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Calendar Event Discussion / Re: Jim at Dragon*Con 2010
« on: July 14, 2010, 10:33:00 PM »Hrrrm. And now I can't even remember which hotel we had reservations at. Definitely a good sign.
Ah, found it on my email. The Renaissance Atlanta Downtown Hotel. So I guess we're OK. It looks like it would be walking distance from the various conference hotels, < 1 mile. But is downtown Atlanta safe to walk around at night? (Assuming I am accompanied by a big strong guy, and would not walk alone, that is.)
The area around the Con is really pretty safe during the Con. I have stayed at the Days Inn with two fifteen year olds and we never had a problem walking back and forth. (except for panhandlers) I was always with the girls and we were approached once, but he backed off when I went all mama-bear on his scrawny ass.
Any takes on how long the lines will be for Jim's things...? From the DragonCon site, it sounded like the actors' panels will be the worst. From that, I'm optimistically hoping the lines won't be so bad for author's panels? I'm really thinking of hitting just JB's panels, and Brandon Sanderson's. Ok.....maybe James Marsters' too, cause...yum. And then hang out in the hotel pool and tour Atlanta. I think I could survive crowds for that long.Jim's panels will probably have some of the smaller lines, but I'm sure he will also be in a smaller room. As I posted earlier, I hope he gets a larger room this year. Marsters' panels will be fairly big, but he usually gets one of the larger rooms and it's not a real problem like it was a few years back. I would suggest the Buffy Horror Picture Show and Dr. Horrible's Sing-a-long Blog, but you do have to line up early for those. Last year they had two showings of each one. Since Whedon track is rumored to be at the Westin this year, I have no idea what the rooms will be like. You might also consider the Dragon*Con at the Georgia Aquarium on Saturday night for an additional $17. My current screen saver is a great shot of Sleeping Beauty and two of her fairy godmothers in front of one of the fish tanks. Just check the schedule to make sure there isn't anything else going on you would rather do.
I don't know if Jim will be at the authors table, but there is one where authors sit for awhile and sign autographs and talk to the peeps...free. The schedule for that will probably be posted in the Daily Dragon. (Sanderson may do that as well)