User blog:ToaMeiko/Interview opportunities

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Hi everybody,

Right now our community isn't as active nor as engaged as I'd like to see it, but I have an opportunity that could possibly get some more engagement among us and also get us some attention from the public. I have a lot of contacts in the LEGO community, so I figured if anyone here would be interested, we could have some interviews with some people I know.

Since I don't have time to interview everyone I know, I'll let you guys choose who you'd want to have our first interview with. Here are some options:

• Tommy Williamson, "Nerd In Chief" at http://bricknerd.com
• Tim Courtney, staff at LEGO Ideas (formerly LEGO CUUSOO)
• Joe Meno, editor at BrickJournal
• Masao Hidaka, LEGO MOCist; see ideas:Hidaka
• Schneider Cheung, LEGO MOCist; https://www.flickr.com/photos/schfio/
• Samuel Johnson, LEGO set designer (designs for various themes including City and Ninjago)
• Jamie Berard, LEGO set designer (designs for LEGO Creator as well as for sets like the Tower Bridge)
• Tommy Armstrong, the Brick Engraver/Printer
• Peter Espersen, head of co-creation for LEGO (works at ReBrick, LEGO Ideas/CUUSOO)
• Nathan Sawaya, the Brick Artist http://brickartist.com/
• Dan Parker, former LEGO Certified Professional; professional LEGO model builder (http://www.facebook.com/cityblocks)
• Allen Tran, owner of http://thebrickfan.com
• Tsang Yiu Keung (Chiukeung), LEGO MOCist and coordinator for HKLUG (Hong Kong LEGO Users Group); https://www.flickr.com/photos/chiukeung/
• Wes Talbott, creator of ideas:Legend of Zelda: Iron Knuckle Encounter
• Jan Beyer, Community Operations Manager Europe/Asia at LEGO
• Mariann Asanuma, former Master Model Builder at LEGOLAND California and owner of http://modelbuildingsecrets.com/
• Shilo Parker, LEGO minifigure customiser; https://www.flickr.com/photos/chocobricks_customs/

All of the above are people I'm in close contact with over Facebook, Twitter, or some other medium and would be readily available to conduct an interview with (some of them I've interviewed before). If anyone I've listed is someone you'd be interested with having an interview with here on Brickipedia, let me know in the comments. I'll be able to interview multiple people over time, but one of the above people will have to be the first. :)

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Anonymous user #1

129 months ago

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Samuel Johnson (Ninjago) and Jan Beyer (Europe/Asia/Eurasia) sounds good! :-)

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SirComputerBeginner

129 months ago

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Tim C sounds pretty good, especially when Ideas has just opened.

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1999bugAmateur

129 months ago

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Johnson, but Courtney is a close second.

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NexusAmateur

129 months ago

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Meno or Shilo. I'm very fond of both's works as I am a subscriber to BrickJournal and I follow Shilo's work on flickr. The two are really great people and work hard. :)

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AwesomeknightBricktastic

129 months ago

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Wes Talbott, please. I'm a Zelda fan, so yeah.

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BrickfilmNutBuilding Bigger

129 months ago

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Meno and Courtney would probably be my top two choices.

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Nxtstep101Novice

129 months ago

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Samuel Johnson or Tim Courtney are my choices.

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LFY1547Thinking With Bricks

129 months ago

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Tim C., Tommy Williamson, and Shilo all sound pretty good.

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BerrybrickLegendary Brickipedian

129 months ago

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Jan Beyer is my first choice, but I admit that most people might find that interview more dull than I'd expect myself to....

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YamyamNovice

129 months ago

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Interesting. I'd like to see some interviews with those people. Tim Courtney mostly because I'd like to hear his personal views on Lego Ideas.

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King KahukaAmateur

129 months ago

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i have a hard choice between Tommy Williams and Jan Beyer... :/

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SamanthaNguyenBuilding Bigger

129 months ago

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Trying to decide between Tim C. and Peter E. Hmm..

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SamanthaNguyenBuilding Bigger

129 months ago

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Actually, Wes Talbott, Hidaka and Nathan S. sound good too.

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ToaMeikoHonorable Brickipedian

129 months ago

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It is a lot harder to get an interview with Nathan Sawaya. I am his friend on Facebook, but since he has such a busy schedule and gets interviews from more significant parties than most LEGO fan sites, I'm not sure how easily I'd be able to make time into his schedule.

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