Another ICON note...

... Forgot to mention that

The Green Room was awesome -- lots of friendly people, lots of good food, always staffed and pretty well organized.

Thanks to Diane for all her hard work!

Y A I T I F

"Yet Another I-CON Thing I Forgot"

Media Guest: Bill Blair. This guy has been more aliens than you can shake a bazooka at. Every species except (IIRC) Centauri in Bab5, a bunch in the Trek series, etc. Oddly, he seems to never get speaking roles, which I find hard to understand; he's quite good-looking, fun to talk to, well-spoken, seems cheerful and easygoing, and puts up with makeup that has been known to knock lesser men unconscious (literally; I've done work in masks before, nothing as restrictive as the complex application types they use in such shows, and it's NOT easy. They're hot as hell, can give people claustrophobic reactions, and do indeed restrict breathing in many cases noticeably. Actors who take such parts thinking "well, it's easy money, I just stand around and look alien" have often found themselves collapsing.). I hope he gets himself some speaking roles soon.