I-CON needs the tentacles!

Surprise Chibi Inside! · Wed Sep 21, 2005 12:21 am

Well Ghastly, I've just recently (more specifically today) become involved with I-CON 25. I went to their General Meeting tonight and I was told to get some information regarding possible guests and so forth. And you guessed it, I want you to come, as I am sure many of your Northeastern U.S. fans do as well!

I'd just like to know if you still wished to attend it this year, and if you needed anything specific such as a hotel room, airfare, yada yada...

....Annnnd...Perhaps I might be able to arrange something with SNBT. o.O Do you think you might be up to that? Because we sure as hell could use a little of that Tentacle Magic.

Besides, who wants Gary Gygax when you can have Uncle Ghastly? (And don't tell anyone I told you this but, there was talk of Leonard Nemoy as well. But mum's the word on that for the moment.)

Ghastly · Post by **Ghastly** » Wed Sep 21, 2005 4:30 am

As long as transportation to and from the convention are covered I'm pretty much good to go at any convention.

SNBT would require likewise, plus we'd need to have a PA system and instrument amps (guitar, bass, keyboards, 3 vocal mics) waiting for us on your end.

That's about it. No special needs like a bowl of only reed M&Ms or anything like that.

Squidflakes · Post by **Squidflakes** » Wed Sep 21, 2005 6:47 am

I thought it was only green M&Ms?

Tellner · Post by **Tellner** » Wed Sep 21, 2005 7:14 am

Ghastly wrote:As long as transportation to and from the convention are covered I'm pretty much good to go at any convention.

SNBT would require likewise, plus we'd need to have a PA system and instrument amps (guitar, bass, keyboards, 3 vocal mics) waiting for us on your end.

That's about it. No special needs like a bowl of only reed M&Ms or anything like that.

You probably don't have quite the technical requirements of a Van Halen show.

Ghastly · Post by **Ghastly** » Wed Sep 21, 2005 7:17 am

Green M&Ms, nubile young women in scanty, frilly french maid uniforms. It's all good.

Incidently, the earlier the official dates for a convention are given the greater the chances I'll be able to organize the band to play as it's a lot harder to co-ordinate 4 people's schedules than it is to just co-ordinate one.

One of the fringe benefits of booking SNBT as convention guests is you also get two panelists. Ol' Uncle Ghastly as your comic guy, and our guitarist Peter Lloyd is a top notch horror/occult/adventure/fantasy novelist type guy too.

Ghastly · Post by **Ghastly** » Wed Sep 21, 2005 7:23 am

tellner wrote: You probably don't have quite the technical requirements of a Van Halen show.

Yes, we promise not to go apeshit over the colour of our M&Ms and wreck your stuff. That's a solemn vow from Science Ninja Big Ten to you.

Toawa · Post by **Toawa** » Wed Sep 21, 2005 8:07 am

tellner wrote:You probably don't have quite the technical requirements of a Van Halen show.

That was quite an interesting article... And a clever way to test their literacy.

But unfortunately, it wouldn't work today...

Surprise Chibi Inside! · Wed Sep 21, 2005 4:20 pm

http://www.iconsf.org/

The date for I-CON 25 is March 24-26, 2005. I'll see what I can do as far as arranging SNBT to come, but it might just come down to Ol' Uncle Ghastly.

Worse comes to worse, they don't want either...and then I will have to perform such an unspeakable horror upon them...so unspeakable that I can't even say it here. Muahahaha!

Ghastly · Post by **Ghastly** » Wed Sep 21, 2005 4:53 pm

Keep in mind I may well be considered "old hat" at I-con having been a guest there only 2 years ago. That could make me very low priority on the invite list.

Surprise Chibi Inside! · Wed Sep 21, 2005 5:39 pm

Ghastly wrote:Keep in mind I may well be considered "old hat" at I-con having been a guest there only 2 years ago. That could make me very low priority on the invite list.

I doubt it, seeing as how at least one person from your panel remembers you. During one of the panels someone was asked to say the geekiest thing to have some nifty art you drew. He responded, "I'm 21, and I've never been on a date. Do you have any advice for me?" Needless to say he won.

And still, you'll never be 'old hat', even if you are a dirty old man.

Besides, I can always say that you're low maintenance. All you'd need is a transportation, a place to stay, and a small harem of your own choosing.

Ghastly · Post by **Ghastly** » Wed Sep 21, 2005 6:05 pm

Oh I remember that panel, and that wasn't what got him the drawing of FNANP. It was when he said to JD Fraser "Why can't I get laid even when I'm wearing your T-shirts?" that made me go "give that man the prize!"

Funniest thing I'd heard all weekend.

Surprise Chibi Inside! · Wed Sep 21, 2005 6:24 pm

Ghastly wrote:Oh I remember that panel, and that wasn't what got him the drawing of FNANP. It was when he said to JD Fraser "Why can't I get laid even when I'm wearing your T-shirts?" that made me go "give that man the prize!"

Funniest thing I'd heard all weekend.

Mhm...yeah he's currently writing a novel. It can be found here at

http://www.andrewpernick.com

It's up to book two if you're interested...

When I finally stop being unemployed, I'll buy him an ad-box for a week or so to pimp it out.

Wilmo · Post by **Wilmo** » Wed Sep 21, 2005 6:48 pm

I like green M&Ms because they make me horny...

or are they red M&Ms... or blue? damn! well lets just say green!

RavenxDrake · Post by **RavenxDrake** » Wed Sep 21, 2005 10:44 pm

It's green ones that make ya' horny.

Surprise Chibi Inside! · Thu Sep 22, 2005 12:02 am

RavenxDrake wrote:It's green ones that make ya' horny.

Is that with or without peanuts/those little crispy rice things. I've always been partial to the crispy rice things.

RavenxDrake · Post by **RavenxDrake** » Thu Sep 22, 2005 1:59 am

It's just green in general. Or it used to be. I think they had to change the dye varieties they used cause of cancer or some such nonsense.

I think it's a coverup. They just couln't produce M&M's fast enough cause their quality testers keept getting horny and making out in the supply closet. They end up at work all tired cause they didn't sleep, wind up throwing out all the "W"'s.... it was chaos I tell you. Chaos and Pandemonium.

Best summer job I ever had... I mean... chaos. Yeah...