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  ICON 20 part 3

   • j********o@***.com
     07/04/2001 03:26:11 UTC

     More highlights of my I-Con experience:

     Marjorie Monaghan's bio made her sound so sweet that I couldn't resist
     the urge

     to say hello as she was packing up from her autograph session, just to
     tell her

     that I enjoyed her work and to thank her for attending. When I asked if
     she

     were enjoying the convention, she gave a very enthusiastic "Yes!" As I
     walked

     away, Dave Kingsly came over to say the exact same things... it's nice
     to give

     the nice ones an ego boost. Erin Grey, who wasn't at all attractive 20
     years

     ago, looked very good (she wears glasses, natch) - it took me some time
     to

     believe that she was who she is (unless that was that Eve/Livia girl,
     which I

     don't think it was)... some women just improve with age and her photo
     doesn't

     do her justice.

     I explored the building site of the new stadium. I swear, if it had been

     remotely possible, I would have climbed that crane. Coolness. The
     cyclopean

     stands, now plain concrete, have a very Star Wars-ian style, a fitting

     companion to the Imperial Sports Complex. The view from the top deck

     overlooking the pharaonic construction pit (I went to college too, you
     know)

     was most impressive: I spread my arms and let the wind whistle around
     me.

     Magnificent.

     The hospitality of Doctor Rob and Anna is boundless, although it was a

     dangerous mistake to try to sleep there! Thanks especially for the
     sick-bay

     Sunday night, when I got to befriend little Sammy the dog and play
     peek-a-boo

     with the sassy cats that frequent their yard. I've got to stop Sleep
     Driving

     before I kill someone who matters. My gratitude to Lincoln and Robbo for
     their

     medical expertise, which was very comforting when I had my little
     problem on

     Sunday night. Apologies to the others at our table for upsetting the
     evening.

     Talking with new Forumites, I gather that I have entered the Forum
     pantheon as

     a kind of boogeyman - younglings cringe in fear at my mere name. "If you
     miss

     your shift, the Gorno will come and devour you!" It is always fun to
     watch the

     cognitive dissonance of people I've had virtual run-ins with, as they
     try to

     correlate someone who writes (to their sensibilities) like Genghis Khan,
     but

     talks like Mister Rogers.

     to be continued...

     Gorno

       • s******j@f****.**o.com
         07/04/2001 06:23:023 UTC

         On 07 Apr 2001 03:26:11 GMT, JohnGorno wrote:

         >Sunday night. Apologies to the others at our table for upsetting
         the evening.

         Wow! Now I get to imagine some horrifying scene. Green projectile
         spew;

         charging paddles; IVs into the skull; Lincoln, Rob and George
         Clooney trying

         to hook up an MP3 player to a machine that goes "PING."

         >Talking with new Forumites, I gather that I have entered the Forum
         pantheon as

         >a kind of boogeyman - younglings cringe in fear at my mere name.
         "If you miss

         >your shift, the Gorno will come and devour you!" It is always fun
         to watch the

         >cognitive dissonance of people I've had virtual run-ins with, as
         they try to

         >correlate someone who writes (to their sensibilities) like Genghis
         Khan, but

         >talks like Mister Rogers.

         That would have been fun to watch.

         If I ever make it back for an I-Con I'll have to break out my eye
         patch

         and maybe use a cane and one of those electric voice boxes. Telling
         about

         the time a bum almost lit me on fire through one of those should
         raise a

         few eyebrows.

         Stefan

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       • j*******i@i*.******m.com
         10/04/2001 00:50:32 UTC

         On 07 Apr 2001 03:26:11 GMT, JohnGorno wrote:

         >Talking with new Forumites, I gather that I have entered the Forum

         >pantheon as a kind of boogeyman - younglings cringe in fear at my

         >mere name. "If you miss your shift, the Gorno will come and devour

         >you!"

         I wanted that job!