tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4351633191877185466.post2036942009666012824..comments2024-03-27T19:15:30.249-07:00Comments on The Diary of Dirk Swordman: The Good Ol' DaysDirk Swordmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08837344135304307437noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4351633191877185466.post-41063838002377260852012-12-23T13:33:25.983-08:002012-12-23T13:33:25.983-08:00Dirk, that's hilarious! My friends and I used ...Dirk, that's hilarious! My friends and I used to go to the old Pendragon off Donald Street every Saturday from 1988 to 1990. We were all convinced he WAS the inspiration for Comic Book Guy! In warmer months he would even wear shorts and T-shirts that were too small, and he would almost always be eating the same thing -- meatball sandwiches from Styrofoam containers...and sipping from a two-litre bottle of Diet Coke! If that's not enough, he would also make sarcastic remarks if you asked him questions! The only difference between him and Comic Book Guy was the Pendragon fellow had a wife and son who were always in the shop with him. Other than that, he was pretty much the same guy!DeeJaynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4351633191877185466.post-79033883645650084582012-05-11T15:02:27.630-07:002012-05-11T15:02:27.630-07:00I don't think they are missing anything, if th...I don't think they are missing anything, if the album art reflects the music they like. ;]burnedfxhttp://thedelvers.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4351633191877185466.post-14128759912040093562012-05-11T13:38:01.070-07:002012-05-11T13:38:01.070-07:00Nice post. I got my first set of dice from pheonix...Nice post. I got my first set of dice from pheonix rising as Greg said. Sadly it was like a month ago even though I've been playing D&D for years heh.Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15607853180125036464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4351633191877185466.post-81120134537767185702012-05-10T08:30:00.629-07:002012-05-10T08:30:00.629-07:00Nice post, Dirk. I think much of our gaming nosta...Nice post, Dirk. I think much of our gaming nostalgia involves the game stores we hung out in when we were young. I grew up in Saskatoon and haunted The Wizard's Corner every day after school, whose owner's, Ken and Kathy Ward, became like a second set of parents. They were kind and accommodating, and about as un-Comic Book Guy-like as any people could be.<br /><br />These days I live just a few blocks away from Pendragon Games in Winnipeg and John <i>still</i> follows people around the store to make sure they don't steal anything! Given Matt Groening's ties to Winnipeg, John may very well be the inspiration for Comic Book Guy. Despite the convenient location, I don't shop there much because, at the age of 46, I don't appreciate being hovered over while I'm trying to browse.<br /><br />Sadly, Campaign Outfitters is no longer around. It was sold a number of years ago and went downhill very quickly thereafter. However, there is now Game Knight on Osborne St. and Maxx Collectibles on Portage Ave, neither of which are dedicated old-style gaming stores, but they do help to fill the void.Sean Robsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16429301144221551751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4351633191877185466.post-45907983595857058722012-05-10T07:47:40.674-07:002012-05-10T07:47:40.674-07:00Actually, alot of people are convinced that Comic ...Actually, alot of people are convinced that Comic Book Guy was based off the old owner of Pendragon Games when it was a little hole in the wall. The only thing I remember about him was he was over weight, had a beard, and would follow us around the store to make sure we didn't steal anything while he drank out of a 2L bottle of Diet Coke.Dirk Swordmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08837344135304307437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4351633191877185466.post-35632962443533400062012-05-10T04:33:51.805-07:002012-05-10T04:33:51.805-07:00Sorry for the semi- formed thoughts, I haven't...Sorry for the semi- formed thoughts, I haven't had coffee yet. :)Kiltedyaksmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03462341093016199620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4351633191877185466.post-10261307300119989492012-05-10T04:31:09.762-07:002012-05-10T04:31:09.762-07:00There were two for me. I grew up in a small town w...There were two for me. I grew up in a small town without buses. So you either had to ride into town on your bike to go to the Hobby Shop or, a few years later, hit the store on the way back from a shop class at a different school in grades 7 and 8. Myself and two other guys often went there. I still have my first set of dice from there: orange Koplow dice (still my favs although they have changed them slightly ( for the worse).<br /><br />The other was a funny place that was an office supplies place upstairs but down below - in the basement of course - was a gaming store. Eventually that supply store closed and they kicked the gaming guy out. So he opened a store - get this - called Phoenix Rising - and has been there since. Sadly he only sells modern D&D.<br /><br />So I bought most of my stuff there and the Hobby Shop. Neither place was the stereotypical Android's Dungeon, nor did they have a Comic Book Guy lolKiltedyaksmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03462341093016199620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4351633191877185466.post-29265690383870089962012-05-09T23:55:22.053-07:002012-05-09T23:55:22.053-07:00I often think how younger generations will be miss...I often think how younger generations will be missing out on things like album art, because everything is so digital now. Having easy access to pdf's is great, but it doesn't beat having a book, particularly with gaming.Dirk Swordmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08837344135304307437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4351633191877185466.post-59139585002207861072012-05-09T22:44:31.012-07:002012-05-09T22:44:31.012-07:00I was a customer of the San Diego Comic Gallery fr...I was a customer of the San Diego Comic Gallery from the early 80s until I moved to Los Angeles in 2000.<br /><br />I know they were still around after I moved, but apparently they closed last year.<br /><br /><i>Do you younger gamers think you'll feel the same way about the "new" gaming stores of today? </i><br /><br />The impression I get from the girls (10 and 13 atm) is that they are happy to go with me to the game store, but it's not that big of a deal.<br /><br />Their future nostalgia is going to be youtube (instead of television), the internets (instead of libraries), VLC media player (instead of a projectors) and so on.<br /><br />The only exception I see with them is PDFs. They take advantage of PDFs, but it doesn't replace their desire to own a physical copy of the books they like.<br /><br />The game store doesn't occur to them when there is so much material available online.<br /><br />Although, they often ask to go to the book store.burnedfxhttp://thedelvers.com/noreply@blogger.com