I was introduced to Commodore when I was ~ 8.

I was introduced to Commodore when I was ~ 8. Brother in law had a VIC-20. Thought it was pretty cool. My dad bought a Plus/4 maybe later that year for the family printing business. I played that quite a bit. Then he bought a 128 for home, and that's when the computer bug bit me. I started attending a local Commodore computer club. My dad bought a 64 for me a couple years later and played it for a few years. Then I moved to a 486-DLC and other PCs. After several years, I started messing with C= emulation (not that good then) and I felt the urge to play those great old games and feel the real keys and original joysticks. So, I retrieved my 64 from my cousin that I sold it to a few years before. Not long after, I saw the caretaker of the old Commodore club hardware in the store and we started talking. I told him that I was getting back into C='s again and he told me I could have ALL of the old hardware and software. Also attained a couple of Amigas from eBay. During this time I started the Global Commodore User's Group on Facebook and G+ (now only G+ because I hate FB.)

Now, the sad part. Because of space problems and money troubles, I sold off everything but my main 64 that now has some sort of illness that I can't diagnose, and quite a few joysticks that I'm going to use for emulation on my Windows PC.

Even though my collection is gone, my love remains for those great microcomputers.