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Heyoka
Profile Blog Joined March 2008
Katowice25012 Posts
March 26 2015 18:49 GMT
#1
Someone asked me last week about my favorite esports memory and in thinking about it I realized I don't define any experiences by how the tournament was run or how good the games were. They’re always shaped purely by who I met and spent time with. I typed out some words about it on reddit and it got fairly long so I thought it would be fun to expand on.

Even though I go a lot of tournaments, each one is unique in my mind because of the different mixes of people and environments. In the early years of StarCraft II everything was new and thrilling to me, the scene was expanding and it felt almost like justification for all the time I spent raving about Brood War. Vindication that I knew I had found a wonderful pastime that not enough knew about.

MLG in 2010 was amazing because we were all (mostly) people who hadn't met yet. It was incredible finally seeing everyone in person. Intrigue (author of The Elephant in the Room) bragged about how many pancakes he could eat. I saw Orb get stopped and asked for his first autograph and he froze, confused how to deal with it. White-Ra kept buying everyone drinks in a hotel after the event, and eventually we gathered eight or so people and drove around to bars, clubs, and at one point a strip club. We got McDonalds at 2am and ate it in a public park because the driver couldn’t get into his house or something.

I started hanging out with the CSL group in my college (in Wisconsin) and eventually an MLG came to Columbus which meant we could drive there as a group. Talking about esports in a car for eight hours for the first tiem is an unforgettable experience and we arrived just in time to see IdrA play MC that Friday night. To this day that might be the most fun I’ve had watching a series live, the atmosphere and rivalry lined up for the perfect storm of energy. IdrA later ditched that game vs MMA he was likely winning to further cement his place in history. Milkis (who is incredibly fun in person) introduced us to all the Koreans and translated awkward hellos. July told me he remembered beating Nazgul in a OSL qualifier when I told him I was with TeamLiquid - Nazgul later told me he had a sick build that got owned when July cheesed him.

This was also my first time having gamer impressions shattered. Up until then I had bought all the hype from the Korean media, pictures and press statements that made July sound like an unapologetic badass and stone cold killer. He was the God of War after all, a man who would Sauron Zerg you into submission no matter the cost. In reality he was bubbly and fun, a weirdly energetic goof. Later the same happened when I met Bisu, who is not a murdering revolutionist as I had looked up to, but rather a goofy kid who looks like he doesn’t know what room he’s in half the time.

IPL3 was crazy when internet went out and we had nothing to do but bullshit, until someone downloaded Brood War using their phone and we played showmatches between Boxer and HuK and whoever else wanted to play (I think it stopped at 1-1, with HuK losing on Lost Temple in a long game and winning on Python after TT1 told him to 10-15 gate). The auditorium was a few hundred yards away from the room where most of the games were being played, with a place called The Wild Wild West bar in between. They had $2 beers and the degenerates among us spent a lot of the event with yoyoing BAC levels.

When I first moved in with R1CH and HotBid we would stay up all night every important GSL match (generally Liquid players, or semifinals/finals). I don't remember a lot of the games but I remember how comfortable it was to watch it so casually with friends and talk about the games. After spending years only communicating online, alone in my apartment, the ability to do it every day was mindblowing. Everything was exciting at that time - even when an eccentric Own3d executive invited us to his sister’s apartment in midtown to try to sell us their service for TSL.

At MLG Providence I first met a huge amount of people I would later work with and greatly respect. Conrad (QuantumPope), Cody (Evoli), Greg Laird (who Dota people might know as The Gerg), and Kennigit, people I still gossip with regularly. I met a woman who I spent most of the final day with and was sad for days thinking I’d never see her again. We later briefly fell in love.

At an MLG in Anaheim and later IPL5 I met a group of most of my oldest TL friends, people I still talk to every day even though none of them have watched SC2 in years. We played the first Heart of the Swarm beta and trash talked while using those ridiculous Tempests that had a billion range and the Swarm Hosts that could attach air. Blitz and Purge (later champions of Korean Dota) came and entertained a growing group of people because that's how they are. I don't think we watched StarCraft at all.

For one of the MLG Arenas a few players came to our house (the TLHQ was in Queens at the time) to hang out. CatZ arrived, said he wasn't feeling well and went to sleep on a futon that was in HotBid’s room. He came out about 45 minutes later and told HotBid he threw up on his carpet. I think they later did an extremely long interview about Taco Bell. Wax and Sheth played a game of Brood War and Wax soundly beat him TvZ, and for some reason that I don’t remember they never finished the best of three. I still have the replay on my pc.

