James Dolph (garagesale) was new to the line up in 09 with something different. He called the session "The Action Figure as a Text: Or How You Too Can Get a Degree in Mego. Really. I'm Not Kidding."

James described it as a 45-minute overview of how he's managed to put Mego action figures at the center of a serious and scholarly study in semiotics, leading to a Master of Fine Arts in Interdisciplinary Arts at Vermont's Goddard College. His presentation covered the deeper meaning and importance of action figures in general as a mode of intellectual discourse, giving attention not only to the Mego's special place in the canon of 20th century playthings, but also show their usefulness in communicating political and social messages.

Ray Miller returned again with a new Micronauts session. Ray has tons of Micro information so each time he comes back, it's always something different.

There was another MegoMuseum benefit raffle. Proceeds benefited the Mego Museum general bandwidth, card and assistance fund. All kinds of prizes were donated from within the Mego community (see those in on the raffle page of this site). Thanks to all who contributed prizes so.

The custom figure auction returned again in 09. Several talented customizers donated a complete custom figure for the benefit auction. These figures were posted online on the raffle/benfit auction page, and proxy bids were taken, so even those that could not be there could participate. This is always a lot of fun.

Preceeding the Custom Figure Auction was our annual Custom Panel, 09 participants were Scott Pierce, Art Baltazar and Chad Gordy. This is a chance for general custom questions to be asked of different customizers within the community. Helpful hints and "trade secrets" are always shared and ideas exchanged.

Here's what the Schedule looked like.

Thursday Night-

Early Bird Night! Several people show up a day early. There is absoluting nothing planned or officially going on, but people that show early start to gather in the Super 8 hotel lobby as they arrive. By 6 or 7 pm, we usually have a group of about 10-15 and go find someplace to eat. Then we normally open up the Megosuite and hang out until whenever.

Friday Night-

5p.m. – 10p.m. Reception, swap meet, pizza party, dealer setup at Kruger Street Train and Toy Museum. Note- you don't have to wait until 5pm to show up. Many people head over to the Museum whenever they get in. We're there all day setting up, so everyone is welcome to come by and just hang out. Nothing is really setup, but there is always good company.

Retire to the Megosuite-

Saturday-

8a.m.- Doors open for dealers

9a.m.- Event opens

10:00a.m. James Dolph (garagesale)- "The Action Figure as a Text: Or How You Too Can Get a Degree in Mego. Really. I'm Not Kidding."

11:00a.m. Ray Miller- Micronauts

12:15p.m.- Everyone in the lobby for a Group picture

1p.m.- Castaway Toys- New Mego-like figures toy line discussed

2p.m.- Custom Panel Q&A

2:30p.m.- Custom Figure Auction

3:15p.m.- Raffle Drawing

6:30 p.m. Dinner at Undo’s Restaurant

Retire to the Megosuite