{"id":3194,"date":"2023-06-22T07:15:00","date_gmt":"2023-06-22T11:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.graymanwrites.com\/blog\/?p=3194"},"modified":"2023-06-21T15:44:33","modified_gmt":"2023-06-21T19:44:33","slug":"libertycon-and-deepsouthcon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.grayrinehart.com\/blog\/libertycon-and-deepsouthcon\/","title":{"rendered":"LibertyCon! and, DeepSouthCon!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;m so glad to get to go to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.libertycon.org\/\">LibertyCon<\/a> again! My lady Lisa and I will be driving to Chattanooga &#8212; a shorter trip than it used to be, since the move &#8212; for the 35th iteration of the best fannish family reunion, which this year is also the host site of DeepSouthCon 61! The convention officially starts Friday, though I hope to get in a game of <em>Terraforming Mars<\/em> Thursday evening.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/scontent-atl3-2.xx.fbcdn.net\/v\/t39.30808-6\/312452328_10159158577503481_8243674300320762678_n.jpg?_nc_cat=104&amp;ccb=1-7&amp;_nc_sid=e3f864&amp;_nc_ohc=C6MEaFK-0BsAX_VWGvS&amp;_nc_ht=scontent-atl3-2.xx&amp;oh=00_AfCvirKpv9kPBTQ7Hqx6z-p8jooahgmwv8esmRqY-IFM6A&amp;oe=6497B911\" alt=\" \" width=\"650\" height=\"446\" \/><br \/>\n<span class=\"imagecaption\" style=\"font-size: 65%;\"><em>LibertyCon!<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s my official schedule:<\/p>\n<p>Friday:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>5 p.m. &#8212; Opening Ceremonies &#8212; at which I will sing my newest LibertyCon song<\/li>\n<li>6 p.m. &#8212; <em>Give Me LibertyCon!<\/em> and <em>Onward LibertyCon!<\/em> Roundtable and Mass Autograph Session<\/li>\n<li>11 p.m. &#8212; Open Filk &#8212; come join in!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Saturday:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>10 a.m. &#8212; Brunch Banquet &#8212; always a fun time listening to the Guests of Honor!<\/li>\n<li>2 p.m. &#8212; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.baen.com\/\">Baen Books<\/a> Traveling Road Show &amp; Prize Patrol<\/li>\n<li>5 p.m. &#8212; Authors\/Artists Alley &#8212; come by and chat!<\/li>\n<li>11 p.m. &#8212; Open Filk &#8212; more nerdy music fun!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Sunday:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>9 a.m. &#8212; Nondenominational Prayer Service<\/li>\n<li>10 a.m. &#8212; Kaffeeklatsch &#8212; which for me involves tea or the like<\/li>\n<li>11 a.m. &#8212; Panel, &#8220;Tales from Mission Control \/ Space Operations&#8221; &#8212; in which I try to remember what I used to do in the Air Force &#8230;<\/li>\n<li>2 p.m. &#8212; Reading &#8212; with my friend Karl Gallagher!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In between I&#8217;ll be attending other events, hanging out here or there, maybe even wandering a bit around town. 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