By 1996, Myth had been open for 5 years. We had seen the Death of Superman, the rise of Magic the Gathering, but we didn’t know what the Pokemon TCG would bring. I’m not sure anyone really did. And when I say we, I mean my grandpa, grandma, and my mom who all worked at the store before I was born.
By the time I came around in 1998, Pokemon proved to be a long lasting contender in mainstream pop culture. I’m not sure if it’s because I grew up around the store, but naturally Pikachu was my favorite thing. I dressed up in a Pikachu costume for years, yelling “Pika Pika”. My family thought something was wrong with me.
Pokemon came in waves throughout my life as it does for so many others, I remember my first big buy of first edition cards for the store. I remember all the stories our customers shared about the cards that had been through fire, flood, or stolen. I also remember when I had around 100 boxes of Scarlet & Violet that nobody and I mean NOBODY wanted…until one day I showed up at the store and they were all gone. Pokemon is one of my favorite things to sell because like life, it comes in WAVES. I’ve seen Pokemon fly off the shelves, I’ve seen Pokemon sit for years…I’ve seen people get angry and happy and excited all over these cards. The devastation of losing your childhood possessions, the joy of pulling the card you’d been after
One Christmas, my grandparents gifted me this Pikachu PiggyBank. Written in my grandmother’s handwriting, she wrote “Kali, Grandpa and I choose you!” I know we don’t chose our family, but everyday when you wake up you get to chose how close you are with those around you. My grandparents chose me, my siblings, my mom and dad over and over again. They chose us when they didn’t need to, when it was inconvenient, when it was unbearable because they loved us. When I think about Pokemon, or Pikachu, or any thing that I sell in the store really, I think about these moments. I think about how my grandpa chose me to sell Pokemon to everyone who loved it and what a wild ride that’s been. I think how it healed me and healed others who were struggling.
And anyway, thats what Pokemon means to me. I guess it really means everything.
Myth Adventures
By 1996, Myth had been open for 5 years. We had seen the Death of Superman, the rise of Magic the Gathering, but we didn’t know what the Pokemon TCG would bring. I’m not sure anyone really did. And when I say we, I mean my grandpa, grandma, and my mom who all worked at the store before I was born. By the time I came around in 1998, Pokemon proved to be a long lasting contender in mainstream pop culture. I’m not sure if it’s because I grew up around the store, but naturally Pikachu was my favorite thing. I dressed up in a Pikachu costume for years, yelling “Pika Pika”. My family thought something was wrong with me. Pokemon came in waves throughout my life as it does for so many others, I remember my first big buy of first edition cards for the store. I remember all the stories our customers shared about the cards that had been through fire, flood, or stolen. I also remember when I had around 100 boxes of Scarlet & Violet that nobody and I mean NOBODY wanted…until one day I showed up at the store and they were all gone. Pokemon is one of my favorite things to sell because like life, it comes in WAVES. I’ve seen Pokemon fly off the shelves, I’ve seen Pokemon sit for years…I’ve seen people get angry and happy and excited all over these cards. The devastation of losing your childhood possessions, the joy of pulling the card you’d been after One Christmas, my grandparents gifted me this Pikachu PiggyBank. Written in my grandmother’s handwriting, she wrote “Kali, Grandpa and I choose you!” I know we don’t chose our family, but everyday when you wake up you get to chose how close you are with those around you. My grandparents chose me, my siblings, my mom and dad over and over again. They chose us when they didn’t need to, when it was inconvenient, when it was unbearable because they loved us. When I think about Pokemon, or Pikachu, or any thing that I sell in the store really, I think about these moments. I think about how my grandpa chose me to sell Pokemon to everyone who loved it and what a wild ride that’s been. I think how it healed me and healed others who were struggling. And anyway, thats what Pokemon means to me. I guess it really means everything.
Myth Adventures
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Yesterdays Gundam Learn to Play event at Roosevelt’s was a blast! Thank you to everyone that showed up to learn how to play this exciting new trading card game! #mythadventures #gundam #modelkits #tcg #gundamtcg
Myth Adventures
Join us today at Roosevelt’s for our Gundam TCG Learn to Play event! For an entry fee of $15, you will get Gundam Starter Deck and learn how to play from a Myth employee. The first 20 participants also get a free beer on Myth! #mythadventures #gundam #tcg #learntoplay #gunpla
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For the love of the game! Pull your hits here at Myth 😮💨 - #mythadventures #tcg #pokemon