Who are these People!!!

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Chuckles

Name: Jim
Age: 31
Occupation: Payroll Mgr.
Location: Minnetonka, MN
Status: Married for almost 2 years
Children: kids - no, stepkids - yes
Pets: 2, a pug named Gramps and a pug/boston terrier mix named Emy
Toy Lines I collect: SW(figures, 12", AF, Unleashed, books, LEGO), Simpsons and McFarlane Baseball Sportspicks
Sports Teams: Dallas Cowboys and Atlanta Braves.
Bands: Pantera, Sepultura, Hatebreed, Earth Crisis, Coal Chamber, Deftones


Been a fan of Star Wars ever since seeing the movies back when I was 5 and had all the toys as a kid. However, I have only been collecting since the beginning of 2002 near the end of the POTJ line except for the SW LEGO which I have collected since that line began. I can thank Target and their nice clearance prices for getting me into the figs. While searching for clearance priced Lego, I just happened to stumble upon a POTJ Luke, Vader and Han for about $1.74 each. Between the childhood memories of playing with the figures and of course, the price, I picked them up and have been hooked ever since.  

[dustrho]

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Name: Chris Rhoads
Age: 30
Occupation: Web Designer, Network/Security Administrator
Location: Aurora, IL
Status: Happily married for 3 years
Children: My four cats
Pet: see previous question
Toy Lines: Star Wars
Sports Teams: Bears, Bulls, Blackhawks
Bands: AC/DC, Van Halen, Metallica, and many more!

Star Wars is my life..................... what more can I say?

[Boba Binks]

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Boba Binks

Name: David Jonathan Syczylo
Age: 25
Occupation: Visual Communications Specialist - Multimedia Design. Currently Self Employed and work Part Time for a small multimedia  firm.
Location: Indy
Status: Single and Looking...
Pet: My dog Maxi (Beagle / Grey Hound Mix)
Music: Just about everything except for Country and Rap!



I first saw Star Wars - A New Hope in the 1st Grade. That night my parents took me to Sears with them and I bought my first Star Wars figure, R2-D2 which I still have till this day. I collected Star Wars with my brother for a few years. Then we got into other toys.
When the Mail-Away Han Solo as Stormtrooper came out in 1995 I was hooked all over again.  

I also collect Teenage Mutant Ninja Turltes (Vintage to Modern), Simpsons, Lord of the Rings, and other toys that catch my eye. I am a big kid who loves toys.

You can check out my toy museum at www.djsyczylo.net

[Carrie M]

Name: Carrie Malloy
Age: 28
Occupation: Veterinary assistant/receptionist/whatever
Location: Chicago, soon to be Providence, RI
Status: Happily, blissfully taken
Pet: Maggie, my cat
Music: Soooo many interests. Just a few; Misfits/Samhain/Danzig, Neurosis, Sepultura, Tom Waits, Dead Can Dance, Massive Attack

Star Wars fascinated me as a kid, and I still get my jollies from the films. I have a Tusken Raider/Sandpeople collecting focus, and my enthusiasm for collecting has recently been stepped up a bit due to my introduction into the world of bootlegs, and foreign licensed vintage product. The main toy line I collect is Mezco's Living Dead Dolls.

[Mister Skeezler]

Whoa! Thanks for replying guys (and Carrie). Keep it coming!

And Matt...

Just so there's no confusion here - I'm JediMAC, and from all indications, Scott is not my father...

Search your feelings, you know it to be true!

[JediMAC]

And Matt...

Just so there's no confusion here - I'm JediMAC, and from all indications, Scott is not my father...

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Search your feelings, you know it to be true!

Dammit!  Seriously?!  Wow, that really sucks then...  Scott's my Dad.  Who'da thunk it?!  At least I didn't inherit pops looks!  

[Ben]

HMI (Hasbro's Missing Integrity)

Name: Ben
Where he be: Waterloo, IA
Occupation: writer, well-educated slacker, bum, whatever
Age: 22
Status: Single, then not, then single, then not. Single now.
Children: None they can pin on me.
Pet: cat named Peregrin, dog named Jarrett.
Musick: Kiss, Metallica, Led Zeppelin, Pearl Jam, Radiohead, Neil Young, Pink Floyd, Jimi Hendrix in any form, and scored film music.

I was introduced to Star Wars by way of Return of the Jedi, that being in theaters in a rerelease in 1984. Loved it, and saw Empire and A New Hope on VHS shortly thereafter. Of course, like any child who saw these movies, I had to have the toys. And, here we are. I collect Star Wars, LOTR, Marvel Legends, G1 Transformers, and occasional McFarlane, Star Trek, GI Joe, MOTU, and Buffy figures. Also collect comics and DVDs. I play the guitar. Sort of.

I keep the moniker around because I like it. Hasbro really doesn't bother me that much any more.

[Scott]

And Matt...

Just so there's no confusion here - I'm JediMAC, and from all indications, Scott is not my father...

