Countdown to Origins 2014

[Black Jack Rackham]

Haven't gotten any feedback from folks. Did the system work for you? Get your discount? Problems?

[kenderleech]

okay, im registered, badge bought and hotel reserved If anyone is wanting to go in half on my room, i did get a 2 bed, but its about 3 miles from the convention. half for the 4 days would be $150.

[Black Jack Rackham]

Yay, Ken will be here! Origins this year is going to be a blast.

And on a related note, we have just 15 weeks left before Origins!

[Black Jack Rackham]

14 weeks until Laura and I leave (maybe with a few extra hangers-on, maybe not (Charlie I'm looking at you here!))

[smafdi]

How early are you guys coming in, might have to set up some sort of off-site dinner thing with us locals >.>

[Black Jack Rackham]

That'd be awesome! We'll leave early Tues (its about a 12 hour drive) we usually get there 5-6pm

[cpugs]

Hotel room booked. Flight booked. I arrive Tuesday night late and leave Sunday evening. Boy am I looking forward to this!!!

[salamanca]

WOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

ORIGINS!!!!!!!


Real Origins, not Charlie-free, lowfat, diet Origins.

Now if we can just get a better weekend next year and get Roger and Connie back, Sal will be a happy camper.

[Black Jack Rackham]

Well, not to be Debbie Downer here, but by my reading of Charlie's comment, he will not be driving over with us. So, it's still not totally complete for me either

Oh and 12 weeks to go!

[cpugs]

I would have loved to drive with you, but we are spending 2 weeks in France this summer, and the vacation time is going fast........

[smafdi]

I have to agree with dave and mark here, the lack of charlie last year was kinda a downer. Looking forward to this year.

[Black Jack Rackham]

I arrive Tuesday night late and leave Sunday evening.

We're arriving Tues and leaving Sunday... Just sayin'

[cpugs]

Believe me I wanted to, but that adds Tuesday and Monday as additional vacation days.....

[Black Jack Rackham]

ATTENTION EVERYONE GOING TO ORIGINS!!!
THE SINGLE GREATEST THING EVER TO HAPPEN WILL BE GOING ON THERE FROM TOMORROW THROUGH AUG 1ST. WHICH MEANS IT WILL BE GOING ON DURING ORIGINS. WE HAVE TO GO!!!

http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2014/03/20/Cartoonist-Bill-Watterson-talks-to-OSU.html

My thinking is early tues morning. Anyone else up for this besides me?

[Rebecca Iavelli]

How can we see him early Tuesday morning, when we will be driving to Ohio then? Did you mean early Wensday morning?

[salamanca]

I think Mark is now planning to use one of those cardboard box space ships to get to Origins before you leave home.

It's a little over 2 miles from the Hyatt so you can stroll if you like. Interesting museum dedicated to comic strip and comic art.

Bill is sort of a local enigma. Even if you run into him in Chagrin Falls at the local book shop or grocery, he will deny who he is, deny he knows Bill Watterson, and tell you that you are mistaken with a straight face. The man really, really likes his privacy.

Word is he dabbles in waterpainting landscapes in the area. Personally, if I ran into somebody I thought was him, I would make the effort to pretend I had not noticed him unless he had run into my car.

[Black Jack Rackham]

Well either Wed or we use Calvin's time machine.

Dave I do know he did the poster for that new documentary about cartoonists called "Stripped"

Here it is btw

[Lady Grace]

Is Waterson our generation's version of JD Salinger?

[salamanca]

Nope, he's the guy that got out before he turned into Charles Schulz. Out of touch with modern humor, repeating the same 4 gags and grinding out sales because the masses are willing to read the repeats. Berke Breathed is Salinger.

[Sister Sonya]

Still no response from Joby Miller.

[Black Jack Rackham]

Still no response from Joby Miller.

They just got back from the GAMA Trade Show in LV. According to Joby no one there has checked their email since before they left. So you should get a response here sooner or later.

[smafdi]

That sounds amazing mark, since i'm going to be there early wednesday again probably that might be a good idea to go check it out. Tho i may sneak a peak before origins >.>

[Black Jack Rackham]

Down to just 11 weeks folks!

[Sister Sonya]

So, got an email from Joby Miller and the amount is now correct. However, when I input my credit card information, it didn't take.

More to come?

[Black Jack Rackham]

Well my next suggestion is to switch browsers. I remember it having problems for me when I used IE, switched to Firefox and voila!