catalana: Virtual Worldcon

Erica (

catalana) wrote,
@ 2006-08-23 15:52:00

Virtual Worldcon
I hereby declare the Virtual Worldcon open for business...or partying, or filking, or whatever.

I know I can't be the only person who wasn't able to go to Worldcon this year, so I hope lots of you will join in Virtual Worldcon! Feel free to bring munchies to share - we have both kosher and non-kosher tables, so everyone should be able to eat something.

Conversation and filking welcome; unsurprisingly, the rooms here tend to be chaos. (Although themed filk rooms (er, threads) are welcome...) And the best thing is: it doesn't matter if several people have followers - they can all sing them! At once! *maniacal laugh*

Er, sorry, I got carried away there for a minute.

Panel ideas are always welcome - at the moment we're running one called Design the Ultimate Worldcon. But feel free to start others on topics that interest you. (After all, we don't have to worry too much about space issues.)

Anyway, I've got brownies and a variety of salty munchies (pretzels, potato chips, tortilla chips) to snack on; excuse me for a sec while I duck into a filkroom or two...

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	Theme Filk: They Really Should Have Known Better catalana 2006-08-23 08:57 pm UTC (link)
	Okay, given the debacle with filkers and L.A. con programming, I'd like a theme filk on people who should have known better. (i.e., "Do something stupid and we write a song about you.") Contributions (and any stories that go with them) gratefully accepted. (Reply to this) (Thread)

Re: Theme Filk: They Really Should Have Known Better

redaxe
2006-08-23 09:10 pm UTC (link)

Hrm. Give me a few minutes. *shuffles through filkbook looking for Disclave songs...*

*sings*

IDIOT! WHAT WERE YOU THINKING!

Words: Dave Weingart, copyright 1997
Music: S.S. Titanic

Oh the held an SF con in New Carrolton, MD
And they had some folks who were into B&D
And some New York City cop thought that he would be the top
It was wet when that sprinkler came down

CHORUS: It was wet, it was wet
It was wet when the sprinkler came down (Disclave '97!)
(From) two drunken fen who were into S&M
It was wet when the sprinkler came down

Oh his partner was tied up when they thought of something dumb
That they didn't have an anchor point to hang the bottom from
Who'd'a thunk they'd have the call to use the sprinkler on the wall
It was wet when that sprinkler came down

CHORUS

And then so securly tied she was hoisted in the air
And it looked as though they didn't have a care
Until a lesson learned at length on a thing called tensile strength
It was wet when that sprinkler came down

CHORUS

With the water pouring forth the alarms were set to blaring
Over which you heard the sound of fandom swearing
For it woke us from deep REM just at 5:15 AM
It was wet when that sprinkler came down

CHORUS

Just as fast as you can see water washed out 303
Then it soaked and shut the elevators down
For they tend to go to sleep when the water's six feet deep
It was wet when that sprinkler came down

CHORUS

So when you find yourself in town and you feel like hanging 'round
Just remember Disclave '97's fate
Don't be tempted by the joys, fire sprinklers ain't sex toys
Don't be wet when that sprinkler comes down

CHORUS

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	Con Suite Chatter catalana 2006-08-23 08:58 pm UTC (link)
	One of the things I love about con suites is getting into conversations with random people. My question for today is: Are any of you going to Japan for Worldcon next year? (And, as a subquestion, are there any other Yoshitaka Amano fans out there?) (Reply to this) (Thread)

	Re: Con Suite Chatter filkertom 2006-08-23 09:28 pm UTC (link)
	Not I, said Gus the Goose. Although I'm pretty sure I'm going in 2008. Absolutely if it's in Chicago or Columbus, likely if it's Denver. (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

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	Re: Con Suite Chatter porpentine 2006-08-23 09:36 pm UTC (link)
	No chance, unfortunately; I'm still too wrapped up in straightening out finances and the like to even consider flying to Japan next year. However, to answer the subquestion, I'm definitely an Amano fan. :) (Reply to this) (Parent)

	Re: Con Suite Chatter redaxe 2006-08-23 09:42 pm UTC (link)
	Not going to Japan; trying hard to ensure I can get to FKO (and OVFF, if humanly possible. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	Re: Con Suite Chatter phillip2637 2006-08-23 09:50 pm UTC (link)
	Not Japan. Not that I'm very likely to be in St. Louis either, but from curiosity, do NASFiCs usually have a major filk component? (Reply to this) (Parent)

