Comments on: A few quick, quick SPX notes

by: Blog@Newsarama » Blog Archive » The Lightning Round

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 14:00:46 +0000

[…] • If you crave some additional reports from SPX beyond what Chris Mautner has shared so far, you can check out reports from The Beat, Ben Towle, The Daily Cross Hatch, Zack Smith and the Cool Kids Table, a new blog by Marvel’s Ben Morse, DC’s Rickey Purdin and freelancer Kiel Phegley. […]

by: Chris Pitzer

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 13:04:37 +0000

I heart that picture.

by: jimmy

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 09:48:34 +0000

and thanks for the shout out at the end!

by: jimmy

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 09:47:35 +0000

great times, heidi! ’twas a blast hanging and you did an awesome job as the Ignatz Awards MC. rock it.

by: Darren J. Gendron

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 03:28:21 +0000

To clarify, I was just commenting on what the Future Mr. Beat saw, there was some sad puppy action. I’ve seen it before at a lot of shows, and it happens mostly when people get bored.
Now, for BCC, I noticed this year that there was maybe only one spot where there wasn’t a steady steam of traffic (the right-side wall). Where my table was, I had one heck of stream of traffic and solid sales.

by: Blackeye

Mon, 06 Oct 2008 21:13:51 +0000

Nerds with facial hair and glasses unite!

by: Mark Coale

Mon, 06 Oct 2008 20:57:51 +0000

To me, the softball game was always the highlight of the weekend, since I usually didn’t sell all that many copies of the magazine.

by: Tom Spurgeon

Mon, 06 Oct 2008 19:39:44 +0000

BCC could put up one of those racks with half-tires on it that football players in the ’50s ran through. That would slow them down.

by: Darren J. Gendron

Mon, 06 Oct 2008 19:04:28 +0000

I think there’s an easy fix for BCC, and a possible improvement for SPX.
BCC needs to tighten up its artist alley spaces so that only three people wide can walk down an alley. It’s a bit of a hassle getting around, but it forces the attendee to slow down and look at what’s on the table. A slow-moving, sardine packed crowd finds stuff and buys stuff.
SPX, meanwhile, needs to look towards expanding and taking up both big ballrooms, so long as they can keep the alley tight and snug.