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Alan Au
08-24-2007, 08:31 AM
Anybody else going?

- Alan
AndrewM
08-24-2007, 08:38 AM
http://www.quartertothree.com/game-talk/showthread.php?t=36256
http://www.quartertothree.com/game-talk/showthread.php?t=37099
Alan Au
08-25-2007, 03:22 AM
Bah, everyone is so non-comittal in the other threads.

- Alan
bago
08-25-2007, 05:46 AM
I passed it tonight.
Lame ass enforcers prevent anyone from actually dancing at the event.
slantz
08-25-2007, 09:23 AM
I'll be heading there today, Alan. I'll keep an eye out for you.
Derek French
08-25-2007, 12:22 PM
Jay and Chris from BioWare should be there with Mass Effect, so feel free to swing by and tell them Derek says get back to work.
Jason Cross
08-25-2007, 06:26 PM
I'm there (er, here) now. If anyone wants to meet up, shoot me an email with your real name and phone number to: jason (at) jasoncross.org I check that mail account periodically on my phone.
jafd
08-25-2007, 08:27 PM
I passed it tonight.
Lame ass enforcers prevent anyone from actually dancing at the event.
... the fuck? What is this, Footloose?
Wholly Schmidt
08-27-2007, 11:03 PM
I was there, didn't have any way to get to the internet though, sorry I missed this thread.
Kitus J.
08-28-2007, 07:54 PM
The Wil Wheaton opening speech is worth a listen. (MP3 link over at Penny Arcade). He does a great job reminiscing about the good old (gaming) days.
Kunikos
08-28-2007, 11:35 PM
Lame ass enforcers prevent anyone from actually dancing at the event.

Hordes of geeks fighting the man for dancing should be something on YouTube, stat!
_Fury_
08-29-2007, 02:05 PM
The correct phrase is, "Lame ass bouncers kick the shit out of kids who try to dance."

For shame.
Stroker Ace
08-29-2007, 02:15 PM
I don't get it. Why were people trying to dance at a gamer con? Why were they prevented? What evil lurks in the hearts of men?
Kunikos
08-29-2007, 02:28 PM
Does the Shadow know?
SpoofyChop
08-29-2007, 02:46 PM
So the PA lackeys beat up dancing kids?

This will all blow over as long as the PA guys can do something to conclusively prove that people who play video games aren't just violent creeps.

I know! They can start a charity that sends games to sick kids!
Matthew Gallant
08-29-2007, 03:02 PM
So the PA lackeys beat up dancing kids?

This will all blow over as long as the PA guys can do something to conclusively prove that people who play video games aren't just violent creeps.

I know! They can start a charity that sends games to sick kids!
http://www.truemeaningoflife.com/images/dog_con_camera.jpg
Alan Au
08-29-2007, 03:16 PM
I was working staff, but I don't know the details, and I wasn't at the concerts. Therefore, I don't see why people would have been prevented from dancing unless there was a problem with the fire code or something. Or unless your dancing was so bad that it was causing the universe to warp.

- Alan
Derek French
08-29-2007, 03:24 PM
Scroll down to Stories from PAX.

http://www.penny-arcade.com/2007/08/29
Derek French
08-29-2007, 03:25 PM
So the PA lackeys beat up dancing kids?
Hyperbole much? :)
Drastic
08-29-2007, 03:52 PM
I think my favorite moment was the deeply, deeply, deeply stoned crazy guy who stumblemumbled about wondering why they did it, you know, the setup? That he wasn't going to sue, even though he could, and did they have any questions for him? And, uh, "am I being paranoid?"

At the peak, I was pretty sure that Mike was going to bolt from the stage like a spooked rabbit.

I didn't get to see any staff beating up bago, though.
flyinj
08-29-2007, 04:05 PM
The dancing thing, I'm pretty sure, has to do with city code. You have to obtain a "cabaret" license in order for people to dance in a buisness.

It was set up to prevent raccous parties (and the inevitable fornication) from breaking out in any buisness in the olden days, and in more modern times to prevent people from staging raves in any buisness they wanted.
Wholly Schmidt
08-29-2007, 04:47 PM
I think my favorite moment was the deeply, deeply, deeply stoned crazy guy who stumblemumbled about wondering why they did it, you know, the setup? That he wasn't going to sue, even though he could, and did they have any questions for him? And, uh, "am I being paranoid?"

At the peak, I was pretty sure that Mike was going to bolt from the stage like a spooked rabbit.

I didn't get to see any staff beating up bago, though.
Oh man, I'd forgotten about that guy. That was awesome.
Hump
08-30-2007, 04:29 AM
Scroll down to Stories from PAX.

http://www.penny-arcade.com/2007/08/29

Ed Fleming, why does that name ring a bell?

Anyhow, Ed needs some help.....with EVERYTHING (http://groups.google.com/group/vgxpo/browse_thread/thread/2c3a146b3312fa54)

A real class act.