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    What holds us down.

    in Off Topic Cantina

    Posted

    And I keep seeing people reffering to "boasting" that I have something. Not at all. I have had it for some time now and this is the first time I have ever said I had it so I could avoid these sorts of jealous feelings. I get it. I really do.

    I've read and re-read this thread and I see nowhere that anyone displays any jealousy. Truthfully, (and I know this is going to sound harsh and hurtful) what I feel for you is pity.

    What holds us down.

    in Off Topic Cantina

    Posted

    You misunderstand. I didn't say what I said to directly call you stupid. I don't know you. It was a broad generalization, not aimed directly at the CD purchase. Again, I DO NOT CARE if you share it or not. What I do care is when a "prop" person comes on a costuming forum and says "I know something you don't know." Even if it's done in a nice way it's very condescending. That being said, you're a heckuva lot nicer and easier to deal with than someone I named earlier.

    As for owning something rare, hoss you have no idea. This stormtrooper stuff is just secondary. I'm a comic collector first and foremost. Believe me, I have plenty of rare stuff. That's why your collector card analogy doesn't hold water with me. A copy is just that, a copy. It isn't an original. Reprints don't have anywhere near the value of the original. That's what grinds me so about folks with this stormtrooper stuff. The stuff passed off as "first generation" is nothing more than a recast of an original! Then they get mad if somebody copies what they copied illegally anyway? WTF?? It all boils down to a certain few elitists wanting to make money and make themselves feel superior. Not saying that you're one of those, but you sound an awful lot like a disciple of one (who I notice pops in to read this particular thread after every post you make...hmmm).

    I say this, let's you and me just agree to disagree. You ain't gonna change my mind and I ain't gonna change yours.

    What holds us down.

    in Off Topic Cantina

    Posted

    I have to pay a lot of people off... ;)

    I have to agree that there is no reason why you shouldn't be part of the community... and some of that goes back to the whole can't share vs won't share thing. BTW... I haven't made that many trooper discoveries... The only one I can think of right off the top of my head was the Pony Fur Backpack on the dewback.... :lol: I have just been blessed to know a lot of different and very talented individuals.

    I think the crux of the issue here is that none of us got to where we are in a vaccum. We ALL, everyone of us, even Gino and Matt and Paul, got to where we are because others shared with us. The frustration comes in when the people who have gotten to where they are largely due to the generosity and sharing attitude of others, decide that they won't share their findings or information. At that point the system breaks down. Taking but not giving is never going to be smiled upon. It is just sad to see people do that.

    Another thing I would address is the whole issue of "I put time and money into this find." Haven't we all? Who hasn't spent hours doing whatever it is we do? Yes, some give more and some give less. Some are able to give more and some are able to give less. Not everyone who takes will give. Such is life, but we have all put in time and money that we will never get back. What is to be gained by withholding the info too?

    In regard to the pics from Matt, if you agreed not to make them public, then don't. I can't fault you for that no matter what circumstances Matt attained them under or the fact that his whole deal there is a farce and little more than blood money. That isn't your fault and if you aren't supposed to make them available publicly then don't. However, as you know, that info is not all proprietary and neither Matt nor anyone else "own" the information...

    That is very well said Braksbuddy! You're so much nicer than I am. I get my dander up and get rather confrontational.

    Basically what I see is this: "I was stupid enough to pay a whole lot of money to someone who didn't have the right to charge me money for what they didn't own in the first place. And because I shelled out the money, I need to hold the info back to make me feel better about getting ripped."

    Like I said, it's not going to change my world a whole heckuva lot since I'm done shelling money on my suit anyway. It just hacks me off for all the people on here who really want to try and improve their suits but can't. It's that whole overarching air of "I'm better than you are" that drives me nuts. We're talking about plastic costumes that none of us owns the rights to people! Sheesh!

    What holds us down.

    in Off Topic Cantina

    Posted

    "The 501st Legion is a worldwide Star Wars costuming organization comprised of and operated by Star Wars fans.

    While it is not sponsored by Lucasfilm Ltd., it is Lucasfilm's preferred Imperial costuming group.

    Star Wars, its characters, costumes, and all associated items are the intellectual property of Lucasfilm.

    © 2009 Lucasfilm Ltd. & TM. All rights reserved. Used under authorization."

    Doesn't make you a bad person but, it does makes you irrelevant on these boards.

    X-man there just hit the nail right on the head. You guys act like you own the rights to this stuff.

    What holds us down.

    in Off Topic Cantina

    Posted

    All this stems from the fact that Matt didn't want to share freely, but make money out of something that was not his to make money from. In the end, it's just about the money for a few.My bit of plastic is worth more than your bit of plastic.

    Thank goodness for the knowledgeable ones who want to share without wanting some form of payment.

    Amen!

    What holds us down.

    in Off Topic Cantina

    Posted

    Can everyone respect that position here? Or are you sad for me because I am hoarding info and not giving it freely to the public world of prop collectors who **** and moan every time they hear about something that cannot or will not be shared?

    I'm sad for you.

    You prop elitist guys get on here and act like we're all Iranian or North Korean dictators screaming for the secrets of intercontinental ballistic nuclear missiles that we would just turn around and blow the world up with. We're talking about pieces of plastic that were made in a pinch and put in a movie for a few minutes then thrown in a warehouse somewhere people!

