People i want to meet at nationals

[Ryan Albright]

Well i have been posting on CD little over a year. I have met many people online and in person. Mostly Florida people such as george, mike, nathan, andrew, Tytus and the list can go on. Last year 710 did not qualify for nationals so i didnt get to meet alot of the people i would like to meet. So i have composed a list of people that over the year i have posted that i learned to repsect and listen to what they say, because they know what they are talking about. At nationals i hope to complete the task of meeting most of these people and taking a picture with them. Well here is the list (no particular order), I dont know if all these people are going to nats i hope they are. But if i come up to you and ask for a picture dont think iam crazy, just want a picutre of my "CD idols" :D

D.J. Fluck
Rich Wong
kokoed
Brandon Martus
Ken Wittlief
Sanddrag
Ken Leung
Big Mike
Amanda Morrison
SarahB
AndyBaker
Cory
JVN (hope he wont hurt me after i suggest coloring constest of his pic) :ahh:
Wetzel

I cant wait to nationals i hope to meet all you guys, feel free to come over to 710 pits and say hi, and me and StudmanDan are planning on going to the webhug

[D.J. Fluck]

But if i come up to you and ask for a picture dont think iam crazy, just want a picutre of my "CD idols" :D
D.J. Fluck



Me, an idol? :p

Hey whatever..works for me! ill be around and im not hard to find :p

[Erin Rapacki]

When you meet DJ, be very careful of not allowing his head to get 'too big'... lay off the compliments or else he'll explode.

[JVN]

JVN (hope he wont hurt me after i suggest coloring constest of his pic) :ahh:

Don't worry, you're safe.
Stop by the 229 pit and ask for John.
I'm the 229 coach, so I do have some work to do at competition, but there is always time to meet/talk to new people. :)

This goes for everyone else too.
C'mon by the 229 pit and say hello... (especially if you've got my name in your user title)! ;)
I'm always up for some friendly FIRST-discussion.

I'll also try to make it to the webhug.

John

[Stu Bloom]

Well I want to meet JVN ....

But there are so many of you that I fear it will take the entire three days ...

[KenWittlief]

oh you are twisting my arm now!

if I drive to atlanta to attend the championship (my team is not going) does anyone have a 3x6 foot spot on the floor someplace where I can sleep at night?

Id hate to drive all that way just for one day :^)

[Greg Ross]

does anyone have a 3x6 foot spot on the floor someplace where I can sleep at night?
If you don't get a better offer, I think we could at least do that.

[Team311]

i already met John V.Neun and he isnt all that big and impressive

[Drawman]

Yeah, better not do anything stupid in front of DJ either, or he might get it on camera and you will regret it when it's on the internet =P

[D.J. Fluck]

Yeah, better not do anything stupid in front of DJ either, or he might get it on camera and you will regret it when it's on the internet =P

Hey, Steve voluntarily sang that song. He knew he was being taped. He even told me about some of the choreography he was adding in too! :)

[Amanda Morrison]

Wow... I'm really honored. That's quite a list you have there, and it means a lot to be on it! Hunt me down. I'll be... a little of everywhere, really.

Take a hint from everyone else... JVN isn't that great to meet. He's more of a pain in the butt - if I were you, I'd avoid him all together. And DJ? Don't even worry about it. :)

I decided to make my own list. What the heck? I could make a 'people I'd like to see again' list, but that would go on for pages and pages. I've met far too many great people in FIRST.

People To Meet
Joe Johnson
Paul Copioli
Chris Hibner
Andy Grady
Chris Fultz
Mike Walker
Steve Shade

[Tytus Gerrish]

i hope i get to see everyone...

especialy

andy baker
Beth Sweet
paul capoli
a various assoritment of James's jim's jimmy's and jimbo's
an almost infinate number of dan's and danyel's
mike lee

i cant remember them all right now I hop i will at the comp

[ngreen]

Yeah. There are definitely several people that have gained my respect. So called FIRST demi-gods that would definitely be worth meeting but then again last year I got to shake Dean and Woody's hand in front of everyone. That was awesome. I at least didn't wash the hand for several days. I'm planning on going to some of the workshops (college FIRST and pneumatics..oh yeah!.) and some of the presenters would be great to meet. One a side note I talked with two dean's of my college yesterday and they were quite interested in the program. So I might have to step up my efforts to get FIRST here.

I would enjoy meeting most people on this forum. I should have been more proactive when I was at St. Louis aka Prank Monkeys -amanda , Apple Corps - katie, and cooney robotics - ricky, and probably others.

Hopefully I'll at least make the webhug in ATL.

[Rob Colatutto]

This years webhug is starting to sound like it will be really good. I've never actually made it to one before seeing as how I was always driving the robot during them in 02 and 03. When anyone meets John, be sure to ask for a 229 button, you may get lucky (or horribly terrified) and get one with his face on it :D

In any case, I'm looking forward to seeing everyone again in Atlanta this year, should be a great time.
P.S. - Be warned, DJ is an interesting person to drive with in large groups.

[Ryan F.]

It's sortof funny...I ended up meeting some of these people at the Midwest Regional...and didn't even realize it until a couple days after.

--we're not going to nationals :(

[Ryan Albright]

Wow... I'm really honored. That's quite a list you have there, and it means a lot to be on it! Hunt me down. I'll be... a little of everywhere, really.

Take a hint from everyone else... JVN isn't that great to meet. He's more of a pain in the butt - if I were you, I'd avoid him all together. And DJ? Don't even worry about it. :)

I decided to make my own list. What the heck? I could make a 'people I'd like to see again' list, but that would go on for pages and pages. I've met far too many great people in FIRST.

People To Meet
Joe Johnson
Paul Copioli
Chris Hibner
Andy Grady
Chris Fultz
Mike Walker
Steve Shade
Mike is a awesome guy, little crazy at times.... i will drag him along with me :) he is big and yellow

[Koko Ed]

Well i have been posting on CD little over a year. I have met many people online and in person. Mostly Florida people such as george, mike, nathan, andrew, Tytus and the list can go on. Last year 710 did not qualify for nationals so i didnt get to meet alot of the people i would like to meet. So i have composed a list of people that over the year i have posted that i learned to repsect and listen to what they say, because they know what they are talking about. At nationals i hope to complete the task of meeting most of these people and taking a picture with them. Well here is the list (no particular order), I dont know if all these people are going to nats i hope they are. But if i come up to you and ask for a picture dont think iam crazy, just want a picutre of my "CD idols" :D

D.J. Fluck
Rich Wong
kokoed
Brandon Martus
Ken Wittlief
Sanddrag
Ken Leung
Big Mike
Amanda Morrison
SarahB
AndyBaker
Cory
JVN (hope he wont hurt me after i suggest coloring constest of his pic) :ahh:
Wetzel

I cant wait to nationals i hope to meet all you guys, feel free to come over to 710 pits and say hi, and me and StudmanDan are planning on going to the webhug

I'm flattered but make sure to put a gap between the Koko and the Ed. :)
Look for the large group of black and red tie dye and look to the back of the group and I'll most likely be sitting back there with my wife if I'm not (poorly) videotaping a match.
See you in Hotlanta!

[Jeremiah Johnson]

Ok I guess I'm not good enough. Why am I not on anyone's list? :confused: I too have my own list including but not limited to:

Koko Ed
DJ Fluck (should have met him in Chicago but didn't have the time)
Amanda Morrison
John V Neun
Pit Bull 1126 (Talk to him all the time on AIM)
Budda (Hold on that's me)
Ken Leung
...and more
Dave Lavery
Sorry I have a very bad memory.

[Gabe Salas Jr.]

I think you are missing a few people with god-like status, such as Dean Kamen, Woodie Flowers, Dave Lavery, you know, just to name the very few among us mortals. ;)

BTW - I met Woodie at the NYC Regional, and he is a really great guy. :D

[sanddrag]

I'm sorry to say that I will not be at the Championship. Perhaps next year. There's hope that our team will be going to IRI (provided that they have it again) but it's only talk at this time. But if you want to talk or whatever, I'm always only a PM away.

