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Hi all,
I'm not sure if this has come up in the past, (if so, can someone please
direct me to that thread), but I wonder what kinds of non lego activities
you guys get up to, and if you have found any comparisons or contrasts
between other hobbies and your lego hobby. Often someone's passions indicate
a lot about the person. Maybe some of us can find other AFOLs who share our
other hobbies and passions? I'll go first.
My other main passion is that I'm a die hard Bruce Springsteen fan, or a
"Bruce Tramp" in Brucespeak. I've been listening to him for about half my
life, since I was 12 or so, and been a die hard "crazy" type fan since maybe
I was 15 or so. I listen to his music, collect concert recordings and
analyse his songs with other fans. When he is on tour, I see as many shows
as I can. To date, I've seen the guy 18 times.
In addition to the obvious things such as Bruce being a great live performer
and songwriter, guess I'd say that I admire him because I relate to the
message of his music. His music has taken on a role beyond mere
entertainment for me, it has a kind of ethic I think is important, and
corresponds broadly with my own values and opinions.
It's interesting comparing my two great passions, both have taken on a whole
new meaning upon my discovery of the online fan communities, bringing a very
social element to both passions. In the case of lego, discovering Lugnet a
year ago was the main thing that brought me out of my almost dark age. Both
fan communities have their own jargon and specialist terms. Also I've
noticed that fans seem to have a kind of bond with one another, even if
the've never met. If I meet someone else who turns out to be an AFOL or
Bruce Tramp, there is an instant connection of sorts. I guess the main
difference between my two passions is that as a lego builder, I actively
build things and compare the art that I and other AFOLs produce, whereas as
a Bruce Tramp, I analyse and discuss something with other fans that someone
else created. Also, as I said, Bruce fandom has taken on a meaning beyond
just entertainment and social interaction.
I think Bruce fandom is more important to me than my lego passion
(blasphemy, I know!), and is a more important part of my identity than being
an AFOL is. But then again, I only came out of my almost dark age a year ago
(although I've been building in some capacity lego since I was 3). I hope to
keep building lego and listening to Bruce for the rest of my life, but if I
lose interest in either, I don't expect I will feel bad about stopping.
Anyway, thanks for reading, how about you?
Magnus
PS Any other Bruce tramps out there among you AFOLs?
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| <snip> (...) Personally I used to have computers as a hobby, but I've been working with them for three years now and the hobby/geek inside me is slowly fading away, I'm mostly using the computer now. Also I used to take a lot of nature photos but (...) (23 years ago, 14-Mar-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| (...) I think this question has been asked before, but it never hurts to ask again... Prior to coming out of my dark ages, two hobbies which I am most interested in were role playing games and model railroading. I have been able to merge those (...) (23 years ago, 15-Mar-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| Magnus Lauglo wrote in message ... (...) indicate (...) Fun subject. My other hobbies/passions: Music (making it... I play celtic fiddle and classical violin) Music (classical and early music, listening to) Gardening SCA (Society for Creative (...) (23 years ago, 15-Mar-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| (...) Always an entertaining question :) I suspect that you'll find a lot of us are hardcore computer users, and I'm no exception. But don't think I spend all of my days cooped up inside the house feverishly building lego or playing Final Fantasy X, (...) (23 years ago, 15-Mar-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| Art: Usually pencil, colored pencil, pen & brush ink, or water color. I had the huge whiteboard at work filled with drawings of my co-workers, so I suppose I'm a dry-erase artist, too <g>. This may move back from being a hobby to being my profession (...) (23 years ago, 15-Mar-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| (...) During the summer months I enjoy 'power' kiting. I have quite a few kites ranging from a Stacker 6 up to a Skytiger 80. The latter is very scary. 4 stacker 6's: (URL) is a Skytiger 40 (my 80 is twice the area): (URL) is me with my 3 super (...) (23 years ago, 15-Mar-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| (...) [...] My hobbies are in a state of constant flux - like the LEGO cycle of dark ages and activity, I go through a similar cycle with other hobbies/interests. But some of those are: * Commodore 8-bit computers (I got my first - a VIC-20 - when I (...) (23 years ago, 15-Mar-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| (...) Like many others, mine go in cycles. There are three main things that I've been doing all my life: playing games, acquiring books, and taking road trips. I've played several thousand board games and I currently own several hundred. I've played (...) (23 years ago, 15-Mar-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| (...) Well, I'm not an AFOL myself, but like the rest of LUGNET, I have plenty of hobbies outside of LEGO. What's best about these, are that I can directly implement them into my creations, and use them as inspiration for future models. Here's a few (...) (23 years ago, 15-Mar-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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