San Diego Comic-Con

[Drunk Monk]

In the gate line for my flight home. 

A long slow line.

yay southwest…

[Drunk Monk]

Southwest just announced that poster tubes count as one of your two carry on items and the peeps setting next to me are trying to stuff a fat plushy Pokémon into their already packed luggage.

[Greg]

Snap back to reality.

[Drunk Monk]

Came home and sat down to a telemeeting with my YMAA boss. My sales are way below goal this month so it was a lecture in sales stats analysis, which he loves but I find tiresome because my data pool is questionable. 

Stats, sales, Monday work meetings… 

The default world sux.

[Greg]

I'm betting Kelly Hu wasn't part of the work call.

[Drunk Monk]

If only...

That's different work entirely.

[Drunk Monk]

Just placed my order for this year's press pass. Pre-approved. They will be mailing it to me next month - free of charge. 

Now I must sort where I'm staying...

[Drunk Monk]

Just sorted my flight tickets. I had credit from Alaska because they cancelled our flight to Mexico back in January. So that was free. 

Patrick is sorting lodging. He's got a few candidates and put money down on one that he can cancel. It's a mile away, but it's an easy mile. SDCC is about a lot of walking always. I secured him a press pass too. 

SDCC is two weeks after Shaolin, followed immediately by RotR the following weekend, and then OSL the weekend after that.

[Drunk Monk]

https://www.thewrap.com/comic-con-2024-p...san-diego/

[Drunk Monk]

Being on the press list, I'm getting over a half dozen promos and invites from various outlets seeking publicity. Most are pretty obscure comic book things but some are very cool. 

This is by far the funniest one so far.

HEAD OVER TO THE TEXAS CHAIN SAW MASSACRE' 50th ANNIVERSARY FOOD TRUCK AT THIS YEAR'S 

SAN DIEGO COMIC CON

Dark Sky Films Continues The Year-Long 50th Anniversary Celebrations At San Diego Comic Con 2024 With A Barbecue Food Truck And An Official Popup Homage To The Film’s Iconic 

“SLAUGHTER BARBECUE” Roadside Store

To celebrate the 50th anniversary of The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, Dark Sky Films continues a series of year-long fan events by partnering with local BBQ food truck operator UP IN SMOKE BBQ to create an official popup homage to the film’s iconic “WE SLAUGHTER BARBECUE” roadside store at this year’s San Diego Comic Con, the world’s largest pop culture event in the US. The food truck will be located in Comic Con’s Petco Park Interactive Zone, a no-badge-required event area across from the San Diego Convention Center. 

Offering a bespoke menu of Texas Chain Saw Massacre victim-inspired offerings, each food purchased will come with a San Diego Comic Con-exclusive collectible button. (limited quantities available)

EVENT DETAILS:
THE TEXAS CHAIN SAW MASSACRE 50TH ANNIVERSARY FOOD TRUCK 

In celebration of the 50th anniversary of The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, enjoy barbecue offerings inspired by the horror classic and feast on freshly slaughtered menu items presented by Leatherface himself. Each food order comes with a collectible Texas Chain Saw Massacre 50th anniversary button (until supplies last).

Dates: Thursday, 7/25 - Sunday, 7/28 
Location: Petco Park Interactive Zone (badge-free, across the street from the San Diego Convention Center)
THE TEXAS CHAIN SAW MASSACRE 50TH ANNIVERSARY FOOD TRUCK
"WE SLAUGHTER BARBECUE" MENU
PICK YOUR MEATS
“KIRK" (brisket)
"JERRY" (pork)
“PAM" (chicken)
“SALLY" (Impossible meatballs / vegetarian)
ENTREE OPTIONS
SLAUGHTERHOUSE SAMMIES: Your choice of meat served on a French roll with our homemade coleslaw and served with a side of house seasoned potato chips
SLAUGHTERHOUSE SLIDERS: Your choice of meat served on one or two slider rolls with our homemade coleslaw served with a side of house seasoned potato chips
SLAUGHTERHOUSE SALAD: Fresh mixed greens topped with one of our meats and our homemade coleslaw served with a side of house seasoned potato chips
ALL BEEF "FRANKLIN": A 1/4 lb all-beef hotdog served a side of house seasoned potato chips
LEATHERFACE'S STACK 'O' MEAT: Our house seasoned potato chips topped with ALL THREE of our meats, shredded cheddar cheese, salsa, black beans and drizzled with our homemade ranch dressing
ALSO SERVING
- GRANDPA'S SMOKED CHIPS
- THE COOK'S SECRET BAKED BEANS
- HITCHHIKER ICE COLD DRINKS (Sodas/water)

The 50th Anniversary festivities kicked off with an audience-capturing social activation at this year’s SXSW Film Festival, where fans watched the live creation of an ice sculpture unveiling the new 50th anniversary TCM logo with a chainsaw wielding Leatherface. Fans were then treated to one of the largest Chain Saw reunions ever with twelves guests appearing at this year’s Texas Frightmare Weekend this past May.

 

Throughout the summer and fall, fans of THE TEXAS CHAIN SAW MASSACRE will continue to be treated with special appearances and fan panels at various events acrossst the country.

 

In August, the restored film will premiere at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York City, where it is a part of the revered institution's permanent collection. This weeklong presentation opens on August 8, when members of the film’s creative team, including screenwriter Kim Henkel, cinematographer Daniel Pearl, actress Teri McMinn, and production manager Ron Bozman, will join curator Ron Magliozzi and Caryn Coleman, founder of The Future of Film Is Female, to discuss The Texas Chain Saw Massacre’s production and legacy.

Wait..'acrossst'?

[Greg]

As long as you haven't reverted to pescatarian.

[Drunk Monk]

Not yet. 

Soon. 

Maybe after RotR. And a fat steak...

[Drunk Monk]

Reviewing my SDCC game plan for transportation. Fortunately SD is fairly small. We're bunking at an AirBnB that's 1.4 miles from the venue, but I was 1.2 miles away last year at the Wyndham, so it's no big. There's a shuttle stop about a half mile away, and that's a 17 min ride, but I'll have to do that at least once because the stop is just a few blocks from Lofty Coffee, my fav Little Italy cafe. 

Just re-read this whole thread. Gears shifting from Shaolin to SDCC. I'm semi-rested/recovered. 

I arrive in the afternoon, and will probably Lyft to the pad (aka Chop Hall - feel free to guess why but you'll never get it) to drop my luggage, then head to the Den of Geek party which is in the Gaslamp.  

So far, none of the events have grabbed me beyond the Star Trek Hall H one (but I need to look deeper). One of my Kung Fu brothers has been doing SDCC for years and is a major trekkie. We've tentative plans to sit out the Hall H line together.

[Drunk Monk]

What kind of international airport doesn’t have a place to change money? Freakin SJC. I had some leftover Taiwanese yuan that I hoped to exchange.

Boarding soon. Had some SJ Mac & cheese for a quick lunch. It’ll surely spike my blood sugar while I’m on the plane. Eager to get to the con…

[thatguy]

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—tg