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The Hitchhiker tickets are essentially an inexpensive way to get access to the RSP merchandise. What they will get on the night of the event will be minimal and to expect anything more will lead to disappointment.

From the sound of it, Hitchhikers will probably be filing past tables with a slice of cake on a plate or a cupcake. They do get one keepsake, which is a plus.

A part of these types of events for many is socializing, and lots of people hang out in the registration area where the merchandise is on display. Don't be shy--make sure we know who you are!

If the rest of your family is not into that, then the best thing to do is have a great day at the park until you break away for registration and so on. I can't recall which package you have, but my advice is to register as early as possible to avoid long lines. If you can't register and do your merchandise pick up on the late afternoon and evening of the 8th, then be on line at least 30 minutes before registration is scheduled to open the morning of the 9th. At some point, after your family has done the merchandise part, you might want to send them on to the parks if you can find any of us to hang around with. Some people hang around the registration area for a good part of the day, because if you begin the registration process at, say, 11 am, by the time you're done it's time to go on to the artist signing (if that's on your agenda) at 1 pm. That can take another hour or two. By the time you're done with that, you can escape and spend a few hours with your family, then it's time to meet up for the dinner.

You can spend as much or as little time devoted to the whole thing as you like (except for what is required to register and get your stuff.)

Lines won't be long if you get there early. From my recollection of past events, there are actually several tall, skinny, bald guys--if you don't have any tattoos you might stand out.

Laughing Place issued buttons to its online members one year so they could identify one another at, I think, the 2000 Pirate Event. It'd be nice if something like that could be arranged for us, though many of us will meet the night of the 8th for the Bridal Bash.

Anyway, I've never hidden my identity--if you see me, say hello. Here's a pic of me in Tokyo DisneySea:

Oops--that's actually a Mickey Pizza.

Here's a pic of me with Richard Sherman (I'm the slightly younger one on the left):

The photo was taken at the Academy of Magical Arts award banquet in 2008 where we were co-presenters. Richard Sherman is a close friend of Milt Larsen, the co-creator of The Magic Castle in Hollywood, California--that's why he was there. I publish a magazine in our field. We stood behind the curtain before being introduced and sang the lyrics to Meet the World together. Geek heaven, man.

Nothing in DC today, but Ricky got his in Orlando. See the RSP thread.