[Groop] Brief (?!) con report

[Eric Chun]

Elie wrote:
>Oy, the story of the tote bag....well here it goes.
>
>On Wednesday night, we saw a really nice bag that a lot of people  were 
>holding and I told Janet I wanted one.  It was a large, canvas  oversized 
>bag with a promo for Smallville on one side and a promo for  the upcoming 
>release of the new Direct-to-DVD movie Superman/Doomsday  on the other (for 
>those who don't know, Doomsday was the creature  that "killed" Superman 
>back in 1992 -- also the storyline that got me  interested in comics 
>including Groo).  I found out it was the Warner  Bros. booth that was 
>giving the bag away, so we planned on hitting  their booth first thing 
>Thursday morning.
>
>As soon as we were allowed into the exhibit hall, we made a beeline  for 
>the WB booth.  It wasn't too hard getting there, and when I did,  they were 
>already giving bags out.  The line started somewhat  organized, but before 
>even a minute passed, people were cutting in  line, pushing through, and 
>one guy even put his arm above my head and  pushed me down (by the way, I'm 
>5'8").  Somehow, the girl giving them  away actually put one in my hand and 
>as I pulled it back, someone  tried yanking it out of my hand.  Someone 
>else pushed that guy's arm  aside and I decided to hug the bag close to me 
>if I wanted to keep  it.  I turned around for the first time and saw the 
>huge swarm of  people behind me.  I couldn't believe it, but there were now 
>more  people forcing me down to the ground!  I was getting scared being in  
>that line and I was beginning to lose my balance in that crowd.  For  the 
>first time I can remember since I was in elementary school, I  actually 
>muscled myself out of a crowd.
>
>As soon as I was out of that swarm, I remember hearing a girl's voice  
>saying "oh my god oh my god oh my god."  I don't know if she was  referring 
>to the danger of the swarm which she herself was a part of,  or the fact 
>that I actually had to forcibly push myself out of a  swarm which she 
>herself was a part of.  But I still hear her voice.   By the way, 
>considering what I went through to get that bag, I assure  you it wasn't 
>worth it.

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