Shoreleave 2010 A Report
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puppetmakerI am going to put a lot of this behind a cut because between the Photos and the text, this one is a little longer than usual.
Overall, we had a great time. Shoreleave is one of those conventions were the more you go, the more you are part of this large family that goes every year. I have been going to Shoreleave for 13 years now and have enjoyed every year of it. The con committee throws a fine convention both for the guests and the fans. Caroline had a great time in Children’s programming this year. (In fact she is now as old as Ariel was when I went to my first Shoreleave and Ariel loved the Children’s programming then too.)
The Roast went well. The Masquerade was fun for more than one reason. Mystery Trekkie Theater had a good turn out and was a lot of laughs. The Art Show was nice as always. I really liked their set up this year.
Then there were a couple of surreal moments of the weekend with the biggest probably being watching the World Cup final in the bar along with Edward James Olmos and Katie Sackoff. Mr. Olmos had the flag of Spain draped over his broad shoulders. And the outcome made him a very happy man.
On the way home we heard about Harvey Pekar’s passing. Peter and I reminisced about the time at DragonCon we spent a fun evening with Harvey and Joyce discussing all kinds of subjects. It was one of those rambling conversations that went from A to B then skipped to R before going back to C.
Friday
The Roast went well. We buried Michael Jan Friedman’s career and gave it a good send off. Peter had arranged with Harlan to give him a hand with his piece of the roast. It was very funny. I spent the rest of the weekend answering questions thus. Yes, that was really Harlan at the other end of the line. No, they weren’t working off a script, they were improving the whole thing. Yes, they really do work that well together.
I did sign more autographs than I had before at the Meet the Pros party and there was more stuff for me to sign. Next year there will be even more stuff for me to sign. That gives me a kind of warm fuzzy feeling inside. About 11:30 Peter had had it and called it a night which I thought was a really good idea. I went back to the bar and had a very pleasant conversation with a bunch of people I know and don’t get to see very often. I called it quits a 1:00.
Saturday
I was on one panel. I really need to push a little to get on a few more but the one I was on was really neat. It was an overview of this season of Dr. Who. I was moderator so I set up the rule that the last 20 minutes would contain spoilers for those who are watching the series on BBC America. It worked out well. We were able to discuss the season without spoiling it for those who want things to unfold for them and then give our thoughts on how the whole thing wrapped up. My fellow panelists were wonderful and I thank each and every one of you for making it easy to moderate.
After that I was dealing with some technical stuff for both the Masquerade and Mystery Trekkie. I was also on call to be a judge for the costume contest depending on whether Tom needed me or not. The rest of the day was taking care of this, that, and the other.
I took Caroline down for Workmanship Judging only to pull myself out since it turned out I was going to be judging the adults because Catherine Hicks was just going to judge the kids. My other judges were Terri Osborne, Bob Greenberger, and Dominic Keating. We judged pretty quickly and timed out perfectly with the half-time entertainment. I had a lot of fun and told Tom that I am perfectly willing to be the person he grabs at the last second if he needs another judge. Funny thing is that Catherine was having too much fun, she stayed for the adults too.
I went to the dance afterwards and ended up on the sidelines talking to a bunch of friends I don’t see that often (see a pattern forming?). I called it a night about 1 again.
Sunday
Sunday was a little slower. I picked up my art from the art show and thanked the folks for letting me participate. I took Caroline swimming for an hour. We did Mystery Trekkie Theater. We went to dinner with the Greenberger Family and caught up on news and stuff. It was a nice to spend sometime with them. Katie had just come back to the States having being working overseas for 6 months so we hadn’t seen her in a year. We came back to the room and my body had had it and I went to sleep.
Monday
This was a day of packing, load, driving, and off-loading.
Now I have to get everything sorted out and back in place.
Caroline as Astrid from How to Train Your Dragon
Ariel as Thunder Thighs Daughter of Thor!
Caroline as Astrid and Ariel as Thunder Thighs at the Shorleave 2010 Masquerade.
I am grateful to everyone who works so hard to give us such a great convention.
