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sffilk : Open filking is being held each evening from Friday to Monday. Child care having been relocated to the new hotel (the Sheraton), the filk track now has its usual Hyatt-basement room entirely to itself. The bad news is, no program events have been scheduled for the daytime and early evening there. Filkers can still use it, however; I talked to the guy who finally ended up being in charge of the track and he seems to be sincere, nice and going out of his way, but commented to me on the last-minute, slapdash aspect of the whole thing. (This is not his fault; for that, upper echelons are entirely to blame, as Michael has outlined on his own page in detail.) Friday's session was sparsely attended, with only one instrumentalist present and half of those who were there too shy to sing. I did my bit to keep things going, and the honcho was kind enough to tell me next evening how much he enjoyed my singing.
I missed open filk last night, due to the Paul & Storm concert running late and having stayed afterward for the first hour or so of the film festival which followed, at which much free swag was distributed and funny short films were shown courtesy of NeedCoffee.com and Quick Stop Entertainment. The concert, by the way, was even better than their usual non-convention shows (two of which I've attended here already), with prizes provided by the film festival sponsors and given out by one of the Venture Bros. voice artists, who even sang a number; and Paul being impressed out of his planned snarky detachment by the audience response (this was their first D*C appearance). A new CD is forthcoming, Storm says, sometime next year; they are already planning it and recording the first tracks.
Today, I got in a bit after noon and enjoyed the Sheraton's late brunch (more expensive than the offerings at the nearby diner, but far quicker; I spent the better part of an hour at the diner Saturday just getting seated and served). Then I attended a panel of Stargate TV series stars paying tribute to their co-star Don S. Davis, who died of a massive cardiac infarction only months before he was scheduled to have appeared here as a guest. Among those on the dais were Torri Higgenson, Rainbow Sun Francks (suffering from laryngitis, poor fella, and barely able to talk), Beau Bridges, Robert Picardo, Cliff Simon (Ba'al) and Julie Caitlin Brown, who sang a lovely song in tribute to Don and his widow Ruby. (She also passed along thanks from Mrs. Davis for all the fans' messages of sympathy and support.) It was a very emotional 90 minutes, as stars and audience members all shared their memories of Mr. Davis. I never met him myself, sad to say, and boy, did I ever miss out. He was a gifted painter as well as actor, and was to have had some of his art exhibited here, and a truly kind and humorous person. The whole thing was truly moving and beautiful.
Afterward, I headed over to the Hilton to take a look around the relocated Walk of Fame and see which stars were present. Ran into an old friend from my Baton Rouge college-era fandom days, and we chatted for a bit; then I watched celebrities I knew and ones I didn't greet fans and sign autographs for a while. George Takei is looking in fine health and spirits, as is Walter Koenig, despite their advancing ages; I have met both and was pleased to see them there and having fun. (George appeared on a local radio station's midday show Friday while I was at work, and I got to listen; it was a hoot and a half. I'm always amazed at someone who's been through all that he has in his life being able to retain good humor and attitude; I must ask him what his secret is.)
Costume count: So far today...
- Another Sylvester McCoy Doctor and another Tom Baker Doctor, as well as a David Tennant Doctor and even a Lalla Ward Romana (sailor suit). (Memo to incoming Doctor Who honcho Stephen Moffat: Bring back Lalla for a guest shot pronto, once the series gets going full steam again.)
- An Incredible Hulk (his con badge even said "Bruce Banner"), carrying a styrofoam miniature tank over his shoulder
- Two more Supergirls, one in a costume of shiny lamé (bringing the total to six)
- At least three Jedi Knights
- A female Dr. Horrible
- Several Stargate SG squads in both standard and desert fatigues
- At least one young lady in camo pants with a gray/purple color scheme (which would seem to defeat the entire purpose on any planet not possessing purple flora in abundance)
Tonight: the Masquerade, parties and (one hopes) more robust open filk. Stay tuned...
