GOWD, I'm gonna sound like I'm standing on a Soap box here with my long speech, but hey, this has always been a dream of mine, so let me have at it:
EDIT: PHOTO TO FOLLOW, have to hunt for one where I'm sober or something
EDIT2: ADDED A PHOTO....probably the only photo where I sort of look human
Name: Lee Logan
Age: 35
Alter Ego: Slipperyduck ( leelo on the battlefield )
Slippery who?: I've been online gaming since the first real PC online first person shooter; Quake, yes the first one. Back then I was a sneaky slippery player that managed to get away from everyone and I earned the nick "Slippery" which I later adapted to Slipperyduck. Once I found Battlefield however, some silly American had taken my beloved nickname, so I chose leelo, which is an abbreviation of my name, with a hint of Milla Jovovich's character Leeloo from 5th Element.
Family: I am Married, for 10 years nogal, with one boy (7 years) who is just like his Dad and loves gaming, especially the Lego (Batman, Starwars and Indiana Jones) Series all of which are on his own PS2. I'm a great supporter of gaming (in moderation of course) as it builds logic and problem solving skills, so I support my son gaming without hesitation, so long as we still do real life things like play cricket, go camping and visit friends and family, like "normal" people do.
Gaming history: I’ve been gaming since as far back as I can remember. Our household had the Atari console with Space invaders and Pong. We were fortunate enough to own a few of the ancient Nintendo handheld games, like Parachute, Octopus, Donkey Kong and Donkey Kong Junior. From the birth of gaming on PC's with monochrome monitors on XT machines, to today's Mammoth number crunching expensive boys toys, I've been with Digital gaming from pretty much the beginning (Pong you beauty) and it will definitely outlive me.
Top gaming achievement: Becoming Part of the GRRR clan I would classify as being the ultimate achievement. I would go so far as to say that anyone can become a member of a clan, but few are privileged to join GRRR. I was fortunate enough however to lead the Clan in 2009 and by serving my role as leader for the allotted year and became an official founding member after the annual election process.
My Digital Life: Wow, we all live digital lives, many without even really acknowledging it. Just about everything in out lives now is digital. I've always been one to reach for the new tech, in fact it's a family thing, my brother, father and I are know as Gadget people by friends and family. I have a work Laptop, my Mega Gaming PC, a PC for my son, a Media Centre PC for my FullHD LCD TV in the lounge, EEE-Pc for my wife ("FacebookTop"), DSTv, DVD, surround sound, Digital HandyCam, Digital Camera, Digital SLR camera, GPS, Digital DJ equipment, Digital Synthesiser Keyboards, Midi Keyboards, etc, etc, the list can go on forever. I truely lead a Digital life, so much so in fact that, should there be a solar flare that wipes out electricity for the world, I'd be completely lost and probably go the way of the savages (Lord of the Flies) and steal Piggy's glasses.
Why I am so happy to be part of this: It has most definitely been a life long dream of mine to be a part of something special with gaming and indeed a digital life. As we as a clan grew, it had long been my ambition to grow GRRR from a mere gathering of online gaming friends into something more established and recognisable and I even went so far as to say "We are a brand and I want to grow this brand". Though my dream did not come to fruition during my term as leader, I think we have finally achieved something special, opening doors not necessarily for us, but for South African Online Gaming community itself. A much needed breath of fresh air into what was previously the domain of "outsiders" or the "uncool". I honestly believe that this is the most important milestone in South African Gaming history and I couldn't be more proud to be a part of it.
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