MadCon 2010 The convention so far
Posted By Kathleen David on September 25, 2010
Well a lot has happened in the past couple of days. The convention is very comfortable. We know the people running it so that’s always nice. We have a number of friends here which is also very nice. Peter’s daughter Shana and her husband came to see us which has been nice for both us and Caroline who got to spend some quality time with them.
On Friday I had the great privilege of interviewing Sophie Aldred. She is a very fine actress who played my favorite Dr. Who companion, Ace. Sarah Jane and Leela are up there but Ace just had something that pushed her ahead. We learned the origin of Ace’s costume along with how she got her Equity card. I was able to back her up on JNT’s office since I had been there as well. She also has a great interest in puppets and puppetry. I avoided leading the rest of the conversation down that path with I could have done.
Later that evening I got my chance to talk to Susan Ellison and Maggie Thompson who are two good friends of mine. We have each other’s backs. We caught up on this, that, and the other. It is nice to have a chat that rambles around a bit with friends. Peter showed up as Shana had taken Caroline swimming so he could hear Harlan talk. I joined him and we listened to Harlan work the room as only Harlan can work the room.
One of these happenstances of doing a convention with Ellison is that you know who you are probably going to see and some of these people we only see when we hang out with Ellison at a convention. But we have interacted with them for years. So they have watched the David girls grow up and know a lot of the same stories we do since they were there for such things as “Guava Paste is People” and “Free the Ellison Nine”. So there is a comradery there. We catch up on news and go from there.
Saturday has been a little looser with our time. Shana and Caroline along with Shana’s husband went off on their own adventure. Peter did panels. I listened to panels. We both went and listened to Harlan talk and had a very pleasant afternoon. I got to talk to Sophie a little more and showed her pictures of the puppets I have done. She loved them. I had started an Ace puppet but put it aside. I am going to finish it up and get it to her. The hard part got a little easier since I got a good picture of the jacket so I can re-create the pins and patched.
This evening we had the banquet which had good food and good companionship at our table. Harlan told a story or two with a lot of extra information in the middle. I took Caroline to the room to get some sleep.
Tomorrow we have a number of things to see and do. Then we pack up and head on back home on Monday very early.
I am grateful for conventions that have that family atmosphere.
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