The first time I met Alex Garfield I told him about an idea to write an article naming progamers after the seven deadly sins and use HuK as greed. He told me it was insulting. I was going to do it anyway but it turned out to not be very entertaining and ditched it.

The first time I went to The International was in 2012 and left me astonished. The scale and size of it, both for prize pool and physical scale, was far bigger than any of the North American events I had been to before. Valve gave all press access to the player room, which had fully catered meals and tons of snacks. More astoundingly, I was blown away by how everyone attending really loved Dota. StarCraft II at that point was right around its peak and both players and fans became more demanding than loving, and in my mind a lot of the community was purely expressing negativity and entitlement. It was an incredible breath of fresh air, a game with people like Artstyle who would constantly retire only to come back months later because they simply can’t be away from Dota. It was reminiscent of the later foreign Brood War community, a group held together by nothing more than an intense passion for the game. It was also where I first met Blitz who, even now, is one of the most energetically positive people I’ve come across in any scene. He spent most of the weekend showing me around and introducing me to everyone he knew, which was practically every player there.

You can often tell what someone’s passion is in life is by how specific their memories are - this is because memories are burned in much stronger when certain emotional elements of the brain are activated. I could tell Dota was the aspect of his life he couldn’t live without when, as we first met, I mentioned a game we had played together months earlier. He remembered not only who was in the game, but exactly what happened in more clear detail than I could. For a game that happened months earlier to a man who was playing maybe a dozen games a day.

It's difficult to think of a single highlight, each moment in time is new and interesting for different reasons. To take a cue from my 90’s American upbringing, each is an important flavor that makes up the melting pot of experience. Or salad. I don’t know. They changed it midway through my education.

Distinct flavors essential to the final product. There are always new people to meet and weird games to watch with them. There will never be an end to new experiences. It's sappy, but for me it's all about the people that I spend time with and the memories inherent to that. It's a fulfilling life and an amazing ride. I'm lucky to have fallen into it.

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@RealHeyoka | ESL / DreamHack StarCraft Lead
Comeh
Profile Blog Joined July 2008
United States18918 Posts
March 26 2015 18:56 GMT
#2
Nice blog.

From when I went to events, I feel like I really thrive as a person in situations such as those.

Being surrounded by people like me, enjoying what I do, and coming together to form friendships and bonds. That's what ESPORTS really is about, and it gets lost in the white noise on occasion. Its important to remember whats really important in all of this.
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Wintex
Profile Blog Joined July 2011
Norway16836 Posts
March 26 2015 19:13 GMT
#3
Great blog, Heyoka. Loved the part about the impressions being shattered :D.
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Hot_Bid
Profile Blog Joined October 2003
Braavos36374 Posts
March 26 2015 19:55 GMT
#4
And to this day that carpet has a stain, fking Catz.
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OtherWorld
Profile Blog Joined October 2013
France17333 Posts
March 26 2015 20:11 GMT
#5
Great blog !
(also lol Alex Garfield)
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AskJoshy
Profile Blog Joined February 2010
United States1625 Posts
March 26 2015 20:29 GMT
#6
I'm surprised you never mentioned your stint as Starjeweled World Champion.
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Heyoka
Profile Blog Joined March 2008
Katowice25012 Posts
Last Edited: 2015-03-26 20:56:43
March 26 2015 20:55 GMT
#7
You know what my first memory of you is Josh? You were doing live report updates of games on a laptop in the crowd of IEM NY 2010 and micronesia posted something like "I see you" from his phone in the crowd. Then he went to talk to you or something and mentioned it and you looked super creeped out.

edit: also I should mention wacksteven challenged me to StarJeweled a few weeks ago and I crushed him on no practice. I almost got him with my first wave the second game.
@RealHeyoka | ESL / DreamHack StarCraft Lead
fusefuse
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
Estonia4644 Posts
March 26 2015 21:21 GMT
#8
this blog makes me all warm inside
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Dalguno
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
United States2446 Posts
March 26 2015 21:23 GMT
#9
Awesome blog. Hits me with nostalgia, even though I haven't been involved for nearly that long. Really good read. This isn't a "I'm getting ready to move on" type of thing, is it?
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Waxangel
Profile Blog Joined September 2002
United States33293 Posts
March 26 2015 21:24 GMT
#10
good blog because I'm in it
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micronesia
Profile Blog Joined July 2006
United States24639 Posts
March 26 2015 21:49 GMT
#11
On March 27 2015 05:55 Heyoka wrote:
You know what my first memory of you is Josh? You were doing live report updates of games on a laptop in the crowd of IEM NY 2010 and micronesia posted something like "I see you" from his phone in the crowd. Then he went to talk to you or something and mentioned it and you looked super creeped out.

