What I learned at DragonCon

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GAZERBEAM

Tuesday, September 6, 2005 2:57 PM

Feel free to add on to this list as you see fit. :)

-Adam has no trouble playing such a childish character
-Inara has a secret
-Jumpsuit three was the "cameltoe jumpsuit"
-Jayne's statue had to get a new head
-Nathan kept offering everyone Alliance money
-No matter how many times you see a panel, it's still a lot of fun
-Waiting in line is fun because you can watch the reaction of everyone who didn't think they'd have to.
-There's never enough room for a real Shindig
-Some people don't care that everyone else hasn't seen the movie and will still ask questions about it
-Kevin Sorbo is hilarious
-Dealers' rooms are best visited early in the morning when you can still move through the aisles.
-Pictures must be taken in the middle of busy hallways or at the top/bottom of the escalator
-Adam wants a pull-string on his doll, not a button. ("I'll be in my bunk")
-Yes, they actually did know what they were saying in Chinese (My very own question :) )

Add on as you see fit!

"How about it, Inara? Think you can stoop to being on my arm for a night?
"Will you wash it first?"

CALLMESERENITY

Tuesday, September 6, 2005 3:33 PM

(I was thinking of starting this same thread myself!)

-Ron Glass is a great hugger. (How do I know? Because HE HUGGED ME!!!)
-Browncoats are the shiniest gorram people in the'verse. I already knew this, but D*C reminded me why I love you all.
-Wearing a Jayne hat in public is a great way to tell people about Firefly.
actual example:
Goth chick: What's with all these hats?
Me: Ever heard of a show by Joss Whedon called Firefly?
GC: Is that the one they're making a movie about?
Me: Yeah. The eps are airing Friday at 7pm on SciFi or you can check out the DVDs on Netflicks. The movie's coming out Sept 30.
GC: But why the hat?
Me: Watch the show!! (walk away, enjoy confused expressions on the faces of the goths.) Bwah!

-There is always a party going on somewhere.
-Camelbacks aren't just for water.
-Crowded elevators are a great way to meet new people. Also, new smells. Not all of them good.
-It is possible to live an entire weekend off of alcohol, the free junk food at the Con suite and the occasion hour nap. I don't recommend it at all, but it is possible. Just make sure you're always leaning against something because you tend to get really dizzy.
-Calling someone a whore is a great way to tell them you love them.
-It's okay to run around in public naked as long as you're covered in blue paint.
-Shiny is the shiniest word ever. And it cannot be used to much.
-Dragon*Con TV is the best channel ever.
-Ron's first job ever was selling MaryKay when he was 7. Quote him: "You do whatever it takes in the ghetto."
-The theme of Firefly makes a great marching chant.
-The Stormtrooper restaurant of choice? Hooters.
-DO NOT wear a red chinese dress on the streets in downtown Atlanta. Men will pull over their cars and try to get you to come with them.

And that's enough for now.
Who else?

Serenity, First Officer of Destiny

WICKEDWREN

Tuesday, September 6, 2005 4:20 PM

I can jog up 10 flights of stairs in about 2 minutes (and beat the elevator). But don't try going down 10 flights in 4" heels. It's painful.

And next year I really am going to bring wire cutters and start cutting off fairy wings. If you don't know how large your costume is, don't wear it. Go with the blue body paint instead

But my favorite- "I have seen some shit I will never forget." Ron Glass on what he thought of D*C

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XANDERLHARRIS

Tuesday, September 6, 2005 4:24 PM

There really is such a thing as Con-Funk!

Ash

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CANTON

Tuesday, September 6, 2005 5:15 PM

Con-Funk?

Check out the Browncoat Online Photoalbum. Thank Fray101. http://clik.to/photoverse

WICKEDWREN

Tuesday, September 6, 2005 5:18 PM

Yep. Evil funk that feels suspiciously like a sinus infection. Stupid dry air conditioning not filtering 20,000 people's germs out of the air...

It's very not shiny. oops, I said shiny. Could someone pass the shot glass?

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CALLMESERENITY

Tuesday, September 6, 2005 5:25 PM

SHINY!!!

Best drinking game ever.

My face is so dry my skin is flaking from how dry it was. It's awful.

Serenity, First Officer of Destiny

TORQUEMADA

Tuesday, September 6, 2005 5:45 PM

hey y'all *waves*

- If you plan on coming to D*C, plan on staying all four days, football games be damned!
- The mystic forces within the con hotels feed off cell phone batteries, so keep 'em charged
- Any time during the day that can be used for catnaps, should be used for catnaps. You'll thank yourself later.
- Having someone stop you and ask to take your photo is one of the shinest feelings ever
- Klingons on holiday are a jovial lot

JADEHAND

Tuesday, September 6, 2005 6:25 PM

-There's a whole acre of us, and we're getting bigger. I thought we were hugh last year. Lines around the block to get into a panel.
-If we're this big next year, some of the Stormtroppers (that aren't too busy hanging out at Hooters) said they were coming as Alliance.
-Shindigs are fun. Jewel and Matty like to DJ.
-Ron Glass has the best laugh ever.
-Browncoats tend to drink. Sometimes too much.
-D*C underestimates us.
-Browncoats from L.A. and Australia are great fun in lines.
-Walking around a Con with one of ShinyHappyKlin's "Browncoat" bags gets a lot of "Where did you get that?"

Kilngons and Cobras and Browncoats oh my.

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"Dreaming the dream that only the sleepless know."

CALLMESERENITY

Tuesday, September 6, 2005 7:30 PM

Hey Torquemada!! *waves back*

-Working at the fan table on the last day is the best way to get free swag. And meet BDHs.
-To find a good party, just follow BC1.
-The signal is spreading. Like wildfire. It's exciting.

Serenity, First Officer of Destiny

LETOV

Tuesday, September 6, 2005 8:16 PM

Adam is strong, and large. If you sense a friendly slap on the shoulder coming, brace for it...

- Leto_V

"Well, my days of not taking you
seriously are certainly coming to
a middle." - Mal

CALLMESERENITY

Tuesday, September 6, 2005 9:13 PM

-It is nearly impossible to get any work done the day after Dragon*Con. I should have just called in sick.

Serenity, First Officer of Destiny

CALLIOPE79

Tuesday, September 6, 2005 9:43 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by CallMeSerenity:
-It is nearly impossible to get any work done the day after Dragon*Con. I should have just called in sick.

Serenity, First Officer of Destiny

lol... I had a feeling that would be the case so I made sure I had an extra day to take off so I could recover!! My poor sister had to work... Nice meeting you at the fan table, btw!!

~*~ Cheryl
The Nathan Fillion Archives
http://www.apocalypse-monthly.com/nathan

SLAYERFAN1975

Tuesday, September 6, 2005 10:32 PM

Although in a place with hundreds of Browncoats, still didn't run into anyone from the boards and no one really talked to me. I tried but oh well....

LITWOLF689

Wednesday, September 7, 2005 12:00 AM

I learned that...

*Firefly fans are all insane but at least we're together!
*There is a difference between a Companion and who Ron had in his room last night.
*Hilton is the worst hotel to stay at cuz you cant watch Dragon*Con TV so that means no Masquarde (sp?)
*Its fun to watch Stormtroopers dance to "The Hero of Canton"

Something the fire marshle and hotel staff need to know: If there is a fire coming and you are blocking the fire exit, a human will stand and run like hell away from the fire and out of the way of the exit so stop interrupting our costume contests! Humans are flamable and therefore will flee before a flame!!! Jeeze!

"Two roads diverged in a wood and I took the road less traveled by and they CANCELLED MY FREAKIN' SHOW! I totally shoulda took the road that had all those people on it. Damnit." ~Joss

LISSA

Wednesday, September 7, 2005 12:15 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by Litwolf689:

Something the fire marshle and hotel staff need to know: If there is a fire coming and you are blocking the fire exit, a human will stand and run like hell away from the fire and out of the way of the exit so stop interrupting our costume contests! Humans are flamable and therefore will flee before a flame!!! Jeeze!

are you a mitch hedberg fan?? "if you are flammable and have legs, you are never blocking a fire exit."

~lissa, retired spwhore

LITWOLF689

Wednesday, September 7, 2005 12:25 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by lissa:

are you a mitch hedberg fan?? "if you are flammable and have legs, you are never blocking a fire exit."

~lissa, retired spwhore

You mean that really funny comdedian I saw on TV for 5 minutes and that was his only joke I heard but I love it and use it all the time? Yep ^_^ tee hee its true.