Overall, we had a great time. Shoreleave is one of those conventions were the more you go, the more you are part of this large family that goes every year. I have been going to Shoreleave for 13 years now and have enjoyed every year of it. The con committee throws a fine convention both for the guests and the fans. Caroline had a great time in Children’s programming this year. (In fact she is now as old as Ariel was when I went to my first Shoreleave and Ariel loved the Children’s programming then too.)
The Roast went well. The Masquerade was fun for more than one reason. Mystery Trekkie Theater had a good turn out and was a lot of laughs. The Art Show was nice as always. I really liked their set up this year.
Then there were a couple of surreal moments of the weekend with the biggest probably being watching the World Cup final in the bar along with Edward James Olmos and Katie Sackoff. Mr. Olmos had the flag of Spain draped over his broad shoulders. And the outcome made him a very happy man.
On the way home we heard about Harvey Pekar’s passing. Peter and I reminisced about the time at DragonCon we spent a fun evening with Harvey and Joyce discussing all kinds of subjects. It was one of those rambling conversations that went from A to B then skipped to R before going back to C.
Friday
The Roast went well. We buried Michael Jan Friedman’s career and gave it a good send off. Peter had arranged with Harlan to give him a hand with his piece of the roast. It was very funny. I spent the rest of the weekend answering questions thus. Yes, that was really Harlan at the other end of the line. No, they weren’t working off a script, they were improving the whole thing. Yes, they really do work that well together.
I did sign more autographs than I had before at the Meet the Pros party and there was more stuff for me to sign. Next year there will be even more stuff for me to sign. That gives me a kind of warm fuzzy feeling inside. About 11:30 Peter had had it and called it a night which I thought was a really good idea. I went back to the bar and had a very pleasant conversation with a bunch of people I know and don’t get to see very often. I called it quits a 1:00.
Saturday
I was on one panel. I really need to push a little to get on a few more but the one I was on was really neat. It was an overview of this season of Dr. Who. I was moderator so I set up the rule that the last 20 minutes would contain spoilers for those who are watching the series on BBC America. It worked out well. We were able to discuss the season without spoiling it for those who want things to unfold for them and then give our thoughts on how the whole thing wrapped up. My fellow panelists were wonderful and I thank each and every one of you for making it easy to moderate.
After that I was dealing with some technical stuff for both the Masquerade and Mystery Trekkie. I was also on call to be a judge for the costume contest depending on whether Tom needed me or not. The rest of the day was taking care of this, that, and the other.
I took Caroline down for Workmanship Judging only to pull myself out since it turned out I was going to be judging the adults because Catherine Hicks was just going to judge the kids. My other judges were Terri Osborne, Bob Greenberger, and Dominic Keating. We judged pretty quickly and timed out perfectly with the half-time entertainment. I had a lot of fun and told Tom that I am perfectly willing to be the person he grabs at the last second if he needs another judge. Funny thing is that Catherine was having too much fun, she stayed for the adults too.
I went to the dance afterwards and ended up on the sidelines talking to a bunch of friends I don’t see that often (see a pattern forming?). I called it a night about 1 again.
Sunday
Sunday was a little slower. I picked up my art from the art show and thanked the folks for letting me participate. I took Caroline swimming for an hour. We did Mystery Trekkie Theater. We went to dinner with the Greenberger Family and caught up on news and stuff. It was a nice to spend sometime with them. Katie had just come back to the States having being working overseas for 6 months so we hadn’t seen her in a year. We came back to the room and my body had had it and I went to sleep.
Monday
This was a day of packing, load, driving, and off-loading.
Now I have to get everything sorted out and back in place.
Caroline as Astrid from How to Train Your Dragon
Ariel as Thunder Thighs Daughter of Thor!
Caroline as Astrid and Ariel as Thunder Thighs at the Shorleave 2010 Masquerade.I am grateful to everyone who works so hard to give us such a great convention.
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Date: 2010-07-19 01:45 pm (UTC)And those costumes rock! Caroline's working that face for every bit of 'grr!' she can get, heh. And Ariel's 'composure with a hammer' expression is just as excellent. Nicely done all around. :)