<div> <font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">It's true. And in the meantime, I tracked down another copy which I might one day trade for another extremely hard to find Groo item.<br>
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Cheers, and happy holiday season to the Groop.<br>
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I feel good knowing Gary will go to the end of the earth to track down Groo (even a Malaysian newspaper recycling plant...)<br>
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Anil<br>
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From: Grossmann, Gary (DOR) <GaryG@DOR.WA.GOV><br>
To: groop@groo.com<br>
Sent: Fri, 5 Dec 2008 8:04 pm<br>
Subject: [Groop] Groo Coup!!<br>
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<div><font face="Arial" size="2">Hi Folks!</font>
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<div><font face="Arial" size="2">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></div>
<div><font face="Arial" size="2">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></div>
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A<div><font face="Arial" size="2">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></div>
<div><font face="Arial" size="2">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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<div><font face="Arial" size="2">Take care all,</font>
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<div><font face="Arial" size="2">Gary G. </font>
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