"I'm going to go back there someday"

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I had a great time at O.V.F.F.

I started slow (performing) because I realized that I hadn't performed or practiced in 2 months. I'm not sure I sang anything on Thursday, and only a couple of times on Friday.

I really enjoyed several of the theme circles on Saturday, and sang merrily at those. I did perform a couple of spoken word pieces in the filk-till-breakfast circle on Saturday/Sunday.

It was great to see and catch up with people from the Northeast.

It was great to see and catch up with people from the Midwest, who I just haven't had a chance to see yet.

The Pegasus concerts were great as usual, a real treat. Also a treat was getting to hear so many "filkers of yore". I especially enjoyed Duane Elms concert.

I also got my copy of Rosemary and Rue signed. squeee

Now I'm fighting off post con blues by reading everyone elses con reports

runnerwolf

I'm guessing you won't be at OVFF this year

It's been too long

A verry happy birthday to fiddledragon

But you can Bankrupt My Pants. I haven't been online since July 17th so please let me know if I have missed any big news.

I am now in Chicagoland. *Kermit flail* Yeaaaaa.

Thank-You's go out to:

outlander and her friend, bercilakslady, happyfunpaul, my brother Brian, ultimatepsi, and dvtune at the Lowell end

almeda, John, Beka, A.J., and chaoticgoodchic at this end.

The drive went smoothly (for the most part) and unpacking is in progress. Snowball (my cat) worried us by disappearing, until we figured out she had gotten into a crallspace. She is coming out to eat, and use the litterbox, but not when anyone is around. (Snowball is not a fan of change.)

While I am online a belated Happy Birthday to kittyguitar,
and Happy Birthday today to vixyish

bercilakslady

And may you have a wonderful day of celebratory...

packing?

See you Sunday

I am going to talk about Concertino out of order and start at the end.

Sunday night at the MassFilc meeting it really hit me hard that I am moving (geographically) away from a wonderful community.

Three years ago, trying to find a social outlet after the break-up of my marriage, I walked into Concertino ’06. Only one person, at the time, knew my name, but I was welcomed. This year I helped make Concertino ’09 happen, and of the 130 attendees there were less than 20 people who didn’t know me.

As the Dead Dog circle got smaller, and more locals went home I was also realizing that once I move, it will be months or years before I see most of you again. I was barely able to hold myself together to sing I’m going to go back there some day which is my typical swan song of the con. (It also happens to be the first thing I stood up and sang at a filk circle, back at Arisia ’05)

I will try to make it to the July MassFilk meeting, and I plan to send my proxy with someone to the Annual meeting (just so that I can feel like I’m still involved), but in case I don’t see some of you again you before I move.

So Long and Thanks for all the Filk

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Last Saturday was 3 years on LJ for me. Some of you I met through or because of LJ. Some I kept contact with or got to know better through LJ. I am very greatful for my LJ friends. Thank You.

150 friends posts since I was brousing lj last Thursday, and I haven't been reading lj thouroughly since before DucKon, so...

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DucKon
CGC visit
ConCertino
Relocation Process

Home from DucKon, which has an amazing filk track. How amazing?

Seanan McGuire, was Filk Guest. There were also performances including Vixy & Tony, S.J. Tucker, Brooke Lunderville, Amy McNalley, Kathy Mar, Tom Smith, and Riverfolk.

How can they top that next year?

DucKon 2010 Filk Guest will be Talis Kimberley

In other news bankrupt my pants is in effect

This morning I decided I wanted a change of pace for the music I listen to at work, so I decided to see what Filk I could find on YouTube.

In my search I quickly found a set of interviews done at Conflikt 1 and though, "I remember that, I wonder if he used any footage of me"

Turns out I was the first one in the interview

Then at about minute 3:35 is John Caspell giving his answer to "What is Filk?"

First, my condolences to those who were close to him.
Next, my condolences to those who didn’t get the chance to know him.

I knew him only briefly, not sure we every shared a conversation, but I had the pleasure of sharing filk circles with him a number of times.

