Come one, come all!
Next weekend, Dallas will be hosting one of the biggest anime conventions in this side country.
http://a-kon.com/
400 N. Olive Street
Dallas, TX 75201
On Site Membership Prices are:
3 Day Registration $62.00
3 Day pass/t-shirt bundle $77.00 (best value)
Friday Only $42.00
Saturday Only $42.00
Sunday Only $25.00
The site has all the information you'll need about events, guests, and more! Come and play!
So who all is going to be there?
Friday, I'll be cosplaying with a large Umbrella Corp/Resident Evil group so keep an eye out.
Saturday and Sunday, you should be able to find me at the Art Show on the third floor (no, not Artist Alley or the Dealers Room) if I'm not running errands or meandering around. I look forward to seeing those that I do!
We'll be there Friday & Sunday. Saturday I'm hoping we can make it back in time for the cos-play competition but a family obligation may keep us away all day Saturday.
I have to say that I went for the 1st time last year & had a TON of fun. Its kind of like air-conditioned faire. Lots of cool, fun people & stuff to do. Our daughter has already planned out what she & I are doing both days. Lots of anime drawing & Lolita fashion.
Quote from: cowgrrl on June 04, 2011, 11:31:51 PM
We'll be there Friday & Sunday. Saturday I'm hoping we can make it back in time for the cos-play competition but a family obligation may keep us away all day Saturday.
I have to say that I went for the 1st time last year & had a TON of fun. Its kind of like air-conditioned faire. Lots of cool, fun people & stuff to do. Our daughter has already planned out what she & I are doing both days. Lots of anime drawing & Lolita fashion.
I bet she'll be keeping you busy. :D I'll keep an eye out for ya'll!
I'll be there working the Battletech table gaming rooms, if you get a chance stop by and say hi. We will be running 3 games Friday, 4 Sat. and 1 on Sunday for those interested in playing.
Quote from: eloquentXI on June 05, 2011, 12:16:27 AM
Quote from: cowgrrl on June 04, 2011, 11:31:51 PM
We'll be there Friday & Sunday. Saturday I'm hoping we can make it back in time for the cos-play competition but a family obligation may keep us away all day Saturday.
I have to say that I went for the 1st time last year & had a TON of fun. Its kind of like air-conditioned faire. Lots of cool, fun people & stuff to do. Our daughter has already planned out what she & I are doing both days. Lots of anime drawing & Lolita fashion.
I bet she'll be keeping you busy. :D I'll keep an eye out for ya'll!
As always. She also made sure we left time for shopping. ;D
We'll try & find you I'm sure she'll want to see the art show.
Forgive me if this is a dumb question, but is the Dallas A-Kon the same thing as the Houston Apollo Con?
If we had known in time we would be there. The Lovely Lady Trinn wasn't able to get the weekend off.
*Sigh*
*I'll just be sitting home with my rum and dreaming of being there*
Quote from: Tink on June 05, 2011, 10:11:34 PM
Forgive me if this is a dumb question, but is the Dallas A-Kon the same thing as the Houston Apollo Con?
Houston's Apollo Con is to Science Fiction/Fantasy as Dallas' A-Kon is to anime and video games.
If that makes sense...
Two completely different conventions, ran by different people, if that's what you are asking.
Quote from: *Teach* on June 05, 2011, 11:25:39 PM
If we had known in time we would be there. The Lovely Lady Trinn wasn't able to get the weekend off.
*Sigh*
*I'll just be sitting home with my rum and dreaming of being there*
Big hugs, wish you could be there! You, mister, need to rest and recover though! Kidney stones suck!
That makes perfect sense. Thanks, Elo! I hope yall all have a great time! :)
I'll be there Saturday.
The Foglio's from Girl Genius will be there in the Artist section.
Will Jennie Breeden from Devil's Panties be there?!? Will she have her 'Kilt-blower' with her?!?
Oooh! I may HAVE to go!
Quote from: VIII on June 09, 2011, 12:09:21 PM
Will Jennie Breeden from Devil's Panties be there?!? Will she have her 'Kilt-blower' with her?!?
Oooh! I may HAVE to go!
I
think she will be there. She was last year (pictured below), but I don't remember her having the 'kilt-blower' ;)
(http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4142/4753609877_e51f49a860_b.jpg)
Check out the full set of photos from last year's A-Kon 21 at:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/al-nimer/sets/72157624403735956/
^^^LIKE!^^^ Wish I could go to this one, also... Have an awesome time, everyone!
Quote from: VIII on June 09, 2011, 12:09:21 PM
Will Jennie Breeden from Devil's Panties be there?!? Will she have her 'Kilt-blower' with her?!?
Oooh! I may HAVE to go!
