Thursday, October 31, 2013

and so it begins

sitting at breakfast now (sticky buns french toast is my meal of choice today) after standing in line for a couple of hours to register and get my first set of items that i pre-purchased before the convention. while waiting in line is never a completely fun exercise, the lines at this convention are a nice opportunity to see old friends and meet new ones. such was the case today and it sets a nice tone for the days ahead.

the one single common experience that i've had across all of these events i've attended over the years is the feeling at the start of "i can't believe we're here" and at the end of "i can't believe it's already over." i can affirm that the former has happened and we shall see about the latter.

in the meantime, i need to take my loot upstairs freshen up and get ready to stand in line in about an hour as the souvenir room opens up for its first sales. a good friend wrote and asked if i was having fun. i haven't had a chance to write her back yet, but should she come across here before i do, the answer is so far, so good.

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marin mazzie - back to before (ragtime) July 4, 1998

ii was reminded of this performance tonight and wanted to share it here as a tribute to a phenomenal talent who left us way too soon.