Science Fiction Fandom I enjoy going to Science Fiction Conventions when we are
able I like Science Fiction better then Fantasy but like some Fantasy
shows, movies & books too. I'm a fan updated: February 16, 2009 |
| Current SF Favorites |
| Primeval - on BBC America |
| Stargate SG-1 & Stargate Atlantis - on the SciFi Channel |
| Pern Books by Anne McCaffrey |
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Some Conventions I Have Attended |
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| Dixie Trek 10, 1991, Atlanta, GA |
General Science Fiction-Fantasy Convention * My first convention * Stars: Mark Goddard & Bill Mumy of 'Lost In Space' * Someone pushed me out of an elevator and right into the back of Mark Goddard |
| Vulkon 1991, Thunderbird Hotel on Arlington Expressway, Jacksonville, FL |
Star Trek Convention * Met James Doohan "Scotty" from the Star Trek, got a hug & kiss from him and a photo of us together.. |
| South of Oz, June 14-16, 1991, Hyatt Hotel, Orlando, Florida. |
Beauty and The Beast (TV Series) Fan
Convention 1991 * Hosted by all the Florida B&B groups working together. * Con Staff * Create Trivia Contest for Convention * Had staff in dealers room. * Stars: Roy Dotrice, Ron Perlman & Jay Acovone from the TV show. * I was in my first and only costume contest. |
| Con Tiki 1991(?), Thunderbird Hotel on Arlington Expressway, Jacksonville, FL |
Relax-a-con - No guests just fans. |
| Cracker Con 1992, March 13, 14 & 15, 1992, Jacksonville, FL |
General Science Fiction-Fantasy Convention * Met Paul this weekend (but not at the convention) * The SCA & Hoggetowne Faire had big demos at this con. |
| Cracker Con 1993, Jacksonville, FL |
General Science Fiction-Fantasy Convention * Panel member for "Beauty and the Beast" panel. * Wore my B&B costume. * Dealer in Dealer's Room * Paul met Martin Smith at this con and they have been fast friends ever since. * The SCA & Hoggetowne Faire had big demos at this con. |
| First Coast Fandom, 1993 & 1994, Jacksonville, FL |
Northeast Florida Cable TV Show * Part of the set was in my garage. LOL. I helped build set. * Hubby Paul was camera man, friend Marcia Patterson was M.C. of show. Not a convention. |
| Dragon Con 1994, Atlanta GA |
General Science Fiction-Fantasy Convention |
| Star Trek: Star Date 1994, MOSH Museum, Jacksonville, FL |
Star Trek Convention * Marcia Patterson, Bettina Makely and I had a "Beauty and the Beast" fan table. * Wore B&B costume. * Marcia and I were the judges for the Star Trek trivia contest. |
| SCI-CON 17, November 10-12, 1995, Sheraton Oceanfront Hotel, Virginia Beach, Virginia |
General Science Fiction-Fantasy Convention GoH: Larry Bond. Artist GoH: Mark Poole. Fan GoH: Curt Harpold. |
| A Kingdom by the Sea: A Romantic Celebration, July 12-14, 1996, Omni Waterside Hotel, Norfolk, Virginia |
Beauty and The
Beast (TV Series) Fan Convention 1996 * Hosted by the DreamSeekers * Con Staff * Had stuff in Dealers' Room * I created first ever convention web site for B&B fandom. * Did many things including help created lot of decorations for the convention. * Wore B&B costume. |
| SCI-CON 18, 1996, Sheraton Oceanfront Hotel, Virginia Beach, Virginia |
General Science Fiction-Fantasy Convention * Had Stained Glass art in art show * Helped in art room. |
| SCI-CON 19, Nov 7-9 1997, Sheraton Oceanfront Hotel, Virginia Beach, Virginia |
General Science Fiction-Fantasy Convention * Had Stained Glass art in art show * Helped in art room. http://web.archive.org/web/19970411055139/http://scicon.org/index.html |
| Beauty at the Beach: To See the World in a Grain of Sand, March 27-29, 1998, Sheraton Oceanfront Hotel, Virginia Beach, Virginia |
Beauty and The
Beast (TV Series) Fan Convention 1998 * Hosted by the DreamSeekers * Con Staff * Had stuff in Dealers' Room * Created web site for convention. * I was Art Show Director |
| Necronomicon 1998, Oct 9-11, 1998, Holiday Inn Sabal Park, Tampa, Florida |
General Science Fiction-Fantasy Convention Guests of Honor: C. J. Cherryh, |
| Dragon Con 1999, Atlanta GA |
General Science Fiction-Fantasy Convention |
| Necronomicon 2000, Tampa, Florida |
General Science Fiction-Fantasy Convention Guests of Honor: James P. Hogan & Lynn Abbey |
| OASIS
17, May 28 - 30, 2004, Orlando Florida |
General Science Fiction-Fantasy Convention Author Guest of Honor: Allen Steele Artist Guest of Honor H. Ed Cox Filk Guest of Honor: Michael Longcor |
| DreamCon, June 11-13, 2004, Jacksonville, FL, The Adam’s Mark Hotel |
General Science Fiction-Fantasy Convention DreamCon Guest of Honor: Ron Perlman Media Guests: Gary Graham, Jewel Staite, Tony Amendola, Erin Gray. Authors: Larry Niven, Jerry Pournelle, more. I won free pass for participating on their forum boards. |
| Dragon Con 2006 September 1-4, 2006, Atlanta, GA, Hyatt Regency Atlanta, Atlanta Marriott Marquis and the Atlanta Hilton. |
General Science Fiction-Fantasy Convention * Paul and I created decorations for Stargate Panel Room * Paul was in the Dragon Con Parade riding a W.W.II tank. |
| Ancient City Con 2008 August 2-3, 2008, Jacksonville, FL, Hyatt Regency Jacksonville Riverfront |
Local Science Fiction or Scifi, Fantasy, Anime, Comics, Gaming,
and Costumes Convention, * Created some flyers for SCA table & provided some SCA display. |
Links of Interest |
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| Want to form SF- Fantasy Club in Jacksonville, FL? |
Contact me and let me know, I might help. cat_herder@comcast.net |
| Ancient City Con Jacksonville, FL |
Local Science Fiction or Scifi, Fantasy, Anime, Comics, Gaming, and Costumes Convention |
| Beauty and The Beast Fan Convention 2009 July 10-12, 2009 New Orleans, LA |
Yahoo group |
| MegaCon 2009 February 27 - March 1st 2009 Orlando, Florida |
General Science Fiction-Fantasy Convention |
| MetroCon July 18-20, 2008 Tampa, Florida |
Florida's Largest Anime Convention |
| Necronomicon 2008 October 10-12, 2008 Hilton Bayfront St Petersburg, Florida |
General Science Fiction-Fantasy Convention |
| OASIS 22 May 22 - 24, 2009 Orlando, Florida |
General Science Fiction-Fantasy Convention |
| Stargate
Off-World Con takes place during Dragon Con. |
My friend Marcia Patterson is the Panel Director &
lives in NE Florida, contact: stargatefandom@yahoo.com |
| Hulu Watch Sci Fi online |
Some episodes of several different TV series. |