Are you sure, Mike? Recently you are demonstrating the traits of one who has way too much time on his hands.

The descriptions of that gathering seem to be a description of what Dante's third ring of the inferno must be like.

A bunch of narcissists standing around sniffing each other, with the usual array of vendors and other "officials" who would seem to have the ability to be totally unbearable bores, in person.

Before you send in your $ Mike, you might want to check in here  for counseling before sending in your "application". Now if you could scam AK into sending you a ticket, that you cashed in to use for other purposes, as was the case at one time, that might be a worthwhile project.

Jeez!

will there be dancing girls? - If so count me in.

Serious question: What would you actually go for?

Will there be a 'Trad' stand?

What will there be to make it of interest?

Maybe.

Have they more to offer in the flesh than they present online? It might be fun to see.

Equally seeing how their style looks in real life could also be very interesting.

A micro-bubble world on the Net transposed into real time, 3D flesh & blood?

I'd love to see how it stands up.

I always prefer(red) to invest the local volatile whore market when attending these type of things.  Unless its a beer festival, then I will just do beer.

... I'm actually quite taken with the idea of seeing an iGent (or better yet a 'Trad') in the flesh out on the street...

And I'm quite sure that I'd be able to spot them from quite a distance too.

For their's is a look not often seen in reality.  They really are a special breed.