How are you going to compensate not being able to attend CAX?

[Ghostlyguy]

I'll be painting cabinets during the day and working on boards at night. These guys need to be finished.

I see a TRON, atari cabaret, some gottlieb cabs guessing Qbert and Mad planets and something else. What are they all going to be?

 

[ChaosJohn]

I'm going to Disneyland.

It's the 55th anniversary of it's opening on July 17, 1955.

 

[LUCKYMAN]

Damn Tom! I was really hoping to catch up with you at the show. Love that 3 player Rampart action.

Regarding the original question in the post here: My advice to those who can't go is to start planning on attending next year's show. Make it known to family you'll be going...write it in on calendars (I know its not announced, but you could probably guess)...request time off work...start to budget/save...etc. That way the family/work/real-life over-scheduling will be limited.

I'll have a new baby at this time next year, and have already gotten the okay from the wife to attend.

lol.. i wish man, being on the east coast, christ california is a 3 hour difference from me..lol.. anyways wish i could attend it, ill just have to stick with our own arcade conventions here.. just not this weekend..

have fun though.. looks real cool

 

[Spunkmeyer]

I will not shower so I can feel like I'm there.

 

[Tronic]

Wife is flying to San Diego and I am getting really drunk.

My deadline is a deadline for the public to place their ads. I can't just change the deadline else I'd have quite a few pissed off potential customers... essentially anyone who calls to place their ads after I deadlined early.

God help those people who call in and place their ads this weekend while your drunk.

On second thought, I need to make a note to check KLOV this weekend and see what friz is posting while smashed, that will make up for CAX.

 

[chris25810]

I'm going to compensate by having my wife work on my machines while i'm at CAX

 

[fatherpain]

Lol@spunkmeyer: for that authentic CAX experience 1 day may not be enough!

Tom

 

[pmichelsen]

I'm going to go to my friend's wedding and believe me I was thinking of bailing on him to attend. CAX is 5 minutes from my work and 40 from my house.

 

[shertz]

I'm going to "attempt" to do a live broadcast of CAX through my iPhone 4 using the ustream broadcaster. I tried it at home and the A/V is just so so. I will be broadcasting on and off starting Friday during setup and all through the weekend. I'll set a firm time at 5 pm on Saturday so be sure to check in around then. Here is the link you'll need to go to...

http://www.ustream.tv/channel/sc3

I plan on starting a new thread about this tomorrow so be on the look out for it cause I will post on there when I'm about to go live. Hope this works!!

 

[RedWolfJC]

I'll be painting cabinets during the day and working on boards at night. These guys need to be finished.

Are those DPtwiz cabs? That's awesome...
You will be posting "In Progress" pics, right? (hint-hint )
Anyway, at least post pics when they are done.

 

[arcadejunkie]

I am going to get laid a few times then take some pictures at a crappy concert yay for me

 

[cnlmoore]

I see a TRON, atari cabaret, some gottlieb cabs guessing Qbert and Mad planets and something else. What are they all going to be?

Tron, QBert x2, Quantum and the atari mini I have something special planned. I'm keeping the Tron, 1 qbert and the mini, the rest belong to friends. I'm just painting them.

 

[ComputerSpace]

Hi guys,
another year...another year I can't attend CAX. Even though San Jose is reasonably close (7 hour drive or a 1 hour plane ride) I've never been. It's always either work or family...doesn't help my oldest son's birthday is July 18th

let's hear how you're gonna spend the weekend
Tom

Hey Tom,

My son's birthday is July 18th as well - and I'm taking him for his first CAX this year as his birthday present! So, there's an idea for this, or next year. He's psyched about it and so am I.

Regards,
Tom (yes, another Tom with a son on the same birthday...kinda weird!).

 

[fatherpain]

lol thats awesome Tom.. Any chance your son's name is also Logan? If so, we'd be entering twilight zone territory

Hope you and your son have a blast over there at CAX! now thats a birthday present to remember !

Tom

 

[caddysrule]

I am going to get laid a few times then take some pictures at a crappy concert yay for me

Boot Hill says hello

 

[caincan]

i read some of your excuses and i feel bad or figure, that was possible !. ...but what would you say if you were living in Europe ? it's about 1400$ just for the plane ticket . and no luck on lottery last days to live this short dream. hopefully each year there are more and more pictures and videos . i hope one day to come.. really...

 

[p1899m]

I am going to get laid a few times then take some pictures at a crappy concert yay for me

I say piss her off and just go to the show. Make up sex is better anyway.

 

[jow]

I'll have a new baby at this time next year, and have already gotten the okay from the wife to attend.

Damn, son! You've got it all figured out when it comes to the marriage game. We'll see how she feels once said baby is around

Congrats BTW

 

[caincan]

I'm going to "attempt" to do a live broadcast of CAX through my iPhone 4 using the ustream broadcaster. I tried it at home and the A/V is just so so. I will be broadcasting on and off starting Friday during setup and all through the weekend. I'll set a firm time at 5 pm on Saturday so be sure to check in around then. Here is the link you'll need to go to...

http://www.ustream.tv/channel/sc3

I plan on starting a new thread about this tomorrow so be on the look out for it cause I will post on there when I'm about to go live. Hope this works!!

i really hope you can succeed this !!! ...there are so many tv channels around, why none does some real live tv of such event ? :/

 

[EVB]

I'm stuffing an extra sock in my pants. Oh wait, I'm going.