Seibertron at BotCon, the people, the pictures, and the Videos!
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Part 1 of all the stuff that didn't involve toys...
Fear and Loathing in Cincinnati Ohio (Part 1)
(If you were there, please, post up your videos, identify yourselves in the pics that are here already, say 'hi' in general. I know a lot of you haven't posted before, this is your chance and we hope to see more of you lurkers our there!)
Hey all, here is my personal review of the first two days of the convention. If you were there and a part of these events, please put up your pictures, or at least tag yourself in them so I and everyone else can know who you are.
Thursday
Yours truly and many of your fellow board members made their arrival sometime Thursday (or in some cases Wednesday) to our glorious once a year party of consumerism and excess. Most of the attendees are staying at either the Hyatt or the Millennium Hotel. Both, essentially three star hotels which while passable, aren’t going to give you any cause to seek out the creature comforts of the accommodations.
What strikes everyone who ends up at this yearly event is how many and how many different kinds of fans are around. Young, old, cool, creepy, male, female, we’re all there. With very few exceptions the atmosphere is exceptionally positive. People are willing to talk about the hobby, talk about their experiences, and are just glad to be around fellow fans. Even meeting up with someone you might have disagreed with in forum discussion is fun and a lot of good natured ribbing comes out of these situations.
What then strikes most people, especially first time goers to the convention, is the huge lines and literal hours of waiting that awaits them. One very long line, leads you to another. We spent a hour just looking to move twenty feet in order to get our box sets.
Brief video of the line ...
http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v299/ ... ursday.flv
So, yea after picking up those coveted box sets, we move on to the even longer line of picking up our collection exclusives. Low and behold, we’re told that there are only 30 extra sets beyond what was planned for the attendees ...No one is willing to wait until morning to get theirs
Brief video of the exclusives line ...
http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v299/ ... esLine.flv
By the time that all was said and done on Thursday, people were met, and toys were bought, it was after 10PM. Do you know what closes at 10PM in Cincinnati Ohio on a Thursday night? The answer is EVERYTHING. So, we rallied the troops for some dinner followed by a small party and gathering in a few of the hotel rooms.
Friday
Friday morning was all about recovery. About 10 AM we ventured into the IDW panel, followed up by a very entertaining time with the Voice Actors panel. Not a great deal of new info came out of the IDW panel, but the entertaining nature of David Kaye, Bumper Robinson, and Tara Strong the next hour more than made up for it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JOF52GQFGmw
Then at 2PM, it was show time. The dealer room for package holders was to open at this time. We gathered up our filthy money and prepared for the ridiculous feeding frenzy of toys.
Finishing up and feeling damn proud of all the awesome finds we made, everyone headed back to prepare for the big events of the weekend: Battle of the Boards and the Seibertron Party.
Battle of the Boards is a trivia contest where the different message forums compete against one another to see who holds more obscure TF knowledge. Seibertron was matched up against the gentlemen of the TFWiki. While your friends on the board here went in hoping for the best, we recognized the impressive amount of knowledge those guys retain. We lost the actual contest for sure, but we had more supporters, more cheering, and an absolute dominance of the arm-wrestling portion of the competition. (funny story, ask someone who was there.)
The Seibertron party was next up at 10PM. It was fantastic. We met at the Sports Bar attached to the hotel. There were about 40 people, maybe more in attendance. We drank, cheered, and had a damn good time.
Pics and Video:
Videos:
Walk Through
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Y_Cl8WXFzY
Presenting the shirt to Simon Furman:
http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v299/ ... Furman.flv
Simon Furman was at the event and was more than willing to chat with fans, take pictures, and be a part of the festivities. He was very gracious with his time and was a real gentleman.
Saturday and Sunday reviews yet to come ...
Fear and Loathing in Cincinnati Ohio (Part 1)
(If you were there, please, post up your videos, identify yourselves in the pics that are here already, say 'hi' in general. I know a lot of you haven't posted before, this is your chance and we hope to see more of you lurkers our there!)
Hey all, here is my personal review of the first two days of the convention. If you were there and a part of these events, please put up your pictures, or at least tag yourself in them so I and everyone else can know who you are.
Thursday
Yours truly and many of your fellow board members made their arrival sometime Thursday (or in some cases Wednesday) to our glorious once a year party of consumerism and excess. Most of the attendees are staying at either the Hyatt or the Millennium Hotel. Both, essentially three star hotels which while passable, aren’t going to give you any cause to seek out the creature comforts of the accommodations.
What strikes everyone who ends up at this yearly event is how many and how many different kinds of fans are around. Young, old, cool, creepy, male, female, we’re all there. With very few exceptions the atmosphere is exceptionally positive. People are willing to talk about the hobby, talk about their experiences, and are just glad to be around fellow fans. Even meeting up with someone you might have disagreed with in forum discussion is fun and a lot of good natured ribbing comes out of these situations.
What then strikes most people, especially first time goers to the convention, is the huge lines and literal hours of waiting that awaits them. One very long line, leads you to another. We spent a hour just looking to move twenty feet in order to get our box sets.
Brief video of the line ...
http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v299/ ... ursday.flv
So, yea after picking up those coveted box sets, we move on to the even longer line of picking up our collection exclusives. Low and behold, we’re told that there are only 30 extra sets beyond what was planned for the attendees ...No one is willing to wait until morning to get theirs
Brief video of the exclusives line ...
http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v299/ ... esLine.flv
By the time that all was said and done on Thursday, people were met, and toys were bought, it was after 10PM. Do you know what closes at 10PM in Cincinnati Ohio on a Thursday night? The answer is EVERYTHING. So, we rallied the troops for some dinner followed by a small party and gathering in a few of the hotel rooms.
