EF Wednesday August 21, 2013

[furtech]

Wednesday was opening ceremonies: the con is official! Before that happened, though, I took a walk to the mall across the street and bought more stuff. Saw a beautiful English (Rough) Collie- her owner was quick to point out that English collies are smaller than their American counterparts. Very cute: almost mid-way between a Shetland Sheepdog and a (American) Rough Collie.


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Back at the hotel, things were gearing up and more people arrived. I hung out in the Pawpet Show backstage area and generally tried to stay out of the way as I watched the crew made silk out of sow's ears.

Opening Ceremony was fun: leis were generously handed out to all-comers. Some found creative ways to make use of the extras...

That night I watched an amazing spectacle: the last rehearsal for the Pawpet Show, "End Tide". As I've come to enjoy: I love watching things I've made be brought to life on-stage. Definitely a highlight of the convention for me.

I am in awe of this crew: on top of big convention duties (virtually all of them had committee-level positions), they do a last rehearsal on Wednesday night. This set a new record-- ending after 8am Thursday. Yes-- they rehearse all night, catch a quick nap and then they resume doing their convention duties. Such a Herculean effort!

Comments

[porsupah.livejournal.com]

I'm tempted to attend another furcon next year, for the first time since CF.. well, I can't remember which number it was, but I dare say you recall the Towne & Country? =:D If so, EF's a strong contender - it seems to have such energy and fun to it, not to mention the availability of quite good beer and food. ^_^

BTW, how do you prepare those collage preview images?

[henriekeg.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the reports, I'm enjoying them!

[furtech.livejournal.com]

European cons (sf or furry) are very nice: for some reason the attendees are more polite and considerate and more open and welcoming than US cons. I've never been to an American convention where it was so easy to talk with people I didn't know.

Berlin will be interesting (as I've said countless times, I will dearly miss Magdeburg). Hopefully there will be an airport there by next August. I am looking forward to exploring Berlin (I've never been). As for the con, same crew so it should be great regardless of the venue change. This is the one convention I'd try to keep if I gave up all others.

Town & Country: ugh. I think I've blocked that from my consciousness.

To Henriekeg: Thanks for reading!

[furtech.livejournal.com]

PS: Porsupah-- I do the collage images in Photoshop. Simple cut-paste, flatten, save.