The hell happened to the last thread?
>>8908025
Omni Expo/Roy Harms insanity and autosage.
Made my hotel arrangements for Mega last night, I'm so excited!
>>8908065
I wish FanExpo would start putting out info already, they seem really slow on posting things
has anyone been to florida anime experience? is it worth going? i'm thinking about it, but i'm going to megacon in may and i don't know if i want to do both or if i should just wait for mega
I signed up for Metrocon, this will be my first FL con! Any gulls been before? Stories? What kinds of things to expect?
>>8908146
Come see me fight in Chess Match. :3
>>8908141
Just wait for Mega, fae has unique guests usually but that's about it. Not worth the ticket or going that far into bfe of kissimmee
>>8908141
Meh.
>>8908141
Didn't they have an issue last year where Croom got punched in the face when he manhandled someone trying to pull a badge so for the rest of the events people there who didn't have a badge were being told the cops would be called on them and escorted out.
>>8908694
Lol ya the kid tried socking him in the face but didn't connect much, still funny as shit to see but cops cleared out anyone without a pass after that which was lame. I'm not even bothering this year
Who is going to Hero Hype and who is going to GeekFest soon?
>>8908146
Panels were shit last year.
Shows were kinda goofy, but cool if that's your thing. Rave was great.
Overall a really good con to go and meet people and party without it being to normie central like mega.
>>8908141
Not worth buying a ticket at all. One of the worst cons and run by an asshole. I'd recommend Mega/Metro, or AFO over it.
>>8909151
I second any of the three choices over Fae, it's a pretty shit show and not worth the money waste at all. Save yourself and go to a more enjoyable con like the three recommended or Holiday Matsuri
>>8908065
Doing the same thing tonight.
What hotel did you get?
Who is going to Florida FandoMania this June?
>>8909715
Rosen Centre!
>>8909055
i was thinking about herohop because its closer, but they don't have any guests like at all. everyone who went last year said it was empty. might try geekfest if my bf's costume is ready in time.
>>8909793
Omni sitch is it's run by a guy who preys on females and uses conventions as his hunting ground
>>8910788
It was people assuming he runs the convention and posting about his previous conviction in 2009. People weren't giving a shit after the con was done with and it was then a who was worst OMNI or Conjure that weekend.
>>8910853
lol it was pretty solid conjure was the worst and that one deserved to win that trip to the Netherlands from the Omni contest. It was fun seeing the recollecting of pass terrible florida cons that failed and truly were the worst
>>8910859
fuck I meant no one deserved to win D;
>>8909729
I am because it looks fun and the hotels around that area are cheap but
why is this man a guest
>>8910892
>Cosplayer
Whoever is in charge is an autist. Also probably just getting all their friends as guests in some form.
>>8909835
Just got my room there as well. Good price for 2 people sharing a room, and walking distance to the con
>>8910919
FloridaCosplay.Org got a lot of the cosplay guests.
>>8911055
Aside from cosplay guests are there any guests you think are good so far? I'm not sure what's the point of them just inviting everyone for free.
>>8909729
Here's the mascots.
>>8911134
For a first year con the art isn't so bad. I've seen worse (think Mizucon badge art back in the day)
In fact, I think the website looks pretty good. It has so many graphics that it loads really slowly on my computer though
>>8911065
Definitely Chii Sakurabi and Eric Stuart.
>>8911134
this is TERRIBLE, it looks like my old drawing from 9th grade.
and the v line on the guy's midriff is making me so uncomfortable.
>>8911055
Ugghh FloridaCosplay.Org is actually run terribly, they have likes on facebook which is what makes Sara, who runs it, think she should be entitled to free passes and tables at cons. They have shitty Cosplay guests too, case in point Travis
>>8910892
Jesus why
>>8910919
He used to cosplay Hetalia and FMA years ago, does he still do that? I guess technically you could label him as a cosplayer but why he's a guest is beyond me. It's the same shit as making Pikabellechu a guest (cons STILL do this! THEY. STILL. DO. THIS. ). She's not good, she's a huge cunt, and she's not my definition of a guest she's just an obnoxious attendee. If they don't work in the industry or they're not master craftsman what's the point of advertising that they'll be there? Who on the fuck cares about these people?
>>8910853
Well he pretty clearly does run it, if you ask any of the staff they give you a copy/pasted reply about how he's just a consultant but then people saw him out and about all dressed up giving people orders at the convention while the owner of the con cosplayed all weekend
>>8908165
Who are you in chess?
>>8910892
YIKES
>>8908141
Lol. They asked my comm to take over the lolita events. Lol nope.
>>8911429
They only invite pikabelle cause they want her car at the con. She's just an unfortunate part of the package.
>>8911143
I've definitely seen worse art for a first year con. But it really feels like I went back like 10 years because of it.
>>8911171
The guy is pretty bad, the v line is just terrible. The girl is sorta cute when it's just a thumb nail and you can't see the details. The coloring is just bad.
