Confluence 2008 Con Report

[giza]

I haven't written here lately because I've been very busy at work, and taking care of some real life stuff that came up. As they say, "stuff happens".

I did however get to travel out to Pittsburgh last weekend to work Confluence with the Dorsai Irregulars. It was a smallish science fiction con, with about 300 people in attendance. The shifts I work consisted of an occasional rove through the hotel and badge checking at the door to the Dealers Room.

The DI working the contract were Rene, Steve Simmons, Mark Bernstein, and a few other folks whose names I can't remember right now. :-P Also in attendance from the furry community were tchall, swift_fox, mrianti, boomeroo, and unclekage. At any rate, it was great to see all of those folks again!

I didn't take many pictures at this convention, since I spent most of the time either working of socializing with folks. The full archive is at http://flickr.com/photos/dmuth/sets/72157606428079650/ for those who are interested. What follows are a few choice shots.



I had to work a shift with these guys.




One of these things is not like the others... anyone who got caught drinking the "odd one out" was cut off from drinking the rest of the evening.




The highlight of the con was a play that is put on no Saturday evening. A different script is written every year, usually involving parody of current events. This year's play was called "The Doctor's Sarcophagus". I did not get to watch it, as I had roving duty at the time. :-)




After finishing off the scotch that was in this glass, I pretty much called it a night. My room was right next door to the Dorsai Room, so I could hear them singing through the wall. It didn't keep me awake, but it was kinda funny drifting off to sleep hearing filk music being sung.

Oh, and thanks for singing The Dorsai Cadet Song, guys. Can we just induct somebody newer already? :-P

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[mrgoodwraith.livejournal.com]

The DI working the contract were Rene, Steve Simmons, Mark Bernstein, and a few other folks whose names I can't remember right now. :-P

Marty Coady Fabish, John Hall, and James Walton were also there; I'm not sure whether James was working as a DI, though.

The highlight of the con was a play that is put on no Saturday evening. A different script is written every year, usually involving parody of current events. This year's play was called "The Doctor's Sarcophagus". I did not get to watch it, as I had roving duty at the time. :-)

Couple of minor corrections, as the director of said play:

Yes, a different script is written every year, but it's never about current events. It's usually a musical travesty that uses a joked-up science fiction story and filked-up Broadway or pop tunes. For example:

- 2005: "Dune, the Soft Rock Musical" ("Dune" to the music of AM radio)
- 2006: "Guards and Dragons" (Terry Pratchett's "Guards! Guards!" to the music from "Guys and Dolls"); and
- 2007: "Grease Wars" ("Star Wars" to the music of "Grease," from the medley by Luke Ski)

For this year, we originally wrote "The Girl in the Firefly" ("Firefly"/"Serenity" and "The Girl in the Fireplace" episode of the new "Dr. Who" to the music of "Annie Get Your Gun"), but we held auditions and nobody showed up, so we didn't have a big enough cast to stage it. That being the case, SF author James Morrow graciously allowed us to perform the horror-host homage he wrote, "Come Back, Dr. Sarcophagus" (which is the correct title, BTW).

Glad if you liked the con. It's always good to have you and Kage here!

[toracub.livejournal.com]

Looks like you had fun, Wish I had been able to make it, but work being what it is... Maybe next year