http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/sc2-tournaments/159614-day-3-iem-american-championship-in-nyc?page=4#67
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Heyoka
Profile Blog Joined March 2008
Katowice25012 Posts
Last Edited: 2015-03-27 01:49:13
March 27 2015 00:46 GMT
#12
I'm so glad you found that. I was going to look but had to go.

On March 27 2015 06:23 Dalguno wrote:
Awesome blog. Hits me with nostalgia, even though I haven't been involved for nearly that long. Really good read. This isn't a "I'm getting ready to move on" type of thing, is it?


Nope.
@RealHeyoka | ESL / DreamHack StarCraft Lead
Ilikestarcraft
Profile Blog Joined November 2004
Korea (South)17726 Posts
March 27 2015 00:58 GMT
#13
Upload the replay of Wax vs Sheth!
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lichter
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
1001 YEARS KESPAJAIL22272 Posts
March 27 2015 03:35 GMT
#14
Dat esports lyf
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Profile Blog Joined October 2005
Aotearoa39261 Posts
March 27 2015 03:44 GMT
#15
I always wanted to do a TLFE (when they were still a thing) collating the best esports memory from notable people.

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Lovedrop
Profile Joined April 2010
2629 Posts
March 27 2015 05:02 GMT
#16
you're prolly the person i see the most at events

i dont even remember when we met
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Tephus
Profile Joined May 2011
Cascadia1753 Posts
March 27 2015 05:20 GMT
#17
I remember awkwardly introducing myself to you at ti2... good times!
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marvellosity
Profile Joined January 2011
United Kingdom36160 Posts
March 27 2015 11:09 GMT
#18
Really enjoyable read
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Jer99
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
Canada8157 Posts
March 27 2015 12:57 GMT
#19
On March 27 2015 05:55 Heyoka wrote:
You know what my first memory of you is Josh? You were doing live report updates of games on a laptop in the crowd of IEM NY 2010 and micronesia posted something like "I see you" from his phone in the crowd. Then he went to talk to you or something and mentioned it and you looked super creeped out.

edit: also I should mention wacksteven challenged me to StarJeweled a few weeks ago and I crushed him on no practice. I almost got him with my first wave the second game.


:o I'm king of starjeweled, I'll challenge you
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PhoenixVoid
Profile Blog Joined December 2011
Canada32740 Posts
March 27 2015 12:57 GMT
#20
I think I might have seen you at NASL Toronto. Sounds like great memories and unforgettable people which really make an e-sport scene.
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Torte de Lini
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
Germany38463 Posts
March 27 2015 13:44 GMT
#21
On March 27 2015 21:57 PhoenixVoid wrote:
I think I might have seen you at NASL Toronto. Sounds like great memories and unforgettable people which really make an e-sport scene.


I don't think Heyoka was at NASL S3 Finals, but Kennigit was!
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Elyvilon
Profile Joined August 2008
United States13143 Posts
March 27 2015 13:46 GMT
#22
I've never even been at any big esports event, the closest is going with a friend to a barcraft and then awkwardly leaving early because neither of us were really having fun

I should change that
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Heyoka
Profile Blog Joined March 2008
Katowice25012 Posts
March 27 2015 13:47 GMT
#23
I was at the WCS final that NASL hosted in Toronto later. That's where I did an interview with Blitz.

On March 27 2015 09:58 Ilikestarcraft wrote:
Upload the replay of Wax vs Sheth!


I can't do it until I get back home as its on the pc in my apartment D:
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Jer99
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
Canada8157 Posts
March 27 2015 13:48 GMT
#24
On March 27 2015 22:44 Torte de Lini wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 27 2015 21:57 PhoenixVoid wrote:
I think I might have seen you at NASL Toronto. Sounds like great memories and unforgettable people which really make an e-sport scene.


I don't think Heyoka was at NASL S3 Finals, but Kennigit was!


