I see that Shore Leave Convention in Baltimore has announced 7 guests!!

http://www.shore-leave.com

Pat Tallman, Malachi Throne and Mark Goddard would be great guests!!

Hmmmm...have to put this one at least "On The Radar"!! :)

A con with guests announced? Gasp!

Originally posted by Bryan R@Jan 13 2005, 02:43 PM
I see that Shore Leave Convention in Baltimore has announced 7 guests!!

http://www.shore-leave.com

Pat Tallman, Malachi Throne and Mark Goddard would be great guests!!

Hmmmm...have to put this one at least "On The Radar"!! :)
I agree with you there Bryan.... ;)

Originally posted by Miyu@Jan 13 2005, 02:48 PM
A con with guests announced? Gasp!
Yeah...go figure...it's quite a concept isn't it. ;)

Originally posted by T.J.@Jan 13 2005, 09:04 PM
Yeah...go figure...it's quite a concept isn't it. ;)
:rolleyes: I'm sure that there is a "logical" explanation for why Shoreleave can sign SEVEN guests where another July convention at the same time has NONE.

Originally posted by shopping queen@Jan 14 2005, 08:53 AM
:rolleyes: I'm sure that there is a "logical" explanation for why Shoreleave can sign SEVEN guests where another July convention at the same time has NONE.
I can't imagine what that would be.....????

Originally posted by T.J.@Jan 14 2005, 07:49 PM
I can't imagine what that would be.....????
Well it must be related to its LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION.

Guests don't want to come to Canada because...

... they get paid less because of our Canadian dollar

Oooops, nope...that can't be the reason because they'd get paid U.S. Dollars from us too.

... it's too far to travel

Ooops, nope...that can't be the reason because OTHER Canadian conventions and UK conventions can sign the guests for THEIR conventions.

... it's got to be SARS

Ooops, nope...that can't be the reason because that news is OLD news...no one is thinking of SARS...the biggest news story is still the Tsunami in South East Asia.

Gee, could it be the PEOPLE RUNNING THE CONVENTION?????

Maybe....ANYONE? ANYONE?

Originally posted by shopping queen@Jan 16 2005, 08:00 PM
Well it must be related to its LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION.

Guests don't want to come to Canada because...

... they get paid less because of our Canadian dollar

Oooops, nope...that can't be the reason because they'd get paid U.S. Dollars from us too.

... it's too far to travel

Ooops, nope...that can't be the reason because OTHER Canadian conventions and UK conventions can sign the guests for THEIR conventions.

... it's got to be SARS

Ooops, nope...that can't be the reason because that news is OLD news...no one is thinking of SARS...the biggest news story is still the Tsunami in South East Asia.

Gee, could it be the PEOPLE RUNNING THE CONVENTION?????

Maybe....ANYONE? ANYONE?
You got me...

Make that 8 (EIGHT) guests announced for Shore Leave!!

They have added Mary Mcdonell (who is the President) in the new Battlestar Galactica series and was laso the First Lady in Independence day!!

8 guests announced for a July convention!!

Guest List:
Mary McDonnell
Battlestar Galactica's President Laura Roslin, Independence Day's First Lady Marilyn Whitmore

Steve Bacic
Andromeda's Telemachus Rhade, Stargate SG-1's Camulus

Pat Tallman and Jeffrey Willerth
Babylon 5's Lyta Alexander and Kosh

Alexis Cruz
Stargate SG-1's Skaara/Klorel

Joanna Cassidy
ST:Enterprise's T'Les, and Blade Runner's Zhora

Mark Goddard
Lost in Space's Don West

Malachi Throne
ST:TOS's Commodore Mendez, ST:TNG's Senator Pardek and Babylon 5's Centauri Prime Minister

This convention is getting very interesting!! Hey S.B. how long a drive from Buffalo is Baltimore, MD??

