Wednesday, July 29, 2009

Today's Video Link

My friend/partner Sergio Aragonés is interviewed at that thing we all just went to...

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The Con

I won't tell you what a great time I had because if you weren't there, you don't need to hear that and if you were there, you had your own great time. But I'll serialize some memories and anecdotes over the next few days.

Please, folks: I am not the Complaint Department for the Comic-Con, nor has anyone sent me a complaint with which I agree, let alone one I could do anything about. Yeah, it's crowded...and you know what? It's going to be crowded next year, too. If that's going to bother you, go somewhere else where it isn't crowded — like a Rob Schneider Film Festival or something.

That said, I do think there are a couple of things that could be done to unclog the aisles. There are always a couple of booths that stage giveaway games that seem calculated to gather a mob in the rows. Those exhibitors oughta be forced to either buy larger displays (so the fans can be within) or to stop doing that. And you could fit another thousand people in that hall if you limited the size of the giveaway bags some exhibitors give out.

We seem to have a new round of rumors that the con is moving to Las Vegas. I still do not believe that will ever happen but I'll spare you the ninety reasons why. Here's one, though: Yesterday, the National Weather Service issued an excessive heat warning for the city, announcing that temperatures were expected to reach 113°. Meanwhile, it was 73 in San Diego.

I'm behind on all sorts of stuff so posting will be light for a while. But we'll get back to normal around here, soon. Just as soon as I figure out what "normal" is.

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