{"id":3907,"date":"2010-08-05T06:45:03","date_gmt":"2010-08-05T10:45:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/?p=3907"},"modified":"2010-08-02T01:06:55","modified_gmt":"2010-08-02T05:06:55","slug":"countdown-to-dragoncon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/wordpress\/2010\/08\/05\/countdown-to-dragoncon\/","title":{"rendered":"Countdown to Dragon*Con 2010!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">You may have noticed the countdown timer in the upper-right hand corner of ONCE UPON A GEEK.\u00a0 This is counting down my arrival at <a title=\"Dragon*Con 2010\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dragoncon.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Dragon*Con 2010<\/a>!\u00a0 We&#8217;re about 28 days away and it can&#8217;t get here soon enough!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"Dragon*Con - Shag and the TARDIS\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3445\/3905892357_0a5efbc603.jpg\" alt=\"Dragon*Con - Shag and the TARDIS\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Over on <a title=\"The Unique Geek\" href=\"http:\/\/www.theuniquegeek.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">THE UNIQUE GEEK<\/a>, they&#8217;re doing their own version of a countdown called <a title=\"The Unique Geek\" href=\"http:\/\/www.theuniquegeek.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em><strong>40 Days Of DragonCon 2010<\/strong><\/em><\/a>.\u00a0 They&#8217;ve got podcasts, interviews with track directors, tips for the con, editorials, and pictures from previous years.\u00a0 Be sure to check it out and subscribe to their RSS feed.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Here are just a small handful of my pictures from previous Dragon*Cons.\u00a0 Each year I typically take about 400 pictures of celebrities, friends, costumes, and generally interesting stuff.\u00a0 <a title=\"ONCE UPON A GEEK Flickr Gallery\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/onceuponageek\/\" target=\"_blank\">To see all my uploaded pictures, check out the ONCE UPON A GEEK Flickr gallery.<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Patrick Stewart<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"Dragon*Con - Patrick Stewart from Star Trek: The Next Generation\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3503\/3906340574_e3f9e53344.jpg\" alt=\"Dragon*Con - Patrick Stewart from Star Trek: The Next Generation\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The cast of <em>Stargate Atlantis<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"Dragon*Con - Stargate Atlantis Cast\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2665\/3906314016_20d0287c4e.jpg\" alt=\"Dragon*Con - Stargate Atlantis Cast\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Brent Spiner &#8211; Data of <em>Star Trek: The Next Generation<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"Dragon*Con - Brent Spiner from Star Trek: The Next Generation\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3100\/2341744891_0afa0f5f8d.jpg\" alt=\"Dragon*Con - Brent Spiner from Star Trek: The Next Generation\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">James Marsters of <em>Buffy<\/em>, <em>Angel<\/em>, and <em>Torchwood<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"Dragon*Con - James Marsters from Buffy, Angel, and Torchwood\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3478\/3905357063_3287a32ce3.jpg\" alt=\"Dragon*Con - James Marsters from Buffy, Angel, and Torchwood\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Peter David &#8211; writer of comics and <em>Star Trek<\/em> novels<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"Dragon*Con - Peter David writer of Star Trek novels and comics\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3241\/2827197556_23be00f55c.jpg\" alt=\"Dragon*Con - Peter David writer of Star Trek novels and comics\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Tricia Helfer from <em>Battlestar Galactica<\/em>, <em>Burn Notice<\/em>, <em>Chuck<\/em>, Victoria Secret and more!\u00a0 Oh yeah, I&#8217;m in the picture too.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"Dragon*Con - Tricia Helfer (Battlestar Galactica, Burn Notice, Chuck) and Shag\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2375\/2341768229_03c6b38bf8_o.jpg\" alt=\"Dragon*Con - Tricia Helfer (Battlestar Galactica, Burn Notice, Chuck) and Shag\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Adam Baldwin from <em>Firefly<\/em> and <em>Chuck<\/em>!\u00a0 Also in the picture is our good friend Ed!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"Dragon*Con - Ed and Adam Baldwin (Firefly, Chuck)\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3147\/2342597878_22354231b3_o.jpg\" alt=\"Dragon*Con - Ed and Adam Baldwin (Firefly, Chuck)\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Erik Estrada from everything awesome, with Shag and Serv!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"Dragon*Con - Shag, Erik Estrada and Serv\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3214\/2341743129_49e6a98319_o.jpg\" alt=\"Dragon*Con - Shag, Erik Estrada and Serv\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Alan Ruck from <em>Spin City<\/em>, <em>Ferris Bueller&#8217;s Day Off<\/em>, <em>Star Trek: Generations<\/em>, and more!