Direct From Hasbro Insider: Optimus?
Patrick Stewart
Transformer fan. To be in the fortunate position that I am in, I am
very thankful. It is my wish to share my experiences with you, my
fellow fans.
Four years ago, due in large part to my graduation work, I became
heavily involved with the Hasbro organization, and if you recall from my
past postings, I was not welcomed with open-arms. For those of you
reading this, if you are not up to date, I had been extremely fortunate
to have received a toy, or more specifically a toy piece, which had
never officially been created. At the time I was only about twelve
years old. This object was a small green matrix found within the very
first Transformer my parents ever bought me, its name was Optimus
Prime. I had no idea the purpose of this object which fit so securely
behind the front window base of my toy. I also had no idea, that out of
an estimated ninety-five thousand Transformer fans, I was one lucky
child. As you might imagine, my possessing of this matrix led to a fair
amount of controversy. But for all the bad, there was plenty of good.
This object was my key into the Hasbro corporation, more specifically,
the Hasbro black vault, simply referred to as the "Vault". This room
was not solely a Transformer`s graveyard, but held a lot of unreleased
material, Hasbro related.
Once inside the vault, I was simply astounded with all that I came to
see and know. Among my shock was the original tech-spec blue file of
Unicron, the largest Transformer never to be created. To put in no
other words, "Amazing". It had only been due to impossibilities in
transformation that this thirty inch Transformer would never be created,
but attempts were made. On numerous occasions for nearly three years
and six months Hasbro engineers worked feverishly trying to make ends
meet, but to no success. Unreleased toys were not all there was to see,
but uncut television shows, both American and Japanese, but primarily
Japanese episodes. Among the scenes taken from the movie was a brief,
but impressive landscape view of Omega Supreme. I still do not
understand why this scene had been cut, it was that impressive.
But for those who have already read my last post, most of this is
nothing new. Do not fret, I have not returned to you empty handed,
despite my long absence. About two weeks ago, I was introduced to both
Wilton and Michael Hasmonean, the infamous twins and co-founders of
Hasmonean brothers, or Hasbro. They are both really nice guys and easy
to talk to in spite of their success. What I am going to tell you now
may seem way out there, if not ridiculous, but what I am going to tell
you is the truth, so bare with me. In my undergraduate studies at St.
Thomas university, I took a major in Religious Studies so, perhaps, I
was not as shocked as some of you might be. I have also been privy to
research into occult studies and was competent in this field of study.
Let me give you a quick background into occult thought projections.
Once again, I urge that this may seem strange, but it was not for Henry
Cornelius Agrippa who wrote his foundational book of Western Occultism
which can be dated back to the fifteenth century. It certainly was not
strange to Wilton Hasmonean.
Wilton knew Agrippa`s principles very well, that any thought form,
visualization could be made manifest if that thought form was combined
with emotional intensity and the final releasing of that energy. The
more people there were, the more energy, the better. It is erroneous to
say that Wilton practiced this art routinely, but he was at least
familiar with it, more then his brother Michael was.
What does this all mean? It simply means that a being, that at one
time was not real, could be real if enough people believed in it.
Wilton told me, only the other day, as an example, "Just look at the
Devil. Today, he is real enough to possess people!" I must say, I
remain skeptical about these kind of claims. Maybe, I will have to see
it to believe it. Then again, there was the vault.
Wilton seemed to think that these thought forms existed as long as
people let them exist. He tells me, they are as real as you and I. We
can communicate with them; they can give us inspiration, strength,
courage, etc... However, not everyone can see these beings, because
they do not exist on our own plane of existence, but something Wilton
called the Astral Plane. It sounded kind of silly to me.
To communicate with these creations, the person must possess the same
mind and heart vibrations. If you were composed of negative energies,
they you would only be able to mediate with lower level entities and
similarly with higher level beings. At least, there appears to be some
kind of logical sense to it. But guess who Wilton says he communicates
with on a weekly basis? Bare with me, here. None other then Optimus
Prime! I have to tell you, when I first heard this, I almost left the
room. However, from what he has told me sense, I would almost have to
believe him.