[Bharat Nain]

I wish to meet all you guys on CD, especially those of you regular in all discussions. Ofcourse, all the JVNs. Drop by 25's pit and ask for Bharat if you wish to talk. I'm always glad to meet people.

[JVN]

i already met John V.Neun and he isnt all that big and impressive... and you are, who?? :confused:
We obviously made a profound impression on each other.


When anyone meets John, be sure to ask for a 229 button, you may get lucky (or horribly terrified) and get one with his face on it :D
I never have any buttons.
If you're looking for a limited edition JVN button (thanks again, Pamela... :rolleyes: ) you should talk to a 229 HSer. I'm sure they'll be more than happy to help you out.

[Koko Ed]

... and you are, who?? :confused:
We obviously made a profound impression on each other.



*sigh* You know these kids, John.
Saw John last year at the championship. Really cool guy.
Hope to see you down in Atlanta.

[Mike Schroeder]

Well i have been posting on CD little over a year. I have met many people online and in person. Mostly Florida people such as george, mike, nathan, andrew, Tytus and the list can go on. Last year 710 did not qualify for nationals so i didnt get to meet alot of the people i would like to meet. So i have composed a list of people that over the year i have posted that i learned to repsect and listen to what they say, because they know what they are talking about. At nationals i hope to complete the task of meeting most of these people and taking a picture with them. Well here is the list (no particular order), I dont know if all these people are going to nats i hope they are. But if i come up to you and ask for a picture dont think iam crazy, just want a picutre of my "CD idols" :D

D.J. Fluck
Rich Wong
kokoed
Brandon Martus
Ken Wittlief
Sanddrag
Ken Leung
Big Mike
Amanda Morrison
SarahB
AndyBaker
Cory
JVN (hope he wont hurt me after i suggest coloring constest of his pic) :ahh:
Wetzel

I cant wait to nationals i hope to meet all you guys, feel free to come over to 710 pits and say hi, and me and StudmanDan are planning on going to the webhug

wow im honored, but there are probobly 15,000 other people you could meet before me i am nothing special, but if you have to meet me just come to my teams pit, look up and you will probobly see me

[Marygrace]

I hope to meet anyone and everyone from Chief Delphi, I have already met Dave and Dean, both awesome and hilarious, so I cant wait to meet Woodie Flowers!! See everyone at nats!!!

[Brandon Martus]

I dont know if all these people are going to nats i hope they are. But if i come up to you and ask for a picture dont think iam crazy, just want a picutre of my "CD idols" :D

...
Brandon Martus
...


I'll be at the Web Hug for sure, and other than that I will either be with Chief Delphi in the stands, walking around in the pits, or just randomly walking around watching matches. I'm tall.. you can't miss me. Come up & say hi if you see me.

[Ryan Albright]

OMG I FORGOT DAVE LAVERY! YA I WANT TO MEET HIM TO

Brandon if you are walking around the pits maybe you can head your way over to 710's pit cause that's were i will be most of the time :rolleyes:

[Steve Horn]

I met Dean my freshman year-he signed my shirt at a regional. If you want to meet me, I will probably be at the 782 pit for most of the weekend or in our section of the stands watching matches (wherever that will be)

[Joe Matt]

You mean you have enough time to socialize? Man, your coatch needs to get on your case more! ;)

Me? I just want to thank Brandon for not killing me yet, but otherwise, I don't have the time to find people. I'm going to be doing scouting work, strategy work, and also fixing out uber cool display and wireless scoring system. Neato. If anyone is that interested in me (from the past posts, it dosn't seem so) just ask for Joe Matt (pronounce it like it's one word) in the pits or the stands. Also, I'll be wearing my 'Dave is Pimp' button.

PS- Lavery, you need to sign my shirt and I want to say hi.

[Jones571]

WISH LIST
DJ Fluck
Koko Ed
Amanda Morrison
John V Neun
Dave Lavery,Dean, Woody
Brandon Martus
Andy Baker
Big Mike

*hopefully i will be able to see all if not most of you at the CD web hug when we decide on a place

[Wetzel]

Yay I made someones list of respected people.

That said, I have no idea what I will be doing or where, but I will try to keep a piece of ducktape with my name on it on my back.

Also, any photoshop wiz wanna pull together a CD Nametag template? A quick search will yield previous efforts.

Any way to have a web based app add my name so that I don't have to putz in PS to make it have my name printed on it would be stupendous.


Wetzel

[Brandon Martus]

Mr. Ross had a really cool idea in this post (http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/showpost.php?p=240129&postcount=12).

[RogerR]

Mr. Ross had a really cool idea in this post (http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/showpost.php?p=240129&postcount=12).
I wonder how many of those would come out with "I am JVN" on them...

[sanddrag]

It's funny. You ask any normal student to quickly name a celebrity and they say Britney Spears or Justin Timberlake or Beyonce but you ask us and we say Dean Kamen or Dave Lavery or Andy Baker. Strange how FIRST has transformed us.

[Rich Wong]

Well i have been posting on CD little over a year. I have met many people online and in person.
D.J. Fluck
Rich Wong
kokoed
Brandon Martus
Ken Wittlief
Sanddrag
Ken Leung
Big Mike
Amanda Morrison
SarahB
AndyBaker
Cory
JVN
Wetzel
I cant wait to nationals i hope to meet all you guys, feel free to come over to 710 pits and say hi, and me and StudmanDan are planning on going to the webhug
WOW........
I am deeply touched and honored to be on the same list as these Mega-FIRST’er. Thank you.*a tear* :)

I have decided to stay in NYC this year and help run the 1st “FIRST Nats Super Bowl Party!” for all the NYC teams that are NOT going to the Nats for whatever reasons.
We are planning a big screen TV(s) and watch the webcast and BYOB. (Bring Your Own Bots). We'll be cheering everyone!
The location to be negotiated! Funding for food to be raised. If anyone is interested just contact me for details (once they are finalized)
:D

[Jessica Boucher]

I have decided to stay in NYC this year and help run the 1st “FIRST Nats Super Bowl Party!” for all the NYC teams that are NOT going to the Nats for whatever reasons.
We are planning a big screen TV(s) and watch the webcast and BYOB. (Bring Your Own Bots). We'll be cheering everyone!
The location to be negotiated! Funding for food to be raised. If anyone is interested just contact me for details (once they are finalized)
:D

Wow! Thats a really cool idea! Unfortunately, Sigma will have me in its clutches all day or else I would sooooo do the same thing up in Boston :(

[Redhead Jokes]

Mr. Ross had a really cool idea in this post (http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/showpost.php?p=240129&postcount=12).

What a cool idea!

[ngreen]

What a cool idea!

Yeah. He Inspired me to do this.

note: pic shrunken for CD

[JVN]

I've got plenty of friends, new and old I can't wait to see again.
Plenty of people I'd love to chat with, love to see again.
I'm always eager to meet with those who share the same passions I do (anyone here like robots?)

Definitely too many to list them all.


But...
2 young people I'm hoping to meet in particular:

Adrian "phrozen solyd" Santos (254) and Amanda M (60)

I was INFINITELY impressed by these two individuals during the whole collaboration "debate". Their maturity (http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/showthread.php?t=25441), eloquence, and attitude (especially considering the ways OTHERS acted) merits a handshake at least.

The forums provide an interesting "first impression" of people, and these two have definitely wow'd me.

John

[Koko Ed]

I'll be happy if I'm able to identify Chiefdalphi users from the massive swarm of people at the Dome. After a while it all can get overwhelming.

[Andy Baker]

It's funny. You ask any normal student to quickly name a celebrity and they say Britney Spears or Justin Timberlake or Beyonce but you ask us and we say Dean Kamen or Dave Lavery or Andy Baker. Strange how FIRST has transformed us.

Wow... I am speechless. wow. Dave, thanks. To even say my name with these two guys is not fathomable to me.

I will be galavanting around all weekend, trying to meet as many people as possible while also trying to help my team win this silly competition. I'll definitely be at the webhug.

