does the person in this video post here?

[d_osborn]

Small private collection museums simply aren't feasible. If they were, every other collector would have one. The closest thing that we'll ever see to a dedicated, permanent TMNT museum is Rancho Obi Wan, and I'm pretty sure Steve Sansweet is pretty independently wealthy.

Now smaller touring museum exhibits would be cool, but I honestly don't think she has the collection to do it. Now TMNT prop guru Geoff, that's a museum exhibit I'd go see.

A good friend of mine is going through a similar sounding scenario-- paying monthly storage units to house a nerd collection while his life and finances are circling the toilet drain. There's a relief valve his younger self purchased that could be auctioned, but instead he wants to lose his home. It's very sad.

[IMJ]

Originally Posted by d_osborn

Small private collection museums simply aren't feasible.

Exactly. Stuff like that is best for old fansites and even those have been taken over by places like HobbyDB.....

[Coola Yagami]

Originally Posted by CyberCubed

It's hilarious there is fandom drama here going back 25-30 years from people who are now pushing 50 years old in real life.

Part of it is because the Turtles never really went away. Sure we had that hiatus between what...98 and 2003? Once the 2K3 show started, we never had a long break between cartoons, movies, toylines, videogames and whatnot.

I always figured I'd eventually grow out of TMNT and other stuff and I imagine had the Turtles just... died and was stuck being a product of the 80's/early 90's I might have. But they keep going and stuff like cool action figures, TMNT videogames and the 80's based comics just keep bringing me back.

Same with stuff like Street Fighter, King of Fighters, etc. Decades later and they're still here, and they still have my attention.


Honestly for a while there it felt like most videogames were gonna be FPS-types, and I was about to hop off the train unless there were like... retro game re-releases. Thankfully Street Fighter 4 brought back fighting games and beat-em-ups got back in the style the last few years.

Back on topic, I want to say I ran into Ivey at either Steelcity Con or Sci Fi Valley Con a few years back. Maybe. I know I ran into a fellow Drome member. Only she can confirm if she recalls ever being at one of those cons but I coulda sworn the woman told me her name was Ivey.

[CyberCubed]

This thread is so old that two of the people who posted in 2008 are dead in real life (Buslady and Cure), and some of those other users might be dead too. Weird to think forums are an archive of someones life now.

[Coola Yagami]

Originally Posted by CyberCubed

This thread is so old that two of the people who posted in 2008 are dead in real life (Buslady and Cure), and some of those other users might be dead too. Weird to think forums are an archive of someone's life now.

Wtf???? Though Cure was the um... very bad person right?

Also what did that Goku guy do? He was before my time but I know that he tarnished the name so bad that no one was ever allowed to sign up with a variation of Goku in their user name ever again.

[Andrew NDB]

Originally Posted by Coola Yagami

Wtf???? Though Cure was the um... very bad person right?

No, that was... I'm blanking on his nick here now. "Goober" or something. Gobo? Was a pedo and died under weird or unknown circumstances after being sentenced or something such, if I recall.

Also what did that Goku guy do?

As best as I can tell just kept making outrageous posts. When there was like 16 mods here banning everyone for anything, he just kept getting banned and coming back under a new nick. I think he began somewhat innocuous but then he just started to revel in doing it. Because anyone coming back under a nick after a ban is... an automatic ban.

He was before my time

I don't think he was. You definitely were here for his later incarnations, at least.

[Coola Yagami]

Originally Posted by Andrew NDB

No, that was... I'm blanking on his nick here now. "Goober" or something. Gobo? Was a pedo and died under weird or unknown circumstances after being sentenced or something such, if I recall.

-ah that was the guy, yes. Gobo or something.

As best as I can tell just kept making outrageous posts. When there was like 16 mods here banning everyone for anything, he just kept getting banned and coming back under a new nick. I think he began somewhat innocuous but then he just started to revel in doing it. Because anyone coming back under a nick after a ban is... an automatic ban.

- yep, they call that ban evasion

I don't think he was. You definitely were here for his later incarnations, at least.

Hmm I must not have been paying attention or never have dealt with him directly.

[CyberCubed]

It's safe to agree the drome has seen its share of sickos over the years. It's basically a proven fact many people who are terminal online have mental health issues in real life.

[IndigoErth]

Originally Posted by d_osborn

A good friend of mine is going through a similar sounding scenario-- paying monthly storage units to house a nerd collection while his life and finances are circling the toilet drain. There's a relief valve his younger self purchased that could be auctioned, but instead he wants to lose his home. It's very sad.

That's a shame. I wouldn't fault anyone for keeping their most favorite pieces, most of us would...but I feel like favorites wouldn't usually be thrown into storage. Push come to shove, if things are dire but nothing would be given up, that's a bit hoarder-ish then. And if a storage unit is lost, then some other person gets the contents and all the say on what becomes of it.

Admittedly, I wouldn't have an easy time parting with stuff either (heck, in general I don't), but if it's stuff that's actually kinda rare and desirable to others (that I don't really have any of) and I was in a bad place, then yeah, I'd rather maybe help myself by letting go of the ones that aren't top faves and see them go to people who'd appreciate and take care of them, rather than risk losing it all AND my own situation.

On a bad day, TMNT and my stuff makes me feel good too, but I don't need ALL of it in order to feel it...

