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Galaxy Fair
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Galaxy Fair was a science fiction convention.
Some were combined with "ArtCon." It's also possible that it was the other way around!
1989: Galaxy Fair 1/ArtCon 2
1989: Con Reports
I just got back from my first convention - Galaxy Fair/Art Con II that was in Dallas, Texas. What a blast! David Greenlee (Mouse) and George R.R. Martin (writer/producer) were among the guests. David and George are terrific people. David is a sweetheart! When he arrived on Friday night (May 26), there were only a handful of B&B fans there. We were all sitting in a small conference room enjoying B&B episodes, "Shades of Grey" to be exact. After that, we all sat and listened to "Of Love and Hope." We were so entranced that we didn't see David walk in. He said, "Hi, guys" before we saw him. Immediately, the tape was turned off and our undivided attention was given to David. Does the character, Mouse, fit him? YOU BET! My pictures prove that! It was wonderful to be able to sit and talk with him. He's very friendly and incredibly nice. David sat on the floor and we all gathered around him. Each of us got a hug, picture, and autograph. What a great evening to remember. He thought that the season finale was to be shown THAT night. How we wished! We tried to pry information from him, but he was good and didn't give too much away. He did tell us that Mouse was the last to be with Vincent before whatever happened happened. He said that Mouse did a lot of crying and that Ron had no voice by the time they finished filming that episode (I wonder why?). We had hoped he would sit with us and watch "The Outsiders" since he had never seen it before, but he had a schedule to follow. Oh, well!
That was another experience...to watch an episode with fellow fans. There were some in the room who had not seen that episode, so we all tried to allow them to "enjoy." Well, you know how that is. No one could keep quiet...a lot of "Oh, God" "Sigh!" "Oh, No!" "Ahhhhhh!" It was really interesting, but, the best part was...PREVIEW TIME! Immediately, everyone got out of their chair and moved within inches of the TV to see what was in store. NO ONE knew what to expect...and when they showed what was to happen, I know everyone in the hotel had to hear us. All that was heard was this huge AHHHHHHH that pierced the atmosphere. When the previews were over, every single one of us high-tailed it for George and began to question him. What really had us upset was seeing Vincent shot (again!) George only smiled at us and said, "I didn't write it, Koslow did." Did he honestly think that would shut us up? So, we went to David. Everyone asked if Vincent gets shot again. He calmly said no. So we asked, "So, what happens?" and David told us that it was deeper than what we saw. All you heard was "OHHHH, NO!!!!" It was so funny to hear everyone in unison express the same feelings.
We continued to run into David and George the entire weekend. The best part was that everyone treated them with respect. They allowed them to breathe and enjoy the convention as well. My friend and I seemed to make an impression with everyone since we were from Maryland. People couldn't believe we had come all the way from Maryland. Why? Even David was surprised. When he asked me why I had come to the convention, I told him because of him and George. The look on his face was priceless! Needless to say, the entire weekend was the best I've had in a long time. I hated to leave. I understand that next year they are planning to have Roy and invite back David and George. Guess who will be there? You got it! [1]
1990
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1990: Con Reports
David Greenlee at Galaxy Fair, con report and photos printed in Dancing Lights v.1 n.7 (May 1990)On the afternoon of Sunday, May 20th, hostess Pat Jackson of the Southeast Texas Beauty and The Beast Network, guest David Greenlee and Jamie Murray, Film Editor for Channel 21 of D/FW fielded an open session for us. Many topics were brought up with the most important question being "What can we do to bring back our beloved Beauty and The Beast?"
The answers we received were not completely encouraging but nor were they heart crushing. The video pledge was not considered a viable project due to the cost of producing for a "limited market". While the responses were overwhelming and still being counted the end result will in most probability not happen.
Jamie and David both agreed that the most feasible format for the return would be in movie form. The wheels are already in motion but it could possibly take several years to finally come about.
Many fans were concerned about the stage sets, David said he felt sure that they were well kept in a storage house for Witt-Thomas. He also praised John Mansbridge, Production Designer in his abilities to reproduced these sets during production. A small note to keep in mind is that Witt-Thomas has a five-year lease option on the production stage.
David expressed his appreciation for all the support the fans have shown during these trying times. He assured us that he would indeed be at Tunnel Con I and that he would continue to be available for conventions as long as the fans wanted him and his schedule allowed for the appearances. [2]
1992: Galaxy Fair 1/ArtCon 4
Galaxy Fair/Artcon V was held August 5-7, 1994 at the Sheraton Park Central Hotel, in Dallas TX.
GoHs: Harry Turtledove, EGoH: Toni Weisskopf, AGoH, Bob Eggleton, SGoH: Jody Lynn Nye, Publisher GoH: Jim Baen, Media GoH: Nigel Bennett, ArtCon GoHs: Real Musgrave & Muff Musgrave, Filk GoHs: Marty Burke, Leslie Fish, The Ravens.
The toastmaster was Robert Asprin.
1994
Two guests were Nigel Bennett (Forever Knight) and P.N. Elrod (Blake's 7, vampires).
1994: Con Reports
- How I Spent My Summer Vacation by Jayne A. Largent (con report for Galaxy Fair '94, with cartoons by Largent) (in Nigel Bennett News, the Sept/Oct 1994 issue)
References
- ^ from Passages #16/17 (July 1989)
- ^ from Dancing Lights v.1 n.7 (May 1990)