I immediately responded with a series of questions and Wilton quickly
returned the answers. I was quite willing to give him his original
premise so that I could learn as much from him as possible. Over
dinner, I asked him simple questions like, what was this Optimus Prime
like and did he sound like Peter Cullen? The answers were, yes. He
told me, Optimus, was the Optimus we all knew. He was the Optimus, that
as Transformer fans, we have all created.
But how do you see him? I asked Wilton. Wilton told me it was kind of
like Buddhism in a way. Where in Buddhism you follow the eight-fold
path to reach enlightenment, in Wilton`s new religion (if you would call
it that) Transformology, he followed what he called the Prime Virtue
Ethics. When faced with any situation in your life where choices were
required, Wilton only asked himself, what would Optimus Prime do in a
situation like this?
Now, of course, you might say, that a human being was originally
responsible for creating Optimus Prime, so it is, therefore, conceivable
that a human being need not look to his own creation to find those
answers that he had originally given to his own creation, but it is much
more then that. Optimus did not face every situation in the television
series that, we, as human beings must face today, nor do all human
beings, if any, have the courage and heart of an Optimus Prime to face
these situations. Wilton conceded that if we know Optimus Prime and let
Optimus into our hearts, we can gain his strength and heart. I guess it
kind of resembles Christianity in that way.
But what is Wilton`s goal in life and what can Transformology do for
him? In all honesty, he says it can do as much for him, as it can do
for us, but if a Buddhist strives to achieve Buddha enlightenment,
Wilton says he aims for Matrix enlightenment. In this state of mind and
body, he claims, human beings realize they are one with the world and
the Divine, and if God has many faces, his own looks like Optimus
Prime. It is kind of funny, but Buddha enlightenment was not the
example he gave me that night.
In the late 1980`s and early 1990`s, Wilton was introduced to the
infamous Carl Macek. You may know his name from Robotech fame. Macek
was actually quite influential in Wilton`s life and had shared similar
ideas of spirituality. The two had a unique bond and since their first
meeting, have conversed regularly. Macek set his own personal goals
extremely high, as well, and aimed to reach what he called, Regis
transcendence. Ultimately, this would be directly reflected in his
Robotech series. This, however, does not deny its Japanese origins.
Wilton had told me that he modeled Matrix enlightenment after Regis
transcendence. He was also quick to point out that this does not deny
their uniqueness.
However, for now my fellow Transformer fans, I can say no more. I will
do my best to keep everyone up to date. Set your goals high.
From you Transformer insider, Patrick Stewart.
Weaseltron
one that contained one or did your parents (or OP toy purchaser when you were 12)
have insider status with Hasbro? It sounds an awful lot like Willy Wonkas' Golden
ticket...(i.e. "key into the Hasbro corporation")
-Weasely Yours
Weaseltron
Picard42
<Frightening pseudo-religious, Bludgeonesque mystical stuff snipped>
Yoinks. It's Bizarro Raksha! :)
She worships Megatron and he worships Prime. Primus help us all if they
ever meet. :)
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chi...@zahadum.com
> Patrick Stewart wrote:
> <Frightening pseudo-religious, Bludgeonesque mystical stuff snipped>
[Reads the pseudo-religious stuff himself]
Choke! Splutter!
Gag...a Transsie!?! :^)
If this keeps up we'll have very sad people quoting cybertronian poetry and
going to court dressed up as Optimus Prime :^)
[Reads Picard42's message again]
Bludgenesque?
> She worships Megatron and he worships Prime. Primus help us all if they
> ever meet. :)
I think you'll need to measure the result in blast radii, not in decibels
:^)
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BespinRunt
the infamous twins and co-founders of Hasmonean brothers, or Hasbro. >>
a fact.
