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Date Posted: 23:30:29 07/29/01 Sun
Author: Susan W
Subject: CQS4/The action in the lobby

Yes, it's true!--that I plan on finishing this series some time before the next ice age sets in.

I last left off with the panel that featured Lawrence Bayne, Cindy Dolenc, Douglas O'Keefe, and Stephen Shellen. At this point, it was early afternoon, and I had a rather horrible decision to make. You see, the panels were being run without interruption, and I was beginning to get some rather urgent messages from my stomach. Since this was my fourth con, I decided to take a more civilized approach to the whole LFN con experience and...eat actual meals!...get a decent night's sleep! (Surprising, but true. Okay, okay...it also had something to do with the fact that many of my ususal drinking buddies were ABSENT from this particular con...you know who you are...*SNARL*! ;-) But truth to tell, I was probably a better person and a happier camper for having lightened up considerably on the booze, not to mention more coherent and less hung over, besides...) So, in due consideration of the fact that there was a delicious chicken and mango salad with my name on it waiting for me in the restaurant, I reluctantly decided to forgo the music panel with Sean Callery and Blaine Johnson. :-( I had seen both of them last year, and couldn't say the same for the preceeding or following panels, so that was that.

HOWEVER, both Sean and Blaine spent considerable time out in the lobby at various points afterward, signing Sean's CD, so (as consolation), I did get to see them there. Blaine was signing somewhat under protest, as I think that he really did not want to steal Sean's thunder, but the fans were having none of it--we wanted both signatures, and so Blaine gracefully obliged. Thanks, guys!

At one point or another during the weekend, I saw the following people:

MIRA had a prime spot out in the spacious hallway (room to maneuver--now *that* was a change from the Marriott), and the guys were doing a brisk business selling really adorable mousepads with pictures of roly-poly puppies and signed by his royal gorgeousness, of course. If I remember correctly, they were a bargain at $27 U.S., $40 CAD. I believe that they had t-shirts as well. Dawn Connolly was back with her "La Femme Peta" book, also doing well. Raven Mc had a selection of really good looking R.D. keychains, and since I didn't move *quite* quickly enough, I had to backorder a couple of the same (...and it was sooo hard to choose). Chris Heyn had a sample chapter from his forthcoming book, and he was patiently explaining why we would all have to wait to order same. I was very happy to see him once again at a CQS event. Doug MacRae was way off to the right with his own supply of mousepads, happy to talk with friends and fans alike. Alberta Watson, absolutely glowing, was busy signing autographs in a little
out-of-the-way nook for a never ending line of well wishers--and the cool thing was that you could stand in front of her table and take in the whole scene, which I did.

Next up: René Bonnière's panel. :-)

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[> My ears are burning, LOL. I'm glad you're posting this, Susan. I really missed it all this year. -- Zzoo, 13:58:58 07/30/01 Mon

>Yes, it's true!--that I plan on finishing this series
>some time before the next ice age sets in.
>
>I last left off with the panel that featured Lawrence
>Bayne, Cindy Dolenc, Douglas O'Keefe, and Stephen
>Shellen. At this point, it was early afternoon, and I
>had a rather horrible decision to make. You see, the
>panels were being run without interruption, and I was
>beginning to get some rather urgent messages from my
>stomach. Since this was my fourth con, I decided to
>take a more civilized approach to the whole LFN con
>experience and...eat actual meals!...get a decent
>night's sleep! (Surprising, but true. Okay, okay...it
>also had something to do with the fact that many of my
>ususal drinking buddies were ABSENT from this
>particular con...you know who you are...*SNARL*! ;-)
>But truth to tell, I was probably a better person and
>a happier camper for having lightened up considerably
>on the booze, not to mention more coherent and less
>hung over, besides...) So, in due consideration of the
>fact that there was a delicious chicken and mango
>salad with my name on it waiting for me in the
>restaurant, I reluctantly decided to forgo the music
>panel with Sean Callery and Blaine Johnson. :-( I
>had seen both of them last year, and couldn't say the
>same for the preceeding or following panels, so that
>was that.
>
>HOWEVER, both Sean and Blaine spent considerable time
>out in the lobby at various points afterward, signing
>Sean's CD, so (as consolation), I did get to see them
>there. Blaine was signing somewhat under protest, as I
>think that he really did not want to steal Sean's
>thunder, but the fans were having none of it--we
>wanted both signatures, and so Blaine gracefully
>obliged. Thanks, guys!
>
>At one point or another during the weekend, I saw the
>following people:
>
>MIRA had a prime spot out in the spacious hallway
>(room to maneuver--now *that* was a change from the
>Marriott), and the guys were doing a brisk business
>selling really adorable mousepads with pictures of
>roly-poly puppies and signed by his royal
>gorgeousness, of course. If I remember correctly, they
>were a bargain at $27 U.S., $40 CAD. I believe that
>they had t-shirts as well. Dawn Connolly was back with
>her "La Femme Peta" book, also doing well. Raven Mc
>had a selection of really good looking R.D. keychains,
>and since I didn't move *quite* quickly enough, I had
>to backorder a couple of the same (...and it was sooo
>hard to choose). Chris Heyn had a sample chapter from
>his forthcoming book, and he was patiently explaining
>why we would all have to wait to order same. I was
>very happy to see him once again at a CQS event. Doug
>MacRae was way off to the right with his own supply of
>mousepads, happy to talk with friends and fans alike.
>Alberta Watson, absolutely glowing, was busy signing
>autographs in a little
>out-of-the-way nook for a never ending line of well
>wishers--and the cool thing was that you could stand
>in front of her table and take in the whole scene,
>which I did.
>
>Next up: René Bonnière's panel. :-)


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[> SusanW!!! So glad to see you back with your reports... it's helping me relive that weekend!!! What great memories!! -- Northstar, 15:58:36 07/30/01 Mon


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[> Ahh, this is great, Susan. It makes me feel like I'm back there talking to Simon and asking the woman at the front desk for a broom to sweep up all the dog hair! -- Shirleym, 02:23:16 07/31/01 Tue


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