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Otakon '07!

PostPosted: Thu Jul 12, 2007 12:33 pm
by Mr. SmartyPants
Well Otakon is nearly one week away, and I know a few of us are coming. Is anyone else planning to go?

PostPosted: Thu Jul 12, 2007 1:58 pm
by Htom Sirveaux
Dude, I'm already there in spirit. By the way, did you get my PM?

PostPosted: Thu Jul 12, 2007 2:33 pm
by Mr. SmartyPants
Yessir I did! If everyone is willing to eat late, then that's fine. The restaurant closes really late XD

PostPosted: Thu Jul 12, 2007 5:56 pm
by ClosetOtaku
Will be there Fri afternoon, Saturday. Maybe Sunday.

PostPosted: Thu Jul 12, 2007 6:06 pm
by tokiklok
i'll be there!

PostPosted: Thu Jul 12, 2007 6:09 pm
by Alexander
I wish I could!

Unfortunately, too far away and too little funding. Again.

*needs some people closer to Iowa*

PostPosted: Thu Jul 12, 2007 6:35 pm
by Seppuku
Seppu is there.

PostPosted: Thu Jul 12, 2007 8:09 pm
by meboeck
Yay! It's almost here! I will be driving MSP there for the third time. And this time Peanut will be with us!

PostPosted: Thu Jul 12, 2007 8:25 pm
by tokiklok
whos peanut?

PostPosted: Thu Jul 12, 2007 8:52 pm
by Peanut
<---------me...I'm Peanut...

PostPosted: Fri Jul 13, 2007 3:42 pm
by ashfire
Well I will be there. My friend has made reservations from Thursday to Sunday at the Holiday Inn. Plan to pickup passes Thursday evening and I guess get something to eat and get some rest before Friday morning.
If things are like last year it might take a while to get into the center when the doors open for those that have their passes already.

PostPosted: Sat Jul 14, 2007 5:23 pm
by Htom Sirveaux
I'll now be doing 2 cosplays!
Fri: Emo Samurai
Sat: Father Vincent

Can't wait! Like Ashfire, I'll be there on Thursday to get registered so I can walk right in on Friday.

PostPosted: Sat Jul 14, 2007 6:20 pm
by Mr. SmartyPants
I think most of us are getting our badges on thursday. XD

PostPosted: Thu Jul 19, 2007 8:07 am
by SManBeyond
I'm going! First one ever, and I get to help with the Otakon Game Show! Hope to see some of you CAAers there!

PostPosted: Mon Jul 23, 2007 7:01 pm
by ashfire
I think all those who attended Otakon got bad press from the radio jocks on a couple of local radio station. I happen to be listening to the Don & Mike show (A national show) today and Don was saying he was stuck in the traffic in the area and he said he saw all the people in costume and said how it looked like Halloween and how everyone looked happy for what they were doing.
I heard how they think anime is just Pokamon and SpeedRacer.
There was a few things that were said that just didn't seem right to say with out knowing what is what.
I guess we just don't get the good press all the time.
The one thing they brought up that was on the Otakon website about showering every day and not wearing the same costume the whole weekend
to really make it bad.
A few callers had said it was something else other than Otakon.

PostPosted: Tue Jul 24, 2007 1:18 pm
by Mr. SmartyPants
Well, everyone have a good con? I had a good time XD

PostPosted: Tue Jul 24, 2007 1:19 pm
by ADXC
Where was this one at anyways? Just curious.

PostPosted: Tue Jul 24, 2007 1:24 pm
by Gabriel 9.0
What is this Otakan?

PostPosted: Tue Jul 24, 2007 1:25 pm
by ADXC
Its an anime convention. So where was it?

PostPosted: Tue Jul 24, 2007 1:33 pm
by Mr. SmartyPants

PostPosted: Tue Jul 24, 2007 1:37 pm
by Htom Sirveaux
Good answer. XD
So, have you put up that video yet? And don't tell me you deleted it because I'm not telling that story again next year. It's not really all that funny anyway. And I certainly hope you put the other one up somewhere (the one with your friend calling McDonald's).

PostPosted: Tue Jul 24, 2007 1:38 pm
by Mr. SmartyPants
XD I have not uploaded them yet. Too bad I didn't record everything he said, that would have been funny.

PostPosted: Tue Jul 24, 2007 7:19 pm
by meboeck
Otakon is in Baltimore, and it was really awesome! I saw some good anime and a good movie, and I hung out with my awesome CAA friends!

PostPosted: Tue Jul 24, 2007 8:26 pm
by Peanut
meboeck wrote:Otakon is in Baltimore, and it was really awesome! I saw some good anime and a good movie, and I hung out with my awesome CAA friends!

We also got to see Vic and Steve do this...

While we're on the subject of videos...Ryan...you had better upload those videos soon and give me the link to my video...you know the one I'm talking about...yeah...