Fannish 50 Challenge 2024: Post # 20: At the Escapade Con That I Missed

[ride_4ever]

I have a long history with attending Escapade in California, the world's longest-running slashcon. Sadly, I missed Escapade's 34th year earlier this month, but thanks to being informed by devilc, I know that I was well-remembered. My absolute dedication to dSC6D fandom is well-known and I am both appreciated and feared as a relentless bidder at Escapade's annual auction -- fen know that if I want an auction item enough I will not be outbid. So what devilc told me is that at the auction the auctioneer said "The best way to participate in this year's auction is to pretend that you are ride_4ever and we just brought Paul Gross on stage to auction him off...." And then devilc said that I was also mentioned again when vidders put up vids for auction (I previously made Escapade auction history with my four-digit winning bids on vids by luminosity).

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[princessofgeeks]

\o/

[ride_4ever]

So much \O/ !!

[corvidology]

So lovely to be remembered *and* used as a exemplary fan!

[ride_4ever]

True that!

[donutsweeper]

That is hilarious! (and oh to be anywhere Paul Gross was, let alone if he were being auctioned off!!!!)

[ride_4ever]

I actually have been near him IRL...twice...and one of the two times he put his hand on my arm (while he was looking at my arm full of due South related tattoos). Paul's touch...nnrrgghh.

[donutsweeper]

I would die. WOW

[ride_4ever]

Srsly, it was like dying AND being reborn. He put his hand on my arm where I have CKR's Champion tattoo and he said "Oh, you got one for Cal".

And Martha was there, too, and she took a picture of my Diefenbaker-and-dreamcatcher tattoo and saved the picture to her phone, saying "We have to show this to our kids. They love Dief."

[donutsweeper]

How did you not die? That's amazing!!!

[ride_4ever]

Truly one of the very highest high points of my LIFE!

(And yeah, I started off making coherent conversation with them, but then I kinda devolved into blithering.)

[amedia]

fangirl.exe has CRASHED reading this thread!!! Wow wow wow. SO AMAZING!

[ride_4ever]

That time with Paul and Martha, one of the highest highlights of my life so far. So. Much. Fangirling.

[kuwdora]

♥ !!!!!!

[ride_4ever]

<3 <3 <3

[clarasteam]

lovely post, and amazing comments thread about your meeting with PG and MB!

[ride_4ever]

<3 <3 <3

[kass]

Aw, it is so lovely to be remembered!

[ride_4ever]

That it is! <3

[amedia]

Even when you weren't there, you still made a positive impact!!! I am not surprised. ♥

I was delighted to see devilc at the convention - a friend I made through you! We mostly saw each other in passing this time; I was spending much more time than usual glued to my phone (for updates about Mom) or chatting with one sister or the other (about Mom).

I missed you, of course, but I look forward to more time with you (and watching moar dS) at Con*Strict, to say nothing of more time with you and devilc and the others! YAYZ!

[ride_4ever]

So much more fangirling awaits us! Yaaaas!

[verushka70]

That is so fucking cool. How awesome!

[ride_4ever]

Yes, a bit of something happy mixed in with sadness at missing the con.

[scintilla10]

Aww! This is so nice; what an amazing way to know you're in people's thoughts!

[ride_4ever]

Quite a "tribute"!

[mekare]

>> The best way to participate in this year's auction is to pretend that you are [personal profile] ride_4ever and we just brought Paul Gross on stage to auction him off...."

Thank you for sharing that what a mental image… Glad you were remembered so well!

[ride_4ever]

That auction mental image, yeah...now it's got me thinking about dS fic where Fraser gets auctioned off in a charity auction.