[Groop]Met the Man in MI
Bruce Senkpiel
brucesenkpiel@hotmail.com
Mon, 21 May 2001 23:29:42 -0400
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<P>I too finally met Sergio and he really is nice warm-hearted individual!</P></DIV>
<P>I was at the Motor City Com too. I drove in from Toronto and it was worth it. I must say I have never been at anything like that before. It was a really exceptional experience. Sergio signed a Groo comic for me and my Sergio Groo card and also drew a picture of Groo for me. (Stan Sakai signed my two Groo cards with him on them too!) I also picked up another set of Groo magnets (assuming Gary will really send the first set to me and not horde them for himself as has been rumoured.) I also very much enjoyed Sergio and Stan Sakai's Groo chat. Being new to the Groop (but not to Groo - which I have been reading for about 17 years) I unfortunately didn't have a Groop shirt and I didn't see anyone that did, so I didn't think anyone was present from the Groop. I erred! (Sometimes I'm slow of mind.)</P>
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<P>If you've never been to a comic con, I definitely recommend attending at least one. It's a unique experience. You can get some great deals (better than e-bay prices). Plus you get to meet genuinely nice people like Sergio and Stan.</P>
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<P>Bruce<BR></P>
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<DIV></DIV>>From: MisterElie@aol.com
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<DIV></DIV>>To: groop@groo.com
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<DIV></DIV>>Subject: [Groop]Met the Man in MI
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<DIV></DIV>>Date: Fri, 18 May 2001 23:01:45 EDT
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<DIV></DIV>>Finally, after years of buying his comics, I finally met Sergio. Wow, what a
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<DIV></DIV>>nice guy.
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<DIV></DIV>>I walked up to him and he greeted me warmly, then I told him I'm a great
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<DIV></DIV>>admirer of his work and that I'm a member of the Groo list. We talked for a
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<DIV></DIV>>minute or so and then he signed my Groo comic (I forgot to bring in the
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<DIV></DIV>>lunchbox: I'll bring it in tomorrow), I bought the complete set of magnets
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<DIV></DIV>>from him (there were no dots under Rufferto's eyes, if any of you were
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<DIV></DIV>>wondering - he colored them in for us right there), and then I meekly asked
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<DIV></DIV>>if he could draw in my sketchbook and he gladly obliged (drew Groo holding a
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<DIV></DIV>>rose and thinking of my wife). Of all the creators I've ever met, he is by
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<DIV></DIV>>far the most famous and definately the nicest (not that I've ever met an
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<DIV></DIV>>ill-mannered creator). Looking forward to tomorrow when he and Stan Sakai
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<DIV></DIV>>put on their Groo chat.
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<DIV></DIV>>Groo people are awsome!
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<DIV></DIV>>Elie
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