rhino Posted February 25, 2005 Share Posted February 25, 2005 That is inspired. It makes me want to do a Stargate: SG-1 Elvis. And a Star Trek Elvis. And ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFlowers Posted February 25, 2005 Share Posted February 25, 2005 These stories are about SciFi/Comic/Gaming Cons and its easy to laugh at those people as die-hard geeks, but I hate to tell you that the madness is much wider spread. I have worked for the last 11 years implementing one of the world's largest back office (HR, Benefits, Payroll, Recruitment, etc) software packages, 9 years as a traveling consultant and the last 2 years for a local employer. Each year the software vendor holds a huge conference for all its customers, implementation partners, and third party software partners. When the market was good, the conference was basically something you suffered through during the day for the hospitality suites and parties at night. Now we are talking about consultants making $140,000 a year and up, here. The liquor flowed like water. The year the small consulting firm I worked for merged with a larger one, the owner (a man) of my company showed up wearing a wedding dress and the CEO of the larger one was dressed as the groom! About 3am that morning, most of the company's officers and consultants were down in the pool with what I thought were inflated beach balls bouncing back and forth. What they were actually playing pool volleyball with was an inflated sheep sex doll! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carinab Posted February 26, 2005 Author Share Posted February 26, 2005 Hey Erik, who's the squeeze on your arm? You look kooool in that get up mind you! (okay is anyone really convinced it's erik? Damn....!!!!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carinab Posted February 26, 2005 Author Share Posted February 26, 2005 And then I see THEM.Seven guys, each duded up as one of the Dr. Who actors. Seven distinct, letter-perfect iterations of the costume one of the different Dr. Whos wore. Tardis Express - For when it absolutely, positively has to be there before you sent it! I'd forgotten all about this thread...Damn funny stuff... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhino Posted February 27, 2005 Share Posted February 27, 2005 That's it! The next convention that comes to Indy, BigDave and I are going. He's going to be Spock, and I, of course, will be James T. Kirk. It will be ... GLORIOUS! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick Sweeney Posted February 28, 2005 Share Posted February 28, 2005 Don't forget your Shatner Turbo 2000! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tightloop Posted February 28, 2005 Share Posted February 28, 2005 If you have seen Shatner lately, he weighs about the same as Rhino....and Rhino is better looking Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick Sweeney Posted February 28, 2005 Share Posted February 28, 2005 Denny Crane! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tightloop Posted March 1, 2005 Share Posted March 1, 2005 Rhino looks better in his lightning bolt tights and feather boa.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErikW Posted July 7, 2005 Share Posted July 7, 2005 Tron Guy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carinab Posted July 7, 2005 Author Share Posted July 7, 2005 The spare tire, the glasses, the cheesey mustache....it all reminds me of all the things I don't miss about Comicon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wakal Posted July 7, 2005 Share Posted July 7, 2005 I just sold some stuff to Kenny, the "Elvis Trooper". He also does "Elvis Solo." Damn funny guy, by the way, and does not (as you might expect) take anything seriously. A Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick Sweeney Posted July 8, 2005 Share Posted July 8, 2005 Which is, by the way, what puts so many at SF and comics cons over the top: they take it seriously. Not to pick on trekkies, but I have overheard heated and involved discussions on the intricacies of Klingon grammar, and which set of blueprints are "correct" for the various models of Enterprise. And every time I mention it, my wife reminds me of what shooters sound like when discussing reloading. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iainmcphersn Posted July 8, 2005 Share Posted July 8, 2005 Two words... Galaxy Quest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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