NECON POST
OK - this was my very first Necon so I knew not what to expect - I had met a few of the attendees at WHC so I was a little less nervous than I might have been - as it turns out there was no reason to be nervous at all - simply put "if you attend Necon you are immediately treated as part of the family" - oh sure there are people looking at your name tag to figure out who you are -- but once the sniffing each other for identification purposes is over its "well join the party" and join the party means prepare to drink ALOT! It was fantastic ... everyone is friendly and it the MOST social CON you can imagine - I will be there again next year (God willing) for sure...
Now some random memories -
-Dan Fox- Yelling out "Hey Darky McDarkness" 3 seconds after I arrived
-Beth Massie - talking about "seal squeezins" and pizza cheese rules"
-Blookys conversation with Tom Monteleone
-Elise Susan Taylor - saying put me down for several on more than a few holes at mini golf.
-Dan Fox's 3 holes in one.
-"Three all the way" (I'll let your imagination take over there)
- Me asking Norman Prentiss if he just hit his ball in the water at mini-golf and his response "yeah and its fucking deep"
-Blooky, Dan, Susan and myself desperately searching for that Irish Pub - up and down those same roads for hours.
-Being introduced to Peter Straub by Elizabeth Monteleone
-Cheese Waffies
-Spicy Peas
-Saugies
-Beth and Barb as the Necon Whores (talented does not begin to describe these girls)
-F. Paul Wilson airborne
- Jack (Dallas) umping first and struggling with a bottle opener on a alcoholic beverage with twist off cap
-Dan Fox's moon shot hit that ended up as only a triple because of a spectacularly graceful fall.
-The shirts in the Hawaiian shirt contest. (man I wanted that Hawaiian shirt pillow.
-Waving Bev Vincent over in right field because a lefty hitter coming up only to have Bev wave back at me.
-Sitting next to Peter Straub during his signing and listening to what a polite gentleman he is to all.
-X thundering across the quad
-Weston's classic story about meeting Allisa Millano and what happened when he did.
-Chet Williamson's song parodies at the Philip Nutman roast. Really hysterical.
-Cort Skinner world class puppeteer.
-Mary SanGiovanni gives great hugs and is a doll.
-Blookys conversation with Elizabeth Monteleone.
-Talking to Phil Nutman about anything!
-The drinking!!!!!!!!!!!
I am sure there are a thousand more memories that will surface after I close this post ... but those were top of mind!
Thanks to all I came into contact with at NECON whether we hung out alot or just spoke briefly you all made it an incredibly fun time.