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The last time I was at the Glendale store, the manager and a redshirt were pitching the store as a babysitting service. They were encouraging a couple of mothers to drop their kids off unattended while the mothers shopped for a few hours. These kids looked to be about 6-8 years old.

Most of my purchases have been made online since then.

You know Arioc, luckily that manager has been fired. He was the biggest tool I have ever run into at a hobby store, and I have been going to hobby stores for 18 years. He would send his red-shirts over to troll me every time I went in there. They would walk up to me while I was looking at a blister/box and say something like "hey, what army are you building?" "that's cool, have you considered trying these models in your army, they are STRONG" "How's your painting, do you need some expert tips?" I started to feel like I was getting hit on by those red-shirted freaks so I stopped going til the manager/tool finally got fired. I hear he is managing some flowershop now.

Strangely, that manager and BigChris1313 were buddies. Maybe Chris is hanging out at the flowershop too.

Darrian

The tattooed black shirt is gone?

"How's your painting, do you need some expert tips?"

First off, I have seen your paint jobs, and yes you do.

Second, the guy that you are talking about (the former manager) is now managing the Northridge GW store.


About the Glendale Store...

When I first moved back to LA from Utah 4 years ago, the store was packed on 40k night. They had a lot of older players that were nice, and great to play. I think it was GWs policies that phased out the older gamers. Because of working at nights, I had not been to the Glendale store in a while to play. With a change in my schedule, and with the Medusa 5 events they had planned there I showed up for a couple of days. Boy was that a mistake. There was no one there over the age of 18 and I played in a mega battle where I felt like an elementary school teacher.

Lucky for me they are having a 500 point RTT tomorrow where everyone buys a $10 GW gift card and the winner takes half of them. I needs some stuff, so I thought I would take some candy from some babies.

Oh, and I can play you from 11:00 to 1:30 at the Glendale store. Tell me when, and I will show up

Whoa! Which manager? Jimmy, the squat Mexican ex-Marine with a shaved head and possibly glasses who was the black-shirt there at least up until Christmas? No way. We didn't get along particularly well. I once watched him tell a kid to get a mounted Saurus hero. After the manager left, I asked the kid if he had a Saurus hero on foot. He said no, so I promptly told him to return it so he could start running the Nike Saurus. I mean, what kind of a*&$*)( tells a kid without a Nike Saurus to buy a Saurus on a Cold One?

Anyway, the previous manager, whoese name escapes me, was a good guy as far as I could tell. White guy, probably 6'2". Big blonde guy with a beard. A little overweight. He played MMOs and we discussed the glory days of EQ. But he resigned probably 1.5 years ago. There were some other guys who split some blackshirt responsibilities with him (one might have been Shad?), but that was a while back.

Either way, the most current manager I know of is Jimmie, who's a dick. In a bad way. But I didn't hear he had been fired. Then again, I haven't been in there since January.

Yeah, we are talking about "Jimmy." He is gone, Allan says he is at Northridge. I thought you and Jimmy were homies. Shad is the new manager of the Glendale store. I guess he got a demotion since he was the regional manager, at least I think so.

BTW, I will be there today at noon to play in a Medusa V game.

Darrian

Jimmy is gone? Good.

I was buddies with Bradley, a big goofy-looking white guy, who hated the job and quit last summer. Ed, a young-looking Mexican dude with glasses, is a good guy who works there, and as far as I know, still does. I respect him more than anyone else who works there. I've never seen him play, but apparently has a potent Empire detatchment army. Miguel is a pale Mexican dude, a little on the short side, and a tad chubby, but last time I checked he had a pretty good looking girlfriend, who often hung out in the store. He's a good guy too. I don't know if Mike or that young guy are still there, but they're a little less notable.

Good to hear that Jimmie's gone. When I get back this weekend, I might have to go over and ask when they're getting the new Eldar codex.

Shad was the manager encouraging the mall orphans. He seemed like a decent guy the few times I chatted with him, but the conversation I overhead disappointed me. I've worked enough time and played enough games in mall hobby stores to know that mall orphans are not the kinds of children who understand the concepts of "these are not toys", "they're very expensive" and "please don't touch".

Gamers kids usually *do* understand, but then gamers don't usually leave their kids alone in a Games Workshop all afternoon, either.

Hey Eric/spmusubi, Are you and Johnston going to the Battlebunkers RTT tomorrow? I am hoping to get a rematch with you for that last beating you laid on me. Also, are you guys going down to San Diego for this months Game Empire RTT?

Darrian

I live in Huntington and play at the LA Battle Bunker (in wesminister) all the time, if anyone ever wants to grab a game on the weekends i am down, i love playing new people. The battle bunker is great, lots of big tables with excellent terrain and a good mix of new, and veteran players of all ages. I highly recomend it, although you do get solicited quite a bit in the sotre area.

I was there this last Saturday for the Cities of Death RTT. I was suprised that you were not there. Are you going down to the Game Empire RTT on the 26th?

Darrian

I didnt make the RTT, unfortunately, my girl is out of town for a week and change so i hung out with her. and i want to go to the GE RTT to see all of my old buddies, but one of my best friends is getting married that night, so i doubt i will have time to make the GT and drive back to Newport for the wedding.

Are you going to make the RTT? make sure to stomp on Shane (he is bringing dropping IG) and Tad (i think he is running his SOB again) and all the others and say hi for me!

But if you would like to get a game in this weekend, i would deffinately be up for it, i have a league game coming up, but other than that this weekend is free for me.

and i totally know what you mean about keeping the army transport in the car and having clients/coworkers ask you what it is. Deffinately dtracts from the professional visage.

