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Post by geneweigel on Jan 9, 2020 10:24:26 GMT -5
I've been looking into going to "Gary Con" it seems like all the immediate hotels are booked solid for those days.
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Post by geneweigel on Jan 9, 2020 21:44:06 GMT -5
Well, I got my badge. I'm going on Wednesday and leaving Sunday. Hopefully, no one will want to have an honor duel...  |
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Post by GRWelsh on Jan 10, 2020 12:17:09 GMT -5
Scott, what do you think of GaryCon 2020 this year? Road trip?
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Post by geneweigel on Jan 10, 2020 15:06:59 GMT -5
Ernie said he has 4 game sessions but I told him that my con player days are probably best left behind.
So I'm going to run something on the fly with no schedule. Being nailed down to a game kind of sucks so I'm keeping it short.
He also said they have a Gygax family session that talks about growing up in the house that made D&D or something like that. I told him I would definitely go if it was not standing room only as I can't do standing in the back anymore. I did it for Stan Lee 10 years ago and it was an ordeal.
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Post by geneweigel on Jan 13, 2020 9:20:47 GMT -5
Ever since I got the badge, I've been having insomnia. I had a nightmare last night that I was running an add-on for BROKEN CASTLE at the con but it was in a food court from the 80's and everyone was wearing suits. Woke up couldn't sleep after that. Anyway in the dream the add-on had a name and a map. So I'll have to integrate that. Its a message.
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Post by grodog on Jan 17, 2020 13:32:04 GMT -5
Scott, what do you think of GaryCon 2020 this year? Road trip? You guys still giving this some thought? It would be very cool to meet you  Allan. |
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Post by GRWelsh on Jan 17, 2020 14:06:17 GMT -5
Yes, Allan, I'm seriously thinking of going -- whether Scott can go or not. I'm getting together with some gamer friends tonight, and I'll float the idea to them although it is unlikely any of them will be able to, either (busy with families, work, lack of money, etc.). Maybe I will hit up my cousin who went with me to NecronomiCon last summer! He just might be up for it... I've been kicking myself for never getting out to Lake Geneva, and I have no excuse not to go.
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Post by grodog on Jan 18, 2020 12:47:57 GMT -5
Great to hear Gary! Keep me posted (and I've still never made it to NecronomiCon, alas....).
Allan.
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Post by GRWelsh on Jan 18, 2020 14:58:41 GMT -5
I just went down the rabbit hole of Lake Geneva hotels... Any recommendations? Where are you guys staying? I want a place with a microwave and fridge, and a stove top would be great.
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Post by geneweigel on Jan 18, 2020 15:22:00 GMT -5
I'm staying lakeside at the Harbor Shores on Lake Geneva. I'm not sure if its any good though but it seemed alright.
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Post by GRWelsh on Jan 19, 2020 9:47:32 GMT -5
Harbor Shores is one of the places I was considering. The other was Seven Oaks Bed & Breakfast.
And I just noticed the Cove has a full kitchen... I'm not really into restaurant food for four or five days.
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Post by geneweigel on Jan 19, 2020 12:35:54 GMT -5
In the 2007 Lake Geneva Convention, the Cove restaurant was okay but what do I know?
The hotel arced around and the con was on the opposite end of the restaurant.
I never went inside the hotel rooms.
It seemed like a bit of a throwback but well kept.
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Post by geneweigel on Jan 19, 2020 12:38:40 GMT -5
I am not sure of the name of the hotel that me and Bill stayed in or if its still there. It was behind Harbor Shores somewhere and I think Allan (Grodog) was at the same place but a separate building.
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Post by GRWelsh on Jan 19, 2020 19:04:34 GMT -5
After researching package deals all day, I'm ready to pull the trigger, but I'm just waiting to hear back from some possible 'adventuring companions'... Still trying to get the party together! Priceline has the best deal. Even if I go by myself, it looks like I can do flight, hotel and rental car for about $1100 total for 5 days if I stay at the Cove. And that would be fine.
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Post by grodog on Jan 21, 2020 0:11:22 GMT -5
I am not sure of the name of the hotel that me and Bill stayed in or if its still there. It was behind Harbor Shores somewhere and I think Allan (Grodog) was at the same place but a separate building. I stayed at The Plaza in 2007, but it looks like it closed in 2011 or so. Allan. |
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Post by grodog on Jan 21, 2020 0:13:45 GMT -5
After researching package deals all day, I'm ready to pull the trigger, but I'm just waiting to hear back from some possible 'adventuring companions'... Still trying to get the party together! Priceline has the best deal. Even if I go by myself, it looks like I can do flight, hotel and rental car for about $1100 total for 5 days if I stay at the Cove. And that would be fine. I'm there Wednesday to Monday, and will still be gaming on Sunday night, in case you're thinking about flying out on Monday Allan. |
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Post by GRWelsh on Jan 21, 2020 8:36:37 GMT -5
Yep, that's the time frame I'm looking at -- arrive Wednesday afternoon, fly out Monday afternoon... Direct flights to and from O'hare.
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Post by grodog on Jan 22, 2020 22:12:15 GMT -5
Yep, that's the time frame I'm looking at -- arrive Wednesday afternoon, fly out Monday afternoon... Direct flights to and from O'hare. Looking forward to it! Scott: any word on your end? Allan. |
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Post by Scott on Jan 24, 2020 14:01:20 GMT -5
The dates conflict with a possible trip to Florida to visit family. That’s not se5 yet, but it doesn’t look good.
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Post by geneweigel on Jan 24, 2020 16:34:52 GMT -5
That’s not se5 yet, but it doesn’t look good. I thought it was code for a minute. Breaking Bad Season 5 train robbery? |
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