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ComicCon, like the Burning Man festival or a Nico’s beans-cheese-y-papas burrito, must be experienced to be fully appreciated. But at The OB Rag, we believe that vicarious enjoyment is important, too. So here are some pics from Thursday, the first day of a full weekend of ComicCon fun.
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Mo on A Response to ‘Open Letter to Demonstrators’ at OB Corner: “I appreciate this response and all the peace activists showing up. Stop the War!” Apr 4, 19:40
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Shane, thanks for this , but …. ah, where’s your costume, dude?
The story behind the story here is… did Shane use the OB Rag to get media credentials (and free passes) to Comic-Con for him and a friend?
If so, very well done… lol.
Is that a media pass around his neck? And where’s Kirsten?
Frank, Alan and I (and possibly Kirsten) will be attending in costume on Saturday. stay tuned for pics of that…
Seth, it’s actually the other way around… my friend Alan got the free passes and hooked up me and The OB Rag! Shout-out to Alan for the help, of course.
I think it was so awesome comic-con was started in OB.
Does anyone know where alert books was?
Pat, that article you link to is a must-read for anyone interested in ComicCon.
Thank you for pointing out the OB link – I had no idea before, but I agree that the history is definitely sweet.
I wonder if there are any “Woodchucks” who still live in the OB area or not too far away?
Shane, thanks for sharing your experience at Comic Con. I’ve never been. Went to go years ago, but decided we didn’t want to deal with the crowd. Going to check directory at OB Historical Society archives to find out where Alert books was. I knew Shel Dorf, wishing now I would have interviewed him. Hope to see you in the water soon.