Hasbro was started in the 1920's by Henry and Hillel Hassenfeld. I believe
they are both dead now. so I won't even bother reading the rest of this.
------------------------------------------------------
"Nobody cares... everybody is really good at pretending to care, but at their
very core, the selfish child reigns supreme."
Cobra Commander, G.I.Joe #149
Picard42
> [Reads Picard42's message again]
>
> Bludgenesque?
In the comic, Bludgeon had a tendancy to spout mystical stuff all the
time.
sanjay
: Let me first say that I am a very lucky person and a very lucky
: Transformer fan. To be in the fortunate position that I am in, I am
: very thankful. It is my wish to share my experiences with you, my
: fellow fans.
: despite my long absence. About two weeks ago, I was introduced to both
: Wilton and Michael Hasmonean, the infamous twins and co-founders of
: Hasmonean brothers, or Hasbro. They are both really nice guys and easy
"Hasmonean Brothers"?? Very funny, but Hasbro was actually
founded by the Hassenfeld Brothers. Current CEO is Alan Hassenfeld. I
think that he'd be slighly annoyed if you told him otherwise.
Nevertheless, continue with your Troll. Next time tho, do better
research!
Sanjay
: From you Transformer insider, Patrick Stewart.
Dalmatian
whoseamathing was out there, what voice would he be? :)
Remember, everytime you say Dalmatian,
Peter Cullen will be having some competition for his voice acting
gigs now.
George
<URL:mailto:gs...@StThomasU.ca> wrote a lot of drivel.
What are you on?
And can I have some, please? It looks like strong stuff.
And while you are at it, get this rubbish off! This is
chewing up everyones bandwith.
co-founders of Hasbro my rectum.
=======================================================
George Quail - Bearsden, East Dunbartonshire, Scotland,
Europe, Northern Hemisphere, Earth, Sol, Milky Way, The
Universe. Near Space
ViceGripX
><Walky's head explodes.>
WALKY! Speak to me!
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head and repair it. Then ViceGrip checks to make sure Tykus' katra is still
intact - it is.> *WHEW!*
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>><Walky's head explodes.>
>
>WALKY! Speak to me!
Fix me!
><ViceGrip, with help from the Flash-Bugs(TM) gather the pieces of Walky's
>head and repair it. Then ViceGrip checks to make sure Tykus' katra is
still
>intact - it is.> *WHEW!*
Of all the circuit-blown dim-wittery... you left a piece out!
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> chi...@zahadum.com wrote:
> > [Reads Picard42's message again]
> >
> > Bludgenesque?
> In the comic, Bludgeon had a tendancy to spout mystical stuff all the
> time.
Hmmm, can't remember. BTW it has been a while since I've read it and my
memory is definately not infallable :^)
Weaseltron
Springer
Walkus the Gladiator wrote in message
<759352$pv2$1...@jetsam.uits.indiana.edu>...
>
>>><Walky's head explodes.>
>>
>>WALKY! Speak to me!
>
>
>Fix me!
>
>><ViceGrip, with help from the Flash-Bugs(TM) gather the pieces of Walky's
>>head and repair it. Then ViceGrip checks to make sure Tykus' katra is
>still
>>intact - it is.> *WHEW!*
>
>
>Of all the circuit-blown dim-wittery... you left a piece out!
Your brain? :-D
Springer, who laughed her @ss off when the nutcase posted all that crap.
And I thought *I* was nuts....
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Walkus the Gladiator
>
>Your brain? :-D
At least my butt's intact....
Thylacine 2000
Walkus the Gladiator wrote:
> >>Of all the circuit-blown dim-wittery... you left a piece out!
> >
> >Your brain? :-D
>
> At least my butt's intact....
(David motions for the men in the blue corvette.....)
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>
>
having read alot about the occult.. i found this very interesting.
i will have to look into this..
thanks!
