The Convention: Gear Con (Steampunk)<\/p>\n
The Place: Lloyd\u2019s Center Doubletree Inn<\/p>\n
The Dates : 5 -7 July\u00a0 2013<\/p>\n
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Gear Con is Portland\u2019s premier Steampunk convention. Both Hello Kitty and Chococat plushiest were my companions.\u00a0 I was apprehensive at fist, notably this was my fist Steampunk convention but not sure I would be accepted. I am gladly report I was wrong.<\/p>\n
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Saturday:\u00a0 I skipped out Friday because I w as busy and head over to the convention and\u00a0\u00a0 bough an one day pass, nit sure I wanted to stay a second day.\u00a0\u00a0 My plan was to get a full Steampunk experience, I marveled at the creations in the art solon, I sat in some of the Steampunk\u00a0\u00a0 author readings and sat in on some panels. Most of the time I took a lot pictures and talk to some others. I found them to be very friendly group of people, calming my fears I would be shunned buy a clich\u00e9d fandom for even daring to show up in street clothing.\u00a0 After dinner at a local Ethiopian restraint I check out the evening entertainment. I was a little annoyed that the consort started late. First up was a set by Poplock Holmes, a Steampunk Rapper and his DJ who use a Theremin instead scratching recodes.\u00a0 Unfortunately\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 the vocal sound channel was not very good and I could not hear him very well. \u00a0After a swing group came the main attraction Abby Park. They were ok it just I not a Rock n Roll guy. \u00a0I went home after the first set.<\/p>\n
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Sunday: I had so much fun Saturday I decided to make it a weekend.\u00a0 There was not much in the way of panels but I did like the Victorian Martial Arts Symposium and (Bartitsu Work-shop) I never know such martial arts exist. I spent the rest of the time hanging around\u00a0\u00a0 until closing ceremony.<\/p>\n
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The Good: Meeting other and a new fandom<\/p>\n
The Bad: a minor issue about sound quality at the Saturday Night concert.<\/p>\n
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The Ugly: Nothing<\/p>\n
Notable Quote: Steampunk is where Anime fans go with they are sick of anime fandom.<\/p>\n
I enjoyed going t to Garcon. I find Steampunk a open and friendly fandom.\u00a0 Steampunk share in a trait with the Fury fandom: both Furries and Steampunk are fans of their own creation. I am not suppressed that furries cross over to the Steampunk culture. \u00a0Steampunk can teach the Furry fandom what is like to be an intergenerational fandom. I seen babies dressed in Steampunk to elderly couples.<\/p>\n
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