Random thoughts from 18 years of anime cons. Friday'll be the last one I go to.
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-Attended first ever run of a con in 2005
-Pure desolation. But it existed
-Kept conbook for the last 18 years for no reason
-Completely useless memento
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-Attended con in Feb 2007.
-Pedobear Cosplayer with kid on leash
-Things that'd get you kicked out today
-He was kicked out then too
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-Yaoi. That's a paddlin
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-Staffed con one year
-Got so drunk in the pub quiz I fell off stool and concussed myself for a week
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-Cosplayer brings airsoft sniper rifle to con as prop
-Aim it from the top balcony at the con-directors head and rack the bolt.
-Squeeze trigger
-*Click*
-Hand it back to Cosplayer and politely tell him not to get fucking caught with a live rifle at an anime convention.
-(Not america lol)
-Would've missed anyway. I'm a bad shot.
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-Con in a shitty hotel
-Fire alarm flooded due to heavy rain
-Everyone had to run outside in the rain five times on Saturday because lol fire-alarm randomly triggering
- Fire alarm disabled for entire hotel.
- That con died 8 years ago
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-Otaku Con *existed*
-Claimed to have permission from Otakon
-According to someone involved in Otakan I may have inadvertently made aware of this - they didn't
-Name changed to Kaos Con
-Worst con ever. Didn't even have ballpit
-Owner threated to sue /CGL/ for deformation[sic] because of all the shitstirrers there
-Owner a known dickhead
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-Spent an entire saturday drinking a bottle of whiskey from a flask
-Best saturday ever. Actually talked with people
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-Someone paid full price to enter The Con at 15:00 on Sunday - an hour before the closing ceremony. Why?
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-Attended last run of a con in 2016.
-A large number of the photographs in the 'goodbye' reel came from me.
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-Due to drive everyone to Con Friday morning. 3 hour drive
-Spent Thursday evening drinking the guts of a bottle of whiskey
-Woke up Stocious. Rawest hangover ever
-Got a feed of fry in me and managed to keep it down
-Blew clear on the breathalyser
-Drove like death warmed up for three hours and passed out in the B&B
-Went at it again that night
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-Con has pub quiz
-Prize is a voucher for free drink at the bar
-No value limit
-Win Pub Quiz by being Peak Weeb
-"Two of your most expensive whiskey please"
-Con director couldn't believe we did it. (But would've done the same himself)
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-Take photo of cosplayer with film camera
-Cosplayer doesn't understand concept of film
-Demands to see it, snatches camera from my hand and opens the back
- Well, they're all ruined. Idiot
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I've only ever spoken with two guests at a con
-Vic Mignonga (In 2008 I think, when I was staff at the con.)
-Todd Habercorn (In 2015, when the con had a VIP ticket option and a personal meet and greet with the guests was the only thing it got you)
I didn't want to be around either of them and I’m so fat they'd drop me on Nagasaki
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-Got drunk in con-bar one year Todd Habercorn came
-Sang free-bird while he tried to sing with his band
-Someone called us a bunch of idiots in an online review.
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Only record of a local con ever existing is that it's mentioned in the Evangelion 2.22 Blu-ray Director's commentary.
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-The only time I ever managed to cosplay was as a TF2 engineer (Back when it was still popular)
-Made a prop-wrench out of scrap hardwood that was heavy enough to kill if swung with vigour.)
-Con took it on the first day.
-David Bowie lookalike won the competion
-I was just a fat guy in duct-tape goggles and dungarees, with computer parts hanging from my belt.
-Everyone enjoyed it.
-
-Worldcon 2019
-Have more intelligent discussins in the bar than I'd had in the last 10 years
-Artistic merit of using film in cameras
-How an RBMK reactor explodes
-'Bless your heart'
-Ginger Buchanan
-Different vibe
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-Had intended 2020 to be my last con trip
-The Inconveniences ended that
-This year will have to do
-Just don't feel like part of it anymore
-Such is life
---
-Attended first ever run of a con in 2005
-Pure desolation. But it existed
-Kept conbook for the last 18 years for no reason
-Completely useless memento
-
-Attended con in Feb 2007.
