Pagoda 2017!

[Gingerninja]

August 4-6, 2017 in Reading, PA. I haven't seen the lineup announcement yet but if they have the same caliber talent as the past three years, it should be very good. It's such a great convention!

[Gingerninja]

Is anyone going? I am. :)

[oboogie]

I'd love to go! Not sure it'll be possible, but I'll look into it.

[Gingerninja]

Cool! It's a great hang. @oboogie And there's a place for breakfast that's SO DELICIOUS!

[suburbanxcore]

I doubt I'll make it this year, but we'll see.

[Gingerninja]

But you are soooo close! C'mon...let's hang! @suburbanxcore

[Vannessa]

I'm looking forward to it，I'd love to go! Not sure it'll be possible,，Can I watch it at online？

[Gingerninja]

Hey Vannessa....I doubt it. There may be snippets on IG but it won't be streaming. @Vannessa

[Boiled Dove]

I will be there!! Just booked time with Marina Inoue to do my other calf. That is Sat evening, might have to do something else as well. We should have some LST meetup times, even though I've not been on here much lately. 

 

 

[Gingerninja]

NICE!

I will be there with my charity, Love Hope Strength. We're a rock and roll cancer organization that primarily goes on tour with bands (lots of punk...think a lot folks on Fat Wreck, Flogging, Dropkick, Social D, Bosstones, Frank Turner, etc.) and at most festivals. We educate fans on blood cancers and get people registered on the National Bone Marrow Registry!

Stop by my table...I'll be there all weekend! If I'm not getting tattooed, I should be at the table. :) @Boiled Dove

 

 

[Devious6]

I'm only about 2 or 2.5 hours north of Reading. I may just have to drop down!!

[Gingerninja]

I'll send you my number in case you end up coming down. @Devious6

[Boiled Dove]

15 hours ago, Gingerninja said:

NICE!

I will be there with my charity, Love Hope Strength. We're a rock and roll cancer organization that primarily goes on tour with bands (lots of punk...think a lot folks on Fat Wreck, Flogging, Dropkick, Social D, Bosstones, Frank Turner, etc.) and at most festivals. We educate fans on blood cancers and get people registered on the National Bone Marrow Registry!

Stop by my table...I'll be there all weekend! If I'm not getting tattooed, I should be at the table. :) @Boiled Dove

 

 

Cool. Do you do Riot Fest in Chicago? I seem to recall talking to a group very similar if they were not you. 

 

[Gingerninja]

Yep, we're always there. Funny enough, that's how I discovered the organization!! I normally do Punk Rock Bowling in Vegas as my big festival with LHS but I want to do RF this year. :) @Boiled Dove

[Boiled Dove]

RF is a blast. I've always wanted to make it out to PRB but it seems like these days I'm more into Rockabilly weekenders. 

 

[suburbanxcore]

At the risk of derailing, the idea of Riot Fest just seems like a nightmare to me, but goddamn do I really wanna see Jawbreaker.

[Gingerninja]

Riot Fest is always a good time. They know how to organize everything which makes all the difference in the world. @suburbanxcore

[Boiled Dove]

I agree with @Gingerninja RF is put together and usually has a really good layout. 

[Boiled Dove]

So, this is a 5 hour drive for me. I will likely leave work around lunchtime on Friday and head down. Realizing I should be looking for a room. My appointment with Marina is Saturday evening so I'm hoping I have some cash and can find someone with open time. I would love to get something from Grez but I doubt that would be possible. I was able to walk up and get tattooed by Scott Sylvia in Dallas a couple years ago and I wouldn't have expected that to happen so you never know. 

 

[suburbanxcore]

If you want to get in with Grez, I would email or call the Manhattan Kings Ave shop. He generally books his conventions wall to wall, sometimes even doing tattoos in his hotel room before or after the convention hours. Dude is an absolute workhorse.

I've seen a handful of people get walk ups from Scott at conventions, too. He's so fast and he doesn't always book as solidly as others, so he's left with some free time. You can likely get something from him.

Can't wait to see what you get from Marina. I really like a lot of her stuff. 

[Boiled Dove]

She did a fortune teller on my right calf, gonna balance it out with something on the left

 

[Gingerninja]

@Boiled Dove When I talked to Grez in June he was booked BUT still reach out because people do cancel. That's how I got in with him a couple of years ago!

[Boiled Dove]

Less than a week!!!!

 

[Gingerninja]

Right? I'm hoping the weather holds!

[Boiled Dove]

Indeed. Quite warm up here in NH today