Random Thoughts on OVFF

[catmagnet]

I traveled, with both my daughters and four other good friends, for 29 hours to and 35 hours from Ohio, in a van, simply so that we could all attend Ohio Valley Filk Fest

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[hms42]

I think I spent the entire weekend rather shell shocked. I was meeting people whose songs I had been listening to (and singing) for years, or even decades. I'm far more shy off the stage than on, so I didn't chat them up--and I'm very sorry for that, because I would have liked to.

That sounds a lot like my first OVFF (2007). The following year, I was having a good time and helping out more.

It was nice to meet you in person after all of these years of emailing back and forth.

[egoldberg]

What a beautiful post! Have you thought of sharing it with the concom?

Hi

[maverick_weirdo]

It was great to meet you. (Yes, I was wearing a kilt.)

Congrats getting onstage at your very first OVFF. My first OVFF was 2006 after many years of being an isolated filk fan. I frequently sing in circles, but have only been "on stage" at filkcons twice.

I don't write filk songs, so my current personal filk challenge is to cover filk songs in front of their creators.

[catsittingstill]

:-) I was there. You can talk to me online anytime you like.

And good luck with NaNoWriMo! I have written a few short stories but don't think I could ever manage a novel!

[catmagnet]

I don't think I had any trouble talking to you, Cat! If I remember, I accosted you at the Mad Hatter party. Daughter says, "Hey, look, there's someone in a Stargate uniform!" (We all love Stargate. We role-play Stargate twice a month.)

I look at Stargate uniform. Then I look at person in Stargate uniform, and yell "Cat!" and jump up to hug Cat. Simple as that.

Huge grin.

[catsittingstill]

(grin)
(hug)