Botcon 2015 - Chicago June 18-21

[Krayt]

Shhhhhhh.... Don't remind them.... I haven't got my iacon money ready yet

[griffin]

As much as we complain about their Transformers convention not having more advance notice or earlier pre-registration, spare a thought for the fans wanting to go to their GIJoe convention... which again this year, is looking at a pre-registration period that still hasn't started and it is now less than a month before the convention starts (April 9th).
The JoeCon is a lot smaller than BotCon, with a lot less guests and attendees, so I don't know what keeps holding up the pre-registration of that convention in recent years. (I think last year it was just a week or two before it started).

If it is because of their massive amount of toys holding up the process... then cut back on it. More people complain about too many (expensive) toys than complain about not enough, so who are they appeasing by slowing themselves down all the time with a massive workload of producing over 60 different toys every year between the two Clubs.


On the plus side, how cool is it that they are having a JoeCon in an actual city called Springfield. (for the non-Joefans out there, that was the name of the town that Cobra had as its base of operations in the original comic before Cobra Island was created)

[Zippo]

Now I get why there are these videos over YouTube about Springfield and Cobra ..

[griffin]

The dry-cleaners video?
I saw that one today and thought it was really clever, which then had me looking up the convention page and noticing how last minute their pre-registration is again this year.

That's Brian's fandom, so it surprises me that it isn't planned out better to generate more interest and hype... but if it has successive years of last-minute registrations, at a time when the toyline is virtually on hiatus, a lot of fans are going to move on and not come back when things do pick up (like with a third movie or another relaunch of the toyline).
(and it would seem that the members of the GIJoe club have had a lot of issues with FunPub, especially the ignoring of problems instead of tackling them, which the Transformers club members go through as well)

[UltraMarginal]

as much as I love having a transformes club it surprises me that these guys have been able to keep their contract for as long as they have.

[fatbot]

I'm going this year. i'll be buying the airplane ticket late this week & arriving on the 15th to give me a couple days to explore Chicago.

unless someone wants a room mate, I'll be staying at the Super 8 motel, about 2 miles from the place & getting a taxi to & from each day.

[griffin]

I'm going this year. i'll be buying the airplane ticket late this week & arriving on the 15th to give me a couple days to explore Chicago.

unless someone wants a room mate, I'll be staying at the Super 8 motel, about 2 miles from the place & getting a taxi to & from each day.

I didn't get anyone to share with if you were still wanting to share at the convention hotel.... if you are on track with kicking the ciggies that you were aiming to do.

I am intending to stay at the hotel from Monday to Monday (in 15th, out 22nd), with at least a night in Indianapolis beforehand to check out the Transformers exhibit.

[fatbot]

I didn't get anyone to share with if you were still wanting to share at the convention hotel.... if you are on track with kicking the ciggies that you were aiming to do.

I am intending to stay at the hotel from Monday to Monday (in 15th, out 22nd

I'm not sure sure what you mean in regards to my attempts at quitting the fags, I'm definitely going this year, whether im still smoking or not.

I'll be leaving Sydney on the 11th, spending a few days in LA, then arriving in Chicago on the 15th around 1400.

[griffin]

I'm not sure sure what you mean in regards to my attempts at quitting the fags, I'm definitely going this year, whether im still smoking or not. .

There was a number of posts about it, after you mentioned the idea to help you save up for the trip.

It's all good. I still don't know if I'll have the time off, I've put a swap in, but who knows if it'll be approved. Besides that, I'll have to hit smoking on the head if I'm to have the money to pay for it.

So yeah, I misinterpreted it as being a target to quit by... rather than a way to save up for the trip.
I probably won't mind sharing, as most hotels these days don't allow smoking in or near the rooms... so there shouldn't be much smell to set off my sinuses.

[fatbot]

There was a number of posts about it, after you mentioned the idea to help you save up for the trip.



So yeah, I misinterpreted it as being a target to quit by... rather than a way to save up for the trip.
I probably won't mind sharing, as most hotels these days don't allow smoking in or near the rooms... so there shouldn't be much smell to set off my sinuses.

That's what I thought, but it's not a problem, I've got the money to pay for everything.

IF I am still smoking, I'll make damn sure, it's not around you & I can always change my shirt to keep the smell away from you as well