Originally posted by Bryan R@Jan 25 2005, 09:41 AM
This convention is getting very interesting!! Hey S.B. how long a drive from Buffalo is Baltimore, MD??
I'm seriously looking at attending this CON....at least they have guests announced!!

About 7-8 hours I think.

Originally posted by Silent Bob@Jan 25 2005, 10:50 AM
About 7-8 hours I think.
It's in the ballpark.

Would you believe that this "Fan Run" Convention in July now has announced TEN (10) guests!!

They have now added:

Danny Strong
Buffy the Vampire Slayer's Jonathan Levinson

and

William Windom
ST:TOS's Commodore Matt Decker

http://www.shore-leave.com/

Originally posted by Bryan R@Jan 31 2005, 09:45 AM
Would you believe that this "Fan Run" Convention in July now has announced TEN (10) guests!!

They have now added:

Danny Strong
Buffy the Vampire Slayer's Jonathan Levinson

and

William Windom
ST:TOS's Commodore Matt Decker

http://www.shore-leave.com/
Too bad it's a tad far for us to be driving there otherwise this would be a worthy convention to attend.

The B5 guests are always exciting and both Pat & Jeffrey were amazing when I saw them at Trek before.

It's always fun to see Buffy guests, ever since we started getting our DVDs signed.

There's certainly a diversified guest list...kind of reminds me of the "old days" of another convention.

Well Lookie Lookie....this Fan Run convention in July has just announced their 11th (eleventh) guest...CHASE MASTERSON (Leeta for Star Trek DS9)!!

http://www.shore-leave.com/

Man they are sure rounding out their guest list nicely!!

Originally posted by Bryan R@Feb 4 2005, 07:08 PM
Well Lookie Lookie....this Fan Run convention in July has just announced their 11th (eleventh) guest...CHASE MASTERSON (Leeta for Star Trek DS9)!!

http://www.shore-leave.com/

Man they are sure rounding out their guest list nicely!!
Yeah...go figure....how a FAN RUN CON like that could announce 11 guests for a CON in July...and it's only Feb 4, 2005.....will wonders never cease. :rolleyes:

....William Windom...I would LOVE to meet him (Commodore Decker), I always loved that character.

Originally posted by T.J.@Feb 4 2005, 07:39 PM
Yeah...go figure....how a FAN RUN CON like that could announce 11 guests for a CON in July...and it's only Feb 4, 2005.....will wonders never cease. :rolleyes:

....William Windom...I would LOVE to meet him (Commodore Decker), I always loved that character.
Right on T.J.!!

I also would love to meet William Windom, he was a part of one of the best Star Trek TOS episodes!! :)

Can you believe they have 11 guests announced already??!!

Originally posted by Bryan R@Feb 4 2005, 09:02 PM
Right on T.J.!!

I also would love to meet William Windom, he was a part of one of the best Star Trek TOS episodes!! :)

Can you believe they have 11 guests announced already??!!
I know.....go figure how a CON......in July....could have 11 guests announced already....it just boggles the mind.... :rolleyes:

Well Shore Leave has just announced their write/author/comic/other miscellaneous guests and it adds about another 25 guests to this Fan-Run Convention bringing their announced guests to over 35+

Lucy Albert, Lorraine Anderson, Derek Tyler Attico, Kirk Borne, Tye Bourdony, Greg Cox, Ann C. Crispin, Peter A David, Keith DeCandido, Dayle Dermatis, Michael Jan Friedman, Robert Greenberger, Robert T. Jeschonek, Jeffrey Lang, Kevin Lauderdale, David Mack, Susan McCrackin, Terri Osborne, Marco Palmieri, Carolyn Collins Petersen, Roberta Rogow, Amy Sisson, Lee Stringer, Kevin Summers, Paul C Tseng, Ray Villard, Howard Weinstein, Joan Winston, Norbert Zacharias

They have 2 great writers that I would love to see in Ann C. Crispin and Peter A David!!

All I can say is WOW!!! :o

Couple questions:
How big is this con?

