This past weekend I was lucky enough to attend ConCarolinas in Charlotte, NC. I wasn’t entirely sure what to expect going into it since it was my first con. It turned out to be great. I got to meet lots of new people from the 501st that I hadn’t yet had the privilege to meet, as well as see those that I had met. I would have to say the highlights for me were getting to meet Albin Johnson (the guy who started it all!), participating in the droid hunt, and inducting artist Scott Rorie as an honorary member of the 501st. Albin was a really awesome guy to talk to and hang out with. It was really interesting hearing his views on costuming and some of the stories he had to tell. As far as the droid hunt goes, the 501st organized a little game/raffle for the “con-goers” to play with us. We confiscated “droids” (they were really badges worn by people at the con) in exchange for a raffle ticket. The kids had lots of fun with it as well as the adults. Anyway, here’s a pic of me at the con taken by one of the members of the Mandalorian Mercs:
More pics from the con can be found here.
Killer site brother!! meet ya at Con Carolinas..looking forward to trooping w/ ya again….later. TK 8236,OUT!
Thanks man. Regretfully I haven’t updated the site in a while. I need to get on that again. It was good to meet you at con carolinas last year. Hopefully we’ll troop together again soon.