Friday
Friday morning was all about recovery. About 10 AM we ventured into the IDW panel, followed up by a very entertaining time with the Voice Actors panel. Not a great deal of new info came out of the IDW panel, but the entertaining nature of David Kaye, Bumper Robinson, and Tara Strong the next hour more than made up for it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JOF52GQFGmw
Then at 2PM, it was show time. The dealer room for package holders was to open at this time. We gathered up our filthy money and prepared for the ridiculous feeding frenzy of toys.
Finishing up and feeling damn proud of all the awesome finds we made, everyone headed back to prepare for the big events of the weekend: Battle of the Boards and the Seibertron Party.
Battle of the Boards is a trivia contest where the different message forums compete against one another to see who holds more obscure TF knowledge. Seibertron was matched up against the gentlemen of the TFWiki. While your friends on the board here went in hoping for the best, we recognized the impressive amount of knowledge those guys retain. We lost the actual contest for sure, but we had more supporters, more cheering, and an absolute dominance of the arm-wrestling portion of the competition. (funny story, ask someone who was there.)
The Seibertron party was next up at 10PM. It was fantastic. We met at the Sports Bar attached to the hotel. There were about 40 people, maybe more in attendance. We drank, cheered, and had a damn good time.
Pics and Video:
Videos:
Walk Through
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Y_Cl8WXFzY
Presenting the shirt to Simon Furman:
http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v299/ ... Furman.flv
Simon Furman was at the event and was more than willing to chat with fans, take pictures, and be a part of the festivities. He was very gracious with his time and was a real gentleman.
Saturday and Sunday reviews yet to come ...
Credit(s): Counterpunch
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Re: Seibertron at BotCon, the people, the pictures, and the Videos! (689279)
Posted by Counterpunch on April 28th, 2008 @ 8:17pm CDT
Posted by Counterpunch on April 28th, 2008 @ 8:17pm CDT
My sincere thanks to everyone who made it out this weekend. This convention was as good as it was because of the people there.
I started out listing names...then went back. Too many thanks to do...
See you all next year where ever it ends up being!
I started out listing names...then went back. Too many thanks to do...
See you all next year where ever it ends up being!
Re: Seibertron at BotCon, the people, the pictures, and the Videos! (689287)
Posted by Ronynus Prime on April 28th, 2008 @ 8:26pm CDT
Posted by Ronynus Prime on April 28th, 2008 @ 8:26pm CDT
I can't say this enough, but thanks to everyone on this site for making this guy (first BotCon) feel at home... I had a great time!!!
Re: Seibertron at BotCon, the people, the pictures, and the Videos! (689291)
Posted by Skullcrunchberries on April 28th, 2008 @ 8:32pm CDT
Posted by Skullcrunchberries on April 28th, 2008 @ 8:32pm CDT
Arm wrestling is best XD
But I agree, this year wouldn't have been half as fun without all the people that came. Hopefully we see an even better turnout next year with a bar close by
But I agree, this year wouldn't have been half as fun without all the people that came. Hopefully we see an even better turnout next year with a bar close by
Re: Seibertron at BotCon, the people, the pictures, and the Videos! (689296)
Posted by Prime Evil on April 28th, 2008 @ 8:38pm CDT
Better yet, a bar that stays open till at least 2am!!
Posted by Prime Evil on April 28th, 2008 @ 8:38pm CDT
Sgt. Grumbles wrote:Arm wrestling is best XD
But I agree, this year wouldn't have been half as fun without all the people that came. Hopefully we see an even better turnout next year with a bar close by
Better yet, a bar that stays open till at least 2am!!
Re: Seibertron at BotCon, the people, the pictures, and the Videos! (689297)
Posted by Liege Evilmus on April 28th, 2008 @ 8:39pm CDT
Posted by Liege Evilmus on April 28th, 2008 @ 8:39pm CDT
Looks like fun, I look forward to BC'09!
Re: Seibertron at BotCon, the people, the pictures, and the Videos! (689305)
Posted by Geekee1 on April 28th, 2008 @ 8:44pm CDT
Just find us man and you won't sleep the whole weekend!
Posted by Geekee1 on April 28th, 2008 @ 8:44pm CDT
Liege Evilmus wrote:Looks like fun, I look forward to BC'09!
Just find us man and you won't sleep the whole weekend!
Re: Seibertron at BotCon, the people, the pictures, and the Videos! (689308)
Posted by Liege Evilmus on April 28th, 2008 @ 8:53pm CDT
Well I'm insomniac anyway so I know that won't be a problem. As for Bars being open till at least 2am. The ones near me are open till 4, and I often close them out and have some after hours at mine or someone elses house.
So don't worry, I fully intend on having a well stocked room
I look forward to mind erasers, car bombs, and showing you all a cool trick with a bendy straw.
Posted by Liege Evilmus on April 28th, 2008 @ 8:53pm CDT
Geekee1 wrote:Liege Evilmus wrote:Looks like fun, I look forward to BC'09!
Just find us man and you won't sleep the whole weekend!
Well I'm insomniac anyway so I know that won't be a problem. As for Bars being open till at least 2am. The ones near me are open till 4, and I often close them out and have some after hours at mine or someone elses house.
So don't worry, I fully intend on having a well stocked room
I look forward to mind erasers, car bombs, and showing you all a cool trick with a bendy straw.
Re: Seibertron at BotCon, the people, the pictures, and the Videos! (689324)
Posted by Mandamus on April 28th, 2008 @ 9:12pm CDT
Posted by Mandamus on April 28th, 2008 @ 9:12pm CDT
Looks like you had a blast. I look forward to joining you as soon as they stop scheduling Botcon the same week as exams.
Re: Seibertron at BotCon, the people, the pictures, and the Videos! (689333)
Posted by UltraPrimal on April 28th, 2008 @ 9:24pm CDT
Posted by UltraPrimal on April 28th, 2008 @ 9:24pm CDT
Woohoo! Fashionably late to the party.