>>8911573
Her car is more of a guest then her. It's annoying that I've seen her at every con I went too last year, including out of state ones.
Lets hear some recent Pikabelle drama. I usually avoid her like a plague.
>>8911353
PrincessSara pretty much threatens to talk badly about the con if they don't give her a badge/table/room
>>8911143
Loving the new Mizu art direction now. Shark is so cute for some reason. :3
>>8911729
>I usually avoid her like a plague
Me too anon. The most recent thing I've got is her being a mega diva and yelling at people to get out of her way and empty an elevator for her personal use at Metrocon last year.
Does she still work at Michaels craft store I think it was? My friend and I used to joke that her cosplays were made with the days sweepings of random craft bits from the store. If we ever saw spilled sequins or stray feathers we would say to make sure we saved them for Bellechu's next project. I have to hand it to that woman though, as bad as her cosplays are she can get a lot done with random as fuck craft supplies.
>>8911781
Does she still lie about working for Nintendo? She used to pay a friend of mine to be her Ash until he found out she wasn't official when the Nintendo people ran her out of an event.
>>8910459
mega was my first con too! 2009 was my first year. 95 for a weekend pass does sound a bit much, even for a 4 day con. would you maybe consider just going for one day, or are you the type of person who's like all or nothing?
>>8911781
Having been part of the Pokemon photoshoot last year at Metro, I can say she was absolutely terrible there.
>>8911983
95 is nearly as much as I spent for NYCC. Mega in general was never worth the badge unless you wanted to buy stuff from the dealers room and it isn't nearly as fun as NYCC usually is for me.
>>8911854
No idea, but she was some sort of special guest for the Pokemon Symphony when it was in Orlando. She basically took 5-7 chairs up in the front. So I feel like she still considers herself one.
>>8911568
didn't we host a fashion show there last year? what happened?
>>8912076
She wasn't a special guest she bought primo seats to make herself look good.
>>8911983
Last time I went to Mega a weekend pass was $75 at the door $60 pre reg and I remember thinking even that was too much.
>>8911451
Lol thats pretty much what a consultant does and pretty much the same thing he did when he did the same job for Matsuri, Shado, Evil, Khaotic, and Mythic but I don't see anyone throwing down the oh he clearly owns these cons because he was there and gave directions.....as a consultant should do which is why they are hired in the first place because they are giving guidance in an area of their expertise.
>>8911742
Right, I saw last year's art for Mizu and was surprised. It was actually really cute and fit the Mizu name so well which was surprising compared to the crappy chibi on the previoius years shirt which was baddddddddd. I hope they keep the same person because it finally made me want to keep my badge and con book from how cute it was
>>8912601
yo wtf is up with Mizu, they announced MegaRan and im just like wow what hes awesome. They usually only have like 2 people and they still asking on their fb pge bout guests they should bring. Is mixu making a come back afer all ?
>>8912642
Yeah there are new people in charge
>>8912652
cool makes sense, goign to watch for updates looks likr i may actually go back this year if it keeps looking this good
>>8911854
She also would claim she was an official Disney parks belle too. As if.
>>8912597
Because his roomie and best friend didn't own any of those cons and he was never prowling the convention floor
>>8911781
Ooooh pikabelle....where do I start....?
Her method of cosplay is finding a used gown at goodwill that will work for a pokemon...any pokemon. She then buys it and sketches a pokemon based on found ballgown and glues shit to it. Then wears it to a con where people are like "this is so nice!" "You're amazing!" Not knowing that she just glued shit to a pre-existing dress. She, of course, accepts the asspats.
Pikabelle considers any gijinka gown form of a pokemon her intellectual property because "she did it first". I've watched her not award an amazing pokemon inspired gown an award because "she didn't credit me as the inspiration" back in the day when there were pokemon gijinka themed contests. I lost all respect for that girl. She didn't even dress as a pokemon for said contest.
And how about that time she mentally dated an anime character and shit out tons of art around it. How do you draw everyday and yet not get better?
She gets invited as a guest to tons of cons because she hounds the con chairs with passive aggressive emails. Eventually they give in cause they want her car at their event. Her car isn't the real one btw. It was commissioned.
End rant.
>>8912738
Wrong the reason i mentioned those cons to begin with is because I saw him there so yaaaaa again cry wolf equally at any event hes at
>>8912803
yo fuck this bitch. She is a mouth breeder to the max. she held that title for her shitty pokeman car which isnt even the original one and demands to be a judge whenever shes at a con. She doesn't make her shit and what she modifies is tacky as fuck. Please stop inviting this piece of shit to cons as a guest D;
>>8912840
All of the other cons you named have cut ties with him because he's a creep or don't exist anymore so I don't quite understand what you're telling me to do here, anything that I've known he was involved with I've bitched about but since I don't trip you don't fucking know who I am or what my track record is.
