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From: Marsha Makela <marzm@erols.com> Date: Thu, 03 Jul 1997 07:48:44 -0400 Organization: Erol's Internet Services Name: Marsha Makela Gender: Female Mental Age/Status of Inner Child: 19 yrs. Location: Silver Spring, Maryland LEGO/home page URL(s): none Marital Status: 28 years (and proud of it) Children: FIVE (proud of them too), ONE grandson (totally in love with him) Occupation: Residential Electrician Number of Unopened Sets: 80 Set/Theme would like to see: Naval Theme (aircraft carrier) Favorites: Town, Classic Space Parks Visited: None--but will be in Carlsbad in 1999 for the opening RTL: about 4 months
From: exitg@aol.com (ExitG) Date: 3 Aug 1997 00:58:22 GMT Organization: AOL http://www.aol.com Name: Carrie Whitcher Gender: female Year of Birth: 1968 Mental Age/Status of Inner Child: 12 Location: CA E-mail Address:ExitG LEGO/home page URL(s): Marital Status: happily divorced Children: 1 cat, Socks Occupation: high school teacher On R.T.L (A.T.L) Since: Jan 1997 # of Sets in LEGO Collection: 125 # of Unopened Sets in Collection: 10 # of LEGO Pieces: 10,000+ # of LEGOfests Attended:0 # of LEGO Theme Parks Visited:0 First LEGO Set: Universal 300 something Favorite Theme(s): Space Favorite Set(s): Blacktron Favorite Piece(s)/Minifigure(s): colored see-thru plastic Set/theme you would like to see: more Space Current LEGO Project: My boyfriend is helping me design a 3-story lego set display shelf, 8'X5'. Greatest Claim to LEGO Fame: The kid with the biggest toy collection at my high school is me (& my legos...) Other (Non-LEGO) Interests: Botany, floriculture, insects, hiking, visiting National Parks, prospecting for gold...
From: Douglas Pool <d-pool@students.uiuc.edu> Date: Sun, 3 Aug 1997 23:22:29 -0500 Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Name: Douglas Pool Gender: male Year of Birth: 73 Mental Age/Status of Inner Child: 13? Location: IL aka corn country E-mail Address: pool@aries.scs.uiuc.edu LEGO/home page URL(s): Marital Status: single Children: hope not Occupation: grad student On R.T.L (A.T.L) Since: November 96? # of Sets in LEGO Collection: 6 different kind here # of Unopened Sets in Collection: 1 for now # of LEGO Pieces: 650 here # of LEGOfests Attended: 0 # of LEGO Theme Parks Visited: 0 First LEGO Set: Hard to say, was really young, basic set though Favorite Theme(s): Anything to do with aircraft, especially technic Favorite Set(s): 8456 - Fiber Optic Multi Set (don't own it yet ;) Favorite Piece(s)/Minifigure(s): Skeletons Set/theme you would like to see: More authentic planes Current LEGO Project: Making molecules out of lego Greatest Claim to LEGO Fame: Got someone in my research group hooked on lego :) Other (Non-LEGO) Interests: reading, playing with the computer, shooting trap and skeet
