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Post by grahamthomson on May 5, 2009 19:03:42 GMT
I'm excited for you! I hope you all have a great time!
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Post by KoshNaranek on May 7, 2009 17:40:47 GMT
Cheers G!
I just got a reply from Becky Savage confirming I'm on volunteer schedule #11. I'll be doing security on Thursday night, Friday morning and Sunday morning so should be able to attend most of the other activities. I'll have to buy my souviners on Friday morning from the club store, though. Ah well, I'm sure they'll be worth the wait.
I only just realised that there's no playpit supervision on any schedule this year, a pity as it was actually quite fun last year. Andy, did you get any reply yet?
- Tony
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Post by Bogatan on May 7, 2009 18:43:14 GMT
Woohoo. Schedule 9. Actually my second choice but I've been thinking it was the better option in the end. I've got the Autograph Assistant Special Guest Friday 4pm-5pm which I dont think has been announced yet. We'll both be on Thursday night then, oh the fun of hundreds of over eager fans in lines. It means I'll have to queue for the Weird Al Autograph on Saturday but then again he'll be around Saturday night too. I'll also probably miss the Hasbro panel if its done Saturday lunch time. And yeah I'm a little bit gutted that theres no playpit, when else will we ever be paid for playing with Transformers.  Andy |
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Post by KoshNaranek on May 7, 2009 20:10:36 GMT
I think schedule 9 was my third choice after numbers 11 and 12. Glad you got one that you were after. Thursday night will be pretty crazy, but I'm just kind of glad to get my long shifts out of the way early. I'll hopefully get Weird Al's autograph before the big rush starts.
- Tony
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Post by The Doctor on May 7, 2009 20:16:24 GMT
I hope everyone going to Botcon has a good time.
-Ralph
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Post by legios on May 7, 2009 21:00:17 GMT
Indeed. Have yourselves a good one those who are going.
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Post by kayevcee on May 23, 2009 8:07:56 GMT
I'm on my way! Currently killing time at Glasgow Airport at £1 for 10 minutes on a wee net terminal. All has gone well so far- I didn't even have to let security examine my scabby Reeboks. I should probably look into buying another pair while I'm away.
I have a 5 hour stopover in Philadelphia so you'll probably hear from me again in about 9 hours. I have Essential Thor and a Daily Telegraph (with free bottle of water) to keep me amused in transit. Speak to you soon, folks!
-Nick
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Post by legios on May 23, 2009 9:37:58 GMT
Your great journey begins. Hope all those going have a great time.
Karl
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Post by kayevcee on May 23, 2009 17:45:22 GMT
Nine and a half hours later (yet the locals assure me it's only lunchtime) here I am in sunny Philadelphia! God damn it's hot.
I'm in a wee UPS store just off the concourse from one of the SEVEN terminals. This place is ridiculously huge and flicks between identical, boxy grey corridors and more swanky decor with huge windows and rocking chairs. Must be a local thing- there are rocking chairs everywhere, often next to wi-fi access. Just before I came to this place I passed along a moving walkway next to framed posters of every major movie filmed in Philly in the last 50 years. I doubt Glasgow airport's display would be quite so inspiring (or contain quite so many Rocky films).
Anyway, I have four and a half hours to kill until my connection so I guess I'll go and find a phone, assure my mother I'm still alive and then locate some food. As in... more food. I'll say this for US Airways- they feed you. We had a surprisingly good chicken dinner with cake for afters at 11 o'clock in the morning just after take-off, and later bags of pretzels, several rounds of complimentary drinks and a big ham and cheese roll before landing. Lovely.
So... this is Nick, in Philadelphia, 11 hours into my 21 hour odyssey, signing off.
-Nick
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Post by Deleted on May 23, 2009 18:20:32 GMT
I hope all of the visiting Hubbers have a great time at Botcon.
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Post by KoshNaranek on May 23, 2009 19:01:05 GMT
Have a safe onward journey, Nick. All being well, the Irish contingent will see you in a few days.
- Tony
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Post by Bogatan on May 24, 2009 17:15:25 GMT
Me Matt and Andy made it last night, Nick joined us a short time later. both trips from the airport were somewhat nerve inducing, but Nicks experience probably wins.
We just watched Hull City lose to Man U but feel very happy about it. Nicks at Church, hopefully.
Andy
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Post by Andy Turnbull on May 24, 2009 17:29:31 GMT
Nick and travel are interesting bedfellows and I look forward to hearing about it later.
Hope everyone has a good time.
