People i want to meet at nationals

[The Lucas]

Originally Posted by D.J. Fluck

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? I know Joe M was looking over his shoulder for you last year. 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!"
The rest of the team and I chuckled and asked "Why???"
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/pi...gle&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.

[Bharat Nain]

Originally Posted by shyra1353

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 . 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!

[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!


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

[David Kelly]

Originally Posted by 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!


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

WOW! Somebody actually wants to meet me at nationals. I feel special. 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.

[Brandon Martus]

Originally Posted by Jessica Boucher

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

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

[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.

[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.

[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 . 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

[David Kelly]

Originally Posted by Brandon Martus

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

How about Archiver? I like that guy too