BotCon '98 Registration Mailer
Robert A. Jung
Well, nobody's mentioned this yet, so I guess I will...
I got a mailer today from 3H Enterprises about BotCon '98. There's nothing
TOO fancy here -- a folded-sheet double-sided flyer enclosing a registration
form -- but there are a few tidbits of interest.
1. The flyer "cover" has a greyscale image, obviously a larger version of the
picture shown on Jon Hartman's page ("What is this robot looking at?").
Optimus Prime and Arcee are facing down a crowd of Decepticon leaders:
Shockwave, Scorponok, Bludgeon, Galvatron, Megatron, and Thunderwing. They
appear to be across a table, on which is a space scene of some sort. What
this has to do with BEAST WARS and the convention theme ("Unleash the beast!")
is beyond me.
2. The Anaheim Marriott hotel is $115/night. Yikes! Glad I live in L.A.;
I really think I'll pass on the hotel.
3. Special arrangements have been made for discount airfares, freight rates,
and rental car rates, all with United Airlines. Call the United Meetings desk
at 800-521-4041 and use Meeting ID Code 571PP.
4. The Art Contest/Auction is being run by Raksha again (despite her
insistence each year that she'll never do it again -- I think she's addicted
to the darn things B-). No word on other events, but I'm sure those will
pop up later.
5. Guests *INCLUDE* (but are probably not limited to) Susan Blu, Gary Chalk,
David Kaye, Scott McNeil, Doug Parker, Bob Forward, Larry DiTillo, Ron
Friedman (TFTM writer), Andrew Wildman, Simon Furman, and Vince DiCola.
That's all, folks -- tear it apart!
--R.J.
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Lazeric
Ah.... but you forgot to mention about the *Toys*!
Okay, I guess we pretty much knew there would be 2 again this year. One is
listed as a "Deluxe" for $7 (but I would guess this would be more along the
lines of a "Regular" BW for that price...)
And then the other is listed as a "Mega" for $27... which seems a bit steep for
a true "Mega" (which are usually around $15, which is a $12 increase for the
"exclusivity", compared to the "Deluxe" which is only a $2 increase for a $5
regular, or a $3 decrease if it truly is what would be a $10 "Deluxe". Could
the BC "Mega" be something a bit more than a "Mega", or is its increased price
to make up for the good deal for the "Deluxe"?)
The third option is the "Ultra" which is just both toys, listed for $32, so
you save $2!
Thoughts? Comments? Questions? Dirty Jokes?
- L -
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Cool, someone is actually reconizing TranFans. Now the only thing lef
to deal with is the senile price of a pepsi or coke. Wonder if the
airline will show tftm as the inflight movie, or will they stick us in a
little room with no seats. Wonder if other Companies will give us
somekind of discounts in the future.
STILL SEARCHING FOR TFTM ON LASERDISC(I can hope)
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Jon Hartman
I think you're overanalyzing it a bit. The "Deluxe," "Mega," and
"Ultra" designations refer to the registration levels and not
necessarily the level of the toy. It conveniently worked out that with
two exclusives there are four different combinations of toys. (Neither,
Toy A, Toy B, or Toy A+B) That allowed us to use the same names as the
toy levels for the registration levels. All we've said is that the toys
are two different sizes. You'll just have to wait until June 19 to see
exactly what they are.
Jon
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ANYONE SEE THE PRICE FOR THE HOTEL ? THATS ALOT CONCIDERING THE PRICE
FOR YEARS PASSED .BUT O WELL. LATER
$115.00 A NIGHT BETTER BE MANSION
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Tengu
In article <rjungEn...@netcom.com>, rj...@netcom.com says...
> 1. The flyer "cover" has a greyscale image, obviously a larger version of the
> picture shown on Jon Hartman's page ("What is this robot looking at?").
> Optimus Prime and Arcee are facing down a crowd of Decepticon leaders:
> Shockwave, Scorponok, Bludgeon, Galvatron, Megatron, and Thunderwing. They
> appear to be across a table, on which is a space scene of some sort. What
> this has to do with BEAST WARS and the convention theme ("Unleash the beast!")
> is beyond me.
I think Arcee is featured because of Susan Blu's scheduled
appearance at the 'Con. It seems like the other featured TFs are playing
some game of galactic "chess" with the planets of our solar system. If
you look close, you'll notice Galvy is about to move with the "Earth"
piece. :-)
> 2. The Anaheim Marriott hotel is $115/night. Yikes! Glad I live in L.A.;
> I really think I'll pass on the hotel.
Considering the regular rate was over $150.00, I see this
as a definite improvement. Also, the mailing noted that up to four
people could be accommodated at this price.
> 3. Special arrangements have been made for discount airfares, freight rates,
> and rental car rates, all with United Airlines. Call the United Meetings desk
> at 800-521-4041 and use Meeting ID Code 571PP.
Apparently, the "trip code" doesn't work yet. Immediately upon
reading this post this afternoon, I called United and asked about their
deals. It turns out code 571PP isn't in their system, nor is there any
mention at all of "BotCon" in their records. For anyone intending to
call United, you may want to give it a week or so to make sure they have
the right info.
> That's all, folks -- tear it apart!
No fair, Rob- I just pulled this flyer out of the mail and *now*
you want me to tear it apart? ;)
Tengu:<>
Jon Hartman
Tengu wrote:
>
> > 3. Special arrangements have been made for discount airfares, freight rates,
> > and rental car rates, all with United Airlines. Call the United Meetings desk
> > at 800-521-4041 and use Meeting ID Code 571PP.
