We, my daughter Herika and I, attended Imagicon
this past weekend in Birmingham, Alabama, and I cannot praise the job
the
convention committee did highly enough. I understand that there was
a major shakeup in the committee only a few weeks before
the event that
crippled them significantly, but I saw no evidence that they were fazed
by that. The staff were generous and
courteous, personable and a joy to
work with.
Guests at the convention were Gil Gerard and Erin
Gray (of Buck Rogers, the television series) and John Billingsley (of
Star
Trek: Enterprise). My daughter and I are great fans of the Buck Rogers series, and serious fans of Ms. Gray, who looks as
lovely now as then. Mr. Gerard
still has that quick, mischievous smile and wit, and they both handled
the attention with ease
and aplomb. Mr. Billingsley and wife Bonita
Friedericy tolerated my ignorance with grace and enthralled the
audience with their
charm.
We had the honor to spend a great deal of time with Deborah Smith Ford,
and her daughter Courtney, whose company was an
immense source of
enjoyment for me and my daughter. Ms. Ford is a multi-talented
individual -- an actress, writer, and speaker.
Someone who is well
worth meeting and I hope in future to spend more time with her,
discussing film, family, and art. We spoke
with her and her daughter at length about Imagicopter and its goals, and received an encouraging note - they just might join!
Here is hoping we will see their name added to our list soon.
In addition, we met and recruited another talented author by the name of Denise Roper. We look forward to also seeing her at
future Conventions and Events!
--- taken from the Facebook blog of H. David Blalock, author of Ascendant