Re: Seibertron at BotCon, the people, the pictures, and the Videos! (689340)
Posted by vulgar_wraith on April 28th, 2008 @ 9:31pm CDT
Posted by vulgar_wraith on April 28th, 2008 @ 9:31pm CDT
Me and my wife had a great time and met alot of great people.Hope everyone keeps in touch.My wife took a few pics I'll post them sometime this week.Counterpunch even though it looked like your head was going to explode you did a great job getting everyone together 
It was nice to put a few faces to names.It was one giant party all weekend thought all of us were going to get thrown out of places or arrested a few times.cant wait till next year 
It was nice to put a few faces to names.It was one giant party all weekend thought all of us were going to get thrown out of places or arrested a few times.cant wait till next year
Re: Seibertron at BotCon, the people, the pictures, and the Videos! (689342)
Posted by Lapse Of Reason on April 28th, 2008 @ 9:31pm CDT
Posted by Lapse Of Reason on April 28th, 2008 @ 9:31pm CDT
Wish I was there ... missed it all this year. Looks like it was a fun time, too. I was at '08, but only briefly met a few of you guys.
Let's just say you are my kind of people.
Maybe next year!
Let's just say you are my kind of people.
Maybe next year!
Re: Seibertron at BotCon, the people, the pictures, and the Videos! (689358)
Posted by Savage on April 28th, 2008 @ 9:43pm CDT
Posted by Savage on April 28th, 2008 @ 9:43pm CDT
Great pictures, CP, I'll be posting mine soon. But where's the videos from Thursday night?? 
Re: Seibertron at BotCon, the people, the pictures, and the Videos! (689364)
Posted by TheMuffin on April 28th, 2008 @ 10:00pm CDT
Who boy.
And folks. Consider yourself lucky to get a rare glimpse of TheMuffin. I didn't even know you were filming lol.
Posted by TheMuffin on April 28th, 2008 @ 10:00pm CDT
Savage wrote:Great pictures, CP, I'll be posting mine soon. But where's the videos from Thursday night??
Who boy.
And folks. Consider yourself lucky to get a rare glimpse of TheMuffin. I didn't even know you were filming lol.
Re: Seibertron at BotCon, the people, the pictures, and the Videos! (689369)
Posted by First Gen on April 28th, 2008 @ 10:05pm CDT
Posted by First Gen on April 28th, 2008 @ 10:05pm CDT
Ah man. For those of you that were there, if 08 was a great time, then wait til 09. I'm not a n00b anymore, I gots me training done. 2009 will top this years event by far. Counterpunch won't have to work alone this time.
For those of you that couldn't make it, start making preps now. 2009 is gonna be the "You had to be there" Botcon where we take all three awards and all the fangirls to boot.
You can sig quote me on that.
For those of you that couldn't make it, start making preps now. 2009 is gonna be the "You had to be there" Botcon where we take all three awards and all the fangirls to boot.
You can sig quote me on that.
Re: Seibertron at BotCon, the people, the pictures, and the Videos! (689372)
Posted by TheMuffin on April 28th, 2008 @ 10:11pm CDT
Posted by TheMuffin on April 28th, 2008 @ 10:11pm CDT
Oh also, some pics.
Quick shot of the Animated panel folks. Freaked me out cause he looked directly at me.
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a221/ ... G_1249.jpg
Partial shot of the dealer room.
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a221/ ... G_1269.jpg
And what kind of event would it be without cosplay?
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a221/ ... G_1278.jpg
Also a quick swing around the dealer room... You even get a shot of the shady Mkall fellow at the end.
http://s12.photobucket.com/albums/a221/ ... I_1273.flv
Quick shot of the Animated panel folks. Freaked me out cause he looked directly at me.
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a221/ ... G_1249.jpg
Partial shot of the dealer room.
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a221/ ... G_1269.jpg
And what kind of event would it be without cosplay?
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a221/ ... G_1278.jpg
Also a quick swing around the dealer room... You even get a shot of the shady Mkall fellow at the end.
http://s12.photobucket.com/albums/a221/ ... I_1273.flv
Re: Seibertron at BotCon, the people, the pictures, and the Videos! (689383)
Posted by God Magnus on April 28th, 2008 @ 10:29pm CDT
Posted by God Magnus on April 28th, 2008 @ 10:29pm CDT
I had an amazing time! This was my first BotCon but it certainly won't be my last. Hopefully, next year, I'll be able to go for the full experience and not just Saturday and Sunday. I got to meet a few people including Counterpunch, albeit very briefly, and I got to chat with Ryan for a bit on my way out (I forgot to say thanks for making the t-shirts). I'll have a bunch of pictures up very soon. I took about 250 and I'm still organizing.
Re: Seibertron at BotCon, the people, the pictures, and the Videos! (689398)
Posted by Bed Bugs on April 28th, 2008 @ 10:54pm CDT
I'm not featured in any pics, but I did make a cameo appearance in the third pic from Friday under the bar glasses on the right. No purple hair this year, either.
Although, next year I may try cos-play. We'll see.
Posted by Bed Bugs on April 28th, 2008 @ 10:54pm CDT
I'm not featured in any pics, but I did make a cameo appearance in the third pic from Friday under the bar glasses on the right. No purple hair this year, either.Although, next year I may try cos-play. We'll see.
Re: Seibertron at BotCon, the people, the pictures, and the Videos! (689413)
Posted by Wheeljack35 on April 28th, 2008 @ 11:19pm CDT
On that third link thats my freind Rose dressed as Soundwave
I hope one day that I can go to a Botcon
Posted by Wheeljack35 on April 28th, 2008 @ 11:19pm CDT
Iron-Man wrote:Oh also, some pics.
Quick shot of the Animated panel folks. Freaked me out cause he looked directly at me.
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a221/ ... G_1249.jpg
Partial shot of the dealer room.
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a221/ ... G_1269.jpg
And what kind of event would it be without cosplay?
