tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-312698957749576588.post2552953364123052111..comments2024-03-28T19:59:53.556-07:00Comments on Daddy Rolled a 1: Game Stores: Gemco & Other Chain and Department Stores (Sandy, Utah)Martin R. Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11672657745232101753noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-312698957749576588.post-16838387634515808832011-07-22T18:03:47.894-07:002011-07-22T18:03:47.894-07:00Juvenile delinquent! j/k It's an amusing bit o...Juvenile delinquent! j/k It's an amusing bit of nostalgia. And somehow I doubt this scenario had any effect on TSR's bottom line. :P<br /><br />As for your missing copy of Sprechenhaltesteele, drop me a line. I've got four of them, and although I probably shouldn't be supporting your past indiscretion, I could hook you up with one gratis.Christopher Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17368794259249607299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-312698957749576588.post-14982851863813557112011-06-21T11:12:31.870-07:002011-06-21T11:12:31.870-07:00@Dylan - Yes, that's pretty much exactly what ...@Dylan - Yes, that's pretty much <i>exactly</i> what it was. All these years later, I still feel bad, even though the store isn't even there any more! Sadly, that wasn't my worst offense, but fortunately I've been on the straight-and-narrow right side of the law since I was about 15. :)<br /><br />@Kelvin - oh my gosh, I hope not! Then again... it <i>would</i> at least be something <i>new</i>! :)<br /><br />@scottsz - the stupidity of corporate entities never ceases to amaze me. It's ridiculous how places like that stay in business. But, of course, I can't condone stealing. :) My favorite "excuse" from stealing comes from a friend of mine who has no compunctions about downloading illegal music and movies to his laptop. I always chastise him for not paying for it, because he's ultimately causing the artists to lose money, and his response is, "They didn't lose any money, because I didn't like this stuff enough that I would have actually paid for it."<br /><br />So, I said to him, "By that reasoning, you should go out and steal a Porsche, because you'd never actually pay for one."<br /><br />He never has a response to that. :)<br /><br />@cyclopeatron - Ha! Such a small world. And I'm so totally jealous that you got Erol Otus to sign your Basic rulebook! So cool.Martin R. Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11672657745232101753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-312698957749576588.post-63700395293329442912011-06-21T09:44:30.828-07:002011-06-21T09:44:30.828-07:00Hah! I got my first D&D book from Gemco in ...Hah! I got my first D&D book from Gemco in '81 or '82 when I was 7 years old. It was a Moldvay Basic rulebook from a box that had been opened in the store. I had no idea what the book was, but it was so cool and mysterious I begged my mom for it and she got it for a couple bucks. I carried that book with me everywhere. I still have and use it, as a matter of fact. Erol Otus signed it for me a couple of weeks ago!Bob Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12073807225519106277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-312698957749576588.post-46139469394063791532011-06-21T03:12:08.507-07:002011-06-21T03:12:08.507-07:00Allow me to offer Total Forgiveness to anyone who ...Allow me to offer Total Forgiveness to anyone who steals from a book store. Seriously.<br /><br />Eons ago, I found a damaged book on portrait photography in a chain book store. I asked if there was a discount due to the damage. The 'dude' behind the counter told me it was an accident it was on a shelf: it was going into the dumpster. I offered to buy it from him. He said no. I asked him if I could just have it and again he said no.<br /><br />So he forced the scenario that a perfectly readable book needed to be thrown away, even though I was perfectly willing to pay for it.<br /><br />I have not had a shred of mercy for the corporate book business since then. If I see anyone, young or old, stealing from a chain book store, I'll happily make a scene to distract the employees.scottszhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10327316054801308727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-312698957749576588.post-37614511769108438542011-06-21T00:23:39.572-07:002011-06-21T00:23:39.572-07:00Gasp! Could this be the new rpg blogger controvers...Gasp! Could this be the new rpg blogger controversy?thekelvingreenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01928260185408072124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-312698957749576588.post-54082372058421845012011-06-20T18:15:02.927-07:002011-06-20T18:15:02.927-07:00Hah, great story! I'll have to post about my o...Hah, great story! I'll have to post about my own brush with quasi-legal game acquisition.<br /><br />The local store experience for me was Hastings, which had a decent selection of D&D modules and Dragon back issues. I remember when my Dad called it to attention during a visit; I thought I'd died and gone to heaven.David Larkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04133630988557116729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-312698957749576588.post-65579176016967240522011-06-20T17:56:51.803-07:002011-06-20T17:56:51.803-07:00The birth of a criminal mastermind. ;)The birth of a criminal mastermind. ;)Treyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04647628467658839351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-312698957749576588.post-85281686190762934812011-06-20T17:53:27.638-07:002011-06-20T17:53:27.638-07:00Weirdly I started rereading Operation Sprechenwhat...Weirdly I started rereading Operation Sprechenwhatever today intending to do a retrospective on it. It was a halfway brilliant module marred by not running full tilt in it's odder, more experimental bits.<br /><br />Clever discount technique there, young Martin.Chris Kutalikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01414743509426875792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-312698957749576588.post-86338854066606509092011-06-20T17:31:06.136-07:002011-06-20T17:31:06.136-07:00Is this not also an admission of guilt? Through t...Is this not also an admission of guilt? Through the confessional blogger screen? The sly slip of a fingernail along the taut shrink wrap...Digital Orchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00276516390269689741noreply@blogger.com