What city/State did you grow up in?

[txteach]

I'm originally from Waterbury, connecticut and lived there until I joined the Air force after high school. I always thought is was ok to live there but now I go back every so often to visit family and friends and it's America's butthole. People are miserable, the place is run down and I have a hard time visiting. The house I grew up in burnt to the ground about 18 yrs' ago and the place is now a vacant lot. Now that I go back to visit, it makes me appreciate Texas. I do miss the pizza something awful though!!

[Mikey]

I was born in Newton NJ and grew up in Great Meadows NJ

It was a cool little sleepy farming town, mostly populated by Polish Americans and Ukraine Americans (me included).

We had 2 churches (both Catholic of course)

... and a general store/saloon

A perfect place for a kid to grow up....

[ScottA]

With my Dad being in the Air Force I moved a few times while growing up. I've lived in:

Weisbaden, West Germany (born)
Montgomery, AL
Fort Walton Beach, FL
Montgomery, AL
George AFB, CA
Montgomery, AL
Myrtle Beach, SC

and finally retiring to Montgomery, AL where my mother is from. We were in Montgomery when my Dad would go overseas.

[tomstoyz2]

Oklahoma City, OK!!

[Bill]

Bawlmer Merlin

Actually just outside of the city in Westminster.

[toys2cool]

Miami,FL

I grew up in Little Havana which is kind of a rough part of Miami and lived pretty much all over Miami.
Little Havana
Little Haiti
Kendall
Sweet water
Weschester (Best part of Miami)
Coral Gables

and now Homestead where I bought my home

[captact]

Brooklyn, NY,..
I lived close to Broadway,..so every Saturday my dad would take me to Buy-Rite/Bargain Town to buy Action figures for having good grades,..my first was GI Joe, then Capt. Action, his outfits and access,..Matt Mason, Outer Space Men, more Joes,...Then came Megos,..from that day on,..I got hooked with Megos!!!! Good times,...good times.....

[thunderbolt]

Toluca, Illinois. Moved to Palm Harbor FLA at 16, got married at 24 and moved to Winter Haven with the Misses. Been here ever since.

[jwyblejr]

You can see where I was born in my little thread I've got. We left there back in '78 for upstate NY for a little town called Burlington Flats. Was there until '82 then wound up living in places like Hamilton,Oriskany Falls and finally Camden. Then moved down here to Alabama back in '99. Been here since.

[Hotfoot]

Pittsburgh, PA suburbs
Walnut Woods, MD
Hinsdale, IL
Fort Collins, CO
Moved to Atlanta burbs 30 years ago.

[Hector]

Born in Oakland, Ca.

Lived in Union City (Alvarado section) Ca from ages 1-7

Moved to Mexico at age 7

Cd Camargo, Chihuahua...ages 7-8

Sayula, Jalisco...ages 8-12

Guadalajara, Jalisco...ages 12-14

Back to Oakland, Ca...ages 14 to the present

[The Bat]

I'm a Country Boy...I grew up in Standish, Maine. Moved to the City(Portland) when I turned 18.

I've lived in Florida twice...briefly.

[supercrazy]

Gary Indiana-Birth till 14
San Benito Texas-14 till present

[JOEZETA]

Long Island NY.....

Do you guys have local chapters/group swap meets ?


We use to do that with Vintage Joe collecting...


Joezeta

[Wolverine1969]

Born in Peoria, Illinois. Grew up across the Illinois River in Washington, Illinois.