Andy B.

[Ryan Albright]

Mr. Ross had a really cool idea in this post (http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/showpost.php?p=240129&postcount=12).
Hmm i like that idea....I am going to do that. If everyone has the time, we should all try to wear something that says we are chiefdelphi posters. .:Me thinks of a couple of ideas will post latta:.

[Greg Ross]

Well, I WILL be wearing my name tag (http://sciencewhiz.is-a-geek.com/nametag.jpg). (I don't think anyone is planning on painting my head though.)

[sanddrag]

Wow... I am speechless. wow. Dave, thanks. To even say my name with these two guys is not fathomable to me.

I will be galavanting around all weekend, trying to meet as many people as possible while also trying to help my team win this silly competition. I'll definitely be at the webhug.

Andy B.I've still got to get my hands one one of those breakfast ...umm ...what do you call it... (chicken and egg open face sandwich?) breakfast items that you fix. It looks very intersesting. Perhaps at IRI this year or Nationals next year. :)

[Elgin Clock]

Me, an idol? :p

Hey whatever..works for me! ill be around and im not hard to find :p
I thought you were a Role Model, not an idol?? hehehehe...

edit: just reread the whole post, and it seems like no one wants to meet me.. :(
/Me so sad...

[Katie Reynolds]

edit: just reread the whole post, and it seems like no one wants to meet me.. :(
/Me so sad... Awww, I want to meet you, Elgin! But I won't be at Nationals this year (unless some nice CDer wants to pay for me to get down there and lets me stay with them!! ;)) So ... next year I will meet you, as you are one of the people on my "to meet" list. :)

[Jessica Boucher]

edit: just reread the whole post, and it seems like no one wants to meet me.. :(
/Me so sad...

Hey, don't feel bad! Noone wants to meet me either!


Granted, Im not going to Nats, but still :p

[Joe Matt]

Well, Elign, we can get together and form the 'We are unpopular' meet. ;)

I'll deff look for you since no one has said you yet.

[Madison]

I sure am glad people want to avoid me like the plague -- I won't be there and I hate to disappoint. :P

If y'all can even manage to meet half the people on your lists, you'll be well on your way to meeting some of the best people in FIRST, hands down. Good luck.

[Matt Leese]

The number of people wishing to meet me has steadily declined over the years. I think Erin was the only person to come looking for me last year. I think my popularity has decreased with time.

Matt

[Madison]

The number of people wishing to meet me has steadily declined over the years. I think Erin was the only person to come looking for me last year. I think my popularity has decreased with time.

Matt

Maybe it's just that you really have been in FIRST too long and everybody knows you already.

[Erin Rapacki]

Actually I was only looking for you because I was sent to poke 'fun' at you :D

Nobody want's to meet me either :( , but I'll be stuck at the Robotics Conference the whole time... so you can catch me there if you're bored.

[Jeremiah Johnson]

Hey JosephM, expect me to join that little "The Most Unpopular CD Poster People"

I don't think anyone even knows who I am. Eventhough I have posted a bunch of replies. I still can't be compared with most though.

[Rich Wong]

I sure am glad people want to avoid me like the plague -- I won't be there and I hate to disappoint. :P

If y'all can even manage to meet half the people on your lists, you'll be well on your way to meeting some of the best people in FIRST, hands down. Good luck.

Actually you and KenL is on my "Top 20" list of CD people to meet!

I was able to check off (on my "A" list) several wonderful CD people this past NYC Regional when they surprisingly came down to volunteer and made my day.
(I still remember my first CD contact- J. Johnson from 47 when the team visited the 2001 NYC Regional- I was speechless, said "hi" and that was it! doh and did the same thing last summer when I meet Andy Baker. doh)
:D

[Jay H 237]

I thought you were a Role Model, not an idol?? hehehehe...

edit: just reread the whole post, and it seems like no one wants to meet me.. :(
/Me so sad...

Gee Elgin you are at the top of my to meet list.......oh wait, never mind I already know you. :D Don't feel bad I didn't make anyone's list either. Reading Jess's post nobody wanted to meet her too. As a matter of fact it appears nobody from Team 237 made anybody's list. :rolleyes: Well there's still time. :)

[Wetzel]

Actually I was only looking for you because I was sent to poke 'fun' at you :D

Nobody want's to meet me either :( , but I'll be stuck at the Robotics Conference the whole time... so you can catch me there if you're bored.

I'll be there about the entire time, so I'll probaly see you a good bit. I also met you at Annapolis.

I just bought my ticket today, so this weekend is when I'll make my plans for Atlanta, including who I want to meet.

Wetzel

[Marygrace]

I am not on anyones list either, but thats ok, u will all be meeting me whether u like it or not!! *insert evil laugh here* LOL.

[Mike Schroeder]

well you will have to find "everyone" and i doubt anyone could find me when i dont want to be found, even if i am tall and i am wearing a bright yellow hawaiian shirt i can still blend in pretty well ;)

[Arefin Bari]

i met a lot of people @ UCF regional and Midwest regional...

i met ANDY BAKER and D.J... they are awesome!

here goes my list..

andy baker
Dave lavery
Brandon Martus
D.J.
Shyra
Rob C.
Mike dessingue
jessi from 357
lots of mike (there are too many mikes)
brandon from 470
tim from 1073
michelle from 236
OMNI GUY!!!
Kelly (firebird)
Meridith (firebird)
jill from 501
alwyn from 335

edit: always looking forward to meet new people... stop by 108's pit and say hi... :)

[Jay H 237]

Well, if I was going to Nats, other than the obvious ones I'd like to meet:

Marygrace
JosephM
Budda648
M. Krass
Matt Leese

There, you all feel better now? :)

[Aaron Lussier]

I am not on anyones list either.

I want to meet you (along with many others) and talk to you abouy TIG welding and such.

-Aaron

[Tytus Gerrish]

OMG! how could i forget

Dave lavery
Brandon Martus
Fluck
and, Shyra

Im sorry, i ment to remember

[Matt Adams]

One important thing to remember about many of these "all-stars" is that they're honestly just regular folk like you and I, but are especially dedicated and passionate about this program. I know that when I was in high school, I basically learned almost all of my technical skills from this these forums.

I'd suggest for those of you that happen to meet these people, please take the time to just thank them for their contributions on the forums, technical or otherwise. I think FIRST is filled with people who are deeply underappreciated, and knowing that you've helped someone out or taught them something is very rewarding.

Just my two cents,

Matt

[cbudrecki]

So many people, so little time. I'm gonna be volunteering @ Nats, hopefully I'll make it to the web hug to meet some of you 'big names' (John V-Nuen, Andy Baker, Ken Leung, etc...[no, not Big Mike, i've seen enough of you :yikes: ]i'm gonna get it @ PARC, if not Atlanta :rolleyes: ...). Hmm... anyone else volunteering? I could meet you @ the dinner.

[computhief263]

I am not on anyones list either, but thats ok, u will all be meeting me whether u like it or not!! *insert evil laugh here* LOL.

*cough* ...*ehem*...your on my list 8-), Just havent had time to post lately

other peple i wanna meet at nats.
Breanne M
Dj Fluck
Big Mike
A. Snodgrass
Andy Baker
Dean Kamen

...theres probably more im forgetting

:D

[Ken Leung]

One important thing to remember about many of these "all-stars" is that they're honestly just regular folk like you and I, but are especially dedicated and passionate about this program. I know that when I was in high school, I basically learned almost all of my technical skills from this these forums.

Matt

You mean all the money I've spent building the Shrine of the three Gods of Lavery, Baker, and Brandon is a complete waste?!? Duuuuuuude, I even spent hours praying in front of it day and night hoping they will grant me good fortune, health for my family and relatives, and world peace.

What a rip off. I guess the construction of the three marble statue of Lavery, Baker, and Brandon will have to be canceled now. I even had it all worked out: Lavery's statue show him looking up pointing at Mars, Baker's statue show him with his family, and Brandon's statue show him sitting in front of his computer.

