And he’s right– there is an odd connection between Wizards and the Southern Tier. The office is teeming with people who have a connection to the area in some way. I remember once someone lent me a pencil that said Binghamton University on it. And Stan! I think it was you who had a BU sticker on your office door? One of my co-workers used to work at Fat Cat Books.

And once I happened to be walking by reception when this nice family came in for a visit. I started talking to them for some reason and it turned out they were from Binghamton too. I think we need to give Binghamton another nickname in our of its D&D connections.

Thanks again, Joshua!

And over the years there has been a fairly STRONG connection between the Southern Tier and D&D and the hobby gaming industry. A surprising number of people who have worked at TSR and Wizards of the Coast … not to mention West End Games (which I believe is STILL located in Honesdale, PA … just an hour or so south of the border).

Well we do…..some of us play a lot!

(B&W, huh? I didn’t think to ask that question!)

This town has not been the same music-wise.

Or maybe only *I* have those kinds of problems … ;)

I’m really interested in breakdancing, I just know before I even think about getting started, I need build up more muscle, haha.

You can just email me if you’d like.

So … did you ever see “I’m Gonna Get You Sucka”? I saw it a long time ago, and it was pretty funny.

It’s that outpouring of charity, that spirit of community that continues to draw me back, it’s why I drive back and forth between work in New York City and Binghamton as many as four days a week. There is something about this town that when it’s down, it’s at its best.

I’ve often wondered if it’s decades of consistently bad news that has softened people’s hearts to help others, or if this town has survived as long as it has, through floods and economic knockdowns, merely because it’s people carry such a strong sense of civic and community spirit. Is it the result or the lifeline?

Thank you for keeping the rest of us updated on vigils and events connected to the tragedy last Friday. It is appreciated. And as for your own person experience with it, I’m glad you wrote. It affected all of us here in Bingo-town and although we may not be able to articulate it ourselves, it’s helpful to read/hear others’ accounts. Thank you for being a part of the cohesiveness here in Binghamton.