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Well, how was A-KON? ( post your reports here )

Posted: Sun Jun 03, 2007 2:43 pm
by MattSullivan
Give us non-attendees the dirt y'all.

Posted: Sun Jun 03, 2007 9:39 pm
by Figarou
Well...I had a blast. :D

I did manage to toss duckies at the pack members. Mostly at Silverclaw. :grinp:

I also gave everyone a little gift. Silver and ABrownrigg both got a werewolf candle holder. Silver freaked out when she saw it. She gave me a big hug afterwards. :grinp:


I went to the dealers room and looked around a bit. Didn't find what I wanted. I went to look again with Silverclaw. We was looking at some tails. I looked at some more tails at another section. To my surprise...I found one just like my character's tail!!

http://www.figarou.com/a-kon18/Figspics ... C00056.JPG

It was great to see the person who's going to play as Max. (Drew Waters)

And its great to see some of the ReQuest Entertainment folks again.

Red Victoria is an awesome film!! I can't believe one part was so predictable. I said ABrownrigg's line word for word before he said it!! I was like OMG!!! I never saw that film before!! Or read any script!! (AB heard me cause I said it out loud. This was last year though.)

He made so many improvements to the film. I loved it!! :D

Its great to be among pack members at a convention. I had so much fun.

I hope I can make it next year.

Posted: Sun Jun 03, 2007 9:45 pm
by Doberman
Link Is not working...

Posted: Sun Jun 03, 2007 9:46 pm
by ravaged_warrior

Posted: Sun Jun 03, 2007 10:11 pm
by Figarou
ravaged_warrior wrote:http://www.figarou.com/a-kon18/Fig's%20 ... C00056.JPG

Why aren't the URL tags working?

Its working now. I put a space in the folder's name by mistake.

Posted: Sun Jun 03, 2007 10:18 pm
by ravaged_warrior
Cool.

Posted: Sun Jun 03, 2007 10:25 pm
by Doberman
ooooo nice tail. :D

Red Victoria: the Director's Cut

Posted: Sun Jun 03, 2007 10:40 pm
by Scott Gardener
I just got home a few hours ago.

We were a bit more disorganized this year compared to last year, so that we crossed paths a lot and did partial group outings, but there wasn't any one moment where everyone was together in one place. The closest we got was in Cathey's and my room Thursday night--which technically is the day before the convention. We intended to meet there and then go out for food, but by the time everyone was there, all the restaurants were closed, so we ordered pizzas instead. Had quite a blast.

I spent a good portion of Friday and Saturday in Gestalt form. No, I haven't completely lost it; I was in a costume. Behold:

http://s97.photobucket.com/albums/l209/ ... CF0008.jpg

I'm the black one on the right. ShadowSaber, who made all three outfits, is Kyubbi, the red demon fox with nine tails. I'm lousy with names, but the other outfit is as Link from The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, reinterpreted into an anthropomorphic form.

Anthony Brownrigg hosted several panels and talked about Red Victoria. Silver was once again the convention's program director. Both were running ragged, and as usual, suffering from sleep deprivation.

Thankfully, all their hard work paid off big-time; Red Victoria was a smash success. Indeed, Anthony will soon be going to L.A. to show it again and then negotiate a distribution deal. With a full length movie in his resume filmed and directed entirely by himself, he'll have additional leverage as far as getting industry support for Freeborn. He told me that he wanted to keep us updated and to reassure us that we were moving forward, but for the past month, he could hardly get online because of his numerous industry negotiations as well as his exhaustive post-production work on Red Victoria. The film this year was strikingly better--not just with polished editing and missing scenes in place, but also with enhanced visual effects, improved opening credits, and even a blooper reel at the end. I can't wait to own a copy.

Brownrigg also promises that Freeborn is his main focus. He expressed wishing that he could fly every one of us to see the very first screening before anyone else. He also talked about us during a panel about marketing one's product--in his case, film. Also there were a web comic artist, a publisher from White Wolf games, and someone else who hardly talked. (Dang it, it's all a blur.) The panel was a good one for me, since I've got a manuscript to get out there.

Posted: Mon Jun 04, 2007 1:39 am
by nachoboy
nice tail, fig! that's awesome that you found one jus like your character's! and that's some nice gorillaz merch in the background! lol!

wicked cool fursuit, scott. looks great.

it sounds to me like A-Kon was a great time. that's awesome.