[IveyAngelo]

Originally Posted by Coola Yagami

Back on topic, I want to say I ran into Ivey at either Steelcity Con or Sci Fi Valley Con a few years back. Maybe. I know I ran into a fellow Drome member. Only she can confirm if she recalls ever being at one of those cons but I coulda sworn the woman told me her name was Ivey.

Hiya, it had to be Sci Fi Valley Con in 2022. I was having a hard time that weekend because my friend who was supposed to help us run the booth we had was just found to have AML and admitted into the hospital. So I had a green book I was carrying around to get signed by guests and friends for him which I started at that convention. So I was deff there and did meet fellow TMNT fans, all four the original Turtles were guests that weekend.

I remember helping one fan who only could afford going through Townsend's line, I mentioned she should could go up and just say hi to the others without buying from them. But when we got down to see them, they already left for the day and it was her only day there. I managed to help her meet each of the others, they were all so sweet to her. It was a good convention.

[d_osborn]

Originally Posted by IndigoErth

That's a shame. I wouldn't fault anyone for keeping their most favorite pieces, most of us would...but I feel like favorites wouldn't usually be thrown into storage. Push come to shove, if things are dire but nothing would be given up, that's a bit hoarder-ish then. And if a storage unit is lost, then some other person gets the contents and all the say on what becomes of it.

Exactly, creating a whole new stress point for someone that honestly doesn't need it. When the stuff becomes a source of stress instead of enjoyment, what are you doing? Are you a fan of the media, or are you a fan of the physical objects? Bragging rights? It's a shame, and I wish both my personal friend and Ivey peace.

Collecting is fun, but it's not a reliable coping mechanism. I need to keep telling myself this, as well. New mantra.

[Coola Yagami]

Originally Posted by IveyAngelo

Hiya, it had to be Sci Fi Valley Con in 2022. I was having a hard time that weekend because my friend who was supposed to help us run the booth we had was just found to have AML and admitted into the hospital. So I had a green book I was carrying around to get signed by guests and friends for him which I started at that convention. So I was deff there and did meet fellow TMNT fans, all four the original Turtles were guests that weekend.

I remember helping one fan who only could afford going through Townsend's line, I mentioned she should could go up and just say hi to the others without buying from them. But when we got down to see them, they already left for the day and it was her only day there. I managed to help her meet each of the others, they were all so sweet to her. It was a good convention.

Hmm mighta been someone else then. This would have been maybe 2012-2014 or so when I was still new-ish to PA. We were both looking through boxes of random 80's TMNT action figures. She mentioned the Drome and I was like 'yo you're on the Technodrome forums too?' and had a bit of small talk before we both parted ways. That year didn't really have any TMNT-related guests that I recall.

[Andrew NDB]

I saw this update today:

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DCrxr...NwNWV5cmN0OA==

[IMJ]

I forgot about "Cure" and "Goku".

Originally Posted by Andrew NDB

I saw this update today:

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DCrxr...NwNWV5cmN0OA==

Bro I started watching that and had to shake myself out of it around "...radical rat..." and close the window as I realized I was losing moments of my life to it. Still though - definitely not as bad as skinny-twig-Instagram-guy who ordered his enemy by name to return his girlfriend while anime-posing and ended the video by blowing his stank breath on the camera as if it was hot fire or something.

See - look, I want good things for people as much as possible. But that doesn't mean I want to see that weirdo $#!( nor interact with it either.

[Coola Yagami]

Originally Posted by sdp

She looks rather unhealthy; I wonder if she'll die before Peter Laird does, who is also looking mighty frail lately.
I'm willing to do an avatar bet on this.

Kind of a.... morbid thing to think about...

[d_osborn]

Originally Posted by IMJ

Bro I started watching that and had to shake myself out of it around "...radical rat..." and close the window as I realized I was losing moments of my life to it.

She could probably have a decently successful Patreon following if she didn't start all of her videos with... that.

Imagine that, creating content, sharing her collection and earning decent money without a constant GoFundMe.

[Mad Dog McMutt]

Originally Posted by Andrew NDB

I saw this update today:

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DCrxr...NwNWV5cmN0OA==

What is on that link? I don't have Instagram so I can't see it.

[IMJ]

Originally Posted by sdp

She looks rather unhealthy; I wonder if she'll die before Peter Laird does, who is also looking mighty frail lately.
I'm willing to do an avatar bet on this.

If she does you might get a refund on your donation!

Originally Posted by d_osborn

She could probably have a decently successful Patreon following if she didn't start all of her videos with... that.

Imagine that, creating content, sharing her collection and earning decent money without a constant GoFundMe.

Yup. That's the thing about making it to "superfan status" for any I.P. It's just glorified social-clout near the bottom of the social-swimming-pool. To actually have it matter you have to create something with it beyond a marketing op to sell shirts in a rented convention space. Again, I don't know this girl and I don't begrudge her anything at all - I'm just commenting on the patterns....

[Hamato Yoshi]

Originally Posted by Coola Yagami

Kind of a.... morbid thing to think about...

Not-morbid-thing.....more-of-an-***hole-thing-to-think-about

[CyberCubed]

Most of the older TMNT fans are basically middle age now. In a few more years they will be 50+

This is what happens with old people.