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a221/ ... G_1278.jpg
Also a quick swing around the dealer room... You even get a shot of the shady Mkall fellow at the end.
http://s12.photobucket.com/albums/a221/ ... I_1273.flv
On that third link thats my freind Rose dressed as Soundwave
I hope one day that I can go to a Botcon
Re: Seibertron at BotCon, the people, the pictures, and the Videos! (689428)
Posted by Highbeam on April 28th, 2008 @ 11:47pm CDT
Posted by Highbeam on April 28th, 2008 @ 11:47pm CDT
From the stories I heard, it sounds like Botcon was a blast, and I'm sad that I missed out 
I hope I can make it out to Botcon one of these years. I've still never been to an actual con (just the smaller Xtravacon here in Michigan).
Big thanks to tfpredaking for nabbing me one of the seibertron shirts Kinda wish there had been small sized ones, but oh well, I can manage a medium 
Still a neat shirt!
I hope I can make it out to Botcon one of these years. I've still never been to an actual con (just the smaller Xtravacon here in Michigan).Big thanks to tfpredaking for nabbing me one of the seibertron shirts
Kinda wish there had been small sized ones, but oh well, I can manage a medium Still a neat shirt!
Re: Seibertron at BotCon, the people, the pictures, and the Videos! (689442)
Posted by darkqueen01 on April 29th, 2008 @ 12:22am CDT
I had to chuckle at this picture. That annoying person holding up the red camera in the shot? Yeah, that's me. Sorry that I was in the way. :/ .... I'm not sure I like how my hair looks from that back, either.
I didn't make it to any of the Seibertron meet ups myself. I planned on it, but that first night I drove 15 hours (running on only 1 hour of sleep) and I never could catch up on sleep enough to do anything late at night. Oh well, now I have a year to get to know people better.
Posted by darkqueen01 on April 29th, 2008 @ 12:22am CDT
Iron-Man wrote:Oh also, some pics.
Quick shot of the Animated panel folks. Freaked me out cause he looked directly at me.
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a221/ ... G_1249.jpg
I had to chuckle at this picture. That annoying person holding up the red camera in the shot? Yeah, that's me. Sorry that I was in the way. :/ .... I'm not sure I like how my hair looks from that back, either.
I didn't make it to any of the Seibertron meet ups myself. I planned on it, but that first night I drove 15 hours (running on only 1 hour of sleep) and I never could catch up on sleep enough to do anything late at night. Oh well, now I have a year to get to know people better.
Re: Seibertron at BotCon, the people, the pictures, and the Videos! (689450)
Posted by Zoneiv on April 29th, 2008 @ 12:43am CDT
Posted by Zoneiv on April 29th, 2008 @ 12:43am CDT
Looked like it was fun, I'll have to go to a Botcon someday. But man seeing those lines make me think about how bad the Hasbro Toy store line is going to be at Comic Con. I had to wait in a line (in which you may get a ticket that you would have to wait in a line again) to get to a Line just to Get Rodimus Last Year.
Re: Seibertron at BotCon, the people, the pictures, and the Videos! (689455)
Posted by God Magnus on April 29th, 2008 @ 1:01am CDT
You should hitch a ride with one of us to the MotorCity Con.
I just buzzed through my pics and loaded them up on photobucket. I was going to title a bunch of them but I think that might have taken all week. Anyway, here they are:
General BotCon pics.
In and around Cincinnati.
People in costumes.
Custom contest entries.
The Hasbro showcases.
Some of my haul.
Posted by God Magnus on April 29th, 2008 @ 1:01am CDT
Highbeam wrote:I've still never been to an actual con (just the smaller Xtravacon here in Michigan).
You should hitch a ride with one of us to the MotorCity Con.
I just buzzed through my pics and loaded them up on photobucket. I was going to title a bunch of them but I think that might have taken all week. Anyway, here they are:
General BotCon pics.
In and around Cincinnati.
People in costumes.
Custom contest entries.
The Hasbro showcases.
Some of my haul.
Re: Seibertron at BotCon, the people, the pictures, and the Videos! (689456)
Posted by Megatron's Lapdog on April 29th, 2008 @ 1:02am CDT
Posted by Megatron's Lapdog on April 29th, 2008 @ 1:02am CDT
I had a great time at Botcon(well, except for waiting in line Thursday night for 2 1/2 hours to get the souvenirs), and I cheered hard and whistled louder. I should've been brave and got up there and made a fool of myself during the board wars lol. It was great to meet several of you, and I hope to do it again next year! Oh, and Counterpunch, who was the call for when you were armwrestling? lol
Re: Seibertron at BotCon, the people, the pictures, and the Videos! (689494)
Posted by Geekee1 on April 29th, 2008 @ 5:35am CDT
That would've been me calling in!
Posted by Geekee1 on April 29th, 2008 @ 5:35am CDT
Megatron's Lapdog wrote:I had a great time at Botcon(well, except for waiting in line Thursday night for 2 1/2 hours to get the souvenirs), and I cheered hard and whistled louder. I should've been brave and got up there and made a fool of myself during the board wars lol. It was great to meet several of you, and I hope to do it again next year! Oh, and Counterpunch, who was the call for when you were armwrestling? lol
That would've been me calling in!
Re: Seibertron at BotCon, the people, the pictures, and the Videos! (689518)
Posted by Counterpunch on April 29th, 2008 @ 6:59am CDT
I told Alverez to be quiet...I was on the phone.
Posted by Counterpunch on April 29th, 2008 @ 6:59am CDT
Geekee1 wrote:Megatron's Lapdog wrote:I had a great time at Botcon(well, except for waiting in line Thursday night for 2 1/2 hours to get the souvenirs), and I cheered hard and whistled louder. I should've been brave and got up there and made a fool of myself during the board wars lol. It was great to meet several of you, and I hope to do it again next year! Oh, and Counterpunch, who was the call for when you were armwrestling? lol
That would've been me calling in!
I told Alverez to be quiet...I was on the phone.
Re: Seibertron at BotCon, the people, the pictures, and the Videos! (689521)
Posted by Burn on April 29th, 2008 @ 7:03am CDT
What, as me?
