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September 07, 2004
Wrapping up the Con Report
Where was I?
Ah yes, the Masquerade. Maybe I’m jaded from year after year of delightful contests at Shore Leave, but I have to say, as superior as the craftsmanship was among the contestants, and the overall quality of work was consistently higher, the presentations were no better than what I’ve been treated to in Baltimore. And unlike Shore Leave, the Masquerade started very late and seemingly ran long. I was nodding off by the end of the presentation so cut out when the lights went up.
I accompanied a friend of Michael Burstein’s; an art historian named Steve, to the various bid parties and assorted other final night nonsense. In most cases, we breezed in and out, grazing along the way. As we reached the upper floors, I started running into people I knew. In one room, I found David Honigsberg and Peter Heck jamming on their guitars. Haven’t seen David play in some years and enjoyed the one number I heard. Walked into one party to discover it was an Open House to celebrate a woman’s 60th birthday. Seated beside her was another woman named Melissa who, upon seeing me, exclaimed how good it was to see me again. I didn’t recognize her, to be honest. She then recounted how she hasn’t seen me since 1982 at a con she, nor I, could recall. Odd. The final stop turned out to be at the Geneva party, where Peter Morwood, Keith DeCandido and Terri Osborne had staked out space. I plopped into an open chair and joined the conversation only to have a friendly woman proclaim I was in her seat, and she promptly fell into my lap. Bey, it turns out, is a friend to Keith and Terri and now, I guess, me. Shortly thereafter, Michael called, done having his drink with Neil Gaiman. It was agreed that bedtime had arrived early for us all.
Monday was up early to pack and then I returned the favor and sat in on Michael’s kaffeeklatsch. We then transported their belongings to another room for safekeeping and then it was off to Hynes, my own luggage in tow, for my panels.
The Comic Book Conventions discussion was pretty interesting as Steve Saffel, Barry Short and I had a full room and spirited audience. The talk was wide-ranging and entertaining for both sides. The following panel dedicated to the Flash was much the same although it evolved pretty quickly into Tom Galloway asking me questions and then I gave long-winded answers. The audience, though fewer in number, also had some good points and it was a fine way to wind down the con.
The train trip home was uneventful. Things seemed fine in my absence as Deb and Robbie both had full weekends, separately and together. The house was in one piece and we had a relaxed evening sampling the pilot episode to Jack and Bobby, which debuts on the WB Sunday night at 9 p.m. It is a serious show, playing things more like the West Wing than Everwood and we’re all agreed it’s worth sticking with. I recommend it to you, as well.
Posted by Bob Greenberger at September 7, 2004 04:09 PM
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