Ah, that was a very good weekend. Apologies for sloping off early on Sunday night and all the goodbye's i missed, but too much vodka took its toll. I had such a bad hangover on monday, i'm seriously considering stopping drinking for a while

It was great to see everyone again, and especially big thanks to all my dancing partners. Rally's photo's seem to give the impresion i spend my evenings in revealing tops dancing closely with strange men... i'd like it on record i dance like that with strange women too I shall have to try for more of a dance with Danny come september

*Hugs* to all

The jury is still out on whether I survived........

Well. It was alright I suppose...

Who am I kidding??!! This weekend ROCKED!

Got into the cocktail party, where we waited for aaaaaaaages for the guests turn turn up. (Danny apologised and said it wasn't his fault, but wouldn't reveal who took longest to get ready. My guess is Robin.) And then back into the main room where me & Mina found Opi, Kali & Buliarious and drunk lots of Bacardi Breezers, while I danced like a muppet by our table 'cause there was lots of room. Then on up to the bar 'cause the hotel shut the disco down at midnight (boo! hiss!) for more drinkies, and embarrassing Mina by trying to chat up 'Leather Man' on her behalf. And she got his e-mail address on Sunday! YAY! Meanwhile I continued to get hideously drunk in my jim-jams on *very* cheap & nasty red wine.
And boy did I suffer on Saturday. Getting up on time for the stewards meeting at 8.35am! Andy, you are an evil sadist! So I went back to bed for an hour before my duty shift badge-checking on the door for the dealer room. An hour or so looking people up & down (to see their badges. honest.) and people flashing open various items of clothing (to show their badges. honest.) before spending too much money on pretties in the dealer room and queuing for autographs. But hey, you can't say you've really been to a convention if you haven't queued!
Saturday night party and fancy dress was cool. Much hoorays to the Ladies of Chaos who looked stunning in their body paint & leettle leettle bits of clothing. Wish I had a body like that... Much boogying and many breezers but not the nasty wine and again the party continued into the bar after the main hall closed at 1am. Did I hear right that some people stayed til they kicked you out to set up for breakfasts at 5.30? Cooool...
Sunday was another early start, with more queues - photos this time. And goddamn, my pic with George was delayed while the photographer took a phone call. (I think it was his baker, he was talking about wanting six more rolls...)So we sort of ummed and smiled *sigh*. And Robin, bless him was so concerned that I might be cold in my little purple vest top thingy. How sweet.
And then there was the he-isn't-he-is! with Tony, what a bloody trooper. Getting on a plane in the US on Saturday evening, getting off it in the UK Sunday afternoon, and going straight into one of the most surreal talks I've ever had the pleasure to witness. That dizzy woman who asked the same question that someone else had asked two minutes previously, and then apparently getting the actors confused with the characters. Tony couldn't quite cope with that and curled up in hysterical giggles.
And then more partying. First the stewards party with its weird, sexual and archane rituals carried out away from the eyes of the ordinary con-goers. (Hey you wanna know what happens, be a steward!) Then back into the main hall to boogy the night away with all you lovely pi-erm-people.
The guests were most cool: Danny & George managed to put up with being followed around by crowds of adoring girlies - Jeez that must have been some hardship - and giving hilarious talks both days. Robin was so smoothly lecherous I doubt anyone could have taken offence. Charisma I missed on Saturday but she really came out of her shell on Sunday, ending up on stage with Tony & Robin demanding her vice & her nipple clamps! Dayne was a sweety, and very witty during the make-up demo. The guy who ended up looking like one of the demons from a season 3 episode of 'Angel' and it was fantastic! Chris Golden was an utter sweety, very witty & intelligent man, though quote of the weekend has to go to his 'bodyguard', Velvet Glove who during the Saturday signing session asked him: "Do you want me to blow while you carry on signing?" Last but definately not least was Tony, what a hero, kept signing until everyone still in the queue got their autographs.
Didn't wanna go home. Can't wait til next year - Trinity you better be coming! And it was lovely to meet you all!
Mina, cool & easy roomy, keep me informed about Leather Guy! Peg & Darron - wonderful as ever I'll try not to make it so long next time, Yvonne - you look lovely in stolen hats! Lioness *hugs* always, Ciri and his VDU, Ed the cute goth stewardy bloke, Rally (finally!), Watcher Girl & Dan, Dangermouse did you get anything at the auction? Slaughtered Lambs I don't think we talked but I know who you are... Zepherine, lovely to meet you! PoF, till we next headbang, and Spike, how's your scratch marks? To Monster & Tam, and Velvet Glove and Chambler, and Morph and and and I'm running out of names. Mind you with the wholesale destruction of braincells occuring in the bar I'm surprised I remembered that many... loved you all, to those I met but missed here I'm sorry but I love you really, to those I missed meeting, damn! but maybe next time, and to those that weren't there, you missed an excellent weekend, better luck next time.

