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Pax Concert Puppets '09
The Grey Gunman
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So here is my idea for making PAX is little bit more awesome.
Those who attended the closing ceremonies last year will probably remember the massive gathering of Fallout 3 Pipboy puppets dancing along with the music. The sight, needless to say, was utterly hilarious and awesome (creepy as well, according to Gabe and Tycho).
My idea is that for this year we make puppets of our own for panels and concerts. Have them be gamer themed. Plan out a central meeting location at panels and concerts and have our own little puppet mosh pit.
Ideas, Suggestions, Concerns?
Those who attended the closing ceremonies last year will probably remember the massive gathering of Fallout 3 Pipboy puppets dancing along with the music. The sight, needless to say, was utterly hilarious and awesome (creepy as well, according to Gabe and Tycho).
My idea is that for this year we make puppets of our own for panels and concerts. Have them be gamer themed. Plan out a central meeting location at panels and concerts and have our own little puppet mosh pit.
Ideas, Suggestions, Concerns?
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Although I say go for it, I think the puppet antics (like the masturbating puppet), was a moment in history that might not be repeated.
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so if we want something cool like those to happen next year we need either a bunch of items that can be distibuted to the crowd or one big item people can interact with as a group
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The argument is that it is one thing for something like Ball or the puppets to just spring up at PAX and take over but a totally separate thing to contrive an item.
The ball was just a ball, and the puppets were just schwag. They weren't designed with the intent of becoming icons, it just happened. The Buttoneers easily gave out 5,000+ buttons over the course of the weekend last year, and we gave them to Jerry and Mike in a pre-planned case, but I wouldn't consider them to be iconic. You can't consciously instigate these things. Maybe this year people will fixate on bubble gum wrappers.
And with that quiet statement, bubble gum wrappers took over PAX09!
my point is that to make something like this happen next year it just needs enough people waiting for something with one big shareble item or a lot of little items that are recognizable from a distance, so others can join in if they have one of those items as well.
so we can't manufacture it necessarily but we can provide materials to make it more likely to happen
trey
Why this is a good idea:
1) It allows people to express interest in characters and costumes without the hassle, bulk, and inconvenience (and occasionally social stigma) of cosplaying
2) The dancing/playacting of puppets is an amusing addition to any concert or panel
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3) People drunk with puppets on the crawl or at afterparties somehow seems like a recipe for awesome to me
3.5) Combine this with the earlier idea of movies at afterparties and MST3King/rifftracking while drunk with puppets... that's like freaking youtube gold in the making... maybe
4) Asking questions with the puppets at panels as though the characters are asking them... if done right could be funny
5) Filming puppets making comments on things on the expo floor or around PAX has potential
6) CRAB BATTLE!
7) ???
8) Profit!
This is what I was thinking....especially the cosplay thing...
what if there could be a PAX puppet booth...this could be the "spontaneousness" people long for...like the pipecleaners. If everyone donated paper lunch bags, gems, NO GLITTER!, construction paper, and glue sticks you could have something there. I'm sure there would still be people with hand made fabric puppets which would be cool but this would be for anyone who didn't read this thread saw everyone with puppets and wanted to participate
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When I heard this idea I immediately thought of the cool stuffed toys that one lady makes and brings to the PA Q&As, like the Leviathan. Things like that, but as puppets would be freaking awesome.
I think thats still perfectly legitimate cosplay. Yes it's not as impressive as others, but some people don't have the time or money to put into something frivolous like that, but still want to have fun and dress up.
If you can crotchet I would like to commission a Sackboy from you, not for PAX, just for me to snuggle.
BUT!!!
It also is a case for spontinaety as well, because both last year and this years prank is being left open to spontanety, the only planning is what exactly would be performed, not the when, where, and who (although G&T were on the list from the get go)
So, I think this could be fun, but it shouldn't be planned as an event, just as a "Hey, lets all make puppets and if we see other people with puppets....THEN we can see what happens." I think that's the only way it would work
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I agree with this. I'm totally thinking I'll make a puppet (its really hard to cosplay when you're carting around a 5 month old AND cookie brigade stuff), and spontaneous stuff with other puppets would be super awesome, but I don't think we can plan events with puppets and have it be awesome.
Now to decide who/what to make a puppet of... anyone got any ideas? I haven't seen any on this thread yet.
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Hehehe I have a half made Banjo. I think for pax however I am going to do a video game themed one. Hmmm ::ponders::
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My best friend crocheted Sackboy for me for my Birthday and it came out rather well.
I want to see your Banjo, bring it with you anyways!
Hmm, video game themed, eh? Maybe I'll go for Locke from FF VI. Ooh, maybe I can pay Recruit back for the Edgar Figaro art last year by making him something. Ask him what his favorite FF VI character is!
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so i can do things like
poke gabe: Infernape, get the fuck out here!
raise other hand with infernape on it. say line (or not if i decide to do skelly version)
trey
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