What a weekend

As bizarre it felt to me to be going to two conferences in two consecutive weekends, Rising Tide IV hardly feels like a conference. The schmoozing is anything but business-like.

A full tip of the hat and bow to all of the RT organizers who sacrificed their time and labor to pull this thing off.

I thought Harry Shearer delivered a great keynote and I hope he energized some of my favorite bloggers to start writing more regularly again. All hands on deck!

Good panels, good food, good people, good times.

It was great to see everyone in person again.

Also a hearty congratulations is due to our good friend the American Zombie, winner of this year's Ashley award for MVB (most valuable blogger).

Did anyone get photos of Bob Ellis and Daya Naef with their goon squad? What exactly did they expect to do? Shake down our blogger of the year in front of a room of 200 or more close friends?

It comes across as desperate, don't it?

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I think we need to have another big event (Rising Tide 4 and a half?) before the citywide elections next February.