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May 15, 2006
Gaming friends one didn't pick on...
My friends love to pick on me for my hobbies. Good-naturedly of course. Well, except in the case of those who feel my time would be better spent growing up *cough*...but enough of that!
Many years ago, I guess around 11 or 12 (may have been as early as '92), I met a couple folks playing cards at a little shop in Old Saybrook, Connecticut. (Magic the Gathering to be precise) Definitely not your picture of average gamers, as they both were as comfortable in a bar fight as at a gaming convention. If we could have figured out how they could do both, they probably would have.
Ed had (and by the looks of his Myspace, still has), a huge vocabulary of 4 letter words. Still, there are no people (except for maybe Eric) that I would rather have been with walking the streets of New York City at 2am (and we did that at least a dozen times or more). If they said 'I got your back', they meant it, come hell or high water.
Ed is a little older than I am while Rod a little younger. When I first went exploring Myspace, I noticed the dearth of folks over thirty, so I never thought to look for either there, though I have Googled them once in a while. Just on an off chance, I looked up one late last week, and through his friends list, found them both. They are both in Maryland doing well!
Meet Rod.
Meet Ed.
Good to see y'all again! I think I may relate the tale of the burning couch later...I bet Rod remembers that one!
Posted by TLorin at May 15, 2006 7:11 PM
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"Still, there are no people (except for maybe Eric) that I would rather have been with walking the streets of New York City at 2am (and we did that at least a dozen times or more). If they said 'I got your back', they meant it, come hell or high water."
Hey now!
www.myspace.com/gibbdash
Posted by: Gibb at May 16, 2006 1:04 AM
Doh!;) Well, from a 'they'll mug the muggers, string him up the nearest light pole, pants him, and then take his wallet and go out for beer' perspective; preferably the whole crew including you, Saint and Scott would be along for the ride!=) I miss those adventures!
Posted by: Tlorin at May 16, 2006 6:46 AM
We had a real good time in those days, stayin up for 3 days in a row, and eatin Whitecastle for breakfast. Good memories..:)
Posted by: Saint7 at May 16, 2006 7:21 AM
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