byes

[Jamie Snelling]

Thank you all for an amazing con - I'm quite shocked (pleasantly). I
didn't get to say goodbye to a few people, including Al and Pete...
and about 900 others - so you better be there in two years.
Jay (Ninja).xxxx

[Treehugger]

Yeah, goodbye all y'all.  You made the con wonderful for this li'l newbie.  Thanks for everything, especially for being you.

Tree (Dr Treehugger)

p.s. newbie question, is there anywhere that pics are collected/pooled?  I was having too much fun to take any photos, a fact which I am now desperately regretting.

[Pierre Staag]

I'm still travelling, so in not very keen on trying it myself while on abroad data plan, but there has been collections before on Flickr, among others.

 Reside here for a few days and rest assured that those who want to share their pictures will inevitably post links to them here by the weekend, at the latest.

--

Pierre Staag

-:-

[the.wi...@btinternet.com]

Thank you so much to everyone who organised the convention. An amazing and unforgettable weekend. See you in 2014!
Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless device

[Jane]

Fantastic Con! We all had a wonderful time and it's all over too soon. Thank you to everyone involved in making it happen. You're amazing!

Toothy and family
X

Sent from my iPhone

[Brian L Dominic]

On Tue, 28 Aug 2012 19:42:56 +0100, you wrote:


>p.s. newbie question, is there anywhere that pics are collected/pooled? I
>was having too much fun to take any photos, a fact which I am now
>desperately regretting.
>

Don't worry - I've got some of you - including you getting your head
chopped off by some dwarf in a wheelchair...........................
which will go on a Web Page - when it's done I'll tell y'all!

Brian de Worde, otherwise

Brian L Dominic

[Treehugger]

Ooh, excellent. Thank ye!

[Brian L Dominic]

On Tue, 28 Aug 2012 22:47:17 +0100, you wrote:

>Ooh, excellent. Thank ye!

Absolutely no problem whatsoever!

How's the sock??

[Ssirienna]

Ahha! That was you! Hope the shiny hat stayed on your badge - and apologies for turning down being your partner in the Gay Gordons - my feet were killing me and I was on my way to the Toast & Jam!

Glad you had fun though :-)

Jan (SSirienna - Deputy of Evolution)

[Treehugger]

Yus, that was me.  With the newbie flailing, the overall enthusiasm about EVERYTHING and the inability to sit still without fiddling with string.  Thank you for your company and I hear that the Toast and Jam was worth visiting, sorry I missed it.  I may follow you on Twitter at some point if that's ok, if you see Arborophilia wandering around in your follow box, that'd be me.  Same goes to anyone else I find...

[Thomas Zahr]

Going slightly to:

tho99 my pics from #dwcon I seem not to have had time for a lot of photos this time http://t.co/whkV23TX 29.08.12 20:38

Ciao,

Thomas =:-)

[Ssirienna]

No worries! Follow away :-)

[Ssirienna]

Thomas - do you mind if I share these on Facebook for people?

They are great!

Thanks for the ones of us in Maskerade :-)

Jan

[Thomas Zahr]

No prob, go right ahead

Thomas 

[Ssirienna]

Thank you :-)

[Maddee]

TREEEEEEE! 

It was so lovely to meet you

xxxxxx

Maddee

[Treehugger]

Maddeeeeeeeee! 

It was so lovely to be met!  *grin*

 

I will always remember dancing, clasped warmly in your arms, your unfetted wig tickling at my nose...

 

(Have added you to my contacts list, expect mad emails from time to time)

[Bethan C]

Still can't believe it's going to be two years to the next one - I'm still refusing to take off my turtle ring. 2010 was my first DWCon and I couldn't imagine 2012 could be any more fun, but it TOTALLY was!

You are all of you absolutely nuts and I love you all for it. Anyone else already planning out costumes/Toast and Jam sets for 2014?

Bethan (variously a Seamstress, Madame "Bobbi" Meserole (aka Vetinari's aunty) and a Feegle)

[Kelly Harding]

>
> You are all of you absolutely nuts and I love you all for it. Anyone else
> already planning out costumes/Toast and Jam sets for 2014?

It was an amazing Con :) my 5th.

I believe at one Con PTerry said something along the lines of 'yes,
but they're /my/ loonies' in reference to a question he was asked in
an interview. Forget the exact quote though.

kelly

[Richard McGregor Edwards]

On 1 September 2012 17:16, Bethan C <splash....@gmail.com> wrote:

Anyone else already planning out costumes/Toast and Jam sets for 2014?

