Flooding problems

The latest rains have caused some flooding related damages. Several costumes had to be washed again and there is a bit of a mess because water got in. The wet areas have been cleared out.

Free Comic Book Day 2010 results

The annual Free Comic Book Day at the Readers Den Comic Book Shop in Claremont was quite successful, but there were a bit less people than in the previous year. It seems like all other various types of events that also took place also had less visitors from what I have been told by various people.

This year there were five people in costume for the event, plus several fans that also came dressed up. There were also the usual two prize draws. The second prize draw had numbers in different colours. The fans at least got lots of comic books, comic drawing books, T-shirts, action figures and posters as well as a decent collection of free comics that were grabbed up quickly.

In Spider-Man costume for two weekends

This coming Saturday and the next Saturday, I will be in a Spider-Man costume. This coming Saturday is one hour for a children's birthday and the following Saturday is several hours for the annual Free Comic Book Day at the Readers Den in Stadium on Main in Claremont. Obviously during those times my costume renting business will be closed.

Doorbell working again

The doorbell was not working for a while. This caused some problems for those coming to look for or collect costumes.

Free Comic Book Day 2010 coming up

The next Free Comic Book Day (FCBD) at the Readers Den in Claremont in Stadium on Main will be here on 1 May 2010. It looks like there will be up to five people in costume for the event, plus the usual fans that also dress up. In previous years there were spot prizes for those that bothered to dress up. There is a promotion running this year about half price for that event specifically.

Still waiting for new costumes

The thirteen costumes that I have ordered, still have not arrived. I have been waiting for a while and am hoping that they will come soon.

Requests for Barney costumes

There are still a lot of really desperate parents who are looking for adult sized Barney costumes for the birthdays of their little ones. The problem being that nobody is allowed to have a Barney costume and even purple dinosaur costumes that look very remotely similar are apparently not even allowed. A dinosaur costume is a dinosaur costume. Anything that humans wear will look fairly similar because of walking on two legs instead of four. The fact that nobody has purple dinosaur costumes or does have and is not allowed to rent it out, makes parents even more desperate and frustrated. In the end, parents might end up hating Barney just alone for this reason.