Help, please. Need Flanvention tips, or friends.
POSTED BY: History
UPDATED: Friday, December 8, 2006 01:37
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At 41 and 53, BigBadMan and I are among the mature Browncoats. Remember, we've just had longer to get cunning.
We'll be flying in from NC early Thursday afternoon and are game for some sort of pre-event meet-up. Please keep us in the loop.
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Maybe we should have a Browncoat "Geezer" battallion patch made (I'm 48).
See: 
Just put a cane or wheelchair where the five-pointed star should be. 
Respectfully,
History
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Originally posted by ShinyTrinket:
We could meet at the Daily Grille (restaurant at the Hilton) for a meal, or there are some nice restaurants I know of in "beautiful downtown Burbank" where we could gather. Either way, an early icebreaker would be a good thing!
that would be great,
I would love that...
and I can even dress up and act like an adult so that your husband is fooled...er ah...convinced that you have dignified friends
(I'll be wearing costumes most of the weekend)
Oh I love that Browncoat patch design! That would make a totally cool button!
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and I can even dress up and act like an adult so that your husband is fooled...er ah...convinced that you have dignified friends
(I'll be wearing costumes most of the weekend)
Oh I love that Browncoat patch design! That would make a totally cool button!
No need to make my husband think I have dignified friends...we're both 46 going on 12, and that's on a good day, when we've had to be grownups at work, or something!
But the idea of an "old farts" meetup is a good thing. I also like the patch design.
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2. Never waste an erection
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FYI: For my fellow "a la carte" attendees, the Flanvention Memory Book is available for pre-order only: http://www.boosterevents.com/Buy/Tickets/tabid/247/List/1/ProductID/23
9/CATReferrer/817/Default.aspx
It's "16 pages" for 20 dollars, but what price can we put on memory (especially us older folkes ).
Respectfully,
History
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My friend and I are going to Flan, as well. I've been to a couple of local sci-fi cons in the past year or so, but this is my first Firefly-related one, and my first US con, to boot! I'm a little nervous, but way excited, too.
I've met a few local Browncoats at shindigs, and I have to say they are some of the nicest, most welcoming people I've ever encountered. Usually you have to be a part of the clique to really fit in, but with Browncoats, the general concensus seems to be the more, the merrier! You can literally walk into a room not knowing a soul, and walk out with something akin to family. That's a rare gift that Browncoats seem to possess the world over, from what I've read on various boards!
Now, I just have to find a way to meet some LGBT Browncoats, and I'll be all set!
To History and all the rest, see you in December, hopefully! :)
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Preparing for Flan 2: Missing Morena
Flan 2 is just a few weeks away, and thanks to Leiasky/Tammy, DonCoat, PinkishBrownCoat, Shiny Trinket, HisGoodGirl, et al I'm feeling more anticipation than hesitation. Thank you all for the welcome and sage advice and shared stories of past cons. I now feel this will be more like a renuion than a conference--albeit a reunion with fellow Browncoats I have not yet had the pleasure to meet.
On the (relatively) spur of the moment, I decided to attend the SuperMegafest in Framingham, MA today. I learned through the New England Browncoats website that Morena Baccarin was scheduled to attend. Since she is not scheduled to appear at Flanvention 2, I thought it would be nice to see her here, relatively close to home--and also experieince the culture shock of what my friends would call a "geekshow" . I put on my Blue Sun tee, jeans, and my black leather jacket, picked up my rawhide leather satchel (I've created my own Firefly/Serenity autograph book), and drove the 2.5 hrs to the event (listening to the recen "The Signal" podcasts I've recorded and am cathcing up on).
I arrived only to discover that Morena had to cancel due to a work commitment. >sigh< But I am pleased whenever our BDH's continue to create and show their talent.
I had hoped to see members of the New England Browncoats there and introduce myself (and find out if any were attending Flan 2), but I overheard some dealers stating they saw them "storm out" in not being courteously informed regarding Morena's change of plans. It was unethical for SuperMegafest not to update their website to state she had canceled, I agree, but I was there so....on with the show.
It was a "geekshow" [and great fun, though impersonal], with Star Wars costumes prevalent, long lines for photo session with everyone from stars from Billie Dee Williams from "Star Wars" to Mark Goddard from"Lost in Space" to Elvira and pro-wrestling stars.
There was a fair amount of Serenity merchandise, from the Inkworks trading cards, cast photos, T-shirts, resin models of Serenity weapons, posters, etc. I picked up a couple pins (Browncoat insignia, Serenity logo), and three laminated Serenity crew nametag/Boarding passes, and a T-shirt" (Browncoat: "I may have been on the losing side, but I'm not convinced it was the wrong one.") There were also signed photos by Morena (one as Inara, and another as her Stargate character). I picked one up (you can guess which).
Overall, with so many different fandoms represented, I was mostly a fly on the wall. I was unable to find anyone I could readily recognize as a fellow Browncoat. I bought some items, talked with a new publisher [ http://www.leanta.com] and his artists who are reissuing and illustrating the works of Edgar Rice Burroughs and H.P. Lovecraft [I bought their first offerings which the artists signed and kindly drew beautiful pictures on the Title Pages
I stayed just a few hours, but enjoyed myself, all things considered. I can only anticipate how much better the Flan will be, surrounded by 500 fellow Firefly/Serenity fans, and being able to see and listen and actually meet members of the cast--though I did decide to purchase photo ops with the cast and I do not think I will know how to talk to them without sounding fan-silly (as Minime has shared)--and I'm sure I'll be completely non-plussed when posing with Ms Jewel Staite and Ms Christina Hendricks (what was I thinking!) 
]. lol
20 days to Flan 2!
Respectfully,
History
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Sorry you didn't get to see Morena, but it sounds like it was a fun time overall. I think there will be a lot more interaction with the celebs at Flan than at the average con, and it should be more personal with only 500 attendees. Not to mention the fact that it's all Firefly/Serenity, and we won't have to wade through a lot of stuff that might not interest us as much! I'm countin' the days!
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The 3 rules of aging:
1. Never bypass a bathroom
2. Never waste an erection
3. Never trust a fart
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Hi, ShinyTrinket.
Thanks for your post.
I suspect I will be shy around any celebs (the closest I have gotten is reading a shoulder MRI of a famous Hollywood lead man shooting a film in Maine a few years back). I'm completely out of my element on this.
Well, except for some authors. I spoke briefly with Robert Bloch a year before he passed on, and have met and shared a few words with Stephen King (a fellow Maine-iac), and Harlan Ellison and I shared some memorable words over the phone once (he was unhappy with me concerning his script for "I, Robot", but that is another story 
).
Checked your "MySpace". I should be able to recognize you at the Flan, now. I see you have Nathan as a "Friend" (hmm...and on further review I see he has graciously accepted 3577 Friends to date! This further affirms his reputation as an unpretentious all around "good guy." How wonderful. I look forward to seeing him at Flan 2, even if I can't manage to stutter out a "Hi!" ).
Oh, and since you are an animal lover, I will share I have a great cat named Ezra (we got him at the Pound). So he is either Ezra Pound or, based on my ethnicity, Ezra Katz.
19 days to Flan!
Respectfully,
History
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I'd like to meet and share a few words with Stephen King!
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The 3 rules of aging:
1. Never bypass a bathroom
2. Never waste an erection
3. Never trust a fart
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