AWA 25th anniversary

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AWA 25th anniversary

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Lloyd Carter and I did some panels at the past AWA reflecting on 25 years of the convention, and here are some of the photos we used to illustrate our talk:
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the costume contest at AWA 1
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me and Nettie Hayden as Cyborg 003
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Steve Harrison during AWA 1
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a vendors table at AWA 1
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AWA 1995 badge
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AWA model kit art demo by Bill Mayo
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Lauren Forrester as Kahm from Outlanders (Steve H. photo)
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AWA 1995's hotel, the Castlegate (Steve H. photo)
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AWA 1996 vendors hall
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AWA 1996 cosplay contest
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AWA 1996 panel - from left to right, Steve Bennett, Lorraine Savage, Neil Nadelman, Carl Horn, Robert Woodhead
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Jeff Tatarek's Patlabor costume; next to him is Jeff Roe; both were Birmingham AL anime fans (Tatarek now lives in Columbus OH)
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Do we have video of that panel that Robert is part of? I'd love to see that.
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I know Matt Murray and some other folks were shooting video at AWA 1996, but I don't think there's any footage of that panel, sorry.
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Very cool to see the blasts from the past. Wish I could have been there!
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