Jeez, don't I go on? Did I ramble this much when I was drunk?

Well kinda sums it up. There was someone there that kinda took the shine off the weekend for me, so many thanks to everyone who stopped it being an issue and kept a smile on my face At the end of the day, I know who had a better time and it sure as hell wasn't her (small victories)

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by Niblet The Jedi Gnome
Yvonne! how's your bottom?

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Its fine thankyou, but it was a little sore on Monday morning after its repeated spankings on Sunday night

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by Jola
Yvonne - my fellow party friend - we are *so* the leaders in the dancing stakes

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That was sooo funny. "what shall we do next?" "Go in a circle!" and everyone copied us!! LMAO

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by Dangermouse
Yvonne (who looks great in a hat!!)

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Thanks babe. It seems to be a tradition of nicking a hat for the night, but at least I get to keep this one

Many hellos go out to my fellow Biatches, I had an amazing time and wanna go do it all again. Two weekends in a row of hedonistic, delinquent behaviour just aren't enough. Thanks to all who tried to explain why crushes on ugly blokes are NOT good (even if it didn't work) and bigger thanks to all who provided alcohol. I know I usually go through a whole list of people, but this time there were too many and I know I'd miss one so I'll keep it to this...

Kate you're my star. "He looooves me, he wants to daaate me, he wants to kiiiss me"

And to the girlies screaming along to my "Hey Big Spender" antics as we entered the bar on the Friday night and everyone stared at us - Mwah!! You know we're at a meet when there are drunken people singing "If you're happy and you know it" or "Hey Big Spender"

But I'm sure you don't care about anything I posted 'cos you only want the piccies. So here they are

My pics are here http://communities.msn.co.uk/JolasPhotos/pictures

Rally & 'Floppy' Watcher girl... ah, the dangers of the demon drink, thanks Jola

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by RedWitch
Spike, how's your scratch marks?

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oops!!

anyway.......

Yvonne - I can't believe you have pictures of me, I avoided all forms of camera that entire weekend and still you got me!! By the way, the person in your piccies with Dan and Spike who you didn't know the name of was my mate Hoppy Toad, she's quiet and don't post much so i'm sure she'll forgive you for forgetting who she is!! hehe!! And that picture of PoF's hand and the lemon has to stay!! hehe!! for it is the evil lemon that killed the lemon of joy and made my teeth fall out (the fake fangy one's that is!!) I've not gone insane, honest, PoF and myslef just developed an unusual obbsesion for lemons and straws that weekend!!

Sounds like you all had a great time!! Wish i could have made this one.

Still looking at the pics is good fun!

Hey Jola, you got me and Georgia And of course she can be my partner again. She is such a sweetie. Aww

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by RedWitch
Chris Golden was an utter sweety, very witty & intelligent man, though quote of the weekend has to go to his 'bodyguard', Velvet Glove who during the Saturday signing session asked him: "Do you want me to blow while you carry on signing?"

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I meant on the wet ink.... he didn't take it that way though There were many, many more of those VGisms through the weekend, some of them in front of the guests which got me very red faced I can tell you!

I had a fab weekend, didn't see much of you guys unless you came over to me (& thanks for those that did ), didn't drink to excess so I have to do that at another meet *evil grin*.

Hugs to all & it was great to see you again some for the first time but some old faces in there too (no I don't mean age before anyone gets upset )

Well, what a wicked cool weekend that was! My first con, so I was wandering round like a startled Bunny for parts of it (although that could have been the beer).

The guests were great. Danny and George pretty much stole the show, though Robin was also very funny. And Tony, despite only just making it and not being there for nearly long enough, what an incredibly cool guy! And Charisma was quite entertaining.

And the real people, it was cool to see you all and much fun was had. I'm not going to go into a long list of names as I'm far too knackered, but I'd like to give a few mentions. Dru's Dead Bird, Hoppy Toad, Spike and Miss Edith - my posse for most of the weekend. The Slaughtered Lambs and Dangermouse - for dancing with me to the songs that no-one else would. Howard - the greatest straw who ever lived, and Rowena who never had a chance.

Everyone else - You know I love you. But you've got a hell of a lot to learn about Rock and Roll! (sorry, I'm getting Meat Loaf lyrics popping into my head).

Anyhoo, I'll draw it to a close here. Sorry for my hasty departure on Sunday night, it wasn't planned .

Here's looking forward to the next one!

UP THE LEMONS!

(Edited by PictureOfFlowers 12/06/2002 21:23)

Nicola and I had a great time also - I'm only sorry I didn't spend much time with any of you guys
I will rectify this next time, honest!

