LEGENDDAN Posted February 6, 2012 Report Posted February 6, 2012 (edited) Hi everyone, I’ve had many unbelievable experiences trooping with my fellow friends here in my garrison ever since I joined the group back in 2010. Like my very first trooping event. We were invited to spare a visit to a local hospital to the children’s who unfortunately had to spend Christmas day there. http://forum.whitear...opic=14025&st=0 One of my personal objectives when I decided to become Stormtrooper was to troop by myself, not because I don’t like the company of others, but just to have that simple and plain experience, to troop alone, that simple idea was to me like doing the Bungee Jump. What was that like? Was I crazy enough to do it so? LOL… Back then (2006), one of the things that induced me was the legendary Danny Cho, (many of you know of whom I am referring to) what he started doing then for me was an exquisite idea that began to grow as a must do for me. For those of you who don’t know who this Danny Cho is, you can link to some of his old YouTube videos: That guy was just the beginning; here at FISD and once in a while, some members spoke of their experience trooping alone and it sounded fantastic to me. So, with the support and enthusiasm of my wife, I decided to do it in a place that had nothing to do with Star Wars, Comics, Anime or Sci-Fi; in a place where you are not invited, in a place you are not expected; where people will either hate you or love you… “So, I did the Bungee Jump†I’ve picked an outdoor market, an antiques market that runs every Sunday locally. I almost back down honestly, I am used to be in front of people but my heart begun to beat harder than normal and I walked in with shaking knees, I cannot explain why this happened but it did. I was expecting a similar feeling to other trooping events, however and somehow I felt the people’s reaction to my character very differently; my senses began to expand; I started to live, I started to taste and smell the excitement of the people around me. People showed a level of excitement that I was not prepared for. Cars with families stopping by just to see me, the owners of the stands left their booth to get a picture with me. While I was walking though the market I kept hearing; WOW… How much does he charges for the picture… Go get your dad… ooh my god… and it would be a long etcetera… Besides the pictures, my wife took videos of everything and some folks even followed me the entire time keeping their distance and trying not to be obvious about it. It was an experience like no other… I will never regret it… If you have done this yourself, please share your experience… Edited July 15, 2021 by gmrhodes13 photo updated Quote
tkrestonva[TK] Posted February 6, 2012 Report Posted February 6, 2012 Your TM of course looks amazing. While I don't necessarily recommend solo troops, if you're going to do them (and sometimes there is simply no other option), having a good handler watching your back is an absolute must. Quote
Griffin-X[TK] Posted February 6, 2012 Report Posted February 6, 2012 Great story and pics...! I have done both solo and group troops; I understand what you mean. Sometimes (in my area) this happens. I personally prefer a group troop so it's a team thing and makes a bigger impact. But if going solo, I always have at least 1 handler to watch my back. Quote
LEGENDDAN Posted February 7, 2012 Author Report Posted February 7, 2012 Your TM of course looks amazing. While I don't necessarily recommend solo troops, if you're going to do them (and sometimes there is simply no other option), having a good handler watching your back is an absolute must. Hi Brian, Yes, I did though about that and that was my only concern, not having anyone to watch my back and I was aware that if necessary, my wife wouldn’t do much in that case. That’s why, from a number of possibilities, I’ve selected the right place for it. But you know what; I’ve being group trooping, including handler and new recruits and everything and I have had in just one single event (excuse me if this sounds vulgar) 3 an impolite person graving incidents, and no one, not the handler could do anything about it… I just love group troops, but my solo troop was an absolutely one of a kind experience for me… that I do recommend… You have to live it to believe it… Quote
NastyNoah[TK] Posted February 7, 2012 Report Posted February 7, 2012 Man it looks like you had a great time. I can't wait to do the same thing ! Quote
LEGENDDAN Posted February 7, 2012 Author Report Posted February 7, 2012 Man it looks like you had a great time. I can't wait to do the same thing ! Certainly it was, trust me… Quote
LEGENDDAN Posted February 8, 2012 Author Report Posted February 8, 2012 Hey you guys come on... Have you done solo troops? Share your experience, post some pics… Quote
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