[Groop] San Diego Comic Con & Kopins

[Gary Grossmann]

Gary G. catches up on e-mail; Part 2

I find the fact that there is a Kopin Corporation very frightening. 
Although...

It might not be a bad idea for gary Groo, owbner of Groos Shoes, to sell his 
business and invest all of his kopins into Kopin Corporation and see what 
happens!  Yeah, that's what he should do!

Hey J!

Kaytee & Dana give VERY good advice.  How you want to approach the Con and 
how much it will all cost depends on your own situation, of course.  You 
defintely want to buy the ticket for the whole Con in advance and if you 
can, get there for the Wed. preview if for no other reason so you can get in 
the other days quicker.

The Con is not expensive unless you want to buy original art.  It's 
Transportation to the Con, Housing, and Food that are expensive.  Nothing 
much you can do about transportation if you live any distance away.  Housing 
can be reasonable if you get a room through the Con as Dana described and 
then even cheap if you share with some other Groopies like I did with Dougie 
or stay at a hostel.  As for food, don't buy anything at the Con.  Ralphs is 
just a few blockes away, they have a great deli and you can pay grocery 
store prices for stuff.  When I'm there by myself I live on bagels, orange 
jiuce and chocalate milk for a few days (and Dougie's donuts!)

Of course, when the Long Suffering Mrs. G. is with me, I pay for a whole 
room and we eat decently.  So it costs a lot more. The Hotels have realy, 
really started gouging lately.  (Like $250 per night, min. 3 nights at the 
Days Inn) You MUST plan ahead to avoid such a travesty.

Oh, and I checked oput the Smurf Collector site.  And people say I'm 
crazy....

-Gary G.



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "J Brooks" <jabrooks at hotmail.com>
To: <groop at groo.com>
Sent: Monday, November 27, 2006 12:22 PM
Subject: [Groop] San Diego Comic Con


>
> So I am thinking of going to the San Diego Comic Convention next summer 
> for
> the first time and I had a couple questions:
>
> How much do entrance tickets cost?  Better to get daily or four day 
> tickets
> if Im only going to go two days?
>
> Is it better to buy in advance or at the door?
>
> Are the line ups to buy tickets, register, or get in, obscene?
>
> Is there any way to avoid entrance line ups?
>
> I know many of you have gone before, so any advice you can give would be
> appreciated.
>
> Also, if I go I hope to buy some original art from Sergio, either an
> original page or cover.
> Any advice on how to carry the art while walking around, or keep it safe
> while travelling on the plane?
>
> Thanks,
> J
>
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