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<DIV>In a message dated 3/22/2007 10:26:06 AM Pacific Daylight Time, dgabbard@hotmail.com writes:</DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE 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>
<BLOCKQUOTE 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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