I first began playing in 1979 - I was 10 then and was introduced to the original blue boxed set with the stunning cover by Sutherland of the wizard with the torch and wand and the fighter in plate mail with the bow looking straight at a rather large red dragon on a heap of treasure.
(By the way, as a side note, Sutherland died last year in very sad circumstances.... All should lift a glass to his memory if they have not already done so.)
Anyway, I was insanely active until 1988 when I moved to the West Coast. Only played a little on and off then, but stayed abreast of the "scene" and read everything I could get my hands on. I had a friend who worked in the gaming industry (at Alderac in fact) and he would send me things for free now and again. My friends back on the East Coast also would keep me informed as to the goings on.
Still not playing much and reading a lot of the material. Haven't really been "excited" enough by the material out there to seek out others to game with to be honest, although I do like the NWN game .... But even with this I haven't got a lot of time.
Most recently I have been scribbling together a campaign in my off-hours to send to some friends of mine by request. Always takes longer than it seems, eh?
