So here is the latest version of the schedule. It may not be the last version, so don't take this as the final word until you have the program book in your hands!
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One thing I would like to mention: in the program book, "Speak of the Devil!" is listed as a 11:30 pm on Saturday panel. This was an error that was entirely my own fault; I put "pm" instead of "am." Barring any scheduling conflicts with the panellists (and all of them are people I know and have easy contact with), the panel will be held on Sunday ( Read more... )

RESPOND TO MY CLEVER JOKE FROM A FEW DAYS AGO OR BURN IN HELL.

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I am in Atlanta for the final director's meeting for DragonCon. I made the trip Friday night and stopped by a college radio station where my friend Paul co-hosts a metal show. When I get to the building, I see some guy dressed as the Elephant Man. Then I realize that some people are playing "The Masquerade" LARP.

This whole Snakes on a Plane thing was funny when it first started, but now it's borderline irritating. Movies like this are only really funny when they are earnest. Something like Robot Monster, that's funny because the director had good intentions and failed miserably. But when these movies are marketed as jokes, the appeal is gone.

Not more than a couple of months ago, I remarked to my brother that power metal was never going to achieve mainstream popularity in the U.S. This comment was spurred by the public's embrace of shit-rock like Hinder ( Read more... )