Here's something for you, Melancamp

Found this on the australianmusic community.

http://www.sunsetevents.com.au/live/brisbane/dhp_a.asp

Apologies for not linking, but I've forgotten the code and the bit of paper is in a box in my grandparents' garage. :)

Update Time

So I've been trolling around my LJ friends list, doing anything but actually updating. Actively avoiding it, actually. It's Post-Con fatigue, where all the late nights and large amounts of beer catch up with you. But I finally have decided to stop wasting time (and stop tying up Duey's phone line) and actually do another of those brief catch-up updates.

First up: the cable has surfaced. Dande emailed me to say the parcel had arrived at her house, finally, and I've asked her to send it on to Dex's house. So, I shall have my computer back in not too long a period of time. :) Of course, until then it's still the hand-written notes, and these summaries, but at least it's communication, right?

So, let's get on with it...

Oct. 22nd to 24th: Fayetteville, Arkansas. Time was spent with Icewing and his partner Jason, and much fun was had. It was also a good chance to catch breath.

24th Oct: Fayetteville to Hot Springs. Having come across this in the Guide, and having not actually gotten on the road until afternoon, we decided to camp overnight in the National Parks campground, and then visit the hot springs themselves in the morning.

25th Oct: Hot Springs to Huntsville, Alabama. Ah, the curse of the Aussie dollar. My credit card started making creaky noises, so we decided the best place to be should it actually fail would be somewhere that didn't cost us money. In other words, Gerg's aunt and uncle in Huntsville. We wandered the town of Hot Springs, made lunch, and then got back on the road. Four states in about six or seven hours - Arkansas, Mississippi, Tennessee and Alabama. We also paused in Memphis long enough to see Graceland (again, that money problem meant we couldn't do much else), and then arrived sometime around nine-ish.

Oct. 26th to 28th: Huntsville. Another one of those 'catch-up' spells, which were becoming more and more necessary. Whilst waiting for the bank to clear money for Gerg, Steve adn Judy (Gerg's aunt and uncle) looked after us with true Southern hospitality, which included a great meal the second night, and tickets (as Gerg's birthday present) to Music Man, the musical with "76 Trombones" in it, and dinner at a teppenyaki restaurant (the Japanese ones where they cook the meal in front of you on a hotplate set into the table-top). Gerg and I also visited the Rocket and Space Museum, which included all sorts of exhibits on the States' space program, and the world's silliest ride.

29th Oct. Huntsville to Panama City Beach, Florida. Having seen the weather forecast for parts north, it was decided to head south, to sunny Florida. Unfortunately, our drive was marked by torrential rain of the tropical sort, and a speeding ticket. So in order to pamper ourselves (or rather, Gerg to pamper both of us, since he paid for this lot), we stayed in a nicer hotel and had a wonderful seafood dinner. Florida lobster, yum.

30th Oct. Panama City Beach to Perry. At some point during this trip I'm going to understand just how long a mile is and how long it takes to drive 200 of them. Because due to another late start (it was sunny, and the hotel pool was beckoning) we realised that trying to reach the Ichetucknee Springs that day was an exercise in futility. Especially when you use the coastal road. It was worth it, though, for pristine white beaches and great scenery. We got as far as the town of Perry and hit another hotel room.

31st Oct: Perry to Savannah, Georgia. Just as well we didn't get to the Springs the night before - things were mostly closed, the springs themselves restricted to just canoeing (it's famous for inner tubing in the summer), and so we continued on to St Augustine, reaching it by noon. St Augustine is the oldest settlement in the United States, and has soem great old buildings as a result. We split up so we could see the city at our individual paces, and wandered around for a couple of hours. Then upon meeting up again, I called Duey and worked out how to get to her place and how long it would take. We had a beer in one of the nifty pubs in the Old Quarter to fortify us before taking off, and thanks to the backroad short cut Duey's husband Lee gave us, we reached Duey's house (about an hour out of Savannah) in record time.

1st-3rd Nov: SavannahCon. Or DueyCon, as it was renamed after many beers rendered us opting for the shorter version. :) Whilst numbers were small (seven in all; me, Gerg, Duey, Lee, Dex, QB and Maeve (and her partner Zack one night)), it was quality rather than quantity. Our constumed pub crawl became unofficial as we took way too much time to get ready, but it was a blast any way. QB was Buffy, Dex was John Constantine, Gerg was Ultimate-Beast, and I have hair several shades lighter than before as a result of my Jenny Sparks costume.

Note to the parents/non-comic-people: No, you aren't expected to understand most of that last sentence.

There was also wandering around Savannah, watching O Brother Where Art Thou after drinking makes it a seriously freaky movie, much talking and laughing and general relaxation. Kudos to Duey. :)

4th Nov: Gerg's Birthday. Yep, that's today. Wish him a happy one.