Neil went out of his way to make it to Tonmocon...but Steve just couldn't make it !!!!
Here we see Melissa gazing adoringly at Neil :
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y246/cthulhu77/tonmo/drinks.jpg

The Deep Ones consulted with great Cthulhu :
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y246/cthulhu77/tonmo/deepones.jpg

And devised a safety mask that even Tony can view the hideous photo through...
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y246/cthulhu77/tonmo/neilgoggles.jpg

poor Neil was subjected to flames:
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y246/cthulhu77/tonmo/fire.jpg
also, another world traveler showed up :
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y246/cthulhu77/tonmo/melissa.jpg

The presentations were fantastic...all of them...I do believe I have Shanlyn talked into gettting cuttlefish too, after the lecture !!! (thanks Mr. R !!!)
Tony gave a great intro on Tonmo and the community too:

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y246/cthulhu77/tonmo/tony.jpg

very nice... just remember, tonmocon photos are for memories, not for blackmail.....

:hmm: <- attempt at a straight face....

oh, who am i kidding.....

no worrries...I am keeping all of those pics close to my heart... :smile:

What the best dressed were wearing:

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y246/cthulhu77/tonmo/shirts.jpg

we even attracted some tan girls to join the cause:

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y246/cthulhu77/tonmo/strangerdanger.jpg

before you knew it, deep ones and squidophiles were popping out of the woodwork !!!
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y246/cthulhu77/tonmo/squidparty.jpg

deep ones were appearing everywhere!!
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y246/cthulhu77/tonmo/deepone.jpg

Yikes!!!
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y246/cthulhu77/tonmo/deepone3.jpg

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y246/cthulhu77/tonmo/deepone4.jpg

Great photos, Greg. Where did all those terrific deep ones masks come from? Sure wish I could have been there.
Sorseress

Great photos, Greg. Where did all those terrific deep ones masks come from? Sure wish I could have been there.
Sorseress

ahh...this wayward malcontent named Erich had them...they were too cool, and everyone loved them !!!!

Excellent shots!!!! I feel like we were there with all the pics and details!!!! Glad to see our world traveler showed!!!! :mrgreen:

Carol

Yes, our world traveler showed. Amid all the chaos, he ended up coming home with me! (I've already had him). :hmm: Not the desired result -- it was the perfect opportunity to hand him off! Now I have to ship him.

Where does he go next, any volunteers?

Hah! And not a single one with me in it!

Ahhh! Stay tuned! I have you somewhere...

Oh! And there was this during the Cthulhu presentation... well done, Erich:

http://www.tonmo.com/tonmocon/neil-cthulhu.jpg

Here you are, Squidman!

http://www.tonmo.com/tonmocon/squidman.jpg

Another person I think we're missing is Shepmoon -- anyone get a pic of him? BTW, Shepmoon (if you're reading this thread), how was whale-watching on Sunday?

Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch! You caught me looking at my camera during one of the speakers...uh, uuuummm...........speaking? Speaking! Anyway, I would show my picture of you doing something similarly irksome in retaliation, but with the few pics I have, I am more likely to pass the test of valor and cut down yon tree with a herring. Curses! :lol:

Hmm... what kind of "irksome" pic do you have of me, might I ask? :goofysca:

Note that the footage was taken by Squidman's dad (I think it was his dad) before anything got started... there were no speakers speaking at the time! :smile:

Note that the footage was taken by Squidman's dad (I think it was his dad)

T'was he.

Another person I think we're missing is Shepmoon -- anyone get a pic of him? BTW, Shepmoon (if you're reading this thread), how was whale-watching on Sunday?

Ohhh I forgot to mention...I don't show up on film or in mirrors. Sorry!

Nice to meet you all. I'm sorry I didn't make it back for the afternoon talks and festivities. I went to the Aquarium and got totally worn out between some ongoing health problems and the absolute insanity (a Saturday afternoon, after all) at the Aquarium.

Whale-watching was awesome! We saw several humpbacks, one of which did a considerable head-slapping performance, plus a couple pairs of blues (somewhat rare, we were told), plus a lovely assortment of dolphins playing with the boat. Very cool! Alas, no giant tentacles suddenly dwarfing the boat.

Add my thanks to all the organizers. Very cool con!

Shep

I hope everyone enjoyed the "Ban Bottom Trawling" Stickers. Sorry I wasn't there. LOoked like a hoot.

G

Hmm... what kind of "irksome" pic do you have of me, might I ask? :goofysca:

Note that the footage was taken by Squidman's dad (I think it was his dad) before anything got started... there were no speakers speaking at the time! :smile:

NEE!

Must you be so proud that I have none?! Dappy eenglish, your mother was a hampster, and your father smelt of elder-berries! (I watched Monty Python & the Quest for the Holy Grail recently. :razz: ) Now be quiet or I shall taunt you a second time. :lol:

Here are a few more pictures from Monterey

Love the one of the two dark overlords...

Here are a few more pictures from Monterey

His that a 'Hi My Name's Cthulhu' name badge that the Great Old One is wearing?

Cthulu didn't have the cash to register, but we couldn't say no when he asked for a nametag.

Here are some photos from the MBARI tour.

This is the pool where things are tested before they go out.

And the yellow underwater unmanned machines they build and send out.

The Navy man working on these described the levels of pressure they are built to withstand and what kind of filling is used to enable this.

Each has something along the lines of "this is not a weapon - please contact MBARI" with phone numbers and email addresses and urls to facilitate return. Last year, one was retrieved from Norway...

Solar panels provide the energy used by some of the underwater equipment (not Ventana or Tiburon - they need too much).

Outside, the first group got a look at the Zephyr, an MBARI vessel. The later group left the hallowed halls just as the Ventana arrived at the dock upon a different boat.

The "arms" in the photo of Ventana hold large canisters and their "lids" for top and bottom. The jars they return with are essentially acrylic tubes with caps that are removed from top and bottom until the desired sample is within. Then the "arms" slide the top and bottom over the openings to secure whatever specimen.

We had a closer look on board. Lights are necessary to see anything at the depth Ventana reaches, 1500 meters. The camera is adjustable, but as the people on board see everything on screen and without depth (not to mention while the object of interest is moving), focusing is difficult.

Nobody got some decent pics for a caption competition or a 101 uses for Cthulu????

Hey there! Is that cthulhu outfit normally residing in LA at Novas pizza/cafe??

I see it there when I visit and was told it was a handmade costume, so I figured it had to be the same one...

Yes, that's the one. Ask Erich about it.