A Pred-Costumer's Convention and Contest Companion

[ptgreek]

so I'll throw in my lil 2cents. I tip for finding a party with a costume contest you can win. Most clubs have an annual Halloween party. These clubs also have websites that like to post pictures of previous parties ( ie halloween for years past) I've been scouting a bunch of clubs in the San Francisco Bay area...some always have the sexy chick winner ...but others ...hmmm...well if Jack Skellington can win, then I'm a shoe in

It also gives you a good Idea of the crowd that attends ...and the space in the club...ugh ...hours in a club...I'm sweating just thinking about it

 

[Faken]

I know a couple of guys that compete and win TONS in bar contests... they say the trick is to show up early and MINGLE MINGLE MINGLE with as many people as you can, so once the "judging" starts, you've befriended most of the bar ahead of time and pull more votes

Great thread!

 

[TUSKY]

I know a couple of guys that compete and win TONS in bar contests... they say the trick is to show up early and MINGLE MINGLE MINGLE with as many people as you can, so once the "judging" starts, you've befriended most of the bar ahead of time and pull more votes

Great thread!

And if i can add
Dance a lot!!!!
Don't forget drinks heaps of water, not alcohol, water

 

[Biopredator12]

Also if you dress as an alien make sure people are watching your tail so someone doesn't step on it and rip it off your costume.

My other thing is make sure you don't get yourself drunk in those bars as you may find your suit gone in the morning when you wake up.

 

[SithLord66]

Great advice and it being so close to Halloween I thought it needed to be "brought back from the dead" for this year too.

 

[cujo66]

Great advice and it being so close to Halloween I thought it needed to be "brought back from the dead" for this year too.

Good move. The tips in the first post are awesome , and great tips for any resrictive costume.
On the bar costume contest, I've only perticpated in one years ago. My wife and I in our Batman and Batgirl. Got on the stage and saw right away, these people aren't into these costumes at all. Couldn't get off the stage fast enough. Yet we wear the same costumes to a convention, and we're like rock stars. Hooker Dorothy won the contest.
I'm still in the planning stages of my Pred and would never wear it to a club. Maybe a local bar that I've hung out at.

 

[charlie1]

If it's a bar or bar-type scene, I don't wear my costumes anymore. I had one lovely experience where an inebriated fellow wanted to hit my Bobamaker helmet to see how tough it was.

That was a not good evening for anyone.

Even at conventions, where people have a better understanding, I don't like not having a wrangler (or at least someone in a mobile costume) with me. And my Boba Fett isn't that restrictive on vision; I can't imagine wearing a Predator without some support nearby.

Charlie

 

[SithLord66]

I would go freaking ape **** if someone at a bar pulled on my dreads or something. grrrr I thought about it but I think a club might be better. I dont know yet.

 

[WhiskeyBeard]

Thanks Bovine, awesome advice!

It can be disorienting enough just walking around in plain clothes at Dragon Con, sometimes you need a quiet corner outside to re-group and get your equilibrium. I can't even imagine what its like with all your senses handicapped and wearing an extra 30-40 pounds of bad-assery.
I am definitely contemplating rigging up a camelback hydration pack into a backpack/plasma caster mount that would feed into the mask.

As far as club contests and bars - forget all that noise; I worked in bars for years and there is nooooo way I would let my blood sweat and tears get fubar'd up by meat heads or 'necks.

-Thanks to everyone else too - the progress of noobs and new hunters is influenced by your experiences and wisdom.

 

[Bovine13]

Thanks Bovine, awesome advice!

It can be disorienting enough just walking around in plain clothes at Dragon Con, sometimes you need a quiet corner outside to re-group and get your equilibrium. I can't even imagine what its like with all your senses handicapped and wearing an extra 30-40 pounds of bad-assery.
I am definitely contemplating rigging up a camelback hydration pack into a backpack/plasma caster mount that would feed into the mask.

As far as club contests and bars - forget all that noise; I worked in bars for years and there is nooooo way I would let my blood sweat and tears get fubar'd up by meat heads or 'necks.

-Thanks to everyone else too - the progress of noobs and new hunters is influenced by your experiences and wisdom.

Your welcome. Suiting up is an expierience that can be described over and over again. Until you do it you cant appreciate it fully. As for the camel pack...good idea but probobly unnessasary unless your running solo all day. During the day you will probobly take enough breaks and get water that you wouldnt need to have one on ya. Now, an outside event in the sun...yeah the camel pack would be an asset to have.

 

[WhiskeyBeard]

Oh, right on. I figured I would probably be solo, but hopefully that will change with friends gained and connections made. Thanks again.

 

[Blasturbator]

Thanks Bovine13
I had to read this, cause i might be going to my first con solo next month, and gives me an idea of what to expect.

Thanks again

 

[Bovine13]

Thanks Bovine13
I had to read this, cause i might be going to my first con solo next month, and gives me an idea of what to expect.

Thanks again

Well plan for the worst and hope for the best. Its all good times!

 

[ShawDizzle]

October 28th: 46 Lounge, Totowa, NJ
29thacha, NYC, NY
30th:Bliss, Clifton, NJ or Lana Lounge, Hoboken, NJ
Halloween: Local Bars here in Bloomfield, NJ Area

If any pred shows besides me..if one wins..split the money

 

[lil hunter]

Thanks for the great advice given! I've yet to attend & experience my first Con. I'm going to have to dig up info on our local Con (not much going on here in Honolulu).

I've thought about that too, having a camel back or some sort of water pouch hidden in the backpack, but having a wing man (or woman) or support would rather be preferred.

 

[mortenharket]

Cant stress how good a thread this is, I love the last line "You ARE the predator" first time I suited up those 4 words kept me going Im looking at my options for Halloween and a club is not sounding like the way to get with all the idiots round here and the UK passion for binge drinking. My suit would be ruined very quickly.

 

[predatorette]

probably been mentioned a million times before but I noticed watching a video of one of you guys emptying out your foot full of sweat into the bath. Do you wear morph suits or similar underneath to stop the sweating?

 

[Bovine13]

Yeah that was me. Gross but, something people need to know about. And its pretty damn funny. Most of us just wear a lycra suit under our skins. Its mainly to help get the skin on. Latex does not slide well against bare skin. Your gonna sweat, theres no way around it.

 

[Winter]

I'm new on this site but have had many costume experiances. Suffice to say all the info given is awesome and spot on. This is the only site I've seen which offers these points of view.
Great work all. =D

 

[mr sausage]

Bovine, et. al.
Killer advise guys, really well thought out and from real experience too.
My own personal horror story of halloween comps is coming third [ring wraith costume]to some people dressed as an airlines pilot [1st] and a stewardess [2nd] respectively. Remember it is a popularity contest, plan your entrance , plant a girl who is going to scream as you come in and watch the crowd part before you [very satisfying!] . Spend the next few hours smoozing, pose with as many people as possible for photos and win those suckers over.
Have some sort of performance ready when you are on the stage, there are often 2 rounds of judging. pull out the big guns for the last round. Remember, the twit next to you dressed as Harry Potter is still going to look like a twit with glasses and a texta mark between his eyes. This is when you pull of the bio mask and hit them with a predator roar, sell yourself folks!