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Title: DreddCon This Year?
Post by: Abbadon on 12 July, 2006, 01:54:53 AM
Does anyone know if there will be a DreddCon this year? I'll be making one of my semi annual trips from the colonies to the Motherland later this year and would like to make it part of the festivities. IIRC it's usually held in October but we're a couple of months behind prog wise in the states so by the time I see ads its already over, so any info on dates, location etc would be welcome.

Thanks!
Title: Re: DreddCon This Year?
Post by: Wils on 12 July, 2006, 02:03:00 AM
From what I gather, there's no Dreddcon this year, but there might well be a big do of some kind next February to mark the Prog's 30th birthday.
Title: Re: DreddCon This Year?
Post by: Matt Timson on 12 July, 2006, 04:17:37 AM
*sputter*  

What is that revolting cat thing icon?!?  I demand the return of the cock with teeth icon!

Title: Re: DreddCon This Year?
Post by: Dudley on 12 July, 2006, 04:21:06 AM
That's Harry Hill's cat, that is.  I agree it's far too classy for Wils.
Title: Re: DreddCon This Year?
Post by: Wils on 12 July, 2006, 04:24:34 AM
Stouffer *stays*, so you'd better get used to it. Did I complain any of the times you've changed yours or even when you stopped being johnnythighbrows? No I didn't, so shut your bloody noise, twat-chops. ;)
Title: Re: DreddCon This Year?
Post by: monty-- on 12 July, 2006, 04:43:39 AM
What are the Dreddcons like anyway? Are they much kop?
Title: Re: DreddCon This Year?
Post by: BrianO on 12 July, 2006, 04:52:39 AM
Once I've got through enough Hypno-therapy to recall without screaming and passing out in fetal position i'll let you know.
Title: Re: DreddCon This Year?
Post by: Trout on 12 July, 2006, 06:26:41 AM
Dreddcon is brilliant.

Although they increasingly (for me) had little to do with comics and more and more to do with large getting drunk.
:-)

- Trout
Title: Re: DreddCon This Year?
Post by: Keef Monkey on 12 July, 2006, 07:13:23 AM
Having never been to one we've resolved to make it to the next one, so hopefully it'll return!
Title: Re: DreddCon This Year?
Post by: Quirkafleeg on 12 July, 2006, 02:57:22 PM
>What are the Dreddcons like anyway?

Wonder round Oxford - Drink - Raffle - Drink - Curry - Sleep - Hangover - Drink - Queue for sketches - Drink - Panel - Drink - Pitchfest - Drink - Drink - Drink - Meal - Drink - Sleep - Hangover - Wonder round Oxford (cinema optional) - Go home.

Your experience many vary.
Title: Re: DreddCon This Year?
Post by: Buddy on 12 July, 2006, 04:40:12 PM
I'll be dissapointe if there is no Dreddcon this year. I missed the last few due to financial strife but am now cash happy, and was looking forward to meeting up and talking crap with other borders, having a dring and talking crap, getting sketches and buying artwork while talking crap to artists.

If these is a 30th birthday bash I'll have to keep my diaryu free for that (next Feb isn't it?).

The sooner Tharg tell us what's goin' down the better so travel/accommodation plans can be made.

C'mon Tharg, Dreddcon/Birthday bash. One or other or both?
Title: Re: DreddCon This Year?
Post by: paulvonscott on 12 July, 2006, 04:42:48 PM
If there is a 30th I'll try and make it this year, skintedness or preparing comics has kept me away from the last two, but shouldn't be a problem this time, I hopes.
Title: Re: DreddCon This Year?
Post by: DavidXBrunt on 12 July, 2006, 05:25:45 PM
And I should be there. Have managed to save some money this year so I won't have to slap it on my credit card.
Title: Re: DreddCon This Year?
Post by: Robo-K33F on 12 July, 2006, 07:22:25 PM
We are still in the process of deciding what to do for the 30th anniversary party; maybe another art exhibition event like Zarjaz!!

DreddCon may well be back on this year, although on much more of a smaller scale.  We may just hire out a pub and make it more of a social gathering.

Robo K33F
Title: Re: DreddCon This Year?
Post by: Wake on 12 July, 2006, 07:31:27 PM
We may just hire out a pub and make it more of a social gathering.

Shedcon at the 3 Goats' Heads was very well attended last year. They might let us have the upstairs to ourselves.

Cheers,

Wake
Title: Re: DreddCon This Year?
Post by: DavidXBrunt on 12 July, 2006, 07:42:29 PM
And has the bonus of being already known to a lot of the people who would be in attendance.
Title: Re: DreddCon This Year?
Post by: Matt Timson on 12 July, 2006, 07:43:28 PM
Ah... but will the white-haired random nutter be attending?
Title: Re: DreddCon This Year?
Post by: longmanshort on 12 July, 2006, 07:44:42 PM
Who, Gordon?
Title: Re: DreddCon This Year?
Post by: Matt Timson on 12 July, 2006, 07:51:05 PM
No.  This was a completely different white-haired nutter (is Gordon's hair white?)- a so called 'normal' member of the public who was anything but...
Title: Re: DreddCon This Year?
Post by: DavidXBrunt on 12 July, 2006, 09:23:52 PM
I liked him. Carries a harmonica round with him.
Title: Re: DreddCon This Year?
Post by: Art on 12 July, 2006, 09:32:15 PM
IIRC He may have been reading the Daily Mail when not engaging unwitting victims in "conversation".
Title: Re: DreddCon This Year?
Post by: Quirkafleeg on 12 July, 2006, 09:42:41 PM
It was the Mirror, I think, and I'm not sure shouting out headlines then arguing with them can really be described as 'reading'
Title: Re: DreddCon This Year?
Post by: DavidXBrunt on 12 July, 2006, 10:33:50 PM
You seemed to be getting on with him Gary.
Title: Re: DreddCon This Year?
Post by: Quirkafleeg on 12 July, 2006, 10:40:15 PM
>You seemed to be getting on with him Gary.

I think you mean humouring him, and I retreated as soon as possible
Title: Re: DreddCon This Year?
Post by: DavidXBrunt on 12 July, 2006, 10:51:48 PM
I wish you'd said. I wouldn't have given you private time.
Title: Re: DreddCon This Year?
Post by: Abbadon on 13 July, 2006, 12:30:16 AM
Bugger, this may be a duplicate but I'm a newbie so, shirt will happen. Anyhoo just wanted to say thanks for the info and this looks like a fun board so I'll try and look in from time to time.

Title: Re: DreddCon This Year?
Post by: Oddboy on 13 July, 2006, 08:08:50 PM
Hope it is on this year... I missed last years' and was particularly grumpy about it.