Topic: #39 - Comic-Con Recap

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Teague Chrystie

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Speaking of ray's, I've been buzzed by them a couple of times diving around piers. Enormous alien motherfuckers, I believe you could have heard my swearing through the 2nd stage. Underwater.

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If there's enough interest in the notion we should start a separate thread, but with a year of lead time, why can't we organize the first annual "International SDCC DIF Field Trip"?

I know I want to see SDCC, but I don't do well in big crowds or standing in line for hours, so the idea of showing up, walking the floor for a little while, and then just hanging out with friends for the rest of the time sounds like the perfect way to do that.

I already have a bunch of friends out there that I don't get to see as often as I'd like, and there are even more folks around the forums that I'd like to meet.

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Count me in.

Warning: I'm probably rewriting this post as you read it.

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I promise I will go near Comic Con again next year.

Teague Chrystie

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As will I.  I'm already looking at Beach Houses for next year, in the Coronado area.  Needless to say I had a blast this year.  Yes, the pornstar is a friend of Seanbaby's and I.  In fact, April (not her real name but I don't advertise that) was my road trip buddy o the way down to the con.  If you're at all familiar with her, she's an obsessive Dr Who nerd, and once we hit the show floor on preview night, she literally bought 200 bucks worth of Who gear in the first half hour.  What's funny is one of the dudes at the BBC America booth recognized her as the giant Dr Who Nerd from the previous year...and NOT for her profession.

The rest of the trip was fun.  I got some business done, found an artist for my comic, and found a guy I'm going to try to sell a show on.  More importantly, I got to drink and hang out with most of the people I love but don't get to see.  My friend Fryda Wolff, my buddy Shawn Smith (founder of Shawnimals) and of course my lovely house mates.  One night I got so fucking plastered that I texted Teague, and I quote, "Teeth aren't on face anymore.  Alert the governor."

Sean got us into the XBox media event.  Got to chat with Cliffy B again, which w nice.  Hadn't talked to him since GPhoria 05.  Got to play test Halo 4 (not impressed) Resident Evil 6 (dug it) and Transformers: Fall of Cybertron (AWESOME).   Saturday we participated in our annual Monster Off, which hopefully Shawn Smith will have pictures of up pretty soon.

But the real highlight this year may have been bringing my boy down on Sunday.  Through a lovely sitter snafu, I drove home late Saturday night, and came back down Sunday morning with Grayson for his official first comic con.  HUGE thanks to Cloe for helping me with him.  But between watching his face lit up as I bought him a plush chewbacca, and playing with him at the embercadero park behind the convention center, it made me enjoy con all the much more.

Eddie Doty

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You also spelled stupid with three o's that night. It was hysterical.

Anyway, sign us up for the house next year. You have my axe.

doty

Teague Chrystie

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It's possible I may go to SDCC next year, so I'm down for a meetup. It was a good possibility that I was going to attend this year, but that fell apart...mainly due to money. Damn flights to the US being so expensive!

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I enjoyed the episode for the seeming theme, "if you don't have to pay and don't care if you see anything, Comic-Con is great!" As neither would be true for me, I think I'll avoid it smile

Regarding the Torgo sighting, for those that don't know Rifftrax is doing a live riff of Manos: The Hand of Fate on August 16th. Check to see if your local theater is showing it.

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So where are these Sea World pics Teague?

Here's a protest sign duo I'd like to see: guy with sign "Cake or Death" next to guy with sign "The cake is a lie."

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Matt Vayda wrote:

So where are these Sea World pics Teague?

Here's a protest sign duo I'd like to see: guy with sign "Cake or Death" next to guy with sign "The cake is a lie."

And a guy behind him with a sign "I'll have the chicken then'.

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The joke does feel like it needs one more layer.  The closest I've come is that next to those guys is a lady in mid to late 18th century dress with a sign "Let them eat cake."  Meh.

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Teague, you willing to share those 'horrified of virtual puffins' photos?

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I just listened to this podcast (yes, it was a while back...so sorry) and have to say, I love the fact that it was mostly about Sea World, and Dr. Who smile
Having never been to Comic Con, its nice to see the other side that isn't all hyped and cliched nerd stuff.
However, one year there may have to be a "Pink Five" booth so we might have to make a showing for that big_smile

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