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    SDCC 2011 was held at the San Diego Convention Center from Wednesday July 20th to Sunday July 24th, 2011.

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    Edited By Riezner
    Hey cool kids!
    Hey cool kids!

    No Comic-Con is complete without a Comic Vine meet-up. The team spends their crazy packed days flying around the convention floor, sitting on panels, and shooting video, but we make it a point to squeeze in some time to see you, our beloved users.

    This year, we're heading back to the same spot we picked last year, Sloppy Joey's at 548 5th Ave in San Diego. We're planning on being their at 8pm on Friday night and will be hanging out for about an hour or so. You'll know you're in the right place if you see me outside. I'll be hanging out front letting people know where to go. Remember this face. Don't you forget it.

    Of course, the finest laid plans can go awry. Be sure to follow me on twitter @Riezner where I'll be updating everyone if something changes.

    We're all really looking forward to meeting you if we haven't, and seeing some of our old friends we met last year. Let us know in the comments below if you'll be joining us!

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    #1  Edited By TheMess1428

    I'm in that picture! lol 
     
    I will be getting off work on Friday from the Convention Center at 8pm. I'll come down and hang out again.

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    #2  Edited By ImperiousRix

    These always seem like such a cool thing. 
    I'd just feel awkward showin' up when I'm not even going to the con!

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    #3  Edited By Icarusflies  Moderator

    Aww man. :(

    I'll be at Dr. Horrible Live Friday Night

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    #4  Edited By Riezner

    @ImperiousRix: You better show up, whether you're attending the con or not!

    @Icarusflies: What a bummer! Be sure to find us on the floor then, okay?

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    #5  Edited By Bruce Vain

    Yea but see I DON'T like you people. Soooo..... 
     
    lol

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    #6  Edited By TheMess1428
    @ImperiousRix said:
    These always seem like such a cool thing. I'd just feel awkward showin' up when I'm not even going to the con!
    I didn't go to the con last year but I went to the meet-up anyways because I live in San Diego. Thats how @sora_thekey and I became good friends. This year, I work at the Convention Center so I'll be at the Con selling food.
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    #7  Edited By jamesewelch
    @TheMess1428:  Any chance you can give us a discount this year?  Paying $10 for a sandwich is a bit much :) j/k
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    #8  Edited By gmanfromheck

    @jamesewelch: Dude, those things aren't sandwiches!

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    #9  Edited By TheMess1428
    @jamesewelch said:
    @TheMess1428:  Any chance you can give us a discount this year?  Paying $10 for a sandwich is a bit much :) j/k
    They're $8.25 last time I checked. lol
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    #10  Edited By ArtisticNeedham

    I can't see why I wont be there.

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    #11  Edited By NightFang3

    I keep forgetting how short Babs is.

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    #12  Edited By johnny_spam

    Looking at that picture everyone is smiling and happy it looks like a great time had by all but........underneath you see something....evil.

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    #13  Edited By mavericksfan41

    This is the first time for me going to Comic Con. I'm from Massachusetts and this is also the first time I'm going to California. I have no idea what to expect, any tips?  
     
    P.S I will try and make it but it is the same time as the Batman Year One premiere that I really wanted to go to

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    #14  Edited By sora_thekey

    ALSO, remember this face because he will probably spend his time being the guy´s (who is hanging out front letting people know where to go) bodyguard! :P @Riezner:

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    #15  Edited By jamesewelch
    @mavericksfan41
     
    Drink lots of water, it's pretty hot here now. (I live in San Diego).
     
    Bring very comfortable shoes, maybe 2 sets :)
     
    And a backpack or something to carry stuff in. The bags you get at Comic Con are big enough to stuff 2 or 3 people in and they are very hard to wear/carry through large crowds, especially since everyone else has a huge bag, too.
     
    Our ground-level light rail is called a "trolley". However, it looks nothing like a San Fransisco trolley. Calling it a "train" or "subway" will get you lost or sent to the actual Amtrak station.  If you're taking the trolley, there are colored lines (blue line, green line, etc.). All of the cars are red, so if someone says take the blue trolley, they mean blue line trolley not blue colored trolley. (all cars are red, or will have big adverts pasted on them). This is the thing that confuses most visitors when asking for directions.
     
    If you're an old movie fan, the "Top-Gun bar" is directly across the street from SDCC (also stands for San Diego Convention Center and SD Comic Con). It's the bar where Goose played the piano and they sung the song. It's pretty cool place and has good BBQ.
     
