[penguicon-general] Re: Guests

[Molly de Blanc]

I think Coulton, the one musician I -really- want, we could get to preform
as well. A lot of conventions have musicians come down and play (for free)
in exchange for the usual guest things and some space to sell merch.

My dream guest lists include Warren Ellis, William Gibson, Brian K. Vaugh
(comic geek!) and Homer Hickam (aerospace engineer turned writer who does
some speculative fiction as well.) I really think someone should invite Vin
Diesel to a con sometime (he's a proud gamer) just as an attendee (with a
comp'd badge, of course.) Ray Bradbury is still alive--something that if
we're ever going to want to try to use we should do soon. He has been known
to still do the occasional convention as well.

I think we should invite Peter Jackson and George Romero sometime. Romero
really defined the zombie genre and Peter Jackson helped people begin to
take our movies seriously. Sam Raimi is one we should also look at. He's a
native Michiganer, he did the Evil Dead and Spiderman movies -AND- he's
slated to do Wee Free Men (man, if we could get Prachett to come back in '08
and Raimi to go that year. It's the year it's "slated" to come out.)

Eliezer Yudkowski would be a great guest, but is currently only known well
within his circle.


Tamora Pierce's coming makes me happy--her books were an important part of
my childhood.

On 4/26/07, Dan DeSloover <zifferent at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> I fourth it! (now where did I put that Robert's rules book?)
>
> --- Mike Ward <unforgiven24 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Three Dead Trolls In A Baggie are hilarious. I, uh, third that one.
> >
> > On 4/26/07, john guest <phecda at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > As a music/filk/dementia guest it has been suggested before, and I
> > > second, Three Dead Trolls in a Baggie.
> > >
> > > Also, from a comics stand point, I've been thoroughly impressed with
> > > Spike from templaraz.com.  She has a couple other comics (accessible
> > > from templaraz) -- Sparkneedle is just a beautiful and humorous
> > > creation story, and "Playing with Dolls" is just snarky good fun.
> > > Plus she's actively shilling to come to cons.  :-)
> > >
> > > --John
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > On 4/26/07, A J L Rodeffer <amanda at redheifergames.com> wrote:
> > > > I'd like to further the suggestion, both are fantastic guys who not
> only
> > > > do great panels but are fabulous people persons.
> > > > ~Amanda
> > > > Pope's Wife
> > > >
> > > > Clark D. Rodeffer wrote:
> > > > > Even though I'm taking a break from running the entire
> non-computer
> > > > > gaming program, I'd like to suggest Michael Stackpole and Aaron
> Alston
> > > > > as possible gaming / sci-fi / crossover GoHs.
> > > > >
> > > > >     Clark Rodeffer
> > > > >     Roly-Poly Tablehammer Shuffleball Pope (on sabbatical)
> > > > >
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-- 
Faithfully yours,

molly.
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