Hi all. I know this is almost two weeks past Comic Con but I still want to share my experience of Con with all of you. I will attempt to keep this blog short and highlight the best parts of my day. Here we go
First full day of comic con and I was ready at 5:00am in the morning to head on down to the convention center and get my day started. I spent most of the night before planning my day and making sure I had all my goods in order (backpack, pens, poster tube, phone, tablet, badge). First thing I do, and something I suggest everyone to do if you don't already, is go to comic-con.org and look for the daily newsletter to see any updates or changes that might have happened to the schedule. First thing I notice is there is a Pee Wee Herman signing. Cool! So I add that to my morning things to do, which included stopping by the Pan-Am booth to get one of those nifty bags (did not do), signing information at Lionsgate for Taylor Lautner new movie Abduction (did not do), grab a tag at Legendary pictures booth to win an Ipad (did not do), Ticket distribution for Batman: Arkham City, Napolean Dynamite, and game of thrones (all did not do), and try to attend the off site event for Real Steel with Hugh Jackman (again did not do). Now with so much planned how did not get a single thing done here. I was given passes to the 10am screening of Captain America movie at Horton Plaza UA theatre. I will do a separate post of my experience at the screening and my personal review of the movie.
So flashforward (I did like that show and do miss it) 2.5 hours and I go to the Omni to attend the WIRED Lounge. Anyone who has the opportunity to do this during Comic-Con should. First off they have great music playing and the drinks are flowing (of course you have to be 21 and up). They also showcased the Just Dance 3 game for Xbox360 Kinect with beautiful dancers and offered guests a chance to "shake their groove thang!" There was a picture booth where people could take pictures with pieces from the Cirque du Soleil show, as well as two performers who were walking throughout the lounge. But probably the best thing about the lounge is being away from the masses in the convention center, meeting other fellow Comic-Con attendees, whether they be fans or there for work, and most of all the celebrities that make their way to the lounge. All the ones I did meet were very sociable and spent a moment or two to speak to us fans while being given the VIP treatment by WIRED.
The clock strikes 3pm and I am finally making my way to the convention center to make my first step into Comic Con 2011. Yup crowded as H-E-double hockey sticks. Missing pretty much all the panels that I hoped to attend, I scour the floor picking freebees here and there. The DC comics booth is giving out lots of green lantern goodies and Wayne Casino themed Casino chips. There would be a different one each day. I also stop by the Marvel booth and attempt to get an avengers shirt, as well as a Fear Itself t-shirt but am informed that the shirts are XXL and the person handing out the shirts "wanted to show love to the big guys out there." Now I get that the shirt would have probably been too big for me, but it was an Iron Fist shirt (one of my fave Marvel characters) and I could always use it as a house shirt. Either way I was bummed. I continue roaming the floor with no plan in mind but still enjoying the nerd/geek fest that is Comic Con.
Well before I know it it is 5:30pm and I know that the showroom floow does not officially close until 7pm but I had a full lineup of parties that I wanted to attend, so I needed time to catch some dinner (I did fast food this day) and freshen up for the evening. The first party on the lineup is the THQ Saints Row 3 party at Hard Rock Float. The party started at 7pm and was packed with people. By this time of the night I had barely gotten any charge back in my phone and therefore was unable to take any pictures of the venue but the pool looked real nice with a lighted THQ, there was a private, roped off area, and the bar was pushing drinks left and right. It was a little dark but Float offered a spectacular view of the convention center and the bay, not to mention the place was loaded with beautiful people. I got a couple of drinks and mingled meeting a wide variety of people, from the gamers to the partiers. Before leaving I notice Sasha Grey in the VIP area and I initially did not want to bother her as she was talking to other people, but I may not get another chance to say hi. So I say hi and she is so nice to take herself away from the other people to say hi and take a picture. Sweet!
Well from there I grab a taxi and head on over to the Westgate Hotel to attend the Threadless launch party. Now I attended this last year and they had that little warehouse next to Broken yolk (I believe the Sega arcade was there this year). But this party was also shared by Image and CBLDF's 25th anniversary party. To say the least the venue was a huge contrast from last years, much more elegant and fancy. I thought the shirts looked great but sharing the event with other groups, for me, took away from the awesomeness that is Threadless. I loved last year's event where there were artists drawing and giving out original, one of a kind, pieces of art, as well as having more of an artsy presentation feel. Anywho still had fun, but was a different feel to it.
Finally to end the night I went to the Joblo.com, Latinoreview.com, Complex, Macallan Comic-Con Kickoff Party at the Keating hotel Sway lounge. Walking downstairs to the club I already feel the music bumping and walking in felt like going to a club on a friday night, there was very little feel that this had any connection to Comic-Con other than being in San Diego for comic con. With DJ Mick|Boogie spinning beats, heads were bobbin and the people were dancing. As with the party at Float, the bar was beyond crowded but I was able to get my Cran/Vodka. I walked throughout the entire club and noticed, parked in a more lounging area of the club, in the corner was a mini bar serving only Macallan. HEAVEN!!! To say the least I had my fair share of Macallan 17 neat with a splash of water. Moving back into the party area of the club I look at the DJ booth and notice Mick|Boogie is off the wheels. I ask if he's gonna get back on and he says, "he'll play as long as he wants". I look at the DJ booth and notice none other than DJ midlifecrisis (yes that guy. Director of Iron Man and Cowboys and Aliens Jon Favreau) and Faizon Love as the Emcee/hype man. I will say that Jon does not skip a beat when it comes to mixing music. Equipped with his Iron man designed IMac, Jon was spinning a great mix of 80s party music. The rest of the night was a little bit of a blur (Thanks Macallan 17) but I do remember a beautiful group of women, dancing with them, seeing a little dance battle on the floor, and having a couple of A-holes tell me I was getting to close to them at the bar (ummmm... that area was packed and I just wanted a drink, don't get your hopes up dude!). Big ups to El Mayimbe for getting that put together. This party was definitely the highlight of my evening.
Probably 2-3am and its time to head to the hotel and get some rest before the next day, which would probably start at 5am again!
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