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News Credits: 127 · by **Counterpunch** » Wed Mar 05, 2008 8:43 am

UltraPrimal wrote:I'm going to BotCon, and I'd be down for a meet-up party. I haven't played Street Figher for over a decade, so I probably suck. How about Super Smash Bros Brawl?

No way in hell I'm bringing my Wii to a convention or hotel.

I'm on my 3rd one now, a 4th is not in the picture...

News Credits: 38 · by **TheMuffin** » Wed Mar 05, 2008 10:11 am

Ok so I figure your first one got stolen. What happened to the second one?

And I'll gladly bring my 360 down. Mainly because if it gets stolen, no one will be able to figure out how to get it running except me. :grin:

News Credits: 1014 · by **First Gen** » Wed Mar 05, 2008 10:57 am

Counterpunch wrote:
UltraPrimal wrote:I'm going to BotCon, and I'd be down for a meet-up party. I haven't played Street Figher for over a decade, so I probably suck. How about Super Smash Bros Brawl?

No way in hell I'm bringing my Wii to a convention or hotel.

I'm on my 3rd one now, a 4th is not in the picture...

I'll gladly bring my PS2 if you wanna take a trip down memory lane.

Heck, I'll bring my Sega Genesis for some MADDEN 95 MADNESS!! :grin:

News Credits: 127 · by **Counterpunch** » Wed Mar 05, 2008 1:11 pm

TheMuffin wrote:Ok so I figure your first one got stolen. What happened to the second one?

The first one sank into the swamp...

:grin:

Seriously, the first one burned out. The second one, stolen. The third? I call him Ender.

by **Sylus** » Wed Mar 05, 2008 4:07 pm

I won't be at Botcon 08 sadly but I'll try to make next years.

To quote myself from another thread:

Sylus wrote:OK my new goals are:

A: Get a job
B: Buy a new PC, a better Cell Phone and digital camera.
C: Join the TFF Club.
D: Start buying more TF comics and TF TPBs.
E: Save up for Botcon '09.
F: Save up another amount of cash, maybe $150-200. This will be for when I meet my fellow Seibertronians, I'll treat you all to dinner, maybe something like pizza and Mike's Hard Lemonade, regular lemonades for you minibots though

by **Megatron-Ron** » Mon Mar 10, 2008 11:39 am

Oh man. Im not going and i want to. It sounds like fun meeting up with everyone. I went to botcon 06-07 in providence because i live in RI. It was my first botcon and it was great. I wish i had the time to go to this years in florida. Oh well maybe next years. Do you always meet up like that or is this the first time?

News Credits: 1082 · by **Tigertrack** » Mon Mar 10, 2008 12:07 pm

Megatron-Ron wrote:Oh man. Im not going and i want to. It sounds like fun meeting up with everyone. I went to botcon 06-07 in providence because i live in RI. It was my first botcon and it was great. I wish i had the time to go to this years in florida. Oh well maybe next years. Do you always meet up like that or is this the first time?

This year's con is in Cincinatti, OH, FYI!

by **Megatron-Ron** » Mon Mar 10, 2008 1:36 pm

I thought it was in florida, Thats what i read on some other site. I dont really follow botcon if its not in my town. My bad. :oops:

News Credits: 273 · by **Delicon** » Wed Mar 12, 2008 8:44 pm

Since we're on the topic of Botcon locations, has it ever been out West? The furthest west I remember it being was Chicago unless I forgot one, although I just started following it more in the last 5 years or so.

News Credits: 349 · by **Bed Bugs** » Wed Mar 12, 2008 9:37 pm

Delicon wrote:Since we're on the topic of Botcon locations, has it ever been out West? The furthest west I remember it being was Chicago unless I forgot one, although I just started following it more in the last 5 years or so.

http://www.botcon.com/archive/conventions.html

It's been in LA twice and Dallas once (suburbs).

