Monday, February 28, 2011

Anachrocon

My first Anachrocon (Atlanta, GA) was last year and it was a blast. This year they are growing by leaps and bounds, making a rock solid home for hardcore steampunks in the South East. They improved the hotel, they have more programming, many more bands, and so so much to offer anyone in the Steampunk community. I'm telling you, if you're in the are, or if you're not, Anachrocon is an amazing con and not to be missed.

I was on two panels, "Not Your Daddy's Steampunk" with Dan Hollifield and "Victorian Science Fiction Literature" With Kimberly Richardson, Emilie P. Bush, G.D. Falksen, Allen Gilbreath, and Dan Hollifield. Both were awesome panels and It was so good reconnecting with all my steampunk writer pals. When you're gone like I am, I really miss them. They're the kind of people that if we lived in the same town, we'd hang out often.

Something I have to give HUGE kudos to was the burlesque show that Talloolah Love put on at Anachrocon. I've seen my fair share of cabaret and burlesque and this blew the doors off any performance I've seen before. Top notch all the way. Basically it was like seeing a huge production on a smaller stage. Such a treat. Fun, Funny, Sexy, and even a little spooky at times, this show seriously bested anything I've ever seen and given me a renewed respect and love for burlesque.

Next Up:

This weekend, I'll be in Tuscon, AZ for Wild Wild West Con which is a very hyped steampunk con held at the Old Tuscon Studios (where they filmed a ton of old western movies). This one promises to be a very busy and awesome con for a steampunk starved area of the country. Very excited to see so many of my friends coming down for this one. If you're there, I'll have a table set up as well as participating in "The Baroness' Tea Party" with O.M. Grey, Elizabeth Darvill, and none other than Cherie Priest!

And now for Anachrocon Pictures!

I LOVE shelties. So my heart melted when I saw a steampunk one at Anachrocon named Sebastian.




Here are the amazing, talented, super driven, always perfect Frenzy Gals giving the "Nicky V" sign. If you want anything Steampunk you must go to there site HERE.


I had to get a picture of this... Yes they digital eye moved around.



The Extraordinary Contraptions! A band rocketing into steampunk stardom. Always a good time and a great band.

4 comments:

  1. Excellent review, boss. Talloolah Love loved it, too. She asked if you could do a quick edit with her proper name spelling and if so, could she use your quote for her press stuff?

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  2. No problem Q! Sorry about the screw up. Should be good now. Can't wait to see you all in April!

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  3. Thank you for that! Salome Cabaret had a blast being there and being a part of the Burlesque Show....how lucky were we to get to work with Talloolah Love and all the other amazing talent. On another note. My 1st Steampunk con. was also last year and this year...I was blown away!

    Thank you
    Kisa von Teasa..a.k.a. that gal with the severd head.

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  4. You rock Nick. p.s. Email me and I'll get you that set list we talked about.

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