Held at the Los Angeles Airport Marriott
over President’s Day weekend, Gallifrey is the largest Doctor Who convention in
the world (their words). It is packed full with guests, panels and costumes.
2013 is the 50th anniversary of Doctor Who.
Guests this year included Sylvester McCoy, Freema Agyeman, and Ben Browder. No
Matt Smith, no David Tennant, but that is ok – this is not a con that I attend
for the guests (that con will happen over the anniversary weekend in November)
This con is, for me, about the socializing and costuming. Everyone there is there
for Doctor Who.
The festivities start with Lobbycon on Thursday night in the
hotel lobby. People mingle, drink, exchange ribbons and just have a good time
in anticipation of a great con weekend. Panels and celebrity talks start on
Friday and continue all weekend. Scheduled evening activities include karaoke
on Friday and a Masquerade on Saturday. But the real fun is in walking the
lobby and the hallways where people stop to see and be seen. The costuming is
superb and the mood is fun - so much so that Chris Hardwick’s Nerdist films
there over the weekend!
And then there are my friends who really make
the con. We’re all spread out over the country, grown-ups leading busy grown-up
lives. Con weekends are our time to have fun and relax. Breakfast at Denny’s,
lunch at Champions (nachos!) and dinner wherever - it doesn’t matter. It’s sad
when it all ends with Closing Ceremonies on Sunday and we fly home to our real
lives on Monday. Until next year…and we hopefully do it all over again J
Leslie and Jackie - breakfast at Denny's!
Fem Doctors unite!
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