I think we ought to try a Texas Mini-Meet!

[Megospidey]

replied!

[cdhall]

I just logged in. If this is in Austin tell me when and where. I live here. I don't know anything else right now. I'll reply to my Aug 27 PM. For what good it will do. Looks like you guys are doing this in Austin soon?

I'm currently booked for Martial Arts on Oct 7-9, Oct 15 and Nov 4 fyi.

[Megospidey]

This is for the weekend of November 11-13. MegoJim will pm you the details when he sees this...hope you get to make it cdhall!

[cdhall]

Aye

I had no idea there was a Wizard World Con in Austin. Is this it's first year? And if not, man I need to get out more.

Also news to me but not surprising I didn't know this. I may have seen something about it a few years ago. If Joe Lansdale was there I just missed it around 2008 I think.

[mightyquinn]

How many of you guys will be staying 2 nights? I can't decide. Is the show worth going for two days?

[mightyquinn]

Looks like a pretty good agenda so far Jim. I planned on bringing a few extra goodies to swap. Anyone else planning on doing the same?

[megojim]

2 nights for me and megopidey
Yes we are planning a swap meet so bring your stuff. If you have a custom or eight you wanna show off, bring them as well

[Fire Marshal Bill]

Does someone want to take a shot at designing a t-shirt for this? If we can decide on something, i can check prices on getting them done.

[megojim]

i'm working on a design, but please submit all ideas, then we can pick which we like best . . .

[mightyquinn]

Checked out rooms within blocks of the convention center, and it looks like they are all already full!! This thing must be pretty big! How did you guys get the $115 deal at the omni? I just checked and it was over $200 a night.

[Megospidey]

I'm showing you can still book for $116 a night. You put in the arrival date of November 11 and the departure date of November 13, the number of people in the room, click the "availability" button at the bottom of the page, and it comes up with the rates.

It just showed me rates of $116 a night in the "Advance Purchase Promotion" section. You just click that and it gives you a couple of options for beds (king, 2 doubles, etc.)

[mightyquinn]

Alright, let me check again. There is nothing decent for that weekend for under $100.

[mightyquinn]

Can't get it, it's non-refundable.

[rche]

Alright, let me check again. There is nothing decent for that weekend for under $100.

You are probably not going to find anything inexpensive AND close to the convention center. You can probably still find things up the road off of I35 in that range, tho.

[cdhall]

Last hotel I stayed in was by calling Hotels.com I think and I got 45% off but I had a discount from another source which they honored.