Comments on: SAN DIEGO - DAY 0 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2006/07/20/san-diego-day-0/ The News Blog of Comics Culture Sun, 8 Nov 2009 09:42:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.2 by: Michelle Kenobi Osorio » Blog Archive » My pic (blue haired cam girl) in Rifftrax Comic-Con blog. http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2006/07/20/san-diego-day-0/#comment-331670 Tue, 14 Aug 2007 22:11:55 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2006/07/20/san-diego-day-0/#comment-331670 [...] That pic (featuring myself with flaming red hair) I found off of Heidi Macdonald’s blog, The Beat. I love Comic-Con cause I get to run around shooting with wonderful hosts like Mike and Heidi. Yay. « First online postcard for ./shutdown [...] […] That pic (featuring myself with flaming red hair) I found off of Heidi Macdonald’s blog, The Beat. I love Comic-Con cause I get to run around shooting with wonderful hosts like Mike and Heidi. Yay. « First online postcard for ./shutdown […]

]]> by: Michelle “Kenobi” Osorio » Blog Archive » My Video Blogs for COMIC CON up at DivX.com! http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2006/07/20/san-diego-day-0/#comment-11008 Sun, 29 Oct 2006 11:29:38 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2006/07/20/san-diego-day-0/#comment-11008 [...] Also, here is Heidi’s blog. This is the page where the back of my head makes a guest star appearance. [...] […] Also, here is Heidi’s blog. This is the page where the back of my head makes a guest star appearance. […]

]]> by: Dr. Triffid http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2006/07/20/san-diego-day-0/#comment-693 Tue, 25 Jul 2006 23:54:31 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2006/07/20/san-diego-day-0/#comment-693 Day O! Daaaa-a-ay O! Day O!

Daaaa-a-ay O!

]]> by: Mike Swanson http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2006/07/20/san-diego-day-0/#comment-588 Sat, 22 Jul 2006 03:24:18 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2006/07/20/san-diego-day-0/#comment-588 The Hyatt sounds unappetizing altogether. As for munchies, ya gotta do the short hop by rickshaw bike/taxi a few blocks away from SanPandemoniumCentral (the con) and sample the Mexican cafe that's got cool ambiance to go with their lava-hot salsa...or that restaurant in the vintage Deco bldg. a few more blocks away that's run by Jim Croce's widow. Don't be afraid to be a tourist...explore the options beyond the mega-overpriced meager offerings of the bigname hotel buffets and whatnot. Wander a bit... you just may find yerself, like I did last year, kicking back on a barstool in that outa-the-way watering hole 2 blocks away where Seth Green expounds on the virtues of Robot Chicken vs. Pee Wee, while quaffing a brewski or three. For outa-towners without a car (aka: "warehouse on wheels" ) baking in a nearby parking lot, the only real advantage to paying big bux for a close-to-site hotel room is that it's a short hop to stash the 200 lbs. of free comics, promo buttons, stickers, flyers, posters, Saw and other movie sampler dvds plus mucho more FREE con swag that one can amass every 15 minutes while strolling the aisles and trolling the booths ! Essential services and overall diplomacy eats dickweed in any city overstuffed by eclectic beings such as we comic/sci-fi freaks, regardless if you are wearing a Rolex or Sponge Bob SquarePants underwear, frankly! Last year, I paid a "bargain" price of $125. per night for a YMCA-ish hole-in-the-wall room in a decrepit old hotel 3 blocks away. It was no bigger than a walk-in closet, wherein my scenic view out the cracked window was of the hotel's beer bottle-strewn alley and a graffiti-graced brick wall 6 feet across the way. Woo Hooo! Atlanta's DragonCon is the best, hotel-wise. See ya there? ~~MikeyInWanderland The Hyatt sounds unappetizing altogether. As for munchies, ya gotta do the short hop by rickshaw bike/taxi a few blocks away from SanPandemoniumCentral (the con) and sample the Mexican cafe that’s got cool ambiance to go with their lava-hot salsa…or that restaurant in the vintage Deco bldg. a few more blocks away that’s run by Jim Croce’s widow. Don’t be afraid to be a tourist…explore the options beyond the mega-overpriced meager offerings of the bigname hotel buffets and whatnot. Wander a bit… you just may find yerself, like I did last year, kicking back on a barstool in that outa-the-way watering hole 2 blocks away where Seth Green expounds on the virtues of Robot Chicken vs. Pee Wee, while quaffing a brewski or three. For outa-towners without a car (aka: “warehouse on wheels” ) baking in a nearby parking lot, the only real advantage to paying big bux for a close-to-site hotel room is that it’s a short hop to stash the 200 lbs. of free comics, promo buttons, stickers, flyers, posters, Saw and other movie sampler dvds plus mucho more FREE con swag that one can amass every 15 minutes while strolling the aisles and trolling the booths ! Essential services and overall diplomacy eats dickweed in any city overstuffed by eclectic beings such as we comic/sci-fi freaks, regardless if you are wearing a Rolex or Sponge Bob SquarePants underwear, frankly! Last year, I paid a “bargain” price of $125. per night for a YMCA-ish hole-in-the-wall room in a decrepit old hotel 3 blocks away. It was no bigger than a walk-in closet, wherein my scenic view out the cracked window was of the hotel’s beer bottle-strewn alley and a graffiti-graced brick wall 6 feet across the way. Woo Hooo! Atlanta’s DragonCon is the best, hotel-wise. See ya there? ~~MikeyInWanderland

