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Anime Central 2001 (May 11 and 12, 2001) |
![](http://www.hamusutaa.net/acen01-1/s_webvan.jpg) Proof of intellegent life in Chicago: Webvan. |
![](http://www.hamusutaa.net/acen01-1/s_ptcruiser.jpg) Proof of something else...: A PT Cruiser. |
![](http://www.hamusutaa.net/acen01-1/s_reg.jpg) The nice people I spend an hour with in the reg line... my first reg line ever. |
![](http://www.hamusutaa.net/acen01-1/s_const1.jpg) And of course, the nice hotel decides to completely reconstruct the lobby during the convention. |
![](http://www.hamusutaa.net/acen01-1/s_ops1.jpg) Dave, Rod, Maria and Michael in ConOps/ |
![](http://www.hamusutaa.net/acen01-1/s_panel.jpg) Kevin Lillard, Lionel, Dave and Dennis give the Fan Photography panel. |
![](http://www.hamusutaa.net/acen01-1/s_panel2.jpg) And Lionel draws diagrams to illustrate a point. |
![](http://www.hamusutaa.net/acen01-1/s_bennett.jpg) The panel is interrupted by... Steve Bennett! |
![](http://www.hamusutaa.net/acen01-1/s_bravesoul.jpg) A brave soul working in the dealer's room. |
![](http://www.hamusutaa.net/acen01-1/s_room1.jpg) The "bedroom" of the "suite" where I stayed. |
![](http://www.hamusutaa.net/acen01-1/s_room2.jpg) The other room of the "suite." |
![](http://www.hamusutaa.net/acen01-1/s_roomview.jpg) The view out my "suite"'s window. |
![](http://www.hamusutaa.net/acen01-1/s_truck.jpg) My truck that cost more to rent that my airplane tickets or my hotel room. |
![](http://www.hamusutaa.net/acen01-1/s_joe_kat.jpg) Joe and Katy at the Merchandising booth. |
![](http://www.hamusutaa.net/acen01-1/s_photomob.jpg) A typical cosplayer photo session. |
![](http://www.hamusutaa.net/acen01-1/s_elevatormob.jpg) The elevators all seemed to go up and down in unison, so they all let out at the same time. |
![](http://www.hamusutaa.net/acen01-1/s_taka.jpg) Taka models his 5XL sticker! |
![](http://www.hamusutaa.net/acen01-1/s_const2.jpg) And later they let us walk on raw concrete... |
![](http://www.hamusutaa.net/acen01-1/s_group1.jpg) Michelle, Conty, Scott, Ken and Wynne. |
![](http://www.hamusutaa.net/acen01-1/s_swek1.jpg) S.W.E.K in concert, the other anime cover band. |
![](http://www.hamusutaa.net/acen01-1/s_swek2.jpg) All of S.W.E.K. |
![](http://www.hamusutaa.net/acen01-1/s_swek3.jpg) The lead guitarist had a remote pickup, so he roamed around... |
![](http://www.hamusutaa.net/acen01-1/s_creepy.jpg) Scary... |
![](http://www.hamusutaa.net/acen01-1/s_joan_kat.jpg) Joan and Katy in ConOps. |
![](http://www.hamusutaa.net/acen01-1/s_michelle_conty.jpg) Michelle and Conty. |
![](http://www.hamusutaa.net/acen01-1/s_megatokyo1.jpg) The overwhelming crowd at the MegaTokyo panel. |
![](http://www.hamusutaa.net/acen01-1/s_megatokyo2.jpg) Dom and Piro of Megatokyo fame. |
![](http://www.hamusutaa.net/acen01-1/s_win98.jpg) So that's why it crashed... |
![](http://www.hamusutaa.net/acen01-1/s_lionel.jpg) "It's not that I will win, it's that you will LOSE!" |
![](http://www.hamusutaa.net/acen01-1/s_hank-hair.jpg) Hank's hair gets mussed. |