>>8912872
So if you've bitched every time one can assume your Henry or Shawn, either way man people arent caring as much anymore about something that happened 10 years ago and comes up in the report as consensual sex with a 16 year old. Thats shit that happens even now between con goers and even staff at some Florida cons. Crusade on my friend, many more years you have where you can keep going
Any S Fl people who are going to hit up Super this year?
>>8912909
I already bought my tickets
>>8912894
Did either of those guys bitch every time though? Look, I'm ex Metro staff and you suspected as much. I know everyone who is crusading right now and Shawn just started. It looks like Henry only joined in because he saw Shawn doing it. I have some issues with both of them but the enemy of my enemy is my friend in this case.
>>8912120
Is that what it was? I just remember seeing her in the front and thinking how fucking obnoxius she looked.
>>8912803
This is exactly why I avoid her like the fucking plague she is. I can't stand it when people actually go up to her thinking her gowns actually look good. They look terrible and all those compliments do is feed her enourmous ego.
>>8912909
I have a bad history with Super but it can be fun. I was thinking about going to Animate this year for the first time. Any opinions?
>>8912945
Yeah, Nintendo hates her almost as much as Disney
>>8912652
I met the new chiar last year, he used to be an attendee wants the con to keep going. Nice guy
>>8912945
I've been going to Animate since 2014 and I've always loved it. It's a bit small but nostalgic to me.
>>8910892
l
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>>8912803
I love how she gets invited purely based on the Pokemon stuff and then spends most of the convention doing shitty Naruto stuff
>>8913209
Ever see her self insert, pun intended, hentai fan art where she fucks Ash and Naruto?
>>8913234
Unfortunately.
>>8913234
Omfg no I haven't and thank good I havent. I did she her cringe worthy post on the Metro group about having worn Itachi to her eye appointment and "the norms " looking at her weirdly. This bitch used the words norms
>>8912125
yikes! i usually only go for one day so i never even bothered to check full weekend passes. :/ that's a bit beyond my price range i think
>>8913547
She said norms in a way that makes me think she knows she's a freakshow.
>>8913547
Here's her art. Now imagine that as hentai. Proceed to fucking gag like I did.
>>8913558
>mfw i thought id save money on mega and buy only 2 days
>2 days-80
>4 days-95
>gfdi
>lobbycon.jpg
>>8913659
jesus christ theres weeb and then theres this shit. This is one very big case of her mom should have swallowed instead D:
>>8913662
This fucking feel
Friend and I are going to be there Fri-Sun, but we still gotta pay for that fourth day huh :')
>>8913659
Is that her art? Hard to recognize without the giant Hershey's kiss nipples.
>>8911496
Sorry friend, but with how anti-4chan Nick and Alex are (they like to brag that it's in their contracts that if one of them mentions 4chan they get to kick the other in the balls, because you know, maturity) I can't say.
4chan hurt their feel feels. :c
Obvious attempt at derailing from metro drama with pika belle.
>>8914442
well technically PikaBelle is like part of it because her pushing people and throwing people out of an elevator fiasco was at Metro and that bitch is there like every damn year.
>>8914431
There are whole Florida conventions that have no fear of 4chan and then there's Nick, Alex, and Roy. The formerly three amigos got a reason they don't want people here and it's because we'll tell you how shitty they really are.
>>8914524
If you've been around for a while in the Florida scene you don't want your name on 4chan; Nick, Alex, Roy and Croom. All have some tails to be stepped on and will throw stones but hide their hands so it doesn't come back to them. Thankfully new owners to the scene like Matsuri, Anime Iwei, and the new ownership of Mizucon can fix slowly the shitty ass Florida scene
>>8914658
Does /cgl/ really slam Croom though? I moved to Washington a few years ago so I avoid the FL threads these days but I never really see anyone slamming Tom or Snackpants.
>>8914694
lol you missed the last thread that autosaged. Croom pops up when he has his hand in things like running Conjure practically into the ground. This is the same guy who runs a History of Florida Drama panel as a "non-participant" lol when he's been involved in a bit of it. Snackpants hasn't come up though just Croom
>>8914694
yo remember the last Jacon where his engine got taken out his car? Or when he tried slamming EXP Con with his flyers for the first year of shitty Wasabi Con in Jax, tired of the same old EXPerience. Croom is the jock that didn't make it in the sports world so he thought he could low key bully people in the florida comm.
>>8914761
Man I remember the engine incident. Good times.
>>8914933
The person literately just said it in the post.
"the last Jacon where his engine got taken out his car"
>>8914945
Yeah and I'm asking for details dipshit, Who did it, what happened?
>>8914953
fuck off
Anyone going to Hatsume Fair?
>>8914974
You don't understand how to read and then get your panties in a knot because I called you a dipshit? Guess I wasn't wrong. Dipshit.
