From Quiet Corners
We are graced by their presence
The Saints Have Converged!!!
🙂
(big ups to all the hardcores gracing BS HQ at this very minute – much love from all of us to our cyber friends and supporters around the world, and much more to come in the VERY near future!!!)
When you are looking
for the saintly BBQ
this pic might help you
(it’s still on gang, rain or shine – be sure to check the Summer Party thread for any last-minute details on the Saturday gathering. We’re likely to start festivities around 5 or 6, and it might be smart to gather ourselves down at the Lonsdale Quay in North Vancouver before trekking up the hill. Stay tuned…and don’t forget to bring your own booze ‘n’ grillables!!!)
Just getting our bearings after a whirlwind drive home that saw us incident-free on the road (though pushing 100mph on more than one occasion) and whisked effortlessly across the Canuck border (‘Nothing to declare? Sounds good – welcome home.’). But the real blessing for the BS Crew? The jaw-dropping – nay, DIVINE generosity and support of hardcore fan Fallen Angel and her incredible folks. Not only did FA work the booth in Shannie attire for the ENTIRE Con (attributing to more than her fair share of sales AND photo ops, let me tell you!), but her Mom and Dad opened their doors to us…literally! Kim, Drew and I were offered the warmest of welcomes, the sweetest of digs to crash in, and the finest of food to devour (Dutch pancakes, grilled artichokes, and bottomless vino? Heeeeaaaavvvveeeeennnn!!!).
Right about now, I’m feeling that a bottle of BC Cab/Merlot and a couple of deli desserts as offerings just didn’t cut the mustard. They couldn’t. Not in a million years. The Saints can only shrink in the shadow of the Angels…and I can only hope and pray to be half the human that they collectively embody. Endless thanks, dear friends…and infinite respect from our shore to yours.
Word is bond.
Hey gang…we’re back on the long and winding road through Cali – this time on a northerly vector – with the lead-footed hope of beating our time down and reaching the Canuckle border sometime late tomorrow. Chances are good that we’ll pull it off, as the car’s considerably lighter than when we first packed it (yay DVD sales!). 🙂
The nicest surprise of the show? What…BESIDES ogling awe-inspiring cosplayers? Or hearing Kevin Smith’s dick jokes in person? Or having Jeff and Jamie with us pimping their indie comic (Efraim, you were honestly missed)? Or staying at a dream-pad thanks to the immeasureable generosity of Fallen Angel’s folks? Or the fact that the Freeman crew at the Convention Centre could probably set up and tear down the Apocalypse in a half-day (and that’s INCLUDING union breaks)?
Well…the coolest thing for me would have to be a combo of connecting with old friends (Gabe and Tycho of Penny Arcade pictured above – thanks for the link, mates!), making new ones, and finally meeting a scwack of saintly hardcores in the flesh!!!
Consider us addicted, gang…many more such trips to come. But for now, I should get back to traffic and map duty for Kim so we can make it back in one piece from this amazing journey. Much love – and more pics soon!!!
True Street Fighter fans
will recognize this salute…
DOUBLE HADOKEN!!!
(more pics to follow over the next few days – we gotta tear down in six hours and get ready to hit the long road home…but we’ll be happy to see the hardcores in Van on Saturday!)
Hanging at the Con
Provides one with ‘surprises’…
Hellllllo, Cosplayers!!!!
🙂
A quickie haiku
on our booth evolution…
Kick ass and take names!
(lots of saintly love in San Diego from Drew, Fallen Angel, and Kimmie V)
Touch down at the Con
The Beginnings of a Booth
Much more to follow!!!
We just crossed State lines
and the sun began to shine
CALIFORNIA!!!
😀
It’s official. As of 10PM PST, Kimmy V and I will be strapped into a rented Ford Focus wagon – loaded up deep with boxes of promo, swag, DVDs, and A/V goodness, and rocketing south for the 2005 San Diego International Comic Convention. We’re expecting nearly two full days on the road, after which we’ll be met in SD by the dazzling and overly hospitable Fallen Angel (Soo Monkoo :)), who somehow wrangled her kind and unsuspecting folks into letting us crash at their pad!
First thing Wednesday morning, we’re grabbing our badges, cramming cargo at the mammoth convention centre loading bay, and then setting up the BS Booth (#5548 for those thinking of stopping by). Andrew will be flying down on the same day, meeting up with us around lunch, and helping prepare for the big Preview Night (we’ll find something wonderfully repetitive for him to do).
Next morning, Drew and I will be giving a 1HR panel lecture with exclusive AV goodies that showcases the past, present, and hopeful future of BS at 11AM in Room 8. Then, following a long day of meetings and schmoozing (whilst Kim and Soo liberally showcase our wares), we’ll hit the town with Webmaster Jazzy Jeff and Badass Jamie Bell – both in town to pimp their comic project with Efraim – and get into the true (fermented) spirit of the Con 😉
Friday and Saturday will likely be insane – the bulk of the expected 85000 attendees will be arriving during these two days – but we’ll have a chance to blow off some steam as special guests at the Rue Morgue horror party, as well as honoured eaters at FA’s parents’ place! As of Sunday, it’s all a WRAP – pack up, ship out, and burn some petrol up the Left Coast – so we’re gonna savor every moment before that hour strikes. Until then, we sincerely hope to see a few of you down there in person – bring your friends, bring shizz to sign, and be ready for saintly smooches!!!
Yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeehawwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww.
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