Am I a Pioneer?

Thanks to Hello Kitty Hell, this article in Time was brought to my attention. 

10 Questions for Yuko Yamaguchi

http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1834451,00.html

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What I found amusing was her answer to the Question about Hello Kitty Future.

“In 10 years’ time, everybody around the world will know her. Also, the number of male and female fans will be the same. Men who are still reluctant to be seen with Kitty in public today might be wearing Hello Kitty boxers. But they will eventually stop being shy and will show off Kitty proudly.”

I guess that makes me a and a few other men pioneers. The first generation, then again it would be interesting to see who might be the first male fans. Now I know some have written her off as eccentric coot but as I look at it deeper, she may know something we are missing. We’re talking about somebody who took a failing line turn into a multi million Yen empire. Secondly while see dress eccentrically most entrepreneurs are eccentric and mavericks because they are the ones willing to think outside the box and take risk. Still there no guarantee Hello Kitty will go where no Kitty has gone before: in men’s lives.

It been getting unusually cold in Portland lately I had to break out the blankets, one of my old comforter is ratty and has to be thrown out. I know I am sinking deeper in to Kittydom when I start look at Hello Kitty comforters as a replacement. (I most likely will do it)
Other than that, I was at Kumoricon the Anime convention at Portland over the Labor Day holiday weekend. It was a blast, I simply sat down checked the continuous parade of cosplayers, check the cosplay masquerade show, AMV and other viewings. I need to put Death Note on my viewing list. On down time I hung out in the art room practicing what I was learning in the Manga drawing panels. My only gripe was the long line to get in. and the rather unorganized “How to draw Manga style” panels.
Not much Hello Kitty viewing saw only two bags and the dealers den did not have much in HK stuff.
Next on the list is Rainfurrest the Furry Fandom convention in Seattle, the game plan is head up on Thursday, check out the Sanrio store in Belleview and hanging out my old haunts the con on weekend.