    Taxi's don't stop on the curb. It's not like NYC here. All taxis have waiting locations where they'll wait for you. I've seen east coasters try to hail a cab from curb and it doesn't really work that way here. There's just not enough cabs, compared to NYC. You might get lucky, but most of the time cabs on the street will already have a passenger. It's easier to find the taxi queue and just get in line there.
     
    You can try your luck with a pedi-cab (guy/girl on bike pulling a cart/chair behind them). Be careful, 2 or 3 years ago, some guy killed a passenger on July 4th because he was going too fast and into traffic, old lady fell out and got ran over. The vast majority of the drivers aren't familiar with the city (they come here for summer from overseas on school visas) or traffic laws. I'd never recommend anyone hoping into one of those things, unless you're young and drunk and wouldn't really feel any pain if you got ran over by a truck/car.
     
    My boss/office is mostly from Boston area, so I've been back there a few times. If you have any questions, just drop me a PM or ask here.
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    Gosh I sure would love to tag along if I could! Well, maybe something will happen yet to where I can. Who knows!

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    #17  Edited By Rayeth

    Will attempt to be there. Con plans are notoriously hard to keep, but assuming I'm not somehow already drunk, I should be there to hangout with you awesome folks.

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    #18  Edited By sora_thekey

    @TheMess1428: Yay! I haven't seen you in a long time!! We'll be able to catch up!

    @TheMess1428 said:

    @ImperiousRix said:
    These always seem like such a cool thing. I'd just feel awkward showin' up when I'm not even going to the con!
    I didn't go to the con last year but I went to the meet-up anyways because I live in San Diego. Thats how @sora_thekey and I became good friends. This year, I work at the Convention Center so I'll be at the Con selling food.

    True story.

    @ImperiousRix: Who cares... The more the merrier! Just make a fake SDCC ID badge, arrive and hang out! :P jk It's not like we are checking who went to the con or not dude! :)

    @Icarusflies: We NEED to see YOU! So if you are not at Sloppy Joey's... BANNED! jk. See you on the floor! I'll be the one following those people on the picture!

    @ArtisticNeedham: @Rayeth: Yay!

    @NightFang: That's why I love standing next to her! Makes little ol' me look tall! n_n

    @mavericksfan41: All the suggestions james gave you is great. Also, remember Deodorant! You'll need it believe me! Alsom as for the Batman: Year One premiere... Think of it this way. Batman: Year One will be on DVD/Blu-Ray some day, we won't so if you miss us on the SDCC floor you might end up missing us completely because you didn't go to Sloppy's.

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    #19  Edited By ImperiousRix

    You people are making it very hard for me to be an introverted dorkling...

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    #20  Edited By grifter78

    aww, you used the pic I took of you guys at SDCC 2010.  *sniff* memories :)

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    #21  Edited By SevanGrim

    hope i can make it. i love u guys!

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    #22  Edited By Dark Cell

    Dang it! If only i lived in the US.

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    #23  Edited By EdwardWindsor

    i have two major problems . 
     
    1) I am in the wrong country
    2) i dont have change of a high ten.

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    #24  Edited By Mercy_

    I wish I could go D:

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    #25  Edited By Eyz

    Aww man...wish I could :(

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    #26  Edited By craigbo180

    Ummm what is Mat doing to Sara in that picture? Trying to push her out of frame or just using her as a resting post? :D

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    #27  Edited By sora_thekey

    @lazystudent said:

    2) i dont have change of a high ten.

    LOL!

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    #28  Edited By EdwardWindsor
    @sora_thekey:  High tens are more bad ass lol, though rookies hav a higher risk of fail.
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    #29  Edited By inferiorego  Staff

    @craigbo180 said:

    Ummm what is Mat doing to Sara in that picture? Trying to push her out of frame or just using her as a resting post? :D

    Holding myself up, I was on my tippy-toes because I'm short and I wanted someone else, for once, to be shorter than me.

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    #30  Edited By Daveyo520

    Sorry guys, I will never be able to go to Comic Con really.

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    #31  Edited By BlackRoseTessa

    i went to the horrid london version KAPOW witch is nothing like this one lol
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    #32  Edited By SuperCoonce

    wish i could be there -- have fun dudes.

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    #33  Edited By Myninjadon

    You guys should make it out to pizza port in Ocean Beach.  I will be working a double making pizzas all day.  But if not I will see you guys Saturday at the convention. 

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    #34  Edited By briangermain

    I'll be there in spirit!

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    #35  Edited By VictorGrey

    err, do I get a quest for this?

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    #36  Edited By Peteparker

    Where's the 2012 info?!?!?

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