I grew up going to conventions. My mom is a Smof. She tried her hand at being a merchant for a while. There were about 5 years during my teen and into college that we would do about 18 to 20 cons a year through out the south east.

In some ways going to a convention is like going home for me. I am more comfortable in that environment than I am in most. I too remember the moments.

One of my favorite moments was at dragon con a few years back the Salvation Army was also in town. We had them wandering the floors of the con. i was sitting the table advertising a larp. A nice pair of ladies came up and asked me what a larp was. I started explaining and as the conversation went on more and more random people stopped and added something to the conversation. So there I was dressed relatively normal, these to ladies wearing salvation army uniforms, a guy in a roman soldiers garb, a very attractive woman in a corsett and elf make up, and a guy done up as Johnny Bravo all of us discussing the relative merits of gaming.

good moment really.