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I've really got to start taking notes AT conventions - when I get home and remember most of it I'm too tired to write con reports and by the time I get around to it I've forgotten most of what happened. Or something.
Whatever - ConChord was fun. I arrived Friday evening, checked in, got my con badge and headed out to the reception in the gazebo area and most of the previous arrivals. Including Leslie Fish, the Creaseys, the Golds and a lot of other people which is why I should take notes. Checked the schedule and was delighted to see that Michael Payne was doing a concert at 9. I love his stuff, and for years the only time I got to listen to him perform was at the ConFurence filk contest, which meant I also had to compete with him... :( Great stuff as usual.
Hmm.. schedule...schedule... aha! It's still in my purse. THIS should help.
Michael was followed by Actual Size who are funny and should be listened to whenever possible.
Then at 11 we had the bawdy circle led off by Mara Brener with her usual opener, which makes it clear just what sort of terminology may be expected thereafter. Or maybe not - someone felt the need to inquire as to whether this was the bawdy circle. Following songs made it pretty clear, ranging from fairly new stuff to the Ballad of Kerrymuir. Next year I really must bring along the bawdy songbook I've got around here somewhere. That and find out where I put the Hedgehog Song which I thought I'd brought but hadn't, alas. Sang "A Wizard's Staff has a Knob on the End" anyway.
Eventually went to bed. So did Vicky after vainly searching the hotel for anything else going on.
Saturday
Considered getting up and going home to retrieve my sewing project bag which I've been bringing to conventions in the hope of finishing beading my skirt by next year's Passover, but decided getting more than 5 hours of sleep was a better idea.
Browsed through the con suite at noon, then joined John Hall's Dorsai circle briefly. Not due to lack of interest, due to having to go get ready for the Totally Tasteless and Tacky Revue which started at 1.
As usual the TTTR was fun. My contribution to it consisted of song collector Amanda Farkleberry's rendition of verses from "A Wizard's Staff Has A Knob At The End" from various parts of the Diskworld. Finished up by announcing that I would now share some of another song I'd learned one of the sources (a certain Lancre inhabitant) about a hedgehog, and was chased offstage by a lynch mob led by Vicky, followed by Madeline Brener and Khamber Heslin. Vicky looked decidedly Diskworldly - I'll have to get a picture of that outfit and post it sometime. Lee and Barry Gold led a protest march of Martians complaining about NASA messing up the planet ("Litterbug" to "Ladyhawke"). Other odd things happened. I really SHOULD take notes.
Next came the Kazoo awards, then the One Shots. Did one of those too - "Pousse Cafe". Leslie was not in the audience which may have been just as well. :->
Jon Batson was supposed to do a concert afterwards, but alas had some sort of emergency and had to bow out. I do hope things worked out ok.
Took advantage of the break to buy CDs. Picked up Joe Bethancourt's "Who Fears the Devil" with songs from the works of Manly Wade Wellman, also Carla Ulrich's "Sick Humor", "Aliens Ate My Homework" by the Bohnhoffs, "Shoggoth on the Roof" by whomever, and "Balance" by Julia Ecklar. Music!! (Other stuff too - the Bethancourt also has a Manly Wade Wellman short story and a copy of "The Long Lost Friend".)
Somewhere in the middle of it all was the Interfilk Auction; as usual the sort of things I'd have wanted like some of the old Filkcon tapes went for multiple hundreds of dollars. Not that I'm complaining - Interfilk has sent far too many interesting people to filkcons I've attended over the years.
Marilyn Miller did a workshop with the program "Band in a Box" which is good for generating accompaniment, I gather. Have to check it out in more detail sometime.
Proceeded out to dinner with about 8 other attendees, including Athrylis and Angelica Sather-Hodgetts (I do not claim accuracy on the spelling) aka ASH productions and their mom, whom I hadn't met before. We all invaded Ruby's across the way. One nice thing about this location - there are LOTS of restaurants of all sizes, types and prices within easy reach.
ASH Productions did their concert at 8, followed by John Hall, followed by Alan Thiesen. Then everybody moved upstairs for filking. Lots and lots of filking. Lots and lots and lots of filking. I gave up around 4am and went to bed; Vicky made dawn patrol and came in next morning after eating breakfast. Sigh...
Sunday
Decided to skip the Twofers which started at noon, and got up a bit later. Still heard the end of them - apparently they started late. Did a one-shot. Ate dinner in the hotel restaurant which has decent prices if you catch them early enough. Hung out in the con suite through the dead dog filk. Blake turned up at the dead dog, and there was much rejoicing. A little later, Kelly Freas came in and got to hear "With his Sketchpad Underneath His Arm" as remembered by Rick Weiss. Apparently he'd never heard it before.
John Hall sang "Elves Do It In the Trees" and was kind enough to email me a copy of the lyrics and the tune today, bless him.