... wait, you're not going to sue me for plagrism or copyright infirngment or something, are you? AHHH! *runs away, leaving a piece of paper that says "The Fire joke came from the comedian! SRY!"* ^_^ lol

"Two roads diverged in a wood and I took the road less traveled by and they CANCELLED MY FREAKIN' SHOW! I totally shoulda took the road that had all those people on it. Damnit." ~Joss

TRACY

Wednesday, September 7, 2005 12:42 AM

- It's good to make friends with the Con Security guards. They warn you about such things as the bondage freaks that come out Saturday night wearing even less than Gollum, or the 500 lb. woman who likes to parade around in a G-string, or even Miss Marvel, who's been attending D*C for 25 years, is borderline psychotic and may target you as evil and decide to annoy you for the entire con for just any reason.

- Hyatt security guards are funny. One of them was walking around wearing blue gloves a Browncoat gave him and had a great time posing for pictures as a Blue Hands guy (despite his broken leg or foot, whatever it was).

- Gold paint, some wings and a brief sarong with coins apparently makes up for a shiny costume.

- Tequila is evil, especially if you're not used to drinking it.

- Nobody should have allowed Latrell from "White Chicks" to distribute strawberries at the Shindig. That was downright unsettling...

- The BDHs seem to have trouble saying "The Juggled Gosling".

- Adam Baldwin has a good memory for faces, but is shit with names. He's also prone to brain farts when trying to name one of his castmates by his/her real name (he almost said Kaylee when talking about Jewel.)

- 800 people singing the first part of "The Hero of Canton" after Adam started with "Jayne... The man they called Jayne..." was something unbelievable.

- Walking around in a "Joss Whedon Is My Master Now" t-shirt may cause the following reactions:

a) People looking at you with a sorry expression, then patting your shoulder and saying, "You know he's not coming, right?" (Standard answer: "So what? He's still my master!")

b) People pointing straight at your chest and going, "Where did you get that?" (Standard answer would be the website where to order it, though I came very close to uttering, "I was born with it, then I hit puberty and it expanded outwards... Oh, you mean the shirt?")

c) A major giggle fit, like the one Jewel's husband, Matty, got upon reading it.

- You get the Bedlam Bards separately, singing ditties about "Wanting the Trilogy" or "The Hero of Canton" to people waiting in line.

- People will ask you, "What do you have to do to be a Browncoat?"

- Even babies wear wings at D*C.

That should be all... for now.

MAL: If anyone gets nosy, just, you know... shoot 'em.
ZOE: Shoot 'em?
MAL: Politely.

MIMA

Wednesday, September 7, 2005 12:52 AM

*the D*C gameroom has a dazzling array of free board and card games they let you play. I'm suspicious that the gaming stalls in the exhibit hall donated these as a perfect hook... and it works.
*fundamentalist christian organizations need to check their calendar and stay in other gorram hotels during dragoncon.
*Police tape strategically wrapped is a costume.
*the goths and the renfaire crowds are about equal.
*you can get an astonishing amount of free quality artwork by taking artist cards from the art shows and scavenging flyer tables.
*if your feet stick to the floor (esp after 10pm), don't think about it, don't look at it, and take your shoes off at your door.
*you only need half a stormtrooper costume. if you put a grass skirt on the bottom half, you're much more unique than the rest of the troop.

TJACK

Wednesday, September 7, 2005 1:20 AM

If you don't realize that people are stupid panicky cattle in an emergency than you haven;t worked in public safety.
I've been both an EMT on a rescue truck and worked convention security(one begets the other)and seen con-goers push wheelchairs out of their way to get out of the Ballroom when they saw smoke.
As well as the recent story of a theater fire where lives were lost because of blocked exits.

...cause Justice is the one thing you should always find.

TRACY

Wednesday, September 7, 2005 1:45 AM

* Storm Troopers won't miss a photo-op, even if it is with the characters from "The Wizard of Oz".

* If a vendor tells you that vibrating rats are quite popular with girls, don't ask why...

* If you stay at another hotel and there's a family reunion going on, be prepared to politely answer questions of grey-haired folk sharing the elevator with you as to why are so many people in costume.

* Funky headgear is cool.

* You may find out you don't live where you think you do after you talk to the people of the Society for Creative Anachronism. For instance, apparently I don't live in California, but rather in a kingdom with a compound name ending in "ay". Or something like that.

MAL: If anyone gets nosy, just, you know... shoot 'em.
ZOE: Shoot 'em?
MAL: Politely.

KAYLEE4SIMON

Wednesday, September 7, 2005 2:49 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by slayerfan1975:
Although in a place with hundreds of Browncoats, still didn't run into anyone from the boards and no one really talked to me. I tried but oh well....

Aww, me either. I hung out with some people but didn't meet as many browncoats as I would have liked to. Didn't know their was a browncoat party room until it was too late. :( Maybe next year.

*waves to serenity and litwolf*

Ok, things I learned:
When staying on the fifth floor of the Marriott it is better to run up and down stairs then to wait for the elevator that never comes.
People stare at you when you hold plastic dinosaurs and then when asked about them you act out a scene from Firefly, the lady just smiled and nodded I think she thought I was crazy.
Cunning hats will soon rule over the land, and they shall call it: THIS LAND!
Knowing useless facts about tv shows wins you prizes.
Following people wearing blue gloves leads you to shady places to stand or sudden doom.
The line for the Serenity panel is neverending, its like the stupid battery bunny...it keeps going and going and going.
Luke Ski is great and everyone should have gotten his cd, go Grease Wars!
Jewel and the other BDHs like to pick on Nathan.
Klingons(sp) dressed in robes will try to steal browncoat women away.
The masquerade is very crowded and long, but worth going to.

all for now, more later

Keep shiny!

CARDIE

Wednesday, September 7, 2005 4:10 AM

*If you wait until the line starts going in for a Serenity panel and get on the end of it, you will still find a seat in Centennial I-II-III, and you won't miss the two panels at 1:00 and 2:30 you wanted to see.

*Staying at the Westin is rather relaxing. You could not pay me to stay in the Hyatt!

*There are a ton of Browncoats in the South--d'oh!

*XanderLHarris/Ash is a woman! (and a sweetheart to boot.)

I was glad to hang with her, Browncoat1 and his wife, Sharon and Jadehand. You're good folks.

Cardie

XANDERLHARRIS

Wednesday, September 7, 2005 4:12 AM

Ash

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NCBC

Wednesday, September 7, 2005 5:27 AM

Tracy hickman has a wonderful 6'x5' vinyl hexmap with the gorgeous firefly deckplans from the rpg printed onto it in scale, full color... and i want it.

BAYBREEZE1

Wednesday, September 7, 2005 12:46 PM

* If you go to bed early (by midnight) you will miss all the parties.
* Adam Baldwin gives the best hugs!
* One Jane hat is worth a thousand words.
* If you find a pair of boots you haven't worn in three years and decide they will be perfect for your Zoe costume, you will soon discover the reason you haven't worn them for three years. (and, it's hard to walk like a warrior woman when you are limping!)
* Ron Glass can say more with one facial expression than anyone I've ever known.
* Storm Troopers like to dance to "The Hero of Canton".
* Traveling Bedlam Bards makes waiting in line lots more fun! (Thanks Cedric!)
* Meeting fellow Browncoats in person is even more fun than meeting them on the Boards.

Shout out to BC1 and Miss Persephone (sp)and Fireflygal! So great to finally meet you. And to all the other wonderful Browncoats I met - I love you guys!
*

CALLMESERENITY

Wednesday, September 7, 2005 12:49 PM

Hey Callipe79!-It was great meeting you, too, you Smart woman who took an extra day off!! Don't forget, we're staring an SC Firefly group!

Slayerfan-Didn't I see you at the fan table? I wish I hadn't missed the opportunity of saying hi to you. It was crazy, wasn't it? I've seen you around here, of course, though. Are you coming to the NCBDMPP?

Hey LitWolf and Mima-I remember you from the fan table, too! Hi! *waves enthusiastically*

Kaylee4Simon-you're the shiniest!

(This girl knows her Firefly trivia. And the dinos were the best!! Plus, she makes just the cutest Kaylee you've ever seen.)

Have you gotten your pics up yet? I can't wait to see the one with me and the Male Companion (oh yes, ladies, that was something to behold.)

Cardie-if you were partying with BC1 and Ash, and I was partying with BC1 and Ash, why can't I put a face to your name? And I totally agree, Ash is great!

Ash-how's things?

Okay, enough shout outs for now.

Serenity, First Officer of Destiny

BRIGID

Wednesday, September 7, 2005 1:29 PM

Hey all :)
Finally made it here and signed on :) It was great to meet so many of you at Dragon this year.

Things learned at con:
*Six people in one hotel room makes for a very crowede room.
*Browncoats are the greatest people!
*Our BDH's are great people and very generous. They were all sending the money they collected to help the Katrina victims, or at least they were when I went to see them.
*It's a wonderful thing to wait until Tuesday to drive back so you miss the rush of everyone leaving on Monday :)

There may be more, but I'm at work and about ready to fall asleep. BTW, con-crud sucks...sigh...