From: Wilson Tam <wtam@nbnet.nb.ca> Date: Tue, 05 Aug 1997 01:24:37 -0700 Organization: NBTel Internet Rec.Toys.Lego Roll Call/ De-lurking Form (Version 3.1) Name: Wilson Tam Gender: Male Year of Birth: '82 Mental Age/Status of Inner Child: ? Location: Canada E-mail Address: wtam@nbnet.nb.ca LEGO/home page URL(s): n/a Marital Status: unmarried Children: n/a Occupation: n/a On R.T.L (A.T.L) Since: March 1997 # of Sets in LEGO Collection: 50-70 # of Unopened Sets in Collection: 0 # of LEGO Pieces: 4,000 to 5,000 pieces # of LEGOfests Attended: n/a # of LEGO Theme Parks Visited: n/a First LEGO Set: Some Universal lego set with that bulky mini-figs Favorite Theme(s): Town (NOT TOWN JR.! :-)), Wild West Favorite Set(s):6398 (Central Precient HQ) Favorite Piece(s)/Minifigure(s):A frowny Chief of Lego Police Set/theme you would like to see:Star Wars, Military and more L&S sets Current LEGO Project: Hope to squeeze in more room for Lego... Greatest Claim to LEGO Fame: Don't remember :-( Other (Non-LEGO) Interests: Internet, computer and video games, Sailor Moon,
Date: 3 Aug 1997 12:22:22 GMT Name: Kyle Peterson Gender: Male Year of Birth: '74 Mental Age/Status of Inner Child: 11 Location: Dayton, OH E-mail Address: kyle@allegro.net LEGO/home page URL(s): www.allegro.net/kyle Marital Status: Single Children: 0 Occupation: Director of Marketing for an Internet comm company On R.T.L (A.T.L) Since: 6-97 # of Sets in LEGO Collection: 60 # of Unopened Sets in Collection: Why leave them in the box? # of LEGO Pieces: Beats me! # of LEGOfests Attended: 0 # of LEGO Theme Parks Visited: 0 First LEGO Set: That old Police station from the 70's Favorite Theme(s): Castle Favorite Set(s): Blacksmiths shop Favorite Piece(s)/Minifigure(s): Skeletons Set/theme you would like to see: Egyptian Current LEGO Project: Huge Elven Forest featuring 4 large trees with huts on top Greatest Claim to LEGO Fame: Like the ewoks. Other (Non-LEGO) Interests: Toy collecting, Tennis
From: legobeaver@aol.com (LegoBeaver) Date: 3 Aug 1997 18:38:42 GMT Organization: AOL http://www.aol.com Name: Chris Faller Gender: Male Year of Birth: 1990 Age: 7 E-mail Address: LegoBeaver@aol.com On RTL since: March 1997 # of sets in Lego collection: approx. 130 # of unopened sets in collection: approx. 10 (my Mom bought a bunch through your great Lego auctions & hasn't given them to me yet!) # of Lego pieces: Millions & millions First Lego set: 545 Basic set & Dragon Wagon set Favorite themes: Any space, but especially M'Trons, Unitrons & Blacktrons, also the new UFO's are pretty cool Favorite sets: For now, my favorite is the M'Tron Multi-Core Magnetizer, but we won the Monorail Transport Base in a recent auction & I'm sure that once I build that, it will be my all-time favorite!! Favorite piece: transparent yellow rocket piece on the front of the Magnetizer Favorite minifigures: M'Trons & Unitrons Set/Theme I'd like to see: Something similar to Star Wars or Prehistoric sets with dinosaur figures Current Lego project: collecting all the older (especially discontinued) space sets I can find Greatest claim to Lego fame: Won certificate of achievement in Lego Space Challenge Other non-Lego interests: collecting & playing with Star Wars figures & vehicles, any other building sets such as K'Nex, Better Blocks, Erector Set, etc. P.S. My Mom has encouraged & supported my Lego Mania by participating in some of your great Lego auctions. That's the only way we can possibly collect the older sets. Keep 'em going!!