XandymuppetX
.."will this storm ever set me free? i can't change the things used to be"..
-Temperance
X animals are people too X
XmuppettX
yes, his part about agrippa was pretty much true!
i really enjoyed, i thought it was just fan fic though.
Walkus the Gladiator
>> >
>> >Your brain? :-D
>>
>> At least my butt's intact....
>
>(David motions for the men in the blue corvette.....)
No! You leave my butt alone! It's PURE!
Quezovercoatl
Walkus the Gladiator wrote in message
>>> >>Of all the circuit-blown dim-wittery... you left a piece out!
>>> >
>>> >Your brain? :-D
>>>
>>> At least my butt's intact....
>>
>>(David motions for the men in the blue corvette.....)
>
>
>No! You leave my butt alone! It's PURE!
Awwww, but it's such a cute little butt... Heeeeeere tushie tushie tushie...
*Quez wanders into the bushes calling for Walky's poor lost little butt*
*Quez bats away the men in the white lab coats*
Go away! I don't want your nice warm white jacket! I don't care *how* strait
it is!
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Brian Kilby
Holmes was manifested into reality because there were so many people
that believed in him...who you gonna call???
...Optimus Prime, apparently.
Time is not only an effect of space, it is also the medium upon which
our minds travel.
Quickstrike
>
> >> >>Of all the circuit-blown dim-wittery... you left a piece out!
> >> >
> >> >Your brain? :-D
> >>
> >> At least my butt's intact....
> >
> >(David motions for the men in the blue corvette.....)
>
> No! You leave my butt alone! It's PURE!
>
> "Wii gii!!"
> http://members.xoom.com/Walky
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> "Good work, Nightbeat, but perhaps cutting it a tad close?" --Siren
> "Isn't that what makes it all worthwhile?" --Nightbeat
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
heh heh.....
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Tengu
downward spiral of disjointed pseudo-philosophy clipped...
> However, for now my fellow Transformer fans, I can say no more. I will
> do my best to keep everyone up to date. Set your goals high.
>
I always wondered what what happens when you light Optimus Prime
on fire and smell the fumes. A vision! A vision! ;)
Tengu:<>
Quaker X
>
<utter garbage snipped>
Funny, I almost mistook this thread for the "drunk.. I am...." one,
below it. :)
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Bald Evil
Not to put to fine a point on it, but...
What a load of bollocks. *LOL*
B.E.
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> >
> >>><Walky's head explodes.>
> >>
> >>WALKY! Speak to me!
> >
> >
> >Fix me!
> >
> >><ViceGrip, with help from the Flash-Bugs(TM) gather the pieces of Walky's
> >>head and repair it. Then ViceGrip checks to make sure Tykus' katra is
> >still
> >>intact - it is.> *WHEW!*
> >
> >
>
> Your brain? :-D
Time to get the super glue :)
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Mulder: No...no! There MUST be a real
Optimus Prime! I can feel it Scully...
The truth is out there
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LrdJhiaxus
In article <3677E2...@StThomasU.ca>, Patrick Stewart <gs...@StThomasU.ca>
writes:
>From you Transformer insider, Patrick Stewart.
>
>
This joker posts this bull hockey every once in awile. Sounds more like
an invite to a cult to me.
Http://members.aol.com/lrdjhiaxus/
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Picard42
>
> In article <3677E2...@StThomasU.ca>, Patrick Stewart <gs...@StThomasU.ca>
> writes:
>
> >From you Transformer insider, Patrick Stewart.
> >
> >
>
> This joker posts this bull hockey every once in awile. Sounds more like
> an invite to a cult to me.
And to make it worse, his nick makes him sound like a Bizarro version of
me! BWAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!
TVsGrady
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COME ALONG...
YOU BELONG...
FEEL THE FIZZ...
OF CUCKOO COLA!!!
Andrew Crane
<3677E2...@StThomasU.ca>...