>>8914933
Last Jacon when the con was over someone went through the trouble of cutting a hole in the hood of Crooms car and removing his engine but being kind enough to leave at his drivers side door. Like that was some crazy hate for that man but one of the best things I have ever seen
>>8914985
Lol you're replying to a different anon. Someone open his hood and left his engine on the sidewalk
I'm kinda over metrocon. I'd never thought it'd happen but it kinda has. I mean, with exception to the shows, I feel like I'm just kinda throwing my money away considering all of the people who ghost.
Meh, hopefully I can round up some friends this year and it'll be more enjoyable. Else wise I might not even go at all. Anyone else feeling this way, or have I just gotten old?
>>8915175
That was the beauty of it, a engine block weighs a lot so whoever did it needed to have a engine lift. It had to be premeditated as hell, it was Sun into Mon that it happened, most people leave by Sun at the con
>>8915094
Same especially now that you even need a pass to see the Artist alley. Its not that great anymore so I'll be skipping
>>8915006
How the flying fuck?? How have I never heard this about Croom? Taking an engine block out isn't some quick process. It must have took a ton of planning for that to happen Post-Con.
Granted he fucking deserved it.
>>8915262
Since when do you need a badge for Artist Alley? Do they have people guarding the front now too?
>>8915399
They changed it this year.
>>8915399
They're putting artists in with the vendors. Which, as an artist, I'm both grateful and pissed about. I like that I won't have to pack everything up every night because it'll be behind locked doors, but I absolutely loved being in that open area because of the traffic and all the windows and natural light. Plus they upped the table fee to include the pass, which is so stupid, I'm behind a table all day I can't even use the fucking thing.
>>8915399
Everything is getting bumped up to the third floor so everything requires a pass at all times. I liked just getting to stroll and see the artists because its peak season where i work so I cant get it off usually. So ya no Metro this year
>>8915671
The panels will still be on the bottom I presume. And special events. There's not enough room on the third floor for anything other than main events and dealers
>>8916518
Special Events may still be on the first floor but I know when Heidi posted to the AA group on Faceook she said they were trying to condense everything to maximize badge checking so the sneaking into panel rooms with no pass is going to be nixed this year.
This election year sure is weird, Alex is coming out of the woodwork on Facebook to talk about how progressive and forward thinking he thinks he is and how he supports $15/hr minimum wage but Metrocon still uses volunteers who work for like 10 hours to earn a $50 badge that they have to pay up front for and are then reimbursed after their time is up. If you pester him about it he'll say he can't afford to pay them $15/hr, but by his own admission any company that can't afford to pay its workers $15/hr shouldn't be in business.
>>8916577
He probably doesn't understand basic economics. Assuming that he has a shortage of workers and therefore needs them to work for all those hours so he can be properly staffed ignores the fact that more workers choose to enter the work force (or volunteer force, in this case) the higher wages go. The badges themselves don't cost him anything other than print cost, so the only real cost is the opportunity cost here, which in this case would be people choosing to volunteer instead of buying a badge.
>>8916617
Volunteer systems in general are practically a scam. 8-10 hours for a $50 pass is about 6.5-5 an hour which at this point you are under paying a volunteer. i get some cant afford a pass but if you can't be affording a pass maybe you need to evaluate your money situation and not go,
>>8916632
but you know Alex wants other people to be forced to pay $15/hr minimum wage while he profits off the back of idiots who are practically slave labor.
>>8916642
Lol I work for the State of Florida and barely make above that, is he serious he wants others to pay that. Thats supervisor pay at most peoples actual jobs. He is a fucking moron
>>8916702
You're missing the take home, he wants others to do it but not himself.
>>8916715
yeah exploit your workers all you want but don't pretend that everyone else who does it is more evil
>>8915471
This con year is terrible so far. The third floor is so stuffy, and moving around is always so much trouble. I loved talking to artists after the dealers room closed and everybody was mostly gone. Guess that's gone.
>>8916632
The prepurchase volunteer badge is an absolute scam. There's no reason to be charging volunteers upfront fees just to give it back. And a lot of people end up missing things they want to do at a con because of volunteering.
>>8917068
And yet no one wants to stand up the volunteer system and there's an idiot born every minute who is willing to volunteer. Even the big cons do it, SDCC is a multi billion dollar convention that wouldn't function without a volunteer workforce.
>>8917137
Vapid chicks taking off clothes and prancing around for attention in front of a bunch of beta nerds and your complaining they don't get paid for it? I cant even begin to dissect how stupid this is.
If you want to do crap like that and get paid be a stripper. Burlesque is crap and it needs to be cut out of the con scene like the cancerous tumor it is.
>>8917148
So I'm an idiot because I think they are idiots for not getting paid? Sound logic.
>>8917158
Thought you were implying they deserved monetary compensation when I am fairly certain the neck-beard attention is exactly the compensation they were looking for in the first place.
>>8917164
Nope, maybe heinous was a strong word in my original comment, I don't give a shit that they do it I think it's hilarious that they are stupid enough to let conventions make money off them.
