Back From JoeCon!

A dedication to the customizers...

Clutch: Z’up?

Shipwreck: We just got back from JoeCon in Providence RI . We would have blogged sooner but…

tFidy: Shipwreck just sobered up!

Clutch: It was quite a trip! flew out of Philly...

Shipwreck: Breakfast sandwiches at Chickie and Pete’s and had a few Crabby Mary’s.

tFidy: Bloody Mary’s with old bay seasoning –so good!

Clutch: We roll into Providence and end up in this quaint little place:


























Shipwreck: Tough place, good drink specials… we had some stuffies!

Clutch: A Rhode Island delicacy, that’s kind of like clams casino with extra breading. Good local flavor.

Shipwreck: After hanging out there for a while we ended up at another bar where there was this kickin’ band playing there called “Kung Fu Grip.”






Clutch: These guys rocked it out! That lead singer had a seriously angry vibe.

tFidy: Which is only fitting… a lot of the Joe Fans we met were pretty angry.

Shipwreck: It has to do with the continuity issues, Marvel, Cartoon, DDP, ROC, Resolute, IDW; it's getting hard to keep track!

Clutch: The Adventure Team guys seemed pretty laid back.

tFidy: I think that’s just a 70’s thing… besides those guys made their own continuity. No outside sources messing with their Joe World!

Shipwreck: Right on!

tFidy: Anyway, Rhode Island is a whacky little place, strange laws, one of which is no droids in an establishment that serves alcohol and has live music. So, I had to leave that bar and I went and visited my friend Pete:





...We used to work together at the Trade Federation. He’d moved to Rhode Island a few years back. He’s playing Johnny 5 in the Off, Off Broadway production of “Short Circuit: the Musical." Good to see him again… although I had that song “Who’s Johnny?” stuck in my head since we got back!

Clutch: Shipwreck and I had a late night and he was pretty hurting the next day. He laid around all morning watching reruns of McCale’s Navy while I played a pickup basketball game in the hotel gym.




Shipwreck: After Clutch got back from playing hoops, I was feeling better, so we headed out to breakfast. Ran into a few old friends...




Clutch: LJ when are you coming back Babe? It appears that DDP continuity is being completely ignored, so how come you and your fine self are not appearing in at least one of the continuities IDW is running?

Shipwreck: I smell a conspiracy!

tFidy: It was free comic book day the weekend we were there. Luckily we were able to locate a comic shop in the area.




Clutch: I also got to check out this tricked out ride. Got to take it for a spin in the parking lot; it was ridiculous! And in Adventure Team Yellow!




tFidy: The Con only had a few unsavory characters...




Shipwreck: But overall I pretty fun and relaxing time...