ConSonance and MarsCon

[filkertom]

Two big music conventions this weekend: ConSonance in the Bay area, MarsCon in Bloomington, MN. (On that last one: Gary Jones from SG1 is unable to appear. But in his place, they traded up to Patricia Tallman.) May everyone going to either one of them have safe travels and a great time.

Since the travelling weather looks particularly bad in this half of the country, I'd be much obliged if you all sound off as you make it in safely. devospice, wormquartet, Carla, ohiblather, telynor, I'm lookin' at you.

Comments

[ericcoleman]

Shoebox is flying in tomorrow ... no one knows about Carla ... I'm hoping that Devo isn't driving

[emiofbrie.livejournal.com]

I'm giving travel condition updates on the DR mailing list. Mpls Int'l is still going along smoothly with only minimal delays.

[jss]

Made it home from work in Minneapolis-land, but doubt I'll be making it to MarsCon this weekend due to the way my car handles (or doesn't) in snowy/icy conditions.

[breakmanz.livejournal.com]

Keep us folks on the Dementia Party Bus in your prayers. It's going from Chicago to Wisconsin--pick me up--then on to MarsCon.

[peachtales.livejournal.com]

have plane ticket to get to marscon. just hope the planes are still flying.

[kshandra]

I'm supposed to be working ConSuite @ Consonance, but I left work early today, having apparently picked up what leveled gridlore last weekend. I have email in to flower_cat (speaking is not on my list of priorities right now) to see how she wants to handle it.

MarsCon

[markiv1111.livejournal.com]

It was a conscious choice on my part, that I would take only one weekend off from my successful weekend band per year, and that Minicon would be that weekend. Even so, it does hurt a little bit that people I'd like to see will be in town, and that I will almost certainly not see any of them. Have a good time for me, y'all; I will be playing the Anoka, Minnesota, American Legion and getting good money -- if the snow isn't so bad that it forces the gig to be called off.

Nate

[lukeski.livejournal.com]

Carla Ulbrich is in Mason City, IA, in the same predicament as ericcoleman, stuck there until they re-open I-35 North. I hope they can get to the con by 10:00 pm tomorrow, but the obvious priority is to be safe. Their concerts aren't til Saturday afternoon.

[johno.livejournal.com]

telynor has been in the SF Bay Area since last Tuesday.
I saw her tonight at the Committee pre-con dinner.

ohiblather posted yesterday that she was worried about her flight this morning getting out.

[the-gwenzilliad.livejournal.com]

Arrived in CA on Tuesday afternoon, duly blogged. ;) Looking forward to seeing you at FKO, I hope!

[beige-alert.livejournal.com]

I went to Pittcon in Chicago yesterday, which despite a name that sounds like it might be a meetup of anime fans and filkers is actually an analytical chemistry trade show, and encountered considerably less thunderstorm that was being forecast. I even got a few cool photos of Chicago in the fog.