Kevin's Watch

Posted: **Tue Jun 05, 2007 9:17 pm**

Matrixman wrote:Lest we start to take such gatherings for granted, it still amazes me that, scattered as we Watchers are, you can get together like this and get to hang out with STEPHEN DONALDSON, the writer of the books that have been a part of my life for the past 20+ years. Crazy, people, just absolutely crazy...

Well MM; when I was talking to them on the phone on friday night..a few of them suggested that the next one be up here in the Great White North.

Of course they were mostly drunk too!

Posted: **Tue Jun 05, 2007 9:28 pm**

Hey...

I've always wanted a reason to go to Banff, other than just the beauty of it...

Posted: **Tue Jun 05, 2007 9:43 pm**

Cameraman Jenn wrote:Dudes, I can't WAIT that long for the next fest.

Me neither!

Edited because my "Me neither" came after two more posts, and didn't make much sense.

Posted: **Tue Jun 05, 2007 9:53 pm**

Now danlo, I am more than happy to do Albuquerque again too! There is so much I haven't seen yet!

:::and the locals make the trip well worth it:::

:::OK to hug?:::

Posted: **Tue Jun 05, 2007 11:25 pm**

drew wrote: Well MM; when I was talking to them on the phone on friday night..a few of them suggested that the next one be up here in the Great White North.

Of course they were mostly drunk too!

That figures. Well, if it ever happens that Elohimfest comes here, then you, me and Usivius really should work on our 3 Ravers act - you know, something like jumping out of the shadows during SRD's interview and generally acting maniacal. SRD will either a) think he stumbled into another FBH episode or b) become terribly annoyed and use his karate moves to beat the living crap out of us. Just picture the entertainment value! Um, okay, maybe not.

Posted: **Tue Jun 05, 2007 11:27 pm**

DUDE. A northern 'Fest would ROCK. I could easily make that one.

Posted: **Wed Jun 06, 2007 3:00 am**

Heh, now, maybe by 2014 I'll have enough of a life (a ya know, a full time job) in order to go to one of these things.

Otherwise...just let me know when the next time you all are in the DC/Maryland/Blacksburg, VA area, and you can drag me along, heh.-jay

Posted: **Wed Jun 06, 2007 4:45 am**

What does Bob Vardeman do?

Posted: **Wed Jun 06, 2007 4:58 am**

Matrixman wrote:What does Bob Vardeman do?

He writes books.

Posted: **Wed Jun 06, 2007 10:39 am**

www.cenotaphroad.com/

Posted: **Wed Jun 06, 2007 3:24 pm**

Ah, thanks. See, aren't you glad I didn't attend? I'd be the ignoramus without a clue about anyone. I'd be thinking, "Get out of my way, bud, I wanna meet Mr. D!"

(Kidding.)

Posted: **Wed Jun 06, 2007 3:29 pm**

I hadn't heard of him either. Got a copy of Centograph Road here, havent read it yet. Danlo says the series ain't bad...

Posted: **Wed Jun 06, 2007 3:39 pm**

Got back from Alb in the early hours this morning. Already back at work.

I never did catch up with anyone else after Saturday night. I had the family with me and we had some other things to do, so I hope no one thought I was rude or didn't enjoy their company.

On Monday we drove from Alb to San Ysildro to Jemez Springs to Valles Caldera to Los Alamos to Santa Fe and back to Alb. Beautiful!!!

Posted: **Wed Jun 06, 2007 3:42 pm**

We missed you!!

Isn't Valles Caldera the perfect Andelain? danlo is so right about that!

Posted: **Wed Jun 06, 2007 4:54 pm**

MM, no worries, I didn't know Vardeman was an author either when I was introduced to him. I hadn't heard of Real Musgrave either.....

.

I have since read some of Vardeman's work and really enjoyed it although the only complete series I could get my hands on at the time was his War of Powers series and it's published by Playboy Paperbacks!

. Manporn people, MANPORN.

Posted: **Wed Jun 06, 2007 5:32 pm**

Menolly wrote:Isn't Valles Caldera the perfect Andelain? danlo is so right about that!

It's gorgeous! And it had just rained, so everything looked emerald and shiny. And I think that coming there, as we did, from the desert gives it a certain lushness by comparison. I don't think my camera wide-angled enough to do it justice.

Posted: **Wed Jun 06, 2007 5:40 pm**

Wayfriend wrote:
Menolly wrote:Isn't Valles Caldera the perfect Andelain? danlo is so right about that!
It's gorgeous! And it had just rained, so everything looked emerald and shiny. And I think that coming there, as we did, from the desert gives it a certain lushness by comparison. I don't think my camera wide-angled enough to do it justice.

:::jumping over to the album to see if that picture is posted yet:::

Nope...bummer.

Posted: **Wed Jun 06, 2007 6:37 pm**

Yes, Wayfriend, pictures please! The more the merrier - especially when it comes to "Andelain" - the closest thing to the Land we have in the "real" world.

Playboy Paperbacks...maybe SRD shoulda hooked up with them...

Posted: **Wed Jun 06, 2007 7:03 pm**

I just started an indepth thread in Sci-Fi/Fantasy on Bob Vardeman.

Posted: **Wed Jun 06, 2007 7:18 pm**

Here are some shots of Andelian I have lying around;

Aliantha at Andelian

and Christy searching for obsidian

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