Posted by Burn on April 29th, 2008 @ 7:03am CDT
Fender Bender wrote:Although, next year I may try cos-play. We'll see.
What, as me?
Re: Seibertron at BotCon, the people, the pictures, and the Videos! (689580)
Posted by First Gen on April 29th, 2008 @ 9:08am CDT
I put Ric as the least thing I liked about Botcon.
Posted by First Gen on April 29th, 2008 @ 9:08am CDT
Counterpunch wrote:I told Alverez to be quiet...I was on the phone.
I put Ric as the least thing I liked about Botcon.
Re: Seibertron at BotCon, the people, the pictures, and the Videos! (689583)
Posted by dragons on April 29th, 2008 @ 9:12am CDT
Posted by dragons on April 29th, 2008 @ 9:12am CDT
i dont get conventions where i live or i would have gonelooked like guys had fun i envy you members who get to go to these big conventions
Re: Seibertron at BotCon, the people, the pictures, and the Videos! (689587)
Posted by TheMuffin on April 29th, 2008 @ 9:14am CDT
Quite easily the best part of the board wars. We're sitting back there and Geekee looks over and asks "should I call him"? The answer was of course yes. The look on Alverez's face was classic.
Posted by TheMuffin on April 29th, 2008 @ 9:14am CDT
Counterpunch wrote:Geekee1 wrote:Megatron's Lapdog wrote:I had a great time at Botcon(well, except for waiting in line Thursday night for 2 1/2 hours to get the souvenirs), and I cheered hard and whistled louder. I should've been brave and got up there and made a fool of myself during the board wars lol. It was great to meet several of you, and I hope to do it again next year! Oh, and Counterpunch, who was the call for when you were armwrestling? lol
That would've been me calling in!
I told Alverez to be quiet...I was on the phone.
Quite easily the best part of the board wars. We're sitting back there and Geekee looks over and asks "should I call him"? The answer was of course yes. The look on Alverez's face was classic.
Re: Seibertron at BotCon, the people, the pictures, and the Videos! (689593)
Posted by Counterpunch on April 29th, 2008 @ 9:22am CDT
I think...we have to prank the Battle of the Boards every year now.
That was too funny.
Posted by Counterpunch on April 29th, 2008 @ 9:22am CDT
Iron-Man wrote:Quite easily the best part of the board wars. We're sitting back there and Geekee looks over and asks "should I call him"? The answer was of course yes. The look on Alverez's face was classic.
I think...we have to prank the Battle of the Boards every year now.
That was too funny.
Re: Seibertron at BotCon, the people, the pictures, and the Videos! (689626)
Posted by tfpredaking on April 29th, 2008 @ 10:15am CDT
Posted by tfpredaking on April 29th, 2008 @ 10:15am CDT
It was amazing how many seibertron people were at the con this year. It was great seeing people I met last year and meeting all new people that help make siebertron the best TF website period, no matter what the awards say
Of course, I realized I look pretty goofy in a few of the pictures, thanks guys
Of course, I realized I look pretty goofy in a few of the pictures, thanks guys
Re: Seibertron at BotCon, the people, the pictures, and the Videos! (689630)
Posted by Flux Convoy on April 29th, 2008 @ 10:18am CDT
Posted by Flux Convoy on April 29th, 2008 @ 10:18am CDT
Hey! I just got in last night and uploaded a bunch of photos onto myspace. I had a blast with everyone. I look forward to seeing you all again next year. Oh and send me pictures yo. If me or my buddy Zack are in em and we're having a good time, send em my way! I'd love to add them! Anyway here's me.
http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/index.c ... Id=1350579
::EDIT::
I also want the video CP. Yeah, you know which one.
http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/index.c ... Id=1350579
::EDIT::
I also want the video CP. Yeah, you know which one.
Re: Seibertron at BotCon, the people, the pictures, and the Videos! (689645)
Posted by captain craig on April 29th, 2008 @ 10:44am CDT
Posted by captain craig on April 29th, 2008 @ 10:44am CDT
I had a great time. I recognize a number of people in the photos but outside of the Seibertron shirts didn't know names to faces. Still don't cause the pics aren't tagged in the OP. Congrats to Seibertron for winning one of the fan awards for the site.
I scored one of my best dealer room pickups in some time. My last 2-3 Con dealer room experiences were weak. I also demand something be done, on FunPubs end, to get more dealers there. The dealer room is huge, however, there are fewer and fewer dealers. Those that do show have smaller booths. Joel and BigBad was as big as last year but there was a time when his booth was bigger by 3-4 tables. After you account for the Kiddie Play area, Hasbro display area, Art section, Shipping table, stage area and FunPub booth thre really do have fewer dealers than last year. Then you account for the 3 video game dealers who are wasted space IMO and it shrinks that much more. I want more dealers!!!! Maybe FunPub needs an incentive package, something is causing the actual TF dealer population to decrease year-in-year-out.
The irony of course is I scored my best haul with less dealers. I'll post some pics of me later but would love to have names to most everyone else for future reference. I've said it the last 2 years and said it again this year. It may be my last con, but somehow I doubt it since the next win will likely coincide with Transformers:2 + 3rd season animated + TF Brand 25th anniversary= 14 months between 08&09 con.
Process of elimination, which am I?
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v513/parnellbc/Botcon%202008/MeandTaraStrong.jpg
I scored one of my best dealer room pickups in some time. My last 2-3 Con dealer room experiences were weak. I also demand something be done, on FunPubs end, to get more dealers there. The dealer room is huge, however, there are fewer and fewer dealers. Those that do show have smaller booths. Joel and BigBad was as big as last year but there was a time when his booth was bigger by 3-4 tables. After you account for the Kiddie Play area, Hasbro display area, Art section, Shipping table, stage area and FunPub booth thre really do have fewer dealers than last year. Then you account for the 3 video game dealers who are wasted space IMO and it shrinks that much more. I want more dealers!!!! Maybe FunPub needs an incentive package, something is causing the actual TF dealer population to decrease year-in-year-out.
