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Belated response to Mechana-



That's me on the left in green; Quislet is two down from me, in blue with the strap, Miner is to the right of him at the back, and Abin is second from the right.

a most wretched hive of scum and villainy

Thanks for the photo Kent.

Well, greetings from Los Angeles. I got here yesterday; totally a last minute thing! If I can figure out how to take, host and post a current pic from here, I will.

And my plans for San Diego haven't changed, other than I'll be driving in from LA with my Shawn.

WOW!!! 3 more days till Vegas, and 5 more till comic-con. i am soooo stoked!!!!

I thought you liked Boston.

He does. But what better sort of place for a lawyer to lurk?

Well, I made it to Chicago so far. grabbing a late lunch and a beer at Midway Airport (Carter and Sheira say 'hi'). The flight went fine, Amtrak was fine... the only delay was on the #7 subway train and the #48 bus getting to Laguardia, but nothing to complain about.

I've got about 3.5 hours to kill til the next leg.

Oh, well we do have some cell phone numbers.

The usual thing we have done on conventions is to use the DC booth as a meeting place.

makes sense. since so many of us will be at the Best Western Coronado, I'd suggest those of us who have checked in and are ready to roll before preview-night-registration could congregate in the lobby there, too, and we can go over together.

Okay, Kent and I are checked into the Stratosphere in Vegas.

Whew, what a day! First my plane couldn't land due to weather conditions in Philly so I missed my Vegas connection. Then I got upgraded to 1st class on the second flight, then I got here and found my rentalcar reservation wasn't changed, so I wound up with a mini-van, then I promptly got lost (three times) and was late picking Kent up at the airport.

But we're here...

Now What?

The Strip is actually a lot more compact than I'd imagined. It's actually quite walkable (at night).

I flew in at the edge of dusk; the lights were just coming on. it's a sight to behold.

Didn't expect all the driving billboards (on trucks) for escort agencies, tho, circling up and down the strip.

Well the group in Vegas has grown, the semi-imaginary poster known as STU has joined us.

Hello STU, Kent & Abin! Hope you're having a great time. Abin, remember that you can't "borrow" casino chips like you do comic previews.

Oh no, I'm stil coming to San Diego - just hoping someone takes pictures of the Vegas leg of the Legionworld meetup! Will there be showgirls, bouncers, gangsters in any of them I wonder?

Legion related creators scheduled to attend: Mark Waid, Steve Wacker, our own Mechana! Eric Wright, Jason Pearson, Eric Canete (cartoon), Jeff and Phil Moy, Todd Nauck, Bruce Timm, Dave Johnson (cartoon), Yuri Lowenthal (cartoon voice). Who did I miss?

Gail Simone.

The adventures of Kent and STU!
Or,
Injuries! minor and almosts.

As STU and I were walking up the strip back towards the hotel this evening, the wind suddently picked up, propelling my hat down the street. chasing after it, I almost got it several times, but each new gust kept it going --- into the edge of the roadway (although I did not venture out into the lane, a car was nice enough to stop and give me room). Just as I nab it with one foot before another gust can get it again, my other foot, on a patch of dirt, gives way, and down I slide, scraping up my lower right leg and my left pinky, and bruising my right wrist.

But I have caught my hat, and limp to meet up with the perplexed STU, who apparently thoughtI was clowning around, as if the wind was stronger than it was and blowing me around.

As we resume walking (hat in my hand), several pieces of tile/wood/something-or-other from a nearby new condo tower start blowing loose, with one crashing not far from us. We bolt to get under a protective construction canopy over the pedestrian walk as a few more tiles let loose.

Back at the stratosphere, we grab a late snack at the Chinese/Sushi place. My fortune cookie says, "You will soon be changing careers," while STU's recommends that he should be in a certain profession -- one he is already in. Both a little too late, one by days and one by years.

Damm, Do I have to baby-sit you two guys 24/7?

The things I miss when I decide to turn in early.

After collecting pamphlets all day about services for strippers who will come to one's hotel rooms, we're expected to believe Abin retired and had a quiet evening.

Riiiight.

Considering the Stripper at home, why would I take that chance?

Pagan, Baby, Ignore Kent! He's just Jealous!!!!

We're still waiting for STU to tell you all the luncheonette story.

LEGION-John arrived safely. With Abin tending to (ahem) other matters and hopefully not getting arrested, STU, John and I had dinner at Quark's Bar at the Star Trek Experience. We'll go back for the Experience itself tomorrow (and finally get around to going up the Stratosphere tower as well).

We just got back from seeing Bite, a goth/vampire show here at the hotel. While it's always nice to see a bunch of beautiful young women dancing around topless, I found the music pretty funny - a lot of 80s hair-band rock (and 70s/80s classic rock in general), plus a few sappy Styx numbers.

Yeah, Other Matters included almost being drowned in the pool by an over enthusiastic old friend and an evening at the poker tables.

The only thing I might have been arrested for was losing. Rassa-Frassin Second Best poker really bites!

In Abin's defence, he did manage to stick to the same story all day long.

ST Exp was a blast! We did both the Borg and Klingon ones. We also went up atop the Stratosphere tower today. STU was the bravest, going on one of the rides where they shoot you up the tallest spire.

Did you guys buy a bottle of Klingon blood wine from the Star Trek store? Do they still have the joust at Excalibur? I love the gaming area there...

I didn't get the blood wine - $24 for California merlot, no way. STU got some Romulan ale.

They still joust at Excalibur.

Abin, me, LEGION-John, Miner and Quis have all arrived safe and sound. We're leaving for the preview some.