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Hi everyone. Just wanted to let those of you within easy driving distance of northern NJ that there is a con with a Babylon 5 mini-reunion of sorts. Listed guests include: Richard Biggs, Jerry Doyle, Mira Furlan, Stephen Furst, Walter Koenig, and several others. I can't see anything at the website about panel discussions or any kind of actual schedule, but they claim that people will be sitting at tables and chatting with people for most of the weekend. Presumably, autographs will cost you, but it is quite a group to bring together this long after the show ended production.
I live less than half an hour from this thing (it is in East Rutherford, New Jersey - my choir travels further to sing at nursing homes), and expect to be in attendance for at least Saturday. Some others of our fearless crew may be joining me, so I can't offer any more floor space (My pad is full up as far as I know), but there is the hotel attatched to the con and others in the area (either near me or not).
Anyone else up for a get together?
Check out things at www.chillertheatre.com
Hope I get to see at least a few of you...
-Polly
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oops....forgot to mention Claudia Christian, Carrie Dobro (Dureena from Crusade) and Julie Caitlin Brown.
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Hi Polly. Many of these people are also going to be gathering at DragonCon in Atlanta in late August.
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Hey Polly, I'll try and give you a call this weekend. I'm up for going! http://www.hostboard.com/ubb/smile.gif
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Great, Asis. Looking forward to hearing from you.
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Wish I could, Polly! But Altanta in August...! That gives me a little extra time to plan, win a lottery, etc! Thanks for the heads-up, Derico!
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Sorry, Im waiting for another one , much , much closer to home. Around Boston. Time for me is null lately. http://www.hostboard.com/ubb/frown.gif
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Woo Hoo! See you tomorrow Polly!
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Pollymath, Beebunch, Vampira and I attended the Chiller Convention. It was a lot of fun. We listened to Q&A's with Waler Koenig, Johnathon Harris, and the Babylon 5 cast. If you want to see pictures, go here...
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Asis...remind me next time you're planning on taking pictures at a con to send you my flash. Good pictures...you just need a bit more range on that flash you're using.
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Thanks AsIs, loved those pics. Nice to see that Vir has kept that boyish figure. Garibaldi should consult him about his diet.
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I also had a great time at the con, though it would have been great if Vamp had been able to stay a little longer. The highlight was definitely the seminar room. Asis, Vamp and I managed to get spots sitting on the edge of the platform of the second row of seats, so we were right up front but not completely sitting on the floor. Walter Koenig was great. He had a session all to himself, and he looks great. When he was done, we decided we didn't dare give up our spots which turned out to be a good choice.
Stephen Furst, Jerry Doyle, Richard Biggs, Marjorie Monahan, Carrie Dobro, and Julie Caitlin Brown participated in the B5 pannel. Jerry Doyle is congenitally unable to shut up. What a talker! There did seem to be a real friendliness among the cast members. I thought that Julie was a little possessive of the whole thing given that she quit after such a short time, but that is just my take on it. Evidently Pter Jurasik was there on Firday night, but we didn't see him.
Mira Furlan skipped the panel, but was out in the tent signing and chatting with people. I didn't get out there until the end of the day, and she seemed wiped out, very tired. But I did get the press photo of her from the off-broadway play she did signed and told her that I had tried to get some more publicity for the show.
Carrie Dobro wanted us to publicize her new website/free fan club. The site is.....wait for it...yes, you guessed it:
www.carriedobro.com
Hey, she asked us to mention it, we promised, check it out and if there is a sign in book, say you heard about it from someone who attended the Chiller Con.
Over all, this was a very crowded con. The hallways were narrow. It was hard, almost impossible to move around in the dealer's rooms and so much of it was horrow related that there wasn't as much scifi stuff as I would have liked. On the flip side of that, the fact that it was in a hotel meant that the bathrooms were perfectly clean - a big plus.
Overall, a good time was had by all. It is good to know that this thing exists so close to my home and goes on twice a year.
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Carrie also encouraged us to write SciFi to resurrect Crusade. She seems to think it has a chance. And reading some stuff at SciFi, it seems like it might have a chance if the fans are vocal enough. http://www.hostboard.com/ubb/smile.gif