CALLMESERENITY

Wednesday, September 7, 2005 3:04 PM

I really miss wearing my Jayne hat. Anyone else? I just thought it was very comfortable and I adore the ear flaps. I'm seriously thinking about making myself a matching scarf so I can wear it when it gets colder.

Serenity, First Officer of Destiny

FREMDFIRMA

Wednesday, September 7, 2005 3:55 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by wickedwren:
And next year I really am going to bring wire cutters and start cutting off fairy wings. If you don't know how large your costume is, don't wear it.

Funny con story on that note...

It just came about one con, after breaking up with my very-faery (and very CRAZY) ex, that too damn many folk see faeries as wimpy, scatterbrained and female, and thus, me and Z decided to do something about that.

I will endeavour to find pics of the getup if I can, but best described as a VERY masculine autumn-gold fae garb with HUGE fekkin maroon wings, the drapey kind (more manly) instead of gossamer, and the damned things were so hefty they had to be supported by a cut-off shovel handle as a 'spine' and 1/4" thick industrial-grade copper wire... you wanna talk wing-envy, well, there it was, bwahaha.

Design note to this, smart people with large wings design them to PIVOT on the spine mount, so you can pull an unobtrusive cord and fold them back out of the way when stepping through a crowd of folk instead of clobbering half of them... all "con-wings" should be equipped with said feature, in my opinion also - tho the one chick who did get beaned by my wing-edge was entirely deserving, and it was no accident, I assure you, heh heh heh.

Words can't really do it, so imma see if i cannot dig up a pic somewhere, someone's gotta have one.

Side note - damned things were *heavy* too, imagine lugging up and down 8 flights of steps with that getup ? SOOooo glad I put that pivot in there tho.

-F

THEHOBBIT

Wednesday, September 7, 2005 5:00 PM

I learned:

-after 6 years of working on some staff or another, it still hasn't lost its fun.
-Browncoats are indeed the shiniest group around.
-where to buy a Jayne hat, and about this website (this is a nod to a very drunk, large man named Rob. You taught me this while trying to explain to a large black man with a mohawk what the hat was about).
-That Firefly fans are not just everywhere, but some even managed to make it into Serenity as extras.
-That tracking down Adam is nearly impossible if you wait til the last damn minute.
-That the Klingon population is dropping, but is being taken over by the Browncoats (thank God, I think this might save us from SOME of the funk).
-Con funk can be controlled by the power of AC. The colder it is the less a gamer can sweat.
-the stairs will always be sticky come day 4.
-Dcon is indeed better when drunk, but can't be beat on sleep dep.

FIREFLYGAL

Wednesday, September 7, 2005 5:17 PM

Meeting new Browncoats is the best (hugs to LitWolf and BB1)

Being first on line Sunday for Krad's second giveaway of Serenity books

Next year I bring more lanyards...

Cushy insoles for the Zoe boots next time

I aim to misbehave!

Firefly items:
For lapel pins and badge holder lanyards
e-mail FireflyGal1@hotmail.com
www.cafepress.com/fillies
www.cafepress.com/fireflyflan

SHINYGODDESS

Wednesday, September 7, 2005 5:29 PM

Hello fellow BrownCoats!

~ I learned that male companions ( and let me restate this opinion from earlier. Yes, ladies, he was a thing to behold.) have a frat secret on where they keep their change when wearing only a speedo and a fancy scarf!
~ That there are parties after midnight. Next year I will know.
~ What masq. party? missed that one too.
~ That we have to get a room at the Hyatt or Marquis so we dont have to walk 20 mins to our rooms.
~ Sleeping in shifts is good for a group of 7.
~ Dr. McCay, who attended our friday night shindig, and yours truly got to talk to him.. isnt scottish atall. but still very sexy. *sigh*
~ The Shindig host considered me TROUBLE, now where did he get that idea?
~ There are way more browncoats than I thought there were.
~ Wondering why a klingon didnt try to kidnap me.
~ That a klingon running around in a housecoat claiming to be on vacation is quite HighLarious.
~ Ace Bandages can be made into a costume if strategicaly placed over the important regions.
~ That C3PO is currently a bobble head toy.
~ Luke Ski exists and is very very funny. He also sings a song on his CD titled A man named Jayne. Yes, ladies n gents, its about our show! Firefly~
~ That browncoats need to keep up with their raffle tickets and check back at the SEBC table to see if they won. I had about 6 tickets and only won once at the last minute raffle. LOVE THE CD!
I enjoyed meeting everyone. I'm almost as bad as our Adam at remembering names. I am from Baton Rouge, La. And appreciate Adams donation.
You guys are great!

ShinyGoddess, aka jamie smith aka Trouble.

Hi Serenity!!! Hi Kaylee4Simon!!

BROWNCOAT1

Wednesday, September 7, 2005 5:47 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by CallMeSerenity:
SHINY!!!

Best drinking game ever.

My face is so dry my skin is flaking from how dry it was. It's awful.

Sure was! Just goes to show how many times browncoats say "shiny".

We will have to do it again next year.

__________________________________________

"May have been the losing side. Still not convinced it was the wrong one."

Richmond, VA & surrounding area Firefly Fans:

http://tv.groups.yahoo.com/group/richmondbrowncoats/

http://www.richmondbrowncoats.org

CALLMESERENITY

Wednesday, September 7, 2005 6:03 PM

Yes we will!

Hey Jamie!!! *hugs*

Serenity, First Officer of Destiny

BROWNCOAT1

Wednesday, September 7, 2005 6:30 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by CallMeSerenity:

-To find a good party, just follow BC1.

As much as I wish that were true all the time, it seemed less so this year than last year. Still, my wife & I had a great time. Hope all the other browncoats did as well.

__________________________________________

"May have been the losing side. Still not convinced it was the wrong one."

Richmond, VA & surrounding area Firefly Fans:

http://tv.groups.yahoo.com/group/richmondbrowncoats/

http://www.richmondbrowncoats.org

WICKEDWREN

Wednesday, September 7, 2005 6:31 PM

Next time we play the shiny drinking game, warn me first. So I can say it more

Fremdfirma- Thank you for designing smart wings! I enjoy fairy costumes, I really do. I just hate inconsiderate people, and the fact that you designed politness into our wings gives you shiny brownie points. I say we start a revolution. Only smart fairy wings are allowed from here on out.

Southeastern Browncoats
www.southeasternbrowncoats.org

BROWNCOAT1

Wednesday, September 7, 2005 6:35 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by LetoV:
Adam is strong, and large. If you sense a friendly slap on the shoulder coming, brace for it...

- Leto_V

Ain't that the truth. Adam gave me the guy hug & back slap twice and both times I had to brace myself so as not to get knocked down.

Still, being able to get a back slap from Adam, regardless of how hard, beats any show of affection & familiarity from any star in the 'verse.

__________________________________________

"May have been the losing side. Still not convinced it was the wrong one."

Richmond, VA & surrounding area Firefly Fans:

http://tv.groups.yahoo.com/group/richmondbrowncoats/

http://www.richmondbrowncoats.org

BROWNCOAT1

Wednesday, September 7, 2005 6:48 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by Tracy:

- Nobody should have allowed Latrell from "White Chicks" to distribute strawberries at the Shindig. That was downright unsettling...

That was Joe, the guy that runs the Con Suite. Pretty funny guy. We converted him into a browncoat last year. That was supposed to be his blue hand costume, but he forgot his gloves. The strawberries was a nice touch.

Quote:
- 800 people singing the first part of "The Hero of Canton" after Adam started with "Jayne... The man they called Jayne..." was something unbelievable.

Loved it!

Quote:
- You get the Bedlam Bards separately, singing ditties about "Wanting the Trilogy" or "The Hero of Canton" to people waiting in line.

If you liked those, you should have heard the song they did in the Yukon room of the Marriott about the episode "Out of Gas". It was heart wrenching. I love that song & it is NOT on the gorram CD!

__________________________________________

"May have been the losing side. Still not convinced it was the wrong one."

Richmond, VA & surrounding area Firefly Fans:

http://tv.groups.yahoo.com/group/richmondbrowncoats/

http://www.richmondbrowncoats.org

CALLMESERENITY

Wednesday, September 7, 2005 6:54 PM

I loved the Strawberry Guy! He was hi-larious. I was trying to walk past him when he just took a strawberry and popped it into my mouth. I wasn't expecting that!

And Wren-consider yourself warned for the NCBDMPP-you say shiny, you take a drink!! So practice working into your everyday conversations!

And the Bedlam Bards were fantastic, weren't they? I really enjoyed listening to them and the "Out of Gas" song was great. I think they're eventually going to have enough songs to do a whole Firefly Filk album. I'd buy it!