>
> Apparently, the "trip code" doesn't work yet. Immediately upon
> reading this post this afternoon, I called United and asked about their
> deals. It turns out code 571PP isn't in their system, nor is there any
> mention at all of "BotCon" in their records. For anyone intending to
> call United, you may want to give it a week or so to make sure they have
> the right info.
I had someone contact me yesterday letting me know the meeting code
wasn't in the computer yet. I called the sales rep today and he said he
would activate it this afternoon. If it still isn't in the computer,
please let me know and I'll look into it.
Robert A. Jung
Well, if it makes you feel any better, there are lots of hotels that are
either a block away from Disneyland/the convention center, or close enough,
that don't cost as much as the Marriott. I did a casual web search and found
places starting in the $40-$65 per night range...
--R.J.
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In article <rjungEn...@netcom.com>,
rj...@netcom.com (Robert A. Jung) wrote:
>
> 1. The flyer "cover" has a greyscale image, obviously a larger version of the
> picture shown on Jon Hartman's page ("What is this robot looking at?").
> Optimus Prime and Arcee are facing down a crowd of Decepticon leaders:
> Shockwave, Scorponok, Bludgeon, Galvatron, Megatron, and Thunderwing. They
> appear to be across a table, on which is a space scene of some sort. What
> this has to do with BEAST WARS and the convention theme ("Unleash the beast!")
> is beyond me.
Not to be picky, Rob, but last year's artwork didn't really have anything
to do with the theme, either. It's just an opportunity to use some cool
new Wildman artwork. It should make more sense when you see its main
intended use later this month.
Jon
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Den 06-Feb-98 08:12:43 nedtecknade Robert A. Jung (rj...@netcom.com) följande:
> Well, nobody's mentioned this yet, so I guess I will...
> I got a mailer today from 3H Enterprises about BotCon '98. There's nothing
>TOO fancy here -- a folded-sheet double-sided flyer enclosing a registration
>form -- but there are a few tidbits of interest.
>1. The flyer "cover" has a greyscale image, obviously a larger version of the
>picture shown on Jon Hartman's page ("What is this robot looking at?").
>Optimus Prime and Arcee are facing down a crowd of Decepticon leaders:
>Shockwave, Scorponok, Bludgeon, Galvatron, Megatron, and Thunderwing. They
>appear to be across a table, on which is a space scene of some sort. What
>this has to do with BEAST WARS and the convention theme ("Unleash the
>beast!") is beyond me.
Who's drawn it?
>2. The Anaheim Marriott hotel is $115/night. Yikes! Glad I live in L.A.;
>I really think I'll pass on the hotel.
Eek, why can't BotCon ever be in Stockholm?
>5. Guests *INCLUDE* (but are probably not limited to) Susan Blu, Gary Chalk,
>David Kaye, Scott McNeil, Doug Parker, Bob Forward, Larry DiTillo, Ron
>Friedman (TFTM writer), Andrew Wildman, Simon Furman, and Vince DiCola.
Hehe, I hope for a brawl. DiTillio and Forward versus Wildman and Furman.
Which continuity will win, or will they sit down and smoke a peace pipe?
But who are Doug Parker, David Kaye, Gary Chalk and Scott McNeil?
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I can probably stay at a Sheraton. I get the lowest rate. If anyone is
interested in sharing a room at THAT rate (could be as low as $45 per
night), let me know. There is a chance I'll make it to BotCOn.
ZAPGUN
> But who are Doug Parker, David Kaye, Gary Chalk and Scott McNeil?
Doug Parker = Terrorsaur
David Kaye = BW Megatron
Gary Chalk = Optimus Primal
Scott McNeil = Waspinator, Rattrap, Dinobot, and Silverbolt.
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Oh, I'm not COMPLAINING -- just speculating. I'm *sure* it will all make
sense eventually...
Lazeric
ZAPGUN <ZAP...@prodigy.net> wrote:
>>Scott McNeil = Waspinator, Rattrap, Dinobot, and Silverbolt<<
That guy is definitely a party in himself... he'd be worth the price of
admission alone! And we thought we had fun with Peter Cullen's conversations
with Prime & Ironhide.... Imagine the conversations Scott can provide!
- L -
Allan [Weapon X] Liangco
1:58 PM EST, 2/15/98
On Sat, 07 Feb 1998, 01:09:03 -0500, Jon Hartman
<jhar...@noble.cioe.com> wrote:
>
> Tengu wrote:
> >
[snip]
> >
> > Apparently, the "trip code" doesn't work yet. Immediately upon
> > reading this post this afternoon, I called United and asked about their
> > deals. It turns out code 571PP isn't in their system, nor is there any
> > mention at all of "BotCon" in their records. For anyone intending to
> > call United, you may want to give it a week or so to make sure they have
> > the right info.
>
> I had someone contact me yesterday letting me know the meeting code
> wasn't in the computer yet. I called the sales rep today and he said he
> would activate it this afternoon. If it still isn't in the computer,
> please let me know and I'll look into it.
>
> Jon
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> BotCon '98 -- "Unleash the Beast!"
>
> http://noble.cioe.com/~jhartman/tf/tf.html <-- BotCon goes west!
>
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They're [the BotCon '98 registration mailers] out already?? Hmm...I
gotta check for that, or do I have to send a message to 3H Productions
to get my registration papers & form? I attended the previous BotCon and
thought they would send attendants the registration materials, since
they, the attendants, are put on the BotCon mailing list, or so I
thought. Allan L. {Weapon X}
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