Posted: Mon Jun 04, 2007 2:32 am
by Kaebora
Thanks for relaying that info from Tony. It's good to see he's still keeping us in the know before every other public entity. I also like those costumes. It almost makes me want to dress up in a full body costume, but anything's possible. Welcome back everyone, and I hope it was a blast.

My only true regret of missing A-Kon this year is simple. I feel like I'm drifing away from those I know personally in The Pack. Meeting in person creates bonds that can't be nearly as strong on a forum or over the phone. I hope that for the next additional year in my far corner of the Southwest, I won't become a stranger to anyone. A-Kon 19 or bust (or a fat loan from my bank). Cheers to next year!

Posted: Mon Jun 04, 2007 10:23 am
by Fullmoonstar
:o really cool....i bet that you had a lot of fun....the Pictures are really great.....and your tail is awesome Fig :D just exactly like your characters tail XD Amazing costume Scott :o that looks great.....i want to go and meet you there too next year...that would be so cool....maybe i can manage it somehow :wiggle:

Posted: Mon Jun 04, 2007 10:41 am
by MattSullivan
It all looks so deliciously nerdy. I look forward to attending next year.

Posted: Mon Jun 04, 2007 12:53 pm
by Figarou
MattSullivan wrote:It all looks so deliciously nerdy. I look forward to attending next year.

Cool.

Here is some pics and videos if you haven't seen them yet.

http://www.thepack.network/thepackboard ... php?t=5505

I hope I can make it next year. It all depends if I can pick the week I need for vacation at work. If another driver needs that week off....then I can't go.

I think these guys will let me grab the week I need. I'm going to shoot for 2 weeks so I can take a vacation from my vacation.

Going to work the very next day sucks!! I'm stilll very tired. :(

Posted: Mon Jun 04, 2007 2:03 pm
by RedEye
A very well made tail, Fig. Really wish I coulda' made it; but the transmission ate my A-Kon stash.

Next year, though...

Posted: Mon Jun 04, 2007 3:22 pm
by PariahPoet
Meh, it wasn't as fun as last year.
Was cool to meet Silverclaw, Z, and WhitePaw though.

Posted: Mon Jun 04, 2007 3:57 pm
by ShadowFang
Hey Fig, we have the same badass shirt!

Posted: Mon Jun 04, 2007 4:23 pm
by Shadow Wulf
Aww man lucky you. I wish I could have gone to A-kon with you guys.

Posted: Mon Jun 04, 2007 4:34 pm
by PariahPoet
Hopefully next year will be better.

Posted: Mon Jun 04, 2007 5:25 pm
by DarkShadow
Glad to hear ya'll had a great time :) Wish I could have gone to meet all of you

Posted: Tue Jun 05, 2007 4:39 am
by Figarou
ShadowFang wrote:Hey Fig, we have the same badass shirt!
You mean....this one? :grinp:

http://www.figarou.com/a-kon18/Figspics ... C00097.JPG





Oh....I gave Silver and ABrownrigg a werewolf candle holder as a gift.

You should've seen Silver's reaction when she saw it!! I got a big hug afterwards.

This is what it looks like.
http://www.figarou.com/a-kon18/Figspics ... C00101.JPG

Posted: Tue Jun 05, 2007 10:35 am
by MoonKit
:o Oh man, its really creepy to see you all together! I hope you all had fun. :D Wish I could have been there!

Posted: Tue Jun 05, 2007 10:38 am
by Fullmoonstar
WOAH the Shirt and the Candle-Holder :o they look so damn great....where do you got them from? Awesome Gift...i bet they really love it :wiggle:

Posted: Tue Jun 05, 2007 11:31 am
by PariahPoet
Yup, Fig brought us all something cool this year. :D He gave me an awesome pen with a wolf head and skulls. ^^

Posted: Tue Jun 05, 2007 6:27 pm
by Kalira
Awwwww sounds like you all had a fantastic time!! I would love to make it out to a con sometime. It would be great to meet some pack members :) Nice new tail Fig:) Kick a** candle!

Posted: Wed Jun 06, 2007 5:00 pm
by Faolan
It was awesome I finally got to meet some pack members in person :D