I’m Out for Blood
Kris and I have been doing the Loscon blood drive for 32 years, but it’s been a long time since we were able to do another con like Worldcon or Westercon. This year, Westercon will be in Anaheim and we …
Tag: Conventions
Loscon 48 review
Actually, we didn’t see a whole lot of the con because we were busy. It started on Thanksgiving Day when I made cookies for the Blood Drive. Kris was also busy helping me with quality control. Friday, we did catch …
Get Those Needles Ready
The Loscon Blood Drive is now two weeks away. And while the Red Cross is sharpening their needles, I have my own preparations to make. The flyer on the cover picture, for example. I also had to make the raffle …
Busy Weekend
It started Saturday morning at 6:00 am. I was on kitchen staff at church making breakfast burritos for the woman’s conference the way we make them at the men’s monthly breakfasts. Hey, women need burritos, too. Luckily, I’m ¼ Mexican, …
Star Wars Video, Nothing but Star Wars Video…
As promised last week, here is video from the Star Wars Celebration. There was a lot to see in one day. This is just about nine minutes of it. May the Force be with you. Dennis Amador Cherry 114th blog …
Just Yesterday in a County Nearby
This weekend, after a two-year absence, Star Wars Celebration returned. This is a convention that moves around the country and for it’s return it came back to the Anaheim Convention Center. Again on a limited budget, we only had tickets …
Friendship is Timeless
We didn’t go to Gallifrey – the Doctor Who convention this year, but Kris was in the art show. She had several bracelets and a pen wrap on display. We did miss going, but we decided to stay home for …
Loscon Day Three
Day Three of Loscon was Sunday, the last day of the con. Kris and I started the day at 10:00 am with our panel, “I Got the Music in Me”. This was mostly Kris’ panel. It was about how music …
Loscon Day Two
Saturday at Loscon is always our busiest day – it’s Blood Drive Day! Unfortunately, because it’s such a busy day, I didn’t take a lot of pictures. The day started at about eight in the morning when we met the …
Loscon Day One
The first day of Loscon was a busy day for us. It started with our first panel, “Married to a Fan: Fan Guests of Honor interview”. Nick Smith of the Los Angeles Filk Harmonics moderated, asking us questions. We’ve known …