He was at s3 finals 2013
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Torte de Lini
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
Germany38463 Posts
Last Edited: 2015-03-27 13:53:43
March 27 2015 13:53 GMT
#25
On March 27 2015 22:47 Heyoka wrote:
I was at the WCS final that NASL hosted in Toronto later. That's where I did an interview with Blitz.

Show nested quote +
On March 27 2015 09:58 Ilikestarcraft wrote:
Upload the replay of Wax vs Sheth!


I can't do it until I get back home as its on the pc in my apartment D:


Why didn't I meet you there?????

I met Gunrun, Smix, Shindigs, Soe and everyone else
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Heyoka
Profile Blog Joined March 2008
Katowice25012 Posts
March 27 2015 14:03 GMT
#26
Shindigs and Gunrun weren't at the event I am thinking of I'm pretty sure you're mixing up the two events in Toronto.
@RealHeyoka | ESL / DreamHack StarCraft Lead
Noam
Profile Joined September 2010
Israel2209 Posts
March 27 2015 14:38 GMT
#27
Matt, you're awesome.
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monk
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
United States8476 Posts
March 27 2015 16:26 GMT
#28
I'll be honest. I control F'd for myself and got very sad when I couldn't find myself. =(
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Saechiis
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
Netherlands4989 Posts
March 27 2015 16:37 GMT
#29
Nice post, hope to have the same experiences in the future!
I think esports is pretty nice.
LA_Morello
Profile Joined July 2011
Brazil143 Posts
March 27 2015 16:46 GMT
#30
Thanks for the nice read.
Sn0_Man
Profile Blog Joined October 2012
Tebellong44238 Posts
March 27 2015 16:51 GMT
#31
On March 27 2015 14:20 Tephus wrote:
I remember awkwardly introducing myself to you at ti2... good times!

I remember awkwardly tryign to say hi to heyoka and hotbid at TI4 rofl. was sooooooooo awkward
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Jer99
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
Canada8157 Posts
March 27 2015 18:15 GMT
#32
On March 28 2015 01:26 monk wrote:
I'll be honest. I control F'd for myself and got very sad when I couldn't find myself. =(


If only he made it out to cards against humanity
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TT1
Profile Blog Joined December 2008
Canada9992 Posts
Last Edited: 2015-03-28 13:45:35
March 28 2015 13:42 GMT
#33
the map was longi, you should be ashamed of yourself for not remembering one of the most historic games in bw history

the infamous 10/15 hukageddon build:



p.s: i found this thread via my weekly tt1 search, plz dont judge me
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Heyoka
Profile Blog Joined March 2008
Katowice25012 Posts
March 28 2015 16:25 GMT
#34
FK you're right. I'm not going to edit it, let the mistake stand the test of history.

On March 28 2015 01:26 monk wrote:
I'll be honest. I control F'd for myself and got very sad when I couldn't find myself. =(


I'll never forget our time in Flaming Saddles.
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salle
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
Sweden5554 Posts
Last Edited: 2015-03-28 16:29:09
March 28 2015 16:27 GMT
#35
Nice write up, we need to hang out at an event so I can be in your next blog of esport event memories.
But we'll always have learning the dutch Nazgul chant... :D

On March 28 2015 01:26 monk wrote:
I'll be honest. I control F'd for myself and got very sad when I couldn't find myself. =(

Such a Wax move...



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Atrioc
Profile Blog Joined December 2007
United States1865 Posts
March 28 2015 19:33 GMT
#36
Never not enjoyed seeing Heyoka at an event.

Awesome blog!
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Hurricane
Profile Blog Joined October 2006
United States3939 Posts
March 28 2015 19:48 GMT
#37
On March 27 2015 21:57 Jer99 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 27 2015 05:55 Heyoka wrote:
You know what my first memory of you is Josh? You were doing live report updates of games on a laptop in the crowd of IEM NY 2010 and micronesia posted something like "I see you" from his phone in the crowd. Then he went to talk to you or something and mentioned it and you looked super creeped out.

edit: also I should mention wacksteven challenged me to StarJeweled a few weeks ago and I crushed him on no practice. I almost got him with my first wave the second game.


