BBC Sherlock Fan Forum - Serving Sherlockians since February 2012 / Dragon Con 2016

**Posted by tonnaree** September 7, 2016 7:50 pm

Liberty wrote:
Aw, lovely! He does seem a nice guy, and he's not too hard on the eyes either .

Truth!

I was a tiny bit shocked to find out he's a year younger than me!!! Damn it.

**Posted by This Is The Phantom Lady** September 7, 2016 8:08 pm

That sounds like it was a lovely experience!!

**Posted by gently69** September 8, 2016 6:25 am

That sounds great. I'm a bit jealous.
Especially that you saw Gillian Anderson. I'm rewatching The X-Files at the moment and saw her in The Fall recently. Love it.

**Posted by SolarSystem** September 8, 2016 6:32 am

And Gillian seems to be great fun at conventions from what I've seen on tumblr.
Did she wear one of her hilarious t-shirts?

Edit: She did wear a t-shirt, that's for sure.

Last edited by SolarSystem (September 8, 2016 6:34 am)

**Posted by gently69** September 8, 2016 6:35 am

If she also is "too expensive" for a convention in Germany?

**Posted by SolarSystem** September 8, 2016 6:36 am

She probably is.

**Posted by gently69** September 8, 2016 6:39 am

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**Posted by tonnaree** September 8, 2016 11:57 am

gently69 wrote:
That sounds great. I'm a bit jealous.
Especially that you saw Gillian Anderson. I'm rewatching The X-Files at the moment and saw her in The Fall recently. Love it.

I was obsessed with the X-Files for years. And David Duchovny was my first internet boyfriend. *giggle*

Gillian was lovely. Very gracious.

Side Note: I am a little spoiled. Because of my bad leg I cannot stand in the long lines for the most popular panels. People can start lining up hours before hand. I qualify for a disabled sticker which allows me to sit down rather than stand in line and they also allow us to be seated in the room first. This way I get excellent seats. Trust me, it's the only time I'm grateful that my leg is messed up!

**Posted by Liberty** September 8, 2016 5:05 pm

I'm sorry about your leg, Tonnaree. It must be a real nuisance all the rest of the time, but I'm glad that you do get some benefit - quite rightly!

**Posted by tonnaree** September 8, 2016 11:22 pm

Is this not one of the most fabulous things you have ever seen!
Feel the CumberLove!

**Posted by tonnaree** September 8, 2016 11:24 pm

Dragon Con birthday present to myself.

**Posted by tonnaree** September 8, 2016 11:30 pm

Here's a great collection of cosplay photos from our local paper.
http://www.atlantamagazine.com/news-culture-articles/choose-favorite-costumes-dragon-con-2016/

**Posted by gently69** September 9, 2016 6:58 am

Brilliant. Thank you for the link. Never thought that anybody still knows "Labyrinth". I love that film.

**Posted by tonnaree** September 9, 2016 11:45 am

"Labyrinth" is very popular among geeks and since Bowie passed a lot of people have been very nostalgic for it.

**Posted by This Is The Phantom Lady** September 9, 2016 1:20 pm

Beautiful cosplays! and I NEED that dress in my life!

Sorry about your leg, but good that you take 'advantage' of it at such events!!

**Posted by Liberty** September 9, 2016 5:29 pm

Labyrinth was great (showing my age!)! And that is some excellent cosplay. The 80s was a great time for fantasy films and I loved them, even ones that aren't so well thought of like Legend and Krull - they would be great for cosplay but only a few old fogeys would get it!

**Posted by tonnaree** September 9, 2016 7:14 pm

If anyone is interested in a few facts about Dragon Con:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragon_Con

Dragon Con (previously Dragon*Con and sometimes DragonCon) is a North America multigenre convention, founded in 1987, which takes place once each year in [url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlanta,_Georgia]Atlanta, Georgia[/url]. As of 2016[update][/url], the convention draws attendance of over 77,000,[url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragon_Con#cite_note-attendance2016-1][1] features hundreds of guests, encompasses five hotels in the Peachtree Center neighborhood of downtown Atlanta near Centennial Olympic Park, and runs thousands of hours of programming for fans of science fiction, fantasy, comic books, and other elements of fan culture. It is operated by a private for-profit corporation, with the help of a 1,500-member volunteer staff.

Yes, it's huge!!! And there is stuff going on pretty much all day and all night. Sometimes it's hard to pick what you want to do most! Luckily the schedule comes out about a week before the convention. I always sit down with it and pick the 1 or 2 things each day that I HAVE to do. and set myself up a list so I won't miss them. The convention even has it's own phone app to help you plan your schedule and find your way around!

**Posted by tonnaree** September 10, 2016 2:22 pm

On Friday night there was a Pin-Ups by the Pool party sponsored by the Burlesque troop. People were encouraged to come in Pin-Up worthy attire and they had a contest to pick the best. This is my friend Sketch doing his Sheeted Sherlock. He is one of the burlesque performers so he wasn't eligible to win the Pin-Up prize, but he won my heart long ago..............

**Posted by tonnaree** September 10, 2016 2:23 pm

Me being a Pretty Pretty Birthday Princess.

**Posted by tonnaree** September 10, 2016 2:25 pm

I apologize for the blurry pictures. Some were taken with my phone and sometimes my hands were not very steady. Between excitement, exhaustion and the occasional adult beverage, I was pretty unsteady most of the weekend. *giggle*