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« Reply #25 on: January 23, 2010, 02:53:33 pm » |
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« Reply #26 on: January 23, 2010, 09:34:51 pm » |
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I'm originally from Wisconsin, but a whisp on a cloud brought me to Frisco Tx.
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« Reply #27 on: January 23, 2010, 10:12:28 pm » |
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I went to A-Kon once, my friend abandoned me because he had ticket money and I didn't, and the other friends that showed up did much the same. Well that sucks. I wouldn't do that to anyone. I thought he wouldn't either, but he wanted to see the dealer room and the shows... I was left sitting on the floor in, I guess, Artist's Alley watching people go by. My other friends found me, asked me how I was doing then went off to either find the first friend or something (I probably told them I was "fine" but c'mon...). so I just up and left my friend there. didn't phase him at all cause he found someone at the Con that he could room with. I swear, he's slicker than cow shit and can get out of any predicament I digress, airing my grievances isn't what this thread is for *bow* my apologies |
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« Reply #28 on: January 24, 2010, 02:41:42 am » |
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I digress, airing my grievances isn't what this thread is for *bow* my apologies. Don't worry about it. |
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« Reply #29 on: January 24, 2010, 03:35:43 am » |
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Its still nice to know people are around that are into what I am ^^
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« Reply #30 on: January 29, 2010, 08:18:03 pm » |
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So when you found out that Abney Park was coming to town did you have a reaction of, "OMG what am I going to wear?" Or is that just me?  |
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« Reply #31 on: January 29, 2010, 08:21:15 pm » |
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So when you found out that Abney Park was coming to town did you have a reaction of, "OMG what am I going to wear?" Or is that just me? Heh, for me it's more about how I'm going to get there. (time and distance being the real issue for me) |
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« Reply #32 on: January 29, 2010, 08:48:25 pm » |
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Quote from: Pennie Nevan on Today at 08:18:03 PM
So when you found out that Abney Park was coming to town did you have a reaction of, "OMG what am I going to wear?" Or is that just me? Tongue Heh, for me it's more about how I'm going to get there. (time and distance being the real issue for me) True, but travel and time are not a problem for me, so what to wear is my bigger problem I really hope you get to make it. |
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« Reply #33 on: January 30, 2010, 01:11:37 am » |
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So when you found out that Abney Park was coming to town did you have a reaction of, "OMG what am I going to wear?" Or is that just me? Not just you. That's exactly where my mind went as well.  |
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« Reply #34 on: January 30, 2010, 06:29:00 am » |
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Quote from: Pennie Nevan on January 29, 2010, 08:18:03 PM
So when you found out that Abney Park was coming to town did you have a reaction of, "OMG what am I going to wear?" Or is that just me? Tongue Not just you. That's exactly where my mind went as well. Smiley Excellent. Have you started to do any preliminary planning? I may have  |
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« Reply #35 on: January 30, 2010, 03:53:58 pm » |
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Quote from: Pennie Nevan on January 29, 2010, 08:18:03 PM
So when you found out that Abney Park was coming to town did you have a reaction of, "OMG what am I going to wear?" Or is that just me? Tongue Not just you. That's exactly where my mind went as well. Smiley Excellent. Have you started to do any preliminary planning? I may have Yup, I already have a general steampunk style so I'm going to try to build on it and improve it. Plus, I've never been crazy about my goggle so I'm going to try to make some better ones. |
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« Reply #36 on: January 31, 2010, 03:46:01 am » |
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I think I'm going to put together a whole new outfit, as I think this is a great excuse to start from scratch!
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« Reply #37 on: February 01, 2010, 05:26:27 pm » |
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Hm. I was wanting to go to A-Kon this year anyway. Would be nice to do so with fellow Steampunks.
I'm out of the Arlington area myself, right next to UTA.
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« Reply #38 on: February 02, 2010, 12:29:30 am » |
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Mah Fellow Texanz, If you are going to be in the Austin area this Friday, you are invited to a Party! http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=260271369669Parsec of Arcattack has especially invited all Texas Steampunkers to attend this free performance. Hope to see you there. The Squire |
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« Reply #39 on: February 02, 2010, 03:24:23 am » |
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Hm. I was wanting to go to A-Kon this year anyway. Would be nice to do so with fellow Steampunks.
I'm out of the Arlington area myself, right next to UTA.
