Comments on: A Kahn’s Con.

By: The William G

The William G — Mon, 12 Dec 2005 19:16:45 +0000

They’d suck your dick for a sneak preview of Kong?

By: noodles

noodles — Mon, 12 Dec 2005 18:24:20 +0000

I hear pop culture is the new crack.

By: The William G

The William G — Mon, 12 Dec 2005 10:19:36 +0000

Which about halfway in, developed into a support group where attendees started coming forward with their tales of being the downtrodden nerd/geek/dork/otaku. Yarns regaling us with the scorn and disappointment that solely attending a sci-fi con inspires in their parents. Others still wondered aloud to the group what life would have been like if their parents were fans, or maintained the fandoms they once held.

Sweet fuck! They’re not gay. They’re obsessed with pop culture. The same way a crack-head is obsessed with crack.

By: The Leerie

The Leerie — Mon, 12 Dec 2005 09:51:34 +0000

Downtrodden? No parental support? Wtf. That has so little similarity with my life that it’s just…wow. I don’t keep my personal and fandom lives separate – hence why I have only one LJ. I know people that do, but I’ve never seen the point. And my Dad’s a total geek. I was brought up on Trek, Dr. Who, innumerable documentaries on aliens and conspiracies, not to mention Twin Peaks and of course my Mom’s Buffy obsession. This stuff? It’s all perfectly normal. I went to my first con when I was 14. My Mom drove me there and introduced me to an author that she’d been friends with in college.

I mean wow. I just can’t imagine a life where my parents weren’t cool with that kind of stuff.

The panel turning into a support group, though, reminds me of the girl gamers panel at Otakon. Eurgh. Worst panel ever. About five minutes in everyone just started telling stories about how the guys in gaming stores don’t take them seriously, and how hard it is to get employed at such places.

The rest of the con sounds really fun, though. I haven’t been to a sci-fi con in quite a while, just anime ones. And I’m sure your panel was great, the one at the aforementioned Otakon was, or at least I enjoyed it.

By: Phil Kahn

Phil Kahn — Mon, 12 Dec 2005 09:32:48 +0000

Wow Zach. That’s cool. Mostly creepy, but pretty cool too I guess.

It’s OK, Tice. You can do it if you want to.

By: Tice with a J

Tice with a J — Mon, 12 Dec 2005 09:00:46 +0000

Kahn…Khan…Con…

Must… resist… obvious… Shatner reference!

By: Zach

Zach — Mon, 12 Dec 2005 06:34:12 +0000

Phil, you gotta stop telling con stories. I WAS three seconds from quitting my job. That number is now two. Had your story involved rock music and/or brazenly exposed body parts that come in pairs, I’d be on your doorstep by now.