My other regret for the weekend of OVFF was not deciding to participate in the Iron Filker songwriting contest until it was too late to get a regular slot and having to sign up for one of the "if time allows" slots...and the last three of us, time didn't allow. Getting another song done was still a good thing, though. Lyrics are again ( behind the cut. )

Bill Davis and I are back in the DC area after having attended what I would have to characterize as a top three, if not the very best, Ohio Valley Filk Fest ever. A larger contingent of filk fen than usual were there from all over the world; I thought the concerts, open filking, food, and conversations were all excellent (although I got to take ( Read more... )

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Next year's Confluence will be held on July 29-31, 2016, at the Four Points by Sheraton Cranberry Pittsburgh (same hotel as this year). Our major guests will be ( Read more... )

Mike Hewitt posted on his Facebook wall a pic of a quote by the deceased Baptist megachurch pastor Adrian Rogers (the image can be found at, among other places, http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-A5b5eNXvIGE/VUOxl4i_y4I/ ( Read more... )

I have more good news to report! (I'll try to get another post written today about some not-so-good news that's been lingering since June that serves as a cautionary tale, but that's a long story and will take some time.) On Monday, I completed my six-month probationary period and was officially hired on with the company for which I've been working ( Read more... )

I am honored and humbled to once again be nominated for a Pegasus Award in the Best Writer/Composer category; I'm in stellar company (the other nominees in the category are Barry Childs-Helton, Cat Faber, Kari Maaren, and Eva Van Daele-Hunt, who are all distinguished and accomplished crafters of music). I want to deeply thank the numerous people ( Read more... )

I just want to express my sincere appreciation to all of the musical performers, the sound crew, the folks who helped assemble and disassemble the backdrops, the folks who made the airport runs, the Super Smash Opera troupe, and Martha and Robert and Debbie who made our Undead Dog house filk possible. All of you were terrific. This Confluence might ( Read more... )

Confluence preregistration and the Confluence hotel room block both expire today. If you plan on coming and haven't preregistered and/or reserved your room, please do so immediately (if not sooner) at http://parsec-sff.org/confluence/Read more... )

There's only a week left to reserve a hotel room for the Confluence room block and we're still 44 room-nights short. Missing the block could make it impossible for us to hold Confluence next year. Please, if you're coming to Confluence and haven't yet made your hotel reservation, do so now -- see