>>8917132
NYCC is the exact same. That con would never function without it's volunteers. They always look so regretful at the end of it too. But it never matters when there's always so many people willing to volunteer. Especially with badges being so hard to grab in big cons like these.
>>8917278
They are regretful because they realized they just paid to work. At cons where badges are easier to come by there's no reason to volunteer. None. Zero. Get a part time job and work for the 10 hours at minimum wage and quit right after you get paid and you'll end up with badge money and then some left over to eat or blow in the dealers' hall.
>>8917137
Lol so basically the same thing as Cosplay Deviants who barely make money off the sets that go on the site and make most of the money off of side "print" sales.
>>8917291
They make something, it's still exploitation but at least cosplay deviants get paid.
Had been looking forward to attending Metrocon in July. But due to some recent drama, I don't think I'll be attending any more cons
>>8914658
>>8914694
>>8914757
>>8914761
>>8914933
I saw my first Croom story at Conjure. We were waiting for a comedy act to start on Sat night & Croom just walked on the stage and started talking to the audience & telling us how awesome he was...I mean LITERALLY he was bragging about how his video game room was so fantastic that he had 30 people in there right now & he had shut down the tabletop room because his vidya was just that awesome. He was also directed most of his attention to some Jem cosplayer who had some weird post stroke face. The comedians got pissed that he was fucking up their show before it began so they killed the microphone but Croom just started screaming about how cool he & his Jax show was until the owner of Conjure had to come drag him off stage which pissed him off even more.
As a capper one of the comedians pulled out his phone after their show & showed us a pic that the '30 people' that Croom bragged was in his vidya room was in fact 3 12 year olds playing Sega.
>>8917412
wait, i thought croom ran conjure
>>8917148
>>8917137
Casey and Hippie sure were getting nice perks for pushing the show, and got portions of the ticket sales at the Tampa Pitcher Show which is why it's always getting spammed with Pixels and Crazy Random Happenstance "shadowcasts" and variety shows. Though as far as I know 90% of the performers for PP don't see a dime and instead rely on the pittance of tips that rarely exceed $10 at the end of the night.
But don't worry, PP has already been dropped from Shado and are pushing for the next show to be at Mega even though it's still "in negotiations" and might not even happen.
The new casting process is utter crap (claim the role you want and then if someone else wants it they have to compete for it), and Casey seems ready to jump ship with her grand idea of opening a con cat cafe (which will never fucking happen)
It doesn't help that the upper echelons treat everyone like crap (with the exception of, say, Hippie) that has most saying "Why am I bothering with this garbage?"
The show will be gone soon enough given some time.
>>8917418
No, this guy named Ron did. Real nice guy.
>>8917525
>a con cat cafe
Holy shit no. So much liability, hotels and convention centers would never allow this kind of thing involving animals. I can already foresee weeaboos abusing the poor cats, getting scratched, and then causing a scene.
>>8917525
Not sure where you might be getting the idea but none of the con shows last anything. Show casts that are done by the con itself will usually give weekend passes to the performers, but most of the time it's the actors just wanting to perform.
>>8917811
Croom ran everything behind the scenes though.
>>8917412
Yup classic Croom ego that i am the bestest ever. Croom honestly did Ron dirty having his con go against another one and dish out so much money for a show that was going to fail. Croom is a narcissist.
>>8918147
That Croom still exists at all within the community bothers me to no end, he's never done anything but run other people's cons into the ground and exploit his friends.
>>8918186
He's been smart about not having his actual name on paperwork so he can't be linked back to the problem. Croom is probably one of the most toxic people to the Florida community and his cons are shitty as fuck
>>8910919
the woman in charge is an adult weeabo.
>>8918307
What cons is he apart of? So I know which ones to avoid
>>8918423
Wasabi Con, Florida Anime Experience, Conjure, and somehow this fuck got the Anime track from Fan Expo for Megacon so be ready for that drama panel just like at Fan Days (which was really this the Croom hour of how awesome I have been not "involved" in all this drama)
>>8914979
planning on it anon !
>>8914979
I am finally going because the scenery looks so nice
Alright, so we're all aware of the Croom and Harms drama and all of the convention runners in the entire state, but does anybody have any cosplayer drama? Or just unpleasant stories from cosplayers?
Pikabellechu doesn't count. Her existence is unpleasant.
>>8918906
You're shoving aside the gifts that keep on giving for some basic slut shaming and he said she said cosplayer drama? Shame on you. Croom and Harms are gifts to drama, don't take them for granted.
>>8918921
There's plenty of cosplayers drama. It's just that dropping names gives people away.
>>8918950
I aint afraid to drop names, Cerebino from Moderately Okay Cosplay. If this could he would suck a whole lot more dick riding the tailcoat of his girlfriend for those Instagram likes. His Jojo so fucking bad and his league stuff is okay at best.
