These Are the Voyages–Florida Supercon (Day 3)
I thought I had more time to get to the convention hall than I did, so I watched Serena kick butt on the tennis court at Wimbledon. Then, I wanted to kick myself when I discovered that I’d missed Chase Masterson’s Q&A because she is reputed to good for an interesting tidbit or two of dirt. I did make the session with Michael Dorn. He was hilarious and very attentive of the questioners, except a couple who tried to take pictures while he was answering their questions. Even then, however, he posed for pix after he finished answering. He sounds very different in person than his “Worf” voice, so the audience applauded appreciatively when he switched to it upon request. I stayed a little bit afterwards to hear part of the Q&A session with Bruce Boxleitner. While wandering while waiting for the afternoon session I wanted to attend, I also…
These Are the Voyages-Florida Supercon (Day 1)
The day started with a thunderstorm, but by the time I was ready to leave, all that remained was a bunch of big water puddles. Gave RB a break and used Uber to get to the hall because it would be cheaper (I hoped), and it's hard to beat curbside service. Below are a few shots at the hall entrance:
[gallery ids="166,156,157,158,165"] There were folks who clearly put a lot of work into their costumes, most of which I didn't recognize, but I'll bet one of my brothers or one of my nieces would have known the anime-based ones.I pretty much wandered until the two ST guests were scheduled to talk that afternoon. They were Rene Auberjonois, from Deep Space Nine (Odo) and Star Trek VI (Adm. West), and Denise Crosby, from Star Trek: The Next Generation (Tasha Yar). Both shared interesting tidbits.
[gallery ids="159,160,161,162,163"] Saturday and Sunday are the main events, in fact, I got an email that Saturday's already sold out. More later.