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Posted by Madilayn on 19-01-2012 at 09:18:
Welcome Chris - or rather, welcome back!!
And no - you aren't dating yourself, merely confirming that you weren't alone and that you have found (as has been said) like minded people.
I have to applaud you for braving the Garage of Doom and emerging not only alive but triumphant!
I think that for many of us who were teenage, BotP re-defined the "cartoons are for kids" thing - and for me at least - evoked a curiosity into this type of animation.
To age myself - when I discovered what is now Anime, it was called "Japanimation"
I am going to say here that whilst I enjoy Gatchaman, my first love is and remains BotP.
Anyway - Welcome! I look forward to seeing your fic offerings!
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Posted by gatchamarie on 19-01-2012 at 09:55:
A warm 
Chris! I'm so glad you found us, and also your never-ending love for the series! Like you, mine was dormant for some period, but it was always there! ... it revamped itself after a long period of time and I was so fortunate, and even surprised, to find other people like me, sharing this same fandom, from all over the world, especially when joining this site!
I was also a fortunate child, back in the past, to have been able to watch all the original Gatchaman episodes at the most suitable time for me ... that is when I'd have been back home from school and would have finished all my homework! Plus, I didn't have to wait for a whole week to pass from one episode to another ... they aired them daily on Italian channels!
Kudos for finding your t-shirt! ... pictures please!!
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Posted by RIgirl on 19-01-2012 at 14:28:
Hi Chris! Nice to meet you and hope to see you around!
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Posted by ChrisW on 21-01-2012 at 04:30:
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Oh I don't feel bad, really, just rolling my eyes at myself.
And I'm trying my hand at a fic since I seem to be stuck on my novel anyway. Maybe it'll shake some cobwebs loose.
Posted by ChrisW on 21-01-2012 at 04:35:
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It is a nice feeling.
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It took some convincing. My husband even helped, maybe he was curious about what I might find along the way.
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Definitely!
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Ditto. I didn't even know that BOTP and many other shows were hacked up translations until I went to university and started hanging out with an anime-minded crowd. That's how I discovered Gatchaman in the first place!
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It's funny, I would have thought I'd be the same. However, I'm really drawn to darker stories, and have really fallen in love with the darkness and depth in Gatchaman.
Posted by ChrisW on 21-01-2012 at 04:47:
I've tried attaching an image but it doesn't seem to show up. I'm going to give it one more shot and if it doesn't work, then I'm going to leave it as is and someone will have to tell me what I'm doing wrong.
Posted by gatchamarie on 21-01-2012 at 10:27:
Chris, I think this site's attachment function is still not working! Try uploading your picture in Photobucket first ... it's the most common way that usually works!
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Posted by Transmute Jun on 21-01-2012 at 16:07:
Marie is right, the attachments aren't working. If you want to put up an image, host it in a Phototbucket account and then use the [IMG] tages to post it here.
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Posted by ChrisW on 21-01-2012 at 22:09:
Here we go. This shirt is still a bright white, it looks like it has dark areas because I draped it over my monitor to bring out the art.
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Posted by KT1972 on 21-01-2012 at 22:20:
OH wow, that's neat
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Posted by Transmute Jun on 21-01-2012 at 22:47:
That's a great shirt with some nice shots! 
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Posted by KT1972 on 21-01-2012 at 22:54:
No Condor though
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Posted by ChrisW on 21-01-2012 at 23:27:
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That is a good point. I wonder if it was an early Gatchaman II thing.
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Posted by KT1972 on 21-01-2012 at 23:30:
so why two Eagles?
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Posted by ChrisW on 21-01-2012 at 23:47:
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Hey, I didn't make the shirt, I just bought it.
And being Ken obsessed, two Eagles was fine with me, hehe. Though I have to say I'm not crazy about the shot they chose for his profile.It's definitely lacking something without Joe.
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Posted by KT1972 on 22-01-2012 at 02:29:
and it's something you'll treasure forever! 
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Posted by clouddancer on 22-01-2012 at 02:48:
I love that shirt Chris.
It looks like some one Drew the large Eagle and then used a screen shot for the other image.
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Posted by ChrisW on 22-01-2012 at 03:27:
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That's very possible.
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Posted by lborgia88 on 22-01-2012 at 04:57:
Cool shirt! Yup, and definitely ideal for Eagle fans.
Looks like it could have been based on the image of the Team seeing Getz in his Condor birdstyle in the first episode of Gatch II
Posted by ChrisW on 22-01-2012 at 05:15:
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Sure does!
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