]]> by: Tom Galloway http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2006/07/20/san-diego-day-0/#comment-570 Fri, 21 Jul 2006 07:23:32 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2006/07/20/san-diego-day-0/#comment-570 Why head for the Embassy Suites for seafood? The McCormick's and Schmidt's over at the Omni is both closer and is a good mid-level seafood place (hey, it sure sounds like I was a lot happier with my dinner there Wed. than y'all). The Tin Fish in that same direction, but even closer to the convention center, is quite good for lunch (not open in the evenings, unless they've made a Padres like exception for us). Why head for the Embassy Suites for seafood? The McCormick’s and Schmidt’s over at the Omni is both closer and is a good mid-level seafood place (hey, it sure sounds like I was a lot happier with my dinner there Wed. than y’all). The Tin Fish in that same direction, but even closer to the convention center, is quite good for lunch (not open in the evenings, unless they’ve made a Padres like exception for us).

]]> by: Janet Tait http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2006/07/20/san-diego-day-0/#comment-569 Fri, 21 Jul 2006 06:51:45 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2006/07/20/san-diego-day-0/#comment-569 As a long-time con-goer, I think the city of San Diego's attitude towards Comic-Con can be characterized as negligent rather than ambivalent or uneasy. It was easy for the city to pretend the convention wasn't important when there were only 50,000 or so attendees - with 100,000 or so it is much harder. But because it is difficult to measure the economic impact of a public show where so many of the attendees book around the bloc (which is sold out the first day), as opposed to the typical trade show, the city doesn't quite know what to make of Comic-Con. You might have missed the Mayor of San Diego giving a welcome speech today (Thurs) at the DC Stamp First Day Issue presentation - that's an interesting sign that things are perhaps changing. As a long-time con-goer, I think the city of San Diego’s attitude towards Comic-Con can be characterized as negligent rather than ambivalent or uneasy. It was easy for the city to pretend the convention wasn’t important when there were only 50,000 or so attendees - with 100,000 or so it is much harder. But because it is difficult to measure the economic impact of a public show where so many of the attendees book around the bloc (which is sold out the first day), as opposed to the typical trade show, the city doesn’t quite know what to make of Comic-Con. You might have missed the Mayor of San Diego giving a welcome speech today (Thurs) at the DC Stamp First Day Issue presentation - that’s an interesting sign that things are perhaps changing.

]]> by: Sphinx Magoo http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2006/07/20/san-diego-day-0/#comment-561 Thu, 20 Jul 2006 20:58:50 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2006/07/20/san-diego-day-0/#comment-561 Maybe next time you could ask for a straw for your soup. Make sure you have your camera ready to take the surprised waitstaff's picture! Maybe next time you could ask for a straw for your soup. Make sure you have your camera ready to take the surprised waitstaff’s picture!

]]> by: Bill Cunningham http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2006/07/20/san-diego-day-0/#comment-559 Thu, 20 Jul 2006 19:41:38 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2006/07/20/san-diego-day-0/#comment-559 I think part of the problem for the airport was the fact that wednesday the airports in LA were shut down due to power outtages. Air traffic was diverted to outlying airports... That's not to say that the airport and the city doesn't need to step up and know what side of the bread the butter is on. I think part of the problem for the airport was the fact that wednesday the airports in LA were shut down due to power outtages. Air traffic was diverted to outlying airports…

That’s not to say that the airport and the city doesn’t need to step up and know what side of the bread the butter is on.

]]> by: Gary Dunaier http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2006/07/20/san-diego-day-0/#comment-558 Thu, 20 Jul 2006 19:35:53 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2006/07/20/san-diego-day-0/#comment-558 Actually, I prefer using teaspoons myself when it comes to cereal, soup, &c. Funny thing is, as much as I'd LIKE to, I've never been able to get into Al Yeganeh's soups (Yeganeh is the man who inspired Seinfeld's "Soup Nazi" character)... they're too salty for my taste. I prefer "Hale and Hearty Soups." Actually, I prefer using teaspoons myself when it comes to cereal, soup, &c.

Funny thing is, as much as I’d LIKE to, I’ve never been able to get into Al Yeganeh’s soups (Yeganeh is the man who inspired Seinfeld’s “Soup Nazi” character)… they’re too salty for my taste. I prefer “Hale and Hearty Soups.”

]]> by: Vincent J. Murphy http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2006/07/20/san-diego-day-0/#comment-555 Thu, 20 Jul 2006 18:20:22 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2006/07/20/san-diego-day-0/#comment-555 Soup spoons are overrated. Is there really any benefit to using a soup spoon over a normal one? One of these days, I've got to go to the San Diego con, but in the meantime, this blog is almost like being there. ;) Soup spoons are overrated. Is there really any benefit to using a soup spoon over a normal one?

One of these days, I’ve got to go to the San Diego con, but in the meantime, this blog is almost like being there. ;)

]]> by: Jeff http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2006/07/20/san-diego-day-0/#comment-552 Thu, 20 Jul 2006 17:45:11 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2006/07/20/san-diego-day-0/#comment-552 "Top Shelf brought tons of LOST GIRLS." Wow. Offering "tons" of copies to consumers before the retailers get 'em seems to be a very poor reward for the financial and possible legal risks retailers took by ordering an expensive and potentially controversial volume. I'm not surprised, but I am considerably disappointed. “Top Shelf brought tons of LOST GIRLS.”

Wow. Offering “tons” of copies to consumers before the retailers get ‘em seems to be a very poor reward for the financial and possible legal risks retailers took by ordering an expensive and potentially controversial volume. I’m not surprised, but I am considerably disappointed.

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