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[koppenschevelle]

I am only about an hour away, so I'll be just driving in. By the way, when do you have to buy tickets for it? Could someone help me out with what the procedure is for going to one of these. I have never gone before.

Eric

[THEGODBEAST]

You can buy tickets from their site right up to a few weeks before the show. I usually buy my 3 day passes a month before the show and I always get 2-3 FREE children tickets just in case! The first year just my 4 year old son and I went with a few buds. Las year just my wife and I went and met up with my buds...the children tickets come in handy on Exclusives!!!

You get a cheaper ticket price buying them in advance rather than buying them at the door.

The only thing to worry about is the hotel...they book up fast. Oh and plane tickets too!

I will be leaving on Thursday morning early to drive to Chicago and I will be staying at the Hyatt with my wife (3 nights). I thought that the extra $ was worth it to stay in the main hotel that is connected to the convention (so you can easily run your loot back to your room.

We used the train/subway system to go to downtown. All wives and girlfriends are welcome...last year, the ladies went with us to the show for a couple of hours, to register their tickets for the exclusives, then they left to go shopping/hang out downtown and then the guys had the females out of our hair!!!
The females were happy, the guys were happy, life was GREAT!!!

At night, the Hyatt is buzzing with ALL the artists, dealers, cosplay people, weirdos, etc...It is a blast!!!

TGB

[lazzy lizard]

last year i had the opportunity to take enza & emiliano from MVC sight seeing & some shopping downtown @ bloomingdales. i got my cousin who is a make up artist there give enza a free makeover while me and emiliano looked around. then we all went to dinner w/ the rest of the group. it was great fun!!!

i hope this years tops it off?

=)

Edited by lazzy lizard, 10 February 2005 - 09:32 AM.

[THEGODBEAST]

I am trying to convince Lazorlion to go...

Jkaris just told me he is planning on coming...

Orca needs to split a hotel room...

Let's get some concrete idea of how many people are for sure going, how many think they will go, how many might go, and who isn't gonna go.

TGB

[rambo_samu]

Chicago is a bit too far for me, but is there anyone going to the Heroes Convention in Charlotte, NC? Its June 24-26 and its always a lot of fun. Admission is only like $10 and there are usually around 300 vendors give or take a hundred. I've been the past 4 years and can usually find at least one vendor with some beasts. Its no WW but definitely worth the money if you're in the area.

[Red Marauder]

I'm here in Atlanta...NC shouldn't be too bad a drive...

[THEGODBEAST]

I'm here in Atlanta...NC shouldn't be too bad a drive...

I hope you and your woman come!

It is gonna be a BLAST!

Artimus/Arthur is wanting to come...I told him and Orca/John to talk to Jkaris/Johnny to work out a hotel 3 ways!!! That would cost them $150 each for a total of 3 nights! 3 nights for me in the Hyatt (the best hotel for the CC) is gonna cost me $500 or so.

This is really gonna be kewl if we get a bunch of collectors together for this!

TGB

[Personality #9]

I'm looking into coming, but I make no immediate promises at the exact moment. I chatted w/ Johnny about some details and he has yet to get back to me...

I do have some bills coming up (licence, registration, and I have to take my truck in for a tune-up, blah, blah, blah... ). But I'm very interested in seeing how ugly you guys really are in person!

[Orca]

I'm going to be a last minute kinda guy myself...July/August is crop time for our farm. My dad and uncle are seniors so i can't expect them to do all the long hrs and all the heavy work. Besides, last time i took a vacation during crop season the hired help broke a lot of stuff and collapsed the hayloft floor with too much hay in a weaker section of the hayloft, dispite my orders not to put anything there in the first place.....and i'm the guy that pulls everything together and makes the situations work when the weather goes sour......i'm indispensable

[THEGODBEAST]

I'm going to be a last minute kinda guy myself...July/August is crop time for our farm. My dad and uncle are seniors so i can't expect them to do all the long hrs and all the heavy work. Besides, last time i took a vacation during crop season the hired help broke a lot of stuff and collapsed the hayloft floor with too much hay in a weaker section of the hayloft, dispite my orders not to put anything there in the first place.....and i'm the guy that pulls everything together and makes the situations work when the weather goes sour......i'm indispensable

Man...sounds like you are bailing...you puss!

TGB

[Orca]

Just don't want to get your hopes too high Marty

I'll go if the crops are done. I'll have plenty of options for a non-stop flight via Vancouver or Seattle , its just what i'm going to wind up paying and what a room would cost once i got there if i can't split a room with some members of the board. The trip will cost me anywhere from $1000-$1500 Canadian.....and that's being ultra cheap. The high end is $2000-$2200 for 3 days......

[koppenschevelle]

Everything is still pretty set for me coming. Jenny (my gf) is coming as well, as well as my best friend at film school might be coming. I am really looking forward to it.

Eric