Take Me Out to the Black
I'm happy to report that the grand opening of the Browncoat Saloon was a resounding success...
A lot of people at Keycon seemed really happy to see a Firefly-themed consuite in Winnipeg for the first time, if the constant traffic and questions like, "Is there a way to vote for this as best consuite?" are any indication. ;) All of the work put in by the crew I listed in my last post really paid off--the aesthetics of the suite totally came together as envisioned, with just the right mix of cultural influences and Browncoat-specific references.
Just a few days after the con ended, dontmentionlove posted the first pics straight from the Saloon on the LiveJournal community, for those who are interested in having a look. That's also where I'll most likely be posting my own photos, once I have things organised and connected enough around here to get those online. I do know that I was constantly getting shots throughout the weekend, and (unless I'm completely misinterpreting my camera's readout), I should have around two hundred pics to choose from.
The future of the Saloon remains to be seen. No matter what's decided, however, browncoatsaloon remains the best source for information, so keep checking back there for further developments.
There has already been some talk of putting the suite on again at Manitoba Comic Con this October, though we (or maybe just I) are (am?) somewhat more reluctant to remount it at next year's Keycon, because of...the person running the con then, who has a very negative (though well-deserved, some would say) reputation. (I'd rather not get more specific than that, lest the person in question find my post during a round of ego-surfing, but they have been the target of online bad-mouthing before, including elsewhere on LiveJournal.)
At any rate, when this first came up--and I had my doubts about even attending Keycon next year--I jokingly suggested that I should offer up some counterprogramming that weekend in my own apartment, which has already been described as "ginormous" and so (by this logic) could actually hold an entire convention inside. The joke kept recurring, and then something weird happened...the idea started sounding a little plausible.
Thus, the notion of NonCon 2008 was born. If there's a more elaborate way to avoid one person, I don't know what it is, but there are worse concepts out there. :} The New Place will be properly set up by then (though at the rate I'm going right now, you never know :P), I can definitely show videos here, I'm sure I could put together some panels and even a gaming room, if need be...and after all, I have the necessary equipment here to put a consuite together. ;)
Anyone interested in a supporting membership?
A lot of people at Keycon seemed really happy to see a Firefly-themed consuite in Winnipeg for the first time, if the constant traffic and questions like, "Is there a way to vote for this as best consuite?" are any indication. ;) All of the work put in by the crew I listed in my last post really paid off--the aesthetics of the suite totally came together as envisioned, with just the right mix of cultural influences and Browncoat-specific references.
Just a few days after the con ended, dontmentionlove posted the first pics straight from the Saloon on the LiveJournal community, for those who are interested in having a look. That's also where I'll most likely be posting my own photos, once I have things organised and connected enough around here to get those online. I do know that I was constantly getting shots throughout the weekend, and (unless I'm completely misinterpreting my camera's readout), I should have around two hundred pics to choose from.
The future of the Saloon remains to be seen. No matter what's decided, however, browncoatsaloon remains the best source for information, so keep checking back there for further developments.
There has already been some talk of putting the suite on again at Manitoba Comic Con this October, though we (or maybe just I) are (am?) somewhat more reluctant to remount it at next year's Keycon, because of...the person running the con then, who has a very negative (though well-deserved, some would say) reputation. (I'd rather not get more specific than that, lest the person in question find my post during a round of ego-surfing, but they have been the target of online bad-mouthing before, including elsewhere on LiveJournal.)
At any rate, when this first came up--and I had my doubts about even attending Keycon next year--I jokingly suggested that I should offer up some counterprogramming that weekend in my own apartment, which has already been described as "ginormous" and so (by this logic) could actually hold an entire convention inside. The joke kept recurring, and then something weird happened...the idea started sounding a little plausible.
Thus, the notion of NonCon 2008 was born. If there's a more elaborate way to avoid one person, I don't know what it is, but there are worse concepts out there. :} The New Place will be properly set up by then (though at the rate I'm going right now, you never know :P), I can definitely show videos here, I'm sure I could put together some panels and even a gaming room, if need be...and after all, I have the necessary equipment here to put a consuite together. ;)
Anyone interested in a supporting membership?