[Koko Ed]

You mean all the money I've spent building the Shrine of the three Gods of Lavery, Baker, and Brandon is a complete waste?!? Duuuuuuude, I even spent hours praying in front of it day and night hoping they will grant me good fortune, health for my family and relatives, and world peace.

What a rip off. I guess the construction of the three marble statue of Lavery, Baker, and Brandon will have to be canceled now. I even had it all worked out: Lavery's statue show him looking up pointing at Mars, Baker's statue show him with his family, and Brandon's statue show him sitting in front of his computer.
And here I thought the Lavery statue would be at the counter ordering Krispy Kreames. :p

[Katie Reynolds]

You mean all the money I've spent building the Shrine of the three Gods of Lavery, Baker, and Brandon is a complete waste?!? Duuuuuuude, I even spent hours praying in front of it day and night hoping they will grant me good fortune, health for my family and relatives, and world peace.

What a rip off. I guess the construction of the three marble statue of Lavery, Baker, and Brandon will have to be canceled now. I even had it all worked out: Lavery's statue show him looking up pointing at Mars, Baker's statue show him with his family, and Brandon's statue show him sitting in front of his computer. Hmmm ... why do I suddenly see a new Photoshopped picture coming out ... :yikes:

[Joe Ross]

Here is the list of people I want to meet, with asterisks for people I have met, but want to spend more time with. But, knowing myself, I'll be lucky if I cross off more then three.

Matt Adams
*Andy Baker
JVN
*Dave Lavery
*Joe Johnson
Ken Wittlief
Chris Hibner
Andy Grady
Al Skierkiewicz
Mike Betts
Kevin Watson
Dave Flowerday

And, I'd like Katie Reynolds to remember who I am (third time's the charm, right?)

[Katie Reynolds]

And, I'd like Katie Reynolds to remember who I am (third time's the charm, right?) :ahh:

Sorry, sorry, sorry! Hey, I recognized you last year! I just didn't get to spend that much time with you. :(

But yes. Third time is a charm. So, next year? Or you could always come to IRI ... ;)

[Drew1251]

Hey, being new to first on a rookie team i want to meet as many people as possibe I think thats one of the good things about FIRST is the people. So meeting some of the influence people in first at the nationals would be awesome. :) Now i would like to take this oppertunity to tell a funny story from regionals at UCF and also apologize. Ok we took vans up there to Orlando and one moring during the competitions we were pulling into a parking spot and we backed in to a couple people from team#710. everything was ok and alright but it was funny and i saw this post from there driver so i thought i take this chance to apoligize for backing in to his teamates car. On behalf of the TECH TIGERS 1251 we are sorry for that. LOL good luck at nationals hope to meet you guys over there at team710 we are from Ft.lauderdale to so hometown homies lol. Anyway we apoligize.

TECH TIGERS team#1251
DREW DISBURY
MACHINIST for 1251

[Al Skierkiewicz]

Here is the list of people I want to meet,
Al Skierkiewicz
Mike Betts
Kevin Watson
Dave Flowerday

Joe,
I would love to meet as many of you as possible and Dave Flowerday and I probably will as we are likely inspecting at Nationals. If I am inspecting please say Hi.

[Ryan Dognaux]

I always say I want to meet people, but I'm usually the combination of me Scouting and being horrible w/ faces doesn't make for recognizing people too well.

That Chief Delphi name tag thing is a pretty cool idea, I might do that. :]

With that said, I'd like to meet Dave Lavery - he seems like a really cool person, and he always puts together the animation for kickoff, so he at least knows where us Animators are coming from :]

Edit: Koko Ed too :]

[Ryan Albright]

Hey, being new to first on a rookie team i want to meet as many people as possibe I think thats one of the good things about FIRST is the people. So meeting some of the influence people in first at the nationals would be awesome. :) Now i would like to take this oppertunity to tell a funny story from regionals at UCF and also apologize. Ok we took vans up there to Orlando and one moring during the competitions we were pulling into a parking spot and we backed in to a couple people from team#710. everything was ok and alright but it was funny and i saw this post from there driver so i thought i take this chance to apoligize for backing in to his teamates car. On behalf of the TECH TIGERS 1251 we are sorry for that. LOL good luck at nationals hope to meet you guys over there at team710 we are from Ft.lauderdale to so hometown homies lol. Anyway we apoligize.

TECH TIGERS team#1251
DREW DISBURY
MACHINIST for 1251
Its ok, i wasnt part of the group :) . But if you hit the drivers it would of been a different story ;) lol j/k

[Ricky Q.]

I'm glad no body wants to meet me, I can just skip the WebHug then :p. I'm too busy running around like a nut anyways.

[Alaina]

-I want to meet Ricky Q. because 269 has a really great name. (Cooney Robotics? John Cooney [814 human player]? come on!) =P
-And Ryan Dognaux because he has a cool last name.
-And Wetzel because I don't know how to pronounce that.
-And John VN because everyone likes him so much it just might be worth it to say hi.
-And Andy Baker for the same reason as John
-And Dave Lav...wait a sec, I already met Dave Lavery!!1! :D :D :D

[D.J. Fluck]

I'm glad no body wants to meet me, I can just skip the WebHug then :p. I'm too busy running around like a nut anyways.


He's nothing special anyways... :p Nah Ricky is a good guy...a bit goofy, but a good guy. (How bad could someone that supports a baseball team that hasn't had a winning season since the early 90s be a bad guy ;))

anyway

Im not sure if i should be honored or scared that people want to meet me :-p...but anyone that knows me knows that I like meeting people, so if you see me walking through the pits, the stands or in 45s pit, stop me and introduce yourself...ill be walking around looking for people as well.

[Jessica Boucher]

In semi-offtopic fashion, I bring you....

People I want to meet in the off-season!!!

Dave Lavery
Amanda Morrison
Brandon Martus (dont forget to bring Brandon Marcus ;) )
DJ Fluck
David Kelly (even if it is just to see Amanda kick his butt ;) )
Both Clark & Kyle Gilbert
Koko Ed
Wetzel (maybe we can hunt down a DDR machine!)
Big Mike
Katie Reynolds
Joel Johnson
Paul Copioli (to see exactly why hes so "Copioli")
Karthik
Kristina

...oh yeah! and CD-47 Bot! I love that guy! :D


...okay, back to work. This was a rather pointless post :)

[ngreen]

People I really want to meet:

People who have started teams with a college while in college.

People who have in depth knowledge of how the teams work with college

Anyone who takes college classes and does FIRST at the same time.

Then people I generally respect what they say:

both Ken's - leung and wittlief
dave lavery
andy baker
joe ross

here is a start I gave up. But I liked jess's previous posted names. They sound good.

[Dan Richardson]

LoL no problem about that backing into us thing.. Tho my neck is still a bit sore :: cracks it :: j/p of course :-)

Man There are sooo many people I want to meet. But of course all the hard core FIRSTERS top my list. Too many to list, but many of the sames as above. Like Fluck, Neun, Baker, Lavery, Johnson, Leung, Wong, Big Mike ( even tho I heard he isn't actually all that big ) Erin R, Katie R, Ken W, the list goes on and on ( that is not nearly all it just a small sample )

So stop by the 710 booth everyone and give me and Ryan a howdy hello, or how do you do. Or if you see me walking around and recognize me, I always get a kick out of it when someone shouts out " Stud Man Dan " ( Its the small things in life that amuse me )

Dan

[The Lucas]

Im not sure if i should be honored or scared that people want to meet me :-p...

Have you ever considered that some people might be scared to meet up with you? :D I know Joe M was looking over his shoulder for you last year. :eek: But seriously, DJ a cool guy to meet (especially when you're bored while standing in line for a frozen lemonade at AstroWorld way too long).

