AER MarsCon2011

Wednesday, March 9th, 2011

MarsCon 2011 has come and gone. To start off with, a good time was had by all (and if you didn't have fun, that's your own fault, not mine!). Alexis Cruz, the Media Guest of Honor, was a cordial guest who was very personable and hung out in the party ...

OryCon, Pt. 2

Sunday, November 23rd, 2008

Saturday is done and over. It was a wild evening, as well as a fun filled day. Steampunk is big here. Let me rephrase: it's BIG! There is a very active steampunk community in the area and they fielded quite a few costumed steampunkers and had a party in the convention ...

OryCon 30, Part 1

Saturday, November 22nd, 2008

We made it! Sue, Anna and I made it to OryCon. We're now into the second day, and this is proving to be one heckuva good con. Registration said they were expecting about 1500 people. With the size of the hotel, it is not very crowded, which is nice when ...

Support the Troops Rally

Monday, September 1st, 2008

I went to the Support the Troops rally, which was slated as a counter to the pro-terrorist parade taking place in St. Paul today. Much fun was had. Many of the participants were Gold Star Parents, so emotions were rather high, but in a positive fashion. These are people who ...

ConSarnit 1

Monday, June 9th, 2008

ConSarnit 1 proved to a successful event this past Saturday, with about twenty fans of the Western Film in attendance. The convention was patterned using the same model that has been used for fan-run Science Fiction conventions for decades. The Con-Com was not expecting a large turnout for their first ...

Day of Honor Celebration

Sunday, April 8th, 2007

The IKV Rakehell hosted a “Day of Honor” celebration, commemorating the 40th anniversary of the original broadcast of the Star Trek episode “Errand of Mercy.” This is the first episode to feature the Klingon empire, with John Colicos as the first major Klingon, Kor, and Victor Lundin as Kor’s ...