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Digest - 25 Feb 2011 to 26 Feb 2011 (#2011-23)

Sat, 26 Feb 2011

There are 4 messages totalling 142 lines in this issue.

Topics of the day:

  1. Dead of Winter Con (3)
  2. Quiet List

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Date:    Fri, 25 Feb 2011 14:11:17 -0800
From:    Allison <smilewithviolets@y.......>
Subject: Re: Dead of Winter Con

I was at the 95 Dead of Winter II. I have the program framed because P.N.
Elrod and Deborah Duchene signed it. I can pull date and location and guests
off of that.
It was miserably the dead of winter and we had to battle a huge storm to get
there.
One of the bigger named historic vampire authors gave a talk. His name
escapes me.
There was an auction and a dance. There was a room showing eps. and I think
movies??
Small possibility I have the 'zine somewhere too.
Ah memories, so full of holes.
Deborah complimented my eye make up (lots of trailing squiggles) and said that
would be something Janette would do and could she use it in the show. This is
the memory my 17 year old mind decided to keep. Sadly, there was no more
Janette in the show... then - no more show.
AllisonUnnamed Cousinsmilewithviolets@y.......


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Date:    Fri, 25 Feb 2011 17:47:58 -0500
From:    Gaylin Walli <gwalli@m.......>
Subject: Re: Dead of Winter Con

There were so many memorable things about this con, not the least of which
included getting utterly blottoed with Sharon "Yard of Ale" H. My god the
migraine induced hangover I had the next morning. The weather was indeed truly
miserable that weekend. It was a huge blizzard and almost none of the hotel
staff were on site, though those that were had been forced to stay at the hotel
due to hazardous travel. I remember the single lonely waitress who kept
apologizing to our table for making such a long wait and we kept insisting she
take our time because we were having fun.

The new episode that weekend was special to all of us because somehow Nigel
ended up in the hotel room we were gathered in while we were watching and asked
us what was on the telly. When we told him which new episode was being broadcast
he insisted we'd really very much like it. Genuine and honest like it very much.
Not just "Oh you're fans, so you'll like everything we put out." And boy howdy
did we ever remember it. (Something about Ger learning how to kiss on screen
sticks in my mind for that episode.)

The costume show had some great performance, including a metamorphosis and some
great acting that included Nigel as well, though those details are a little
hazy. And there was the fan dinner too, with the table of "high rollers" who had
shelled out some extra cash to sit with Nigel.

I remember when one of the panel discussions hit upon the topic of factions. It
was only the original factions that existed at that time and the organizers
asked each of the factions to stand up in turn. SusanG had handed out Ravenette
pins to all of us and when they got to the Ravenettes, DEB STOOD UP WITH US! We
all cheered so hard. I also remember being completely blown away that someone
was offering up sign language during the panel discussions (she was sitting in
my row a couple of seats away from me but I couldn't see her face). I was SO
HAPPY that I could "hear" everything.

The auction was one of the big highlights for me. Nigel auctioning off the box
of cereal sticks out. And the violent bidding over the pair of underpants. Deb's
research copy of _Interview with the Vampire_ got auctioned off. But one of the
things we'd arranged for that auction centered around three framed prints from
the three "interconnected" real-life bars/pubs, complete with pictures and
memorabilia.  Each bar was controlled by a faction of course. These are
particularly memorable because my mom framed them for the auction at her store
and shipped them to the hotel for SusanG. The hotel temporarily lost them in the
staff offices. Is there anyone on the list who bought one of those?

Gaylin/Jasmine


On Feb 25, 2011, at 5:11 PM, Allison wrote:

> I was at the 95 Dead of Winter II. I have the program framed because P.N.
> Elrod and Deborah Duchene signed it. I can pull date and location and guests
> off of that.
> It was miserably the dead of winter and we had to battle a huge storm to get
> there.
> One of the bigger named historic vampire authors gave a talk. His name
> escapes me.
> There was an auction and a dance. There was a room showing eps. and I think
> movies??
> Small possibility I have the 'zine somewhere too.
> Ah memories, so full of holes.
> Deborah complimented my eye make up (lots of trailing squiggles) and said that
> would be something Janette would do and could she use it in the show. This is
> the memory my 17 year old mind decided to keep. Sadly, there was no more
> Janette in the show... then - no more show.
> AllisonUnnamed Cousinsmilewithviolets@y.......
>

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Date:    Fri, 25 Feb 2011 17:58:59 -0500
From:    Jean Prior <phoenix@s.......>
Subject: Quiet List

I've noticed the list has got a bit quiet of late, but the mention of
some old-school names such as Amy Hull and Valerie Meacham brings back
some memories... me and Laurie Salopek driving for /hours/ into the
boonies of Ohio to... was it Valerie's house we went to?  I remember she
played some music I'd never heard before like two or three times on the
trip and one of the songs got stuck in my head, Sister of Mercy's 'This
Corrosion'.  Now I always think of FK whenever I hear the song, even tho
it has nothing to do with the show.  :)

I also fondly remember a VERY COLD trip to Milwaukee to meet some other
fans and tromping around up there back in the 90s.

And of course, it's MARSCON time next weekend, so hopefully dear Nancy
Kaminski can visit the same old hotel (it's got a new name now) and make
it three years running we've met up there to shoot the breeze.  :)

As for me, I'd never forget about the list, even tho I don't post much
at all.  However, I'm in the process of buying a house here in
Cincinnati, so that's consuming most of my non-work time.  I'm really
excited, as this is my first house, so squee!

Hope to hear all our friends down in NZ are okay!

Jaye
List Founder and Elder Stateskitty.

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Date:    Fri, 25 Feb 2011 18:33:07 -0700
From:    Walt Doherty <wdoherty5@c.......>
Subject: Re: Dead of Winter Con

From: "Gaylin Walli" <gwalli@m.......>


> There were so many memorable things about this con, not the least of which
> included getting utterly blottoed with Sharon "Yard of Ale" H. My god the
> . . . .

This is SO much fun reading about.

I was an original broadcast showing fan, (how many of you turned off the
channel when the "Jerry Show" came on 'cause you didn't realize the first
time it was shown that it was part of an FK episode?)  But, I was an
internet, bulletin board idiot and had no idea that there was this fantastic
fandom out there.

I thought I was the only one in the state who watched the show!  I didn't
discover this list and the thousands of fanfiction stories until about five
years ago.  Hallelujah, I thought, I've been saved!  Hundreds, thousands of
FK stories to go through -- and the best thing about it is that so many of
them are so good.

In any case, this all means that I missed all of the excitement, the cons,
the Gertherings, awards, etc., so these reminiscences are fascinating,
entertaining, and wonderful.  I can finally get to one of the cons, if only
sby econd hand.  Thanks for sharing all this stuff (and to Greer for
gathering it all together).

WaltD

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