Windbourne was there, so were Jane Mailander and a lot of other folks I don't see nearly often enough. I had much fun and anybody I didn't mention please forgive me.
Whatever - ConChord was fun. I arrived Friday evening, checked in, got my con badge and headed out to the reception in the gazebo area and most of the previous arrivals. Including Leslie Fish, the Creaseys, the Golds and a lot of other people which is why I should take notes. Checked the schedule and was delighted to see that Michael Payne was doing a concert at 9. I love his stuff, and for years the only time I got to listen to him perform was at the ConFurence filk contest, which meant I also had to compete with him... :( Great stuff as usual.
Hmm.. schedule...schedule... aha! It's still in my purse. THIS should help.
Michael was followed by Actual Size who are funny and should be listened to whenever possible.
Then at 11 we had the bawdy circle led off by Mara Brener with her usual opener, which makes it clear just what sort of terminology may be expected thereafter. Or maybe not - someone felt the need to inquire as to whether this was the bawdy circle. Following songs made it pretty clear, ranging from fairly new stuff to the Ballad of Kerrymuir. Next year I really must bring along the bawdy songbook I've got around here somewhere. That and find out where I put the Hedgehog Song which I thought I'd brought but hadn't, alas. Sang "A Wizard's Staff has a Knob on the End" anyway.
Eventually went to bed. So did Vicky after vainly searching the hotel for anything else going on.
Saturday
Considered getting up and going home to retrieve my sewing project bag which I've been bringing to conventions in the hope of finishing beading my skirt by next year's Passover, but decided getting more than 5 hours of sleep was a better idea.
Browsed through the con suite at noon, then joined John Hall's Dorsai circle briefly. Not due to lack of interest, due to having to go get ready for the Totally Tasteless and Tacky Revue which started at 1.
As usual the TTTR was fun. My contribution to it consisted of song collector Amanda Farkleberry's rendition of verses from "A Wizard's Staff Has A Knob At The End" from various parts of the Diskworld. Finished up by announcing that I would now share some of another song I'd learned one of the sources (a certain Lancre inhabitant) about a hedgehog, and was chased offstage by a lynch mob led by Vicky, followed by Madeline Brener and Khamber Heslin. Vicky looked decidedly Diskworldly - I'll have to get a picture of that outfit and post it sometime. Lee and Barry Gold led a protest march of Martians complaining about NASA messing up the planet ("Litterbug" to "Ladyhawke"). Other odd things happened. I really SHOULD take notes.
Next came the Kazoo awards, then the One Shots. Did one of those too - "Pousse Cafe". Leslie was not in the audience which may have been just as well. :->
Jon Batson was supposed to do a concert afterwards, but alas had some sort of emergency and had to bow out. I do hope things worked out ok.
Took advantage of the break to buy CDs. Picked up Joe Bethancourt's "Who Fears the Devil" with songs from the works of Manly Wade Wellman, also Carla Ulrich's "Sick Humor", "Aliens Ate My Homework" by the Bohnhoffs, "Shoggoth on the Roof" by whomever, and "Balance" by Julia Ecklar. Music!! (Other stuff too - the Bethancourt also has a Manly Wade Wellman short story and a copy of "The Long Lost Friend".)
Somewhere in the middle of it all was the Interfilk Auction; as usual the sort of things I'd have wanted like some of the old Filkcon tapes went for multiple hundreds of dollars. Not that I'm complaining - Interfilk has sent far too many interesting people to filkcons I've attended over the years.
Marilyn Miller did a workshop with the program "Band in a Box" which is good for generating accompaniment, I gather. Have to check it out in more detail sometime.
Proceeded out to dinner with about 8 other attendees, including Athrylis and Angelica Sather-Hodgetts (I do not claim accuracy on the spelling) aka ASH productions and their mom, whom I hadn't met before. We all invaded Ruby's across the way. One nice thing about this location - there are LOTS of restaurants of all sizes, types and prices within easy reach.
ASH Productions did their concert at 8, followed by John Hall, followed by Alan Thiesen. Then everybody moved upstairs for filking. Lots and lots of filking. Lots and lots and lots of filking. I gave up around 4am and went to bed; Vicky made dawn patrol and came in next morning after eating breakfast. Sigh...
Sunday
Decided to skip the Twofers which started at noon, and got up a bit later. Still heard the end of them - apparently they started late. Did a one-shot. Ate dinner in the hotel restaurant which has decent prices if you catch them early enough. Hung out in the con suite through the dead dog filk. Blake turned up at the dead dog, and there was much rejoicing. A little later, Kelly Freas came in and got to hear "With his Sketchpad Underneath His Arm" as remembered by Rick Weiss. Apparently he'd never heard it before.
John Hall sang "Elves Do It In the Trees" and was kind enough to email me a copy of the lyrics and the tune today, bless him.
Windbourne was there, so were Jane Mailander and a lot of other folks I don't see nearly often enough. I had much fun and anybody I didn't mention please forgive me.
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