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C2E2 2013 Photos, part 1 of 6: Costume Contest Winners and the Doctor Who...
As I type this, the fourth annual Chicago Comic and Entertainment Exposition (“C2E2”) its wrapping up this year’s three-day run, April 26-28, 2013. C2E2 dreams of becoming the Midwest’s answer to the...
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Latecomers to the “Doctor Who” Party
…yes, we realize we’re running years behind the rest of the universe.Last weekend marked the second time in my life I’ve ever sat through an episode of Doctor Who. After marathoning two seasons of...
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C2E2 2014 Photos, Part 2 of 4: Costumes on the Show Floor, Not-Comics Division
Previously on Midlife Crisis Crossover: photos from the fifth annual C2E2 convention in Chicago. In this installment: more photos from around the exhibit hall and other convention areas, but with fewer...
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Indy PopCon 2014 Photos #4: the Costumes of the Doctor
The marathon continues! As promised in our first installment, please enjoy more photos from the first annual Indy PopCon convention. Same guidelines apply: we’re fans, not pros; corrections and...
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Indy PopCon 2014 Photos, Part 7 of 8: the Sylvester McCoy Hour
My wife and I with the Seventh Doctor, a.k.a. Radagast the Brown. Yes, you may have already seen this photo in Part Four of this series. Keep reading for more pics… The marathon continues! Our first...
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Why I Shouldn’t Be Around Memes
Family and some friends may have noticed I’m not on Facebook often nowadays. Or maybe they haven’t noticed because so many other people aren’t on Facebook often nowadays, including said family and...
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Top 10 Rejected “Doctor Who” Battle Cries
The Tenth Doctor, David Tennant, had “ALLONS-Y!” The Eleventh Doctor, Matt Smith, had “GERONIMO!” or sometimes “YOWZA!” The Ninth Doctor, Christopher Eccleston, had…well, mostly he said “Hello!” with...
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Wizard World Chicago 2014 Photos, Part 1: Costumes! (Movies, Games, Doctor Who)
Personal fave of the entire show: 8-bit Sephiroth from Final Fantasy VII. This weekend was that time again: our annual excursion to Rosemont, IL, for Wizard World Chicago, a four-day entertainment...
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Wizard World Chicago 2014 Photos, Part 7 of 7: the Geek Stuff
Rocket Raccoon: the Cookie! Northbrook bakery Max and Benny’s had a booth selling cookies shaped like numerous characters and personalities. My wife and I split a cookie shaped like Star-Lord’s head....
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Indiana State Fair 2014 Photos, Part 4 of 5: Geek Handicraft
Welcome to the Nexus of All Geek Realities! Previously on Midlife Crisis Crossover: It’s that time again! The Indiana State Fair is an annual celebration of Hoosier pride, farming, food, and 4-H, with...
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My 2020 Reading Stacks #3
Three books edited under the same guiding principle: for fans, by fans. Previously on Midlife Crisis Crossover: Every year, each and every squarebound work of qualifying length that I’ve read gets a...
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Dragon Con 2021 Photos #3: Some Cosplay Parade
G.I. Joe role call: Chuckles! Scarlett! Zarana from the Dreadnoks! Cobra Commander! YO, JOE! Previously on Midlife Crisis Crossover: In 2019 my wife Anne and I attended our very first Dragon Con in...
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GalaxyCon Columbus 2022 Photos, Part 2 of 4: A Cosplay Sampler
All the Whos down in Whoville: a family cosplaying as nine different Doctors. Previously on Midlife Crisis Crossover: Each year when there isn’t a pandemic fully raging, my wife Anne and I love...
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MCC Q&A #9: Who We’ve Met – The Master List (so far)
That time at Star Trek: Mission Chicago in 2022 when we met Star Trek: Picard season-2 cast members Michelle Hurd, Isa Briones, Evan Evagora, and Annie Wersching (RIP). The topic at hand was suggested...
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