Oh, did everyone see the thread about Watson? He was on a podcast interview during D*C. It's very amusing.

Serenity, First Officer of Destiny

BROWNCOAT1

Wednesday, September 7, 2005 7:01 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by Cardie:
*XanderLHarris/Ash is a woman! (and a sweetheart to boot.)

Ash is shiny! Had a great time hanging w/ her during the Con.

Quote:
I was glad to hang with her, Browncoat1 and his wife, Sharon and Jadehand. You're good folks.

Thanks! Had a great time hanging w/ you too!

__________________________________________

"May have been the losing side. Still not convinced it was the wrong one."

Richmond, VA & surrounding area Firefly Fans:

http://tv.groups.yahoo.com/group/richmondbrowncoats/

http://www.richmondbrowncoats.org

CALLMESERENITY

Wednesday, September 7, 2005 10:48 PM

I accidentally washed my moral compass. That doesn't bode well for me, does it?

Serenity, First Officer of Destiny

THERON

Thursday, September 8, 2005 1:11 AM

Hi all, long time member, very infrequent poster. This was my 16th dragoncon and it has been getting bigger and better every year.

*the BDHs are, by far, the most gracious and pleasent guests that the con has ever had. They beat every one else hands down. They are geniunely interested in us almost as much as we are in them.
*the floors in the stairwells will always be sticky after Friday evening, this is a given. Locomote your way thru them as quickly as possible, that is the only way to deal with them.
*stay in one of the main convention hotels, the Hyatt or Marriott. It is much easier to get back to your hotel room after being out all night and/or drinking.
*It is possible to have a good time at the Con without alcohol. (Blasphemy I know, but true.)
*Wear comfortable shoes if at all possible.
*Kilts kick butt, I got my first one this year and they rock.
*I went and saw Tricia Helfer(?) Six on the new Battlestar Galactica, who replaces our own Nathan Fillion when he had to cancel. And I found out this little secret, the two of them used to date.

Mal "Define interesting?"

Wash "Oh God, oh God we're all going to die."

GENNIE

Thursday, September 8, 2005 1:43 AM

I was just thinking that! I just watched the DVD before I came to work.

"This shirt is dry clean only...which means its dirty" Very sad that he passed away.

THATWEIRDGIRL

Thursday, September 8, 2005 1:44 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by Theron:
*I went and saw Tricia Helfer(?) Six on the new Battlestar Galactica, who replaces our own Nathan Fillion when he had to cancel. And I found out this little secret, the two of them used to date.

whoa-oh! you don't say!

wow.

heh.

www.thatweirdgirl.com
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"...turn right at the corner then skip two blocks...no, SKIP, the hopping-like thing kids do...Why? Why not?"

XANDERLHARRIS

Thursday, September 8, 2005 5:37 AM

Shiny! Browncoat1 and Autumn are THE people to hang with when it comes to DragonCon. Pub drinking, Klingons, evil heels, party crawling, popular potent purple punch, Matty, and VERY accurate costumes were some of the things that I came across while hanging out with them. Plus let me reiterate, "The hard cider rocks!"

CallMeSerentiy - I am doing fine. Thanks for the concern. I shall be back to my normal self in 5.4 minutes.

Ash

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www.ncfirefly.com

SERENITYMEIMEI

Thursday, September 8, 2005 7:38 AM

TRACY said:

Quote:
- Walking around in a "Joss Whedon Is My Master Now" t-shirt may cause the following reactions:

a) People looking at you with a sorry expression, then patting your shoulder and saying, "You know he's not coming, right?" (Standard answer: "So what? He's still my master!")

b) People pointing straight at your chest and going, "Where did you get that?" (Standard answer would be the website where to order it, though I came very close to uttering, "I was born with it, then I hit puberty and it expanded outwards... Oh, you mean the shirt?")

c) A major giggle fit, like the one Jewel's husband, Matty, got upon reading it.

I LOVED your shirt! And Matty even mentioned it to me after he saw it on you. But yeah, anywho, what I learned from D*C:
- Going to pre-register on Thursday night, and then hanging out in the Hyatt bar is the BEST GORRAM MOVE EVER!
- Jewel drinks vodka tonics with a lime. (which got spilt on me at the Shindig... Not that I minded

)
- The power of the Jayne hat is tremendous!
- If a star offers to buy you a drink, take them up on it. (even if you're too young to legally do so. which I was stupid enough not to do)
- Do not look up when a man in a kilt is standing in an elevator above you.
- ALWAYS have your camera with you! Even if it's Thursday night, and you think you won't run into anyone famous.
- Getting along with everyone at D*C is a good idea, 'Cause you'll more than likely see them again next year. (not that I pissed anyone off, just for some of those that did)
- The International Tower has it's own set of escalators, do not be fooled by the "International North/South down one level" sign, keep walking.
- The Con Suite was the best idea ever! (thank you Simon!)
- Kaylee4Simon is super fun to hang out with, and shall be recieving her uber shiny Jayne hat in the near future!
- Keith R. A. DeCandido is a blast to chat/hang out with.
- Everyone from Stargate Atlantis LOVES Firefly. (so says Paul Mcgillion)
- The X-Files party on the 18th floor (1823... I think. Can't remember the actual number. It was REALLY early in the morning) was totally freaking awesome if you somehow managed to get in.
- If searching for a "quiet spot". Just go to the Marriott.

That's all I've got for now! Hope to see you all next year!

***
"Just remember, they tried to kill us...they did kill us...and here we are. We have done the impossible, and that makes us mighty. " -- Joss (message before the Serenity screenings)

WICKEDWREN

Thursday, September 8, 2005 11:30 AM

I just remembered a new one. The waitresses at the Hard Rock can carry your drink on their head when their hands are full. That was pretty darn amazing, I would have been covered in said drink, had I tried that little stunt.

Southeastern Browncoats
www.southeasternbrowncoats.org

ELLIE

Thursday, September 8, 2005 11:39 AM

Firstly, that Dragon*Con is the most gorram shiny 4-day party ever! Also:

* Jewel says 'shit' at least once during each panel! And apparently Ron does occasionally too!
* Ron has an evil laugh! (again, used at least once each panel!)
* "I'll be in my bunk" and calling Inara a whore, have got to be two of Morena's least favourite things!
* There is no line too long to be worth waiting in to see a Firefly panel!
* You can meet the most awesome people while waiting in said lines!
* There is no room big enough at a con to hold all the Browncoats who want to attend a Shindig!
* You can also meet some of the most awesome people while waiting in the ridiculously long beer lines at said
Shindig's! *tip's Jayne-style hat to the lovely group of Browncoat's who bought herself & her sister a beer*
* The D*C standard issue Food Pyramid consists of Sugar, even more Caffeine, and copious amounts of beer!
* Krispy Kremes (sp?) make an excellent 'on-the-go' breakfast!
* Four days is not nearly long enough!

Sherie @-)---
The Nathan Fillion Archives:
http://www.apocalypse-monthly.com/nathan/

CALLMESERENITY

Thursday, September 8, 2005 12:57 PM

Hey SerenityMeiMei! I remember you!

WickedWren-You also forgot to mention: D*C attendies + waiting for a table at Hard Rock + Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody= a very hilarious 10 minutes.

Ellie-have you tried the caffeinated beer candy yet?

-Utilikilts are awesome! Every man should own one! (Just not in elevators)

Serenity, First Officer of Destiny

INDECISIVETWIT

Thursday, September 8, 2005 2:39 PM

Wheeee! Dragon*Con ROOLZ! 3 years & counting!

First of all...THANK YOU **HASUFEL** FOR THE SUUUUPER SHIIIINY LAMINATED SERENITY NAME BADGES!!! They are awesome & thanks so much for taking the time to make them AND distribute them!

What I learned THIS YEAR at D*C:

~ Staying in the Marriott will be the only option from here on out. We could go up & rest whenever we got tired & did not have to walk 4 blocks to do it, we could take all the junk we'd accumulated up to the room & not have to carry it around in bags all day & the little cafe in the lobby had fresh fruit, croissants & LATTES!!! WOOO HOOO! No treks to Starbucks for us!

~ Being 6 months pregnant did NOT wear me out nearly as much as I thought it would! Although my feet were a might swoll at 3 in the AM every evening when we finally retired!

~ Deep throating Twinkies (third year for this too!) fed to me by 'Hey Joe' in the Con Suite is my favorite D*C tradition ever!

~ Kevin Sorbo is taaaaall....and purrrrty....& has big strong hands....ahem, & as someone has already said, very, VERY funny!

~ So's Marina Sirtis!!! Damn that woman was a hoot. And beeeyooootifull.

~ I adore Lavar Burton more now than I did before the con, if that's possible. The man is as beautiful on the INSIDE as he is on the outside.

