Yo NB, Heater, GE, Brooke, Vortex, WT blast from the ancient past!
Old Aw'r here from circa 1989.
Here's a fond memory for you old farts:
AW-con in Ohio, I walk into the conference area and I got to introduce myself to what appears to be big 'ole country hick who seems real laid-back, in my mind i'm thinking ok, country hick or recovering california beach bum, that is, until I ask, "So what do you do for a living?". Along with the response comes a 180 deg change in demeanor, tone of voice, from beach bum to professional, "I fly high-performance fighter aircraft for the United States Air Force". I remember thinking, damn this dude is crazy...from bum to hitman in .005 seconds.
That 'bum' was Heater
Reminds me of another Heater related story... He had just recently been transferred to some base in Germany and needed PAL drivers for his Amiga. The telco lines from Colorado to Europe were so poor that we could hardly hear each other let alone get the modems to hookup without massive crc errors. In frustration, Heater says. "let me call ya right back".
A minute or so later, Heater calls back, voice is crystal clear, so clear that if I hadn't known better I would guess that he was talking to me on my other phone in the kitchen! He dials into my modem, PAL Drivers are sent perfectly, im thinking what the hell...
Heater says, "we can thank Uncle Sam for use of the defense satellite communications network for this" LoL.
Think he got in trouble for that one hehe. The things we did for a game
--)-B-Man-----
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