The atmosphere of an ASL event

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I'm not referring to the actual air quality, that requires it's own thread, but that special feeling that I would sometimes get at an event. The outside world was irrelevant. Then and there was the center of the ASL universe. A special place with special people.

Is this just me and too many evenings imbibing refreshments with the gang or have others experienced this?

I had the same feeling at a couple Zappa concerts.
 

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I'm not referring to the actual air quality, that requires it's own thread, but that special feeling that I would sometimes get at an event. The outside world was irrelevant. Then and there was the center of the ASL universe. A special place with special people.

Is this just me and too many evenings imbibing refreshments with the gang or have others experienced this?

I had the same feeling at a couple Zappa concerts.
Well there is not much you can add to this. I have experienced similar immersion in concerts, but that is couple of hours max - an ASL event is several days or even a week if you are lucky enough to make it to ASLOK.
 

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Well there is not much you can add to this. I have experienced similar immersion in concerts, but that is couple of hours max - an ASL event is several days or even a week if you are lucky enough to make it to ASLOK.
Immersion is an excellent description!
 

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I've had a similar experience, some years ago, at large tournaments for a CCG (collectible card game), Legend of the Five Rings.

We'd go as a group for the whole weekend, and play, talk, breathe, live card game. (It probably helped that the game had an important evolving story attached, so when not discussing the card game, we'd discuss the story)
 
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