The Machete movie cast and director Robert Rodriguez will be offering free tacos at the parking lot at 5th and J in San Diego today from 5 to 8PM. Party to follow with DJs and dancers and more free tacos plus free tequila and cerveza. A limited amount of t-shirts and posters are to be given away plus exclusive footage from Machete will be shown on a giant outdoor movie screen!
San Diego mayor Jerry Sanders held a contest on twitter asking San Diegans why Comic-Con should stay in San Diego. BinaryWolf was a winner!
@MayorSanders tweets: San Diego: What would you include in the Top 10 List of Reasons Comic-Con Should Stay in San Diego? We’ll retweet the 10 best. Be creative! (LINK)
@MayorSanders tweets: Coming up: San Diegans give @Comic_Con their Top 10 Reasons Why the Show Must Go On in San Diego #ComicConSanDiego (LINK)
@MayorSanders tweets: #4 RT @binarywolf When he’s not in his cave, Bruce Wayne’s favorite place to stay is the Hotel Del Coronado! (LINK)
Complete List of the Top 10 Reasons Why the Show @Comic_Con Must Go On in San Diego (hash tags are #mayorsanders and #comicconsandiego):
Here are a few of my favorite sources of info for Comic-Con:
Need Last Minute Tickets?
Official eBay address of San Diego Comic-Con International.
Comic-con Real-Time Search Results
Tweetgrid allows you to follow several Comic-Con hashtags with automatic updates.
Twitter
The Official Twitter for Comic-Con.
Guide for Families
Comic-Con 2009 Guide for Families by Alexandra Hart
We wanted to know, among other things, does a family that goes to Comic-Con actually stick together? Is everyone in the family interested in animation, comic books, video games, and science fiction? This question and more were posed to a family in San Diego that was willing to share their animated interests and navigation strategies with us and with you.
Comic-Con Hot Spots
Google Map of restaurants, nightlife and after parties to take in during the Comic-Con weekend.
After Parties
Signonsandiego’s Entertainment Guide
SDUT’s Comic-Con Guide
San Diego events, photos, video, maps, parties.
Vicarious Comic-Con
Web Series Guide to Comic-Con
We’ll be sending down a small army into the belly of beast to report the gushy details and leaks from everything web series at Con. To help prepare, we’ve whipped up a list for all web series junkies to tag along or live vicariously.
YouTube Videos
YouTube Comic-Con channel
Comic-Con Videos
San Diego Source Media Archives
Official Comic-Con Site
The official site is here and you get can get the latest news via the rss feed here.
Periodically there are free electronics recycling events in San Diego which are open to the general public. Bring any amount of electronics waste products to have it recycled for free.
Waste products that are accepted include: Monitors, CRT Screens, Plasma Screens, Televisions, LCD Screens, Laptops, Printers, Copiers, Faxes, Scanners, Computer Towers, Stereo Systems, Mice/Trackballs, Cell Phones, Speakers, Telephones, Uninterruptable Power Supplies, VCRs, DVD Players, Servers, Server Racks, Plotters and Power Cords/Cables/Strips.
Recycle San Diego is an approved collector and recycler of electronic waste. Check here for the next eWaste event. The map displays their Kearny Mesa address.