From: Jeremy Rear <j.rear@worldnet.att.net> Date: Sun, 03 Aug 1997 20:47:40 -0700 Organization: AT&T WorldNet Services Name: jeremy rear Gender: male Year of Birth: 1973 Mental Age: 14 Location: portland (& eugene) oregon, usa E-mail Address: j.rear@worldnet.att.net LEGO/home page URL(s): none Marital Status: single, but happily dating a sweet girl Children: none Occupation: architect & industrial designer On R.T.L. (A.T.L.) Since: march 1997 # of Sets in LEGO Collection: 450 # of Unopened Sets in Collection: 50 # of LEGO Pieces: ~80.000 # of LEGOfests Attended: 1 (portland...long long ago) First LEGO Set: LEGO set #367 Moon Landing (c.1975) Favourite Theme(s): Town, Trains Favourite Set(s): Nautica, Launch Commandand, RSQ 911 theme sets Favourite Piece(s)/Minifigure(s): muti-faced windshield (on Patriot Jet), spigots Current LEGO Project: Metropolis Legoland setting in 2019 (Blade Runner theme) with spinners (which have been designed and made to minifig scale)! Paramilitary police enforcement team instead of a military (making it legal LEGO!?) Future LEGO Ambitions: Being able to store/setup all of my sets, and creations safely, without dust attack Greatest Claim to LEGO Fame: allow me to think about this one :-) Other (Non-LEGO) Interests: travel, hiking, designing
From: "Dietmar Stuever" <rufus@uni-muenster.de> Date: Mon, 4 Aug 1997 17:49:55 +0200 Organization: Westfaelische Wilhelms-Universitaet Muenster, Germany Name: Rufus T. (although my parents names me Dietmar Stuever) Gender:Male Year of Birth: August 19, 1968 (there is a set with this number also) Mental Age/Status of Inner Child: alternating between 5 and 50 Location: Muenster, Germany, Europe E-mail Address: rufus@uni-muenster.de LEGO/home page URL(s): not yet :(( Marital Status: forbidden for kids :) Children: am children enough Occupation: student (economics) On R.T.L (A.T.L) Since: april 1996 # of Sets in LEGO Collection: around 350 (98% space) # of Unopened Sets in Collection: around 150 # of LEGO Pieces: far to less if you ask me :) # of LEGOfests Attended:0 # of LEGO Theme Parks Visited:0 (planning windsor and billund) First LEGO Set: a train-set (i think it was 120) from 1972 or so. the first set i bought myself was 885 (raumgleiter) Favorite Theme(s): galax police, m:tron, blacktron II Favorite Set(s): 6887 allied avenger, might be thrown over by the new ufo-series Favorite Piece(s)/Minifigure(s): the long trans-neon-yellow antennae Set/theme you would like to see: space rangers (to chase the evil? ufo's) and sarascenes for the castle theme Current LEGO Project: spreading lots of wonderful sets among the rtl-family to fullfil their dreams :) Greatest Claim to LEGO Fame: ?? noticing the different version of 6923 and 889 ?? (what's fame?) Other (Non-LEGO) Interests: roleplaying, getting money for my Other (LEGO) Interests
From: Thad Sze <thadsze@roadrunner.com> Date: Mon, 04 Aug 1997 11:10:46 -0600 Organization: The Santa Fe Institute Name: Thaddeus Sze Gender: Male Year of Birth: 1979 Mental Age/Status of Inner Child: About 12/ Very Healthy Location: NM, for the moment E-mail Address: LEGO/home page URL(s): None Marital Status: Single Children: None Occupation: Student On R.T.L (A.T.L) Since: 12/96 # of Sets in LEGO Collection: ~100 # of Unopened Sets in Collection: 3 or 4; I can't resist building almost anything that I get ahold of. # of LEGO Pieces: don't know; should figure out sometime; mental note. # of LEGOfests Attended: zero # of LEGO Theme Parks Visited: Legoland Billund, twice. First LEGO Set: Yellow Castle Favorite Theme(s): 12V trains; town; technic; divers (not necessarily in that order) Favorite Set(s): Supercar; Search and Rescue; Rescue Chopper (chinook style); High Speed Train Favorite Piece(s)/Minifigure(s): Pirate ship masts: useful for masts, radio towers, telephone poles, etc. Set/theme you would like to see: I would like to see a floating boat based on the diver's theme; large hull as in old cargo ship, with a big A-Frame to launch ROVs/ subs. I'd also like to see some sort of historical theme: Roman empire; Ancient China; LEGO samurai, or some such thing. Current LEGO Project: Packing away my sets for impending relocation Greatest Claim to LEGO Fame: Submitting a report on a Lego structure to the National Register of Historic Places. Other (Non-LEGO) Interests: Celtic music, Field Hockey.
