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Dang. I thought our hobby was expensive...

Started by bull, December 06, 2005, 09:14:37 PM

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69bananabeast

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GTX

Try dealing with theater film equipment and films.

Setting up a Dolby, SDDS or DTS sound system is big bucks and that's after you have spent $$$ on the projector, film transport and lenses.
One amp for one of six channels can set you back $1000+
( I don't spend that!!)

Add the movies and that's why I'm so far behind on my Charger build.

69_500

GTX do you work in the film industry? Doing sound or video?

41husk

I would be afraid to add up how much I have into my cars :'(
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ChargerBill

I just don't get the comic book superhero worship at all. Seems rather nerdy and cultish to me, but maybe I just don't understand it. Personally I'd rather spend 20K on a car I can drive than 20K on a cutout of a full grown man in spandex.... :-X
Life is a highway...

Charger_Fan

I don't get it either. I used to know a guy who seemed fairly normal, but he had a Superman fetish. He had a room in his house completely dedicated to Superman (and all the arch villians) stuff...it was kinda cool to look at, but this guy was 30 years old...and married with kids!
He even had a "S" tattooed on his shoulder.

To each his own, I guess. It's still better than the brother of a chick I dated in school who was completely immersed in "Dungeons & Dragons". :rotz:

The Aquamax...yes, this bike spent 2 nights underwater one weekend. (Not my doing), but it gained the name, and has since become pseudo-famous. :)

GTX

Quote from: 69_500 on December 07, 2005, 10:09:52 AM
GTX do you work in the film industry? Doing sound or video?


Nope, just a little guy who also dabbles in a backyard drive-in theater and soon a downstairs matinee.





ChargerBill

Not to sound too analytical, but I honestly think it has a lot to do with them latching onto this "hero" persona as kids. Probably had very lame, abusive or unattentive fathers...or even no father at all. I guess if you're going to adopt the persona of a fictional character, a superhero with virtues like Superman or Spiderman would be better than something like D&D, but all in all I see these people as somewhat damaged goods. I knew a cop who had a 6" Superman tattoo on his arm and talked about Superman in the present tense. I also knew kids in HS and college who were into D&D and other fantasy games and were obsessed...even consumed by the lure of this fantasy existence. It's a little freaky to see and hear these 25, 30, 35 year old men talk about these comic book characters and game characters as though they are real...and the Xena, Hercules, Star Wars, etc.. groupies IMO aren't much different.

I thank God I had a father and grandfather to look up to and who were my heros as a kid...
Life is a highway...

nh_mopar_fan

Quote from: ChargerBill on December 07, 2005, 01:08:18 PM
Not to sound too analytical, but I honestly think it has a lot to do with them latching onto this "hero" persona as kids. Probably had very lame, abusive or unattentive fathers...or even no father at all. I guess if you're going to adopt the persona of a fictional character, a superhero with virtues like Superman or Spiderman would be better than something like D&D, but all in all I see these people as somewhat damaged goods. I knew a cop who had a 6" Superman tattoo on his arm and talked about Superman in the present tense. I also knew kids in HS and college who were into D&D and other fantasy games and were obsessed...even consumed by the lure of this fantasy existence. It's a little freaky to see and hear these 25, 30, 35 year old men talk about these comic book characters and game characters as though they are real...and the Xena, Hercules, Star Wars, etc.. groupies IMO aren't much different.

I thank God I had a father and grandfather to look up to and who were my heros as a kid...

Holy cow. That's a nice wide net you're throwin there. I read lots of comics when I was a kid. I had thousands of them. My old man was there for me always and would kick my ass if I got out of line.

OH, by the way, I still have those 20 boxes of books from the 60's and 70's iin storage. They'll be paying for my kid's college in 3 more years.

GTX

I used to have to sneak comic books into the house tucked in my back under my shirt.  Most kids did that with porn but I had to do it to read comics. I snuck out and bought comics although not usually superhero and read them behind the local 7-11 and then had to come up with an excuse for how I spent my allowance so she would never know.
My mom trashed any comic book she got her hands on. I wonder what they would be worth now?

Of course my mom also made mommy dearest look like June Cleaver.

Burn in hell bitch!!  :flame: :flame:

Sorry..........

69_500

I don't know if its all that strange of a wide net to throw out there. There is a big difference in someone who had commic books as a kid and kept them, and someone who still goes to stores and talks about them and fantisizes about owning a particular comic book. I think its all a little weird for a grown man to have a bunch of Spiderman stuff, but then again a lot of people look at me the same way. Considering I own about 1,500 hot wheel cars of Mopars over the years, and a few hundred 1/18th diecast cars. Posters of Cars, and things like that. Is it childish to want the toys of the Mopars, YEAH I'll admit it is. But does that deter me from it, NO WAY. So call me a geek too, but I'm proud of the stuff I collect. Then again I have a baseball card collection that dates back to cards from the 1940's as well. So guess you can tack that one up to being a GEEK too.  :devil: :P

Charger_Fan

Quote from: nh_mopar_fan on December 07, 2005, 02:19:17 PM

Holy cow. That's a nice wide net you're throwin there. I read lots of comics when I was a kid. I had thousands of them. My old man was there for me always and would kick my ass if I got out of line.