The irony of course is I scored my best haul with less dealers. I'll post some pics of me later but would love to have names to most everyone else for future reference. I've said it the last 2 years and said it again this year. It may be my last con, but somehow I doubt it since the next win will likely coincide with Transformers:2 + 3rd season animated + TF Brand 25th anniversary= 14 months between 08&09 con.
Process of elimination, which am I?
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v513/parnellbc/Botcon%202008/MeandTaraStrong.jpg
Re: Seibertron at BotCon, the people, the pictures, and the Videos! (689672)
Posted by Tigertrack on April 29th, 2008 @ 11:17am CDT
Posted by Tigertrack on April 29th, 2008 @ 11:17am CDT
It's easy to pick me out, I'm the one who likes Transformers!
Alright, I'm a bit overweight.
Still haven't found me yet? I'm wearing a hat!
Okay, okay, fine, I had a yellow shirt on in the ones I am in--tt24 unique shirt--.
Fun times.
Alright, I'm a bit overweight.
Still haven't found me yet? I'm wearing a hat!
Okay, okay, fine, I had a yellow shirt on in the ones I am in--tt24 unique shirt--.
Fun times.
Re: Seibertron at BotCon, the people, the pictures, and the Videos! (689703)
Posted by Counterpunch on April 29th, 2008 @ 12:04pm CDT
That's a good-un alright.
Posted by Counterpunch on April 29th, 2008 @ 12:04pm CDT
Flux Convoy wrote:I also want the video CP. Yeah, you know which one.
That's a good-un alright.
Re: Seibertron at BotCon, the people, the pictures, and the Videos! (689811)
Posted by Savage on April 29th, 2008 @ 2:20pm CDT
Posted by Savage on April 29th, 2008 @ 2:20pm CDT
Indeed. Tell me you saved the vids from Thursday night. I want those!
Re: Seibertron at BotCon, the people, the pictures, and the Videos! (689927)
Posted by Ironhidensh on April 29th, 2008 @ 5:11pm CDT
Thats just being lazy.
Posted by Ironhidensh on April 29th, 2008 @ 5:11pm CDT
Counterpunch wrote:My sincere thanks to everyone who made it out this weekend. This convention was as good as it was because of the people there.
I started out listing names...then went back. Too many thanks to do...
See you all next year where ever it ends up being!
Thats just being lazy.
Re: Seibertron at BotCon, the people, the pictures, and the Videos! (689944)
Posted by Defcon! on April 29th, 2008 @ 5:30pm CDT
Posted by Defcon! on April 29th, 2008 @ 5:30pm CDT
All i can say is 3 fun filled nights of debauchery and overspending and we loved every minute of it! Our first botcon and definately not our last! We would like to thank everyone we met from Seibertron for making this a very memorable exp. We met so many people and as the nights wore on and our brain cells died we slowly but surely forgot some of your names both real and Seibertron but will never forget your faces! We have some pics and will be putting them up soon. Again i wish i could remember everyones names but off the top of my head here goes Counterpunch, Montey (forgot your Seibertron name!), Chris,....... you know what to whomever we met at the most kickass con. this year and who made it truely an event to remember THANK YOU! and we'll see you all next year!! 
Me and my fiance are in CPs pictures Sam-Lisa. I have the red Prime t-shirt and she has the black shirt and tattoos. Like i said we wish we could remember the names but if we did meet you p.m. me and let me know who you were and both your names real/Seib.!
Me and my fiance are in CPs pictures Sam-Lisa. I have the red Prime t-shirt and she has the black shirt and tattoos. Like i said we wish we could remember the names but if we did meet you p.m. me and let me know who you were and both your names real/Seib.!
Re: Seibertron at BotCon, the people, the pictures, and the Videos! (689998)
Posted by Delicon on April 29th, 2008 @ 6:20pm CDT
What's too funny is that while I haven't looked at all the pics yet I'm pretty sure we actually posed for a picture together without even being officially introduced. It's some combination of CP, me, you and Lisa, we took it over towards the edge of where the TFW2005 people were sitting.
And here I was bumming thinking I never did meet up with you. Either way we owe each other some drinks still we can cash in next year.
Posted by Delicon on April 29th, 2008 @ 6:20pm CDT
Defcon! wrote:Me and my fiance are in CPs pictures Sam-Lisa. I have the red Prime t-shirt and she has the black shirt and tattoos. Like i said we wish we could remember the names but if we did meet you p.m. me and let me know who you were and both your names real/Seib.!
What's too funny is that while I haven't looked at all the pics yet I'm pretty sure we actually posed for a picture together without even being officially introduced. It's some combination of CP, me, you and Lisa, we took it over towards the edge of where the TFW2005 people were sitting.
And here I was bumming thinking I never did meet up with you. Either way we owe each other some drinks still we can cash in next year.
Re: Seibertron at BotCon, the people, the pictures, and the Videos! (690001)
Posted by Delicon on April 29th, 2008 @ 6:29pm CDT
Haha Flux, I thought you didn't post anymore, but yeah man, it was an awesome time and I should have a few pics with you in them once my wife gets them processed.
I was sitting right behind Geekee for that one, pure gold. We definitely won a moral victory in that event. Besides, we're 2-0 at arm wrestling with or without phone calls!
Haha, CP, when you said you were posting "video" in this thread, I figured that little gem would be front and center! Besides, we had Ryan record his apology!
Anyways, thanks to all for awesome timnes!
Posted by Delicon on April 29th, 2008 @ 6:29pm CDT
Flux Convoy wrote:Hey! I just got in last night and uploaded a bunch of photos onto myspace. I had a blast with everyone. I look forward to seeing you all again next year. Oh and send me pictures yo. If me or my buddy Zack are in em and we're having a good time, send em my way! I'd love to add them! Anyway here's me.
http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/index.c ... Id=1350579
::EDIT::
I also want the video CP. Yeah, you know which one.