> In Wilton`s new religion (if you would call it that) Transformology, he
followed what
> he called the Prime Virtue Ethics. When faced with any situation in your
life where
> choices were required, Wilton only asked himself, what would Optimus
Prime do
> in a situation like this?
Probably get himself killed doing something vaguely sacificial, knowing
that he'd return ten months later as a more powerful incarnation with more
missile launchers and light-up weaponary.
--
Andrew Crane
andrew[at]cybertron.prestel.co.uk / AOL IM: CraneGun Z
Transmasters UK forever!! -+=:>a<[( o )]>c<:=+-
"I am a pioneer, they call me primitive/I am purity, they call me perverted"
Eric J. Katowitz
Cool! So I don't have to buy Christmas gifts for anybody, because Santa
really does exist!!!!
BTW: Didn't I see this concept on an episode of the "Real" Ghostbusters? I
think it had something to do with Sherlock Holmes (Please Don't Reply to
that last statement, I don't want to start a chain of off-topic posts.)
Goola2u
>>
>>WALKY! Speak to me!
>
>
>Fix me!
>
>><ViceGrip, with help from the Flash-Bugs(TM) gather the pieces of Walky's
>>head and repair it. Then ViceGrip checks to make sure Tykus' katra is
>still
>>intact - it is.> *WHEW!*
>
>
>Of all the circuit-blown dim-wittery... you left a piece out!
Get your slaggin' shoulder joint outa' my eye and back in your shoulder! My
glasses, my eye, my sanity! AAARRRRRGGGHHH! Walky pieces! Glass fragments!
Ow ow OW!
Megasomething
Goola2u
Who'd Walky kill?
Megasomething, someone who Walky hasn't killed, although I think Raksha might
have tried. :)
Mark W. Hale
Wow. I can't believe you know that. I thought I was the only one.
*sniffle* I really do belong here...
Mark W. Hale, feelin' the fizz
AlexJ33106
Ha! I don't think I've laughed at this many errors until I had my first reading
of "Dinobots Old Technology"! But, here friends is a true tale of my entering
of Kenner Labs Inc.(Now the sister company of Budweiser):
I entered Kenner Labs Inc. shocked and amazed. Never in my life had I seen so
many boxes full of peanut packing and plastic. The fabrics and designs felt
great as I smashed them and tore them to pieces. But my biggest thrills came
when I met Mr. Kenner himself, ironically named Mr. Kenner.
"Yes, I make toy products. Get out", he spouted at me, the guards and hounds no
longer close behind Mr. Kenner.
Blood and sweat dripping down my eyes, I talked to Optimus for a while. He told
me I would die. And I did.
The point of this story? I saw a kick-@$$ product from Kenner that no one else
did!
-Alex(owner of the worlds most deformed Wheeljack)
Olzville
Patrick Stewart wrote:
>
> Let me first say that I am a very lucky person and a very lucky
> Transformer fan. To be in the fortunate position that I am in, I am
> very thankful. It is my wish to share my experiences with you, my
> fellow fans.
> Four years ago, due in large part to my graduation work, I became
> heavily involved with the Hasbro organization, and if you recall from my
> past postings, I was not welcomed with open-arms. For those of you
> reading this, if you are not up to date, I had been extremely fortunate
> to have received a toy, or more specifically a toy piece, which had
> never officially been created. At the time I was only about twelve
> years old. This object was a small green matrix found within the very
> first Transformer my parents ever bought me, its name was Optimus
> Prime. I had no idea the purpose of this object which fit so securely
> behind the front window base of my toy. I also had no idea, that out of
> an estimated ninety-five thousand Transformer fans, I was one lucky
> child. As you might imagine, my possessing of this matrix led to a fair
> amount of controversy. But for all the bad, there was plenty of good.