In a kilt, by chance? :o :D
I follow several webcomic artists on twitter and I sooooo want to be there right now.
sigh
VIII if you make it, You should ask Overbeck from "Times Like This" about Cassie's latest adventure. He was using Scarby as a backdrop for the latest storyline. It would have been quite awesome to see cast members in the background of the comic!
*I need to go find a rum based comic now*
Devils Panties chick is here. Have not seen evidence of a leafblower. ;)
In other news, the pre-reg line is ridiculous IMO. We'll probably have been in line 2 1/2 hours when all is said & done. 30 minutes I'm OK with. 2 1/2 hours, not so much.
Already seeing facebook pics from an old friend who's there now, and I'm turning green with envy up here!
Quote from: Rani Zemirah on June 10, 2011, 12:47:03 PM
Already seeing facebook pics from an old friend who's there now, and I'm turning green with envy up here!
Well, I've got LOTS of pics to go through, so look for them in a few days!
Can't wait to see them! I heard it was wall-to-wall bodies, and Friday night was packed with costumes!!!
Quote from: Al-Nimer on June 12, 2011, 08:19:25 PM
I've got LOTS of pics to go through
and... you are IN lots of them as well ;)
Stalk well...
Quote from: Rani Zemirah on June 13, 2011, 03:05:36 AM
Can't wait to see them! I heard it was wall-to-wall bodies, and Friday night was packed with costumes!!!
It was wall-to-wall people a lot of the time. On the A-Kon board theres some talk that they may be outgrowing the Convention Center. I don't know where they would go but there were a TON of people there.
They were WAY too crowded. All in all, not an enjoyable con for the wife and myself. Great costumes, horrible temps, horrid lines at registration, thievery, bad hotel attitude, hotel parking issues, photography issues with the con... maybe after reconsideration we marginally broke even on enjoyment for the whole weekend.
Stalk well...
Quote from: Stalkwell on June 13, 2011, 11:37:39 AM
They were WAY too crowded. All in all, not an enjoyable con for the wife and myself. Great costumes, horrible temps, horrid lines at registration, thievery, bad hotel attitude, hotel parking issues, photography issues with the con... maybe after reconsideration we marginally broke even on enjoyment for the whole weekend.
Stalk well...
This is not confirmed, but word on the streets is that next year is the last year for the Sheraton to host A-Kon. After that, I think the possibility is the Anatole? Not sure.
Quote from: VIII on June 09, 2011, 12:09:21 PM
Will Jennie Breeden from Devil's Panties be there?!? Will she have her 'Kilt-blower' with her?!?
Oooh! I may HAVE to go!
LOL! I hung out with Jennie last night post-Con over a beer at a friends house and no, no kilt-blower this year (though we were laughing about it when she did take it to DragonCon). Maybe if many people get together and guarentee to wear enough kilts, we can convince her to bring it next year. ;)
Quote from: Stalkwell on June 13, 2011, 08:37:42 AM
Quote from: Al-Nimer on June 12, 2011, 08:19:25 PM
I've got LOTS of pics to go through
and... you are IN lots of them as well ;)
Stalk well...
Thanks Stalkwell, I'm looking forward to seeing yours! Some of mine did not turn out very well due to poor lighting, but here's the link to the set anyway:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/al-nimer/sets/72157626957817932/
I should have some up later this week.
It was way too hot and crowded. There were people stationed at several locations asking people to move on and not stop because people slowing down to talk or shoot/pose for pics created backups.
The heat was like late May at Scarby. Most of my costumes had salt stains by the end of the day. Felt like it was in the 90s in most locations (this is indoors).
Costumes were great and plentiful Friday and Saturday. By Sunday they were becoming rare and rank.
Something strange happened at A-Kon. Several people asked to take my pic, which is normal, but others wanted to take pics of my camera!! And a couple of really nice young ladies asked to stroke my lens while commenting how long it is!
I really had a good time in spite of the heat and crowds.
I've got to agree with most of the comments on this years con. Way more people than last year, (was just too crowded), and the temp in some of the rooms was a bit on the high side and I was in shorts.
Well, I'm sorry I missed all the amazing costumes, but I'm not at all sorry to have missed the masses of sweltering humanity, and the heat, itself! I really enjoy something with a bit more room to move around, and enjoy myself...
Guess I could always go as "the Boy in the Plastic Bubble", and have a little air conditioner strapped to my back, eh? ;) heheh
http://www.pbase.com/paul42/a_kon
That is my collection for the weekend.
enjoy!
Here are my Saturday pics. Still working on Sunday....
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ronald_the_bald/sets/72157626852058057/
I was home with a cold all day, so I finished Sunday's pics earlier than planned.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ronald_the_bald/sets/72157626979891612/