Kim Wesley's story about attending Gen Con via phone while on bed rest ...
http://www.genconhistory.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=380
Terry O'Brien's story about some unhappy Ranma 1/2 animae fans ...
http://www.genconhistory.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=341
Matthew Caron's photo of a lighter that was the result of a draw-off between Brom and Tony DiTerlizzi (Brom's side is on the left, Tony's on the right) ...
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We had quite a turnout in our very last "Miscellaneous" categories, so we decided to go all out and award badges for 4 stories and 4 photos! Here are those winners ...
David Chen's story about Bobba Fett and Darth Maul being shot down by local girls ...
http://www.genconhistory.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=350
davester64's story about his dinner with Lou Zocchi ...
http://www.genconhistory.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=313
Randy Miller's love story called "When Geeks Marry" ...
http://www.genconhistory.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=322
Vic Polites' story about a phone call from Farscape's Virginia Hey to his wife ...
http://www.genconhistory.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=333
Sonja Proffit's Rikku costume photo ...
Charlotte Ruck's photo of fun at Rogue Judges night before the training session ...
Julie Truesdell's photo of a Car Wars demo ...
Bryon A. Petrie's photo of the Lord of the Ring's Sean Astin at the Decipher booth ...
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And congratulations again to ALL of our 50 winners! They include:
Bob Derme, Zen Faulkes, Bill Dunn, Ryan Tackett, Erica King, Jeff Harkness, Tandora, Ronnie Rex, Oldgrognard, Ron Purvis, Jason R. Griffith, Robert Armstrong, Michael Yates, genconjunkie, ValentineW, Robert Peter Derme II, Anastasia Becker, Michael Dockery, Henchman213, Sidney Blumenthal, Cynthia Hart, Bart Miller, Dan Adams, Balthor, Mike Hawkins, Henry Chi, Jeff Thetford, Josiah Jenson, mortice, mjbrown111, GnomeNose, Leah Hand, Nicol Buckley, Shawna McCormick, Patrick Seymour, Jeremy Zimmerman, Tom Wesley, alycia, Jae Walker, Terry O'Brien, Kim Wesley, Matthew Caron, David Chen, davester64, Randy Miller, Vic Polites, Sonja Proffit, Charlotte Rucks, Julie Truesdell, Byron A. Petrie
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Didn't win a badge? Remember that we'll be selecting stories and photos to include in the 40 Years of Gen Con coffee table book in the next month or so. This selection is completely separate from the free badge promo ... so there's still a chance you could end up in the book and get a free copy, too, whether you won a badge or not! We'll announce those names sometime in May, so stay tuned!
Also, GenCon.com will be accepting pre-orders for the 40 Years of Gen Con coffee table book through their website, and the Gen Con Indy gift shop will be THE exclusive place to buy it on its release in August ... if you can wait, it should also be available through your friendly local retail store a few weeks after the convention.