Maybe... :)

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[Brian L Dominic]

On Sat, 1 Sep 2012 17:31:37 +0100, you wrote:

>On 1 September 2012 17:16, Bethan C <splash....@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>Anyone else already planning out costumes/Toast and Jam sets for 2014?
>
>
>Maybe... :)

I certainly am................. and I'm going to need TWO!

Brian L Dominic

[Bethan C]

Costumes, or Toast'n'Jam sets? ;)

[Brian L Dominic]

On Sat, 1 Sep 2012 21:52:42 +0100, you wrote:

>Costumes, or Toast'n'Jam sets? ;)
>

Costumes!

Talking of music - I wonder if we could organise a karaoke session?

Brian L Dominic

[Richard McGregor Edwards]

O, that soumds like fun!

[h4yn0nnym0u5e]

Isn't Toast & Jam karaoke, but with *live* backing? I suppose you might want to let Eric know what songs to add to his already impressive set list...

Me, I'm gonna try to practise the sax a bit more so I don't have to lend it out in order to hear it played properly! (Hi, Miss Charlotte, & thanks...)

Cheers

Jonathan
aka "Stupid-looking Dad", if I'd though of it soon enough

[Bethan C]

I'm in for that! :D Drunken karaoke is always hilarious.

[Treehugger]

Ooooh boy.  I apologise in advance for anything I may do.

[Bethan C]

I don't! Don't forget, it's better to beg forgiveness than to ask permission. ;) Plus, anyone who comes willingly to drunk karaoke deserves exactly what they get.

[graham]

On 01/09/2012 17:31, Richard McGregor Edwards wrote:

> Anyone else already planning out costumes/Toast and Jam sets for 2014?

Well I'll be behind the sound desk at the Toast and Jam as usual :-)

[graham]

On 01/09/2012 22:26, Brian L Dominic wrote:

> Talking of music - I wonder if we could organise a karaoke session?

That's what the Toast and Jam is for, you pick the music, they play, you
sing :-)

[graham]

On 01/09/2012 22:45, h4yn0nnym0u5e wrote:

> Me, I'm gonna try to practise the sax a bit more so I don't have to lend
> it out in order to hear it played properly! (Hi, Miss Charlotte, &
> thanks...)

The twelve bar blues with the sax was incredible! To just jam something
together like that and have it work brilliantly was great :-)

[Ssirienna]

Posted here on behalf of Marita Arvaniti:

Hello everyone! Do we have any information on Dr. Treehugger because I can't find her e-mail and I have some pictures to send her?Thanks in advance! 

That was posted on the DWCon 2012 FB pge if you're able to see that - if not repost here and I'll post for you :-)

Jan (Ssirienna)

[Treehugger]

Oh yay!  I was wondering how to get in contact with her.  I don't facebook unfortunately, but please, if you would be so kind, could you post my email for her?  If it doesn't come up against this reply, it's hugger...@gmail.com

 

Thanks a million,

 

Tree

On 3 September 2012 16:11, Ssirienna <ssir...@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote:

Posted here on behalf of Marita Arvaniti:

Hello everyone! Do we have any information on Dr. Treehugger because I can't find her e-mail and I have some pictures to send her?Thanks in advance! 

That was posted on the DWCon 2012 FB pge if you're able to see that - if not repost here and I'll post for you :-)

Jan ()

[CCA]

On Sep 1, 5:22 pm, Kelly Harding <kelly.hard...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > You are all of you absolutely nuts and I love you all for it. Anyone else
> > already planning out costumes/Toast and Jam sets for 2014?
>
> It was an amazing Con :) my 5th.

Mine too! :-)

CCA

[CCA]

I liked that too. That's what the Toast and Jam is all about :-)

I do think it needs a bit more publicising next time, though. They
deserved a bigger audience than they had

CCA

[graham]

On 03/09/2012 21:26, CCA wrote:

> I liked that too. That's what the Toast and Jam is all about :-)
>
> I do think it needs a bit more publicising next time, though. They
> deserved a bigger audience than they had

I think a lot of people were seduced away by some big meal that was
happening elsewhere... :-/

[Kelly Harding]

>>
>> I do think it needs a bit more publicising next time, though. They
>> deserved a bigger audience than they had
>
>
> I think a lot of people were seduced away by some big meal that was
> happening elsewhere... :-/

Normally I'd of been at the Toast & Jam as it is for me a highlight of
the Con. However
I had the chance to attend said big meal and took it as I've never
done so before and at
least now can feel I've experienced that bit of the Con atmosphere
too. Whether I'll do it again
is another matter entirely really. Do kinda wish the two didn't clash
quite so much if I were to do it
again (dinner).

kelly

[Mandy Oldroyd]

Just a few words on the perceived toast and jam/ gala dinner clash.

