Allison, Jodi and me at Concertino. Photo by Steve Brinich.
(Concertino photo/report continued... )
I'll post a few more pictures from Concertino today and then move onto other topics after this, I promise. I always find it hard to "come down" after a good filk convention, so can't help but linger. Thank you for your indulgence. :-)
Bill Roper, Steve Macdonald and Jodi in the consuite.
I'm pleased to report that I did indeed play a little bit of flute during the weekend, and enjoyed it thoroughly. I was careful not to overdo it, though it was hard to resist sometimes. I found that sitting still for long periods of time was the toughest on my arms, which is one reason I didn't attend much of the programming, especially back-to-back concerts, and couldn't sit for very long in open filk without taking a break. I may have to do the same at Torcon.
Rika and me. Rachel in the row behind us!
To the Concertino concom and consuite organizers: THANK YOU. You all did an amazing job. I am always immensely grateful to those people who volunteer to help run a convention, mainly because I know it's something that I could never do -- I lack the patience and organizational skills.
Victor and Robin.
At Concertino, I was especially impressed by the quality and quantity of food and drink in the consuite. Robin and Victor, you two deserve medals! It seemed as if every time we turned around, one of you was carrying out a plate of more food. Thanks also to all those who contributed goodies.
Melissa and Daniel Glasser in concert.
Some other personal highlights highlights from the convention:
- Shuttle ride from airport...the most entertaining I've ever had. :-)
- Surprise appearance at the convention by Katy!
- When Jeff & Maya Bohnhoff performed my song
Homecoming in our Song Tribute panel. "Almeda" posted a link to a video/audio excerpt from the performance
in her Livejournal, if you're interested. I love the fact that Amanda is blissfully asleep in Maya's arms throughout.
I'm really touched that people like the song well enough to learn it themselves. Other people I know who currently cover Homecoming: Puzzlebox, Andrea Dale, Rand Bellavia. As those of you who have heard it already know, it's a song of love and loss, and expresses some of the feelings I have about my brother's death in the context of one of my favourite Ray Bradbury short stories.
- Burt's Bees Bath Crystals and Peppermint Soap from Rob and Larissa (thanks! I've used both already and love them)
- special hugs from Melissa Glasser
- Jeff's and Maya's Guest of Honor concert. Holy cow, were they ever good. Not only are they unbelievably talented, but they also have a wonderful rapport with the audience; their standing ovation was well-deserved. Great guests...friendly, approachable, and Amanda is gosh-darned adorable; I'm hoping they're invited out to more East Coast conventions.
- When Rob & Larissa bought our Interfilk auction item --- thank you so much for supporting Interfilk!
- Urban Tapestry's 10th Anniversary Party in the consuite.
Jeff Bohnhoff. :-)
- Pillow fight with Allison on Friday night. Ensuing gigglefest with Allison and Jodi when we should have been sleeping.
- Our children's concert. It was so fun, seeing how enthusiastic adults can be. :-D Bravo to all of you who weren't embarrassed about showing your inner child!
- Reminiscing about Battlestar Galactica in the consuite.
- Consuite filk late Sunday night.
Camera war with Gary Ehrlich.
Augh, too many highlights to list. Haven't even gotten to fun parodies, spending time with friends, how wonderful all the guests were.
Must go back to work. Finished and sent off my Nahanni article, started working on my column for Writing World.
Tiny plane! Air Canada is obviously cutting back.
No flight attendant, no refreshments. The pilot gave us the
safety talk, then went back to the cockpit.
Monday, July 28, 2003 at 12:37PM 
