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We're not FanBoys, We're FanDads!

Author: Victor

Chatting it up with Chatsters: Gabby.

Growing up with two sisters and all female cousins, I was around a lot of dolls. I did have my action figures to play with, but when we would go over to my cousin’s house it was nothing but dolls. I remember the days I did not bring any of my figures with me, I…
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April 7, 2015
“There’s been an awakening”

With the release of Star Wars Episode 7 later this year, I decided to do a monthly Star Wars post. Each month I will talk about a different aspect of these movies; be it a memory, a family tradition, a favorite toy or just why I love these movies. The first post will be up…
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April 7, 2015
Let the running season begin!

The Bank of America Shamrock Shuffle 8K is considered the beginning of the running season in Chicago and this will be my second year running it. Now, for me, keeping in running form over the winter is kind of hard, but I try to make sure that I am somewhat ready for this fun race.Being…
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March 31, 2015
My home is now Cybertron.

If you are a fan of our Facebook page you may have seen this blue box from Hasbro before. You may have also seen us tease about the contents of this box and if you have read our post about the Dad 2.0 experience you already know what’s in the box. Now if you haven’t…
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March 12, 2015
My experience at my first Dad 2.0

The main stage for Dad 2.0 Before I begin my recap of my experience at Dad 2.0, I will say that this will not be a play-by-play account. I will not bore you with the minutiae of every second that I was there. Instead, I will tell you a tale that includes, friendship, magicians, robots…
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March 9, 2015
A new Avengers: Age of Ultron trailer has been released!

Today the Avengers twitter page had fans go on a mission. Fans were asked to use the hashtag #AvengersAssemble to unlock the latest trailer for Avengers: Age of Ultron. It’s go time, Marvelites: Tweet using #AvengersAssemble to unite & unlock an epic new #Avengers #AgeOfUltron Trailer! http://t.co/01G5TtzsLF— The Avengers (@Avengers) March 4, 2015 It took…
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March 4, 2015
What’s going to happen to Kanan?

I have been a huge Star Wars fan since I was a little kid and seeing these different incarnations on television: The Clone Wars (cartoon version and computer animated version), the Droid series from way back and the current Star Wars Rebels, makes me feel great that the stories continue. The latter series has been…
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February 27, 2015
“It’s so Crazy, that it did work!” #Dads4Oren

As many of you know, Fandads.com is part of a huge community of dadbloggers. We were amongst the first 30 blogs that were asked to be part of the group and we were: A. excited that someone knew who we were, B. excited to see where this would lead. Since its beginning the group has…
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February 24, 2015
Lessons learned from Dad 2.0.

I just returned from the chilly streets of San Francisco to the freezing streets of Chicago after attending the Dad 2.0 Summit and I feel a little saddened when I think about it. You know, like on the last day of camp everyone promises to write to each other and be best friends forever. The…
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February 24, 2015
Transformers: Robots in Disguise Cartoon is closer than you think!

I was a huge fan of Transformers when it first cane out in the 80’s (Yeah, I’m dating myself). I would run home to catch the latest episodes and talk to my friends about it the next day. When the animated movie was released I almost lost my mind because of all the awesomeness in…
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February 19, 2015