I just noticed that a celebrity posts on these forums... or did I?

[DaveMage]

I do think it's very cool that Gary has taken so much time to post here and answer questions. IIRC, the first thread originially appeared so that people could pose questions that a moderator could ask Gary for a chat session or something.

Somehow, Gary found out about it and decided to answer a few more questions if anyone had any....

Thousands of posts later, he's still going. I think it's great. It makes EN World all the more special...

 

[Hand of Evil]

You know, Eric is his love child, right?

We have a few celebrities about...wonder where John Roger is these days, :\ . Paul Kemp also shows up now and then too.

 

[Desdichado]

We have a few celebrities about...wonder where John Roger is these days, :\ . Paul Kemp also shows up now and then too.

Y'know, I like those guys as much as the next guy, and I appreciate their work. But celebrities? Isn't that pushing it a bit? For that matter, isn't that pushing it a lot?

 

[Hand of Evil]

Y'know, I like those guys as much as the next guy, and I appreciate their work. But celebrities? Isn't that pushing it a bit? For that matter, isn't that pushing it a lot?

a little...

 

[sniffles]

Ah well, for the first time since I frequent Enworld, I decide to take a quick look at some "Gary Gygax Q&A" thread. It's when I notice a guy, whose pseudo is Col_Pladoh, answers to the questions and signs his posts with "Gary". Is it really him?! Truly??! But now that I think about it, I noticed the nickname several times and never guessed it could be Gary Gygax!! What a shame!

I did the same thing not long ago. I was reading a thread about dwarf women with beards and suddenly noticed that someone signed himself Gary. Then I noticed the description under his screen name: "Father of the Game". I sat making fish eyes at my monitor for a few seconds.
Guess I just assumed he'd be too much of an old fogey to join a web forum. Glad I was wrong!!

 

[Kid Charlemagne]

I remember when Gary first showed up, it was in a thread not unlike this one - someone conjectured that he might lurk here, and lo and behold, he posted not long after. He's been around ever since. And if you should ever doubt, all you have to do is read his posts; if you played 1E, that style is etched across your synapses.

 

[Raging Epistaxis]

Gary, Monte, Ryan Dancey, etc etc

These are all names that got me hooked on ENWorld.

Thanks, guys.

R E

 

[Melkor]

And just because Melkor says he's from Texas and is a graphic designer doesn't mean it's the truth!

I've got my eye on you, Vin!!

You guys are hilarious.

 

[Rel]

I did the same thing not long ago. I was reading a thread about dwarf women with beards and suddenly noticed that someone signed himself Gary. Then I noticed the description under his screen name: "Father of the Game". I sat making fish eyes at my monitor for a few seconds.

He's totally approachable too. Very nice guy. I was starstruck at first. Then I saw a casual mention of him drinking a martini in the thread and he and I started up a conversation about how we like our martinis served. He likes his with Bombay gin and two olives stuffed with blue cheese, though I think he mentioned having to cut out (or at least cut down) the liquor lately due to his heart problems.

 

[Angel Tarragon]

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