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February 14, 2005

Back from Baltimore

Farpoint was a successful and fun convention. Many of us thought it looked it a little sparsely attended but the con committee seemed happy with the turnout so who am I to question things?

Maybe it’s the time of year. Instead of two dealer’s rooms, there was one. My line-up of film previews was somewhat lackluster with the best of ’05 films being readied for showcasing at ShoWest so Farpoint was too early to benefit.

Interestingly, this was the first con in a long time where I wasn’t asked for a single autograph. How fleeting is fame….

The panels went well, the Bob & Howie Show had a very intelligent, well-mannered discussion over Enterprise’s cancellation.

On the other hand, the way things worked out, there just didn’t feel like there was enough time to sit and visit with the usual people at the con. We waved and hugged, exchanged a few words here or there but the long-ranging discussions just didn’t happen.

Kate was there, along with her pal Rachel, who said she felt quite at home at Farpoint, her first genre con. They showed off their ballroom dance skills during Ten Forward, the first chance I had to see Kate in action. Quite impressive. Maybe we should have invested in dance classes all those years ago. The two also got dragooned into helping Kathleen David’s Masquerade presentation, which helped her win Third Place in Contest of Champions and Best Presentation.

Robbie took second place in Fantasy with a variation on his Captain Canada outfit. He did it for a good but has something more serious planned for the next show which is a better use of his time and skills.

Peter David, Mike Friedman and I screened Peter’s choice for this summer’s edition of Mystery Trekkie Theatre. Joined by Alan Chafin and Keith DeCandido, we laughed ourselves silly, screaming comments at the screen. When I described it to Robbie he commented, “shooting fish in a barrel again, huh?” Yep. (The Hunt Valley Inn is already sold out for Shore Leave. You have been warned.)

The pleasant surprise of the weekend was how smooth our trip there and back was. We clocked in about 5 hours getting down there on a Friday night but set a new record by returning yesterday in a mere 4 hours.

With Katie and her fellow Boogie Knights now performing at Lunacon (March 19-20) and I-Con (April 9-10), I have adjusted my schedule and will be present at both.

Posted by Bob Greenberger at February 14, 2005 09:51 AM

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Farpoint sounds cool, it's a shame my schedule and wallet felt otherwise.

2004 was the first Shore Leave I ever attended, and it was great. I'll definitely be in attendance this year too.

Posted by: Andrew Holman at February 14, 2005 02:24 PM

Weird that you didn't sign any autographs. I saw at least two people walking around with copies of A Time to Love and A Time to Hate, and I signed a bunch of copies of Tales of the Dominion War, and I told all of them that you (and Mike, Peter, and Howie) were at the con.

Weird....

---KRAD

Posted by: KRAD [TypeKey Profile Page] at February 14, 2005 10:23 PM