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by Lawmune
Wed Mar 29, 2017 10:25 am
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: James Lick of tcp.com
Replies: 10
Views: 5013

Re: James Lick of tcp.com

This thread (especially "For a state with no coastline or popular convention, Ohio was a decent place for fans to be in the mid 90's.") inspired me to do some analysis and write a blog post that I've been thinking about for awhile now: The States with the Most Anime Conventions http://www....
by Lawmune
Thu Mar 16, 2017 10:03 pm
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: James Lick of tcp.com
Replies: 10
Views: 5013

Re: James Lick of tcp.com

I see what you mean now. Thanks for the extra detail! I didn't know about the tape and CD backups contributing to the completeness of the Usenet archive. That's a neat story. As a fan, I commonly saved interesting Usenet posts. I was a fan of DejaNews when it came out. Over the years, Google changed...
by Lawmune
Thu Mar 16, 2017 5:26 pm
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: James Lick of tcp.com
Replies: 10
Views: 5013

Re: James Lick of tcp.com

That's true! It was originally hosted at Ohio State by Marijan Adam while he was a student there, but network traffic got so high that it couldn't be hosted there anymore, so TCP stepped in. (^_^) Those CD copies of the Venice archive are probably why it all exists archived today. Kinda like how a ...
by Lawmune
Thu Mar 16, 2017 5:12 pm
Forum: Other TV, Movies, Books & Comics
Topic: Otaku Unite! documentary?
Replies: 11
Views: 6989

Re: Otaku Unite! documentary?

I have a small research credit on this documentary. When I learned Eric was making it, I contacted him to volunteer my time. I met Eric in person when he premiered the documentary at AWA 9 (in 2003). I got to see him present a copy of the film to Toshio Okada, who was a guest that year. Eric helped ...
by Lawmune
Wed Mar 15, 2017 7:30 pm
Forum: Fandom of the Roughly Mid-90's and Earlier Era
Topic: JACO: The Japanese Animation Club of Orlando
Replies: 8
Views: 4224

Re: JACO: The Japanese Animation Club of Orlando

In the late 90s, I became friends with Fred Leggett online (through our mutual love of To-Y), but never met him in person. Haven't talked to him in years, though.
by Lawmune
Wed Mar 15, 2017 7:24 pm
Forum: Fandom of the Roughly Mid-90's and Earlier Era
Topic: Alt.ant, UC Irvine's anime store
Replies: 4
Views: 2055

Re: Alt.ant, UC Irvine's anime store

I used to shop there. One of my wife's best friends was an employee there (and the UCI bookstore in general). Several years ago, she told me that there's still some anime merch stashed away in storage somewhere.
by Lawmune
Wed Mar 15, 2017 7:17 pm
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: Where are They Now: Lawrence Eng of CJAS
Replies: 3
Views: 2256

Re: Where are They Now: Lawrence Eng of CJAS

Hi there! Kind of shocked, but honored that someone would create a thread about me.

Thanks for letting me into the forum. Looks like a lot of great stuff being discussed!