Tag Archives: BotCon

Thirty Five Years Thirty Five Thoughts #11 – The Most Wonderful Time of the Year

Posted on December 3, 2019 by

It’s December, which brings thoughts of Santa Claus, holly berries, mistletoe, festive lights and gifts. Well, for most people, anyway. For me, December meant one thing and one thing only: BotCon. For many years, the main announcement–of the location and … Continue reading →

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Thirty Five Years – Thirty Five Thoughts #10: A Small Affair

Posted on November 26, 2019 by

The advertisement was small, a tiny image on the page of a Lee’s Action Figure Digest. But a friend of mine spotted it and said, “You know there’s going to be a Transformers convention, right?” I was stunned. No, I … Continue reading →

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Thirty Five Years – Thirty Five Thoughts #9: Much Ado About BotCon

Posted on November 19, 2019 by

It’s a journal entry that makes me see red every time I read it; on an early summer day in 1997, I wrote about BotCon. I wanted to go that year and had been planning on making it to the … Continue reading →

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Sunday Morning Nostalgia Crush! Special Edition

Posted on July 21, 2019 by

A video of the very first BotCon, from July 1994. I wasn’t able to attend; that would happen five years later, when I would meet some people who quickly became my family. Twenty five years have gone by; how is … Continue reading →

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On A Roll

Posted on July 9, 2019 by

Yesterday, I made a little discovery: I found an undeveloped canister of film. I honestly don’t know how old it is, how long it’s been sitting, waiting to be found, and if it’s even worth getting developed. For all I … Continue reading →

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Sock It To Me

Posted on June 24, 2019 by

I’ve been on a tear lately. I’ve been buying socks. Yes, socks. A number of socks. Let me explain. Walmart is selling pop culture themed socks right now and among the choices is a set of Transformer socks; the designs … Continue reading →

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Only Time

Posted on June 11, 2019 by

“I love you.” Those are the three words that I speak to Prime quite often; a good number of our conversations end with me saying that. While on our way home, I will randomly utter those words. While crashed out … Continue reading →

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