Hah, I just noticed this thread. We've been there for the last 3 days. Soon-to-be-Mrs Beowulf is an author of fantasy novels and she has a table set up in Authors Alley.
I have to say, after having vended last years, this year has been amazing. Sales are off the charts, going from a mere 20% over last year on Thursday, to nearly 100% over last year on Saturday. The only bad thing is that we've been so busy I haven't really had a chance to walk around at all and see the sights.
She (and her table) even got featured by the Indy Star in their article on opening day.
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So, here's hoping tomorrow is just as successful.
If anyone want to stop by and say "hi" and maybe pick up a book or 3 , we are at the end of the row in Author's Alley, right on the other side of Booth 841 (which is Japanime Games, I believe).
SherylinAvon is (quote-unquote) jelly. That is all.There was at least 1 ~6-7 foot big one running around somewhere--a friend showed me a pic of the pikachu posing with his daughter this afternoon.
Oh, and the vendor room was basically like a 1500 for geeks and nerds, but only better. Really neat stuff in there, but WAY too much to see in one day.
I figured you liked rocket propelled grenades.
Damn, those are old school dice from the original boxed set of D&D aren't they? I remember tossing mine after buying the "new" high impact dice, oh around 1981 or so. Wish I had kept them now just for nostalgia. And I was in Geneva for GenCon back in 1983 and 1984, then it moved to Milwaukee in 1985 I think and that was the last one I went to. Four of us went that year and we made it to the final round of the AD&D open.
Yes... geek here.
Hah, I just noticed this thread. We've been there for the last 3 days. Soon-to-be-Mrs Beowulf is an author of fantasy novels and she has a table set up in Authors Alley.
I have to say, after having vended last years, this year has been amazing. Sales are off the charts, going from a mere 20% over last year on Thursday, to nearly 100% over last year on Saturday. The only bad thing is that we've been so busy I haven't really had a chance to walk around at all and see the sights.
She (and her table) even got featured by the Indy Star in their article on opening day.
View attachment 69140
So, here's hoping tomorrow is just as successful.
If anyone want to stop by and say "hi" and maybe pick up a book or 3 , we are at the end of the row in Author's Alley, right on the other side of Booth 841 (which is Japanime Games, I believe).
Hah, I just noticed this thread. We've been there for the last 3 days. Soon-to-be-Mrs Beowulf is an author of fantasy novels and she has a table set up in Authors Alley.
I have to say, after having vended last years, this year has been amazing. Sales are off the charts, going from a mere 20% over last year on Thursday, to nearly 100% over last year on Saturday. The only bad thing is that we've been so busy I haven't really had a chance to walk around at all and see the sights.
She (and her table) even got featured by the Indy Star in their article on opening day.
View attachment 69140
So, here's hoping tomorrow is just as successful.
If anyone want to stop by and say "hi" and maybe pick up a book or 3 , we are at the end of the row in Author's Alley, right on the other side of Booth 841 (which is Japanime Games, I believe).
It was a good GenCon. Lots of games played. Next year I will post earlier so we can have a INGO group lunch or something.
The few complaints I have are the cover up of the alleged assault at GenCon of a Conservative. While it was not in GenCon, but at a restaurant, GenCon is quick to issue statements if it is politically advantageous to do so, yet didn't (till yesterday) and then it was only to say they would cooperate if needed. The blocking of people and deleting of comments and questions on Twichy was not cool on their part.
Gen Con Issues Statement Regarding The Quartering's Assault - Bounding Into Comics
I saw no ANTIFA stuff. I did however see the below menu from The Flying Cupcake. I'll let you judge.
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Man, and I came in here to see if anyone was talking about the dude that left his 10yr old daughter in the car at a downtown parking garage while he was attending the convention. Hadn't heard about the dude getting sucker punched.
It was a good GenCon. Lots of games played. Next year I will post earlier so we can have a INGO group lunch or something.
The few complaints I have are the cover up of the alleged assault at GenCon of a Conservative. While it was not in GenCon, but at a restaurant, GenCon is quick to issue statements if it is politically advantageous to do so, yet didn't (till yesterday) and then it was only to say they would cooperate if needed. The blocking of people and deleting of comments and questions on Twichy was not cool on their part.
Gen Con Issues Statement Regarding The Quartering's Assault - Bounding Into Comics
I saw no ANTIFA stuff. I did however see the below menu from The Flying Cupcake. I'll let you judge.
He got in multiple hits and the dude barely looks touched? That can't be good for business. I'd look for a more qualified instructor.Apparently the guy who did the sucker punching (allegedly) claims to be a krav maga instructor too.
Apparently the guy who did the sucker punching (allegedly) claims to be a krav maga instructor too.
So I see why he would use YouTube to shed light on the incident. I think the incident, itself, is the important part. The person, and how he behaves, and how he could have reacted, and how he could have prevented it, and how he blah blah blah... is unimportant. I don't know much about the guy aside from the topic he covers. I think being hunted down at a bar, verifying identity (are those republicans on the baseball field?), and being attacked is something that should be taken seriously... regardless of the level of violence.
(Obviously everything above is based on the alleged event. We're talking hypothetically.)