Comic-Con, San Diego

[Capt Jack]

oh I saw her. she spent the whole day painfully close to a 'wardrobe malfunction'

I thought one of the younger nerds was going to pass out when he ran headlong into her coming around a corner. you couldnt have painted his face redder than he got.

[MouseWife]

With all of those people, I was surprised as heck when I said 'We need to find the boy....' and I turn and there he is.

It happened again later, I said 'It is about time we find out what the {older} Boy is going to do...' and I saw him walking towards me.

Freaky.

Capt Jack, did you get a chance to meet my two boys? I know you've met my Jeni and her hubby.

That place was so crowded. Oh man.

Aw darn it, someone told us how long the CC is contracted for. I forgot!

Are you guys at work today, those of you who spent the whole time there?

[Ponine]

Here's the link to our local papers coverage of the convention.
Comic-Con 2007 Coverage

The news articles are down on the left.
Todays article says, and I quote...

Last month, when anonymous sources insisted the show was on its way to Denver, Comic-Con's Glanzer denied the rumors. In fact, he noted, the contract between Comic-Con and the San Diego Convention Center had been extended through 2012.

And yes... at least myself and two others from my department are at work today.
We spent our lunch sleeping.

[Ponine]

And might I add.... stolen tidbits from other articles....
volunteer.... why? when you want to know who runs this show, it is volunteers.......

In recent years, though, when the IRS has looked at a charity, it has been most concerned about a handful of other issues, including excessive compensation for executives, he said.

That does not appear to be a problem for Comic-Con. It has two full-time executives, each paid less than $70,000 annually, according to the 2004-05 tax return. There are also 13 part-time board officers and directors. Six of the officers receive compensation ranging from $4,320 per year to $18,000.

Add in maybe a dozen paid year round clerical staff, thats it folks.
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Funniest thing I read all day... sorry I missed this last week

“This show is like Brigadoon for pop culture. Once a year, we're all here.”

[blueerica]

Originally Posted by Ponine

Here's the link to our local papers coverage of the convention.
Comic-Con 2007 Coverage

Awesome - after the pic linked earlier, I ready "Comic-Con 2007 Cleavage" and figured it was a link to see some boobies.

[MouseWife]

Originally Posted by blueerica

Awesome - after the pic linked earlier, I ready "Comic-Con 2007 Cleavage" and figured it was a link to see some boobies.

Ah, it wasn't?

katiesue~ I think I have to agree with the claustrophobic part, and with the fact that the venue needs to expand.

Capt Jack~that's okay. I am sure you had a lot to look at.

[lizziebith]

It actually felt lighter this year, or maybe just better spread out over the 4.2 days. I went to work but am exhausted. Next year we're going all out and getting a booth. Not having a place to sit made this year harder than we expected!