Andy
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Post by The Doctor on May 24, 2009 17:34:05 GMT
I shall check the new for tales of carnage near Nick's location!
-Ralph
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Post by Jaymz on May 24, 2009 17:36:32 GMT
Me Matt and Andy made it last night, Nick joined us a short time later. You guys already at the convention hotel in Pasadena? Me, Al and O will be there on Thursday, so we'll see you guys there! |
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Post by kayevcee on May 25, 2009 7:39:34 GMT
Posting from Andy's mate's laptop: we're currently in a hotel in Anaheim, opposite Disneyland. We toured the local area this afternoon, made the classic error of going shopping for snacks while hungry and came back with a ton of stuff, then went to the cinema. Tomorrow morning we're gunning for the Disneyland Jetlag Special, visiting the resort as soon as it opens and going on all the better rides before the crowds build up. On Tuesday we head for Pasadena to meet up with the Irish contingent.
I'm relieved to say that my passage to California did not leave a trail of shattered lives and was less violent and more monotonous and uncomfortable. Anyway, I'm conking out here so I'd best get off to bed. Proper updates to follow.
-Nick
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Post by The Doctor on May 25, 2009 9:44:32 GMT
I have sent Sky-Spy to watch over you!
-Ralph
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Post by Jaymz on May 25, 2009 16:32:26 GMT
Tomorrow morning we're gunning for the Disneyland Jetlag Special, visiting the resort as soon as it opens and going on all the better rides before the crowds build up. We're hitting Disney tomorrow [Tues] to avoid all the memorial day visitors. O is getting very excited about Disney, he's already used the bathroom twice and he's only just got up. I dread to think what tomorrow will be like. |
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Post by Nigel on May 25, 2009 19:06:31 GMT
Gentlemen, your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to make the fandom aware of the other Nexus Maximus by asking a question about the name at the Hasbro Q+A panel.
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Post by blueshift on May 25, 2009 21:20:26 GMT
Oh oh and see if you can guilttrip Hasbro into giving me a free Hot Shot! Because really!
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Post by grahamthomson on May 26, 2009 8:04:19 GMT
Disneyland? The hell?
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Post by kayevcee on May 26, 2009 18:43:33 GMT
Morning! We spent 15 hours at Disneyland yesterday. We went on a lot of rollercoasters. It's an amazing place- far and away the best theme park I've ever been to. The only downside was that my dad's favourite Disney film, The Jungle Book, seems to have been excised from history and there was no evidence of its existence anywhere. Grr. Ah well.
So, we're about to leave Anaheim and head for the convention hotel in Pasadena. We should be meeting up with Tony and Marc this evening and Jaymz and O whenever they get back. A couple of questions before I go:
1) G, What's wrong with Disneyland?
2) Nige, who the hell is Nexus Maximus?
-Nick
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Post by Gav on May 26, 2009 19:14:06 GMT
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Post by kayevcee on May 27, 2009 2:30:10 GMT
Oh right.
Well, here we are in Pasadena. Now all we have to do is fine Marc and Tony and we will be laughing. I wish I knew when they were getting in. I have a vague recollection of Tony emailing me about it a few weeks ago, but being daft I forgot to take a note of it.
-Nick
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Post by Dark Stranger on May 27, 2009 11:54:26 GMT
PLEASE ASK THEM ABOUT NEXUS MAXIMUS!!!!!
I will give you all the karma I can give.
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Post by Deleted on May 27, 2009 13:34:18 GMT
Have fun guys! Wish I was able to join you but looking at the bank balance every month, I don't think the wife would have let me even think about it! lol
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Post by KoshNaranek on May 27, 2009 14:51:50 GMT
Hi all!
Met up with Tony last night and took up position in my new room, and we're about to head out for breakfast before going to Universal Studios. I can scarcely wait.
-Nick
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Post by kayevcee on May 28, 2009 2:22:28 GMT
Whoops! Forgot to out of Tony's account earlier. We're just out of Universal Studios. It was pretty good, but suffered from being our second theme park after Disneyland against which it pales by comparison. Ah well. Tomorrow it's the Hollywood tour- it seems I'm the only one of our group who didn't book for it. If someone calls in sick or otherwise doesn't show up tomorrow I can get on one of the coaches and pay my way on the day, but if we get a full turn-out I'll hang back at the hotel, wash my undercrackers and mooch around Pasadena solo.
-Nick
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Post by KoshNaranek on May 28, 2009 7:39:23 GMT
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Post by grahamthomson on May 28, 2009 8:07:07 GMT
Look out! The Hulk's behind you!!!!
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