> This object was my key into the Hasbro corporation, more specifically,
> the Hasbro black vault, simply referred to as the "Vault". This room
> was not solely a Transformer`s graveyard, but held a lot of unreleased
> material, Hasbro related.
> Once inside the vault, I was simply astounded with all that I came to
> see and know. Among my shock was the original tech-spec blue file of
> Unicron, the largest Transformer never to be created. To put in no
> other words, "Amazing". It had only been due to impossibilities in
> transformation that this thirty inch Transformer would never be created,
> but attempts were made. On numerous occasions for nearly three years
> and six months Hasbro engineers worked feverishly trying to make ends
> meet, but to no success. Unreleased toys were not all there was to see,
> but uncut television shows, both American and Japanese, but primarily
> Japanese episodes. Among the scenes taken from the movie was a brief,
> but impressive landscape view of Omega Supreme. I still do not
> understand why this scene had been cut, it was that impressive.
> But for those who have already read my last post, most of this is
> nothing new. Do not fret, I have not returned to you empty handed,
> despite my long absence. About two weeks ago, I was introduced to both
> Wilton and Michael Hasmonean, the infamous twins and co-founders of
> Hasmonean brothers, or Hasbro. They are both really nice guys and easy
> to talk to in spite of their success. What I am going to tell you now
> may seem way out there, if not ridiculous, but what I am going to tell
> you is the truth, so bare with me. In my undergraduate studies at St.
> Thomas university, I took a major in Religious Studies so, perhaps, I
> was not as shocked as some of you might be. I have also been privy to
> research into occult studies and was competent in this field of study.
> Let me give you a quick background into occult thought projections.
> Once again, I urge that this may seem strange, but it was not for Henry
> Cornelius Agrippa who wrote his foundational book of Western Occultism
> which can be dated back to the fifteenth century. It certainly was not
> strange to Wilton Hasmonean.
> Wilton knew Agrippa`s principles very well, that any thought form,
> visualization could be made manifest if that thought form was combined
> with emotional intensity and the final releasing of that energy. The
> more people there were, the more energy, the better. It is erroneous to
> say that Wilton practiced this art routinely, but he was at least
> familiar with it, more then his brother Michael was.
> What does this all mean? It simply means that a being, that at one
> time was not real, could be real if enough people believed in it.
> Wilton told me, only the other day, as an example, "Just look at the
> Devil. Today, he is real enough to possess people!" I must say, I
> remain skeptical about these kind of claims. Maybe, I will have to see
> it to believe it. Then again, there was the vault.
> Wilton seemed to think that these thought forms existed as long as
> people let them exist. He tells me, they are as real as you and I. We
> can communicate with them; they can give us inspiration, strength,
> courage, etc... However, not everyone can see these beings, because
> they do not exist on our own plane of existence, but something Wilton
> called the Astral Plane. It sounded kind of silly to me.
> To communicate with these creations, the person must possess the same
> mind and heart vibrations. If you were composed of negative energies,
> they you would only be able to mediate with lower level entities and
> similarly with higher level beings. At least, there appears to be some
> kind of logical sense to it. But guess who Wilton says he communicates
> with on a weekly basis? Bare with me, here. None other then Optimus
> Prime! I have to tell you, when I first heard this, I almost left the
> room. However, from what he has told me sense, I would almost have to
> believe him.
> I immediately responded with a series of questions and Wilton quickly
> returned the answers. I was quite willing to give him his original
> premise so that I could learn as much from him as possible. Over
> dinner, I asked him simple questions like, what was this Optimus Prime
> like and did he sound like Peter Cullen? The answers were, yes. He
> told me, Optimus, was the Optimus we all knew. He was the Optimus, that
> as Transformer fans, we have all created.
> But how do you see him? I asked Wilton. Wilton told me it was kind of
> like Buddhism in a way. Where in Buddhism you follow the eight-fold
> path to reach enlightenment, in Wilton`s new religion (if you would call
> it that) Transformology, he followed what he called the Prime Virtue
> Ethics. When faced with any situation in your life where choices were
> required, Wilton only asked himself, what would Optimus Prime do in a
> situation like this?
