Friday, July 14, 2006

Comic Con Fan: Hardcore Dad



Hardcore Dads are a rare breed. So determined to attend the Con, they ignore conventional wisdom and take their brood, at any age, through the tightly packed convention floor aisles. Barreling through with their strollers, they stop often in the middle of any walkway to peruse the booths at their leisure. Maybe the Dads hope to instill the sense of wonder in their own children that they have experienced at the Con. My guess is that they are training their children at an early age to become their own personal pop culture scavenging bellhops. A legacy any parent would be proud of.

5 comments:

Rickart said...

Aaaagh! I think I've been pegged! I have taken the brood to the con before... however, in my own defenseI must say that I have never bought that much stuff at the Con in my life!

... I think you might have, though, skribbl! ;)

Jeff said...

Hey Rickart- Have you ever taken your kids in a stroller??? AND I'm guilty of taking my brood. Yes I'm guilty! But NO stroller. They have to walk on their own to really appreciate the Con.

Don Shank said...

Oh hell yeah, Mazinga Z!
(and that looks like a tiny Mechagodzilla in
the stroller, no?)
I can't wait to become this guy!

Jeff said...

Don- *while adjusting tape on Coke bottle glasses* Uh that would NOT be MechaGodzilla in the stroller. It's SO obvious that it's (from left to right) King Ghidorah, B-9 robot from Lost in Space, and GI Joe. You do get points for the Mazinga Z. :-P

"I can't wait to be this guy!"

well what you waitin' fo! Get busy yo!
BTW I have a stroller if you want to try it this year

Don Shank said...

Oh S*it!!!
I can't believe i messed up on the Ghidora! I was all excited cause I actually have a King Ghidorah that's just that size. :-(
Ah well, I'm really the Mazinga fan anyway :-D