may be too late for the East coast people, but the rest of the country still has a chance. (...) (21 years ago, 4-Nov-03, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | LEGOLAND to kick-off Sweeps month on "Yes Dear"
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LEGOLAND to kick-off Sweeps month on "Yes Dear" - LEGOLAND California will be featured in an upcoming episode of the CBS comedy, "YES DEAR". On Monday, Nov. 3, the 128-acre family theme park will be the location of hilarious antics of the cast of (...) (21 years ago, 31-Oct-03, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.legoland.california) !
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| | Re: Escher's Relativity on FARK
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(...) sculptures. Love the work by that Kambodia person! (21 years ago, 29-Oct-03, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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