Re: Europe 2010, Day 14: Brussels

laineygirl — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 20:37:23 -0000

Ah...I remember the days. We used to pass the Atomium on the way to work in Konnigslo when I was working at Caterpillar. It was a very trippy experience to actually go inside.

and btw...did you find ANYPLACE in Belgium that didn't serve up seriously tasty waffles?

Re: Torchsong Chicago

laineygirl — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 01:04:37 -0000

I went to Torchsong as a Premier ticket holder. Though I was disappointed at John and Kai not being able to make it; both were understandable. John broke his ankle the day before and couldn't fly on doctors order (and yes I believe that) and Kai's "personal reasons" were explained at the con but I wont go into that here. It was, yes, a bit of a disappointment though Peter Wingfield and others who stepped in made it a memorable time still. But its not like JB just decided not to show up or canceled at the last minute because he had work pop up somewhere else. He and everyone around him still worked on to give the ticket holders a great con; not like that faux FedCon in Dallas who waited until Saturday to tell everyone that the con was canceled and even left actors waiting at the airport for airplane tickets that would never arrive. We have seen a lot of cons fold this year without even bothering to try to pull it out and the fact that they managed to even organize the "SkyChat" on such short notice is just evidence that John took this con and his inability to be there very seriously.

And in a way, some good things did come out of it. We got to meet John's mother and his partner as well which we may not have done had he been here.

I know that there are people who aren't going to be happy without a full refund; some will dispute the charges on their credit card and some may even sue which I am a bit sorry for only because I saw these people work so hard to give us something of quality though it wasn't what we originally paid for.

Would I go again? IN A HEARTBEAT, and not just because John has promised discounts to those who had purchased tickets for this one (and I heard, those that bid on the more expensive seats will get their same seats on the front row again at the next con).

I will go because I thoroughly and positively enjoyed myself, the people that I met, the actors I got to hear, and yes, even the 'virtual time' we got to spend with John.

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