Haha Flux, I thought you didn't post anymore, but yeah man, it was an awesome time and I should have a few pics with you in them once my wife gets them processed.
Iron-Man wrote:Counterpunch wrote:
Geekee1 wrote:
Megatron's Lapdog wrote:
I had a great time at Botcon(well, except for waiting in line Thursday night for 2 1/2 hours to get the souvenirs), and I cheered hard and whistled louder. I should've been brave and got up there and made a fool of myself during the board wars lol. It was great to meet several of you, and I hope to do it again next year! Oh, and Counterpunch, who was the call for when you were armwrestling? lol
That would've been me calling in!
I told Alverez to be quiet...I was on the phone.
Quite easily the best part of the board wars. We're sitting back there and Geekee looks over and asks "should I call him"? The answer was of course yes. The look on Alverez's face was classic.
I was sitting right behind Geekee for that one, pure gold. We definitely won a moral victory in that event. Besides, we're 2-0 at arm wrestling with or without phone calls!
Savage wrote:Indeed. Tell me you saved the vids from Thursday night. I want those!
Haha, CP, when you said you were posting "video" in this thread, I figured that little gem would be front and center! Besides, we had Ryan record his apology!
Anyways, thanks to all for awesome timnes!
Re: Seibertron at BotCon, the people, the pictures, and the Videos! (690006)
Posted by Defcon! on April 29th, 2008 @ 6:37pm CDT
I'm not sure but i think we might have that picture! I'll have to check the camera when she gets home from work! I was overwhelmed by everything at the con. and meeting so many people it was hard remembering everyone. And as for the drinks yes we sure do! Now that people have either met or seen each other from Seibertron wether it be briefly it will be cool to know who i'm talking to and put a name with the face! I never forget a face! See you next year!
Posted by Defcon! on April 29th, 2008 @ 6:37pm CDT
Delicon wrote:Defcon! wrote:Me and my fiance are in CPs pictures Sam-Lisa. I have the red Prime t-shirt and she has the black shirt and tattoos. Like i said we wish we could remember the names but if we did meet you p.m. me and let me know who you were and both your names real/Seib.!
What's too funny is that while I haven't looked at all the pics yet I'm pretty sure we actually posed for a picture together without even being officially introduced. It's some combination of CP, me, you and Lisa, we took it over towards the edge of where the TFW2005 people were sitting.
And here I was bumming thinking I never did meet up with you. Either way we owe each other some drinks still we can cash in next year.
I'm not sure but i think we might have that picture! I'll have to check the camera when she gets home from work! I was overwhelmed by everything at the con. and meeting so many people it was hard remembering everyone. And as for the drinks yes we sure do! Now that people have either met or seen each other from Seibertron wether it be briefly it will be cool to know who i'm talking to and put a name with the face! I never forget a face! See you next year!
Re: Seibertron at BotCon, the people, the pictures, and the Videos! (690007)
Posted by BlaqueJezus on April 29th, 2008 @ 6:38pm CDT
Posted by BlaqueJezus on April 29th, 2008 @ 6:38pm CDT
Werd Life!!! BC08 truly was a live ass time sir! I had a great time meeting you people and drinking our collective faces off.
Mike (have we met? ^_^), JT, Sam and Lisa, Katie and Landon, Dale and Heather, Grant, and lets not forget Will! Thanks for making my trip an f'n blast for me and my friends. I will contintue to post on this board but be forewarned, I am t3h casual collector so most of my posts will just be epic retardation [^_-] Much like this next picture:
And for those that don't remember my name, that's me in the back left in the blue soundwave shirt:
I have put up my pictures on my facebook page available here:
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=4795&l=58817&id=294400040
and here:
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=4797&l=c1990&id=294400040
Mike (have we met? ^_^), JT, Sam and Lisa, Katie and Landon, Dale and Heather, Grant, and lets not forget Will! Thanks for making my trip an f'n blast for me and my friends. I will contintue to post on this board but be forewarned, I am t3h casual collector so most of my posts will just be epic retardation [^_-] Much like this next picture:
And for those that don't remember my name, that's me in the back left in the blue soundwave shirt:
I have put up my pictures on my facebook page available here:
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=4795&l=58817&id=294400040
and here:
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=4797&l=c1990&id=294400040
Re: Seibertron at BotCon, the people, the pictures, and the Videos! (690013)
Posted by Defcon! on April 29th, 2008 @ 6:46pm CDT
Hey! What's up Chris Sam here alive and kickin! We had a blast hanging out with you guys good times!
Posted by Defcon! on April 29th, 2008 @ 6:46pm CDT
BlaqueJezus wrote:Werd Life!!! BC08 truly was a live ass time sir! I had a great time meeting you people and drinking our collective faces off.
Mike (have we met? ^_^), JT, Sam and Lisa, Katie and Landon, Dale and Heather, Grant, and lets not forget Will! Thanks for making my trip an f'n blast for me and my friends. I will contintue to post on this board but be forewarned, I am t3h casual collector so most of my posts will just be epic retardation [^_-] Much like this next picture:
And for those that don't remember my name, that's me in the back left in the blue soundwave shirt:
I have put up my pictures on my facebook page available here:
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=4795&l=58817&id=294400040
and here:
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=4797&l=c1990&id=294400040
Hey! What's up Chris Sam here alive and kickin! We had a blast hanging out with you guys good times!
Re: Seibertron at BotCon, the people, the pictures, and the Videos! (690017)
Posted by BlaqueJezus on April 29th, 2008 @ 6:50pm CDT
What up player! The power of Scientology has brought us together in cyberspace Glad to see you did not die of alcohol poisoning. I still felt drunk whilst taking my Ethic's exam on Monday. Five short answer questions and 2 essays X_x. Blowin' it but I still think I did alright.
