TheWatcher

21 minutes ago, jsilverjanet said:

Also part the wall on the western side (I think) wasn’t set up due to water leaking from the roof 

 

They could ask the remodeling contractor set up at the show to take care of it 

37 minutes ago, Mickey7 said:

Man, still no floor plan. I look forward to checking it out prior to the show to remember the booths I'd like to check out.  

The footprint is smaller this year. Maybe they don't want people to see that in black & white on the floor plan 

2 hours ago, jsilverjanet said:

There will be two LASIK vendors 

 

And so began the Lasik Wars 

If they let greggy in, they'll let anyone in. You're good to go 

Set-up day and Wizard still doesn't have their viewable floor up 

1 hour ago, bc said:

Group shot time!

2 hours ago, bc said:

It's my birthday & my 15 year anniversary here on the boards !

Hard to believe that's 28% of my life 

Hide the children - may have to post a few non-inclusive picks today 

Let's start off with the one that started the PHM era - no big monster in Kirby pants, but it has everything else:

 

Congrats on 15 years on the boards ...noob 

30 minutes ago, Red84 said:

Thursday is just like any other night, just with shorter hours.

This. The whole point of going on preview night is to get first crack at dealers' inventory that hasn't been picked through by other dealers or sharks like greggy 

Momoa, Baccarin, and a couple of others cancelled 

23 minutes ago, Goon...Seriously said:

Just got my ticket yesterday so I'll be there, I got the 4 day. Is Thursday just a preview night?

Yes 

One week away 

And so you have 

Details: Friday Aug 23 8 PM at Blu Fish Sushi Bistro in Park Ridge.  It's a few minutes from the convention center, and very easy to get to.  Here's the address to input into your GPS device:

Blu Fish Sushi Bistro

130 N Northwest Hwy.

Park Ridge, IL 60068

(847) 720-4479

It's located in a small strip mall right near a Lenscrafters, so it shouldn't be too difficult to locate

Their sushi is excellent.  A group of us local collectors meet there for dinner every month and always have a great time.  If you have any questions about pricing, click on the "Menu" tab on the link I posted and it'll give you a pretty good idea what to expect.

Hope to see everyone there

**The group will be seated in an area called "the lounge". If you enter the restaurant from the street, it's immediately to your right. If you enter from the parking lot, it's at the opposite end of the restaurant and to the left. Tell the person working the front of the house that you're there for "the group in the lounge". They'll know what you mean**

People attending

TheWatcher

Logan510 & Emily 

greggy

Pedigreeman

Sharkey

Just now, bc said:

Unfortunately, that's the only WoF that I don't have a duplicate. This one is staying in the Vault:

I'll keep my eyes open for one for you! 

-bc

 

That's exquisite! 

2 hours ago, bc said:

A pair of Bronty's Beauties:

Have to look in the records to see what others I may have...

 

Dah-um! 

1 minute ago, VintageComics said:

Was it 2007 or 2008?

'08 was the first year for the Greektown dinner. The '09 dinner took place a month after Nik passed

Those are some AMAZING books  

25 minutes ago, greggy said:

I was there too and I spilled some water on the table and tripped on the decrepit streets unfortunately missing Roy.

The Greektown dinner that year was legendary for a few reasons, one was you face-planting yourself on a Chicago sidewalk 

My favorite Nik memory was WW Chicago '08. Nik, Arex, and Danny arrived together for that con. Nik and Arex were like a comedy team. They made me laugh that entire show, usually by ripping on Danny 

2 hours ago, RICK STARR said:

Wow, I just found out about this. Actually, I was not aware of such awards. Very cool. Is there a list of the winners somewhere on this site? Thanks, bc and others for keeping this thread alive!

 

 

https://comics.www.collectors-society.com/registry/comics/awards/WinningSets.aspx?AwardYearID=14&AwardTypeID=1

10 minutes ago, mysterio said:

Here are the other contents of the box. Very excited to add all these to the collection, but I will be washing some dishes, collecting aluminum cans, and considering the Seinfeld trip up to Michigan with a box truck full of bottles to return... Many thanks to the boardie who was kind enough to sell these to me, I will let him out himself if he would like!! (Sorry if the image is rotated, damn iPhones...)