    You can share all of your "super double top secret" information or you can shove it. I don't care. It's not going to make a difference in my life either way. I have my suit and am not going to spend another dime on it. I'm happy with what I have. It's just sad to see supposedly grown people get huffy over something so simple as how straps were placed on a piece of plastic that was used on screen for about 5 minutes total in a movie over 30 years ago b/c a few people want to improve their suit.

    We've got you in this thread saying that people who want to improve their costumes are like a bunch of 1st graders wanting to take your ice cream and GINO in another thread calling all us 501st folks sad people who do midnight Toys-R-Us openings or something to that effect (couldn't quote it exactly b/c the thread magically disappeared) and you've got the audacity to look down at us "lowly" costumers? Puh-leez!

    I've joined several prop sites to try and learn about that side of things...trying to keep an open mind and all. I don't get on there and spew vitriol about your hobby. Why do you guys think it's ok to come to a board like this and do it? Because you feel that somehow you're enlightening all us poor unwashed masses?

    I better hush before I get in trouble. These are (usually) friendly boards and I don't want to upset the apple cart too much.

    What holds us down.

    in Off Topic Cantina

    Posted

    While I am sure a lot of people think it was Gino I am talking about, for once, it isn't! Again, it isn't really the "who" that is the issue as much as it is the attitudes...

    And while I may have been wrong about it being him this time, it still doesn't change my low opinion of him (which he happily reciprocates so it's all good! LOL).

    What holds us down.

    in Off Topic Cantina

    Posted

    :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

    I am sure, in all of history, that is the first time the words "lofty" and "Kingman" have ever been put together! For anyone who doesn't know... I live in the absolute middle of NOWHERE!!! I thought I grew up in the middle of nowhere, but I didn't know what nowhere was until I moved here!!!

    We spent the night in Kingman on the drive out here from Arkansas as I recall. Isn't it about an hour or so from the Hoover Dam? We stayed at a dive Travel Lodge but I didn't care. I just wanted a bed! LOL

    What holds us down.

    in Off Topic Cantina

    Posted

    As for me, I choose to share whatever I have, including my botched projects so people can see and learn what NOT to do as well as some of my hillbilly garage antics that may give someone a better idea than what I intended. This is about good times and the quest for ultimate accuracy is more fun when we fumble through it together as a team anyway. Sorry you had to be razzed buddy. At the end of the day, we're still going to figure it out anyway! :P

    I, for one, appreciate it too Scootch. I've learned TONS from you here and other forums and am taking a break as we speak from assembling my pack using your tutorial found elsewhere. That's what it's about. Sharing.

    WONDERCON 2009

    in Tours of Duty

    Posted

    Man, that looks like it was a blast! I wanted to go very badly but I had to choose between a trip home to see my family (hadn't been back to Louisiana for 2 years) or this as the bank account wouldn't allow both. Home won out. Glad to see some pics though!

    What do you do?

    in Off Topic Cantina

    Posted

    I'm going for a F.C.I. next as a GL-9.

    That's smart. Having started out at a USP and gotten used to that environment, I was shocked when I went down to an FCI for my 8 (that was Forrest City). I wanted soooo badly to get back to a USP b/c hardly anything ever happened at the Medium where I was and everyone seemed to overreact when it did and were waaaaaaaaaay too complacent when things were quiet. The USP was great b/c no matter how many bodies hit the floor and how much blood and guts (literally) were on the walls, as an officer you'd just do your little memo and a shot or two and you were out the door. When I transferred to Lompoc, on USAjobs.gov it was still listed as USP Lompoc. I got here to find out that it was actually stepped down to a Medium FCI and a Low FCI complex. I was all kinds of butt-hurt about that. That lasted right up until I did my first incident packet. LOL! As a Lt., there's no way you could make me go back to a USP. There has been plenty enough work for me at the Medium (I'm THAT Lt. here. If it's going to happen, it'll happen on my shift). If I had to go back to being an officer, then the USP is for me.

    Now that Sands and I have confused the crap out of most of you with "Bureau-speak," we'll return this thread over to the rest of the participants who have somewhat normal jobs! LOL

    What do you do?

    in Off Topic Cantina

    Posted

    Just a joke Lt. and I will be a Lt. soon so you don't have to do my eval.

    Make sure you know what you're getting into! LOL I often look back and think "I really didn't have it all that bad back when I was still a C/O"! LOL :lol:

    What do you do?

    in Off Topic Cantina

    Posted

    Porn Star. Yes it's hard being with all the beautiful women all day. Sometimes I have to take on more than two girls at one time. Just kidding! I'm a prison guard for the feds in Chicago. :D

    As long as you stay in Chicago, you'll never have to worry about me being your Lt. and writing your eval. NO WAY am I going there! LOL

    What do you do?

    in Off Topic Cantina

    Posted

    I'm a GS-11 Lieutenant (Shift Supervisor) for the Federal Bureau of Prisons. Currently, I work at FCC Lompoc, CA. I started at USP ******* in Louisiana and transferred to FCC Forrest City, AR. I left AR about 2 years ago to come out here and it has definitely been an adventure.

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