It was also easier to horde as much swag as possible back then as well. They even had better stuff if you ask me. Everything from Posters to Comics that became collectible the moment you picked them up. Nowadays, a lot of it is junk and throwaways. I never did the parties and I didn't even know about the TRS parties since I was very late to the game with that show. I'm still on the fence about going this year. I will know by Tuesday if that bug hits. Probably when I start seeing the endless parade of Hot Chicks in their Cos Play attire will I suddenly need to go. Haha.