World Fantasy convention 2013

[Brian G Turner]

You can here.

 

[chrispenycate]

oh good lrd. Told you my brain had melted. Met kmq -- who was incredibly nice and had truly marvellous hair -- and Chrispy (of course), who was also very nice, with a marvellous beard, and he brought us chocolate! Yey!

The beard thanks you (and bristles cheerfully)

But of course I bring chocolate; I wouldn't be allowed back into the country (by my family, not customs and immigration, though they've been known to cadge a piece) without. As it is, if you notice shooting pains it's probably my grand-niece sticking pins into a wax model – no, following the state of my knees she's chosen me to blame.

Seconding opinion on KMQ - needed more photos.

 

[Hex]

ps: Chrispy has an excellent line in European charm -- not even counting the chocolate. He kissed my hand and bowed! Bowed! I nearly fainted on the spot.

 

[Jo Zebedee]

ps: Chrispy has an excellent line in European charm -- not even counting the chocolate. He kissed my hand and bowed! Bowed! I nearly fainted on the spot.

I'll see you that and raise you three continental kisses on the cheek.

I was delighted to meet Chrispy, I really wanted to. I just was sorry we couldn't meet for lunch, but everything was maniacally busy both days. I felt, briefly, very popular. (It has worn off now I'm back to being a recluse in my office, swamped by emails and reports when I really want to write.)

 

[Ursa major]

I have to say I'm impressed by alc's deadpan delivery of what must have been a very funny joke (as shown in the first picture in post#451).

 

[alchemist]

Its one of my lesser known skills, compared to my ability to move each eyebrow independently (as demonstrated at the weekend).

I didnt get speaking to chrispy enough, unfortunately, but I was involved in the scientific experiment involving him and Harebrain

 

[chrispenycate]

Speaking - indeed, any form of verbal information transfer – was not encouraged in that pub. I have worked in noisier places, but not attempted any communication more sophisticated than attempting to arrange later more carnal contact (and that was a long time ago).

I do regret having missed I Brian, but I was on the last train home (with a considerable mob of probably halloweeners, too young for driving licenses and certainly too excillerated to have used them) and got back without having been forced to cadge a lift, or a hotel floor (both of which eventualities I have experienced in the past).

And continental men do not react like that; that's me, living out of my time machine. When I give a baise main to a continental lady, she says something like 'Oh, la finesse britannique' (or the equivalent in Deutsch or Italiano). Everywhere assumes that somewhere else the tradition of gallantry lives on.

 

[Brian G Turner]

Sorry I missed you, too, Chris - there was a Gollancz party at 10pm the previous day, so for some reason that put it in my head that the chrons meet-up was at 10pm as well!

 

[anivid]

Yeah, gallantry is rare to find - but my neighbor's doing it while starring me in the eyes - that's the trick - helps the gallant person not being too high for that exercise
The lady's part is to say: Oh la-la - which I've become very good at

 

[Jo Zebedee]

I have to say I'm impressed by alc's deadpan delivery of what must have been a very funny joke (as shown in the first picture in post#451).

I was thinking that, too, but can't remember what we were all talking about!

 

[HareBrain]

my ability to move each eyebrow independently (as demonstrated at the weekend).

Most entertaining it was. If only we'd had the Can-Can as accompanying music.

I didnt get speaking to chrispy enough, unfortunately, but I was involved in the scientific experiment involving him and Harebrain

Did you see the headlines in the following morning's Sunday Times? "Men With Longer Legs Taller, Announce Researchers"

 

[Ursa major]

Those researchers were really going out on a limb there, weren't they...?

 

[Glitch]

I didnt get speaking to chrispy enough, unfortunately, but I was involved in the scientific experiment involving him and Harebrain

Did you see the headlines in the following morning's Sunday Times? "Men With Longer Legs Taller, Announce Researchers"

I thought it was a good experiment!

 

[Lucian Poll]

I'd just like to say how glad I am to have met you all on Saturday night. It was a top, top, top evening! Seeing Boneman's picture with Patrick Rothfuss was brilliant, and I think I talked Tillane's ears off. It was a shame it was too noisy to have a bloody good chinwag with everyone, though I must say I did love The Hop Poles' vibe. My apologies to Brian for skedaddling so soon after he arrived, but another late-night horror reading from Dr Probert and company was too good to miss. I missed Alc's eyebrow trick, so may have to high myself to a future convention to witness this sorcery! And I can't believe I didn't twig K R Green either. I must have seen you in your trench coat but never put two and two together! Sorry!

It's a shame the crap heaped upon the organisers in the run up to WFC has put them off hosting another one in the future, as I now know so many more faces to look out for. I hope they will reconsider and perhaps host another Horror con. (I'm seriously toying with the idea of attending next year's WHC in the US. This convention bug I have acquired could get expensive! )

I found the entire weekend a blast, even when walking about the place utterly starstruck. I mean, when you go to get your books signed and then this happens to you, how could it not rock?

 

[Boneman]

I'm still struggling with the technology of actually posting a photo here, but will try and get Pat and I up. There are plenty of Cons in the UK without lashing out top dollar, and fantasyCon will (I'm pretty sure) be back in Brighton next year - identical to World fantasyCon, just a bit smaller, and all the guests you could ever want to meet...

 

[alchemist]

I thought it was a good experiment!

It might have been the lack of scientific rigour we applied

 

[Ursa major]

As long as it wasn't a bit of leg-pulling....

 

[Susan Boulton]

I'm still struggling with the technology of actually posting a photo here, but will try and get Pat and I up. There are plenty of Cons in the UK without lashing out top dollar, and fantasyCon will (I'm pretty sure) be back in Brighton next year - identical to World fantasyCon, just a bit smaller, and all the guests you could ever want to meet...

Three Big Cons next year.

York

FantasyCon 2014

London, this is going to be massive!

Welcome to Loncon 3

Glasgow.

Satellite 4

Smaller ones.

Bristol
http://www.bristolcon.org/

Also smaller one day ones in Derby, Birmingham Oxford and other places.

 

[Jo Zebedee]

There is a comic-con in Belfast next June that my kids want to get to and sounds like quite good fun, so I think we'll be going to that. I think it's more Marvel and what-not, but there's a sci-fi link there, no?

 

[Susan Boulton]

Springs, this list has a number of ones in your part of the world. Signings as well as events.

League of The Non-Aligned - UK and Ireland Sci-Fi Conventions, Signing Events and Fan Gatherings