[/i]

Search your feelings, you know it to be true!

Dammit!  Seriously?!  Wow, that really sucks then...  Scott's my Dad.  Who'da thunk it?!  At least I didn't inherit pops looks!  

Matt, would you please get your butt in gear and mow my lawn, thanks

[Darth Broem]

DARTH BROEM

Name: Brian
Location: Bloomington, Il
Job: Financial Services
Age:  29
Status: Engaged - the big day is 11/22/03
Pet: Deceased Sheltie named Tucker
Music: Anything that strikes my mood - mainly rock

I saw Star Wars at age 3.  I was hooked at a very young age.  I was famous for my imitation of R2-D2 in the local stores and with family members.  The people got a good kick out of it.  
I was lucky enough to have parents and family members that would buy me the vintage toys growing up.  Most of the toys survived my heavy play and are in good condition.
I really started collecting about 2 years before the Timothy Zahn books started coming out in the early 90's.  It's really kind of ridiculous all the Star Wars stuff I have.  But it's been a bunch of fun owning it.  

[max_one]

great thread, but i'm running out of time, i'll have too stop back tomorrow.

[roguestormtrooper]

roguestormtrooper is...

name:          Chris Claverie
location:       New Orleans,  Louisiana
age:             34
status:         single
children:       none yet...
pets:            cats (5)
music:          all types...  r&b,  rap,  rock etc...
job:              work in Private Security...  presently seeking new employment
toylines:       Star Wars (mainly),  Modern G.I. Joe and MOTU...

I remember way back in 1977 seeing ANH and becoming instantly hooked.  I had some of the vintage line of figures,  I wish I woulda kept them...  I got back into collecting hardcore back in 1995 when POTFII debuted and have been collecting ever since.  Even though it can be a little expensive sometimes,  it is a hobby that I thoroughly enjoy and brings alot of joy to my life...

I'll stop boring you guys now...

[roguestormtrooper]

P.S.  This is a great thread!!!

[DrunkJedi]

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Drunk Jedi

Name: James
Age: 24
Occupation: Computer Instructor
Location: Kingston, Ontario
Status: Taken
Pet: girlfriend's cat

I liked the OT but back then, I was more into playing with GI Joe, He-Man, Lego and TransFormers. As a teenager I stuck with my Legos and my Joe and TFs were put on a shelf. When I moved out on my own, I started back into GI Joe and TFs. After I met my girlfriend, I started collecting WWF/WWE, the new MOTU, Batman, various Toy Biz lines, various McFarlane lines (mainly the Spawn line). One day we went to stop at Burger King for lunch and I picked up an E1 Qui-Gon that someone had left in the parking lot. After that we went to TRU because I wanted to check and see if they had any new GI Joe figs and the Darth Vader Bespin Duel Saga fig caught my eye. Since then I've concentrated on the POTF2-Saga figs (with a couple vintage Stormtroopers because you can never have enough of them   )

[MetalJedi]

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MetalJedi

Name: Robb T.
Age: 29
Occupation: Retail Slave. Part-Time Graphic Designer(mostly just for me to keep the college stuff in my head when I get a real job.)
Location: Idaho Falls,ID soon to be _____
Status: Single...
Pet: My grey long haired Persian cat named Storm Shadow
Toy Lines: SW(Figures, Unleashed, Deluxe, Clone Wars,Vehicles(Im a mark), MOTU(new), Transformer PVCs(Takara and Hasbro),
Music: DEFTONES, Hatebreed, Iron Maiden, Frank Black, Imperial Teen, ICP(yeah I know), Halford, Dead Kennedys, Good movie soundtracks and alot more but these are current favs.
Fav Team: Pittsburgh Steelers

I saw ANH when it first came out. Then saw it again during the rerelease. I was totally taken by it charm and have been a fan every since. My mom got me started on the toys. She bought me R2, C-3P0 and a Landspeeder. I still have my original Boba Fett, R2 and 3P0.  

[Boba Fitt]

BOBA FITT

Name: Dennis Fitt
Age: 31
Occupation: Microsoft Windows XP Technical Support
Location: Nova Scotia, Canada
Status: Shelby 9, Megan 3 & Andy 1
Pet: none
Toy Lines I collect: Star Wars and that's almost dead
Sports Teams: Boston Bruins, Avalanche & Dallas
Bands: Def Leppard, Queensryche, Savatage & almost anything 80s
Website: www.swphotoshop.xp8.com

SW was the first movie I ever saw. Was 5 years old and my brother and father took me. A movie like that at such an age can leave quite a lasting impression.

All the people here that say they don't want kids... well I used to think the same way. When you hear them laugh and play it's amazing. And you also get to introduce SW to them. "Son, this is a Han Solo figure.... Let me tell you about the movie he was in called Star Wars..."

Then you open up a box of SW toys and let them go at it. When my boy is old enough I swear that is what I am going to do.

I would give up all mw SW stuff in a heartbeat if given the choice between my kids and SW. No contest.