>>8918951
Jojo and League are fucking plagues to cosplay, almost as bad as Homestuck and the like
>>8918961
He's into doing Undertale cosplay now which is like the new Homestuck. I hate that he super promotes being equal and no bullying in the community but he's the first elitist asshole who snuffs people outside his circle. He is so full of himself
>>8918968
Yeah everyone in the community who promotes shit like that just does it for their image. PC Principal bro! I'm gonna crush some puss.
>>8918972
LOL everytime I see him at a con now Im going to think of PC Principal
Bumps for interest. There's plenty of cosplayers in the state who are drama llamas.
>>8910892
It must suck to look like the real life version of a bug catcher from the pokemon games
>>8919332
Holy fuck my sides anon.
>>8918609
Thanks. I shall keep those in mind. Also Fan Expo (Informa) isn't the best at picking proper staff
Is it me or has Skyleigh (Momosweet or ahÃr whatever now) has kind of died off her cosplay fame hype train. This girl was such a try hard before but I haven't heard much from her nown that people stop giving a shit
>>8919699
I just checked because I have her followed on instagram and I haven't seen her post in a while. Looks like her main account is either gone or deactivated.
LawliePopped Cosplay, oh man she crossed into the realm of cringe lately on her page posting NSFW type of content and pulling an Alychu Cosplay asking people to buy her practically sex toys from her Amazon wish list so she could post sets to her Tumblr. This girl is attention whore to the max right now wit her creepy ex taking the photos with hi shit photography imperium (or some shit like that) photography
>>8919951
Had to see of the photography was actually bad since people nitpick but wow does he know how to focus and not blur peoples in his photos. Or not do bad editing like this recent gem. His page comes up as Imper1um Photography on facebook
>>8919951
Who the hell is LawliePopped?
>>8919969
She actually has the potential of being really cute if she closed her metal mouth in photos D; but ya shes doing a lot of look at how sexy I am sets but she actually looks pretty white trash in them
>>8919959
That terribad photoshop...
>>8920017
Worst part is this is better than most of his photoshop stuff :x
>>8919951
I wud berry my dick so far up her ass that whoever could pull it out would be crowned king arthur
>>8920064
Lol well taking her from behind spares you seeing her face so that's a plus, hope you have those pockets line though because bitch is a gold digger
>>8920047
Please don't tell me this guy charges because if he's pulling a David Fernández who takes crap photos and has the nerve to charge holy hell I'm done with Florida photographers
Let's see, CONjure, Omni Expo, and Jax Anime Day were all happening at the same time? The reason for the low-tier guests and crappy events in the state is because there are too many damn cons and everyone's gotta cross compete with each other.
Remember those anonymous bloggers? At least Atlanta has most of their cons working together (except AWA who apparently is taking FL as a model).
So done with this state.
>>8920255
AWA has always been a shit show.
>>8920047
If this is who I think it is (pic related, maybe?), he did such an awful job on that photoshop. I wouldn't even recognize her. I think he should stay away from heavy editing and focus more on more natural looking touch ups.
>>8920380
Sad part is despite this definitely being better I can see where he touched up her face. I just find a good portion of his photography absolutely disastrous to the max. Like this is a recent one from a con 2 weeks ago and he still doesn't know how to focus. If I shoot something this blurry I am not putting it up on my page, its an embarassment
>>8920404
I don't understand why photographers do this. It is truly an embarrassment. What you upload is your portfolio for other people to see and it pains me that they can't even take a moment to go through what you shot and delete bad photos. Which makes me wonder how >>8910892 is even considered a guest especially with his name attached to an awful photo like this.
>>8919951
Is Alychu even around still? kek
>>8920412
Holy shit this photo is fucking super terrible. That would definitely be a do not fucking post ever ever did not even exist on my SD card.
>>8920413
Shes trying to stay relevant now playing twitch and then crying she doesnt have enough games so she'll post her amazon wishlist in hopes of getting saps to buy her shit.
So does Florida just have really shitty photographers?
>>8920449
yep, their either taking shit photos or total shitbag human beings but they are all shitty
>>8920449
For the most part yes, I can probably say there's only less than 5 I would personally recommend from having worked with them but most of them either overcharge, have super shitty photos, or are creeps to the max.
>>8920477
most are pick two, and it's usually shitty photos and creep to the max
>>8920485
Ya shitty photos and creepy are usually the winning combo than you have people like Victourex who has shitty photos and overpriced. Or Crimsonsoul Photography which is a trifecta just like Iacca
>>8920823
Do people just not know what a good photo looks like? Sounds like Florida Cosplay photography scene is just a huge scam. You poor people.
>>8920832
The south Florida cosplay scene IS a huge scam
>>8920851
South Florida CONS are a scam. See SuperCon and Broder.
>>8920851
The cons and how they are run are crooked as fuck but the people are legit who go, they're nicest comm in all of Florida. They just like to have fun and have no drama to the level of Central Florida cons
>>8920001
>D;
You posted her in another thread. Vendetta much?
