Neye

The mumblings began in 4th grade, 1998. People were pulling cards out of their pockets. It soon turned into chatter about a new cartoon everyone had been watching before school. Finally, all the kids had their Gameboy out at recess. It was a total takeover. The jungle gyms and tire swings had been completely abandoned. Now, filling up the basketball court, the entire elementary school gathered. It was a convention, if anything. My first! I experienced a whirlwind of hungry interest, trying to find out more about this new playground obsession. People were standing on benches, shouting out what cards they had to trade, like a stock market businessman. Others sat and hugged their Pikachu plushies and shook their Pikachu giga pets. In another corner, cords dangling between their chunky Gameboys, kids traded their digital creatures. Teachers were horrified. What had happened to the children?? Ah, but they simply didn't understand. This was a revolutionary moment for most of us. This