No chair given away at AX?????

Infinity Squared · Post by **Infinity Squared** » Mon Jul 14, 2008 5:41 am

I got a chair.

outlawed · Post by **outlawed** » Sun Jul 20, 2008 7:48 am

FINALLY AX 2008 AMV CONTEST CAN BE CROWNED THE TRUE AX EXPERIENCE.

WE FINALLY GOTS SOME DRAMAZ.

=p

Cantih · Post by **Cantih** » Sat Jul 26, 2008 1:46 am

What about Chair at the masquerade?
I've had to miss AX the past two years, but even before that, I don't remember chair making it to stage since 2004 =\.

Scintilla · Post by **Scintilla** » Sat Jul 26, 2008 6:37 am

Cantih wrote:What about Chair at the masquerade?
I've had to miss AX the past two years, but even before that, I don't remember chair making it to stage since 2004 =\.

I'm going to remember this quote for the next time Cyanna asks me "isn't Chair just an Otakon thing?".

Cantih · Post by **Cantih** » Sun Jul 27, 2008 2:21 am

Scintilla wrote:I'm going to remember this quote for the next time Cyanna asks me "isn't Chair just an Otakon thing?".

I figure, now it's just a universal anime convention thing. The way the story was passed down to me, Chair came from Fanime; first I've ever heard of Otakon being involved. (though I've never been, can't afford to go to the other coast)

Scintilla · Post by **Scintilla** » Sun Jul 27, 2008 6:59 am

Cantih wrote:
Scintilla wrote:I'm going to remember this quote for the next time Cyanna asks me "isn't Chair just an Otakon thing?".
I figure, now it's just a universal anime convention thing.

Yeah, that's what I keep saying when it comes up.

Cantih wrote:The way the story was passed down to me, Chair came from Fanime; first I've ever heard of Otakon being involved. (though I've never been, can't afford to go to the other coast)

My version of the story came from Scott Melzer, in the notes that came with the VCD of "This Is Otakudom" (to explain a joke therein) and were written out back in 2002. So the actual incident that started it must have occurred before 2001, as that's when the fan parody premiered.

Apparently it started one Otakon when one of the cosplay groups at the Masquerade had a chair brought out and set up on stage for their act, but then took forever to get out there themselves... so, for a good bit of time, the only thing on stage was the chair. Which got people chanting. And then it became a fad.

/me still fondly remembers the Otakon 2003 Masquerade with its chants of "CHAIR AND PEACE!"

neorose · Post by **neorose** » Sun Jul 27, 2008 1:03 pm

I find it sad how some of these little rituals and what nots at anime cons get going some times.

I do miss the Burning of the magic card at opening ceremonies for AWA that stopped after 9/11.

Unlimited Rice · Post by **Unlimited Rice** » Sun Jul 27, 2008 3:40 pm

They actually give chairs as prizes? Man, that's pretty crazy.

MisterFurious · Post by **MisterFurious** » Mon Jul 28, 2008 9:56 pm

Unlimited Rice wrote:They actually give chairs as prizes? Man, that's pretty crazy.

I don't think you get it. It's not just any chair. It's a unique director's chair with the AX logo silkscreened on it, hand signed by the GoH's. Some years, they even gave out two of them (Kevin Caldwell has a full dinette set - I had to settle for two).