At ConGlomeration 2011 and having a Blast
Posted By Kathleen David on April 23, 2011
This weekend we are in Louisville Kentucky for ConGlomeration. The folks running the convention throw a might fine convention. Caroline even has her own track KidCon within the convention and has been fun doing that.
We arrived Thursday to make sure we would be here for Friday. Ariel is home with the cats and the Doctor Who DVDs which she is marathoning with her friend Meg. Thursday we went to this restaurant which was really interesting to look at, had good food, and was very child friendly called
Yesterday we went to where they make most of the Major League Bats and they were making bats for Mothers Day so there were a lot of pink bats hanging in the drying area. If you are in Louisville and you have a love of baseball, I highly recommend the Louisville Slugger Baseball Bat museum and factory tour. We had a great time and Peter got to hold a game bat that was used by Mickey Mantle. Caroline did quite well in the batting cage with the slow pitch softballs. Peter tried the same bad David Wright uses on some baseballs and didn’t do too badly. Wright uses a pretty heavy bat. I got lots of photos and enjoyed seeing all the baseball history that was around us. We then had a nice lunch at a local pizza joint that was very good.
The afternoon saw the start of the convention. Caroline gravitated to KidCon and had a blast. Dee, who is running KidCon, has done a great job with the track and Caroline enjoyed making some crafts and playing games. She is looking forward to going there again today. Peter did a couple of panels and signed a lot of books. He has a number of things he is doing today. I get to go to panels and wander the convention which is something I haven’t done in ages. The Art Show was still being set up when I went through so I really want to see it today and a couple of panels that have my interest.
I don’t think we will be leaving the Hotel. The weather outside is a rather consistent downpour with claps of thunder and lighting. We can also hear the jets taking off from the airport as well so we have to sort that out from the thunder.
I am grateful that we came down here to ConGlomeration.
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