Design Festa 2008

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  1. andy

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    Not quite as much in the way of sofubi as before, but still quite an event! A few pics here. The rest are on my blog.

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  2. Flatline

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    i must find that flatwoods monster! anyone know if there is any chance of S7 getting those?


    thanks for the pics andy, you have been coming through in the clutch here latley with some great pics.
     
  3. andy

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    Glad to be of service. Flying out in a few hours, though, so unfortunately, that'll be it for my event coverage for a while.
     
  4. jojo the dog faced boy

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    wow.....these are quite strange, and yet compelling at the same time.


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    and nice costume....

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    thanks for sharing the pix, andy.
     
  5. Lixx

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    Nice pics, argghh the Marmit GID Ghosts.......nemesis toy Fall 2008! They look alot bigger than 3 inches. Wow is that a poster chart of the kaiju from the ultraman neo kaiju book? Sure looks like it.
     
  6. khanate

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    Seconded! The live stage pic w/1 audience member is pretty damn funny.
     
  7. andy

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    That dude was the cameraman. There were a few of us standing in the drizzle watching the band. Maybe a dozen others were huddling under some overhang in the back. Band was pretty decent. They kept cursing the rain and cold LOL.
     
  8. ted kopper

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    nice pics
     
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    Those babyface masks are creepy. And details on who made and/or sold these ?
     
  10. Joe

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    Awesome coverage once again andy.
    Thanks for the pics.
    And yea, some of those masks are creepy as hell.
     
  11. pickleloaf

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    that LIVE STAGE made me think of the scene in hedwig and the angry inch when they were playing that tiny stage on the hill and there was one person with an umbrella there to watch/listen
     
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    Thanks for the pics and write-up.
     
  13. ted kopper

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    really nice coverage of the fest. were you able to score anything andy?
     
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    I like the octopus man with the amped Ukelele.
     
  15. andy

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    Thanks. I think the only thing I picked up was a funny postcard. By the time D.F. rolled around, I was pretty sofubi'd out LOL and was actually kind of glad to be off the hook for the day. :lol:
     
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    The guy being a panda is 10x creepier than those, though. Two totally different kinds of creepy :|
     
  17. downwithgnomes

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    "At twenty-six my academic career was over, I had never kissed a boy, and I was still sleeping with Mom."
     
  18. Mr. Humphreys

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    Great photos and nice blog!
    How do you manage NOT to go bankrupt when you travel to Japan? ;)
     
  19. VELOCITRON

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    Try living here... Its just a question of which gives out first: shelf space or bank account!
     
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    i agree whole heartedly, the panda dude is going to give me nightmares tonite i guarantee
     

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