>>8921327
Haven't you figured out that all drama is a vendetta?
>>8921381
So thats a yes. Thanks.
>>8921459
Well you're talking to two different people, I'm one of the Croom vendettas, sorry.
>>8921327
Lol well if the shoe fits, bitch is a bad cosplayer so ya I posted her there too. We did same drop names and I dropped her. Welcome to 4chan Senior White Knight
>>8921381
Pretty much this. This is Florida, dramu and vendetta galore. The girl is terrible and her NSFW stuff makes her look like a white trash hooker. She needs to close her mouth
>>8919951
Uh I don't think Aly did masturbate for monet videos, I know she have sexy pic sets but Lawlor has snap chat for money to see her use sex toys
>>8922020
>>8922008
What's her real name? Thinking I met her and her mother at a con a few years ago. No joke. This is creepy now.
>>8922024
Holy shit this escalated quickly O_O
>>8922040
Like I want to say the girl I met was named Crystal or Christie or something. She did risque poses and her mother would take the photos, but it was nothing dirtier than a bikini. Now I'm seeing these, it looks like her, and I'm thinking oh god is her mom taking these, is this the same girl?
>>8922047
This will add onto the bad if it's the same person D; she has her name set to Lawlie Pop on fb too so don't know her real name. This kid is a train wreck holy damn
>>8922024
She calls it sex work too, she's fully aware of what she's doing
>>8922085
She probably calls it sex work because that's what every cunt who takes pictures of their snatch on tumblr or reddit thinks it should be called. No, honey, sex workers get beat up by Johns don't pretend to be fucking edgy as shit while you take pictures of your nipples in a controlled environment and then act like you get the same amount of disrespect for your "trade" as some girl who is working the streets in a negligee.
>>8922085
Sex work isn't taking photos in your cozy bedroom so you can be pathetic enough to buy a new cosplay or wig while seking internet attention. The thousands of homeless, abused, and battered woman who are actual sex workers would trade for this cushy ignorant lifestyle. I never thought I would dislike someone more than Momosweet begging for attention but this shit takes the cake. What a stupid, ignorant cunt
>>8922125
IDK if you're trying to make fun of my reply or if I just met a kindred soul. All I know is that everybody that reads our back to back posts are going to think I'm samefagging it up.
>>8922135
Lol ya I hadn't hit refresh so when I posted and it did refresh I was fuuuu this is weird.
>>8922141
It's stupid though, every girl on reddit with a pair of used panties for sale is a "sex worker". Honey, that's not sex work. You're just too gross and pathetic to get a real job and your butt looks cute enough in a thong that you think you can do this for a living.
>>8922147
It's so in their crazy minds they have some type if job rather than just leech off of people for a quick buck. Great for you suckers are willing to pay but you put yourself in this position to then try glorifying it as oh its so hard as a sex worker. Please just stop and find some self respect instead of funding your shitty hobby of cosplay
>>8922155
I know a guy who blew like 3 grand in a month on camgirls and panties and shit and he wonders why no one will date him. Newsflash loser your camgirls only give a shit about your money and other women can tell you only see us as sex objects.
>>8922158
Jesús 3k @_@ as long as there's suckered like this guy girls like this won't learn and they'll keep being "sex workers" until a prettier one comes along for attention
>>8922170
Cosplay community guys are getting more desperate by the day so any girl who is moderately attractive has a captive audience and will never have to work a real day in her life. Ew.
Did they ever find that guy who shot up the zombie con?
GeekFest and Hero Hype this weekend. Oh god.
>>8922636
Yeah. I'm playing a show at HHC and will probably hit up Geekfest on Sunday.
I don't know how attendance will end up being, it Easter weekend and all and two cons in the SoFlo region the same weekend.
>>8919951
She dated a friend of mine for like a month. We roomed together at AFO.She's super skeezy. She came back to the hotel room day drunk for a photoshoot in her shitty Hestia cosplay. I'm pretty sure if I'd put forth even a little effort I could have boned her behind my friend's back.
>>8922938
Day drunk seems to be her thing then because she was wasted when I saw her at Matsuri at like 5pm. You're bro was lucky you weren't a sleeze, most would tap that if she's throwing it out there
>>8922636
wait, i thought herohype was in june. did it move?
>>8922081
Looks like someone here reported her FB because it's down.
>>8923098
Search for "Lawliepopped cosplay"
Well on an unrelated note, does anyone happen to know any guys in South Florida who make helmets? Like Power Ranger kind of helmets. If so, throwing some contact info my way would be heavily appreciated!
>>8923107
No she had a personal page under Lawlie Popped that I was friends with and someone reported it.
>>8923174
is this for mumen rider
>>8922938
Convincing a day drunk to let you bone her is just as skeezy as being day drunk you know. You sound gross.
