The 2023 Svengoolie/C2E2 Diaries Day 2 – Saturday!
9:00 am: As soon as I walked onto the train station platform, I was greeted by a woman dressed as Princess Leia on Endor (holding a toddler dressed as an Ewok) and a sixty-something-year-old Brony....
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For the second time in about as many weeks, I headed up to the Hyatt Regency in Rosemont, Illinois for a convention. Whereas the previously covered G-FEST was a family affair, however, Flashback...
View Article2023 Flashback Weekend Saturday: Svengoolie and the Fans!
The second day of Flashback Weekend began before the convention doors opened, with my friends, Don and Bunny, waiting for me downstairs to discuss the previous day. While heading towards the...
View Article2023 Flashback Weekend Saturday: Svengoolie & the Colossal Costume Contest!
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View ArticleThe 2023 Svengoolie/C2E2 Diaries Day 2 – Saturday!
9:00 am: As soon as I walked onto the train station platform, I was greeted by a woman dressed as Princess Leia on Endor (holding a toddler dressed as an Ewok) and a sixty-something-year-old Brony....
View Article2023 Flashback Weekend Friday: Svengoolie with Joe Bob Briggs! (and MUCH more)!
For the second time in about as many weeks, I headed up to the Hyatt Regency in Rosemont, Illinois for a convention. Whereas the previously covered G-FEST was a family affair, however, Flashback...
View Article2023 Flashback Weekend Saturday: Svengoolie and the Fans!
The second day of Flashback Weekend began before the convention doors opened, with my friends, Don and Bunny, waiting for me downstairs to discuss the previous day. While heading towards the...
View Article2023 Flashback Weekend Saturday: Svengoolie & the Colossal Costume Contest!
When Flashback Weekend reconvened in 2021, the number of contestants in its annual costume contest surged. I understood with all the extra time some folks had in lockdown why that year went nuts, but...
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