Seems likes everyone wants to meet Dave Lavery (and everyone should cause he is a really cool guy)
Last year a rookie on our team saw Lavery at Annapolis screamed with excitement :

"Dude! That's Dave Lavery! I need to get him to autograph my shirt!" :ahh:
The rest of the team and I chuckled and asked "Why???" :rolleyes:
He said "Because Dave created Stack Attack, and its a great game"

That made me think, "Why was the thought of Dave's autograph so weird to me?" I have autographs from Dean and Woodie like most FIRSTers, but I never was compelled to get one from Dave, even though he is the 3rd most recognizable person in FIRST after Dean and Woodie, a member of the "Inner Circle of Game Creation", and a very important NASA engineer.

To me, he will always be the goofy guy in the Hawaiian Shirt with the Krispy Kreme Crown. :) He is so approachable that you don't need to treat like the FIRST Celebrity he is. I guess I think of him as regular guy, because the first time I met him was in an elevator while we were both lugging gear for our bots into a Congressional Office Building to give a presentation to Congressmen after Dean gave a speech. Dave was a just guy working alongside me in room full of VIPs. I've talked to him other occasions but I doubt he would recognize me.

So my suggestion to everyone meeting him for the first time is to ask him for his autograph, and give him the respect and admiration he is due. Maybe he'll write one of his cool catch phrases like "My other Car is on Mars" or "That’s Pimp!" on your shirt followed by his signature. Then you can show it off and everyone will be jealous.

[shyra1353]

yay!! 2 people want to meet me .. ok so one ive met but yeah .....

Here is who i want to meet:
Dean Kamen
Woodie Flowers
Dave Lavery
Andy Baker
Joe Johnson
Ken Wittlief (sry if i spelt it wrong)
Ken Leung
Karthik (i met him .. just never really talked to him)
JVN
Elgin Clock
Mechman 108
Tytus
Dez250
all of 1088 (ok so ive met them and chilled with them .. but it was good times)

and sooo many more who i cannot remember right now .. but unfortunately (courtesy of my doctor) i will not be coming to nationals ...

anybody want to get me a shirt with all these peoples signatures on it ??
edit: and i collect operator badges!!

[Gary Dillard]

I know no-one wants to meet me, but if I bring my daughter to the webhug will you pretend that you do?

http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/pictures.php?action=single&picid=4675

[IBApril180]

Very funny, Daddy. We can just say that we come in a meet-one-get-one-free package and then people will want to talk to both of us.

[Guyute]

People I really want to meet:

People who have started teams with a college while in college.

People who have in depth knowledge of how the teams work with college

Anyone who takes college classes and does FIRST at the same time.

Then people I generally respect what they say:

both Ken's - leung and wittlief
dave lavery
andy baker
joe ross

here is a start I gave up. But I liked jess's previous posted names. They sound good.




ngreen, in respect to your question about meeting the college students...i highly suggest you stop by my team 461's pit. all or most of our advisors are college students some of them have been on previous teams in highschool. they are very willing to stop and chat with you.

[Rob Colatutto]

People I want to meet for the first time:
Joe Johnson
Dave Lavery
Ken Patton
Paul Copioli
Koko Ed
Ed Sparks

People I want to meet again:
Woodie Flowers
Dean, Bart, and Mitch Kamen
Andy Baker
Karthik
Glenn Thoroughman
Ken Leung

[Chris]

People I want to meet at Nats

JOHN V NEUN

...no wait i live with him.....he's an $@#$@#$@#..

I already beat the pig farmer at a game of pool...

So i guess i'd just really like to meet Chris Hibner from 308...

Chris Carne
229

[ngreen]

ngreen, in respect to your question about meeting the college students...i highly suggest you stop by my team 461's pit. all or most of our advisors are college students some of them have been on previous teams in highschool. they are very willing to stop and chat with you.

Yeah Matt had already invited me. I've been talking with the Engineering Dean trying to check out there interest in helping with the program. I'm very interested in Purdue's program since the Boilermakers are kind of a sister school to K-State. That would be great. Thanks.

[Andy Grady]

Speaking of people who want to meet people at nationals...here are people I want to meet...not because I have or haven't met you yet, but because I owe you a prize! Make sure you come flag me down!

1. Joe Ross (Gotta figure out how to smuggle in a 12 pack of Coke)
2. Colleen T190
3. Raul
4. Karthik
5. SigmaKid108
6. Dave Flowerday
7. Andy Baker
8. Tom
9. Chris Hibner
10. lilszek24
10. JVN

Yes, these are the 3 Questions top 10!!!...er...11

As for everyone else I want to meet...well...I want to meet everybody! Haven't been to nationals in about 3 years so I have forgot what all of you have looked like! So if you see me, say hi! (Even if I look consumed with my strategy work)

Good Luck!
-Andy Grady

p.s. I've met JVN too...its true, he really isn't all that big and impressive! ;)

[Ken Leung]

p.s. I've met JVN too...its true, he really isn't all that big and impressive! ;)

I only want to meet JVN because he owe me a dinner ;-).

Most other names I see on other's list I've met in the past year from Nationals, or regionals, or IRI. Doesn't mean it won't be GREAT seeing them again. The only problem is, I am notorious for being the quiet one at competition, mostly because I usually only get 2-4 hours of sleep every night and work from 7am in the morning to 6pm in the evening at competition. The lack of sleep and stress from the day usually drive my english speaking skills at least 5 years back.

Few people I have to pay my respect to:

Rich Wong
Libby Ritchie
Don Knight
Andy Grady

Those are the people I really wanted to keep in touch with but can't because I've been so busy lately.

Others, I don't want to just meet. I want to actually hang out with them with all the time I can get in Atlanta.

[Guyute]

hahaha to anyone and everyone who wants to meet Libbie Richie 393 mentor...when you see her ask her to tell you the Jacket story that happened during FLL ;) she is a very friendly lady and everyone needs to meet her

[Chris Hibner]

People I want to meet at Nats

JOHN V NEUN

...no wait i live with him.....he's an $@#$@#$@#..

I already beat the pig farmer at a game of pool...

So i guess i'd just really like to meet Chris Hibner from 308...

Chris Carne
229

I'm sorry to say that I most likely won't be making it to nationals :(. If the weather is good, I might fly down for one day - we'll see. To make things more complicated, I'm leaving for a business trip to Europe the afternoon of Sunday, April 18. Therefore, if I do go, I need to be back early.

I hope to see everyone at the IRI.

-Chris

[SarahB]

Here's my list of people I'd like to meet but haven't yet met:
Ryan from 710(since he wanted to meet me :))
Joel J(I've stayed in his room almost a week and he has yet to say a word to me)
Glenn Thoroughman
Dave Lavery
Dean and Mitch Kamen
Kevin Watson
Andy Brockway
Chris Hibner
Joe Johnson
Ed Sparks
Paul Copioli
Al Skierkiewicz
Rob Bayer

[David Kelly]

In semi-offtopic fashion, I bring you....

People I want to meet in the off-season!!!

Dave Lavery
Amanda Morrison
Brandon Martus (dont forget to bring Brandon Marcus ;) )
DJ Fluck
David Kelly (even if it is just to see Amanda kick his butt ;) )
Both Clark & Kyle Gilbert
Koko Ed
Wetzel (maybe we can hunt down a DDR machine!)
Big Mike
Katie Reynolds
Joel Johnson
Paul Copioli (to see exactly why hes so "Copioli")
Karthik
Kristina

...oh yeah! and CD-47 Bot! I love that guy!


...okay, back to work. This was a rather pointless post

WOW! Somebody actually wants to meet me at nationals. I feel special. :o I'll likely be walking around quite a bit on the fields. I'm set to be one of the 'alternate' scorekeepers because they are all full, for the full time people. I shouldnt be hard to miss, just look for the tall goofy looking one.

This thing about Amanda Morrison kicking my butt.... sssppphhh!! That will never happen because I'm much taller than her and I can just jump up and miss all over her kicks and punches. :yikes:

[Brandon Martus]

Brandon Martus (dont forget to bring Brandon Marcus ;) )
...oh yeah! and CD-47 Bot! I love that guy! :D

Marcus .. I can bring him for sure. CD-47 Bot .. he's pretty shy. I don't know that he'll make it. :D

[Melissa Nute]

I am going to re-meet people mostly...like

Ricky Q
Ian W.
Big Mike
Ashlee


Meet Finally!
Cory
Katie R.

