+Allan Posted May 5, 2008 Share Posted May 5, 2008 Here's some more. Allan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legeek Posted May 5, 2008 Share Posted May 5, 2008 Overall this was a very good show. Yeah some of the vendors had high prices, but some of them had some good deals too. It was nice to see the large turn out, but the crowded nature didn't lend itself for randomly meeting up with forum members. It was really cool to see the spread of merchandise cover pretty much all eras of gaming, while most of the high ticket items were SNES and up there was plenty of Atari stuff on hand as well as Coleco, Intellivision and Vectrex. And it was nice to see Rolenta and the "Prototype" of Phoenix 4! While I didn't pick up a copy of ABC to VCS (I know, I suck), I'm really looking forward to reading the latest edition of Phoenix when it is finished. Cheers, Ben P.S. and Bean really is adorable! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ECGXChuck Posted May 6, 2008 Author Share Posted May 6, 2008 Everyone, thank you for the kind words! You have no idea how much we appreciate everyone who came out for the show, it was truely a defining moment for me. 8*) I hope everyone will tell others about how much fun they had at the show and we can keep growing and get more people into the fun! I'll be sure to keep everyone posted on when the next show's going to be! Thanks again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Weis Posted May 6, 2008 Share Posted May 6, 2008 Aimee is putting the finishing touches on about 16 paintings even as we speak. We'll be there, if a bit tired, with great enthusiasm. She has an incredible, and giant, Castlevania painting that will totally blow you away. Can't wait! Stanjr, can you post some pictures of the paintings Aimee did for the show? did anyone take any pictures of other AA members there? Rick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ECGXChuck Posted May 6, 2008 Author Share Posted May 6, 2008 Aimee is putting the finishing touches on about 16 paintings even as we speak. We'll be there, if a bit tired, with great enthusiasm. She has an incredible, and giant, Castlevania painting that will totally blow you away. Can't wait! Stanjr, can you post some pictures of the paintings Aimee did for the show? did anyone take any pictures of other AA members there? Rick I took a small handful of pics. I gotta sign up for a Flickr Pro account so I can create another gallery for them, but they're all disorganized here - http://www.flickr.com/photos/8740872@N08/ There are some pics of Aimee's art in there, really awesome stuff! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Weis Posted May 6, 2008 Share Posted May 6, 2008 (edited) Aimee is putting the finishing touches on about 16 paintings even as we speak. We'll be there, if a bit tired, with great enthusiasm. She has an incredible, and giant, Castlevania painting that will totally blow you away. Can't wait! Stanjr, can you post some pictures of the paintings Aimee did for the show? did anyone take any pictures of other AA members there? Rick I took a small handful of pics. I gotta sign up for a Flickr Pro account so I can create another gallery for them, but they're all disorganized here - http://www.flickr.com/photos/8740872@N08/ There are some pics of Aimee's art in there, really awesome stuff! many thanks!! cool stuff!! Rick Edited May 6, 2008 by Rick Weis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StanJr Posted May 6, 2008 Share Posted May 6, 2008 I'll have Aimee post her pictures from the show. We took about 30 paintings with us and only brought home about 8, so all in all, a VERY good show from Aimee's perspective! I also took a ton of systems and games to unload and unload I did. I got rid of all of it. Of course, it took some real salesmanship to unload some of the crap I had (any one within earshot of our table around 4pm will recall an endless chant of "50 cents! Everything must go, take this crap home so I don't have to," etc...), but I unloaded it all. We had a great time and will be back. Chuck runs a great show, (but maybe next time he'll make it a little more clear to the vendors how to get into the venue to set up, we sat outside for about a half hour unsure how to get in to the place... ), but once things were under way, WOW. We were very impressed with the turnout and support. A lot of GREAT gamers and fans. We need more AA people out at this thing. This is THE East Coast show, as far as I am concerned, now that PhillyClassic has died and VGEXPO no longer represents or cares about the classic community. A truly fun show. I also made a pretty good haul, if a bit small: VCS Off the Wall $4 Piece o' Cake $8 Brain Games $1 Room of Doom $20 NES Strider & Wheel of Fortune Vanna White Edition- 2 for $5 Gameboy Aladdin $8 Spider-man $12 Harvest Moon 3 $12 Zelda Oracle of Seasons $12 Castlevania Aria of Sorrow $18 (prices subject to memory) I was shocked by the lack of really good deals and power games at the show, however. Prices were pretty much in the expected range with little opportunity for a good ol' fashioned haggle. And the only real power games I saw were some Mystique games, a Waterworld, the Room of Doom I snagged, Crazy Climber, and maybe like two more I forget. Virtually no power games for the NES, a few SNES, no real power games for the PS1 or N64. At the last CinciClassic it was practically raining power games... Odd how the convention circuit turns... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted May 6, 2008 Share Posted May 6, 2008 Sounds like it was a fun show, wish I could have been there. ..Al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StanJr Posted May 6, 2008 Share Posted May 6, 2008 yeah, we were hoping you could make it over from, where are you now, Cleveland? Ah, well, next time... