Father's Day

Here's a photo of my Dad and I, from this evening. He and my stepmother are traveling for a bit, so we did a Father's Day dinner tonight. A good time was had by all!

In other news, today was the last Friday that I'm working until mid-August, as the college goes to a four day work-week during most of the summer. Needless to say, this is a happy day. I was *really* hoping that today could be the first Friday off, but really, I guess I can't be that greedy... :)

On Saturday, I'm heading to a memorial service for one of my grandmother's cousins. She was a nice lady, and she helped me out with my genealogy research. So, I'll actually be heading there with my Uncle Gary, and probably stopping by my Mom's place afterwards.

NP: Battlestar Galactica

The Genesis Meetup - UK Style

On Saturday, 24 May, during our trip to England, Maria and I had planned a UK fan meetup for interested Genesis fans... Maria did the lion's share of the advance planning, I planned some trivia questions and other stuff for the evening's festivities.

The meetup was set to begin around 8pm, so Maria asked that we get to the pub, called The Albion on Hammersmith Road, at around 7:30pm to set up, and make sure that everything was ready for the fans who had RSVP'ed to the event. I headed out to the pub, and found Maria there, with a British fan, Matt, who I had met in NYC back in September before the Genesis MSG show.

We chatted for a bit, and then headed upstairs in the pub to our private room (ooh la la!) to get things set up. Maria and I got some decorations, mainly a big banner, set up, and we worked with the owner of the pub to get the DVD screen ready, for the showing of the Genesis Fan Club DVD.

At about 8pm, we're ready, Charlotte is there with her video camera, I'm there with, well, me, and Maria's got all the logistical "stuff" worked out with the pub owner.

Here are some scenes from the gathering...

Mike interviews Martin/Bender for some video clips on the website... Who's the most lifelike one here?

John/GreekHogweed wins the signed t-shirt from the band, as he came from the farthest distance (Greece)! John was a great guy to meet, very friendly and open, a fun person.

I'm holding court about something here, wish I remember what it was, as I'm enthralling the crowd! Probably something about Genesis...

The Trivia Contest.... Me choosing a *really* hard question for the group... Do you know when Anthony Phillips' last gig was with Genesis? Anyone?

The ladies of Genesis.... Eliuk, AfterglowCB, Maria, Caro345, and Caro's friend... Or was she Afterglow's friend? Ack, my memory!

Me interviewing Mark (Asher) for the website... Mark was the first interview, I believe. The interviews will be edited and up on the site sometime soon. Can't wait to see them myself...

Bender serving us some food... Looking for tips, I bet!

The Genesis Members Only DVD. It does exist! Really!

I'm obviously casting a spell... I didn't know that this was the Harry Potter fan group meeting too!

Myself, Eli, and Caro, I believe right before I did their interview, or maybe after... I have a future in newscasting... Or in Genesis fan interviews.

Doing the Invisible Touch hop.... Yes, we're dopey, but it's my kind of dopey.

This was a great trip, and I got to meet a lot of fantastic people. It was everything I could have wanted in the event! People left happy, and a lot of new bonds were created. What more can you ask for?

More to come....