Thanks everyone.

As for the Spartans, a number of them are my friends. They all loved the movie and worked out vigioursly prior to the con.

Here's a link to Jason's photos (one of the Spartans):
http://darthgoat.com/images/D_Con_2007/

The boys: l-r Chris, Jose, Jason, Arturo, Luis, and an unknown guy
http://darthgoat.com/images/D_Con_2007/IMG_1586.jpg

They said Andy should do a Spartan costume next year..... and I laughed and laughed and laughed.

Crow_Noir... there is a guy that does a great Snape outfit. He even got the 'death eaters mark' tattooed to his arm! I have photos of him from past years... I'll have to look it up. I took more photos of Harry Potter people while waiting for the parade to start.

The actors who play Neville, Fred, and George were at the con this year.

We drive down so we don't fuss with airports. Those that do fly will typically mail their costumes/props to the hotel or send it down with friends that are driving.

Plus the road trip is fun.