And there is more but I'm being lazy at the moment.

[David Kelly]

Marcus .. I can bring him for sure. CD-47 Bot .. he's pretty shy. I don't know that he'll make it. :D

How about Archiver? I like that guy too :ahh:

[IMDWalrus]

Hmm...I'm going to have to get around to introducing myself to CD people eventually. I know that I lurk more often than I post, and that my small contributions usually aren't that great, but still...Eventually, you'll end up with the (dis)pleasure of meeting the biggest pessimist on 818. :)

I've had chances before - I saw D.J. at the GLR when I was there by myself, and I recognized quite a few people at both Detroit and Palmetto, but I never was able to get myself to talk to them. Maybe it would help if I posted a "Who Am I" picture so people had a chance to know what I looked like...

I won't be at Nationals, though...Oh well. There's always next year.

That's about it for this batch of self-absorbed ramblings. If you've actually made it through the post, congrats - you have a strong tolerance for being bored. :D

[Madison]

For all you folks who're stalking Dave...

He's scheduled to appear in front of Epcot's Mission: SPACE attraction tomorrow, April 6, for the unveiling of a plaque that has Sean O'Keefe's quote, "We're back...and we're on Mars!" that will be added to the building facade.

Sean O'Keefe, Orlando Figueroa, and Dr. Catherine Weitz are also scheduled to appear.

[Gabe Salas Jr.]

Around what time? :)

[aaronbr28040]

I cant wait to meet everybody at Nats. I'm going to try to sneak away from my team for thursday lunch...........hopefully none of them are reading this thread :yikes:. If I'm not there its because a mentor or another student has me tied to the cart or to the robot. CD is a great place and without people such as Ken Witleff (sp?) Ken Leung, JVN, etc. it would not be the same without these guys. Some of them helped my team out a lot when we had problems and needed help. Their quick replies helped out and provided much needed insight. Thanks to everyone on these forums for making it such a great place. Drop by Team 900's pits sometime and introduce yourself. If you dont see me just ask one of my team members and they will find me quickly. Atlanta is going to be a blast.......i cant wait
-Aaron

[Tytus Gerrish]

Oh, got to add Yan wang ,and Matt Bays from 639 to the list

[Greg Perkins]

I feel like that kid who is the last one picked in a kickball game :(

i would like to be able to go to Nationals to meet people, however our team didnt qualify :( but hey, I will be staffing Beantown, and i will be at PARC. So if you would like to approach me, do not fear, im not THAT big :rolleyes:

people who i really really want to meet:

Andy Baker - bottom line, i wish to shake this man's hand with the dignity and respect that he deserves

Dave Lavery - I was sooooooo close to meeting you in 2002, you came to our pits and signed our awesome wheels ;)

Brandon - For keeping this running

People who i want to meet:

ANYONE!!!

[BandChick]

well, i've been quite delayed on posting my 18 cents in here (yes, i'm better than just giving 2 cents ~.^)

i want to meet

shyra
mechman108
ricky q. (again)
dean kamen (of course!)
yan wang (because i loved when he was still monseiurcoffee)
kristen from 639
m. krass
tytus
studmandan

and i'm sure there are people i'm forgetting. lately i haven't been a big name poster around CD, but i'm upset that no one wants to meet me...*pouts*

[Ryan Dognaux]

Ryan Dognaux because he has a cool last name.

Thank you :) Just for the record (so everyone knows) it's pronounced "Doane-Yo." :]

[Joe Matt]

Thank you :) Just for the record (so everyone knows) it's pronounced "Doane-Yo." :]

I've always pronounced it Dog-nax. Oopps... :p :yikes:

[Astronouth7303]

If I was going to nationals, I would want to meet pretty much everyone who's posted more than twice in the Programming forum. (between the band trips, the 2 robotics competions, and a FIRST kickoff, I think I've used my quota!)

[Ryan Dognaux]

I've always pronounced it Dog-nax. Oopps... :p :yikes:

You and everyone else :) Don't worry, it happens all the time.

Look for my blue hair at Nats, and my friend Sam's even blue-er spiked hair. (And I mean actual spikes - see picture http://home.ripway.com/2004-3/81550/Sam.JPG)

:]

[MikeyP]

Yeah I am totally in the group of people that wants to meet anybody!

I am in the pits just about all day, so I don't get to wander all that often.

I did meet Dean Kamen, Woody Flowers, and Dave Vebrugge (sp?) in 2002.

Dave Lavery is on the list.
Brandon Martus is on there too. Amanda Morrison told me about the imfamous Lil Jon "WHAT?!", "OKAY!", and "YEAH!". So, naturally, that made me want to meet him. :D
JVN is on the list as well. I want to know why I am compelled to claim I am JVN. lol

Last, but certainly not least, EVERYBODY ELSE!!

[Elgin Clock]

Look for my blue hair at Nats, and my friend Sam's even blue-er spiked hair. (And I mean actual spikes - see picture http://home.ripway.com/2004-3/81550/Sam.JPG)
:]
I have to track one of you down, if not for anything else but to give you the picture that one of the girls from my team took while playing ring toss at closing ceremonies last year with Sam's hair. The picture who's flash you could see in that ring toss video I have of the game, which I think I got from your team's website after Nats last year.

[ChrisH]

I have been privileged to meet most of the “biggies” already. There are a few however that I would like to spend more time with. Raul, Dave Flowerday and Al of Wildstang come to mind immediately, though figuring out how the Rumba worked in Houston last year was pretty fun. Paul Copioli is another person I have met briefly but haven’t had a chance to get to know.

Others I’d like to meet are:

Matt Adams
Ed Sparks
Amanda Morisson
Greg Perkins
Elgin Clock
Miss Information (no cameras please)

But most importantly at least at this Championship

Anne Bergeron (It never hurts to have a Native Guide!)

[some young guy]

hmmmm..people i want to meet at nationals..... oh i know:

1. Bob Saget
2. Mark Summers
3. Mike O'Mally

[Jessica Boucher]

Elgin Clock

Trust me, Elgin isn't all that interesting in real life :p

[Elgin Clock]

Trust me, Elgin isn't all that interesting in real life :p
Gee Thanks... :rolleyes: ;)

[MissInformation]

Miss Information (no cameras please)

I thought for sure everyone would be afraid to meet me... Sadly, I will not be at Nationals, our team is not going. I did seriously consider going down there to volunteer, but I'm hoarding my vacation hours for a trip to Alaska this summer. I'm sure sooner or later we will cross paths... but a warning... my camera is always with me...

Heidi

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[Michelle 236]

hmmmm..people i want to meet at nationals..... oh i know:

1. Bob Saget
2. Mark Summers
3. Mike O'Mally

Some kid on RAGE told me he was Mark Summers' nephew, so you sir, may be in luck!!!

[some young guy]

Some kid on RAGE told me he was Mark Summers' nephew, so you sir, may be in luck!!!

SWEET!!! i've always wanted to meet mark summers

[Amanda Morrison]

Well, he may be Mark Summers' nephew. I dunno about Marc Summers' nephew (and spelling once again proves key on these forums).

Let's keep these lists to FIRSTers, okay?

[BandChick]

well, i have a couple more FIRSTers to add,

the list of people i wanna spend more time with:
john v-neun
erin rapaki
amanda morrison
steve shade
aaron lussier
the lucas
alaina
elgin clock
katie reynolds
dj fluck
jeff waegelin (especially now that i can pronounce his last name right ;))
mike walker

people that i want to meet (extended)
dan swando
EVERYONE who responded to my FIRST Fraternity thread
(check the college student get together thread to see when i'm planning a DOX get-together)
the kid in the red hat
ryan dognaux (and sam cuz i remember him from IRI and didn't get a chance to meet him then)

and if you want to meet me (for some strange reason) look for me in Newton, or in the pits...bright yellow hawaiian and a DOX shirt, you should find me no problem! see you all in 6 days!

