All of my participant things were today and, considering how little prep I did because of the move, everything went amazingly well. I caught the train out of Penn Station this morning, rode up in comfort and met Joy Marchand at the station. She whisked me over to Readercon. I had to print out all of my material once I got here because we haven’t unpacked the printer cables yet.
The reading was surprisingly well attended. I didn’t think there would be anyone here so early in the con, but I had maybe ten people in the room. I read “Rampion” from Prime Codex. I had an hour off and did a workshop on reading aloud, which again, had a larger attendance than I expected. The last one I did had eight people, this one had around thirty or forty.
Hm… I’m really exhausted. I think I’m going to go collapse before finishing my report. My brain is toast. Suffice to say that it is fun and that I’m enjoying seeing everyone. I realized that last Readercon I’d flown in from Iceland and this time we’d driven cross-country with the move, so I’m sort of feeling like travel exhaustion must be part of the experience for me.
I’m so glad everything went okay, whew! And I bet they enjoyed the story very much, too. That’s a good story.
I love going to panels and things and listening and asking questions and all, but I really admire that you are up there, doing them. I think I’d forget how to speak English, babble incoherently, and fall down. 🙂
I’m actually happier on panels because then I have some sort of structure to the experience. It’s easier than trying to pick which panel to attend.
If you run into Neil Marsh tell him your with WRW. We are listed as a resource on his Post Meridian Radio Players site. He has also worked with Jamie and Joe from Afterhell. Neil is doing a panel.
8:00 pm RI “Nightfall,” Forgotten Classic of Horror Radio.
Adam Golaski with Neil Marsh.
Talk (60 min.). “Nightfall” was broadcast in the late 70s early 80s as an original horror anthology series for the CBC. Thirteen episodes were rebroadcast on NPR in the early 80s. Golaski and expert Neil Marsh play excerpts, talk about the history of the show, the many literary adaptations done, and about their own enthusiasm for “Nightfall”—a radio show as good as “Lights Out!” and “Inner Sanctum”—just not as well known.
I’m actually happier on panels because then I have some sort of structure to the experience. It’s easier than trying to pick which panel to attend.
I understand these words, but they have no meaning! :0D
All those eyes on you, and standing up there and hoping your throat doesn’t close up, all sorts of things, but mostly all those eyes…on….you, and that doesn’t freak you out at all?! Of course, you do the puppets and all, so I bet that helps a lot. Did all your puppets travel well? 🙂
I get very involved in the panels and going to them and listening and learning and all that.
Oh Sam! I saw that on the list and completely wanted to attend it and then forgot. I’m so annoyed. Curses!
Worldy: I’m a ham–it helps with not being nervous.