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The run on Dragon*Con has become probably the best and worst weekend of my whole year. It goes beyond love/hate. It's work and preparation on the level of a job unto itself.
The gear has to be checked. The research done. Whatever interviews I have access to, I have to contact them in advance and be sure they're cool with chatting. Vehicle maintenance. Coordinating with my on-site crew. Dammit, where did that freaking XLR MIT-156 go? Get not one but two episodes of Crosswire ready. Invent new curse words. Make sure I've got as much as I can done at work before I'm gone. Fuck, who canceled? Get started on packing. Scream at vehicle when maintenance costs more than anticipated. Miss two phone call from agents. Invent new curse words. Call agents back, get voicemail. Scream at MP3 recorder for using AAA batteries when everything else uses AA. Buy batteries. What the fuck do you mean, "Word 2007 cannot load?" Reinstall Office 2007. Choke down as much vitamin C as I can in anticipation of the ungodly con plague that awaits me. Wait, Alan Tudyk's going to be there now? Shit! Do more research. Hit up my contacts for leads. Scream at laptop for somehow eating my collection of on-air bumps needed for remote broadcasting. Take half a bottle of Excederin. Go to bathroom. Miss an agent calling me back; call, get voicemail. Budget gas for trip. Realize you're already over budget. Invent new curse words. Realize you forgot go call Pam about updating the web site. Buy a new XLR MIT-156, then just in case a second one to prevent a repeat of last year's infamous "dead mic" calamity. Stock up on cigarettes and rip fuel. Swallow half the bottle of rip fuel. Post current Crosswire. Realize current Crosswire has a fault in recording; remix, repost. Forget to save unaltered copy of remixed Crosswire for broadcast. Find our research is erronious, and redo it. Invent new curse words.
Thus will be my week, true believers.
We'll be at the con from Thursday evening to Monday morning. With any luck, we'll get off a live on-site show on Saturday night and some of the interviews we've collected to that point (though luck never seems to be with us during the attempt). Next Monday will be wrap-up and recap with all the interviews. Plan accordingly.
On the left is artwork from White Wolf's new Hunter: The Vigil. On the right is promo artwork for the game Devil May Cry. (Edit: This is in fact the cover to the game Devil May Cry 3, circa 2005.)
Dude. Whoever did this piece even copied the pile of skulls with the spear in it, down to the detail.
We're confirmed, and we'll be there. If you're going to Dragon*Con, check out Dragon*Con's LiveJournal Community for ideas on what to do, and find people to hook up with. And, as always, there'll be a Camarilla sanctioned LARP. This year's games will be Changeling and Requiem, so if you're in the mood go give them a glance.
Comes to us thanks to DJ Coffman over at Yirmumah and his "Will Draw Anything for $2.00." Check it out, but keep in mind he's fairly backed up at the moment. Going to ask his permission to use it on the Crosswire page, when I get around to getting it assembled . . .
Every year I get to this point, it gets a little harder to believe. This year I didn't even really notice the date creeping up on me, and then suddenly here it is. It didn't really register. Old age is setting in, I fear.
I always remember the first show when I get to this point, down in Tampa, Florida. Somehow we went from me with a cheap plastic mic that came with my computer and a dial-up connection that barely worked to a mic on a swing stand, dynamic condensor, sound board, and you-are-there quality. And so much has changed from the day I began . . . some good, some not so good. But I'm still here.
I'm happy to announce we reached our fundraising goal; thanks to all of you, RDA gets a little breath of relief until this time next year. And we've got so much in store: Dragon-Con and all those interviews are on the horizon, there's new Crosswire in the works, and those of you who contributed thirty dollars or more will get your turn at steering the ship for a night. If you sent a donation and haven't heard from me, please get in touch so we can start working how which night we can set you up and let you loose; that's my project for this week. Thanks to the magic of voice-over-IP, you'll be able to run RDA right from the comfort of your own living room! God help us . . .
So in a few hours, we'll have tonight's edition of RDA; new Crosswire, your requests, the weekly "WTF Is Wrong With You?!" and all the rest. Tune in tonight and help me celebrate the end of year eight, and the beginning of year nine.
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