	Re: Con Suite Chatter madfilkentist 2006-08-23 09:55 pm UTC (link)
	Other than the occasional trip to Germany, I no longer want to do any con travel that involves flying. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	Re: Con Suite Chatter markbernstein 2006-08-23 09:57 pm UTC (link)
	Not Japan, no, unless I win the lottery. It's almost certain that I'll go to Worldcon in 2008, since Columbus and Chicago are both driving distance, and my sister lives in Denver. Next year, It's likely that I'll go to the Heinlein Centennial. (Me? Like Heinlein? Whatever gave you that idea?) (Reply to this) (Parent)

	Re: Con Suite Chatter sibylle 2006-08-23 10:09 pm UTC (link)
	ah, no. But then I've never been to a worldcon ... and re-attending FKO is really at the top of my list. GaFilk is second. Hey, one can dream, right? (Reply to this) (Parent)

	Re: Con Suite Chatter allisona 2006-08-23 10:16 pm UTC (link)
	Oooo, WorldCon in Japan sounds fab, but I fear I will not be there. Should be fun reading the reports and seeing the photos, though. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	Re: Con Suite Chatter tanac 2006-08-23 11:11 pm UTC (link)
	We really, really want to go (Jeff speaks Japanese), but at this point it's a money and time issue. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	Re: Con Suite Chatter andpuff 2006-08-24 12:25 am UTC (link)
	Definitely not Japan even though I have a legitmate deductive reason as a Japanese publisher recently picked up the Blood Books. Oh well, illegimate reasons are usually more fun. g (Reply to this) (Parent)

	Re: Con Suite Chatter sdorn 2006-08-24 02:13 am UTC (link)
	Alas no. Given our children's school schedules, I'm unlikely to attend a WorldCon for another six years at least. (Reply to this) (Parent)

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tigertoy
2006-08-24 03:42 am UTC (link)

Going to Worldcon in Japan would cost so ridiculously much that about the only way I'd think of going would be if someone I didn't like (so I wanted to waste their money) was paying for it. I'd feel guilty wasting a friend's money that way.

There's a good chance I'll go to the NASFiC, unless I follow through with enough of the vague ideas for other vacations that I don't have the time off. I will expect to go to the Worldcon unless Denver steals it, which would mean having to take a much longer trip (I will never fly to an SF con that I can drive to in two days -- being limited to what I can take on a plane sucks too much).

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mnemex, 2006-08-29 10:22 pm UTC

Panel: Design the Ultimate Worldcon

catalana
2006-08-23 09:02 pm UTC (link)

You're putting together a Worldcon that has no worries about budget, space, or time. Nor do you have to worry about details like "Is one of the people we want to have as a guest dead?" (That said, you're still a Worldcon and need to stick to recognizable slates of guests - you can't just make everyone a guest!) But you can pick your author, artist, and fan guests with utter disregard for actual possibility, and you are fairly unconstrained as to what events you're allowed to hold.

So, what's your Ultimate Worldcon? Who are your guests? What kinds of programming or special events do you hold? Where is it going to be?

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	Re: Panel: Design the Ultimate Worldcon occams_pyramid 2006-08-23 09:24 pm UTC (link)
	The filk guest is Rudyard Kipling (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

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redaxe
2006-08-23 09:06 pm UTC (link)

*sets out still-warm chocolate Bundt cake with molten chocolate center and powdered sugar topping*

*pulls out guitar, tunes, plays*

Eli, the barrowboy, you're the old town
Sells coal and marigolds and he cries out all down the day
Below the tamarac she is crying
"Corn cobs and candlewax for the buying," all down the day

"Would I could afford to buy my love a fine robe
Made of gold and silk arabian thread
She is dead and gone and lying in a pine grove
And I must push my barrow all the day
And I must push my barrow all the day"

Eli, the barrowboy, when they found him
Dressed all in corduroy, he had drowned in the river down the way
They laid his body down in a churchyard
But still when the moon is out, with his pushcart, he calls down the day

"Would I could afford to buy my love a fine gown
Made of gold and silk arabian thread
But I am dead and gone and lying in a church ground
But still I push my barrow all the day
Still I push my barrow all the day"

(Eli, the Barrowboy, words and music copyright Colin Meloy (the Decemberists))

"There. Some nice found filk to start with."

