JoeCanuck

I know there was a minimum post count last year but I read that there wasn't one this year.

On a side note, we just had a baby and I'm working three jobs. Hard to muster up the energy to post just for the sake of posting. Besides, isn't it good enough that I support the con and drag four of my buddies with me and promote it whenever I can?

I really enjoyed the special guests.  It's one of the reasons why I stick around the convention for most of the day while at other shows I'm in and out in an hour or two.

One thing that was much needed during Zach's Q&A was a moderator.  This was Zach's first show ever (good score guys!) so he didn't really know what to do.  There were lots of great questions but also a lot of awkward silences between those questions.  A moderator should be there to pick out questions but also have a bunch of questions ready to ask as well if the audience doesn't have any.

My favourite tidbit of info was the Cold Slither story.  Great stuff.

Quote from: "Joeczar"

Wow, what kind of a guy would drag his grandma out of bed in the middle of the night and make her stand in line?  Takes all kinds, I guess.  :-  That's too bad more collectors didn't have a chance to get one of those SNAKES, I would have hated to have been #51.

I was Number 53 because of this guy... the 2 guys from Montreal that were in front of me were not that happy either... 

I guess you're the big guy behind me in line.  Funny how we know each other by our line numbers and not names... lol.


Actually the guy in front was from Montreal (I'm from good ole T.O.) and did end up getting one because the guy in front of him didn't have the correct ID.  So I truly was the first guy not to qualify for a Snake.

I just wanted to clarify something.  What left a bad taste in my mouth was the dealer who brought his mom, dad, grandma, grandfather, sister-in-law, etc.  Like many of the Joe fans I was in line with we just wanted a set and didn't think to bring family members to pad our pockets.  I got a large con set and overall I am very happy about attending the con.  Got to meet Zartan and the living legend, as well as collect some much needed pieces.

I thought the Snake situation could have been handled better but since it's the first year that this type of giveaway (i.e. stay in line) was attempted it's understandable why it didn't work and I'm sure the guys will come up with a solution next year.

I like the large con sets so I hope they stick around.

I also like the idea of a smaller set.  Not sure if it's been asked before but why not take orders for it?  For example, if 450 people ordered and prepaid for the Snake you guys can order a production run of 500 and everybody wins no?

One more thing, I don't think anyone was disappointed in the con itself.  I loved it and can't wait until next year.

Quote from: "THE Mike?"

You MUST have a wristband, and have a VIP admission to be able to purchase a set.

Hi, after reading the April newsletter, this post and many others I'm unsure how to buy a VIP admission ticket/badge.  Are these purchased at the same time the set is purchased or do I have to buy one from you through the mail?  I wouldn't want to wait in line, get a wristband, and then find out that I had to pre-register for a VIP admission sometime before the Convention. 

Good question!  How do you purchase VIP admission?  Is it at the show or before the show?