>>8908165
Are you part of the same crowd that does the ren faires
>>8920412
Holy fuck shit stack that is the most unflattering photo I have ever seen and he put his watermark on it. Is he literally retarded? Does he hate whoever this cosplayer is? Why would he do this?
>>8922938
That would have been rape you asshole.
>>8923235
She would need no convincing, I've seen her in this drunk phase and she has no respect for personal space. She throws the hoe out there to get more attention
>>8923182
I see... yeah it's gone.
>>8923227
Although that would be funny as hell, nah. Its for The First version of Kamen Rider Ichigo
>>8923019
Yep. Then Geekfest moved to screw over Hero Hype:
>>8923320
Oh shit, another Showa fan? We might need to talk anon, I cosplay Nigo and Stronger, and I'm in the process of making Super-1's helmet
>>8923248
That's why I didn't?
>>8923369
[spoiler]YOOOOOOOOOOOOO[/spoiler] I've always wanted to do the SIC version of Stronger after reading this page from SPIRITS! Super-1's raw as fuck too anon, I wholeheartedly approve. If you're willing for commissions/part trades, I'm all for it. Hit up my skype at [spoiler]VeggieShark, it'll have costanza.jpg with a monado[/spoiler]
>>8923369
>>8923466
Goddammit I got my tabs confused. If I reply late its cause I'm going to sleep, sorry anon. I'll keep going tomorrow
>>8923320
ah cus i actually meant kamen rider, idk why i initially thought of mumen rider, lol. I also know someone who is also trying to cosplay from kamen rider
does anyone know what exactly is going on with this FloridaCosplay dot org . And is anyone else going to the fantastical tea party in may. I haven't been to one in a while.
>>8923530
It's run by a cringey woman named Sara or Princess Sara. Basically she'll tell a con she has likes on fb and is popular so in exchange for exposure on said fb page she wants press passes, tables to sell and promote, and extra perks like terrible guests like Travis. She is a nightmare to deal with and is so hyped up on herself just like Pikabellachu
>>8923537
I have a feeling her daughter got her into this shit, i think i went to highschool with her, but i barely went to the anime club there .
Whats up with Geekfest? It looks like a pro-cosplayer meet-n-greet & not much else besides Larry Hama.
>>8923537
Ohhhhhh boy this woman. I have stories of this woman but if I told them I'd get recognized immediately and I don't want that drama.
Lady is psycho for sure.
>>8923537
she added me on fb even tho i do not know her personally, i just decided to accept all of the things she post is just so cringy and embarrassing.
>>8923582
aw man I would've loved to hear the stories you have, but I understand
>>8923592
Same, I got to meet a few people at the meetup on Sunday at Omni. It was nice to see a rather large group
>>8923628
same anon that has been added by her on fb. I honestly don't know much, but from the way she runs her organization, I would just avoid it at all costs. The cosplayers she promotes are meiovre just looking for a way to get attention and i cannot stand the way she also promotes her daughters average art.
>>8923649
I saw a few names of cosplayers I respect in the group so I assumed it was at least a bit legit.
I only committed to one day at the event due to work and some trepidation about a first year show knowing the rep and average lifespan they tend to have in fla.
>>8923652
Honestly there is nothing to lose. I see a few good guests, and they have run a lot of other events in the past so I think it will be ok. Even if it's a shitshow, I don't think it will tarnish your image personally.
>>8923679
One of my eyebrows went way high at the idea of my having an 'image' but yeah i was more worried about if I was going to get micromanaged to hell and back when I have alot of logistics to worry about with my costumes & panels
Thanks for the info anons
>>8923530
>is anyone else going to the fantastical tea party in may
wait, is it going to go on? i can't recall if there were years where it didn't happen, but i think there might have been years where that was the case, so i'm curious. i haven't been to one in a couple years either.
Is anyone going to Hatsume Fair
>>8923715
Im hoping to go for the first time this year, I cant wait to snap photos there since the gardens look so beautiful.
>>8923715
It will also be my first time if I end up going, has anyone been there before and could tell more about it? Especially when that location hosts the Lantern Festival? I've been meaning to go to that for the past two years but the tickets sell out before I realize.
>>8923870
For the lantern festival get there EARLY and get good seats near the water. Its a nice event but its jam packed.
>>8923613
The First anon here, I didn't even know there were Rider/Sentai meetups! Is info on meetups over at /soc/ or is there some facebook page or what?
>>8924228
Make sure you check con pages and con schedules, look for lists of meetups and stuff like that
But also make sure you check FB groups like Facebook Kamen Riders and Facebook Power Rangers
The groups are generally shit but the people who show up in person are usually pretty cool
Anyone know who this girl is? Mizu con just announced her as a guest
>>8924284
The fact that they announced a third guest is surprising because with how low budget they've been the last few years they usually only have Greg plus one more guests. She's on Toonami with Akame ga Kill and she did Satone in S2 of Chuunibyou. Not a lot animes under her belt really
>>8923775
Its so crowded at Hatsume its not the best time for photos.