~ Although the 'Serenity/Firefly' panels we attended were great, nothing beats a panel with Nathan Fillion at the helm. NOTHING.

~ Being the only sober person watching a bunch of drunk people singing karaoke is fuuun. First timer here. Some of them were REALLY good!

~ In literally carrying a certain celeb to her hotel room after a loooong evening of many, many drinkies, we learned she's apparently made of lead & not nearly as light as she looks. Weirdest. Night. EVAH!!!

~ Timmy's Lesson's in Nature:
1. Avoid snakes
2. Aim when cow tipping
3. Avoid rabid animals

SHINYHAPPYKLIN

Thursday, September 8, 2005 3:26 PM

Oh, BC, I'm STILL waiting for that phone call about the party....
Apparently one of a few I managed to miss this year!!! I kept checking out the room numbers I was given, but no one was there...guess I was a little too much of an early bird.

Oh, and glad to see we converted Joe over as well...I knew I'd have to go annoy Captain Sisko sometime this year after last years' events, but he came to me instead....hehehe....he had me doing the Kaylee Strawberry Bite (TM), and was fanning my cleavage while I was doing it... Gotta love D*C

(But more with the communicating of parties next year, ya all! Missing all but one really made me feel more my age than if I had gone to them and exhausted myself!)

"We gotta go to that crappy town where I'M a hero..."
Shiny stuff for Browncoats at: http://www.cafepress.com/outtotheblack

BAYBREEZE1

Thursday, September 8, 2005 4:39 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by shinyhappyklin:
(But more with the communicating of parties next year, ya all! Missing all but one really made me feel more my age than if I had gone to them and exhausted myself!)

I'm with ya on that Shinyhappyklin! While early bed helped with enjoying the days (no hangover = happier BayBreeze), I felt "out of the loop" and like an old poop (hey, I rhymed!). Not gonna make that mistake again! Next year I'm gonna hit me some parties! And I wanna play the "Shiny" drinking game!

BAYBREEZE1

Thursday, September 8, 2005 4:42 PM

Oh, and being there with 16 year old daughter helped with the "no late-night partying" thing. Had to set a good example, right? >>waves to Litwolf - "Hi sweetie!"<<

But next year..............................

SHINYGODDESS

Thursday, September 8, 2005 4:42 PM

I would like to know more about these parties next year as well. You guys are all so great! So next year please keep in mind your ShinyGoddess so that she may hang out with you!

Also, Thanks to the table that let me stand on their chair to find my people. Being tiny does have some disadvantages.

Thanks for the strawberry too. It was Great. I got to do the whole Kaylee bit!

I also want to say that girls in short skirts should NOT stand so close to the glass walls seperating floors at the marriott. Unless they mean to show EVERYTHING! LOL

Shinygoddess...HEY so does this mean in the drinking game, if someone were to call out to me, they have to drink??? Hee Hee... plotting evil plans for next year.

SHINYGODDESS

Thursday, September 8, 2005 4:47 PM

Where can I get a Jaynes Hat? I would love to have one. Thanks.

JADEHAND

Thursday, September 8, 2005 5:00 PM

Quote:
.(But more with the communicating of parties next year, ya all! Missing all but one really made me feel more my age than if I had gone to them and exhausted myself!)

..

The "plan" for next year, if at all possible, was suggested by Browncoat1. "Browncoat Floor". anyway we can get everybody on the same floor at the party hotel? Hang Browncoat flags off the balconies?

Visit WWW.Marillion.Com for a better way to live
"Dreaming the dream that only the sleepless know."

XANDERLHARRIS

Thursday, September 8, 2005 5:19 PM

Hey bc1 how about laughing and taking pictures of a stuck elevator FULL of people. They were trapped in there for what...10 minutes? I need more of that purple punch stuff!

Ash

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www.ncfirefly.com

RIVERLIKE

Thursday, September 8, 2005 6:12 PM

-Don't get a flat tire in Atlanta on a holiday - all the tire stores are closed.
-That I need dragonfly wings for next year!
-That men revert to 8 year olds and buy the stupedist stuff - I mean just where are you going to use playing cards with metal edges that cut people when thrown?
-That City Cafe has the best big damn cake!
-That getting interviewed for a documentary is really fun!
-That getting your face painted isn't just for kids!
-That if you give Morena a gift and she wears it, it's the shiniest feeling! Especially when she wears it the next day too!

River - Doesn't matter. It'll still be there... waiting...

KAYLEE4SIMON

Thursday, September 8, 2005 6:26 PM

-That you can make friends about every place.
- You need a day to recover, and another to remember what you are recovering from.
- Shiny chinese dresses look nice but you cannot do the CottonEyeJoe dance in them.

*waves to Jamie* I have some pics for you, i'll email you about them.
I also have pics of XanderLHarris,CallMeSerenity, and SerenityMeiMei if they want to see themselves in my shiny pictures.

Keep shiny!

CEDRIC

Thursday, September 8, 2005 6:28 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by CallMeSerenity:

And the Bedlam Bards were fantastic, weren't they? I really enjoyed listening to them and the "Out of Gas" song was great. I think they're eventually going to have enough songs to do a whole Firefly Filk album. I'd buy it!

Serenity, First Officer of Destiny

Thanks, CMS and BC1, for your kind words! And thanks for coming by the Yukon room show; it was really nice to get that kind of support from our fellow Browncoats.

BTW, the Firefly filk album will be called "On the Drift," after the song about Out of Gas, and portions of the album will be used as soundtrack for "Done the Impossible" (most likely). I hope to have it available for sale in the next month or two, and I am planning to contribute a portion of the proceeds to Equality Now.

Things I learned at Dragon*Con:

--People in line for general admission look at you like your a freak when you sing. People in line for Serenity panels smile and say thanks when you sing. I know where I'm singing next year.

--Scifi fan chicks are *hot*!

--If you are fifth in line for the Shindig, and you decide to hold the door open because no one else is doing it, people will assume that you work there and show you their badges. Also, you'll be standing there for twenty minutes. But it'll be fun, so long as you act like you are actually checking their badges, and say things like Shiny, Xing-Jin, and Xie-Xie as you "let" them come in.

--The Anne McCaffrey fans are fun, and they like dirty songs. Todd McCaffrey is cool.

--The lady who leads open filk doesn't like dirty songs.

--The Boogie Knights are pretty and funny.

--Browncoats are the most fun people out there. I especially like meeting people I know from the boards!

--Nathan Town is a genius, and I need to get my own copy of _Mosquito_.

--Hasufel's Badges Rock!

--Quoting lines from Firefly will convince people of its quality (even Morena Baccarin).

--Don't just follow the person in front of you in line. Keep an eye on where the whole line is going, or you'll lead the people behind you astray.

--Jewel Staite has this to say to Nathan Fillion.

--If there's only one line in the Walk of Fame, it's for one of the Big Damn Heroes.

--Having a cat named Kaylee gives you something mildly intelligent to say when you meet Jewel Staite.

--Having a cat named Kaylee is useless when you meet Morena Baccarin.

--Morena Baccarin is gracious enough to tell you that the pathetically stupid thing you came up with to say to her isn't so bad.

--Morena Baccarin doesn't like hearing people say, "I'll be in my bunk," so I'm changing that line in my song. :-)

--Wearing a costume to renfaire year after year counts as "aging and distressing." And people will take pics of you like they're doing research. It's creepy.

--Did I mention that sci-fi fan chicks are hot?

"You can't take my show from me,
Because I've got the DVD."
www.BedlamBards.com
Ballad of Joss: http://mp3-postcards.com/listen/?888

BROWNCOAT1

Thursday, September 8, 2005 6:29 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by BayBreeze1:

Shout out to BC1 and Miss Persephone (sp)and Fireflygal! So great to finally meet you. And to all the other wonderful Browncoats I met - I love you guys!
*

Loved meeting you too BB1! It was great meeting LitWolf too.

Is it 2006 yet? I am ready for Dragon Con already!

__________________________________________

"May have been the losing side. Still not convinced it was the wrong one."

Richmond, VA & surrounding area Firefly Fans:

http://tv.groups.yahoo.com/group/richmondbrowncoats/

http://www.richmondbrowncoats.org

CALLMESERENITY

Thursday, September 8, 2005 6:48 PM

Oooh, a Browncoat floor! Great idea! I'm up for that. Let's start booking rooms now!

Shinyhappyklin-is it possible that BC1 gave you the wrong room numbers? He did it to Ash, Torquemada and I!! (I saw the numbers he wrote on Ash's hand my own self. We wandered around all 3 hotels for hours and could find a party not.)

Cedric- Also, loving the CD I bought (the Horsey one) and CAN'T wait for the firefly one. Yay!!!