News Credits: 97 · by **Savage** » Wed Mar 12, 2008 10:14 pm

Indeed. I say, loop through a few cities in the South, and then work your way across the West. Saint Louis would be a great city to have it in.

by **Pyrostrata** » Wed Mar 12, 2008 11:19 pm

Savage wrote:Saint Louis would be a great city to have it in.

OoOOo! I could sure dig on that! Would be right up the street from me! It's really quite a decent location for countless reasons...centrally located, so everyone can travel about the same distance, no matter where you live in the US, there is all sorts of places to stay (and it is best to stay outta the city, and you'd still be less than 10 min away), plenty of junk to do that is not sickeningly expensive....oh hell! I so sound like I should be working for the St Louis Travel and Tourism Dept! :grin:

News Credits: 127 · by **Counterpunch** » Mon Mar 31, 2008 9:16 am

Getting close now...

News Credits: 97 · by **Savage** » Mon Mar 31, 2008 10:37 am

Yep, less than a month away. I can hardly wait.

News Credits: 273 · by **Delicon** » Mon Mar 31, 2008 8:36 pm

I'm starting to get pumped, too.

What hotel is everyone staying at? Millenium for me and my wife.

News Credits: 97 · by **Savage** » Tue Apr 01, 2008 1:57 am

Hyatt for me.

News Credits: 23 · by **Energon** » Tue Apr 01, 2008 9:33 am

What the heck is an MSTF?

News Credits: 1082 · by **Tigertrack** » Tue Apr 01, 2008 10:08 am

EnergonCube wrote:What the heck is an MSTF?

Mystery Science Transformers ala the cult classic MST 3000, Mystery Science Theater 3000 which had its glory days back when I was in college.

*Whitty sarcastic comments made by certain hosts based on popculture, during appropriate parts of a movie or TV show which is played.

News Credits: 23 · by **Energon** » Tue Apr 01, 2008 1:50 pm

tigertracks 24 wrote:
EnergonCube wrote:What the heck is an MSTF?

Mystery Science Transformers ala the cult classic MST 3000, Mystery Science Theater 3000 which had its glory days back when I was in college.

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Thanks,
I guess that puts you about 5 years younger than me. I don't believe I even owned a television back in the 80's. I was way too busy, just like I am now. Some things never change.

Anyone else starting to gather their stuff to take with them?

News Credits: 97 · by **Savage** » Tue Apr 01, 2008 3:05 pm

Last night I dreamed I was at BotCon, buying TM2 Blackarachnia. Time needs to speed up a bit.

News Credits: 38 · by **TheMuffin** » Tue Apr 01, 2008 3:36 pm

Figure sucks. The loose ball joints. Horrific memories.

News Credits: 273 · by **Delicon** » Tue Apr 01, 2008 4:27 pm

EnergonCube wrote:Anyone else starting to gather their stuff to take with them?

Haha, depends what you mean...I haven't picked out my socks or underwear or anything.

But yeah, I have a few things I'm gonna take to trade. Question for you guys, have you ever taken your transformers on a plane and did security give you any problems?

News Credits: 23 · by **Energon** » Tue Apr 01, 2008 7:01 pm

Delicon wrote:
EnergonCube wrote:Anyone else starting to gather their stuff to take with them?

Haha, depends what you mean...I haven't picked out my socks or underwear or anything.

But yeah, I have a few things I'm gonna take to trade. Question for you guys, have you ever taken your transformers on a plane and did security give you any problems?

My spouse took classics Grimlock to India and had no problem at all. He had Grimlock in the carry on. No problem with security for foreign or domestic flights.

I am going to find a bin tomorrow and start collecting up some things to sell.

by **Defcon!** » Tue Apr 01, 2008 7:20 pm

I'm getting some things together as well. Mostly G1 and a few others. Some loose and some sealed. I can't wait to trade and see what's there!

News Credits: 273 · by **Delicon** » Tue Apr 01, 2008 7:43 pm

We should probably designate a hotel room (or rooms) or someplace for a bunch of us to meet up, trade, play video games, etc.

I took some TF's home on a flight from Botcon last year, but they were all plastic, no diecast, some of what I'd like to bring is diecast.