From: pdxyoda@aol.com (PDX Yoda) Date: 8 Aug 1997 17:17:36 GMT Organization: AOL http://www.aol.com Name: Sam Bronkey Gender: Male Year of Birth: '75 Mental Age/Status of Inner Child: Felt 21 at 16 Location: Portland, OR E-mail Address: pdxyoda@aol.com yeah yeah... LEGO/home page URL(s): I wish.com Marital Status: Single Children: Zip Occupation: Bus Driver On R.T.L (A.T.L) Since: 8/97 # of Sets in LEGO Collection: 20 not counting cheap sets # of Unopened Sets in Collection: I have no willpower # of LEGO Pieces: zillions # of LEGOfests Attended: LEGO fest? Like DOOMFest? # of LEGO Theme Parks Visited: Can't afford all the LEGO sets I want, let alone go to Denmark First LEGO Set: Fire Station Favorite Theme(s): Space Favorite Set(s): I forgot Favorite Piece(s)/Minifigure(s): Pirate Captain Set/theme you would like to see: "Aliens" ala Sigourney Weaver Current LEGO Project: "Illyria" Large starship with lots of engines and lots of weaponry Greatest Claim to LEGO Fame: Buying LEGO sets at garage sales Other (Non-LEGO) Interests: Computers, Brewing, war history
From: Polly Swanson <pcs@vms.cis.pitt.edu> Date: Fri, 08 Aug 1997 19:50:43 -0700 Organization: University of Pittsburgh Name: G/J-erry Gender: Male Year of Birth: Kennedy won the presidential election Age: Now minus the year Eisenhower lost the presidential election E-mail Address: swanson@nsabp.gsph.pitt.edu Web Page: http://www.pitt.edu/~gls6 On RTL since: 24 years after Neil & Buzz landed on Earth's natural satelite. By the way, the first words said on the moon were "Contact Light", said by Buzz when the LEM made physical contact with the lunar surface. # of sets in Lego collection: Lost count # of unopened sets in collection: What's an unopened set? # of Lego pieces: See above First Lego set: A small Basic set from the year Challenger was lost. Favorite themes: SPACE Favorite sets: Mine. Favorite piece: The 4.5 volt Motor Block. Favorite minifigures: Classic Space (I only have 5) Set/Theme I'd like to see: to paraphrase KIPLING: I am one who builds alone, and all legos are the same to me. Current Lego project: 1:700 Lego USS Enterprise, NCC-1701. Greatest claim to Lego fame: Lego shuttle Other non-Lego interests: Astronomy, Space, Trains, Member of National Space Society, Member of Arden Trolley Museum The Enterprise model is completed, I have yet to finish the LDraw plans and place them on my web page. I also completed a Mini-fig scale model of a Space Shuttle, pictures are on the web. I like designing the models more than I do building them. Many of the projects I've started have been inspired by other posts to this news group.
From: Carl Kuhne <ckuhne@netcom.ca> Date: Sat, 09 Aug 1997 11:03:23 -0400 Organization: Netcom Canada Name: Carl Kuhne Gender: Male Year of Birth: 1978 Mental Age/Status of Inner Child: 8 or 9 Location: Newmarket, Ontario, Canada E-mail Address: ckuhne@netcom.ca LEGO/home page URL(s): http://www.cybermail.net/~lemonilla/ Marital Status: Single Children: NONE Occupation: Student On R.T.L (A.T.L) Since: July 1997 # of Sets in LEGO Collection: 145+ # of Unopened Sets in Collection: 2 # of LEGO Pieces: thousands # of LEGOfests Attended: 0 # of LEGO Theme Parks Visited: 1 -- Billund! First LEGO Set: Either Shell Gas station or some Duplo set Favorite Theme(s): Town and Paradisa Favorite Set(s): Ristorante and Pizza to Go Favorite Piece(s)/Minifigure(s): The classic minifig with the 'old' face Set/theme you would like to see: A Housing theme for town lego. Minifigs need a place to sleep!! Current LEGO Project: Building a Casino/Lounge beside my racetrack. Greatest Claim to LEGO Fame: Hmm... Other (Non-LEGO) Interests: Internet, Partying, St. John Ambulance Brigade (First Aid).
