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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">About 6 months ago, a Groo item I had never seen or heard of before popped up on ebay. It was a parochial Anime Fanzine from the early 80's with a Groo sketch used as a cover. (Groo being chased by a monster robot. The magazine was CFO Magazine, Vol. II, No. 3. </FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">I figured it would go for $25-$30 (afterall, it was a sketch, not a full blown drawing) But I put in a bid much, much higher than that and much to my surprise, I was outbid! And I thought, well, at least I jacked the price way up on the guy. (Harumphh!) Then it turned out that the other guy was a Groopie; our own Anil! (Oops! Sorry Anil!) </FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Naturally, I immediately launched into Search Mode. I mean, heck, how hard could it be to track down a 25 year old fanzine produced by a fledgling local Anime fan club? Well, it was a little tough. But a few weeks ago I struck pay dirt and actually tracked down a mint copy. Yay! I also managed to get one for Yoda, my faithful partner in crime. </FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Now if I could just find one of those Groo Buttons that Chriten made for the 1988 San Diego convention…</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Take care all,</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Gary G. </FONT>
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