Hello Everyone,
It's with great honor and respect that I make my first post here. I stumbled upon this site today and I'm amazed by all the fellow Tron enthusiasts here... I hope to get to know you all better. :-)
Before I post up my collection, I'd like to share an amazing story... I'm a 5 time open heart surgery survivor who is now 37 years old, and I'm part man, part mechanical... my heart is partly mechanical and I have a pacemaker which is cool because I get to have software downloaded inside me (feel like the bionic man, lol).
Tron has a special place in my heart because when the original Tron movie came out in the early 80s, I had just undergone open heart surgery #3 and for my birthday someone had gotten me a Tomy yellow Tron LIght Cycle that I still have with the ripcord intact... it's scratched up a bit with heavy use but I wouldn't have it any other way... it's my favorite toy of all time. One of the themes of the new Tron movie is the importance of understanding the balance of technology in our lives, and the movie takes the approach that warns of the dangers of succumbing too much to technology. My life contradicts the movie's approach... to me it's not dangerous to succumb to technology... technology is literally keeping me alive... I'm part man and part mechanical/electronic, so technology IS me
I've dedicated my life now to raising heart awareness and inspiring others to maintain a healthy heart and I accomplish this thru my passion of competing on the show car scene with a heavily modified car made of the same material that my partly mechanical heart is made from... carbon fiber. I'm sponsored by various companies and have been featured in magazines, newspaper, and MTV even interviewed me last year in Chicago at a car show... not sure when they aired the interview though.
I recently had a risky surgery to replace my pacemaker and broken pacemaker wire and I luckily survived my surgery and on the day I left the hospital it was the same day as when the Tron movie came out so my dream came true to take my 6 year old daughter to see the movie. Since I wasn't sure if I'd survive my surgery, I was able to get in touch with the Tron Legacy movie director and tell him how much the Tron movies have meant to me, so his office is sending me a personally autographed Tron poster autographed by the director, Joe Kosinski. I'm grateful to be alive today... I believe I was kept alive so I could live to see the day I could serve my wife and 2 little girls aged 6 and 1.
You can see my features here...
Eurotuner Magazine Feature
http://www.eurotuner.com/featuredvehicles/eurp_0811_2000_bmw_323i/index.html
Washington Examiner Newspaper Feature
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/local/Check-Out-My-Ride-Carbon-fiber-close-to-this-customizers-heart-42690682.html
Now for my Tron collection... I'll try and post up some pics next week when I return from my out of town trip this weekend...
- Oakley Limited Edition Pitboss Tron Sunglasses (X-Mas Gift from the wifey)
- Tron Razer Mouse
- Tron Adidas BL4 Sneakers (limited edition from 2006)
- Limited Edition Tron Nintendo Wii Remotes (2 of them... one for me and one for my daughter)
- Deluxe Light Runner
- Deluxe White Light Cycle
- Small Light Runner
- Small white light cycle
- Small black light cycle
- Deluxe Identity Disc (Sam's)
- Deluxe Identity Disc (Rinzler's)
- Non-deluxe Sam's disc that you can use like a frisbee
- Deluxe Clu figure
- Deluxe Sam figure
- Small Sam figure
- Small Kevin Flynn figure
- R/C Sam's Light Cycle
- R/C Clu's Light Cycle
- Tron Water bottle
- Tron Notebook that lights up
- Tron Rinzler t-shirt for both me and my daughter (wore these when we saw the movie opening day)
- Custom made Tron light runner hooded sweatshirt (found a cool light runner picture on the web
and had a friend of mine transfer the image onto a hooded sweatshirt)
- Tron t-shirt from the original Tron 80s movie (picked up last year at Hot Topic)
- Tron Light Up Mickey Mouse Ears Hat (limited edition of 1000)
- Tron white light cycle thumbdrive - 8GB
- Tron Special Edition DVD (80s Tron movie) in brand new condition and still in the original wrap
- Tron Hurley shirt
- Limited Edition San Diego Comic Convention Tron Collectible where the 80s Tron is inside
an arcade machine and lights up when you press the button.
- Toy City Tron Knockoff Green and Blue Laser Cycles
- Tron movie poster autographed by the Tron Legacy Movie Director, Joseph Kosinski
I have more stuff coming... I am trying to find the matching track jacket for my Tron BL4 Adidas shoes... in XL size.
Thanks for looking...
Navin