From: Steve Hass <hass@tir.com> Date: Tue, 12 Aug 1997 00:53:40 -0700 Organization: The Internet Ramp Name:Steve Hass Gender:Male Year of Birth:October 18, 1983 Mental Age/Status of Inner Child:15/12 Location:Owosso, MI E-mail Address:hass@tir.com LEGO/home page URL(s): no lego page yet Marital Status:single Children:me to young Occupation:student On R.T.L (A.T.L) Since:june 1997 # of Sets in LEGO Collection:75+ # of Unopened Sets in Collection:None why would I ever want an un opened set? # of LEGO Pieces:around30,000-60,514.1576 # of LEGOfests Attended:0 # of LEGO Theme Parks Visited:0 First LEGO Set: either a dinky $4.00 futron/classic space set of a blue bucket of basic blocks Favorite Theme(s):Space Favorite Set(s):Futron Moneral transport system Favorite Piece(s)/Minifigure(s):U.F.O alians Set/theme you would like to see: a classic series where Blacktron Space police and futron righn again!!!! (me was too little to get more than a cople of these sets) Current LEGO Project:Expand my large lego base (takes up a large kitchen table with leaf and baseplates stick of the edge already!) Greatest Claim to LEGO Fame:ummm........see above Other (Non-LEGO) Interests: HTML and java script and stuff like that
Date: Thu, 21 Aug 1997 22:41:12 -0600 From: paulocjunior@hotmail.com Organization: Deja News Posting Service Rec.Toys.Lego Roll Call/ De-lurking Form (Version 3.1) Name: Paulo Caparica Junior Gender: Male Year of Birth: 1958 Mental Age/Status of Inner Child: eternal Location: Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil E-mail Address: paulocjunior@hotmail.com LEGO/home page URL(s): http://www.geocities.com/Area51/Zone/7714 Marital Status: Married Children: Marina (7) & Gustavo (2) Occupation: Systems Analist On R.T.L (A.T.L) Since: 97 # of Sets in LEGO Collection: 50 # of Unopened Sets in Collection: 1 # of LEGO Pieces: 7918 # of LEGOfests Attended: 0 # of LEGO Theme Parks Visited: 0 First LEGO Set: some lost basic set Favorite Theme(s): space Favorite Set(s): 8042 Pneumatic Set (my first after the dark ages) Favorite Piece(s)/Minifigure(s): all (even burps) Set/theme you would like to see: 50's sci fi Current LEGO Project: Alderaban7 Greatest Claim to LEGO Fame: Other (Non-LEGO) Interests: Design, Architecture, Computers and Alchemy.
From: "Nick Corea" <ncorea@ea.com> Date: 24 Aug 1997 16:41:56 GMT Organization: New News Server at Electronic Arts Name: Nick Corea Gender: Male Year of Birth: 1968 Mental Age/Status of Inner Child: 13 / going on 18 Location: San Mateo, CA E-mail Address: ncorea@ea.com LEGO/home page URL(s): none (yet!!) Marital Status: Single - :^( Children: none (yet!!) Occupation: Computer Graphic Artist for Electronic Arts On R.T.L (A.T.L) Since: Late 1995 # of Sets in LEGO Collection: ~100 (and 20+ 950 buckets) # of Unopened Sets in Collection: 4 # of LEGO Pieces: > 2 cubic yards or so (if I count my sets, I can hypothesize) # of LEGOfests Attended: 1 Bay Area get together # of LEGO Theme Parks Visited: 0 - :^( First LEGO Set: a basic set circa 1972 Favorite Theme(s): impossible to choose Favorite Set(s): 497 Galaxy Explorer, 6067 Guarded Inn, 4558 Metroliner Favorite Piece(s)/Minifigure(s): No-Paint Tiles / Black Knight Set/theme you would like to see: Famous Architecture Series Current LEGO Project: All-Black Knight and All-White Knight, Big Fish Series, and forever sorting