[Tytus Gerrish]

OMG! A fan :)

i want to meet...

tytus...

[Ryan Albright]

OMG! A fan :)
dont want to meet tytus he is wierd and overrated

lol
jk

[Greg Perkins]

I have been privileged to meet most of the “biggies” already. There are a few however that I would like to spend more time with. Raul, Dave Flowerday and Al of Wildstang come to mind immediately, though figuring out how the Rumba worked in Houston last year was pretty fun. Paul Copioli is another person I have met briefly but haven’t had a chance to get to know.

Others I’d like to meet are:

Matt Adams
Ed Sparks
Amanda Morisson
Greg Perkins
Elgin Clock
Miss Information (no cameras please)

But most importantly at least at this Championship

Anne Bergeron (It never hurts to have a Native Guide!)


WOW!!

Chris, suprisingly i was in hermosa beach for a week hanging out wiht former member, Amy Ross last year. Im glad that someone wants to meet me ;)

[Lisa Rodriguez]

Quote:
Originally Posted by deansmyidol
Some kid on RAGE told me he was Mark Summers' nephew, so you sir, may be in luck!!!


SWEET!!! i've always wanted to meet mark summers If you mean Mark Summers, CNC President, yes, his nephew is on my team, this is true and he is coming with us. I'm pretty sure he'll be glad to talk with you (he's a REALLY cool guy, he helps us out a lot:D )
As for me:
DJ Fluck
JVN (however many of him there are)
elgin clock (i SAW him at utc, but never got to meet him)
Jessica B(can't spell your last name....)
amanda morrison
erin rapaki
and a bunch of other people i can't think of, o man,
well, anyone who wants to talk, i'll talk to you!!!:D

[Beth Sweet]

Ok, so I've kept y'all in anticipation for long enough (jj!) and I will now reveal a few of the many people that I want to meet at nationals:

Tytus!!!!!! :D
Dan (Stud Man Dan)
Clark Gilbert and Karthik (sp?) (gotta meet the guys who give me the green rep points!)
DJ Fluck (he gets dissed so much in the Questions forum, I feel bad for him)
Koko Ed (just cuz he seems cool...)

and in general, anyone who I forgot or who has any desire to speak to me!
~Bethy

[Koko Ed]

Ok, so I've kept y'all in anticipation for long enough (jj!) and I will now reveal a few of the many people that I want to meet at nationals:

Tytus!!!!!! :D
Dan (Stud Man Dan)
Clark Gilbert and Karthik (sp?) (gotta meet the guys who give me the green rep points!)
DJ Fluck (he gets dissed so much in the Questions forum, I feel bad for him)
Koko Ed (just cuz he seems cool...)

and in general, anyone who I forgot or who has any desire to speak to me!
~Bethy
You could've met me at Buckeye Beth! :p
I was sitting amongst the mass of X-Cats. You couldn't miss us. We were the bunch on crazy noisy people doing the soul Train line. ;)

[Amanda Morrison]

A little bit of a revamp to the list. Believe me, the people listed aren't the ONLY people that I want to meet, by any means. They're the people that I haven't met, and have made a difference on these forums - given valuable advice and help that inspires us. They're the UFH's that I haven't been introduced to, the posters who always have good things to say, and the people whose posts always exude professionalism and intelligence. (And just because I'm me, I had to put them in alphabetical order.)

Rob Bayer
John Bugeau
Paul Copioli
Andy Grady
Joe Johnson
Joel Johnson
Karthik
Matt Leese
Joe Ross
Steve Shade
Al Skierkiewicz
Mike Soukup
Kris Verdeyen
Mike Walker
Ken Wittlief

[dez250]

Hey ok so since i have no list of people, i want to meet anyone i have yet to and also meet back up with everyone i may have all ready met. Also i wanted a way to remember my last championship competition as a high school student so i got an idea. I have a 2' x 3' poster with the FIRST logo on it and lots of white space around it, and now i have a challange. This will be similar to my water bottle from IRI 2003, everyone i meet or talk to will now have to sign the poster. After nationals i am going to have this laminated and will hang it in my dorm room next year :). So please find me or let me find you (lol) and chat with me then sign the FIRST autographs poster...
~Mike

[Greg Perkins]

MEET ME :)

[Libby Ritchie]

hahaha to anyone and everyone who wants to meet Libbie Richie 393 mentor...when you see her ask her to tell you the Jacket story that happened during FLL ;) she is a very friendly lady and everyone needs to meet her


John!!! WHY do you post stupid things that I say? :) OOh, wait a minute, probably because I do it almost DAILY!!!

Thanks! (I will be in 234 pits with my husband's team..and speaking at the conference on Friday about IRI!)

[Bharat Nain]

yay!! 2 people want to meet me .. ok so one ive met but yeah .....


and sooo many more who i cannot remember right now .. but unfortunately (courtesy of my doctor) i will not be coming to nationals ...

Well, now you are coming, so your fans can be happy :p. As for me, I don't know how much time I'm going to have to meet people, but please drop by 25's pits.

-Bharat

[omutton]

I want to mean KARTHIK!

[some young guy]

If you mean Mark Summers, CNC President, yes, his nephew is on my team, this is true and he is coming with us. I'm pretty sure he'll be glad to talk with you (he's a REALLY cool guy, he helps us out a lot:D )
As for me:
DJ Fluck
JVN (however many of him there are)
elgin clock (i SAW him at utc, but never got to meet him)
Jessica B(can't spell your last name....)
amanda morrison
erin rapaki
and a bunch of other people i can't think of, o man,
well, anyone who wants to talk, i'll talk to you!!!:D

i hope you are talking about the Mark Summers who hosted Double Dare on Nickelodeon, right? thats the guy who i want to meet. Mark Summers is the man. Mike O'Mally is my idol, hes the bomb. and as for Bob Saget....ummm...hes jus the old host of americas funniest home videos, come on who wouldnt want to meet him???

[ChrisH]

WOW!!

Chris, suprisingly i was in hermosa beach for a week hanging out wiht former member, Amy Ross last year. Im glad that someone wants to meet me ;)

Greg,
There is no such thing as a "former BeachBot". Once a BeachBot, always a BeachBot. Some are just more active than others.

I've known Amy since before FIRST even existed and I live just a half mile away. But nobody mentioned your presence otherwise I would have stopped by to say "Hi".

ChrisH

[Joe Ross]

There is no such thing as a "former BeachBot". Once a BeachBot, always a BeachBot. Some are just more active than others.

Wearing my 2003 beachbot shirt now, with my 2004 beachbot shirt ready to be packed for nationals :)

[Alex Cormier]

i met a lot of people @ UCF regional and Midwest regional...

i met ANDY BAKER and D.J... they are awesome!

here goes my list..

andy baker
Dave lavery
Brandon Martus
D.J.
Shyra
Rob C.
Mike dessingue
jessi from 357
lots of mike (there are too many mikes)
brandon from 470
tim from 1073
michelle from 236
OMNI GUY!!!
Kelly (firebird)
Meridith (firebird)
jill from 501
alwyn from 335

edit: always looking forward to meet new people... stop by 108's pit and say hi... :)

i guess the omni guy could show up to 108's pit.....

[Arefin Bari]

dont want to meet tytus he is wierd and overrated

lol
jk


i am tired of seeing tytus and ryan.... lol jk...

[Cory]

Well, I want to meet everyone!

So, here's my super long list, in no particular order of people I would especially like to meet.

Andy Baker
Paul Copioli (I kinda sorta met him at Cal Games :))
Dave Lavery
JVN
Matt Adams
Chris Hibner
Ken Wittilef
D.J. Fluck
Amanda Morrison
Andy Grady
Aidan Browne
Brandon Martus
Joe Ross
Greg Ross
Koko Ed
Jeff Waegelin
The Gilbert's
George
Wetzel
Ricky Q.
Katie Reynolds
Mike
Elgin
Andy Brockway
Melissa
Ian
Dave

Oh yeah, meeting Dean and Woodie would be nice too :)

Cory

[Sophey Chan]

Tytus!!!!!! :D

Now why would you want to go and do a silly thing like that?


