Seattle - Day #4

Bob didn't want to make an early exit form the convention on Sunday in order to make Virgin America's final evening flight to Los Angeles, so he booked a flight out of Seattle on Monday afternoon. In hindsight, an morning flight would have been better. Without much to do before his 3:10 departure, Bob found himself sitting in front of the Sea-Tac Airport food court's enormous panoramic window where he could watch planes take off and taxi from a remarkably impressive vantage point. If you ever have the chance to fly out of Seattle, Bob recommends you give yourself an extra half-hour or so to sit and and enjoy this fascinating view.

Seattle - Day #3 (Emerald City ComiCon Day #2)

The day moves a lot slower when you have run out of items to sell. The Emerald City crowd was much lighter today, but Baby Tattoo's problem was not a lack of customers; it was a lack of merchandise. While it would have been nice to sell a few more books to fans who had to be turned away empty-handed, Baby Tattoo's available inventory for the event was reasonably on-target relative to demand. Perhaps the topic Taking Too Much Inventory vs. Taking Too Little Inventory is a good topic for a future Little Business Day post about the challenges of selling at conventions. For now, suffice it to say that Baby Tattoo was very pleased with the Emerald City ComiCon, and looks forward to returning for next year's event in early April.

John hit the road back to Portland right after the show, so Bob did dinner solo at the sort-of national Daily Grill. After eating his salad at the bar, Bob asked for his burger to be packaged to go as an in-room main course. (The same restaurant provides room service to the Sheraton where Bob was staying, but carrying it himself rather than ordering it to the room was a significant money saver. And, on the topic of money-saving tips, Daily Grill's dinner menu is devoid of almost all of the reasonably priced lunch items like burgers and sandwiches, but the Cheeseburger is available at night on the bar menu.) Bob's ratings (on a scale of 1 to 10) were as follows: Food 7 (but he gives breakfast a 9, and the thin fried onions a 10), Atmosphere 9, Service 7, Value 6.

Seattle - Day #2 (Emerald City ComiCon Day #1)

Emerald City ComiCon drew a great crowd today. Hundreds of attendees were lined up in advance. The aisles were crowded from opening to closing. Baby Tattoo sold out of several of the company's most popular titles before the day ended. Customers and vendors seemed generally and genuinely pleased. All good news, but Baby Tattoo's two-man crew was definitely more worn out than anticipated.

Tomorrow is Mother's Day. It should be interesting to see how the date affects attendance.

Dinner was at the sort-of national chain Rock Bottom Restaurant and Brewery. Bob and John's ratings (on a scale of 1 to 10) were as follows:
Bob: Food 7, Atmosphere 5, Service 7, Value 6.
John: Food 8, Atmosphere 6, Service 7, Value 7.

Seattle - Day #1

Bob flew Virgin America from Los Angeles to Seattle. Bob likes Virgin America, and will post about it another day.

John "Special Needs" Simone drove to Seattle from Portland. This is John's first shift on the Baby Tattoo crew since Fangoria Austin back in January.

Load in was easy. The locals seem nice. Come by Emerald City ComicCon this weekend and say, "Hi." What better way to celebrate Mom's special day than by bringing her to a comic book convention?

Dinner was at Noodle Ranch. Bob and John's ratings (on a scale of 1 to 10) were as follows:

Bob: Food 6, Atmosphere 4, Service 9, Value 7.

John: Food 6, Atmosphere 7, Service 8, Value 7.

The photo (above) of a downtown Seattle vacant lot was snapped by John on our walk back from tonight's opening at Roq La Rue Gallery.

This Is Only a Test

It is possible to type in the Edit Html pane, but not in the Compose pane. Shooting and posting a photo does not look promising. Today's test is part of tomorrow's "Little Friday is Little Business Day" post.

Event Appreciation Day

Wow! How much is there to do in the weeks ahead? Come to one of the listed events to meet the Baby Tattoo crew, Baby Tattoo published artists and/or Baby Tattooville Featured Artists (past and future).

May 10-11 - Baby Tattoo at Emerald City ComiCon - Seattle, Washington

May 10 - Gris Grimly signing at Lewis Gallery - Simi Valley, California

May 10 - Luke Chueh Solo Show at Copro Nason - Los Angeles

May 10 - Elizabeth McGrath Solo Show at Billy Shire Fine Arts - Los Angeles

May 17-18 - Baby Tattoo Books and Jeffery Scott (1019) at Glamourcon - Los Angeles

May 17 - Tim Biskup Solo Show at Jonathan LeVine Gallery - New York

May 17 - Grimly, Pigors, Ragnar and Visell at the Animation Book Look - Los Angeles

May 30 - June 1 - Baby Tattoo at Book Expo America (Professionals Only) - Los Angeles

June 6-8 - Baby Tattoo and multiple artists at Ink-n-Iron - Long Beach, California

June 7 - Gris Grimly Limited Edition Book Release at Halloweentown - Burbank, California