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I haven't been around AA as much anymore, but would love to do this!

Marty, I can pick them up tomorrow and send them with Jeff Friday morning if you let me know how many. Also, if you could squeeze in one more badge for me, that would be great. If not, don't worry about it.

In retrospect, that may have been a bad idea. Okay feel free to keep that one private LOL but still it was a good memory. AX Nah, it's cool. Jen has it on her camera anyway, and she loves blackmailing me, so it's only a matter of time before it finds its way on here. As soon as I get the pictures uploaded, you can guarantee it will be up here.

EDIT: oops.

It was a blast meeting/hanging out with everybody! @the.golden.ax - Thanks for all of your help on Friday. It was great meeting you. @Goodwill Hunter - Thanks for the new "laptop" - I will put it to great use. See you all next year!

I'll be there once more selling tickets like I do every year.

It's back down to $60 again...

I picked up Wii Play at Goodwill for $4.99. The disc is in perfect condition with not a single scratch. It makes me wonder why people are donating Wii games to Goodwill already...

I found a Atari 2600 Jr. (short rainbow) with some games at Goodwill yesterday. They had a ton of gaming stuff there yesterday, but I own almost everything thing else they had.

I am willing to make name badges for anyone from AtariAge to wear at the show. If you want one, send me a message by Sunday, March 23 with your AA name and real name (if you want that on the badge). They have to be in by then because I am on vacation starting Monday and won't be back in Wisconsin until Friday, March 28. If you request one, pick it up at the ticket booth when you come in.

As will I, so be sure to stop by the table and say hi! Also, if any of you have facebook, you can reply to the event page to see who is all coming and meet up with people: http://uwm.facebook.com/event.php?eid=8141858553

I actually got my copy of Pitfall from Radio Shack in 2001 I think. I had an ancient gift certificate that was about to expire ($20.00), so I figured I might as well blow it on a real new Atari game. They had Intellivision, Colecovision (including DINA systems), Atari 2600, Lynx, Jaguar, and I think some Atari 5200 and 7800 games too. I even remember seeing one or two Timex-Sinclair titles, and possibly some TI-99, TRS-80, C64, and Atari 400/800. I think Radio Shack stopped selling classic games around the same time Telegames USA went defunct. They did have much of the same inventory, so I suspect Radio Shack's stuff came from Telegames. I still remember when I was at a Radio Shack with my parents in the mid-90s (i was 8 or 9), and finding one of those catalogs and thinking it was amazing that these ancient Atari games from beyond the mists of time were available for sale. Somehow, I was fascinated, and I asked my parents if I could have an Atari (they said no). I'd never played one, I'd never seen one, but somehow I knew I needed one. I miss those catalogs.

That's why we had the bulletin board up by the ticket table, but I think we need to advertise it better next year.

To see video footage Fox 6 Milwaukee took of the show, check out: Fox 6 News

Say hi to me, too, as I will be selling tickets as well.

Yes you can buy them at the door. Come visit me, as I will be working the ticket table.

Today at a local high school garage sale I picked up a Commodore 1802 Color Monitor for $5.

You shouldn't... the place is easy to find and getting in the show doesn't take long, as long as it's not a rush period (even then it's not too long of a wait).

Yeah he is

Nah, he's just a drunk. Seriously though, every time I have hung out with him, he's been drunk...

Both of these are dups, but for 99 cents I couldn't pass them up: *Skeet Shoot *Gangster Alley

I'll be there working the registration table again this year.