Not so much of the beer for me, but that didn't stop me partying. Spending hours waiting for decent food did

Hey-ho, to those I did meet, hi! The ones I can remember would be SPIKE, Cat, Teresa (who introduced herself to me for at least the third time and then tried to threaten me with what looked like a handful of chopsticks...), DrusDeadBird (finally putting a (fanged) face to a name), PictureOfFlowers, Dangermouse, and a number of others.

Taphien, sorry I never got to meet you - but I think I've figured out who you were now!

Hi everybody!

I had a great first convention! It was wonderful to meet so many nice people.

Cat – thanks for showing me around on my first con and especially for finding me a place to stay in London for the next couple of days! You were a great room-mate!

Whistler – really bad luck that you couldn’t attend Saturday and Sunday, I still owe you a pint – perhaps next year

Spike – thanks for the greetings, even if you can’t remember my name. Your German is great – well, at least funny

Sara-Angel – it was nice to meet a fellow German. I hope you’ve by now recovered from the con and Jackie’s party and got your voice back. BTW, on my flight back home I read in the newspaper (FAZ) about some boys getting hurt in copying some “Jackass” stunts, so it seems that they ARE shown on German MTV as well. Probably not for very much longer though.

Jola – your Georgia is really a sweet baby and so good at relaxing the atmosphere.

Astronut – thanks for organizing the room, a pity that Cat never managed to introduce us.

PictureOfFlowers - thanks for keeping me company at the cocktail party. I was so nervous and didn’t know anybody.


Greetings to everybody I’ve forgotten or rather whose board names I don’t know/remember – I’m at least as bad with names as Spike I hope to meet you all again some day.

Taphien aka Anja aka the German girl with the really short hair

BTW, has anyone a good picture of me in fancy dress or knows someone who has? I was dress up as a kind of monk vampress.


PS: ...and special greetings to everybody I met at Jackie's BBQ - I had a great time there!!!



(Edited by Taphien 14/06/2002 12:42)

Finally i get round to posting. I know I am late, but I am kinda really ill and getting out of bed to get to the computer was hard work!
Well, as usual I had a great time!!
Hannah, Kristen and Hubby : Thanks for letting me stay at yours yet again and for being just the way you are, simply gorgeous. Hope you have a good time on holiday ( and that you found time to finally get some sleep)
Jola, Len, Georgia: LEN!!! MWaahaaa. The "attack of the clones" copy is brilliant! So are the autographs. Still cant believe you gave me *so many*! I really owe you something!! Thanks for keeping me company at the party, Jola. You are so the dancing queen!
Yvonne , aka roomie aka gingerbitch at least you didnt dance on the roof......this time! Love ya
Jackie, Taphien and the BBQ gang [b] Fun was had, see you... next month (?!)
[b] Kate : kick him out and move to germany, nothing else to say!!
EvilWillow: Got the dress! Lovely Vickie kept reminding me of it! My mum is all head over heels for it. Now lets just see if i can hold my breath through the whole prom thing
Right..everybody else.. feel virtually hugged. I am just too knackered to go on now. Oh.. wait VG: Thanks for the sweet autograph.. i bet i am the only one who has 2 autographs on the chris golden page.
My returnflight btw first seemed to become a nightmare as i was told that the only flight to cologne that evening was overbooked and so was the flight to the closest airport dusseldorf. But when the Lady at the airport told me i would have to stay there until the next morning, the pilot of the plane passed by and offered me a seat in the cockpit! So i didnt only get back home that evening, i also have a date with a pilot next week. Oh and girls, it really is sooo much more impressive if a guy tries to show off with his Boeing than with his Polo. Mmmshiny buttons

(Edited by sara-angel 15/06/2002 09:40)

Sara, shhh! I don't know *what* you mean... roof? What roof?

Taphien, how about this?

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by sara-angel
Jola, Len, Georgia: LEN!!! MWaahaaa. The "attack of the clones" copy is brilliant! So are the autographs. Still cant believe you gave me *so many*! I really owe you something!! Thanks for keeping me company at the party, Jola. You are so the dancing queen!

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Len says you're welcome

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by Yvonne

Taphien, how about this?

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Thanks that's great!

Kate you're my star. "He looooves me, he wants to daaate me, he wants to kiiiss me"

awwww *sniffle*... I may even forgive you for the utterly utterly rank photos of me that seem to have appeared on your Yahoo album - I have discovered another top that is *never* going to be seen in public again

Kate : kick him out and move to germany, nothing else to say!!

Is that an offer, babe?

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by RedWitch
<major snippage!> Can't wait til next year - Trinity you better be coming!

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Just try and stop me!

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by Kate


Kate : kick him out and move to germany, nothing else to say!!

Is that an offer, babe?

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Sure as hell!