What is the average # attendees?

How old is it?

Originally posted by Silent Bob@Feb 6 2005, 10:53 AM
Couple questions:
How big is this con?

What is the average # attendees?

How old is it?
This is Shore Leave 27 (so they have been around about 8 years more than the Fan Run convention in Toronto).

Shore Leave "caps" out their pre-registration at 1750 tickets and then all the rest of attendees must buy tickets at the door.

Shore Leave attendance judging by their "cap" of pre-reg would lend the belief that their attendance is in the "same range" as the Fan Run con in Toronto).

Their prices are as follows (note these prices are in US funds):

Membership Prices
Pre-Registration Cost (Weekend only), must be received by June 15, 2005 :
Adult: $50
Children (5-12): $12
Children (under 5): Free with paying adult

At the Door Cost:
Weekend: $60
Friday Only: $15
Saturday Only: $35 (includes Masquerade and Ten-Forward)
Saturday Evening Only: $10 - For admission to Masquerade (viewing attendance) and Ten Forward only. To participate in the Masquerade you must have at least a full Saturday membership.
Sunday Only: $30
Children (5-12): $12
Children (under 5): Free with paying adult

I thought this was kinda neat for the Photo op with Pat Tallman and Jeffrey Willerth.

Photo Opportunities!

For the first time, Shore Leave has arranged for photo opportunities with our headliner guests. These photos will be taken at scheduled times on Saturday, July 9. Check back here closer to the time of the convention for exact times.

However, that's not the best part! The photos that are taken during the photo sessions will be made available to you in time for the late afternoon autograph session!

Mary McDonnell, Steve Bacic, Danny Strong, Pat Tallman and Jeffrey Willerth have agreed to participate in the photo sessions. (Pat will be appearing in costume as Lyta Alexander and Jeffrey will appear in costume as Kosh.) More participating guests will be annouced as they are confirmed.

What's the price? Just $25 per photo op ($35 for Pat and Jeffrey in the same photo).

Originally posted by Bryan R@Feb 24 2005, 02:45 PM
I thought this was kinda neat for the Photo op with Pat Tallman and Jeffrey Willerth.

Photo Opportunities!

For the first time, Shore Leave has arranged for photo opportunities with our headliner guests. These photos will be taken at scheduled times on Saturday, July 9. Check back here closer to the time of the convention for exact times.

However, that's not the best part! The photos that are taken during the photo sessions will be made available to you in time for the late afternoon autograph session!

Mary McDonnell, Steve Bacic, Danny Strong, Pat Tallman and Jeffrey Willerth have agreed to participate in the photo sessions. (Pat will be appearing in costume as Lyta Alexander and Jeffrey will appear in costume as Kosh.) More participating guests will be annouced as they are confirmed.

What's the price? Just $25 per photo op ($35 for Pat and Jeffrey in the same photo).
The photo op with Pat and Jeffrey in their character's costumes sound VERY cool! The prices sound very reasonable too. The organizers are quite smart by scheduling the photo sessions BEFORE the autograph sessions so that people may choose to get their personal photos autographed.

As a parent, I love this at Shore-Leave, "Children's Programming"

http://www.shore-leave.com/Children.htm

It is strictly on the Saturday but allow the parents a chnace to bring the kids and still get an opportunity to see some of the convention.

For anyone interested in this convention - 1 WEEK TO GO!!

Bad News - They had a Guest Cancellation

Due to last-minute changes in the Battlestar Galactica filming schedule, Mary McDonnell has been forced to cancel her appearance at Shore Leave. Please check back for updates.

(I hope this doesn't affect Katee Sackhoff's appearance at TT19 a week later for ther fans in Toronto with a change in BSG's shooting schedule).

WOW!! This con is quick to replace the cancelled guest (and for Fanboys a definite upgrade!)

New Guest Added:

Tricia Helfer
Battlestar Galactica's Number Six