Originally toast and jam was specifically programmed to be something which sat opposite the gala dinner. The dinner is not everyone's thing, both for reasons of money ( its a fair wadge of cash after all) and a formal occasion like that isn't everyone's style. So toast and jam was felt to be a good item to sit opposite it.

In 2006 there were people who said that they didn't find toast and jam an attractive option, and felt that the concom were ignoring the large number of people who didn't attend the dinner, so in a partial response to that, the event which runs alongside the gala dinner and ties with its themes was born. Starting with the dragon racing in 2008.

Personally I think the balance is pretty good, toast and jam is an excellent event, but isn't really suited to have 600 plus people attend it, it would lose its own character and charm. The alternative gala dinner event tends to be loud, and hectic.

Mandy

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[Richard McGregor Edwards]

I can see how that works. I meant to go to Toast and Jam - I was planning to spend the evening bouncing between there and the Cori Celesti Games, bt it didn't work out that way. After the Dr Horrible's Singalong Blog Singalong, there was another Once More With Feeling Singalong and then bed was calling. Next time...

[paula....@gmail.com]

I thinks that's one of the great things about DWCon, there are always at least three events happening at the same time that you want to be at!

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[Richard McGregor Edwards]

Yes, that's true! There were at least a couple of things I'd like to have gone to that I missed because I was either at another event or having a break for food and/or letting my brain recover. It's a good way for things to be.

[CCA]

What usually happens, though, is that after the Gala Dinner, people
come into the Toast and Jam and it gets even livelier. That's what
happened in 2008 - I remember it well. Of course, there was the
Discworld Games in Cori Celesti, and I believe there was an impromptu
event where the orchestra that played us in to the free drinks
reception then set up in Dunmanifestin, and that's all fair enough.
But there wasn't much information to tell people that the Toast and
Jam was on, which doesn't seem fair when the people involved are
working hard to make it work.

CCA

[CCA]

On Sep 4, 7:58 am, Mandy Oldroyd <mandy.oldr...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Just a few words on the perceived toast and jam/ gala dinner clash.
> Originally toast and jam was specifically programmed to be something which
> sat opposite the gala dinner. The dinner is not everyone's thing, both for
> reasons of money ( its a fair wadge of cash after all) and a formal
> occasion like that isn't everyone's style. So toast and jam was felt to be
> a good item to sit opposite it.
> In 2006 there were people who said that they didn't find toast and jam an
> attractive option, and felt that the concom were ignoring the large number
> of people who didn't attend the dinner, so in a partial response to that,
> the event which runs alongside the gala dinner and ties with its themes was
> born. Starting with the dragon racing in 2008.

I seem to remember that in 2008, the Dragon Racing (which I didn't see
but was told was excellent) and the Toast and Jam had a fairly equal
number of people enjoying them after the Gala Dinner had finished.

My point was not that they clashed - that's always been the case, and
it seems a good idea to have both the Toast and Jam and the Cori
Celesti games (or whatever we have next time) as alternatives. My
point was that the Toast and Jam wasn't given a particularly high
profile, and that people who were new to the Convention (which I'm
told was quite a few, which is great:-) may very well not have known
that it was on.

I suppose I'm posting this out of fear that the T&J may be
discontinued, which would be a great shame if it does, as it's a
Convention tradition many of us have been enjoying for many years.

(Please note - this is not a criticism of anyone involved in any event
or its organisation, all of whom did a grand job as usual)

CCA

[graham]

Hi there,

On 04/09/2012 13:08, CCA wrote:

> My point was not that they clashed - that's always been the case, and
> it seems a good idea to have both the Toast and Jam and the Cori
> Celesti games (or whatever we have next time) as alternatives. My
> point was that the Toast and Jam wasn't given a particularly high
> profile,
>

> I suppose I'm posting this out of fear that the T&J may be
> discontinued, which would be a great shame if it does, as it's a
> Convention tradition many of us have been enjoying for many years.

I agree, I enjoy doing the sound for it and it's always a lot of fun, so
maybe next time it'll be given a higher profile in the programme.

Cheers,
Graham.

[Faz F]

I must admit it I normally pop in however I didn't even think about it this year,

Altho I don;t know how much of that is down to the bottle of wine I drunk at the Gala Dinner ;)

Faz

(**Vae puto deus fio**) For english translation ask me!

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> Subject: Re: [DW 2012 Group] Re: byes