Jeffrey Cornish (![[info]](http://p-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} jeffreycornish) wrote,@ 2008-01-28 20:02:00 |
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Conflikt...
The Day after Conflikt I, and I'm smiling!
Why, you ask, am I happy? I've slept little, sat behind a reg table most of the time, sung my voice a bit hoarse and doomed a friend to filk!
But then again I've slept little, sat behind a reg table most of the time, sung my voice a bit hoarse and doomed a friend to filk!
To be honest when![[info]](http://stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif)
runnerwolf asked me run Registration at Conflikt ... I was thinking that attendance wouldn't be more than 60.
I mean, I was all for a filk con. I've never attended one (some day... sigh), but it took years to get any con up to any sizable membership.
And mistakes would be made, concommittees just don't gel you know. There's always interpersonal conflicts, and just plan screwups and misestimations, etc
I'm happy to say that I was completely wrong, andgeojlc, julesong and I were not bored for any extensive period of time. Of course the great thing about reg is seeing everyone, greeting folks, talking for a bit with people.
We had 119 preregistration. Our final badge number was 153. On Sunday we had sold more than 50 Conflikt II memberships.
Can you believe it?
Other than my badge design needing a tweak or two, I think register went pretty fracking smooth.
Conflikt had two rooms for programs and concerts, as well as a dealers room with more potential personal debt generation than is comfortable. Now I want CD's by the GoH. sigh. money. soon. really.
I sang some, I wished for more courage to sing, and more skill to sing along and stay on key when singing alone, and for a touch of a gaelic accent (or the ability to at least roll my Rs) and an instrument like a mountain dulcimer to go along with that. The one I had borrowed frompondside for several months left me wishing for one of my own. One of these days...
And I was evil. Evil I tell you! I corrupt... er... introducedbluesmancd to the wonders and horrors... er, creative harmonies of an open filk circle. I will only say that CD gave as good as he was given musicwise.
Stevemac (http://www.stevenmacdonald.com) was an incredibly talented, kind, driven, brilliant guest!
Also, have a listen to Tony and Vixy's mp3s at http://www.geekhackfilk.com </plug>
Here's my list of thanks for Conflikt.
Thank you torunnerwolf for roping me into this. You have me at your disposal again next year.
Thank you tocflute , technoshaman , and... I can't type out all of the LJ handles. Thank you for the adventure, for the community, for the love, for the music, for the soul that you shared.
Thank you to my wonderful, talented and beautifulgeojlc for being by my side
Thank you to rest of the Conflikt concom. I didn't give as much as I could have I know, but I had your back.
And don't forget <plug>
The Day after Conflikt I, and I'm smiling!
Why, you ask, am I happy? I've slept little, sat behind a reg table most of the time, sung my voice a bit hoarse and doomed a friend to filk!
But then again I've slept little, sat behind a reg table most of the time, sung my voice a bit hoarse and doomed a friend to filk!
To be honest when
runnerwolf asked me run Registration at Conflikt ... I was thinking that attendance wouldn't be more than 60. I mean, I was all for a filk con. I've never attended one (some day... sigh), but it took years to get any con up to any sizable membership.
And mistakes would be made, concommittees just don't gel you know. There's always interpersonal conflicts, and just plan screwups and misestimations, etc
I'm happy to say that I was completely wrong, and
geojlc, julesong and I were not bored for any extensive period of time. Of course the great thing about reg is seeing everyone, greeting folks, talking for a bit with people.We had 119 preregistration. Our final badge number was 153. On Sunday we had sold more than 50 Conflikt II memberships.
Can you believe it?
Other than my badge design needing a tweak or two, I think register went pretty fracking smooth.
Conflikt had two rooms for programs and concerts, as well as a dealers room with more potential personal debt generation than is comfortable. Now I want CD's by the GoH. sigh. money. soon. really.
I sang some, I wished for more courage to sing, and more skill to sing along and stay on key when singing alone, and for a touch of a gaelic accent (or the ability to at least roll my Rs) and an instrument like a mountain dulcimer to go along with that. The one I had borrowed from
pondside for several months left me wishing for one of my own. One of these days...And I was evil. Evil I tell you! I corrupt... er... introduced
bluesmancd to the wonders and horrors... er, creative harmonies of an open filk circle. I will only say that CD gave as good as he was given musicwise.Stevemac (http://www.stevenmacdonald.com) was an incredibly talented, kind, driven, brilliant guest!
Also, have a listen to Tony and Vixy's mp3s at http://www.geekhackfilk.com </plug>
Here's my list of thanks for Conflikt.
Thank you to
runnerwolf for roping me into this. You have me at your disposal again next year.Thank you to
cflute , technoshaman , and... I can't type out all of the LJ handles. Thank you for the adventure, for the community, for the love, for the music, for the soul that you shared.Thank you to my wonderful, talented and beautiful
geojlc for being by my sideThank you to rest of the Conflikt concom. I didn't give as much as I could have I know, but I had your back.
And don't forget <plug>
Conflikt 2
(Even more conflikted !)
January 30 - February 1, 2009
in Seattle, WA
Guest of Honour Seanan McGuire
Pretty Pink Chainsaw Princess & Winner of the 2007 Pegasus for "Best Performer"
Toastmaster Frank Hayes
Whose heart never fusses while setting the cat on fire
Interfilk Guest Lawrence Dean
Spacefolksinging sensation from the UK
Registration is just $35
until July 6, 2008
http://www.conflikt.org