OH, by the way, I still have those 20 boxes of books from the 60's and 70's iin storage. They'll be paying for my kid's college in 3 more years.
I don't think Bill meant that everybody who kept comic book collections were automatically labeled as odd ducks or something...only certain people who take it to the level of obsession.
However, I'd still rather see guys obsessed by superheros than 7 year old kids. ::)



*EDIT* Looks like 69_500 beat me to it. ;D

The Aquamax...yes, this bike spent 2 nights underwater one weekend. (Not my doing), but it gained the name, and has since become pseudo-famous. :)

nh_mopar_fan

Ok, maybe I read it wrong.

I think that grown men that are into it heavily have a problem. The ones that dress up at the Star Trek conventions and Star Wars movies are truly losers.

Charger_Fan

Quote from: nh_mopar_fan on December 07, 2005, 03:09:44 PM
Ok, maybe I read it wrong.

I think that grown men that are into it heavily have a problem. The ones that dress up at the Star Trek conventions and Star Wars movies are truly losers.
Yep, no disagreement there! :icon_smile_big:

The Aquamax...yes, this bike spent 2 nights underwater one weekend. (Not my doing), but it gained the name, and has since become pseudo-famous. :)

69_500

Ah now come on Stars Wars is awomse. Okay so I woudln't go so far to dress up but the convention was pretty neat last year.

ChargerBill

Yep, my net was meant for the escaped lunatics and obsessed...not the average Joe.

BTW: I read comic books a bunch as a kid and I also enjoy the LOTR and StarWars...
Life is a highway...

69_500

I can imagine ChargerBill dressing up like a Hobbit from the LOR and going to a convention.

:icon_smile_evil: :devil:

volk68

Wait a minute, here!  I have over 300 comics in my collection, and started collecting them in my mid-teens, and continued to do so through my first couple years of college.  My father was never anything but a stand up guy ??? 

I'm 31 years old with 2 kids.   Now, I don't collect anymore, but I do occassionally read some of my books from time to time, and I will eventually put some of my favorites on display. I also go to see most comic based movies and at least lately, really enjoy them.  I like the combination of eye candy and a great storyline, I guess...plus I love to read in general.  Maybe I am just a big geek, but I like to consider myself well rounded ;)   

As an aside, not every comic book is some little kid's funny pages, lots of them are graphically stunning, and there are a lot of very mature titles out there.  The Sandman series, Watchmen, and Sin City are all excellent examples of outstanding mature comic books.  Some of the books that were out when I was collecting got more hardcore than anything available on TV at the time.  For every Spiderman and Superman out there, there is a Crow (which was wwwwwwwaaaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyyyyy darker in the comic book than it ever got in the original movie) and Spawn.  If you have kids that eventually want to read comic books, make sure you check out what they are reading...there is a lot of really nasty stuff out there.

69_500

Where did the idea of people who read comic books didn't have good fathers? Where did you guys come up with that one?

ChargerBill

I'm not even sure why I bother talking sometimes...seems like a bunch of people just pick the parts they want to latch onto and disregard the rest... :rotz:
Life is a highway...



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Big Lebowski

Quote from: nh_mopar_fan on December 07, 2005, 03:09:44 PM
Ok, maybe I read it wrong.

I think that grown men that are into it heavily have a problem. The ones that dress up at the Star Trek conventions and Star Wars movies are truly losers.

  One time, hangin w/ the local Mopar club guys, a couple of guys admited to being Trekkies, I also admited to seeing all the old episodes, but I said in my defense..."Hey at least I dont have a Klingon dictonary" and a buddy next to me said "Uh oh" because he has one. :D
"Let me explain something to you, um i am not Mr. Lebowski, you're Mr. Lebowski. I'm the dude, so that's what you call me. That or his dudeness, or duder, or you know, el duderino if you're not into the whole brevity thing."

kab69440

I used to love comic books. After every one in print caught the "Superman 75 syndrome", I was done with them.
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Blown70

Quote from: GTX on December 07, 2005, 02:28:53 PM
I used to have to sneak comic books into the house tucked in my back under my shirt.   Most kids did that with porn but I had to do it to read comics. I snuck out and bought comics although not usually superhero and read them behind the local 7-11 and then had to come up with an excuse for how I spent my allowance so she would never know.
My mom trashed any comic book she got her hands on. I wonder what they would be worth now?

Of course my mom also made mommy dearest look like June Cleaver.

