About Yea High Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 Freaking great gathering. As a first-time... gather... uh... gather-er... I was glad to see how welcoming the Olde Guard was of the new people. Izzy iz so gracious, and her home is just amazing. It makes my palatial Chino Hills estate look like a hovel.Lodey was great. Beyond great. I think he knew the answer to my Reed surname question before George did. But I will be very disappointed if Ran does not change his title at least three times. Trust me, Ran - he deserves it. You have no idea. Blackfyre was so welcoming I first believed the house to be his. Actually, I think HE believes the house to be his! This man's hubris knows no boundaries! He must be stopped. Seriously cool guy though. He's like a better-looking Bruce Campbell.Got to hang with Cueller, whom I have personally dubbed "The Wry Aside Guy," and Venardhi (hitherto known NOT as the Wet Blanket, but as the Mad 'Stache). (It's a brilliant 'stache.)I met many other mega-cool nerds (not an oxymoron in this day and age), including about 20 people whose names I can't recall. I don't blame alcohol, I'm just naturally dumb.Mad props to "Jeffrey and the Tight Tee Harem." I've never seen George more animated then when he had a half-dozen nubile young twentysomethings (sure, count Jeffrey as "nubile"), flocking to him, hanging on his every word. Watching GRRM debate the histories of the English Monarchy with Nessa was an amusement all its own. (Fact: it is actually POSSIBLE to get in a word or two when Nessa speaks, but one needs to be patient, wait for her to run out of oxygen and be forced to take a breath. Then you pounce!) (It worked once.)Bonus: meeting Melinda Snodgrass. Too cool.Lastly, the Thing That Cannot Be Discussed was <censored> and <censored>, and no matter how many times I <censored> I just want to <censored> again and again. But then again I'm not sure I have the stamina for that kind of routine excitement. At least not on a regular basis.All I know is I'm voting YES on a BwB gathering in L.A. for the GAME OF THRONES premier.And yes, winter-is-coming.net will have a post up (soon) regarding both the signing and the BwB gathering. Within a day. A lot of stuff happening; we've gone a little post happy of late! Wouldn't have it any other way. Busy is good. Thanks again, guys!Kenny / @Axechucker / Fire And Blood Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prince Lodey Posted January 11, 2011 Author Share Posted January 11, 2011 Glad you could make it and enjoy the Gathering! Plan on coming to Reno and going on a knight quest if you can! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowleo Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 I'm sorry I missed it! Would've been great to see folks (and GRRM) again :frown5: My husband (aka notsnowleo) was in LA finishing up grad school until just 3 weeks ago, but now we're both in Utah. Boooo, timing.snow "GRRM has been in my car" leo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mblank Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 Glad you could make it and enjoy the Gathering! Plan on coming to Reno and going on a knight quest if you can!After I heard the stories last night about the Knights of the Cheesesteaks and the Knights of the Burnt Ends, I can't wait to go on a quest of my own and get knighted by George. Hopefully going to Reno for Worldcon in June. That gives me six months to train. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chanel Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 Just a quick note to say how much I enjoyed meeting everyone. Hopefully this was only the first of many enjoyable nights to come. Thanks so much to Izzy for being such a wonderful hostess. You have such a beautiful home! I'll post more when I return from New Orleans. Chanel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DragonBlues Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 Wow!!!!! I definitely got onto the boards just too late!!!I was at the signing with a couple of friends, so at least I made that—and that was awesome—but your after-event sounds like it was amazing!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
"Blackfyre" Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 After I heard the stories last night about the Knights of the Cheesesteaks and the Knights of the Burnt Ends, I can't wait to go on a quest of my own and get knighted by George. Hopefully going to Reno for Worldcon in June. That gives me six months to train. :)It was Sullied Knights of the Dumpster, not Knights of the Burnt Ends. Thats what we were supposed to be named. However, KC is not like LA. The city closes down at 9:00pm (well the places that made "burnt end" sandwhiches anyhow).Btw, if anyone would like to contribute to the expenses incurred for Sunday's festivities, please send me a PM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elgernon Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 I guess I am a day late to the recap scene, so I will just say....Thanks to Izzy for hosting at you wonderful home.And thanks to lodey, blackfyre, cuellar for planning and behind the scenes activities. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IseultoftheWhiteHands Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 Kenny. There was no Thing That Cannot Be Discussed. I have no idea what you are talking about. NOBODY has any idea what you are talking about. It never happened.Now stay where you are and men in black, unmarked SUVs will be along shortly to collect you.Nothing supercool happened, people. Absolutely nothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psilocide Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 Awesome time - it was great to meet everyone, and of course great to talk to George. Thanks to Yseult, Blackfyre, and everyone else who made it happen. Hopefully we can get together in April when the show comes out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prince Lodey Posted January 11, 2011 Author Share Posted January 11, 2011 Just a quick note to say how much I enjoyed meeting everyone. Hopefully this was only the first of many enjoyable nights to come. Thanks so much to Izzy for being such a wonderful hostess. You have such a beautiful home! I'll post more when I return from New Orleans. ChanelFantastic meeting you and hope your trip to NO went ok. Really appreciate all your help and talking with you. You are a BwBer through and through! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kat Posted January 13, 2011 Share Posted January 13, 2011 sounds like an incredible time - i can't describe my anguish at not being able to go :(the SoCal BWB sounds pretty sweet - if there are any in NorCal up for meeting up, pls let me know :)You're in luck, as we actually have fairly irregular BWB Norcal events, usually in SF--and we actually have them more often than the SoCal people. There's a thread for it, maybe I'll dig it up and we can plan something for soonish.I wish I could have gone to this. Vroman's-- between that place and the Borders on Lake, I basically spent all my spare money on books as an undergrad. Plus I wanted to see the Casa de Iseult. It's a good thing I stayed home as my sister ended up getting a plague and I had to entertain her girlfriend and another one of her friends while she was out of commission. All my books are signed, but geek parties are fun, and I kind of hoped I'd run into some ex-Techers at the signing.Hope some of you make it to Reno! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
About Yea High Posted January 13, 2011 Share Posted January 13, 2011 Kenny. There was no Thing That Cannot Be Discussed. I have no idea what you are talking about. NOBODY has any idea what you are talking about. It never happened.Now stay where you are and men in black, unmarked SUVs will be along shortly to collect you.Nothing supercool happened, people. Absolutely nothing.I'm just glad I'm not pregnant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
"Blackfyre" Posted January 13, 2011 Share Posted January 13, 2011 Thanks for the write up Fabio! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rex Tyrannus Posted January 13, 2011 Share Posted January 13, 2011 Thanks you guys for throwing a great party, and for showing George such a fun time after his recent bout with illness. He was much invigorated by the bros and the t-shirt girls.A special thanks goes out to Lodey, who made sure that for the entire four hours I was there, I never lacked for a gin and tonic. Not once. That's the kind of dedication that brings a tear to my eye.Also thanks to the few people who were nice enough to pretend that my forthcoming book was an interesting topic when GRRM was sitting right nearby and being far more fascinating than I am. Way to take one for the team, guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
About Yea High Posted January 13, 2011 Share Posted January 13, 2011 Rexie,Great to meet you. So next time you have to hook up with that dude who vowed to be your wingman, hit every pub in the area, and drag as many poor fools as are willing to try and keep up. Epic crawl.And thanks, 'fyre. Here's a link to my write-up: http://winter-is-coming.net/2011/01/bawdy-bits-with-the-bwb/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Friend of the Fyre Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 My wife and I had a great time. Thank you all for letting us participate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nessamau Posted January 20, 2011 Share Posted January 20, 2011 Mad props to "Jeffrey and the Tight Tee Harem." I've never seen George more animated then when he had a half-dozen nubile young twentysomethings (sure, count Jeffrey as "nubile"), flocking to him, hanging on his every word. Watching GRRM debate the histories of the English Monarchy with Nessa was an amusement all its own. (Fact: it is actually POSSIBLE to get in a word or two when Nessa speaks, but one needs to be patient, wait for her to run out of oxygen and be forced to take a breath. Then you pounce!) (It worked once.)OMG, I am so sorry >_< I don't mean to be a hot air balloon, it just seems to happen. It was all exciting with all my friends there and stuff, I was way too energized. Just slap me next time or something, lol. And I think I absorb oxygen through my pores when I talk, so don't count on me stopping to breathe... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psilocide Posted February 5, 2011 Share Posted February 5, 2011 I remember a few people taking a group picture at the end - did any of those turn out? I'd love to get a copy if so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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