After talking to many of the attendees of Archon 31/Tuckercon this past August, I had tentatively decided to go this year this year. http://www.archonstl.org/32/index.html I shot over 500 photos there. One of my big reasons for going to cons are the costumes. Friends and guests are two other reasons I go. I was assured that this coming year would be bigger. The one in August was also the NASFIC and the memberships where quite a bit more than normal. So some of the locals apparently did not show due to the cost.
That plan has gone out the window now. I have been invited to be Fan Guest of Honor at Fencon. http://www.fencon.org/ They just happen to be the same weekend due to a conflict with the hotel. I won't see as many costumes but many of them are of the same quality. The filk is great. It is one of the best fan run cons it Texas.
Come see for yourself.