I first met him at O.V.F.F 2006
I remember he and hsifyppah performing I fell asleep (reading the Silmarillion) onstage and though to myself that I should look for them at the open circle that night. I did find them performing in the smallest circle that night. Hsifyppah declared that we needed spooky songs for Halloween, so the two of them performed The Mad Scientist’s Love Song (It’s even spookier performed on banjo). I had been planning on asking them to perform it for Gary at Concertino this summer.

In circles he was always patient, kind, cheerful, and was a die-hard lingerer, at least once I was in a circle with him that lasted till breakfast.

I was looking forward to seeing (and hearing) him in June. I’m sure there will be many circles in the future where I will notice his absence.

On the drive to FKO we listened to The Arrogant Worms, to get into a Canadian frame of mind. Arrived at about 1:30 Friday, started hugging people. About 3:30 registered for room, con, and banquet. About 6pm CGC arrived. 7:45 went to “Tie and Tails” party. 8:15 went to opening ceremonies. After that it becomes a blur.

I do remember

Toyboat gets better every time I see them

The highlight of the 1-shots was “Suburban Travesty” singing “Pretty Filkers” with visual aids.

The What’s my con speed reading of con promotions went very well. It was done before the Auction, instead of after the Banquet.

Bill Roper did a great song for the at-con song writing contest: “If your baby wants a penguin…”

The concerts were great

The consuite was great

What did I sing/perform?

• Friday night Heather Dale hosted a “places” theme circle. Based on the news Friday, I decided to sing the Iowa by Dar Williams.


• East of my Kind


• Rich Fantasy Lives: There was a person at the con who hadn’t heard it before, so I fixed that.


• Captain Jack and the Tardis


• Two Left Feet: which I first learned from Renie at FKO last year, I got to sing it for her in circle this year.


• Sam’s Song: They asked Erica to lead Sam’s song, so she got up on stage, and asked for any and all backup to join her on stage, so I did.


• Henry the Fifth will not have Rideable Horses (spoken word)


• Sister Fatima A request of Jan

Plus other stuff I’m forgetting.

I spent $223.00 dollars on Interfilk, (I need a sign made to remind me not to get into bidding wars against Kathleen) most of it went for the “Filk You” package including: A handmade filk bag, two novels by Norma McPhee, a copy of her songbook and a CD of her song If you don’t like how I sing, filk you. As well as a harmonica, some cough drops, a hat of song triggering (many filkers will sing at the drop of a hat) and earplugs.

CD’s Bought: Phil Mills’ Rain on the Sand; Randy Hoffman’s More Vocals in the Monitor, and Marion Call’s Got to Fly
There were not any copies of Abseiling for Beginners by Playing Rapunzel or Red Roses and Dead Things by Seanan Mcguire for sale at the con.

There were so many Amazing people there I couldn’t begin to list them all. I had a great time.

It has been pointed out to me that I haven't mentioned my weekend plans.

I am in Toronto for FilKOntario

I'll be home Monday

My copy of Ravens in the Library has arrived.

I haven't had a chance to do more than look at the illustrations read the Introduction, but I can say that it is quite Shiney.

As best as I can ( remember )

I only had to "skip 112" to see what I missed over the weekend

As it happens I was without my computer since 4:30pm EDST Friday, so if there is anything important that I missed over the weekend please let me know through either a post here or an e-mail (I did see I was drafted into the "Pre-Move Mental Health Brigade")

I had a great time at the WPI SFS Gaming Weekend. Thanks to everyone I gamed with (way too many to mention). Thank you to Brewer for crash space. Thanks to ulitmatepsi for the ride home.

I started off dodging the St. Patrick’s Day parade in Boston to go to the Concertino Concom meeting at 1pm in Cambridge. (I actually got there about 1:20.) I was found by Ben & Sarah on the way to the meeting and we talked about books. We got out of the meeting at about 2:30.

[Shameless Plug]
By the way Concertino is going to be a great con, with wonderful music, and everyone should go, June 19th through 21st, 2009, in Worcester, Massachusetts.
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After the meeting I went to maedbh7’s house and played a couple of games of Race for the Galaxy. The people in that house are getting too good at that game.

From there I took the Red Line to Harvard Square where I caught a bus to Watertown, where s00j was performing a special birthday concert, at the Church of the Good Shepherd. The birthday girl got to sing backup for s00j, and gave a reading. She did very well, and their two voices blended quite sweetly.