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(...) <snip> (...) <snip> (...) I'm glad I'm not the only one who has found pieces lieing in the street and brought them to 'a good home'. Over my life I have probably found a dozen or so pieces. Some were from when I was in grade school on the (...) (22 years ago, 10-Dec-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.people)
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(...) Hmm, I should add one here: Walking into the baggage claim area in DC and spotting someone taking my big box of LEGO off the conveyor and realizing he must be Thomas Avery... Then moments after we got both my bags and Thomas had time to (...) (22 years ago, 10-Dec-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.people)
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(...) I have fond memories of that set as well. Much like you I used every surface in the house as an area to explore. It's one of the few space sets I remember as a set, as opposed to MOCs. That and the 6390 Space Supply Station. Now that I'm a (...) (22 years ago, 10-Dec-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.people)
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(...) My CLE's (Cool LEGO Experiences): Story 1 When I was 5, my mom bought me my first set as a surprize (a LEGOLAND police station). I didn't know what LEGO was, and I didn't have much experience with other construction toys at that point. Aside (...) (22 years ago, 10-Dec-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.people)
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As a child, I remember going to a little toy store called the Toy Box in Augusta Georgia. I would pick up every classic space Lego set box and pour over the pictures on the back. I remember dreaming of what crafts could be made and the imaginary (...) (22 years ago, 10-Dec-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.people)
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(...) ROFL! (...) Hehe! (...) Now _that's_ insane! :) (...) As I've said before and will say again: You ARE the Legomaster! You've had a real cool LEGO life this far Eric, I wounder what life has in store for you... Best regards, /Tobbe (URL) SPAM (...) (22 years ago, 10-Dec-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.people)
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<<snip>> (...) LOL! Best regards, /Tobbe (URL) SPAM when e-mailing) (22 years ago, 10-Dec-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.people)
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(can't believe I forgot this one since it was the coolest) #6 2002 Back then, when I was a kid, a relative that had emigrated to US (from Sweden) used to send us kids dollar bills for every christmas. In this manner I had collected two $1 and one $5 (...) (22 years ago, 10-Dec-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.people)
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(...) Wait. I got it! It would _definitely_ have to be spending eight hours photographing Lindsay Braun's 13-foot Japanese war cruiser this past August. That was more fun than I usually get to have in a whole month. --Todd (22 years ago, 10-Dec-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.people)
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Ted, you and your family were so very kind, telling us stories about the wonderful Lego Items you have in your home. I also thought it especially cool that you and your wife are so supportive of your Sons. Everytime I set up my Sorting bins I think (...) (22 years ago, 10-Dec-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.people)
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(...) Eric- LEGOMaster honors us with his mention <g>! I was laughing so hard when I came across your post that the whole family had to come ask why. (Of course, we were honored to have you visit us.) -Ted Michon (22 years ago, 10-Dec-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.people)
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(...) I'm not sure how I'd define "cool" or "coolest" experience, but I think the most fun I've had would have to be the evening spent at Mark Sandlin's house during NWBrickCon and a couple nights before that tipping back pints of Guinness at an (...) (22 years ago, 10-Dec-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.people)
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(...) Snip! (...) There seems to be a bunch of wonderful stories about people's Coolest Lego Experiences! My coolest Lego experience falls into a more retrospective moment! It was 1998 and I had only discovered the joy of building with Lego bricks. (...) (22 years ago, 10-Dec-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.people)
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(...) I just needed to chime in on this one... I am a fan of lego bricks from way back. My father was in the service and so I was introduced to legos around 1964. The boy upstairs had them. My parents (and their German friends) dutifully supported (...) (22 years ago, 10-Dec-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.people)
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Wow everybody! These are some great stories! I have a few that I would like to contribute: 1. Meeting other Mecha Builders in California. 2. Being asked by the TLC to use some of my images for the story "The Art of Lego" on Lego.com in the Build (...) (22 years ago, 10-Dec-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.people)
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(...) <snip> (...) Fixed! Thanks for the 'heads-up'! (URL) K (22 years ago, 10-Dec-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.people)
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(...) Double oops! That's actually 'Welsh', isn't it? Sorry mate. (22 years ago, 9-Dec-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.people)
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(...) Ooops... 8. Having Ted Walsh point out that, despite the fact I majored in Maths at Uni, I still can't count! (22 years ago, 9-Dec-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.people)
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In lugnet.general, Matthew Wightwick writes: <snip> (...) <snip> What happened to number 8? (22 years ago, 9-Dec-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.people)
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Mine can only be described as a religious experience(1). When I was a kid, I wanted a Galaxy Explorer. Badly. After what felt like years (and more than a few false hopes), my parents finally came through for me. I was ecstatic. I still remember (...) (22 years ago, 9-Dec-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.people)
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