- The 501st booth had a reproduced IG-88 assassin droid head head and 100+ year old Tuskan Raider Gaffi Stick on display. How can that be, considering Star Wars was released in the 70's? The Gaffi is modeled after a fighting stick from either Africa or South America, and the wood used on this particular one is 100+ years old and wonderfully carved. Very cool (and VERY careful) to hold this item. There was also a mini face cast of Han Solo (Harrison Ford) from the Ep. 5.
- Got to shoot candids and documentary pics of the 501st armor panel. Yep, I love shooting promo stuff! (Pics are owned by Fetthunter and taken with his camera during the event.) http://s166.photobucket.com/albums/u99/Fetthunter/CrisisCon%202010/
- Hung out and talked the HamaCon coordinators. You can see my article on that 1st year con here if you so desire. They're putting on a minicon November 13. More info here: http://www.hama-con.com/. Glad to see you all again! :)
- Got more interested in Happy Hardcore and J-Pop music after watching some truly wacked-out, screwed up, and just plain weird Anime music videos. I need more Pocky...Oh, and hide your wife, hide your kids...;)
- BittersweetBoo had some cool recycled bottle cap art with a range of pop culture subjects. Necklaces, braclets, and button were available and very creative. Thought these were pretty cool, so check them out out http://www.bittersweetboo.etsy.com/
- Pukey-Chan's Studio was another vender I enjoyed talking with. Some cool custom art that catered mostly to the Lolita set, but with some punk and anime roots. Nice folks both, and the guy looked like a young Sid Vicious! Check them out at Pukey-Chan.deviantart.com.
- Saturday night, I was starved after a long day. Met a few friends at Bridge Street and experienced the awesome hospitality (especially so late at night) of Tommy's Pizza. Man that was a good and flavorful pie! Even met Tommy! Go see him. http://www.tommysnypizza.com/. Big thanks Tommy and crew!
- Had my first Random Battle (Pokemon style?) on Sunday. I used the gentle power of a stuffed happy daisy and armpit con funk to crush my first opponant. Opponant 2 put me in a hurt locker fast with machine gun fire and a sub-orbital nuke strike. Ouch! (At this point you're probably scratching your head thinking "huh?!" Game is played with two people and a ref of sorts flipping a quarter. You call the side. If you call heads and heads lands, you attack and score points. Whoever get's to 15-20 first wins. If the opposite side lands, your opponant attacks. Basically heads or tails with comedic acting, and it's a good time if you have a sense of humor like me.)
- Hit the Rave on Saturday night and enjoyed some good trance, techno, and hardcore. Taught a Gothic Lolita gal some basic Liquid and hammed it up dancing with an LED lantern. Oh yes, there WILL be glow sticks for future events and more Salacious Crumb cackles. :) Here's the video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x2sE9XMUhTM. (Thanks Josh with 501st for this vid.)
- Costume-wise, saw some well detailed Halo ODST troopers, Steampunk Pyramid Head from Silent Hill, 2 or 3 Gothic Lolitas, and a couple State Alchemists from the Full Metal Achemist series. Had met Colonal Mustang at HamaCon earlier this year and he was back again with the librarian this time. And, of course the always high quality and very detailed 501st had Darth Vader, Storm Troopers, a custom Mandelorian, a Rebel Pilot, and those wacky dancing Tuskan Raiders (http://www.youtube.com/user/jcr0308#p/a/u/1/h-wAjSPvl0A).
All toll, a very good time! Special thanks to Leslie, Randy, and the rest of CrisisCon for the quality hospitality and support. Thanks to Rachel for teaching me about the Gothic Lolita style and trend (I didn't have a clue.) Thanks to Jamey and the rest of the 501st Alabama Garrison (and beyond) for putting up with my subtle and low-key personality all weekend. Always a pleasure and see you all again soon!
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