:o I'm king of starjeweled, I'll challenge you

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Waxangel
Profile Blog Joined September 2002
United States33293 Posts
March 28 2015 20:08 GMT
#38
On March 28 2015 01:26 monk wrote:
I'll be honest. I control F'd for myself and got very sad when I couldn't find myself. =(


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BigFan
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
TLADT24920 Posts
March 28 2015 21:45 GMT
#39
Good blog! Always nice to see others' experiences. I've never been to an e-sports event before and closest one was NASL Toronto but I was way too busy and it was way too far away haha. Do regret not going though to meet some TLers but such is life.
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Kibibit
Profile Blog Joined July 2009
United States1551 Posts
March 29 2015 02:47 GMT
#40
IPL3 was crazy when internet went out and we had nothing to do but bullshit, until someone downloaded Brood War using their phone and we played showmatches between Boxer and HuK and whoever else wanted to play


Man, I almost made it into the blog. :p Still, I'm there with you in the overall sentiment. The events themselves, moreso than the games being played at them, are some of my favourite memories period. The Boxer vs Huk buildup and payoff was probably the coolest thing I've ever been a part of in Esports.

(Fun fact, you can see me running around in the background constantly mother-henning in a bright teal Proleague shirt in a bunch of the videos :D )
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CDRdude
Profile Blog Joined May 2007
United States5625 Posts
March 29 2015 18:08 GMT
#41
I remember meeting you once, I came by your apartment to watch the TSL 3 finals in Madison.
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Profile Blog Joined November 2005
Washington, D.C9933 Posts
March 30 2015 02:21 GMT
#42
pancakes!!!!
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Profile Blog Joined October 2002
United States5008 Posts
March 30 2015 05:50 GMT
#43
Enjoyed this!
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Heyoka
Profile Blog Joined March 2008
Katowice25012 Posts
March 30 2015 14:56 GMT
#44
On March 30 2015 03:08 CDRdude wrote:
I remember meeting you once, I came by your apartment to watch the TSL 3 finals in Madison.


That was the first time I hooked a PC up to my TV. I had to move my desktop because my laptop didn't have an HDMI port at the time.

Those games were crazy I'm glad I got to watch it with someone :D
@RealHeyoka | ESL / DreamHack StarCraft Lead
deth2munkies
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
United States4051 Posts
Last Edited: 2015-03-30 20:00:51
March 30 2015 20:00 GMT
#45
I recall seeing Halo on TV a couple of times on ESPN and watched the show "Arena" on G4, but my first real experience in Esports was the SC2 beta. The first match I actually caught was Nazgul v. TLO on Metalopolis during the TLI, and I was immediately hooked. I had a 4am alarm to catch GSL for much of 2010-1, and consumed as much as I could. Some of the most entertaining stuff was the random KPOP crossover that ended up in the mainstream esports culture, from "GEE GEE GEE GEE GEEEEE" at GSL to the IPL's infamous "BUBBLE POP" break, I loved our little in-jokes.

The rise of League of Legends and Heroes of Newerth hit close to home as a long time DotA player, so after the fatigue from SC2 sank in, I started getting heavy into both of those games, and I've enjoyed the rise of DotA 2 and CS:GO as games to watch.

The thing that really makes it for me is the casters as they all seem like amazing talents and genuinely funny and affable human beings. Specific shoutouts to Day[9], Tastosis, Mr. Bitter, breakycpk, TobiWanKenobi, djWheat, Totalbiscuit, and Phreak/Riv.

Loving the memories in this thread <3
DinoMight
Profile Blog Joined June 2012
United States3725 Posts
Last Edited: 2015-03-31 13:28:03
March 31 2015 13:27 GMT
#46
IEM at Comic Con in NYC. Was there in person when Naniwa made it to the finals by proxy gating Hyun. Crowd. Went. Wild.

Red Bull Battlegrounds in NYC. Was a super fun tournament (Scarlett vs. Bomber was insane) and I got pretty wasted with Snute afterwards!
"Wtf I come back and find myself in camp DinoMight all of a sudden, feels weird man." -Wombat_NI
Jathin
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United States3505 Posts
April 04 2015 22:02 GMT
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TelecoM
Profile Blog Joined January 2010
United States10668 Posts
April 06 2015 07:40 GMT
#48
Awesome blog! I remember MLG Colombus as well, I got JulyZergs autograph and shook his hand at MLG Colombus and that was my best memory of ESPORTS myself, one of the favorite things I remembered was scrambling to get a materials for him to give me his signature, and then his non Korean manager telling me "Please try and hurry, we have to get JulyZerg to the food court" , I smiled

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