Burn in hell bitch!!   :flame: :flame:

Sorry..........


commics books huh?  I would sneek in the PORN :devil:

d72hemi

Quote from: GTX on December 07, 2005, 02:28:53 PM
Of course my mom also made mommy dearest look like June Cleaver.

Burn in hell bitch!!   :flame: :flame:

Sorry..........


Wow; it is almost like we had the same mother!

ChargerBill

Sounds like my wicked great aunt...she would literally THROW my toys away and then tell my parents that she has no idea what toys I was talking about. When we moved out of town in '78 we had to store all our stuff in Great Grandmas garage for a few months. She went in there and threw my entire Hotwheels collection away while we were gone. I had EVERY model in almost every color back then from 1968 on up...about 500 total. I figure she ows me about $35K according to ebay vaues...friggin HAG!
Life is a highway...

TK73

Quote from: 69_500 on December 07, 2005, 03:38:56 PM
I can imagine ChargerBill dressing up like a Hobbit from the LOR and going to a convention.

:icon_smile_evil: :devil:

He'd be the only 6'5"  250lb Hobbit known to Middle Earth...  :icon_smile_big:
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greenpigs

  I collected Groo and stopped buying them when it went from $1.00 to $2.25..screw that. Now I  get Godzilla comics when I see them,the old school one, whenever something new comes out.

  As far as paying for your kids college I hope you stored them properly. you should know condition is the KEY factor in value. 

  My collection numbers around 400 but most were just stuff to read, I did grab a few to flip for profit.
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bull

Quote from: TK73 on December 08, 2005, 03:30:25 AM
Quote from: 69_500 on December 07, 2005, 03:38:56 PM
I can imagine ChargerBill dressing up like a Hobbit from the LOR and going to a convention.

:icon_smile_evil: :devil:

He'd be the only 6'5"   250lb Hobbit known to Middle Earth...   :icon_smile_big:

250? Sounds a bit light to me. Or maybe I'm too fat 'cause I don't think I have 20 lbs on him.

nh_mopar_fan

Quote from: greenpigs on December 08, 2005, 07:56:42 AM
  I collected Groo and stopped buying them when it went from $1.00 to $2.25..screw that. Now I  get Godzilla comics when I see them,the old school one, whenever something new comes out.

  As far as paying for your kids college I hope you stored them properly. you should know condition is the KEY factor in value. 

  My collection numbers around 400 but most were just stuff to read, I did grab a few to flip for profit.


Bagged and boarded. I was a Marvel guy. I have complete run into the early 80's of several, Capt America, Avengers...

In the late 70's I started buying multiple copies on the X-Men books starting at about 100. Picked up Giant Size #1 for a buck. It's booking for $1500 right now.

ChargerBill

Quote from: bull on December 08, 2005, 08:04:01 AM
Quote from: TK73 on December 08, 2005, 03:30:25 AM
Quote from: 69_500 on December 07, 2005, 03:38:56 PM
I can imagine ChargerBill dressing up like a Hobbit from the LOR and going to a convention.

:icon_smile_evil: :devil:

He'd be the only 6'5"   250lb Hobbit known to Middle Earth...   :icon_smile_big:

250? Sounds a bit light to me. Or maybe I'm too fat 'cause I don't think I have 20 lbs on him.

295lbs....pushing 3 bills.

A Hobbit...dang that WOULD be funny. :lol:
Life is a highway...

greenpigs

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ChargerBill

Yeah, or one of those Urukai...those things are huge and scary looking...I bet one of those costumes would set you back a pretty penny.
Life is a highway...

69_500

OH so your saying he would be more like one of the other characters from LOR> I forget his name, but he carried the AX. Stout little fellow.

ChargerBill

No, that was Gimlee and he was a Dwarf...get your middle earth decoder ring and dictionary out and get your lore straight. :icon_smile_tongue: He's talking about the big, ugly cave trolls...larger than human, gray skin, smelly and quite stupid.
Life is a highway...

69_500

Please forgive me, I'll get the triology out and watch it this afternoon so that I can update my termonology.

greenpigs

Quote from: ChargerBill on December 08, 2005, 12:22:21 PM
No, that was Gimlee and he was a Dwarf...get your middle earth decoder ring and dictionary out and get your lore straight. :icon_smile_tongue: He's talking about the big, ugly cave trolls...larger than human, gray skin, smelly and quite stupid.

Somewhere a troll weeps, dude your harsh. ;)
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I guess I like Star Wars, I have never even seen LOTR  (took me a while to figure out what that stood for)

Even George Lucas is getting on my nerves now

2fast4u


    Imagine how many Chargers you could buy with all that cash...........forget the statue and the painting.....I'd rather go buy something you can have some fun with/in!!!    :D

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69_500

You mean to tell me there are geeks after highschool?


Darn it I thought I'd grow out of that phase.