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Hello Fanime powers that be.
I'm an OC Remixer known for playing piano tunes from popular video games...
http://www.bogusred.net/music.php
http://ocremix.org/artist/4620/bogusred

I was wondering if it were possible to set up a piano somewhere at the con. I know it would be an enjoyable addition to the con as there are very talented musicians that attend and grace us with their musical talent.

I understand this was proposed before ( http://forums.fanime.com/index.php/topic,10890.0.html ) and that there were concerns about abuse.

I suggest we get a piano that has a lock. If there is a rental/insurance fee, I wouldn't mind paying out of pocket and managing access to the piano myself. I could place a sign stating the rules which could include approved hours of play, black listed songs, time limits, etc. It could also have my phone number on it so i could come by to unlock it for those who request to use it. Placing a tip jar would help reimburse myself for cost of rental/insurance.

As for placement of the piano, It would be best if it wasn't in the main hallway as that would conflict with the main live programing stage and it gets quite busy. Inside artists alley might work. I remember there being a group of musicians playing there together last year and it was quite nice. If that doesn't work, perhaps somewhere on the Marriot side.

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I will definitely be there as TP Link.
Just a couple suggestions I wanted to make. There was a lot of confusion about the gathering place for 08's Zelda gathering so it would be great if that could be made more clear. Perhaps someone could make a map (haha just like in the game)?

Also, it would be fantabulous if we could meet in a more natural setting. Perhaps at the park nearby? It would be nice to have some nice pictures of everyone in a more 'natural' environment. It would also be nifty if someone was there to coordinate shots. I remember everyone was together in a giant group shot which is kind of boring and some of us suggested doing some themed shots. If I remember correctly there was a big fist fight pose. It would be great if someone came prepared with a list of possible organized shots so we could get some much better photos. Perhaps we could even break up into smaller groups at the park and do shots of like two to five characters at a time. For example, grabbing a link, a zelda, and a navi for one shot. Those sorts of photos turn out much better than huge masses of people.

I'm not volunteering for the position but if any of you know a zelda enthusiast that would be willing to make some sort of plan for posing and photos that would really be great.

If the planning is done right and early enough, this could be totally AWESOME. I will look for this in the events at the next con!

At this past con, the bathrooms always seemed to be packed with cosplayers needing to change. If it were plausable and if resources were available, I think a changing room would be nice to offload a lot of the bathroom traffic. But there are a lot of issues that would be difficult to resolve as people have mentioned (security, pervs, space).

The repair station sounds completely feasible though. +1 for cosplay repair station.

I think this panel is a good idea. More specifically, a panel about fanart communities would be nice. Discussions about what sorts of community sites artists go on frequently and what they are interested in would be a great way for newbies to get on board the art community train. There are a lot of sites out there that cater specifically to anime artists and fanfiction writers.

Discussions about good tutorial websites would be excellent, too. A lot of people want to learn about various software like gimp, photoshop, manga studio, etc.

It would have been nice if the con had a lost and found or if you did have one, to inform the info desk staff about it. I found a green shirt and went to a Fanime info desk and they said they don't have a lost and found so I just left it at the info desk.

My favorite cosplays were the creative/funny ones. My favorite was Cloud in Drag:
http://picasaweb.google.com/bogusred/FanimeCon2008/photo#5205185730678985826

Second favorite was Gannon with the different expressions:
http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/searchbrowse?q=gannon&uname=bogusred&psc=S&filter=0#0

I also liked the Brain Age guy:
http://picasaweb.google.com/bogusred/FanimeCon2008/photo#5205182904590502322

And this Aeris was really good:
http://picasaweb.google.com/bogusred/FanimeCon2008/photo#5205184940405002626

I don't know what character this girl was but I really liked her costume:
http://picasaweb.google.com/bogusred/FanimeCon2008/photo#5205186538132838306

The only thing I'm sure about is that I'll be making an Ike (from Fire Emblem) costume for my boyfriend so he can cosplay with me next year. I'm not sure if I'll be making a new costume for myself. I will either be Link again or make a really simple costume. I'm thinking about maybe doing a character from Chrono Trigger. Perhaps Shala.
This time around I started my costume last September so I'd have it mostly done in time to wear at Halloween. I think I'll do the same thing for halloween this year. It's great because you get a chance to test drive the costume and figure out what things tend to come apart, etc.

Sorry, I only have one and its a group photo. Hope this helps
http://picasaweb.google.com/bogusred/FanimeCon2008/photo#5205183913907817634

[Fanime 2008 Photos]

I wanted to express how impressed I was with the quality of this years cosplay. I didn't make it to the Masquerade but the costumes I saw people walking about in were fantastic. Back in the day when I went to Fanime in 2001, cosplay was not nearly as popular and it seemed like most people threw their costume together a few days before the con.

:o But this year was just amazing. Everyone really put in their best efforts to make great cosplay. I was truly inspired by what I saw and it makes me want to work even harder on my costumes. Thank you everyone for your efforts and for letting us all take photos of you. And to the photographers, thank you for taking photos and sharing them with us all.

I posted my +275 photos here. I was cosplaying as Link from Twilight Princess so there's a lot of photos in my album of me with other people so sorry about that.

Fanime 2008 Photos