Posted by BlaqueJezus on April 29th, 2008 @ 6:50pm CDT
Defcon! wrote:Hey! What's up Chris Sam here alive and kickin! We had a blast hanging out with you guys good times!
What up player! The power of Scientology has brought us together in cyberspace
Glad to see you did not die of alcohol poisoning. I still felt drunk whilst taking my Ethic's exam on Monday. Five short answer questions and 2 essays X_x. Blowin' it but I still think I did alright.
Re: Seibertron at BotCon, the people, the pictures, and the Videos! (690028)
Posted by Defcon! on April 29th, 2008 @ 7:08pm CDT
I'm feelin good today but the last two days were torturous to say the least. I think we all drank enough alcohol to make a herd of elephants and all their little baby elephants drunk! It seemed like an eternity to get home on Sunday and i also did'nt feel right Mon. I was wonderin how everyone else was doin and that everyone got home safe. Glad to see you did and i'm sure the Power of Scientology helped you do well on your exam!
Posted by Defcon! on April 29th, 2008 @ 7:08pm CDT
BlaqueJezus wrote:Defcon! wrote:Hey! What's up Chris Sam here alive and kickin! We had a blast hanging out with you guys good times!
What up player! The power of Scientology has brought us together in cyberspace
I'm feelin good today but the last two days were torturous to say the least. I think we all drank enough alcohol to make a herd of elephants and all their little baby elephants drunk! It seemed like an eternity to get home on Sunday and i also did'nt feel right Mon. I was wonderin how everyone else was doin and that everyone got home safe. Glad to see you did and i'm sure the Power of Scientology helped you do well on your exam!
Re: Seibertron at BotCon, the people, the pictures, and the Videos! (690072)
Posted by Counterpunch on April 29th, 2008 @ 8:04pm CDT
Good to see you made it to the boards there homie.
Be warned...You're going to end up spending SO much money now that you're here.
Pictures of toys and word of other people buying those toys make for powerful voodoo!
Posted by Counterpunch on April 29th, 2008 @ 8:04pm CDT
BlaqueJezus wrote:Mike (have we met? ^_^),
Good to see you made it to the boards there homie.
Be warned...You're going to end up spending SO much money now that you're here.
Pictures of toys and word of other people buying those toys make for powerful voodoo!
Re: Seibertron at BotCon, the people, the pictures, and the Videos! (690082)
Posted by Delicon on April 29th, 2008 @ 8:13pm CDT
I'll let you in on a secret!
It's not the toys that the voodoo comes from, it's really Counterpunch.
Posted by Delicon on April 29th, 2008 @ 8:13pm CDT
Counterpunch wrote:Good to see you made it to the boards there homie.
Be warned...You're going to end up spending SO much money now that you're here.
Pictures of toys and word of other people buying those toys make for powerful voodoo!
I'll let you in on a secret!
It's not the toys that the voodoo comes from, it's really Counterpunch.
Re: Seibertron at BotCon, the people, the pictures, and the Videos! (690362)
Posted by Flux Convoy on April 30th, 2008 @ 8:44am CDT
I...still...FUNCTION!!!
Posted by Flux Convoy on April 30th, 2008 @ 8:44am CDT
Delicon wrote:Flux Convoy wrote:Hey! I just got in last night and uploaded a bunch of photos onto myspace. I had a blast with everyone. I look forward to seeing you all again next year. Oh and send me pictures yo. If me or my buddy Zack are in em and we're having a good time, send em my way! I'd love to add them! Anyway here's me.
http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/index.c ... Id=1350579
::EDIT::
I also want the video CP. Yeah, you know which one.
Haha Flux, I thought you didn't post anymore, but yeah man, it was an awesome time and I should have a few pics with you in them once my wife gets them processed.
I...still...FUNCTION!!!
Re: Seibertron at BotCon, the people, the pictures, and the Videos! (690364)
Posted by Prime Evil on April 30th, 2008 @ 8:50am CDT
If anything, Botcon made me want to come back posting as well. I kinda faded away right around the time the movie came out. But after this weekend, I forgot how much fun everyone is. I'm glad you're back to Flux, mah brudda!!
Posted by Prime Evil on April 30th, 2008 @ 8:50am CDT
Flux Convoy wrote:Delicon wrote:Flux Convoy wrote:Hey! I just got in last night and uploaded a bunch of photos onto myspace. I had a blast with everyone. I look forward to seeing you all again next year. Oh and send me pictures yo. If me or my buddy Zack are in em and we're having a good time, send em my way! I'd love to add them! Anyway here's me.
http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/index.c ... Id=1350579
::EDIT::
I also want the video CP. Yeah, you know which one.
Haha Flux, I thought you didn't post anymore, but yeah man, it was an awesome time and I should have a few pics with you in them once my wife gets them processed.
I...still...FUNCTION!!!
If anything, Botcon made me want to come back posting as well. I kinda faded away right around the time the movie came out. But after this weekend, I forgot how much fun everyone is. I'm glad you're back to Flux, mah brudda!!
Re: Seibertron at BotCon, the people, the pictures, and the Videos! (690369)
Posted by Energon on April 30th, 2008 @ 8:59am CDT
Posted by Energon on April 30th, 2008 @ 8:59am CDT
I just got home late last night from the Con. In Counterpunches photos, I am next to Simon Furman in the picture. I have long hair so I am easy to recognize.
For me the con started with the Van Halen concert on Tuesday then maintained momentum all week. It ended with a nice dinner at Foremans Steak house on Sunday night which I wore my Seibertron.com shirt to. I have met so many of you to name. The con was a blast. I didn't get back to my room till past 2am each night.
I will post some pics or maybe some vids when I have time to download them from my camera.
For me the con started with the Van Halen concert on Tuesday then maintained momentum all week. It ended with a nice dinner at Foremans Steak house on Sunday night which I wore my Seibertron.com shirt to. I have met so many of you to name. The con was a blast. I didn't get back to my room till past 2am each night.
I will post some pics or maybe some vids when I have time to download them from my camera.