I'm buying my tickets tonight. When it gets close we ought to set a date and time. I've been to a lot of them so I'm fairly familiar with the layout of the Sheraton. The front lobby is a really good meeting place. ~ Larry |
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« Reply #40 on: February 02, 2010, 03:33:59 am » |
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I'm going to go ahead and post this, even though it is way in advance. If you are a fan of anime or conventions in general, then you either have been to or have heard of the Dallas anime convention, A-Kon. Well it has been announced that Abney Park will be playing at the convention. The convention will be June 4-6 at the Sheraton Dallas and Abney Park is scheduled to play Saturday the 5th as the main headliner. Links to band site and convention site: http://www.abneypark.com/http://a-kon.com/I will most likely be going, as I'm local to Dallas, but wanted to share so that if any of you were interested you can go ahead and start planning. Oooh, ooh.....bought my tickets a few weeks ago, as soon as the Abney Park announcement was official. My daughter and I are going...she for the anime, me for the steampunk and both of us for AP. I saw them in San Jose at Steampowered several years ago and got to meet them. What a fun group of people, and great musicians too! And I think a get together at A-Kon would be a wonderful idea. I have found no steampunk activity at all in my area (I am in Sherman, about an hour from the Frisco/Denton area and maybe a bit more from Dallas proper) so A-Kon is a great place for me to mingle, etc. I am working on a new outfit, though still just vague ideas. Hopefully they will be less vague as we get closer! |
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« Reply #41 on: February 02, 2010, 02:35:27 pm » |
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Oh, and speaking of A-Kon... I am planning on getting a room but really cannot afford both nights on my own. Since it will be me and teenage daughter I was wondering if there were any female steampunks looking to go that might be willing to share a room. My daughter and I will share one queen bed which leaves a 2nd for one or two others.....please let me know soon if you are interested!
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« Reply #42 on: February 03, 2010, 02:48:38 am » |
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Just so everyone is aware:
Aggiecon is this weekend, from Friday the fifth through Sunday the seventh, in College Station. I hope some folks will be able to come!
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« Reply #43 on: February 03, 2010, 03:44:08 am » |
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« Reply #44 on: February 03, 2010, 10:13:48 pm » |
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Just so everyone is aware:
Aggiecon is this weekend, from Friday the fifth through Sunday the seventh, in College Station. I hope some folks will be able to come!
*explodes* This is what I get for not keeping up with con-related news. Time to squeeze money out of various people and get a group to go. |
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« Reply #45 on: February 04, 2010, 03:44:29 am » |
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~mops up the bits~ I'll be there Saturday for sure. Con attendance gets extra credit for my History of Science Fiction class. Information here: http://aggiecon.tamu.edu/?q=taxonomy/term/2 "AggieCon 41 is going to be held at the College Station Hilton & Conference Center, located at 801 University Drive East, College Station, TX. " |
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« Reply #46 on: February 04, 2010, 07:57:24 am » |
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Oh, dash it all! Saturday is the date of ArcAttack's big show in Austin!  I'll see if I can at least make it for Sunday or so. |
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« Reply #47 on: February 05, 2010, 09:47:01 pm » |
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Aww! I'm only going to be there Saturday. Too much other stuff to get done Sunday...
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« Reply #48 on: February 06, 2010, 03:26:01 am » |
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Aww! I'm only going to be there Saturday. Too much other stuff to get done Sunday...
I'm thinking that I might be able to make it to Aggiecon for a very short time tomorrow (Saturday). Its a rather long way from Houston, but nothing I haven't driven at least half the distance to for a Dulcimer Society play, and not even half as far as Palestine (OT and dulcimer festival there annually in March). It's also right at tax time for us in this family, so it might be dicey, but we'll see. |
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« Reply #49 on: February 06, 2010, 04:46:21 am » |
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Aww! I'm only going to be there Saturday. Too much other stuff to get done Sunday...
I'm thinking that I might be able to make it to Aggiecon for a very short time tomorrow (Saturday). Its a rather long way from Houston, but nothing I haven't driven at least half the distance to for a Dulcimer Society play, and not even half as far as Palestine (OT and dulcimer festival there annually in March). It's also right at tax time for us in this family, so it might be dicey, but we'll see. You play the dulcimer? I'm impressed. I have one and tried to learn to play it but I'm so musically challenged I could never learn. |
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