What Exactly Are We?

In case you’ve missed it, the nomination process for Cycle 7 of the LEGO Ambassadors is well underway. Here at LAML, Aaron Andrews graciously offered to represent the podcast as an official LEGO Ambassador in the nomination process.

Here is how Aaron put it to me:

I have been voted out of the running for LA on Flickr.  I am still running for LA on the Forbidden Cove but I would like to run for LAML too.  I believe that we have the audience to justify it.  Also I would prefer to run for two communities, and since flickr is out, the next online location that I am devoted to is LAML.  I also feel it would be very beneficial to the podcast to have the ear of TLC.  We could even run a LEGO sponsored contest later in the year similar to what Keith G did for the You control the action contest

I think Aaron`s right, having a local Ambassador for the largest LEGO podcast would be great, no doubt. But the Ambassador program has been set up for AFOL communities and I`m not convinced that LAML fits that bill.

I mean, are we really even a community?

Despite attempts at creating a larger community (mainly through live shows) nothing has really ever taken off. We of course have this blog, but that seems about it. I think for the most part people simply check their iTunes feed every so often and check for the latest episode. There is of course nothing wrong with that, but does that make us a community?

P.S. Expect some more episode in June and July as I gear up for another big August.

LAMLradio #88 - BrickFair 2009

In episode #88 of LAMLradio James is joined by Bill Ward and Chris “wunztwice” to talk about BrickFest 2009.

 
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LAMLradio #87 - Guitars and Mountains

In Episode #87 James is joined by the “meanest guitarist in the LEGO community” to talk about all the latest news, including newly released LEGO Rockband. We also discuss the troubles one might run into when building a mountain.

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Clearly, the task of building a mountain has had an adverse mental effect on our cohost.

 
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MOCs of the Week
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LAMLradio #86 - Dan Rubin

In Episode #86 Dan Rubin (aka Happy Weasel) joins James and Aaron to talk about building in space.

 
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LAMLradio #85 - Sound of the Drums

Its Monday which means James and Aaron are back at it. Talking about their favourite MOCs from the past week.

P.S. If your calendar is telling you its really Tuesday, I suggest you get it checked! Because my internal calendar is clearly telling me its a Monday.

 
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MOCs of the Week
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LAMLradio #84 - MOCs of the Month

In Episode #84 of LAMLradio James and Aaron run down the two best MOCs of March!

 
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-Clone Squad 777
-Dwarf Launcher

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LAMLradio #83 - Tealess Tuesday

In Episode #83 of LAMLradio James and Aaron talk about the latest in the LEGO news. We get an some insight into the making of LEGO Universe, Wraith Monkeys, Brickshelf goes down again, and BrickFest 2009 wraps up.

 
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LAMLradio #82 - Monday MOCs

In Episode #82 of LAMLradio James and Aaron tryout a new format to the podcast. We start it off by discussing our favorite MOCs from the past week.

 
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What We’ve Been Working On
Scrapped Intro
Interesting Article

MOCs of the Week



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LAMLradio #81 - Saving Daylight

In Episode #81 of LAMLradio, James is joined by Magnus and Aaron to talk about the latest news in the LEGO world. From rumors of a LEGO Hobbit to the flickr 2009 LEGO Military Group Build Contest.

 
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News
-LEGO Hobbit?
-New Brickmaster Sets
-New LEGO Books
-Board Game Images
-New BrickForge items
-Flickr Military Contest

MOCs of the Week
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LAMLradio #80 - Sword in the Saddle

In Episode #80 it is a return to the slandered news you’ve grown love, or hate. James and Aaron run down the huge list of news topics, bringing you up to date with the latest in the LEGO world.

 
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-Neo Classic Space.com
-LEGO Profits Up 32%

-Lego to increase spend after record profits
-Rising prices of oil, rising prices of sets, record profits? Does this make any sense?
-10194 Emerald Night Train
-LEGO and “Disney” team up
-Geekdad Top 10 Disney LEGO Sets We’d Like to See
-Megabloks Picks up Halo
-General Mills LEGO Racers
-Bad… Maybe not Mc Donald LEGO bad, but still bad.

LEGO Merchandise

-Camcorder
-Alcatel LEGO Cell Phone
-LEGO Digital Camera
-Boardgames

-Lego Universe Gets Pushed Back to 2010
-They don’t want to take away from the success of the LEGO line. Seriously?
-LEGO® Battles
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MOCs of the Week
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