Yeah, I know. It's a bit late, right? Well, better late than later.

Anyway, last weekend was our ninth road trip out to Denver for the annual Starfest convention, and what made things more interesting this time around? Clan Ward came along for the ride.

( And away we go! )

Yes, I've been remiss in my social media responsibilities these past several days. Chalk it up to being first on the road to Denver, then consumed by the awesome chaos that is the annual Starfest Convention, during which I had Clan Ward with me to enjoy the fun, then the road trip back to Kansas City yesterday. On top of all of that? I was sick, ( Read more... )

The good folks over at Starland have posted the complete schedule of events for this year's Starfest 2011 convention in a PDF format. As expected, the entire weekend is jammed to the rafters with all sorts of stuff ( Read more... )

So, a few brave souls accepted my good-natured call to arms during this past weekend's Farpoint Convention in Baltimore, where I asked folks to track down my friends and, well, screw with them.

Full details RIGHT HERE.

FYI: Allyn Gibson gets the award for most inventive signs. With that, let's see what we've got....

( Pics and more pics, behind the cut! )

...I might as well screw with some of my friends who are there. How do I do that? By holding another contest!

Some of may recall that I attempted this last year with the New York Comic-con, when I released the hounds in search of friends David Mack (infinitydog) and Keith DeCandido (kradical), but it was an idea I didn't have until the Saturday of the con, and at ( Read more... )

So, 2011's convention season is starting to ramp up. Kevin and I don't typically do a lot of cons every year, but there are a couple we try never to miss, and a couple of others we're always game to attend if schedules and planets align ( Read more... )

So, on Saturday, I put forth the notion of enlisting willing folks to help me with a bit of fun...namely, harassing David Mack (infinitydog) and Keith DeCandido (kradical), both of whom I knew would be spending much of the ensuing two days manning the BOOM! Studios booth at this past weekend's New York Comic-Con. Why do this? Well...why the hell not ( Read more... )

...I might as well screw with some of my friends who are there. How do I do that? By holding a contest.

Your mission, assuming you're at the con and wish to accept this daunting assignment:

1. Make a sign (write it on paper, whatever) that reads: "Dayton Made Me Do This."
   
   
2. Find friends and fellow word-slingers Keith R.A. DeCandido (kradical, @KRADec on ( Read more... )

For those who don't know, back in July at this year's Shore Leave convention, we held our second annual comedy roast for charity, with this year's target being friend and fellow word-slinger Michael Jan FriedmanEver the gentleman, Mike took the roast in the loving spirit in which it was intended, and gave back as good as he got when he finally got ( Read more... )

I kept planning to write a full-blown con post-mortem, but at this point I think you and I both know that ain't gonna happen. It's been a week, right? So, let's move on with life, and all that. Let me just hit the highlights, and then we'll all get on with our Sunday ( Read more... )