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"Dragon*Con - Alan Ruck (Ferris Bueller, Spin City, Star Trek) and Shag\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3438\/3905891815_13b68ed467.jpg\" alt=\"Dragon*Con - Alan Ruck (Ferris Bueller, Spin City, Star Trek) and Shag\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Dirk Benedict from <em>Battlestar Galactica<\/em> and the <em>A-Team<\/em>!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"Dragon*Con - Dirk Benedict and Shag\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2507\/3906294712_9b484a28db.jpg\" alt=\"Dragon*Con - Dirk Benedict and Shag\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">George Perez, artist extraordinaire of <em>Crisis on Infinite Earths<\/em>, <em>New Teen Titans<\/em>, <em>Infinity Gauntlet<\/em>, <em>Avengers<\/em>, and much much more!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"Dragon*Con - Shag and George Perez\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3426\/3906148272_503f280efe.jpg\" alt=\"Dragon*Con - Shag and George Perez\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">And of course there are the zillions of fan costumes!\u00a0 Here just a handful from 2009&#8230;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"Dragon*Con - Shag and Supergirl\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2664\/3905892099_3250f3408d.jpg\" alt=\"Dragon*Con - Shag and Supergirl\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"Dragon*Con - Shag and Tony Stark\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2619\/3905892873_71e8cca658.jpg\" alt=\"Dragon*Con - Shag and Tony Stark\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"Dragon*Con - The Ghostbusters and Shag\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3514\/3906149378_e4e5c720f0.jpg\" alt=\"Dragon*Con - The Ghostbusters and Shag\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"Dragon*Con - Serv and Chewbacca\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2571\/3905444809_fbc7d00570.jpg\" alt=\"Dragon*Con - Serv and Chewbacca\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">And finally, Serv, Terry, and myself pimping ONCE UPON A GEEK at 4am!\u00a0 Promotion much never stop!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"Dragon*Con - Serv and Terry helping me pimp ONCE UPON A GEEK\" 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Attended lots of panels, hung out with my friends, met some celebrities, drank far too much, took over 600 photos, and generally had a great\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;comic books&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"The Unique Geeks at Trader Vic's at Dragon*Con!","src":"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4112\/4975128297_97bf9cdf08_z.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":1779,"url":"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/wordpress\/2009\/09\/04\/out-of-office-autoreply-dragoncon-here-i-come\/","url_meta":{"origin":3907,"position":2},"title":"Out of Office AutoReply: Dragon*Con At Last!","date":"September 4, 2009","format":false,"excerpt":"Assuming all is well with air travel, I should be in Atlanta this morning!!! Me and 30,000 of my closest friends all weekend long! Dragon*Con is the largest multi-media, popular culture convention focusing on science fiction and fantasy, gaming, comics, literature, art, music, and film in the US.\u00a0 It's the\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;apparel&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3091\/2826363157_aa8d8e0d77.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":31,"url":"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/wordpress\/2008\/04\/11\/dragoncon\/","url_meta":{"origin":3907,"position":3},"title":"Dragon*Con &#8211; I can&#8217;t wait!","date":"April 11, 2008","format":false,"excerpt":"Anyone else getting anxious about Dragon*Con this year?\u00a0 I can't wait to be immersed in all the geeky goodness.\u00a0 The celebrities, the pseudo-celebrities, the panels, the costumes, the dealer rooms, staying up late playing games, the crowds (yes, even the crowds can be fun), and just generally being a complete\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;personal&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":4187,"url":"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/wordpress\/2010\/09\/16\/tenderness-by-general-public\/","url_meta":{"origin":3907,"position":4},"title":"Tenderness by General Public","date":"September 16, 2010","format":false,"excerpt":"For whatever reason, the 1980's song \"Tenderness\" by General Public has been stuck in my head for two weeks.\u00a0 While at Dragon*Con I would randomly burst into a chorus of, \"Ohhhh, Tenderness\", which was immediately followed by Chocotaco's call-back, \"Where is it?!?!\"\u00a0\u00a0 Chocotaco was kind enough to post the original\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Doctor Who&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/onceuponageek.com\/images\/terminus.gif?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":1274,"url":"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/wordpress\/2009\/06\/26\/geek-road-trip\/","url_meta":{"origin":3907,"position":5},"title":"Geek Road Trip!","date":"June 26, 2009","format":false,"excerpt":"Serv (of The Unique Geek and NeedCoffee.com) and I are hitting the road!\u00a0 We're leaving today for Minnesota to move his things down to Florida.\u00a0 We'll be trapped together either moving furniture or driving a U-Haul truck for the next five days straight.\u00a0 Wish us luck. 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