"It's so Crazy, that it did work!" #Dads4Oren

As many of you know, Fandads.com​ is part of a huge community of dadbloggers.  We were amongst the first 30 blogs that were asked to be part of the group and we were: A. excited that someone knew who we were, B. excited to see where this would lead.  Since its beginning the group has now totaled over 1000 members.

Lessons learned from Dad 2.0.

I just returned from the chilly streets of San Francisco to the freezing streets of Chicago after attending the Dad 2.0 Summit and I feel a little saddened when I think about it.  You know, like on the last day of camp everyone promises to write to each other and be best friends forever. The last day of the summit was like that, but the only difference is most of us are already best friends when we meet there and we will always be connected thanks to the internet.

Now I am going to write a full post on my experience at the Dad 2.0 Summit, but this is the TL:DR version, which will just highlight a few takeaways from the trip.

Transformers: Robots in Disguise Cartoon is closer than you think!

I was a huge fan of Transformers when it first cane out in the 80's (Yeah, I'm dating myself).  I would run home to catch the latest episodes and talk to my friends about it the next day.  When the animated movie was released I almost lost my mind because of all the awesomeness in the movie.  

The soundtrack was a must have for me and I could not believe the many deaths that occurred in the movie.  I still have the cassette somewhere and the album on vinyl.  The Transformers cartoons have gone through various incarnations and coming this March is the latest one is coming to the Cartoon Network. 

Deserve's Got Nothing to Do With It

I'm not sure when it happened, I guess it's always been this way. PEDs in baseball, but uppers and downers before that. Blood doping, steroids, police batons to the knee. Fudging stats, birth dates, eligibility forms. Somewhere along the way playing fair became a thing of the past. If it even ever was a thing.

It is a new year and the Fandads are all new too...not really.

Alright, a month into the new year and how many of you have already broken your New Year's resolution?  We here at Fandads made one to post more often and I think we are so far doing ok.....ok, maybe not.  Let's take a look at the crystal ball and see what's new and what 2015 has in store for us.  This is kind of like the Fandads State of the Union, but we'll call it the 'State of our Blog".

Attack on Titan Pop! figures coming next month!

I am a little behind on the series Attack on Titan, but I have been wanting to see it for awhile.  I mean, imagine one of these huge creatures attacking your city or neighborhood while you are just chilling with friends.  Well, if you think you can't handle one of these beast single handedly, maybe there is a way to have one of them in the palm of your hand.

Funko has announced Pop! figures based on Attack on Titan that will available next month but are available for pre-order through Entertainment Earth.  Check them out below.

How would your Combiner look? Transformers

Generation 1 Transformers will always be my favorite.  There is just something about that first season of the cartoon and seeing the Autobots and the Deceptions fighting each other that made me giddy.  I always loved how they alway introduced new characters and they were more awesome than the ones before them.  All-time favorite character is Soundwave, no one can come close.