[Groop] Volunteering at San Diego Comic-Con

[Grossmann, Gary (DOR)]

Last year I spent about $10.00 on food over two nights and three days.
This was made possible in part because some very nice folks bought my
dinner one night and Dougie McCoy let me mooch off his donut supply.
But mostly I ate bagels and drank orange juice and chocolate milk
purchased at Ralph's.  You can survive a long time on bagels, orange
juice and chocolate milk.  Most people are not crazy enough to go to
such extremes, but it shows what you can do if you work at it (and are
nuts!)  (Needless to say, I will be eating somewhat more intelligently,
if not as cheaply this year because I will be accompanied by The Long
Suffering Mrs. G.)  
 
Ralph's (a huge grocery store with a great deli section) is THE place to
go for decent food at reasonable prices.  The deli section gets very
crowded during lunch and dinner time, so you might think of going there
during an off hour.  
 
Myron, I would recommend getting a motel (not sure where at this
point-outside of town) that has a little fridge and at least a
microwave.  That way you can buy some stuff at Ralph's with which to
make inexpensive meals.  One time I was in a motel with 6  12 year-old
boys (long story) for a few days and we had a great time eating mini
pizzas made with english muffins, preshredded cheese, and those little
presliced pepperonis, and similar delicacies.  You can feed everyone for
the cost of one restaurant meal if you do it right.  
 
Dana's and Kaytee's advice is, of course, excellent and Mark has a  page
somewhere on his sight that gives detailed advice which i would
recommend to everyone.  
 
Take care -Gary G. 

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	In a message dated 3/22/2007 10:26:06 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
dgabbard at hotmail.com writes:

		>>The Art Show last year had a fascinating display of
the Hall of Fame for the 
		Eisner awards, celebrating our comics heritage. If they
do that again I'd be 
		sure to see that.<<

	It's there every year -- and expands by at least one panel each
year (new Eisner Award winners). Sergio is there.... And it's one major
reason the art show is getting some money to replace/repair damaged
panels-- most art shows make some money for a con, and so can pay for
such things, but CCI doesn't charge a commission on sold work and the
panel/table fees don't really cover the cost of the space, so the Art
Show costs have to be compared to "what else" CCI needs to operate; that
Hall of Fame display is part of the mission to promote comics and comic
artists, so getting panels for that is a justifiable expense.

		>>The food is too pricey at the Convention Center. So
bring your own or take 
		an hour of so off mid-day and catch a shuttle to Horton
Plaza mall (which is 
		an attraction in its own right). Lots of cheap food
places there.<<

	A lot of people walk down to Ralph's-- they have a deli and
coffee bar. Cheaper and better than the Con vendors. Open before the
Con. Plus, it gets you out of the miasma in the dealers' room.
	
	 
	 
	Kaytee
	Proudly marching to a different kettle of fish



	
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