sffilk : Open filking is being held each evening from Friday to Monday. Child care having been relocated to the new hotel (the Sheraton), the filk track now has its usual Hyatt-basement room entirely to itself. The bad news is, no program events have been scheduled for the daytime and early evening there. Filkers can still use it, however; I talked to the guy who finally ended up being in charge of the track and he seems to be sincere, nice and going out of his way, but commented to me on the last-minute, slapdash aspect of the whole thing. (This is not his fault; for that, upper echelons are entirely to blame, as Michael has outlined on his own page in detail.) Friday's session was sparsely attended, with only one instrumentalist present and half of those who were there too shy to sing. I did my bit to keep things going, and the honcho was kind enough to tell me next evening how much he enjoyed my singing. I missed open filk last night, due to the Paul & Storm concert running late and having stayed afterward for the first hour or so of the film festival which followed, at which much free swag was distributed and funny short films were shown courtesy of NeedCoffee.com and Quick Stop Entertainment. The concert, by the way, was even better than their usual non-convention shows (two of which I've attended here already), with prizes provided by the film festival sponsors and given out by one of the Venture Bros. voice artists, who even sang a number; and Paul being impressed out of his planned snarky detachment by the audience response (this was their first D*C appearance). A new CD is forthcoming, Storm says, sometime next year; they are already planning it and recording the first tracks.
Today, I got in a bit after noon and enjoyed the Sheraton's late brunch (more expensive than the offerings at the nearby diner, but far quicker; I spent the better part of an hour at the diner Saturday just getting seated and served). Then I attended a panel of Stargate TV series stars paying tribute to their co-star Don S. Davis, who died of a massive cardiac infarction only months before he was scheduled to have appeared here as a guest. Among those on the dais were Torri Higgenson, Rainbow Sun Francks (suffering from laryngitis, poor fella, and barely able to talk), Beau Bridges, Robert Picardo, Cliff Simon (Ba'al) and Julie Caitlin Brown, who sang a lovely song in tribute to Don and his widow Ruby. (She also passed along thanks from Mrs. Davis for all the fans' messages of sympathy and support.) It was a very emotional 90 minutes, as stars and audience members all shared their memories of Mr. Davis. I never met him myself, sad to say, and boy, did I ever miss out. He was a gifted painter as well as actor, and was to have had some of his art exhibited here, and a truly kind and humorous person. The whole thing was truly moving and beautiful.
Afterward, I headed over to the Hilton to take a look around the relocated Walk of Fame and see which stars were present. Ran into an old friend from my Baton Rouge college-era fandom days, and we chatted for a bit; then I watched celebrities I knew and ones I didn't greet fans and sign autographs for a while. George Takei is looking in fine health and spirits, as is Walter Koenig, despite their advancing ages; I have met both and was pleased to see them there and having fun. (George appeared on a local radio station's midday show Friday while I was at work, and I got to listen; it was a hoot and a half. I'm always amazed at someone who's been through all that he has in his life being able to retain good humor and attitude; I must ask him what his secret is.)
Costume count: So far today...
- Another Sylvester McCoy Doctor and another Tom Baker Doctor, as well as a David Tennant Doctor and even a Lalla Ward Romana (sailor suit). (Memo to incoming Doctor Who honcho Stephen Moffat: Bring back Lalla for a guest shot pronto, once the series gets going full steam again.)
- An Incredible Hulk (his con badge even said "Bruce Banner"), carrying a styrofoam miniature tank over his shoulder
- Two more Supergirls, one in a costume of shiny lamé (bringing the total to six)
- At least three Jedi Knights
- A female Dr. Horrible
- Several Stargate SG squads in both standard and desert fatigues
- At least one young lady in camo pants with a gray/purple color scheme (which would seem to defeat the entire purpose on any planet not possessing purple flora in abundance)
Tonight: the Masquerade, parties and (one hopes) more robust open filk. Stay tuned...
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Date: 2008-09-01 12:01 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-09-01 12:33 am (UTC)Yes, the storm may stall the fun but sometimes going on with "normalcy" is the best thing for the soul.
Have fun and drink a few for me..:)
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Date: 2008-09-01 10:39 pm (UTC)As I recall, there were no filk panels/events during the daytime because we wouldn't get our space until evening time. Is it possible that someone else was using the room during daylight hours?