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[ShortyAZK]

Oh I thought of another small one, having the information white board by the doors to the main hall meant that everyone was crowded in that one small area, having it somewhere else or more than one of them around the hotel (out by reception maybe near reg desk and near the bar) would mean everybody didn't have to crowd round the same place to see any updates!!! :)

[Jinx]

I had a wicked time - really enjoyed it!

all i have to say is more information in advanced so there isn't 800 people all standing around going HUH? i dont get it...

I had a slight issue with the fact that I didn't know when i could go for stuff, mainly in regards to the autograph sesh (the photos' worked perfectly for me) so just resulted in me having to wonder away and come back every so often to see if my group had been called, and in the end after waiting several hours my group wasn't called at all - which simply goes back to more information in advanced.

I loved the MC it meant that anyone who's too shy to get up still got to get there questions answered and it kept repeats down and eliminated those infuriatingly rubbish questions that are a total waste of time.

Ultimately i got everything i wanted so regardless of tweekage it was a great weekend.

my only real disappointment was that there was no Sunday party? I got all ready and in the mood to go down and dance and have a fantastic night not having to worry about being hungover threw photo sesh's etc and it was just nothing... real anti-climax for me.

[Beddall]

only gripe i have is the lack of a 3rd themed party.
It turned out to not be that bad in the end but a proper party / send off would have been better i feel. (seeing as I saved my best costume for last )

other than that it was a great event and I enjoyed it loads...

P.s The chairs at the talks were uncomfortable as hell as well but hey can't have everything

[thefreckles]

crippsy_99, on Mar 17 2008, 09:31 PM, said:

He did variate slightly on saturday night. He wasnt playing some of the major con songs, so a few of us kept asking him to which he said he didnt have them. We asked has he got internet access on the laptop he had which he said yes, so we said download the stuff then, and lo and behold about an hour later Doctoring the tardis was played

Only a slight variation!?!?!?

We also pestered him for that on Friday and he said he didn't have it but would THINK about playing it if we got it for him the next night (along with Voodoo Child and some other con and non con songs).  I put a mix on my external drive for him and approached him after the looooooooooooooong Michael Jackson impersonator but he said i) I'd only say I'd think about playing Doctoring the Tardis (in a very 'I'm too important' and 'Don't bother me' tone and ii) after stating that he only had a Mac and didn't know if they'd work (ummm, I'm pretty sure Macs play MP3s, I know all my friends' do), said someone else had given him a CD with a load of con dances on it anyway...  DJ does not equal God!

We also requested other songs and, yes, he did play a few but I got the distinct impression he felt he was doing you an immense favour and was just so bloomin' condescending about the whole thing.  His attitude over both nights really annoyed me.  He just needed to look at what got the dance floor packed and what cleared it and pay attention to what people liked and he didn't  

Edited by thefreckles, 18 March 2008 - 12:45 AM.

[Morden]

There should have been free wine at the "drinks reception" party!

Oh.... wait....

I'll shut up now.

[KarenRoss]

Morden, on Mar 24 2008, 02:51 AM, said:

There should have been free wine at the "drinks reception" party!

Oh.... wait....

I'll shut up now.

No but I could have used some Coke as I don´t drink alcohol and water isn´t that stylish, lol

[Morden]

KarenRoss, on Mar 24 2008, 04:31 AM, said:

Morden, on Mar 24 2008, 02:51 AM, said:

There should have been free wine at the "drinks reception" party!

Oh.... wait....

I'll shut up now.

No but I could have used some Coke as I don´t drink alcohol and water isn´t that stylish, lol

You mean you were at that party and you didn't say Hello!?

[KarenRoss]

Morden, on Mar 24 2008, 04:18 AM, said:

KarenRoss, on Mar 24 2008, 04:31 AM, said:

Morden, on Mar 24 2008, 02:51 AM, said:

There should have been free wine at the "drinks reception" party!

Oh.... wait....

I'll shut up now.

No but I could have used some Coke as I don´t drink alcohol and water isn´t that stylish, lol

You mean you were at that party and you didn't say Hello!?

I was there but I was too busy trying to talk to Santiago because he was the only one who spoke spanish, lol, but finally I got it and then it was the same thing with Noah and Cristine (not so lucky with them) until the heat was too much and I had to leave for a while, it was a busy hour, LOL
I will meet you next time, when I will be more relaxed because I will know what´s everything about, I promise!!!

[GailC]

This was my first Con.  Many thanks to the Jedi Chefs - particularly Neil, Steve & Vada - who adopted me and made me feel so welcome, particularly as I went on my own.

As a newbie, I haven't got anything to compare it to but, other than things that Showmasters are already planning on improving for next time, my main comments are related to the differences between Saturday and Sunday.

I found the structure of Saturday much better than Sunday: photos and autographs in the morning; talks in the afternoon.  I missed 2 of the 3 talks on Sunday morning (only caught the Jessalyn and David one), as they coincided with my 3 photoshoots.  As I couldn't afford to book the extra group photo, I then ended up with a huge gap until the final autograph sessions after lunch.  By then I had already got all of my autographs, and had been round the dealers' rooms several times, so I weakened and bought an extra autograph to fill the time when the open queues opened.  (That's my excuse, and I'm sticking to it!)

I just hope Showmasters can arrange the schedules for both days next time so that I can see all of the talks, and that they produce a DVD of Eclipse so that I can catch up with what I missed this time.

[Morden]

GailC, on Mar 27 2008, 11:04 PM, said:

This was my first Con.  Many thanks to the Jedi Chefs - particularly Neil, Steve & Vada - who adopted me and made me feel so welcome, particularly as I went on my own.

Thank you! You are very welcome; I am glad that you found us friendly!