Thursday
The early arrivals showed up on Thursday to put things together and warn the hotel staff. Pixel's car was thoroughly decorated, and despite the law-evading implications of the CB antenna, he didn't really park in the space with the "No Parking" sign. Uncle Misha, Rose, and Kate all showed up at about the same time (not surprising, since Misha and Rose were in the same car), and an expedition was held to the local K-Mart to acquire supplies. The third picture shows all the essential elements of a con: people, peanuts, posterboard, pens, badges, and half-packed suitcases.
Photo credits: Rose.
Friday
Friday was the big travel day for most of the attendees. Many of them were very glad to get off the road and into the hotel's economy-sized hot tub. The liquor store right next to the hotel, complete with a most interesting mascot (which seemed to be invisible to Rose, though no one is sure why... it may have something to do with her not drinking), was probably also something of a lure; it received quite a bit of Callahanian business before the weekend was over.
Photo credits: Lady Cheron and Pixel/Pink.
Saturday
What little sightseeing there was happened on Saturday. Some few patrons made excursions to the Parthenon; others went to the local (and fabulous) bookstore, and we all ended up in an old-fashioned soda shoppe for lunch. Dinner was a gala affair at an excellent Chinese restaurant, despite the necessity of being split up and seated in two different wings of the building. Afterwards, Kat and Kent lent us their home for a wonderful night (and morning) of revelry.
The recreated Parthenon, Athena, the Parthenon's wall, and Kate Kulig trying to get a good picture of Athena.
Photo credit: Lady Cheron.
Upon discovering that the soda shoppe was out of bananas, Pixel and Pink dashed out to their car and went hunting. As you can see, the hunt was successful, and Pixel got his milkshake (in trade for the rest of the bananas) amid much celebration.
Photo credit: Lady Cheron.
Several of us went blindly and wallet-first into the Davis-Kidd bookstore, emerging with blissful smiles and much merchandise. Here we see David, Monk, Kate, Brice, and Caragh, and later AJ, Pink, Pixel, and Rose. We were, of course, in the science fiction section.
Photo credit: Lady Cheron.
Uncle Misha brought along a suit for some unknown reason and decided to wear it to dinner on Saturday night. As you can see, the Southern gentleman looked quite dashing posing by the hotel fireplace. Since Rose decided to get dressed up too, everyone insisted that they do a "prom date" photo. Pixel and Pink, of course, were the cutest couple by far.
Photo credits: Lady Cheron and Pixel/Pink.
These photos are all from the dinner on Saturday night. Rose and Uncle Misha were the only ones who really dressed up; most others went in jeans, sneakers, or whatever came to hand. BIG kudos to the restaurant staff for putting up with us. Thank heaven it was a buffet and they didn't have to sort all our orders! Several small patrons-to-be accompanied us; the last picture is of the young 'uns and Kat and Kent Dyer, who graciously took on the burden of managing the kids' table.
Photo credit: Lady Cheron.
Three GoodWenches--Rose, Lady Cheron, and Pink--post-dinner. Also in the parking lot of the restaurant, Badger decides to work off a little of dinner before getting in his car.
Photo credits: Lady Cheron (how she managed to take a picture of herself, we may never know) and Pixel/Pink.
Back at Kat and Kent's, there was a great deal of partying and not a little cuddling up amidst the filking, drinking, and laughter. While BarbaraFox modeled a contraption that she swears is comfortable, Rusty was in hairbrush heaven and just about everyone found a way to spend time with the kids (Corwyn is the smaller one), including Bambi, who happily danced the night away and even taught lessons with her partner BarbaraFox. Later on, Bill Gawne (who couldn't make it in person) called up to say hello to everyone and join the party from afar; the picture above is of Bill and Skye from another RealSpace earlier in the year. All in all, it was quite a night!
Photo credits: Lady Cheron and Pixel/Pink.
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This page is in progress and under construction. Comments and additional photos should be sent to Rose. Last revised 8/14/98 by LadyCheron.