From: joel@uiatma.atmos.uiuc.edu (Joel_Plutchak) Date: 5 Sep 1997 21:11:41 GMT Organization: University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Rec.Toys.Lego Roll Call/ De-lurking Form (Version 3.1) Name: Joel Plutchak Gender: Male Year of Birth: 1959 Mental Age/Status of Inner Child: 24 Location: Champaign Illinois USA E-mail Address: plutchak@uiuc.edu LEGO/home page URL(s): http://uiatma.atmos.uiuc.edu/~joel/ Marital Status: Married Children: 2 preschoolers (as of 1997) Occupation: Computer Programmer On R.T.L (A.T.L) Since: ...before DejaNews started archiving in early 1995 # of Sets in LEGO Collection: ~14 # of Unopened Sets in Collection: 1 # of LEGO Pieces: I don't keep track. # of LEGOfests Attended: 0 # of LEGO Theme Parks Visited: 0 First LEGO Set: 9605 (dacta) Favorite Theme(s): Technic Favorite Set(s): 9605 Favorite Piece(s)/Minifigure(s): skeleton Set/theme you would like to see: Brewery Current LEGO Project: Indoctrinating toddlers into LEGO-do: The Way of LEGO Greatest Claim to LEGO Fame: None Other (Non-LEGO) Interests: None LEG0: TC++++(9605) SP,CA,PI,DU+ BV,PA-- MT>+++ #+ S+ LS++ H!? A--- YB59m Geek: GCS d(-) s+:- a C++(+)$ U+++$ P-(++)$ E-(---) M-- 5- b+++ y++++ g-(+++)
From: "Mr Wilkes" <s.d.birchall@surveying.salford.ac.uk> Date: 5 Sep 1997 21:55:38 GMT Organization: University of Salford, Salford, Manchester, UK Name: stu birchall Gender: male Year of Birth: 1973 Mental Age/Status of Inner Child: 12 Location: salford, england E-mail Address: s.d.birchall@surveying.salford.ac.uk LEGO/home page URL(s): ruby.construct-it.salford.ac.uk Marital Status: single Children: 0 Occupation: phd student On R.T.L (A.T.L) Since: early 1995 # of Sets in LEGO Collection: 3 # of Unopened Sets in Collection:0 # of LEGO Pieces: ? # of LEGOfests Attended:0 # of LEGO Theme Parks Visited:0 First LEGO Set: Lego train set, two red car, electric. # Favorite Theme(s): space/aquazone Favorite Set(s): neptune sub-base Favorite Piece(s)/Minifigure(s): the cool UFO alien figs # Set/theme you would like to see: Lego rescue : international rescue theme Current LEGO Project: starship cygnus, from the black hole Greatest Claim to LEGO Fame: destroyed early washing machine with lego part Other (Non-LEGO) Interests: sci fi, educational pyschology, creative writing
From: FlyingDutchman@unet.univie.ac.at (Ardjan Besse) Date: Fri, 05 Sep 1997 22:22:14 GMT Organization: Vienna University, Austria Rec.Toys.Lego Roll Call/ De-lurking Form (Version 3.1) Name: Ardjan Besse Gender: Male Year of Birth: 1968 Mental Age/Status of Inner Child: 11 Location: Vienna, Austria, Europe E-mail Address: a8705125@unet.univie.ac.at LEGO/home page URL(s): not yet Marital Status: married Children: I am my own child... Occupation: Chemical analyst On R.T.L (A.T.L) Since: Spring 1996 # of Sets in LEGO Collection: Old: ~50, new: ~20 (but big ones!) # of Unopened Sets in Collection: None # of LEGO Pieces: Not enough # of LEGOfests Attended: None # of LEGO Theme Parks Visited: None yet First LEGO Set: After Dark Ages: 8062 Technic Suitcase Favorite Theme(s): Technic, Bat Lords, UFOs Favorite Set(s): 8480 Space Shuttle Favorite Piece(s)/Minifigure(s): A blue legged, red helmeted gray backpacked astronaut, with "Bill&Mary" red/white stickers on torso... Set/theme you would like to see: Tough one to be original. Town Lunaparc? Tolkien-like Fantasy? Technic Flight-Simulator? Current LEGO Project: "Mad Max"-type Technic Space Shuttle, then: Two T-Rexes, then Wriggle-movement Car.... Greatest Claim to LEGO Fame: Working on it... Other (Non-LEGO) Interests: SciFi (No Starwars or Trekkies), Fantasy (Tolien!!!), Queen, My wife. (This in reverse order... 8-) Greetings, Ardjan LEGO code V2.0 (Current status, under construction...) LEGO: TC++++(8485,8480)FS+CA++(6097)PI+MOC+ BV-- #++ S- LS++ Hmu M+ A@ LM-- VL>rd YB68mIC13 No junk-mail! Replace 'Flying_Dutchman' with 'a8705125'
