TSR TSR CON is running at the same time as Gary Con in Lake Geneva

[Bolares]

I’d prefer to avoid the splash damage. Splattering hot grits must hurt.

Darjr, look at me. C'mon, look me in the eyes. Now say it to my face that you would not be at least curious to go and check (at a distance) how many people were attending the Concon.

 

[Bolares]

In my 20s, I'd probably get sh*tfaced and try to convince people to go check it out...

 

[Cadence]

Darjr, look at me. C'mon, look me in the eyes. Now say it to my face that you would not be at least curious to go and check (at a distance) how many people were attending the Concon.

 

[darjr]

If someone gifts me the environmental bomb suit I’ll go.

 

[CleverNickName]

If someone gifts me the environmental bomb suit I’ll go.

That would be a kingly gift. A complete suit of Level-A PPE costs thousands of dollars.

 

[darjr]

If someone gifts me the environmental bomb suit I’ll go.

I swear I’d get mistaken as a publicity stunt for them. So make it an environmental bomb suit emblazoned with ENWorld sponsorship and a journalists badge.

 

[Bolares]

If someone *grifts me the environmental bomb suit I’ll go.

 

[darjr]

If someone *grifts me the environmental bomb suit I’ll go.

Dangit! I had to double check that I didn’t type that!

 

[Ralif Redhammer]

Sigh...back in the 90s, they were just omnipresent. Hearing those songs just immediately takes me back.

Also, the slice of cranberry crostata, with a dollop of non-dairy vanilla ice cream, was delightful.

For me, all this talk of Cranberries just makes me miss Dolores O'Riordan.
So I'm gonna play a song or two so I can hear her voice...

Much like JKR, all they had to do was keep their goonish opinions to themselves and...well, not rake in the money like she does, but presumably do okay with their museum endeavor. Heck, they probably could've continued to get away with selling their TSR-branded t-shirts and dollar store dice.

Yep. Same here.

If someone *grits me the environmental bomb suit I’ll go.

As much as we make fun of grits whenever LaNasa comes up, grits are quite tasty.

If someone *grifts me the environmental bomb suit I’ll go.

 

[Snarf Zagyg]

As much as we make fun of grits whenever LaNasa comes up, grits are quite tasty.

Grits. The one food that is good for eating AND kissing.

 

[Cadence]

Much like JKR, all they had to do was keep their goonish opinions to themselves and...well, not rake in the money like she does, but presumably do okay with their museum endeavor. Heck, they probably could've continued to get away with selling their TSR-branded t-shirts and dollar store dice.

For a second I though you were talking about the Cranberries here and was wondering what I missed! (You weren't, right?)

 

[Ralif Redhammer]

No, just JK Rowling.

For a second I though you were talking about the Cranberries here and was wondering what I missed! (You weren't, right?)

 

[Staffan]

I prefer lingonberries. Sold basically jellied in the US and great on Swedish pancakes and in some baked goods. Cranberries are good in a bread, say, but are often served as their own thing, which doesn't do on it for me.

Lingonberries are, of course, awesome with meatballs and potatoes.

 

[Dausuul]

Much like JKR, all they had to do was keep their goonish opinions to themselves and...well, not rake in the money like she does, but presumably do okay with their museum endeavor. Heck, they probably could've continued to get away with selling their TSR-branded t-shirts and dollar store dice.

JKR was sensible enough to rake in the money before expressing her opinions.

Also, she actually produced some books.

 

[J.Quondam]

For some reason, whenever I've read "TSR CON" lately, I'm starting to hear it in my head as "trash can".

 

[vecna00]

C'mon, admit it, you would go to watch the dumpster fire upclose

Now that is tempting....but, nah!

 

[darjr]

For some reason, whenever I've read "TSR CON" lately, I'm starting to hear it in my head as "trash can".

Someone please jiggle the handle?!

 

[Mistwell]

Right now I'm planning on attending GaryCon. But who knows what the state of the pandemic will be by March? Three months ago the county I live in had only a tenth of the daily cases we do now. Having to fly to get to the con, with all the flight cancellations and delays going on (which, admittedly, are due to a number of factors that could also change by then), that represents yet another risk.

It's ironic, before LaNasa and crew opened their mouths, I would've gladly stopped by the Dungeon Hobby Shop while I was in town. Now, wouldn't go near it with a ten-foot pole, even if they weren't having their own Covid super-spreader event.

And all of this talk of cranberries makes me happy that I've got a cranberry crostata upstairs to eat.

I kinda do want to poke the Hobby Shop with a 10' pole. Not go in, just poke the building.

 

[Sacrosanct]

I kinda do want to poke the Hobby Shop with a 10' pole. Not go in, just poke the building.

I've seen the pictures of the museum. As a personal collection of stuff, it's great. As a museum, it's pretty woeful. I know people with more impressive collections of old D&D stuff. They don't really have all that much original art (that's owned by others and in other museums. So....what do they have to offer? The window and drapes that there is a photo of Gary sitting under? A display case selling faux-military patches with "paladin" written on them? As a vet, I actually find that distasteful. The real patches you have to earn, and it just feels like another wannabe copying something to make a buck off the sacrifices of others.

 

[Azzy]

On the other hand, there is a whole city named Gary, so you might find a GaryCon in Indiana. (Seems like a missed branding opportunity for the Gygaxes)

Queues up The Music Man....