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1 did you play wrestling with your joes, if so who were you and who were your champions?

Ummm... no. :P

2 who were you in the normal joe storyline when you played joes?

As in role playing? We never did that as kids, but when we played the actual Joes themselves I usually played with Rock N' Roll, Clutch, Flash and Grand Slam. I actually got all of the Joes, Cobras and vehicles that were out on Christmas of 1982... straight arms, and they were a ton of fun.

A great memory I have is the straight arm Grand Slam's arm snapping (no swivel and it broke). When the JUMP pack came out, Grand Slam was my default jet pack guy, like the Rocketeer, I remember this memory like it was yesterday, he was flying and had a gun, Cobra was shooing at him and I was trying to bend his arm so he could hold the gun and SNAP, his arm broke right off at the elbow... I was horrified, other than Rock N' Roll, he was my favorite Joe... but I was only horrified for about 3 seconds, I kept right on playing, making Grand Slam yell "ARHHHHGGG!!!" as I pretended that his arm was shot right off in mid flight by Cobra fire from below... (Side note: for many years Grand Slam was missing an arm in my Joe collection, but kept right on fighting, although Flash was promoted to the JUMP Pack trooper).

3 how many friends played with you?

I lived in a small town in Connecticut when I was a kid, our entire high school had about 100 kids in it, so there were not a lot of kids around. One kid that was a few years younger than me lived about a half mile away, and would sometimes come to play Joe, but he became a huge wrestling freak and got out of Joes (no offence to any wrestling freaks here - haha)... One other kid that I was friends with who played Joes lived a good 30 minutes away, he had a basement that his parents let him turn into a huge playroom, he eventually got the U.S.S. FLAGG down there. Talk about awesome! A few years ago we went back up to Connecticut (I live in Florida now, moved here in 1990 after I graduated), I stopped by his house, he had moved out but his Mom still lived there and remembered me... We went inside for awhile and chatted, I went down into the basement, and sure enough, 20 years later, there she was, the U.S.S. FLAGG in all her glory, smack dab in the middle of the basement where it had been ever since... right where we left her. Upon close inspection, there was Admiral Keel Haul on the bridge right where he should be.

4 where was your fav place to play joes?

I had the perfect area to play around my house, everyone in my area owned a few acres of land, we had woods, shrubs, a brook with nice rocks and a mini waterfall, a huge sandy area. We had it all, I could mimic almost anywhere on earth for those Joes to play. I really miss that.

5 did you ever play pretend G.I. Joe. you know, not with toys, but in person, who were you?

I dont think I ever did. One time my friend and I went out at night as Ninja's and snuck around the neighborhood, we were about 12 years old or so. I assume that was directly because of G.I. Joe Snake Eyes and Storm Shadow, but we were not pretending to be them.

6 who was you fav joe character in the cartoon?

In the cartoon my favorite was probably Shipwreck for some reason, I dont know why, he wasn't my favorite figure. I guess because on the TV he had a cool personality... My least favorite on TV was Duke, he was just an idiot on there, for some reason I never liked him after the cartoon.

7 what played the biggest part in you love for the joeverse, the cartoon or the comic?

Overall I'd say the cartoon, I didn't get into the comic until I was much older... My Joeverse is made up mostly of the first few years of Joe (82-85) with some cartoon influence and some of my childhood play time influence. Even to this day I ignore certain things and use the Joes as I used them when I was a kid.

8 what was your fav joe cartoon?[/B][/COLOR][/QUOTE][/I]

Unlike a lot of you, I haven't seen them since they were originally on TV. So my memory of them is old. I remember one epiosde when all the Joes were transformed into really cartoonish characters, I dont remember the plot or anything, but I remember I liked it... Also I remember liking the whole Serpentor storyline.

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02-02-2007, 02:52 PM	#12
Paragon Member Offline --> Posts: 90 --> Join Date: Jan 2007	1 did you play wrestling with your joes, if so who were you and who were your champions? Ummm... no. :P 2 who were you in the normal joe storyline when you played joes? As in role playing? We never did that as kids, but when we played the actual Joes themselves I usually played with Rock N' Roll, Clutch, Flash and Grand Slam. I actually got all of the Joes, Cobras and vehicles that were out on Christmas of 1982... straight arms, and they were a ton of fun. A great memory I have is the straight arm Grand Slam's arm snapping (no swivel and it broke). When the JUMP pack came out, Grand Slam was my default jet pack guy, like the Rocketeer, I remember this memory like it was yesterday, he was flying and had a gun, Cobra was shooing at him and I was trying to bend his arm so he could hold the gun and SNAP, his arm broke right off at the elbow... I was horrified, other than Rock N' Roll, he was my favorite Joe... but I was only horrified for about 3 seconds, I kept right on playing, making Grand Slam yell "ARHHHHGGG!!!" as I pretended that his arm was shot right off in mid flight by Cobra fire from below... (Side note: for many years Grand Slam was missing an arm in my Joe collection, but kept right on fighting, although Flash was promoted to the JUMP Pack trooper). 3 how many friends played with you? I lived in a small town in Connecticut when I was a kid, our entire high school had about 100 kids in it, so there were not a lot of kids around. One kid that was a few years younger than me lived about a half mile away, and would sometimes come to play Joe, but he became a huge wrestling freak and got out of Joes (no offence to any wrestling freaks here - haha)... One other kid that I was friends with who played Joes lived a good 30 minutes away, he had a basement that his parents let him turn into a huge playroom, he eventually got the U.S.S. FLAGG down there. Talk about awesome! A few years ago we went back up to Connecticut (I live in Florida now, moved here in 1990 after I graduated), I stopped by his house, he had moved out but his Mom still lived there and remembered me... We went inside for awhile and chatted, I went down into the basement, and sure enough, 20 years later, there she was, the U.S.S. FLAGG in all her glory, smack dab in the middle of the basement where it had been ever since... right where we left her. Upon close inspection, there was Admiral Keel Haul on the bridge right where he should be. 4 where was your fav place to play joes? I had the perfect area to play around my house, everyone in my area owned a few acres of land, we had woods, shrubs, a brook with nice rocks and a mini waterfall, a huge sandy area. We had it all, I could mimic almost anywhere on earth for those Joes to play. I really miss that. 5 did you ever play pretend G.I. Joe. you know, not with toys, but in person, who were you? I dont think I ever did. One time my friend and I went out at night as Ninja's and snuck around the neighborhood, we were about 12 years old or so. I assume that was directly because of G.I. Joe Snake Eyes and Storm Shadow, but we were not pretending to be them. 6 who was you fav joe character in the cartoon? In the cartoon my favorite was probably Shipwreck for some reason, I dont know why, he wasn't my favorite figure. I guess because on the TV he had a cool personality... My least favorite on TV was Duke, he was just an idiot on there, for some reason I never liked him after the cartoon. 7 what played the biggest part in you love for the joeverse, the cartoon or the comic? Overall I'd say the cartoon, I didn't get into the comic until I was much older... My Joeverse is made up mostly of the first few years of Joe (82-85) with some cartoon influence and some of my childhood play time influence. Even to this day I ignore certain things and use the Joes as I used them when I was a kid. 8 what was your fav joe cartoon?[/B][/COLOR][/QUOTE][/I] Unlike a lot of you, I haven't seen them since they were originally on TV. So my memory of them is old. I remember one epiosde when all the Joes were transformed into really cartoonish characters, I dont remember the plot or anything, but I remember I liked it... Also I remember liking the whole Serpentor storyline. --== Paragon ==--