Kaylee4Simon-yes! I want to see pics! Where are the pics?

Shinygoddess-now I feel guilty because I had your cell number. I could have called you for the parties. I'm so sorry! Next year, I promise-first person I call!

And I don't think anyone will have a problem drinking when they say your name. Just a guess!

Serenity, First Officer of Destiny

BROWNCOAT1

Thursday, September 8, 2005 7:09 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by Jadehand:

The "plan" for next year, if at all possible, was suggested by Browncoat1. "Browncoat Floor". anyway we can get everybody on the same floor at the party hotel? Hang Browncoat flags off the balconies?

That was actually originally suggested by Tygrewolf and the OB people that hosted the room party. It is a shiny (take a drink!) idea. Not sure the hotel would allow us to work it out that way or if it would even be possible w/ the fact that people book rooms at different times & all. Seems to me someone would need to book a block of rooms in their name & hold them for browncoats attending next year.

A browncoat floor does sound like a great idea though.

__________________________________________

"May have been the losing side. Still not convinced it was the wrong one."

Richmond, VA & surrounding area Firefly Fans:

http://tv.groups.yahoo.com/group/richmondbrowncoats/

http://www.richmondbrowncoats.org

METAPHORE

Thursday, September 8, 2005 7:10 PM

Team Zissou learned that if you leave your friend alone for two seconds with a Jayne hat on he gets to go drink and party in a private room with Jewel and Adam and the doctor from Atlantis.

Errrrr darn you Biller!

Pics can be found here
http://www.technobohemia.com/beta/gallery/view_album.php?set_albumName
=DragonCon

BROWNCOAT1

Thursday, September 8, 2005 7:14 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by xanderlharris:
Hey bc1 how about laughing and taking pictures of a stuck elevator FULL of people. They were trapped in there for what...10 minutes? I need more of that purple punch stuff!

That was highlarious! Here's the pic Rachel took:

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__________________________________________

"May have been the losing side. Still not convinced it was the wrong one."

Richmond, VA & surrounding area Firefly Fans:

http://tv.groups.yahoo.com/group/richmondbrowncoats/

http://www.richmondbrowncoats.org

BROWNCOAT1

Thursday, September 8, 2005 7:16 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by CallMeSerenity:

Shinyhappyklin-is it possible that BC1 gave you the wrong room numbers? He did it to Ash, Torquemada and I!! (I saw the numbers he wrote on Ash's hand my own self. We wandered around all 3 hotels for hours and could find a party not.)

Depends on which party we are talking about. The one Canton was supposed to have in his room at the Hilton seemed to never materialize. I did write down the wrong room # for the Marriott. It was actually 1014, not 1041. My bad & I apologized to all for the mistake.

__________________________________________

"May have been the losing side. Still not convinced it was the wrong one."

Richmond, VA & surrounding area Firefly Fans:

http://tv.groups.yahoo.com/group/richmondbrowncoats/

http://www.richmondbrowncoats.org

BROWNCOAT1

Thursday, September 8, 2005 7:22 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by Cedric:
Thanks, CMS and BC1, for your kind words! And thanks for coming by the Yukon room show; it was really nice to get that kind of support from our fellow Browncoats.

BTW, the Firefly filk album will be called "On the Drift," after the song about Out of Gas, and portions of the album will be used as soundtrack for "Done the Impossible" (most likely). I hope to have it available for sale in the next month or two, and I am planning to contribute a portion of the proceeds to Equality Now.

Got to give credit where it is due Cedric, you, Hawke & Lilly rock! Loved the music, just wish I had made it in time to catch it from the beginning. I did pick all the CDs though & have been enjoying them.

Can't wait for the "On the Drift" CD. I will be buying it & encouraging all browncoats to do the same. I can't get that Out of Gas song out of my head. OoG is my favorite episode and your song really drove it home for me. Can't wait to own it on CD.

__________________________________________

"May have been the losing side. Still not convinced it was the wrong one."

Richmond, VA & surrounding area Firefly Fans:

http://tv.groups.yahoo.com/group/richmondbrowncoats/

http://www.richmondbrowncoats.org

CANTON

Thursday, September 8, 2005 7:27 PM

Yeah that party never came about for multiple reasons. . .sorry to all of you that we promoted to.

Check out the Browncoat Online Photoalbum. Thank Fray101. http://clik.to/photoverse

SERENITYMEIMEI

Thursday, September 8, 2005 7:30 PM

Yay! Yes Kaylee4Simon I'd like to see your shiny pictures! I should be getting mine back tonight, so hopefully you'll be online, and we can swap.

Here's some more:

- If a guy is groping you at a party, politely ask the person next to you to pretend to be your signifigant other. (yes it happened. and I want to thank Amy for saving me!)
- If you see someone that you want to have a picture taken with, just yell the characters name that they're dressed up as. 90% of the time they'll turn around and graciously pose with you. ('cause, "Hey you!" doesn't always work out so well.)
- If you bump into a fairy, apollogize profusely, and ask them if their wings are alright.
- Always make sure that if a person sits down on the escalator in front of you, they're up by the time you're supposed to get off. If you don't, the result won't be pretty.
- Always carry some sort of promotional item for Serenity/Firefly with you, especially if you're wearing, or with someone who is wearing a Jayne hat. You get a TON of, "What's with all the hats?".

***
"Just remember, they tried to kill us...they did kill us...and here we are. We have done the impossible, and that makes us mighty. " -- Joss (message before the Serenity screenings)

CALLMESERENITY

Thursday, September 8, 2005 8:58 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by BrownCoat1:

I did write down the wrong room # for the Marriott. It was actually 1014, not 1041. My bad & I apologized to all for the mistake.

No, it wasn't!!! It was 2014!!!

So this is what I learned:

Never let BC1 tell you what room number to go to for a party! He can never remember!

(You still rock, though! *hugs*)

Serenity, First Officer of Destiny

LITWOLF689

Thursday, September 8, 2005 9:12 PM

Okay, my new rule for next year: no sleeping at all! Not even little cat naps! I sleep, I miss everything.

Ill have to give my mom a tazer or shocker or whatever those things are so I can stay awake and party with all you Browncoats. Sounds like I missed the best stuff.

Is the year over yet? I want to go back to Dragon*Con!

"Two roads diverged in a wood and I took the road less traveled by and they CANCELLED MY FREAKIN' SHOW! I totally shoulda took the road that had all those people on it. Damnit." ~Joss

SHINYGODDESS

Thursday, September 8, 2005 9:17 PM

Serenity! Dont stress girlie,I totally understand. Next year I will try to keep up with the rest of you! Shiny drinking and all!

I can not believe someone got to go to a party with Dr. McCay. ( atlantis) He is such a hottie! I am sooo jealous! But Hoorah, for you.

I would love to meet as many browncoats as possible next year, to have faces with names!

Cedric~ it was great marching next to you in the parade!( I was the little red head dressed as a companion.) You guys are so kewl, and I cant wait for the Firefly cd! Please keep me on a list if you have one!

BrownCoat1... are you on the other board too?? Jeremys board? And did I get to meet you this year?

I would like to say that We here in BTN RGE are ready for next year, as well!

I would love pics too! Please let me know when you have them available. Thank you.

ShinyGoddess

CEDRIC

Thursday, September 8, 2005 9:25 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by BrownCoat1:

Got to give credit where it is due Cedric, you, Hawke & Lilly rock! Loved the music, just wish I had made it in time to catch it from the beginning. I did pick all the CDs though & have been enjoying them.

Can't wait for the "On the Drift" CD. I will be buying it & encouraging all browncoats to do the same. I can't get that Out of Gas song out of my head. OoG is my favorite episode and your song really drove it home for me. Can't wait to own it on CD.

Thanks again! I hope we get another chance to play for you live. And I really appreciate the endorsement for "On the Drift." OoG is such a great episode that I just love singing about it.

BTW, I really enjoyed the way that everytime we got to "The Hero of Canton, the man they call Jayne" in the parade, you would point to yourself. That was funny. I just knew you were singing "Meeeee" at the top of your lungs.

CMS, thank you for coming to our show. It was great to meet you.

"You can't take my show from me,
Because I've got the DVD."
www.BedlamBards.com
Ballad of Joss: http://mp3-postcards.com/listen/?888

JADEHAND

Friday, September 9, 2005 2:25 AM

Cedric,
I too enjoyed your show, and loved the Out Of Gas song. Truly moving. Put me on the list for that "On the Drift". You guys rock. I'm looking forward to hearing more of your stuff live next year, if not (hopefully) sooner. Are you guys going to NCBDMPP?

-SOBs(Southern Ohio Browncoats) rock too. I love you guys.
-Shiny. *drink*
-Shiny. *drink*
-Shiny. *drink*
-Shiny. *drink*

Visit WWW.Marillion.Com for a better way to live
"Dreaming the dream that only the sleepless know."