-Pedobear Cosplayer with kid on leash
-Things that'd get you kicked out today
-He was kicked out then too
-
-Yaoi. That's a paddlin
-
-Staffed con one year
-Got so drunk in the pub quiz I fell off stool and concussed myself for a week
-
-Cosplayer brings airsoft sniper rifle to con as prop
-Aim it from the top balcony at the con-directors head and rack the bolt.
-Squeeze trigger
-*Click*
-Hand it back to Cosplayer and politely tell him not to get fucking caught with a live rifle at an anime convention.
-(Not america lol)
-Would've missed anyway. I'm a bad shot.
-
-Con in a shitty hotel
-Fire alarm flooded due to heavy rain
-Everyone had to run outside in the rain five times on Saturday because lol fire-alarm randomly triggering
- Fire alarm disabled for entire hotel.
- That con died 8 years ago
-
-Otaku Con *existed*
-Claimed to have permission from Otakon
-According to someone involved in Otakan I may have inadvertently made aware of this - they didn't
-Name changed to Kaos Con
-Worst con ever. Didn't even have ballpit
-Owner threated to sue /CGL/ for deformation[sic] because of all the shitstirrers there
-Owner a known dickhead
-
-Spent an entire saturday drinking a bottle of whiskey from a flask
-Best saturday ever. Actually talked with people
-
-Someone paid full price to enter The Con at 15:00 on Sunday - an hour before the closing ceremony. Why?
-
-Attended last run of a con in 2016.
-A large number of the photographs in the 'goodbye' reel came from me.
-
-Due to drive everyone to Con Friday morning. 3 hour drive
-Spent Thursday evening drinking the guts of a bottle of whiskey
-Woke up Stocious. Rawest hangover ever
-Got a feed of fry in me and managed to keep it down
-Blew clear on the breathalyser
-Drove like death warmed up for three hours and passed out in the B&B
-Went at it again that night
-
-Con has pub quiz
-Prize is a voucher for free drink at the bar
-No value limit
-Win Pub Quiz by being Peak Weeb
-"Two of your most expensive whiskey please"
-Con director couldn't believe we did it. (But would've done the same himself)
-
-Take photo of cosplayer with film camera
-Cosplayer doesn't understand concept of film
-Demands to see it, snatches camera from my hand and opens the back
- Well, they're all ruined. Idiot
-
I've only ever spoken with two guests at a con
-Vic Mignonga (In 2008 I think, when I was staff at the con.)
-Todd Habercorn (In 2015, when the con had a VIP ticket option and a personal meet and greet with the guests was the only thing it got you)
I didn't want to be around either of them and I’m so fat they'd drop me on Nagasaki
-
-Got drunk in con-bar one year Todd Habercorn came
-Sang free-bird while he tried to sing with his band
-Someone called us a bunch of idiots in an online review.
-
Only record of a local con ever existing is that it's mentioned in the Evangelion 2.22 Blu-ray Director's commentary.
-
-The only time I ever managed to cosplay was as a TF2 engineer (Back when it was still popular)
-Made a prop-wrench out of scrap hardwood that was heavy enough to kill if swung with vigour.)
-Con took it on the first day.
-David Bowie lookalike won the competion
-I was just a fat guy in duct-tape goggles and dungarees, with computer parts hanging from my belt.
-Everyone enjoyed it.
-
-Worldcon 2019
-Have more intelligent discussins in the bar than I'd had in the last 10 years
-Artistic merit of using film in cameras
-How an RBMK reactor explodes
-'Bless your heart'
-Ginger Buchanan
-Different vibe
-
-Had intended 2020 to be my last con trip
-The Inconveniences ended that
-This year will have to do
-Just don't feel like part of it anymore
-Such is life
Oh sweet meteor of death
Fall upon us.
Deliver us in fire
To Peace everlasting.
Fall upon us.
Deliver us in fire
To Peace everlasting.