Abby A
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| Name: | Abby A |
| Alias(es): | tv_elf |
| Type: | vidder, fan fiction writer |
| Fandoms: | Forever Knight, X-Files, Stargate SG1, Buffy The Vampire Slayer |
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| URL: | Website (Archived Aug 4, 2012), at Apocalypse West |
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Abby was a fan, a vidder, and a lover of shirtless men, particularly Teal'c from Stargate SG1.
From her Livejournal profile page: "She vids. She fics. She does many other things that also sound dirtier than they really are. Ask about package deals when you call to order. Not available in MI, AK, or FL."
Her most memorable vid was the "Penguin Vid" set to Johnny Cash's "I Walk The Line."
Abby enjoyed a wide-ranging playground. She was a member of the Forever Knight mailing list ForKNI-L; and did most of her FK writing in the context of the Forever Knight Wars, where her affiliations were with the Mercenary Guild and the FoDs. She frequented several X-Files mailing lists in the mid-1990s; and was also a member of the Apocalypse West vidding group, a member of the "Sunnydale Slayers" in Buffy the Vampire Slayer fandom, and a member of the "Horsechicks of the Apocalypse" in Highlander fandom.
Abby regularly attended a wide variety of conventions: Bridging the Knight, Escapade, MediaWest, WorldCon, and VividCon.
She died in 2008. Her memory post can be found here; archive link page 1; archive link page 2; archive link page 3.
Her Vids
Abby’s Vids. More information about her vids and Apocalypse West can be found here.
2000
- You Drive Me Crazy ~ Britney Spears ~ La Femme Nikita
- The Hamster Dance ~ www.hamsterdance.com ~ Buffy The Vampire Slayer
2002
- Another Dead Cow ~ Cast of Bat Boy ~ Smallville
- Wildfire ~ Michael Martin Murpey ~ Buffy The Vampire Slayer
- The Facts of Life Theme ~ Gloria Loring ~ Buffy The Vampire Slayer
- Thank You for the Music ~ Lisa Stokke (Mamma Mia!) ~ Trekkies
2003-2005
- Sing, Sing, Sing ~ Benny Goodman ~ Multi-Fandom
- The Joker ~ The Steve Miller Band ~ Battlestar Galactica
- Addicted to Love ~ Robert Palmer ~ 10 Things I Hate About You
- Just Can’t Wait to Be King ~ The Lion King ~ Star Wars
- Nobody’s Side ~ Judy Kuhn ~ Moulin Rouge
- Time in a Bottle ~ Jim Henson ~ Stargate SG-1
- What You Feel ~ Buffy Cast ~ The Phantom of the Opera
2006-2008
- Stayin’ Alive ~ The Bee-Gees ~ The Mummy Movies
- I Like the Way (You Move) ~ Bodyrockers ~ The Cutting Edge
- Walk the Line ~ Johnny Cash ~ March of the Penguins
- My Happy Ending ~ Avril Lavigne ~ The Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
- One Boy ~ from Bye-Bye Birdie ~ Less Than Zero
Memories
- a 2005 article about her written by herself and her mom for the Muscular Dystrophy Association can be found archived here.
- Abby Albrecht Memory Post (with several more comments remembering her); archive link.
I'm going to remember the earrings, and "Time in a Bottle," and Stargate pickup lines, and the stories Amy told about the logistics of getting everyone from the airport to the con hotel, and how many times the airline broke Abby's chair, and her favorite picture of herself, and the icon she used most, and those are the things I have, and I can share stories about her, and the friends who knew her best can share the stories they know and the things they recall, and the memory goes on like a fannish chain letter:"I have to show you this vid! It's about March of the Penguins, but it's to this country song!"
"I saw it! Isn't it great? By the way, did you hear about the vidder? No? Okay, so once upon a time, there was this remarkable woman named Abby ... " [1]
I'm thankful that I was able to spend some time with you during your sojourn with us. You are a happy, intelligent, lovely and vivacious person who carries no thought of harm for anyone in your soul - and there are few enough of us who could ever reach that high praise.You kept quotes for us - things that were said and written - and maintained that informal history. Like the scent of hot apple cider or the sounds of a familiar song, words can take us back to a place and time that was shared in body or in the virtual world in which so many of us initially met and began friendships. You honored the words and kept our history and I'm grateful for that.
You are part of the magic of our shared dreams and shall always be so. As long as you are in our hearts, you shall never leave us.
In life, you acknowledged so few limitations. Now that are are free of even those, enjoy the absolute freedom that you have achieved and know that one day we shall all join you in a place where all stories reside.
Au revoir. [2]
She was funny and subversive and twisted. She lived her life determined not to miss anything because she was feeling sorry for herself. She ran me over once in an airport (that was mostly my fault. 90 percent. Okay, 95). She was generous and kind, and could always make me laugh. She used to tell a story about The Time I Met David Duchovny, and how she'd gotten through the crowd of female admirers surrounding him when one of said groupies noticed her beyond the fringes and told everyone else to "Let the little girl in the wheelchair through." (She always said the bit about "the little girl in the wheelchair" with enormous glee.) At MediaWest one year, the Horsechicks wore bright yellow buttons saying "Abby's Handmaidens: All of the Work Fun, None of the Jedi." Abby's just said, "I'm Abby. [3]
References
- ^ from Merlin Missy, Dances With Penguins (Decmber 3, 2008)
- ^ from 'Dear Abby' at susanmgarrett, Nov 30, 2008
- ^ from neonhummingbird, Abby Memory Post, Dec 1, 2008