CEDRIC

Friday, September 9, 2005 2:42 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by Jadehand:
Cedric,
I too enjoyed your show, and loved the Out Of Gas song. Truly moving. Put me on the list for that "On the Drift". You guys rock. I'm looking forward to hearing more of your stuff live next year, if not (hopefully) sooner. Are you guys going to NCBDMPP?

Thanks, JadeHand!

North Carolina Big Damn Movie Premiere Party? Since I live in Texas, I doubt I'll make that, unless someone can pay me a little bit of traveling money to go. (Not a lot, mind you--I can fly standby, sleep on someone's floor, and sell CDs to any who want 'em. If it's just me, I can travel pretty cheap.)

As of yet, I haven't figured out where I'm singing on the premiere weekend. I'd really like to find a line of waiting fans or a Shindig somewhere!

BTW, thanks, all of you who mentioned wanting copies of _On the Drift_ when it's ready. I'm not keeping a list per se, but I'll announce it here and a bunch of other places on the 'net. Also, you're all invited to join the Bedlam Bards fan club at groups.yahoo.com/group/thebedlambardsclub . I'm sure to mention it on that board.

See you there!

P.S. I wrote another one on the drive back/after I got home. It's called "Leaf on the Wind," and I won't say another word for fear of getting spoilery.

"You can't take my show from me,
Because I've got the DVD."
www.BedlamBards.com
Ballad of Joss: http://mp3-postcards.com/listen/?888

PLUTOMOMENT

Friday, September 9, 2005 2:48 AM

The best thing I learned this year ^_~

-Having a shiny Browncoat Staff badge (Thanks Cary!) will get you in to the shindig no matter how long the line is. It also gets you a space in the elevator cause people think you are real staff ^_~

That's what I get for volunteering!

SHINYHAPPYKLIN

Friday, September 9, 2005 3:12 AM

Why am I not surprised that room numbers got mixed up....there's only what, 48 floors in the Marriott, about as many in the Hyatt, plus the Hilton now??? It's amazing we find anything non-official going on!

A Browncoat floor.....I really, really, really like the sound of that! I also would go for a Browncoat suite that we could make "Party Central" as well. Well, we've only got a year to plan, I guess we should get started!

No, I'm really serious!....we should start right now if we want to try to get some kind of group floor/suite/etc. for next year. Things book up quickly, as you all know, and we need to budget for such things as well.

I am determined to make as many parties next year as I can possibly stay standing for!!! I know I have some "momma hens" that will tell me I shouldn't, but hey, you gotta go have some fun while you can, right?

And I will also not plan to do so much multitasking next year....I'll keep my time open for Browncoats...hoo yaaaah!!!

"We gotta go to that crappy town where I'M a hero..."
Shiny stuff for Browncoats at: http://www.cafepress.com/outtotheblack

WICKEDWREN

Friday, September 9, 2005 11:54 AM

Love the Browncoat flag off the balconies plan. But SHK is right, if we want to do this, we need to get it rolling. I booked 2 adjoining rooms for this year, back in Dec or Jan. And when I got there, I wasn't in the tower I requested and my "adjoining rooms" were on different floors. The reason I was given is that for con rooms, you can request all you want, but nothing is garanteed. This was in the Hyatt, though. Maybe the Marriott is more accomadating?

God, I am ready for next year. maybe if we all close our eyes and wish hard enough, it'll be here

Southeastern Browncoats
www.southeasternbrowncoats.org
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A good friend will bail you out of jail. A true friend will be sitting next to you, saying "Damn...that was fun!"

CAPTAINREYNOLDS42

Friday, September 9, 2005 12:27 PM

Hey Callipe79!-It was great meeting you, too, you Smart woman who took an extra day off!! Don't forget, we're staring an SC Firefly group!
sc firefly group?

I am gonna need more info than that since I am stuck here in the backwater area of this fine state.

Btw did anyone get the rpg at d-con, and is it any good

If someone tries to kill you, you try to kill em right back.

CALLMESERENITY

Friday, September 9, 2005 1:09 PM

Cap't Reynolds- Where in SC are you?

I agree with the general majority, we have to start planning soon!! But how about after the NCBDMPP? I can't think past that right now. Then I'll be all on board with next year's D*C.

Cedric-thanks for the mention in your lj, I feel so special! And I can't wait to hear the new song. Argh, I can't wait until the 30th so I can say things without fear of spoilery retribution!!

WickedWren-I'm right there wishin' with you! Should I try clicking my heels and saying "There's no place like Dragon*Con. There's no place like Dragon*Con."? Couldn't hurt, right?

Jadehand-save some for the rest of us!

Oh, I am soooo glad it's Friday!

Serenity, First Officer of Destiny

SHINYHAPPYKLIN

Friday, September 9, 2005 3:42 PM

I learned at Dragon*Con.....

removable adhesive does not stick well to candy eyeballs (thanks to the Doc for carrying them in the parade with his dental floss!) (and removable adhesive doesn't stick really well to anything---permanent for Reaver Chow next time!)

marching in the parade is more fun with your own musician...thanks again, Cedric!!!

remember to get prop ammo for costume before next year. (and gun....where the heck did Sloopy Jon get to with mine?)

the Kinkos in the Marriott is run by pirates who think nothing of taking your firstborn or whatever it takes to pay their outrageous prices.

I seem to have no problem getting a picture of Jewel/with Jewel, but an autograph? She's never around for that when I have said object to be signed!

check the waistband elastic in the tights for my Klingon outfit before I try to walk anywhere....stopping in the middle of the street to try to hike them back up from my knees without exposing myself is somewhat embarrassing.

have all my promo stuff done BEFORE the con next year....much less stress, and less with people not having any way to contact me to buy stuff.

Take less food, more water!

Nectarines get squished in a tote bag. It ain't pretty, and no matter how many times I tell my husband that, he'll do it again next year. ("APPLES, I said....APPLES!")

wickedwren's dad is a natural at marketing and a lot of fun to work a fan table with!

"We gotta go to that crappy town where I'M a hero..."
Shiny stuff for Browncoats at: http://www.cafepress.com/outtotheblack

BATMARLOWE

Friday, September 9, 2005 3:56 PM

Could somebody tell those of us who couldn't make DragonCon how to play "Shiny"? Sounds like alcaholy goodness.

XANDERLHARRIS

Friday, September 9, 2005 4:07 PM

Me and CallMeSerenity invented the game. Basically we decided that we were saying the word "shiny" way too much. So now everytime we say "shiny" you take a sip or shot of whatever you are drinking. It came in very handy the night of the purple punch. People would just yell out "SHINY!" and take a sip. Then everyone else did likewise.

Ash

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www.ncfirefly.com

CALLMESERENITY

Friday, September 9, 2005 4:07 PM

Batty-VERY easy game. If you say the word Shiny, you take a drink.

If someone else says the word shiny and you'd like to take a drink, then raise your glass, yell Shiny!! and take a drink.

Have fun!

SHK-You're right about WickedWren's dad-natural salesman. A wonderful asset to the fan table. He went around the last day to the other tables and handed out mountains of swag.

Serenity, First Officer of Destiny

CALLMESERENITY

Friday, September 9, 2005 4:12 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by xanderlharris:
Me and CallMeSerenity invented the game. Basically we decided that we were saying the word "shiny" way too much. So now everytime we say "shiny" you take a sip or shot of whatever you are drinking. It came in very handy the night of the purple punch. People would just yell out "SHINY!" and take a sip. Then everyone else did likewise.

Ash

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www.ncfirefly.com

I cannot believe I co-invented a drinking game. My pentacostal friends would DIE if they knew!!

And man, that purple punch was great.

Serenity, First Officer of Destiny

CEDRIC

Friday, September 9, 2005 4:15 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by CallMeSerenity:

Cedric-thanks for the mention in your lj, I feel so special! And I can't wait to hear the new song. Argh, I can't wait until the 30th so I can say things without fear of spoilery retribution!!

I am sooo with you. I have to say that part of the reason I was relieved to see the movie on my way to D*C was that I wouldn't have to dodge spoilers. However, I have to say that the fans there (and on most of the boards) have been *phenomenal* about not spoiling the BDM.

And I'm so dying to get that new song out there. _On the Drift_ may be the quickest album we've made! (Not really--Vitulari took five days. They were just spread out over an entire year.)

"You can't take my show from me,
Because I've got the DVD."
www.BedlamBards.com
Ballad of Joss: http://mp3-postcards.com/listen/?888

SHINYGODDESS

Friday, September 9, 2005 4:27 PM

Cedric~

I was so excited yesterday when I went to your website and found out that you attend Louisiana RenFest! I was so excited that I called my close friends and they already knew. Took all the wind out of my sales! I wondered how I missed this pertinent information from you at dragon con. Well, when you were informing my friends of La RF, I was watching Josh, Male Companion do his interview with Jeremys ppl. So I just found out and I wanted to let you know that I am very excited about dragging friends to see you this year!

