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Another Year, Another Con
It seems that waiting for breakfast becomes my LJ update time. I'm packed and ready to head back to Texas. Next year's con moves to Cherry Hill and I can't say that I'll be sorry to never again stay at this hotel. On the plus side, the elevators worked this time. I have a nice view of the Manhattan skyline and it is particularly convenient to get into the City but Secaucus is not my idea of a great vacation spot.
Random con thoughts:
1. The shortest route between Point A and Point B in Secaucus involves an extended tour of industrial parks and at least one turn into a scary-looking garage.
2. Michael Shanks was early to the breakfast and spent a long time at every table. He wore black leather and black denim. I'm not so clear on what's up with the hair but it was obvious that whatever it was, it was on purpose. I might not be down with it but I was so ridiculously thrilled that he wasn't wearing a baseball cap that I was willing to forgive and forget.
3. Michael Shanks gave us a deliciously evil laugh when we were discussing his casting as Lucifer in the upcoming Rage of Angels. He remains optimistic that the project will be produced.
4. Do not ever get between Jay Acavone and his $150 jar of facial cream.
5. Tony Amendola reads Shakespeare beautifully. The fact that he followed it with a theatrical reading of doggerel and bad internet jokes only proved I'd happily listen to him read anything.
6. Kate Hewlett is an excellent playwright. This was a wonderful discovery last night. She's also a fun guest and clearly enjoyed being onstage.
7. Cliff Simon? He is still incendiary hot. They tailor his wardrobe on the show and it's all real leather. Oh yeah, and since he's "ripped" (his words), they made a decision to remove the sleeves from most of his wardrobe in the forthcoming movie. The guys (MS and RDA?) made sport of him for this while filming.
8. A third movie script is being written. I have no idea if that means we'll *see* a third, but Brad is penning one.
9. Alexis Cruz is still a thoughtful kind of guy but the cabaret act is not one you'd expect from a guy who was on the schmaltzy, Christian-fest Touched by an Angel.
10. Paul McGillion's Scottish accent reasserts itself in direct proportion to the hotness of the woman standing in front of him. :)
11. I'm still sorry that Steve Bacic couldn't make it.
12. Cons are still all about the friends. No surprise that I had fun with the usual suspects (![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
selmak, janiekins, triciabyrne1978) but also with niamaea, who turns out to be exactly as cool and nice and pretty as I suspected. I got to know a lot of people from Gateworld this time around. I would be willing to wade into the abyss in order to keep up with Dave and Marla, who were just plain wonderful.
13. Meetingtriciabyrne1978's family was...interesting. It's good to know that she comes by her smut gene naturally.
14. The hotel bartender didn't get to us often but he "made up for it" by forgetting to include the mixers. However, a glass of tequila really isn't an improvement over the margarita I ordered. Not that that stopped me from drinking it.
15. Creation Cons are MUCH MUCH MUCH more enjoyable when they're run by a really nice, laid-back guy. With the exception of a few incidences, it was easy to forget that we were at a Creation Con. It was the (mostly) pleasant event that I suspected a con could be. I almost don't feel overcharged. ;)
Random con thoughts:
1. The shortest route between Point A and Point B in Secaucus involves an extended tour of industrial parks and at least one turn into a scary-looking garage.
2. Michael Shanks was early to the breakfast and spent a long time at every table. He wore black leather and black denim. I'm not so clear on what's up with the hair but it was obvious that whatever it was, it was on purpose. I might not be down with it but I was so ridiculously thrilled that he wasn't wearing a baseball cap that I was willing to forgive and forget.
3. Michael Shanks gave us a deliciously evil laugh when we were discussing his casting as Lucifer in the upcoming Rage of Angels. He remains optimistic that the project will be produced.
4. Do not ever get between Jay Acavone and his $150 jar of facial cream.
5. Tony Amendola reads Shakespeare beautifully. The fact that he followed it with a theatrical reading of doggerel and bad internet jokes only proved I'd happily listen to him read anything.
6. Kate Hewlett is an excellent playwright. This was a wonderful discovery last night. She's also a fun guest and clearly enjoyed being onstage.
7. Cliff Simon? He is still incendiary hot. They tailor his wardrobe on the show and it's all real leather. Oh yeah, and since he's "ripped" (his words), they made a decision to remove the sleeves from most of his wardrobe in the forthcoming movie. The guys (MS and RDA?) made sport of him for this while filming.
8. A third movie script is being written. I have no idea if that means we'll *see* a third, but Brad is penning one.
9. Alexis Cruz is still a thoughtful kind of guy but the cabaret act is not one you'd expect from a guy who was on the schmaltzy, Christian-fest Touched by an Angel.
10. Paul McGillion's Scottish accent reasserts itself in direct proportion to the hotness of the woman standing in front of him. :)
11. I'm still sorry that Steve Bacic couldn't make it.
12. Cons are still all about the friends. No surprise that I had fun with the usual suspects (
selmak, janiekins, triciabyrne1978) but also with niamaea, who turns out to be exactly as cool and nice and pretty as I suspected. I got to know a lot of people from Gateworld this time around. I would be willing to wade into the abyss in order to keep up with Dave and Marla, who were just plain wonderful.13. Meeting
triciabyrne1978's family was...interesting. It's good to know that she comes by her smut gene naturally.14. The hotel bartender didn't get to us often but he "made up for it" by forgetting to include the mixers. However, a glass of tequila really isn't an improvement over the margarita I ordered. Not that that stopped me from drinking it.
15. Creation Cons are MUCH MUCH MUCH more enjoyable when they're run by a really nice, laid-back guy. With the exception of a few incidences, it was easy to forget that we were at a Creation Con. It was the (mostly) pleasant event that I suspected a con could be. I almost don't feel overcharged. ;)
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When I buy pics, I buy them with everyone and that gets expensive. That pays for an extra night in the hotel, going to a museum, and eating out at good restaurants for a day, for instance.
No matter what, though, I'd pay to get a hug from RDA. If he isn't too worried about insane fans and thus too standoffish to wrap an arm around a girl during the photo shoot. I'd love a good picture of him. :) I would love to meet Claudia. I bet she's a real hoot. Lexa? Not so much. Besides being unbearably jealous over her good fate, I haven't really ever gotten into her prjects. I wasn't impressed by her Carolyn Lam and I kind of cruelly think she got the work because of connections rather than talent. That's probably just sour grapes, though, which is silly because much as I drool for MS I wouldn't in a million years trade him for the wonderful man I have.
Wasn't Creation selling the *.jpg files from past Cons? If the pic was sent and lost, that might be a way to get the image.
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And yes, Creation *is* now selling the jpegs for $10 each. I emailed Gary to see if there's a possibility of getting one from an old con, too.
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*fingers crossed for you*
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And you can, in fact, per Gary, order jpegs of all the old Creation cons, at least the ones that Chris the Photographer took. Not sure if that applies to older ones that Richard Arnold or whoever from Creation took. Apparently, all you need is the number on the back of the photo. You pay Chris $10 per jpeg via PalPal using DEADAIR@NYC.RR.COM for the PayPal address. You have to tell them in the PayPal description box the image number and at which convention it was taken. Supposedly he'll send it by email in a couple of days. If you don't use PayPal, you can email him for other arrangements at chris@creationent.com.
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I have no idea who took the photos at the cons I attended. There were a couple of the pictures, though, I'd like to have the jpeg for...I should check that out. Thanks for the info!