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Post Posted: Mon Oct 08, 2007 2:41 pm 
 

From yesterday's Orlando Slantinel:


http://www.orlandosentinel.com/communit ... 8784.story


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Post Posted: Mon Oct 08, 2007 4:10 pm 
 

Interesting.

I pictured Arneson as older when he worked on D&D projects.

33 years ago he was 26.  He is 59 now and looks roughly 1,000.

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Post Posted: Mon Oct 08, 2007 4:20 pm 
 

You should have seen him at Gen Con.  He looked pretty rough...even for a guy his age.  He definitely looked like he really didnt want to be there.

I was going to ask for an autograph but I didnt have anything that he had written or helped publish...and I really didnt want to buy a copy of Blackmoor.  :(


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Post Posted: Mon Oct 08, 2007 6:42 pm 
 

Kingofpain89 wrote:You should have seen him at Gen Con.  He looked pretty rough...even for a guy his age.  He definitely looked like he really didnt want to be there.

I was going to ask for an autograph but I didnt have anything that he had written or helped publish...and I really didnt want to buy a copy of Blackmoor.  :(


Interesting article - sounds like a nice guy - his 'Adventures in Fantasy' boxed set has special place in my collection!
  

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Post Posted: Tue Oct 09, 2007 1:12 am 
 

FormCritic wrote: looks roughly 1,000.


Hey, that's still the prime of life for a gray elf.
  
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