tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post733811018698359251..comments2024-03-28T06:20:47.668-04:00Comments on GROGNARDIA: Thinking of GaryJames Maliszewskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00341941102398271464noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-45603634866982320872021-03-06T13:25:47.537-05:002021-03-06T13:25:47.537-05:00The Stan Lee comparison is, I think, a very apt on...The Stan Lee comparison is, I think, a very apt one.James Maliszewskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00341941102398271464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-60009318554344918792021-03-06T13:11:16.315-05:002021-03-06T13:11:16.315-05:00In my mind Gary is this hyper-enthusiastic America...In my mind Gary is this hyper-enthusiastic American guy selling something niche and nerdy as being really cool and adventurous. He sits alongside Stan Lee as the two guys who's influence on me started at around 12yo, keeping me and my friends out of trouble through our teens.<br /><br /><br />His influence and that of Dave Arneson extends so much into popular culture and video games in particular. Not a bad legacy and one that I keep pointing out to my kids.Jacob72https://www.blogger.com/profile/17268402292420473229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-27359186542894934192021-03-06T11:30:07.470-05:002021-03-06T11:30:07.470-05:00That's precisely why I chose it. I know that, ...That's precisely why I chose it. I know that, at the end of his life, Gary regularly said that he wanted to be remembered simply as someone who loved games and encouraged that love in others. I thought this photo did a good job of showing that.James Maliszewskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00341941102398271464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-81126721542906972602021-03-06T10:21:28.490-05:002021-03-06T10:21:28.490-05:00What a fabulous picture! I haven't seen that o...What a fabulous picture! I haven't seen that one before. Most pictures of Mr. Gygax show him as an old, tired looking business man. In this picture, he looks like an excited gamer in his prime. You can really see the origins of D&D in this picture.Figulushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13549064050271896212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-33819769818620699412021-03-05T13:18:45.766-05:002021-03-05T13:18:45.766-05:00I was just a teenage fanboy when I met him in 86, ...I was just a teenage fanboy when I met him in 86, I wish I'd asked him to explain initiative or polymorph instead of getting him to sign my PHB and DMG.Andromhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11676842057897482010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-21824055180499911442021-03-04T23:50:26.197-05:002021-03-04T23:50:26.197-05:00Wholeheartedly agree, James. Our world is better f...Wholeheartedly agree, James. Our world is better for having had Gary Gygax. D&D was for me at 12 not quite salvation, but a game, world, real a place as Earth; that gave me friends, adventure and enduring happy memories, surviving even today at 52. If I could go back to that time again I would no question. Christopher Ivanovichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16023987022583612004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-61844497550656601772021-03-04T15:47:34.196-05:002021-03-04T15:47:34.196-05:00March 4th is also GM's day, and that was insti...March 4th is also GM's day, and that was instituted in 2003 - 5 years before Gary's death. Gary dying on GM's day seems like synchronicity.Corathonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15453135801686019143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-39579230015582816562021-03-04T15:16:16.994-05:002021-03-04T15:16:16.994-05:00That's the worst part of getting older: time s...That's the worst part of getting older: time seems to fly by so quickly. Thirteen years – yikes!James Maliszewskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00341941102398271464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-91033432962380226372021-03-04T15:14:16.876-05:002021-03-04T15:14:16.876-05:00No problem. :)
I still can't believe it's ...No problem. :)<br />I still can't believe it's been 13 years since his passing away. Seems like yesterday...Jetmaniachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11569117687471438220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-48469649594455153212021-03-04T15:10:23.375-05:002021-03-04T15:10:23.375-05:00I must be getting old. I've corrected the post...I must be getting old. I've corrected the post. Thanks again for pointing out my error. Ugh.James Maliszewskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00341941102398271464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-5671585426158599972021-03-04T15:08:38.383-05:002021-03-04T15:08:38.383-05:00Thanks for the correction.Thanks for the correction.James Maliszewskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00341941102398271464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-89739545839326922772021-03-04T15:05:30.555-05:002021-03-04T15:05:30.555-05:00Gary's birthday is in July. Today is the anniv...Gary's birthday is in July. Today is the anniversary of his death.Jetmaniachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11569117687471438220noreply@blogger.com