*sits back and relaxes a bit*

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	porpentine 2006-08-23 09:39 pm UTC (link)
	On this vein, I'd have to nominate "The Mariner's Revenge Song", also by Colin Meloy of the Decemberists, as more found filk. It's hard to beat the tale of a lifelong quest for revenge that ends with the wronged party finding his target after both their ships have been swallowed by a giant whale. (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

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tnatj
2006-08-23 09:25 pm UTC (link)

tnatj pops into the filk consuite with half-gallon tubs of ice-cream from last weekend's Fen & Filk. Lemon Chiffon, Black Cherry, Praline Pecan, Blue Moon, and lots of Vanilla with various toppings, including peanuts, fudge and caramel. He'll order some ice creams with chocolate bits if anyone raises their hands. The regular consuite doesn't have any of this.

There's more in the minivan. It'll be on the way as soon as I have a chance ... anyone want to give me a hand with the whole watermelons and muskmelons?

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	janeg 2006-08-24 12:10 pm UTC (link)
	>He'll order some ice creams with chocolate bits if anyone raises their hands. If you like, but I just brought good vanilla ice cream with fresh blackberries I picked last night in our garden. I will join the circle as soon as I finish whipping the cream and putting out the sliced almonds. Enjoy! (Reply to this) (Parent)

	aunty_marion 2006-08-23 09:36 pm UTC (link)
	Just popping in to leave some goodies! Chocolate Fancy Jap, GingerSnapes, coffee cream sandwich biscuits, and here's a date and walnut cake, but don't let Emily near the Cake Knife of Doom! (Reply to this)

	ericcoleman 2006-08-23 09:42 pm UTC (link)
	And here I'm driving 5 hours to go to some other con ... I coulda just stayed here ... (Reply to this) (Thread)

	filkertom 2006-08-23 09:46 pm UTC (link)
	Silly rabbit. Now you get two at once! :) (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

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	Is this the open filk? peteralway 2006-08-23 11:47 pm UTC (link)
	I have a little dulcimer tune that I just worked out in the hallway that I'd like to try here. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	Re: Is this the open filk? phillip2637 2006-08-24 12:41 am UTC (link)
	'Tis nice. I seem to get stately and uplifting as a first impression. Maybe someone is sitting by a castle window, anticipating an arrival. (Or maybe that's my cold medicine talking.) (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

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billroper, 2006-08-24 02:57 am UTC

Food song thread!

sdorn
2006-08-24 02:10 am UTC (link)

I'll start out with something I scribbed a few years ago. Imagine something jazzy a capella to the tune of something almost but not quite entirely unlike "Java Jive":

Adulteration station, when the coffee can't wait.
Adulteration station, when teh taste isn't great.
It's sour and burnt and just isn't right,
but rather than make it myself I will fight
through traffic and the line and then up pops the lid
for some sugar and cream in a desperate bid
to hide the true flavor. It's just coffee greed
and it just serves to enforce still more need
for the junk.

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	vettecat 2006-08-24 05:16 am UTC (link)
	I've got homemade sugar cookies! (Really, I do... I'd give you some if they'd fit through the cable) (Reply to this)

Over in the corner

soren_nyrond
2006-08-24 06:27 am UTC (link)

The Nyrond in the corner has 'zines for sale -- SamZan 1 & 2 and (for the truly credulous) advance ordering for SamZan 3 (the one that's already 15 years overdue!!). He's also got a job lot of second hand video tapes and a cardboard box of books, he's trying to get rid of. And some golf flags. As a Con special, his offer is "Any 2 items for the Price of 3!!!"

If you ask nicely, he'll even nip out to stock up on pork pies (Ah, Brian, we hardly knew you !!)

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	Link: Pegasus Awards Nominations tnatj 2006-08-25 10:52 pm UTC (link)
	Oooh, I see the Pegasus Awards Nominations are out ... http://catalana.livejournal.com/163192.html (Reply to this)

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