Walk Softly and Carry a Big Schtick

Trying to catch up with November. Part 2 of my Loscon 35 (2008) report. (Other sections: part 1, part 3.)

( Joyce Hooper (right) and I talked about what she wanted for the convention's ribbons... )

The vertical ones are fancy, sure. And Hodges does a nice job on them. But with the number of ribbons being handed out, almost to baycon proportions, horizontal ribbons are the way to go. Joyce managed to get Loscon 36's chair, Marcia Minsky, to sign off on the plan.

( A number of the ribbons were printed up in a generic style -- they don't say LOSCON 35 or 2008 on them... )

Cathy and Joyce had given away ribbons that said WHEN IN ROME... during their year of promotion. (And the rest of them not used during the year were handed out to people wearing togas at Loscon 35.) I made the special ribbons use the same typeface (Carleton). In my first installment, I showed you the matching WHATEVER ribbons that we provided to John Scalzi, the Writer Guest of Honor.

John also has a fantasy football team named the Mediocre Walloons, so I put in an order of Mediocre Walloons ribbons. When the WHATEVER ribbons started running low, I gave him some of these. I still have a few left. If I run into him at another convention I'll be able to give him one last refill. (right)

( John had asked for burgers to be delivered to him from In-N-Out, anytime he wanted them... )

I brought some ribbons that say Saved by the Costume Repair Station for missmea to use. Maria had volunteered to run the Costume Repair Station, and they put it in with the Fanzine Lounge. She borrowed the kit that we have built up for animelosangeles, packed her sewing machine, and spent most of the weekend in the Fanzine Lounge/Costume Repair Station/Burger Time Headquarters. (left)

( Ribbon orders from other fans that fit the theme or the GoH started showing up on my desk in the summer... )

( As part of our Loscon 28 convention publicity I threw a toga party at Baycon in 2001... )

Anyhow, as Loscon 35 approached, I decided I wanted to have my own Latin ribbon to hand out. Being someone who sometimes appreciates good beer (in moderation -- see my previous-before-last LJ post, halfway down, for a few small details), I decided I would bring back the toga party frat slogan In Caelis Non Est Cerevisia as a ribbon. (left)

There were many ribbons circulating at Loscon 35 -- I've mostly just talked about the ones that were ordered specifically to be ready for the convention.

To be continued...