tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9060170380021797645.post6069595986598024560..comments2024-03-27T03:12:53.818-04:00Comments on let's anime: The Earth Defense Command Wants Youd.merrillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07704651182760972937noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9060170380021797645.post-27978713928086649122014-11-24T11:01:56.890-05:002014-11-24T11:01:56.890-05:00its like a second hand window into my childhood.
...its like a second hand window into my childhood.<br /><br />as someone who was an early EDC me member...and later CFO San Antonio and CFO Dallas (if there was a club in the 80's I joined it) who was present when EDC Fort Worth split to become SDF Fort Worth...there has been some politics on both sides, but what finally brought things to a head was a long winded, insulting "editorial"Mr. Crishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03371436021837220541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9060170380021797645.post-12831877430441620032014-01-31T06:49:30.439-05:002014-01-31T06:49:30.439-05:00The EDC were certainly interesting times. So much ...The EDC were certainly interesting times. So much of the chapter splinters/fan drama was lost on me simply because I was just too young to get the gist of it. I still have worn out copies of Aura Battler Dunbine, Megazone 23, the Dirty Pair, and other shows courtesy of Mr. Blend. I think I've still got all copies of Guy's Dirty Pair zine as well. I think the only time I can remember Gaming Through Gauze Wrapped Milky Eyeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14215626624906626289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9060170380021797645.post-80044864875739982982013-04-06T14:08:29.895-04:002013-04-06T14:08:29.895-04:00in a weird way i feel a bit jealous. i was too you...in a weird way i feel a bit jealous. i was too young to get in on the 1980s fandom wave and got on the boat in 1991, when i was 14, right as things began to become "easy." that's not to say i didn't tremendously enjoy being part of the fandom at that time, but i was able to ride the wave of commercial VHS and discovering new anime at otakon, and soon after i began being ferricidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09498363479076290761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9060170380021797645.post-42427863909320249772013-04-01T17:32:46.904-04:002013-04-01T17:32:46.904-04:00I love reading stuff like this, I'm instantly ...I love reading stuff like this, I'm instantly flooded with memories of my own days copying tapes or finishing that newsletter 10 minutes before the club meeting.<br /><br />Now that I think about it, our local club disbanded around 10 years ago. The need for printed newsletters and guys hauling around VHS tapes was petering out.GoofyRobohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05772972750505012363noreply@blogger.com