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted May 7, 2008 Share Posted May 7, 2008 yeah, we were hoping you could make it over from, where are you now, Cleveland? Not any more. ..Al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pitfallaimee Posted May 7, 2008 Share Posted May 7, 2008 Here are some pics that I took of our booth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ECGXChuck Posted May 7, 2008 Author Share Posted May 7, 2008 Here are some pics that I took of our booth. You don't still have the Samus/Metroid painting by any chance? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legeek Posted May 7, 2008 Share Posted May 7, 2008 I also took a ton of systems and games to unload and unload I did. I got rid of all of it. I wondered if I had bought some stuff from you. I picked up Spitfire Attack and Laser Blast. That's was the one thing that was tricky at the show, knowing if you were talking to a forum member. There were a few other rares out there, I saw a Shuttle Orbiter at a decent price to boot. There was a lot of really nice Import Saturn and Dreamcast stuff, but for the most part my top wants were either straight up eBay prices or not there. Still it was nice to see a wide spread of stuff I picked up... [2600] Decathlon in box Earth Dies Screaming Laser Blast Spitfire Attack [Coleco] Gorf Illusions [T16] Splatterhouse [sNES] Super Punchout Yoshi's Island Cheers, Ben Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ECGXChuck Posted May 7, 2008 Author Share Posted May 7, 2008 yeah, we were hoping you could make it over from, where are you now, Cleveland? Not any more. ..Al Where are ya' now? We still want you at the show! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Allan Posted May 7, 2008 Share Posted May 7, 2008 yeah, we were hoping you could make it over from, where are you now, Cleveland? Not any more. ..Al Where are ya' now? We still want you at the show! He now rides a cow to work. Allan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted May 7, 2008 Share Posted May 7, 2008 yeah, we were hoping you could make it over from, where are you now, Cleveland? Not any more. ..Al Where are ya' now? We still want you at the show! He now rides a cow to work. Allan Horse. Cows are too damn slow. ..Al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Allan Posted May 7, 2008 Share Posted May 7, 2008 Speaking of the Lone Star state, I went into some Texas style place for supper in Reading, PA the night before the show and I'm leaning on the wall waiting for a table when I look down and see peanut shells everywhere. I was like 'what the hack?' They were everywhere in the whole place. They gave you free peanuts to eat while you waited. I just don't get it though. Can't they just put trash cans around to throw the shells out? Weird Texas tradition I guess. Allan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted May 7, 2008 Share Posted May 7, 2008 Speaking of the Lone Star state, I went into some Texas style place for supper in Reading, PA the night before the show and I'm leaning on the wall waiting for a table when I look down and see peanut shells everywhere. I was like 'what the hack?' They were everywhere in the whole place. They gave you free peanuts to eat while you waited. I just don't get it though. Can't they just put trash cans around to throw the shells out? Weird Texas tradition I guess. Allan Sounds like Texas Land and Cattle. Hmmm, they don't have any in Pennsylvania. There is a Texas Roadhouse in Reading, so perhaps it was that. ..Al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ECGXChuck Posted May 7, 2008 Author Share Posted May 7, 2008 (edited) Speaking of the Lone Star state, I went into some Texas style place for supper in Reading, PA the night before the show and I'm leaning on the wall waiting for a table when I look down and see peanut shells everywhere. I was like 'what the hack?' They were everywhere in the whole place. They gave you free peanuts to eat while you waited. I just don't get it though. Can't they just put trash cans around to throw the shells out? Weird Texas tradition I guess. Allan Yah, I think it's Texas Roadhouse that does that. Was the place over by Target and Dick's Sporting Goods, might have been a hotel right next door? Edited May 7, 2008 by ECGXChuck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Allan Posted May 7, 2008 Share Posted May 7, 2008 Speaking of the Lone Star state, I went into some Texas style place for supper in Reading, PA the night before the show and I'm leaning on the wall waiting for a table when I look down and see peanut shells everywhere. I was like 'what the hack?' They were everywhere in the whole place. They gave you free peanuts to eat while you waited. I just don't get it though. Can't they just put trash cans around to throw the shells out? Weird Texas tradition I guess. Allan Sounds like Texas Land and Cattle. Hmmm, they don't have any in Pennsylvania. There is a Texas Roadhouse in Reading, so perhaps it was that. ..Al Yup. That's it. Allan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StanJr Posted May 8, 2008 Share Posted May 8, 2008 yes, Aimee still has the Metroid painting. It looks great over our couch. legeek! Sorry we didn't connect! Glad you were able to take advantage of my discount pricing! How do you like Spitfire Attack? Not a bad little dog fight game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pitfallaimee Posted May 8, 2008 Share Posted May 8, 2008 yes, Aimee still has the Metroid painting. It looks great over our couch. It also looks great for sale in my etsy shop: Samus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FeistyGirl Posted May 11, 2008 Share Posted May 11, 2008 (edited) Here's some pics from the show. Allan Hey that's me! 2nd row, 2nd pic. Whoohoo I'm famous! Well, at least the back of my head is.. Wait a second.. that didn't sound right... It was a pretty sweet show, certainly looking forward to the next one! Edited May 11, 2008 by FeistyGirl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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