Dan (Stud Man Dan)

Total sweetheart, I would recommend meeting him, plus he is hilarious.


DJ Fluck (he gets dissed so much in the Questions forum, I feel bad for him)

And there is probably good reasoning behind that...I really don't see why so many people wanna meet DJ, is it because he has yet to put up the wall in his room or because he buys electronics jsut to destroy them?


As for whomever wanting to meet Santos, err, Adrian, yea, Adrian is great. I love him in a simply platonic way! (so does my whole team)

[Ryan Albright]

mechman has nothing on me cant even bring the right tools to shave 6 pounds off his robot so he has to call me and pete over :x lol

[Arefin Bari]

mechman has nothing on me cant even bring the right tools to shave 6 pounds off his robot so he has to call me and pete over :x lol

yo ryan i do appreciate you guys coming over and tryng to help me out... now dont miss the keyword... TRYING... lol... i was the one and my crew who actually shaved that 7 pounds off... actually we shaved off 13 pounds... get it right...

edit: i used my own tools to shave of the weights by the way...

[Matt_Kaplan1902]

mechman has nothing on me cant even bring the right tools to shave 6 pounds off his robot so he has to call me and pete over :x lol

If you thought that was bad, you should have seen us at chicago. I think we had to borrow something from every team.

[Melissa Nute]

Well, I want to meet everyone!

So, here's my super long list, in no particular order of people I would especially like to meet.

Melissa


Cory
Wow...someone actually wants to meet me. *glee*
That is a good feeling.

[D.J. Fluck]

I have a 2' x 3' poster with the FIRST logo on it and lots of white space around it, and now i have a challange. This will be similar to my water bottle from IRI 2003, everyone i meet or talk to will now have to sign the poster.


I do something similiar to that....starting last year at the championship event I took my alliance captain bib and had people sign it and then framed it.. I'll be carrying it around with me sometimes and the rest of the time ill have it stashed in the pit...so if you haven't signed it, feel free to find me and sign it...I could always go for more signatures... :D

[shyra1353]

I do something similiar to that....starting last year at the championship event I took my alliance captain bib and had people sign it and then framed it.. I'll be carrying it around with me sometimes and the rest of the time ill have it stashed in the pit...so if you haven't signed it, feel free to find me and sign it...I could always go for more signatures... :D

ill have my team shirt from this year and a marker for everyone to sign it with .. come find me and sign it !!!

[Bcahn836]

I want to meet everyone on team 364 from Gulfport Ms. I used to live there and would have went to that school if i haven't had moved to Maryland. Besides i most likely went to elementry and middle school with alot of people there.

[Ryan Albright]

If you thought that was bad, you should have seen us at chicago. I think we had to borrow something from every team.
hey you can borrow stuff from us anytime

[Atman]

I want to meet everyone on team 364 from Gulfport Ms. I used to live there and would have went to that school if i haven't had moved to Maryland. Besides i most likely went to elementry and middle school with alot of people there.
Well 364 wants to meet you too. We will meet you in about 4 days. By the way what grade are you in.

[Bcahn836]

Well 364 wants to meet you too. We will meet you in about 4 days. By the way what grade are you in.

I am in the 11th grade. It will great to see you guys.

[Beth Sweet]

Hehe, that's funny. I just read thru the thread and no one wants to meet me except for a guy who I'm already really good friends with, but have just never actually met in real life. That's amusing, I feel special... :D

[RLopez]

You mean you have enough time to socialize? Man, your coatch needs to get on your case more! ;)

Me? I just want to thank Brandon for not killing me yet, but otherwise, I don't have the time to find people. I'm going to be doing scouting work, strategy work, and also fixing out uber cool display and wireless scoring system. Neato. If anyone is that interested in me (from the past posts, it dosn't seem so) just ask for Joe Matt (pronounce it like it's one word) in the pits or the stands. Also, I'll be wearing my 'Dave is Pimp' button.

PS- Lavery, you need to sign my shirt and I want to say hi.

hmnn.. i think everyone should be WANTING to meet me dudE! lol.. jk.. i was talking to joe matt the other day in class and guess what he said? he told me how he wants to meet DJ this year and how he isnt afraid of him this year.. jk.. lol..
hmnn i dont have a wish list of people to meet because ive met a lot of people last year.. but if my wish list would include everyone there and that if it would ACTUALLY happen.. then so be it! ;D anyone and everyone is welcome to stop by 384 and talk to our team.. and u could ACTUALLY catch me or find me somewhere (walking around, taking pictures, somewhere in the crowd) just ask for Rhaisa (rice-ah), Rice, or whatever other name.. u could just even say "the short brownhaired girl on ur team" they KNow who it is ;D
Tootaloooo
-Rhaisa

[Greg Ross]

Well I finally made my list. Possibly as a confirmation of the formidability of the Archimedes division, it turns out that there are more Archimedians on my list than Newtonians, Galileans and Curieans COMBINED!:ahh:

[maikull]

Did anyone meet Steve Wozniak? He was listed as a judge in the official program, but try as I may, I didn't see him anywhere.

[Joe Matt]

Did anyone meet Steve Wozniak? He was listed as a judge in the official program, but try as I may, I didn't see him anywhere.
I saw him once, I believe he was a judge on the Galileo field.

[maikull]

Nuts. :( I was partially hoping it would be that he didn't show, rather than that I missed him. Thanks for letting me know, though. :)

[phrontist]

Man, I hope The Woz is at nats this year!

At VCU last year I heard the name Donald Knuth, and I thought it was the Donald Knuth (http://www-cs-faculty.stanford.edu/~knuth/). I asked someone official looking and they kindly informed me I was mistaken. Would have been cool though...

Any other big names known to drop by FIRST competitions except Woz?

[Pin Man]

There are so many people I gotta meet before I graduate this year... I met Woody last year (though I met him when I was younger in 97)... Dean is my number one!!!

[Kyle Love]

Here's my mini-list(just a few people mention but many I want to meet....)
Arefin
Dori
Elgin
JVN (again)
Rich Wong
Beth
Karthik
Jake
and there's more to be revealed later....will you be on the list??? haha :p

[Wetzel]

My midwest people list is still large.
:(

Wetzel

[Corey Balint]

Here's my mini-list(just a few people mention but many I want to meet....)
Arefin
Dori
Elgin
JVN (again)
Rich Wong
Beth
Karthik
Jake
and there's more to be revealed later....will you be on the list??? haha :p
Aww-that hurts Kyle.

I just wanna meet all the people i've met in the chats so far, that i have yet to meet in person and then, of course, Andy Baker and Raul, not to mention many other great engineers.

[Pin Man]

no one wants to meet me?? :( :( :( :( :( I see how it is...

[CourtneyB]

i wanna meet everyone ive been talking to! especially in the chatrooms! i definetly wanan meet my family: Genia (my daughter! not my mom anymore! lol), Jake (dad), and Lisa (sister) Everyone should go to the webhug thingy thats every year at nationals lol
-Court-

sorry i missed sum1 lol AREFIN!!!! lol

[Kyle Love]

Aww-that hurts Kyle.

I just wanna meet all the people i've met in the chats so far, that i have yet to meet in person and then, of course, Andy Baker and Raul, not to mention many other great engineers.

ok Corey you can be on the list...for now...ohhh the suspense! :p Lisa is now on the list too...I forgot her earlier lol :rolleyes:

[Lisa Perez]

Aww-that hurts Kyle.

I just wanna meet all the people i've met in the chats so far, that i have yet to meet in person and then, of course, Andy Baker and Raul, not to mention many other great engineers.

Yeah, I know really, me too.. Kyle, my own "dad" in the "family".. SHEESH lol.

I want to meet everyone I've met in the chats!

[Ryan Albright]

wow never thought i see this thread again, i am formulating a new list for this year. I will post it once i think i have everyone on it