Joss and 5 BDH's at DragonCon!!!
POSTED BY: MistressofUselessKnowledge
UPDATED: Monday, August 22, 2005 02:00
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Hey fireflygal. Took your advice and downloaded the forms for tickets to Dragon Con. Turns out, if you buy by May 13 or thereabouts, the tickets are cheaper. Thanks for the info. So, I've got my hotel (unless something at the Marriott comes up!), will have tickets in hand soon....damn, is it September yet?
Hey, 'nother question. Wouldn't mind checking out some of the Buffy and Angel events while there (we're not just Firefly fans, but complete and total Joss fans). Will there be time or should we just focus on Firefly?
Looking forward to meeting you too!
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No problem BB1. We Browncoats are a helpful lot 
Yeah, I forgot about the discounts offered if you buy early. Having the tickets already waiting is just one less headache!
Question about checking out Buffy and Angel stuff. Too tough for me to answer. There is A LOT of stuff going at at one time around the clock. I am concentrating on Firefly myself, though I hope to see Richard Hatch speak along with his cool trailers. I think the biggest issue will be whether you want good seats for when the BDH's speak. I'm pretty certain in order to get some good seats you'll have to probably sit through several other talks in order to keep your seat. That would preclude seeing much more of the con. So it all depends on what's most important to you.
I aim to misbehave.
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Well, as much as I am also a Buffy/Angel fan, my top priority is without doubt Firefly. I'd rather miss everything else in order to get a front row seat to see Joss and our BDH's (or second row, or third row, hell, whatever I can get!) Thanks for the input!
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Ill warn everyone, if the crowds are as insane as i think they will be, there might not be a chance to save seats by attending the prior panel.
Since they will more than likely be removing the dividing walls between centenial 3 and one and two for the Joss panels they more than likely will kick everyone out during the process.
I'll see you all in line :)
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I guess we will be sitting through panels we don't care about to insure we get good seats.
I'm prepared to do what it takes!
Be very careful what you wish for! At last summer's Comic-Con I sat in the room saving seats for about four hours. Some of the panels I had to sit through were absolutely horrible! I'd almost have preferred reavers! I probably shouldn't mention names (*cough*Bride of Chucky*cough*) but one woman had a voice that could melt lead at four hundred paces.
On the other hand, there were some good panels, including Shaun of the Dead, which I probably would never have watched if I hadn't sat through their panel.
--Bleyddyn
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Originally posted by BayBreeze1:
Thanks BC1! With everything going on right now with Serenity, well, let's just say I haven't been this excited since.............damn, can't think when I've been this excited! I'll be sure to keep track of things and as I said before, really looking forward to meeting you guys. We (daughter and self) are planning on driving down (can't afford air fare) after work/school on that Thursday. Figure I'll drive till I drop, get a motel, then continue on early the next a.m. If we get to Atlanta by noon on Friday, will that give us time to get tickets etc or should I change my plans?
I know what you mean BB1. I have never been so excited about a movie in my life. My level of enthusiasm is so high I don't know if I will ever come down.
Friday at noon might be a bit late. The Con starts up around 10 am, and lots of people come in on Friday morning for the weekend or one day passes. This tends to really bog down the ticket lines in the Hyatt, which could mean a wait of a couple of hours. This is one of the main reasons my wife & I come down on Thursdays. Little to no crowd, in & out of the ticket line in less than 15 minutes, and we can enjoy the Thursday night bands that Dragon Con lines up now.
If possible, I would try to make it Thursday evening. If you can't I would be there as early Friday as you can manage.
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Thanks BC1. It is so great to have experienced people to help us newbies. I guess the only question for me then is whether I can, in all good conscience, take my 16 year old out of school for 2 days in the first week of school. And also whether my boss will let me take off. Guess I'll play it by ear as it all gets closer. Thanks again!
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Hope you get to go BB1. We're looking forward to meeting you. One of the best parts of Dragon Con is hanging out with fellow browncoats. Between that and getting to see, get photos with, and speak to the BDHs, Dragon Con is the best experience all year.
Makes me wish I lived on the west coast just so I could go to more Cons. 
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BayBreeze1 wrote:
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Thanks BC1. It is so great to have experienced people to help us newbies. I guess the only question for me then is whether I can, in all good conscience, take my 16 year old out of school for 2 days in the first week of school. And also whether my boss will let me take off. Guess I'll play it by ear as it all gets closer. Thanks again!
Okay, 'Breeze... Please take this the right way: First, it's the first week of school. Even in high school, nothing irreplaceable happens in the first week. It's lockers and seating arrangements and finding/figuring out how to get to classrooms in 5 minutes while making a stop by the bathroom and your locker along the way. In class itself, it's getting assigned books and then maybe doing some review of stuff learned at the last of the previous year.
As to your boss: You could always sneak a lockpick in to work in your hair, then unshackle yourself when the guards aren't looking and just leave. Failing that, couldn't you just have sex with your boss to get the time off? I'm sure everyone would understand.
If I had the opportunity to attend a Con right before the movie event of my (47 years) life, I'd gladly take a day of unpaid leave to go. The opportunity to experience something so special -- and share it with my children -- would be worth the sacrifice of school and pay. Some opportunities are so rare and unique, you really must go out of your way to add them to your memories...
Playfully,
zoid
P.S.
Drove all the way to Dallas with my son to watch the Dallas Cowboys play the Seattle Seahawks, because I felt there was a reasonable expectation Emmitt Smith would break the all-time NFL rushing record that day. He did, and my son and I have that memory together for as long as we live.
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Hey everyone! Im BayBreeze1's daughter. Decided to get back on the forums cuz of all the excitment goin' on.
Just wanted to thank everyone for all the info you have given me and my mom. Its been so helpful! With this being my mom's first con and only my second, we will be very lost. So thanks for all the guidance.
Cant wait to see you all there! This will be so much fun! Hope we get there on time *wink wink nudge nudge to BayBreeze*
"Two roads diverged in a wood and I took the road less traveled by and they CANCELLED MY FRIKKIN' SHOW! I totally shoulda took the road that had all those people on it. Damn." ~Joss
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