From: magnew@together.net (Matt Agnew) Date: Sat, 06 Sep 1997 12:00:11 GMT Organization: Together Networks - Burlington, VT. Name: Matt Agnew Gender: M Year of Birth: 1969 Mental Age/Status of Inner Child: 12 Location: Burlington, VT USA E-mail Address: magnew@together.net LEGO/home page URL(s): http://www.together.net/~magnew Marital Status: Single Children: Cat - Mildred Muffinhead Occupation: Letter Carrier, USPS On R.T.L (A.T.L) Since: +/- mid '95 # of Sets in LEGO Collection: +/- 75 # of Unopened Sets in Collection: 4 # of LEGO Pieces: ? 20,000+ # of LEGOfests Attended: 0 # of LEGO Theme Parks Visited: 0 First LEGO Set: Most likely some small early 70's car Favorite Theme(s): Train, Technic Favorite Set(s): Airtech Claw Rig, Metroliner, Space Shuttle Favorite Piece(s)/Minifigure(s): Motors! Set/theme you would like to see: Wild West 9V Steam Train! Current LEGO Project: Replica Morgan trike. Greatest Claim to LEGO Fame: We have fame here? Other (Non-LEGO) Interests: Biking, Canoeing. Geek Code: LEGO:TR++++(4558) TC+++(8868) MT++(5571) TO++ #++ S+ LS>++ Hmu A+ YB69m
From: "Eileen Thiessen :)" <e-tanng@students.uiuc.edu>
Date: Sat, 6 Sep 1997 09:16:50 -0500
Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Rec.Toys.Lego Roll Call/ De-lurking Form (Version 3.1)
Name: E. Eileen Thiessen
Gender: Female
Year of Birth: 1971
Mental Age/Status of Inner Child: About 5 years past the time where I
want all of the Lego sets that I see.
Location: Champaign, Illinois
E-mail Address: thiessen@aries.scs.uiuc.edu
LEGO/home page URL(s): none that I've done much with
Marital Status: married
Children: none
Occupation: graduate student in Organic chemistry
On R.T.L (A.T.L) Since: ~12 August 1997
# of Sets in LEGO Collection: ~22
# of Unopened Sets in Collection: none! I love playing with them and can
currently not afford to get more than one major set--one to play with
and one to keep in an unopened box. :)
# of LEGO Pieces: I've never counted.
# of LEGOfests Attended: none
# of LEGO Theme Parks Visited: none; but my husband attended Legoland in
Denmark, lucky guy!
First LEGO Set: Skeleton Crew (a friend gave it to me and got me hooked!)
Favorite Theme(s): Train, castle, and Technic
Favorite Set(s): 4559 train, 6389 Fire Control Center (inc.)
Favorite Piece(s)/Minifigure(s):
Set/theme you would like to see: None at the moment, since I'm just starting
to find out what's out there already. However, being a chemisty, I
wouldn't mind a molecular model set made from Lego. :)
Current LEGO Project: Sorting through a pile of Lego and trying to figure
out what sets are there and then trying to put them together.
Greatest Claim to LEGO Fame: I made a cool looking snowman...hey, I just
started getting into Lego about a month or two ago.
Other (Non-LEGO) Interests: Cats, Books, Variety of crafts, Art
My Wish List:
4565 Deluxe Freight Train
8480 Space Shuttle
9364 Dacta Hospital
8459 Pneumatic Front-End Loader
8456 Fiber Optic Multi-Set
6097 Night Lords Castle
6075 Yellow Castle (my husband apparently has this at his parents house
in Santa Fe, so this wish may come true :))
6350 Pizza to Go
And probably a bunch of other stuff that I haven't seen/considered. ;-)
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