Northern California Cherry Blossom Festival

[Hakaru_chan]

wait who is this guy? really.... i don't know.. but yea... his face showing up on this thing all big like this kinda scares me... ^ - ^*

:D going on the 19th. going to in the parade with my prinny friend. anyone from the 707, am can region whose going and would like to meet up with the two of us, you're more than welcome ^ - ^ (we'll be taking car to bart (el cerrito del norte then civic center)

Wow. just wow. you epically fail.

but in hindsight he was way before your time.

He's best known for playing Hikaru Sulu in the 70's original Star Trek.
Gay rights activities and all around really cool guy.

[Because he also played Hiro's Dad in the Tv Series "HEROES" ]

and theres something called google. use it people. :P

that plus is bio was on the CBF sight. he's the grand Marshall of the parade. is it me or you werent paying attention the website at all and just going

Oh, im gonna be a cosplayer cuz im cool like that.

*eye roll* sigh... u silly cosplayers.

* walks away *

He's also the announcer for the Howard Stern Show. I love it when they have him on.

wahh i did fail  :o but yea ima google it right now. thanks for the explanation! cuz i is cool like that haha  :-X

[narutofan17]

I just found out about it yesterday from my friend. I would dress up or cosplay but I it's way too last minute. BUT, I am down to drink. XD

[AnimeEmperor]

I'm not going, I have work. T________T

[Shinsengumi]

See you guys on Saturday and Sunday, I'll be cosplay as either Shinsengumi Hajime Saito from Rurouni Kenshin or Hijikata Toshizo from Peacemaker Kurogane.

[Oniko]

ok so 11am on Sunday we are meeting over by the resturant entrance of the mall.  I'll be wearing some brown cat ears for those that dont know me

[Hakaru_chan]

questions real quick.

i have never been in the parade before. this is my first time. i know where we're supposed to meet up/end and stuff but...

if you have like bags/purses/stuff, where do we put it before we march? im pretty sure we're not supposed to carry extra stuff while we're on display.

maybe the best thing is to have a another friend whose watching start and end with you on the sidewalk so they can carry your stuff?   

[kgHapa]

questions real quick.

i have never been in the parade before. this is my first time. i know where we're supposed to meet up/end and stuff but...

if you have like bags/purses/stuff, where do we put it before we march? im pretty sure we're not supposed to carry extra stuff while we're on display.

maybe the best thing is to have a another friend whose watching start and end with you on the sidewalk so they can carry your stuff?   

This is my first time going as well tomorrow, so if you find out the answers to any of the above, haha please let me know. Especially the purse part, I really need to know that  ;D

[Kiara]

questions real quick.

i have never been in the parade before. this is my first time. i know where we're supposed to meet up/end and stuff but...

if you have like bags/purses/stuff, where do we put it before we march? im pretty sure we're not supposed to carry extra stuff while we're on display.

maybe the best thing is to have a another friend whose watching start and end with you on the sidewalk so they can carry your stuff?  

In past years, the cosplayers have just carried their stuff. If you don't want to carry your stuff, then getting someone not in the parade to carry it is a great idea, I did that last year. But I don't believe there's a rule against it. At least, there never has been in the past.

[j9isawesome]

ok so 11am on Sunday we are meeting over by the resturant entrance of the mall.  I'll be wearing some brown cat ears for those that dont know me

Sorry to be a pain but I'm not too familar with Japantown...which building is considered "the mall" and which part is the resturant entrance?

I'll be there at 11, as long as I can figure out where "there" is, fail. I'll be all decked out in pink sweet lolita: http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll175/j9isawesome/shirt%20alter/045.jpg

questions real quick.

i have never been in the parade before. this is my first time. i know where we're supposed to meet up/end and stuff but...

if you have like bags/purses/stuff, where do we put it before we march? im pretty sure we're not supposed to carry extra stuff while we're on display.

maybe the best thing is to have a another friend whose watching start and end with you on the sidewalk so they can carry your stuff?   

Usually you'd just carry your stuff, best idea is to have a bag/purse that matched your costume. If you've got friends not in the parade that could carry your stuff that sounds easiest.

[konataFTW]

I can't believe my cosplay won't come until the 20TH!!!! I have to wear the Sakura cosplay for Fanime tomorrow T^T and my Tomoyo will have to switch from Tomoyo to Sailor Mars -_______-

[Oniko]

from looking at your map j9isawesome it's the red building and the entrance faces the plaza

[Mr. Wendell]

See you all hopefully at the parade.  I will be at City Hall helping with the contest, and will walk the parade route to JapanTown where I will announce the winners.

[j9isawesome]

I super failed at waking up on time this morning. Just left San Jose. So I'll prob miss meeting up with you guys. Sorry

[Eurobeat King]

It was good to see familiar faces today at CBFP, and even though the heat was pretty unbearable, everyone (for the most) had a good time, and I got a lot of pictures.  I've started to post them here:

EBK: Cherry Blossom Festival Parade 2009 Cosplay Pictures

I'll post as many as I can tonight but will continue tomorrow night after work.  Enjoy!  :)

[RyuHayabusa]

Mine is a work in progress:

SF Cherry Blossom Festival 2009

I'll be uploading the rest of the pics tomorrow, cause I'm hella tired and I need sleep. It was fun seeing everyone again, the costumes kicked ass as always and despite the heat and dehydration, it was worth every moment. Props to you guys and props to the winners. I will be posting better pics on my Facebook account, and you can use the pics in my photobucket account for your own personal jui...use I mean..sheesh, being thirsty makes you think of juice lol. The warm up for Fanime is over, I'm ready for Fanime :3

[Jerry]

Cool, pics.

anyone have any of Capt. Sulu?

I mean Grand Marshall George Takei ?

yes yes. about 33 days and counting down til fanime. Woot.

time for your cosplayers, and procrastinators to get into semi high gear :P

[Oniko]

I got you all walking with my horrible camera XD

http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v288/OnikoChan/blog/?action=view&current=P4190769.flv

[OniCourseMusha]

http://www.cosplay.com/gallery/146728/

Enjoy!

[bayanime.com]

Our photographer took a lot of cosplay photos and got some great pics of the parade... including Sulu!  ;D

http://bayanime.com/2009/04/20/sf-cherry-blossom-festival-2009-photo-report/

[Ayanami Rei First Child]

Well I was there last saturday and sunday and here's the proof, with me in pink on the right:

http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v168/AyanamiRei/Ayanami%20Rei%20Backgrounds/?action=view&current=P1010702.jpg