Thank you, Glenn. This is very helpful info. I want to get through the lines as quick as I can and make it as easy on your team as possible. If it means I can use a more comfortable bag, then it's no problem to hold onto the few items I want to store in there until I get through the line. Thanks for making this allowance for us. It is truly appreciated.
I've had those same sort of sticky mishaps before - spilled liquor down your arm, shirt, shoes, etc. is no fun way to spend an evening - so that's why I was hoping to be able to use a bag that would let me avoid stuff like that and allow my hands to be free for things like
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. Ha-ha! Non taken - sometimes I think life would be a lot easier if I wasn't a female, but then again it might not be as much fun. :Shedevil:Nothing personal ladies, but DAMN I'm glad I'm not a chick.
Nothing personal ladies, but DAMN I'm glad I'm not a chick.
Many sticky mishaps is not necessarily a bad thing
so that's why I was hoping to be able to use a bag that would let me avoid stuff like that and allow my hands to be free for things like
Couldn't have said it better myself! Thanks to the moshing death metallers during Therion's set, no doubt. There were almost several fights on the floor because of this.It means pictures are cool, as long as they are taken from a film-using camera. IE: If you put film into it, and have to have the film developed, then the camera is fine. Digital cameras of all sorts are off-limits.
And the no-moshing clause above makes me so happy.
I hope you are wearing your Manowar shirt, Jeff! I will say hello to you if I see ya! I'll be the dude in the Strato shirt!Like everyone else so far I would definitely say "pace yourself". PP is a chance for me to see one of my only other surviving friends from the high school days - so our first night in town usually results in massive hangovers
Definitely take advantage of any free breakfast at the hotel you are at. It IS worth it to drag your weary carcass there, because like many have said - odds are you wont be eating much once things start up.
Do say hello to anyone & everyone. I suck with names (who now Alzheimer's hit at age 40, maybe I'm just special) but I do recognize people from year to year (this is only year 3 for me). This is quite a collection of good people - from all over, and their tastes are pretty diverse. You're bound to meet some good folks here for sure.
Bring cash. You never know where you'll find an ATM, or if your fellow PPers have already drained it - and you will find that one item you can't live without at one of the vendors. Also, taking out a bunch of cash at your local bank before heading to ATL can save you precious dollars in fees - could be the difference between having that one extra beer (or cd etc) each night.
If you hear of a "meetup" or something and you are available to go. Again, the people that attend are a big part of why this has become such a special event. Whether it's lunch at Front Page News (which we were at, at same time, but didn't sit with the big group) or if you hear a bunch of people going to Six Flags, Cheetahs, the Coke museum etc - see if you can bum along. You'll have a blast and end up getting to know some of the people a lot better.
Listen for kickass tunes emanating from behind hotel doors. If you hear something you like - knock, introduce yourself & be prepared to party.
Finally, if this is your first PP Fest, the number one piece of advice I can give - be prepared to be hooked immediately. Start planning for next year - tell your boss/significant other etc, start saving money now
See ya there,
Jeff
Hail and kill!
Somehow I doubt that I will, though. uke:I hope you are wearing your Manowar shirt, Jeff! I will say hello to you if I see ya! I'll be the dude in the Strato shirt!
Thanks to the moshing death metallers during Therion's set, no doubt. There were almost several fights on the floor because of this.
Just buy some disposable cameras. Also, get as close to the stage as possible.