Jamie Smith
ShinyGoddess

WICKEDWREN

Friday, September 9, 2005 4:36 PM

My dad just loves Firefly and wants to spread the good news. He had an absolute blast. I think it's the most fun he's had in a long time. Him being a resonsible adult with a job and house and family and all

He went around to the dealers that couldn't get away from their own tables all weekend. And they were thrilled, everyone loves Firefly. Our sinister plot is working...

Shiny!

I probably shouldn't say shiny so much at work. They frown on the dinking games. Shiny, shiny, shiny. That should get me through the afternoon

Southeastern Browncoats
www.southeasternbrowncoats.org
-------------------------------
A good friend will bail you out of jail. A true friend will be sitting next to you, saying "Damn...that was fun!"

CALLMESERENITY

Friday, September 9, 2005 4:36 PM

LOL!!

Joshua, the Male Companion!

Anyone got a pic of him so everyone else can enjoy?

Kaylee4Simon, where's that picture you took of the two of us??? I am dying to see it!!

Serenity, First Officer of Destiny

CEDRIC

Friday, September 9, 2005 4:37 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by ShinyGoddess:
Cedric~

I was so excited yesterday when I went to your website and found out that you attend Louisiana RenFest! I was so excited that I called my close friends and they already knew. I wondered how I missed this petinent information from you at dragon con. Well, when you were informing my friends of La RF, I was watching Josh, Male Companion do his interview with Jeremys ppl. So I just found out and I wanted to let you know that I am very excited about dragging friends to see you this year!

Jamie Smith
ShinyGoddess

Hey, ShinyGoddess! It's good to hear from you.

Alas, we won't be doing the Louisiana faire this year . . . We're just not in their budget--which was strained even before Hurricane Katrina devastated the area. Fortunately, the site sustained only minimal damage, and the faire will open this year. So far as I know, all of our friends from NOLA got out before the storm hit, though some cast members have lost their homes.

Please go support the faire even though we won't be there--it will need the support this year. And if you happen to mention/send letters/stuff the suggestion box with our name, that'll let the management know you'd like to see us there in the future.

P.S. I apologize if my stuff has hijacked this thread. It was never my intention.

"You can't take my show from me,
Because I've got the DVD."
www.BedlamBards.com
Ballad of Joss: http://mp3-postcards.com/listen/?888

XYON

Friday, September 9, 2005 5:31 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by TheHobbit:
-Browncoats are indeed the shiniest group around.
-where to buy a Jayne hat, and about this website (this is a nod to a very drunk, large man named Rob. You taught me this while trying to explain to a large black man with a mohawk what the hat was about).

Quote:
Team Zissou learned that if you leave your friend alone for two seconds with a Jayne hat on he gets to go drink and party in a private room with Jewel and Adam and the doctor from Atlantis.

Errrrr darn you Biller!

Shiny!

Yes, I was pretty drunk. I believe Jayne would've been proud ('cause I was still standing and apparently making a little sense). I remember talking to that black gentleman with the mohawk. To give him credit, he listened to my whole long explanation and, as he was leaving, said, "Right on man! Right on!"

Friday night I had just left the Shindig (official Browncoat D*C gathering/dance). I was wearing my newly aquired Jane hat (hand knitted by a lovely lady at the Firefly Fans/Browncoat Table and standing out by the pool area of the Hyatt when Adam Baldwin came up behind me (and my friends) and said, "I hear there is a shindig around here somewhere!" So after the must picture opportunity, I guide Mr. Baldwin to where the shindig was being held. On the way there we were informed of a party on the 19th floor. Mr. Baldwin said to me - "You up for a party later??" I believe "Oh Yeah!" was my reply...but I had a few drinks already in my system and I might have just dumbly nodded. Anyway, after a spell at the Shindig (and another drink) we head to the elevator of the Hyatt. By this time the crowd around Adam kept growing and getting anywhere was more and more difficult. Arriving on the 19th floor and finding the room number, we head inside. First thing Adam asked was, "Is Jewel here?" and someone leaving replied, " I think over near the bar." Well her husband Matty was at the bar and he pointed me in the direction of the couch on the far side of the room to where Jewel sat next to Paul McGillion from Stargate:Atlantis. They had recently filmed a episode of SG:Atlantis together. I tell Jewel that Adam is here and was wanting to talk with her. The rest of the evening (well...morning..it was kinda late/early by this time) I spend hanging out with them. Then all walked back from the Hyatt to the Marriott (where we all were staying), said our goodbyes at the elevators, and I went and crashed.

Highlight of any of my Dragon*Cons so far...

"I'll be in my bunk!"

BAYBREEZE1

Friday, September 9, 2005 6:39 PM

Hey XYON!

I remember you! I was out by the Hyatt pool area Saturday having a beer and a cig and you told me the story and showed me your cell phone pictures. I remember how happy you were when you said to me "I made a drink for Jewel!!!" I also remember being so gorram envious of you! Way to be in the right place at the right time wearing the right hat. Good for you!

BROWNCOAT1

Friday, September 9, 2005 7:10 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by CallMeSerenity:

No, it wasn't!!! It was 2014!!!

So this is what I learned:

Never let BC1 tell you what room number to go to for a party! He can never remember!

(You still rock, though! *hugs*)

I meant 2014.

Did I mention I am still in the post Con funk?

__________________________________________

"May have been the losing side. Still not convinced it was the wrong one."

Richmond, VA & surrounding area Firefly Fans:

http://tv.groups.yahoo.com/group/richmondbrowncoats/

http://www.richmondbrowncoats.org

BROWNCOAT1

Friday, September 9, 2005 7:14 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by ShinyGoddess:

BrownCoat1... are you on the other board too?? Jeremys board? And did I get to meet you this year?

Yep, I moderate over at Jeremy's board. Just a plain ol' poster/regular here.

Unfortunately we did not get to meet this year. We will have to make a point of meeting next year.

__________________________________________

"May have been the losing side. Still not convinced it was the wrong one."

Richmond, VA & surrounding area Firefly Fans:

http://tv.groups.yahoo.com/group/richmondbrowncoats/

http://www.richmondbrowncoats.org

CALLMESERENITY

Friday, September 9, 2005 7:20 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by BrownCoat1:
Quote:
Originally posted by CallMeSerenity:

No, it wasn't!!! It was 2014!!!

So this is what I learned:

Never let BC1 tell you what room number to go to for a party! He can never remember!

(You still rock, though! *hugs*)

I meant 2014.

Did I mention I am still in the post Con funk?

LOL!! So am I! I feel your pain. 'Tis all good!

Serenity, First Officer of Destiny

FLYGYRL

Friday, September 9, 2005 8:56 PM

ShinyGoddess - You are more than welcome to stand on the chair at our table anytime! Always glad to help out a fellow browncoat!

May have been the losing side, still not convinced it was the wrong one ~Mal
Oh! That was bracing. They don't like it when you shoot at them. I worked that out myself. ~Mal

THERON

Saturday, September 10, 2005 2:47 PM

Cedric, are you about 5'10" long bushy beard and wearing a broad brimmed hat and registered on Friday sometime around 3? If so I was standing in line very near you and enjoyed your music very much. It made waiting in line so much more shiny.

KAYLEEWANNABEE

Saturday, September 10, 2005 3:04 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by CallMeSerenity:
LOL!! Joshua, the Male Companion! Anyone got a pic of him so everyone else can enjoy?

Here's one:

http://images.cosplay.com/showphoto.php?photo=468940

Make sure you're sitting down, ladies. I'd hate for you to swoon and hurt yourselves.

I didn't really get to meet many Browncoats at DragonCon, as I was there with 20+ other member of our Lord of the Rings fan club ( www.partyintheshire.com) and I mostly stuck to that track.

The good news is that the Browncoats in our club have passed around our 3 DVD sets and recruited at least 8 new people to the cause. :)

Next year I'm thinking DragonCon will be 70% Firefly/Serenity and 25% LOTR (with 3% eating and 2% sleep, up from 1% sleep this year). And I'm determined to find every Browncoat party!!!

Many thanks to the Southeastern Browncoats for all their work staffing the fan table and running the Shindig. You all did a great job, especially the older gentleman, whose name I forget (sorry, sleep deprivation!)

Kathleen
Asphodel the PR Hobbit
Ohio Ring Council
www.partyintheshire.com

CALLMESERENITY

Saturday, September 10, 2005 4:04 PM

Oooh, I missed that outfit! Good thing I was sitting down. *feels a little woozy*

Serenity, First Officer of Destiny

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