> Now, of course, you might say, that a human being was originally
> responsible for creating Optimus Prime, so it is, therefore, conceivable
> that a human being need not look to his own creation to find those
> answers that he had originally given to his own creation, but it is much
> more then that. Optimus did not face every situation in the television
> series that, we, as human beings must face today, nor do all human
> beings, if any, have the courage and heart of an Optimus Prime to face
> these situations. Wilton conceded that if we know Optimus Prime and let
> Optimus into our hearts, we can gain his strength and heart. I guess it
> kind of resembles Christianity in that way.
> But what is Wilton`s goal in life and what can Transformology do for
> him? In all honesty, he says it can do as much for him, as it can do
> for us, but if a Buddhist strives to achieve Buddha enlightenment,
> Wilton says he aims for Matrix enlightenment. In this state of mind and
> body, he claims, human beings realize they are one with the world and
> the Divine, and if God has many faces, his own looks like Optimus
> Prime. It is kind of funny, but Buddha enlightenment was not the
> example he gave me that night.
> In the late 1980`s and early 1990`s, Wilton was introduced to the
> infamous Carl Macek. You may know his name from Robotech fame. Macek
> was actually quite influential in Wilton`s life and had shared similar
> ideas of spirituality. The two had a unique bond and since their first
> meeting, have conversed regularly. Macek set his own personal goals
> extremely high, as well, and aimed to reach what he called, Regis
> transcendence. Ultimately, this would be directly reflected in his
> Robotech series. This, however, does not deny its Japanese origins.
> Wilton had told me that he modeled Matrix enlightenment after Regis
> transcendence. He was also quick to point out that this does not deny
> their uniqueness.
> However, for now my fellow Transformer fans, I can say no more. I will
> do my best to keep everyone up to date. Set your goals high.
>
> From you Transformer insider, Patrick Stewart.
-- "Disclosure averted. Continue observation."
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WhirlyBird
OpOp OpOp OpOp OpOp OpOp OpOp OpOpOpOp OpOpOpOp Op
OpOp OpOp OpOp-OpOp OpOp OpOp OpOp-OpOp OpOp OpOp OpOp-OpOp
OpOp-OpOp OpOp-OpOp OpOp-OpOp OpOp-OpOp
BEAST WARS!
(See, they've been advertising Optimal Optimus (OpOp) all along!)
Olzville
>
> <Walky's head explodes.>
>
Coulda been another Echowarrior file...
--Although either one is WWFF fodder...
__________
WhirlyBird
"...These Transmetals, ...the Beast Wars, ...and the things coming out
of these pods is just getting weirder and weirder."
Bits of Predacon, pieces of Maximal, chunks of Fuzor and Transmetal and
a little something unexpected...
Olzville
>
> Patrick "wanker" Stewart <gs...@StThomasU.ca> wrote in article
> <3677E2...@StThomasU.ca>...
> followed what
> > he called the Prime Virtue Ethics. When faced with any situation in your
> life where
> > choices were required, Wilton only asked himself, what would Optimus
> Prime do
> > in a situation like this?
>
> that he'd return ten months later as a more powerful incarnation with more
> missile launchers and light-up weaponary.
-- "Big bot is that YOU?!"
__________
WhirlyBird
"Jumpin' gyros! Optimus sure learns a new body fast!"
"Whaddya expect? He changes 'em often enough!"
-- Cheetor and Rattrap as OpOp rockets away in "Optimal Situation"
Kid Wicket
no
>longer close behind Mr. Kenner.
You Rock Alex! ROCK!
-The guy with the biggest, best, manliest chrome steel bearings on ATT, your
buddy, King Vice
"I have the ORB!"
"I'm not loony, I just don't give a darn!"
-Daffy Duck