Comments on: TAM 9 From Outer Space!

By: China Sword

China Sword — Thu, 17 Mar 2011 13:53:13 +0000

U should so have a star party and/or a local observatory tour. i tried for the one before Dragoncon, but can’t swing the time-off. would be willing to arrive a day early.

By: WalterWalkie

WalterWalkie — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 20:01:53 +0000

woh snap! yeh too expensive for me , but I understand why its so expensive with such an excellent line up . i’m jealous of all who get to go! please post all videos!!

@KellyLawrence – ugh you’re making me feel like i’m less dedicated than I should be.

@fry – don’t worry someday we will all get to attend virtually online and the price will come down^^

By: Jewel

Jewel — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 16:51:16 +0000

Yay! Looks like an incredible line up! And my favorite part? That I get to go this year – w00t!

By: Allyson Beatrice

Allyson Beatrice — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 17:50:05 +0000

Am going. That is all.

By: MHiggo

MHiggo — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 10:51:16 +0000

Looks like I picked the right year to start going to TAM.

Las Vegas in the middle of summer should be fun. It’s not hot enough down here, anyway.

By: Sion

Sion — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 09:27:23 +0000

Phil,
I hope you and Geo will be performing DFTS live. Ah go on, you know you want to!

By: Kelly Lawrence

Kelly Lawrence — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 04:16:10 +0000

TAM8 was my first one. I couldn’t go to TAM7, so I made a plan. $20.00 each week in a savings account nicknamed TAM so I kept my focus. It wasn’t even hard to do. Bag lunches, any extra $$ each payday straight into that account. My reward? Best. Weekend. Evah.

I also got to meet Phil Plait at the Skepchicks party, which was hella, hella cool.

By: Mike

Mike — Mon, 14 Mar 2011 22:57:58 +0000

No, I think Vegas is probably on the cheaper side of places to hold it. It has the facilities required to hold a convention of this magnitude, and the hotel it’s held in regularly has deals on rooms. Last year I stayed there for $35/night, and that wasn’t even the best deal that could be had.

By: Sean H.

Sean H. — Mon, 14 Mar 2011 22:46:15 +0000

I can’t afford to go, but if you would like to make it up to me, Dr. Plait, you could go to Dragon*Con.

I am not trying to be overly critical, but wouldn’t Las Vegas be up pretty high on “the list of the most expensive places to hold an event”? I mean, sure, it is no Boston, but still, you say Las Vegas, I think $$$. Four-hundred and twenty-five dollars, that would buy a lot of pasta.

By: Beelzebud

Beelzebud — Mon, 14 Mar 2011 22:22:32 +0000

Someone should ask Bill Nye why in the hell he was promoting one of those “ionized water” spray bottles.