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<DIV><SPAN class=476554117-22032007>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.) </SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=476554117-22032007>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. </SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=476554117-22032007>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. </SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=476554117-22032007>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. </SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=476554117-22032007>Take care -Gary G. </SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader lang=en-us dir=ltr align=left><FONT
face=Tahoma>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> groop-bounces@groo.com
[mailto:groop-bounces@groo.com] <B>On Behalf Of
</B>Bodhikt@aol.com<BR><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, March 22, 2007 10:40
AM<BR><B>To:</B> dgabbard@hotmail.com; groop@groo.com<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re:
[Groop] Volunteering at San Diego Comic-Con<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV>In a message dated 3/22/2007 10:26:06 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
dgabbard@hotmail.com writes:</DIV>
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style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px solid"><FONT
face=Arial>>>The Art Show last year had a fascinating display of the
Hall of Fame for the <BR>Eisner awards, celebrating our comics heritage. If
they do that again I'd be <BR>sure to see that.<<</FONT></BLOCKQUOTE>
<DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS">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.</FONT></DIV>
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style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px solid"><FONT
face=Arial><FONT face="Comic Sans MS">>></FONT>The food is too pricey
at the Convention Center. So bring your own or take <BR>an hour of so off
mid-day and catch a shuttle to Horton Plaza mall (which is <BR>an attraction
in its own right). Lots of cheap food places
there.<<</FONT></BLOCKQUOTE>
<DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS">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.</FONT></DIV>
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FAMILY="SCRIPT">Kaytee<BR>Proudly marching to a different kettle of
fish</FONT></DIV><BR><BR><BR>
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