I think I'm finally ready to do a full recap of the life changing trip I took to Philly for the Newgrounds Meetup!
*will probably do small edits here and there*
For those who don't know Im from Italy and it was quite the journey to fly my ass over there but it was so beyond worth it !!
What we thought was gonna be a casual lil off thing, bloomed into a full on event at TMG, so much so that they gave us an 1 and a half hours of paneling space with mics and stuff ! Was very fun to get on stage and made everyone sit down lol![iu_1009829_6884537.webp]()
Here's me just being a menace!
Was so sureal to meet everybody, like you always knew that person but also not!
Magical!
I met so many legendary people like the bigman himself @tomfulp , @IvanAlmighty, @SrPelo and unexpectedely Vinny!! He just wanted to say hi to Tom, that's so sweet!!
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Finally met @luis yoooooo
Didnt get to meet the funkin crew till the day later cuz somebody was running late lololol
When I did get to finally see @ninjamuffin99 Cam and @kawaisprite Isaac I'll be honest I teared up a little... was so nice to finally get the Ritz team all together ahahah
Also met @phantomarcade and @moawling and they are simply the coolest :D (especially moaw!!)
Got to meet Cam's new FNF prodigee @EliteMasterEric Eric and hes just a riot let me tell ya
On the last days after we visited the NG office I rode with @johnnyutah @spazkid and @BillPremo and I really admire these guys for their dedication to game development, I was so inspired just being there talking and listening to them, I just wanted to get down to make fun stuff!! I'm really so so grateful !!
Hope Cory got better after bowling <3
Met all the incredible people at @TheNewgroundsPodcast and Worm house
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@jack i love your work and how much you've contributed to the site, you're a down to earth dude that was so calming and fun to be with! Thnx 4 sharing the RollingRock!
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@heyopc i tried so hard to not embarass myself in front of you but im happy we sang a few verses of OLIVE GARDEN BUSSY at the office, we should really hit up that place when i come back
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@droid you are the realest of them all aaron, i really admire your craft and your journey as a man and human being. Its fun to hang out with the new blood but i feel like hanging out to someones close to your age can really teach u something, especially with the different backgrounds we all have!
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@maxxjamez MAX!! Meeting you was the biggest surprise!! Im sorry you missed the event but at least you got a cool dice to show to your nerd friends ahah *snort* ahaha *snort*
Forreal tho you're like the most upbeat chill person ever and you're constantly spitting BARS--LIKE HOW DO U DO THAT
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@shal shal meeting you was like reconnecting with a long lost brother lol
- You are the life of the party!! But I especially enjoyed those quite moments were we shared a cig and talked in the shitty backdoor lol
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@goji jade it was so nice to finally meet you and charlie! Hope I wasnt too much, I was really excited to be there ahaha
Thank you for the great animations you put out and for letting me pet the pigeon!
- Jon and @linethickness thank you guys for making the meatballs they were delicious!! Also jon thank you for offering, i aint gonna say what you NY troublemaker!!
Last but not least I wanted to thank big legend @CorTat-G Cory for pulling off the most unique event id say in Newgrounds history and also for being a sweetheart and riding our ass around philly <3;
- his cohorts @hibachi and @pkettles for the massive beautiful print and spread AND stickers that i nabbed a ton off;
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@broly chris for being the most talked person rn hot off the press in the newgrounds circle!
I'm glad you guys accepted me into ur airbnb, it was so fun to spend this adventure with all of you and learn the wacky american ways!!
Im gonna tag more people I met that i can remember!!
@DrewPBalls Drew thank you for having us and for organizing that hotwheels tournament! I dunno anything about hotwheels but your passion for them is really charming I started looking at listings on ebay ahahah
Also thank u for the sweet ride!
@anislug TONY!! It was so nice meeting you! I really liked our talk about heritage and roots and what it means to be american, I think we're up to something! You're really sweet and thank you for helping me finish that frozen margarita, it was killing me dude!!!
@forgefrog dude you REALLY know how to draw like seriously ahahah, your art is amazing!! Im glad you kept company to Cory as he was losing his mind babysitting us, wish I had more time to listen to your stories, you are fun!
@sirlenward legendary user, thru the rawest forest collab he basically introduced me to everyone I talk to today!
He always finishes his animations and has a real rad style, have u seen his 100 gecs animation??
@emizip was nice catching up with u at the smash event lol, always be yourself and be proud of whats inside of u!!
@poptaffy sweetest man alive and the overlapping KING!
the legendery pink hatted and thrown off the stage@BrandyBuizel ![iu_1009828_6884537.gif]()
@Cryptospore who is just a curly scaundrel!!
@TheDyingSun was nice having u and remembering hotbun!! Thank u for bringin the flag!
@PieLordCollin thank u for the pelo pic also love your work!
@Bacun adore your work and thank you for the car drawing tips, also ill practice Smash i promise!!
@Ant was surreal to see u! We didnt talk much but you had a really nice sweater on :)
@RavioliBox dude it was so nice to meet you!! It was like a big sister reunion moment ahaha thank you again for partecipating in the Smashsona trend i was goin for lol--also great thank u for filming the event!!
@Slimygoo dude i simply love your style, that pico u drew at the office is stuck in my head rent free!! Also thank you for appreciating male anatomy, us cultured people need to stick together
@Spinalpalm dude it was so nice to meet you!! Hopefully one day I can come and see your comedy routine, seems like a blast! Sorry I didnt catch a moment to playtest your poopy game but shits looks fun lol
@jonathan id say you were the biggest surprise of the meetup! I was kinda late to the party discovering Ratbasterdz but man im so enamored with it, really love your cartoony goofy-but-mean artstyle, has a lot of personality!
Also love that u voice moe lolol
Thank you all for accepting me and making me feel at home!
Also shout out to everyone that stopped me for stickers, signing and taking pictures like WTF a picture IWTH ME?? AIGHTT
This blog took me almost 2 hours to do without a mouse, Im planning to post some drawings too from the experience!!
EDIT: forgot to add some legendary mentions!
Had the honor to meet Kira Buckland and CaseyMongillo, old time newgrounders!! We talked about brawl taunts and that especially made Casey laugh they didnt even charge me! I exchanged them a picture of Kirb sitting depressed on the shinji chair LOL!
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EDIT2: fixing ereors and spelling. Everything, by everyone
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