I am definitely going down to GE for their RTT. I know Tad, I played him in the finals of my first RTT down there with my Grey Knights against his SoB.

This weekend is a no go. I guess it will have to be in September. Do you know when the Bunker is having it's next RTT?

Darrian

Hey Darrian,

Couldn't make the RTT at the Bunker, how was it?  Did your Luna Wolves sweep all opposition before them?

I'll be at Game Empire on the 26th, though.  Gotta be there to lose my defending champion title since all the heavy players will probably be showing up.

Hey Eric. I played Black Legion at the Bunker because it was a Medusa V event and I am a registered Chaos player. I went 2-1, losing a close game to a really good DA player.

I will see you on the 26th.

Darrian

wish i could go, I PM's Bob (ghoulking) at GE and he said that the RTT would go past 6, and i need to be at my friend's wedding at 6, so its not possible for me, unfortunately. Good luck though, i know a lot of the good players from SD are showing up, it should be a great tourney.

It is always a great tournament at GE. I have attended every RTT there since I started playing 40K a year ago. It is a 2 hour drive, but it is well worth it.

Darrian

What armies do the "heavy hitters" play down there?

I hear there is a godzilla nids player that is good, and a the 3 whirlwind army is tough. And then there is you with your Tau.

Come to think of it, most of the people were good who were there. Even the teenager that I played in the first round was pretty good for his age. And of course I tied you, and I would have beat Arik if we went the full 6 turns grrr.....

I think I will play demonnhunters again and give 3 people some easy wins.

Anything else I need to meta-game for?

@Blackmoor/Allan, who are you addressing in your post?

Darrian

Posted By spmusubi 08/15/2006 9:26 AM
Gotta be there to lose my defending champion title since all the heavy players will probably be showing up.

I wanted some clarifacation on this.

Well, i dont want to give away too much info on my buddies who game there, but there is a zilla nids player who is damn good with a savage list and a very solid player, two chaos players with just brutal armies who are really really good generals (although one is bringing IG this time, the other i dont know if he will make it) and then two suberb players, one who plays speedfreaks (and kicks royal arse with them, believe it or not) and sisters, the other plays nids and mechanized tau. And darian has played Tad's sisters, Tad is a solid general himself.

Good comp and nice guys too. always fun to play at game empire.

Hey Allan,

Thanks for feeding my ego, but I wouldn't classify myself in the same level of players that usually win tournaments. I was just lucky last time, that's all.

Dave plays Godzilla Tyranids and AFAIK is the reigning champion over there. I've played him twice and just barely squeaked by with ties both times. He's moved on to Thousand Sons and Tau, so I dunno what he'll field. Tad plays a good Sisters list and has won with it a few times. There's an Iron Warrior 3 AV14 LasPredator player there who does well and another Biel-Tan Eldar. I'll defer to Reecius' knowledge on the player base, since I haven't been there that many times.

You're a brave man to bring DaemonHunters Load up on Inquisitors and Sanctuary and completely spam any Daemonbomb armies that happen to show up! Or knowing Darrian, maybe i'll bring loads of Inquisitors/Mystics/Demolisher Cannons instead!

"maybe i'll bring loads of Inquisitors/mystics/demolisher cannons instead!" WTF!?! Do you hate me?

Thank God none of those choices are available to your Tau list. I am giving serious consideration to playing my Black Legion instead of trying out my Marines down in San Diego. There just seems to be too much Marine hate at Game Empire.

Darrian

It seems like a lot of shooting armies down there.

I think you will be ok if you take your marines Darrian. They don't like things up close and personal.

If you have a good list and are an intelligent general then you will be fine, but yeah, Dave Fay's bugs are rightly feared down there. He is a very good player with a nails list.

and there are plenty of assault armies, people just got tired of running them and a lot of people switched to shooty recently. But dont go expecting any easy wins simply because you have an assault army (not that you were), the good players have plenty of practice against all comers.

If Shane was running his Chaos, that would be brutal, but he doesn't play them much anymore becuase he got bored with them. That was a nasty nasty list.

The iron warrior guy has an insane list, but he often makes mistakes, cool guy though, the kind of guy you cant really get mad at him for bringing 9 obliterators and 3 heavy tanks.

I dont know if Patirck is playing but his Tau are very tough and he is a rock solid general, makes such good choices in game.

at any rate, it will be fun and i am bummed i am missing it. I am going down this weekend to play a few games with my buddies. ill let them know that the OC/LA crowd is bringing their A game =)

This for all the LA people coming down to the GE RTT on Aug 26th

 

http://www.starbasejeff.com/cybercathedral/forums/viewforum.php?f=6

 

David Fay

Thanks David/Sneeky Git.

I have been browsing that website for months. I am amazed at how well you are doing in the Medusa V campaign with your 1000 Sons. Are you going to play in this months RTT? Tyranids?

Darrian
(0-2 vs David Fay)

hey darrian,

 

I'm still trying to get the day off but if i go i will be most likely be playing 1KS . The tyranids will be on the shelf for awhile.  hopefully if i get the day off i can bring these guys

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a26/Sneekygit/1ka.jpg

I LOVE those flaming bases! That is so amazing, how did you model that little trick?

BTW, don't let Reecius try to stir up any San Diego vs LA hate. I saw his post on your forums and I think he was exagerating a bit. One of our guys (Spam Musubi) did manage to win the last RTT down at GE though.

BBTW, are there going to be any of the San Diego crew travelling north over Labor day to support Cliff at Strategicon? If Reecius really wants to start rivalry maybe your guys can come north for that event.

Darrian