Xanadu Party at Anime Vegas 9/30/08 9:00 p.m.
On the 14th floor of the Renaissance Hotel, Xanadu Las Vegas hosted a party for Anime Vegas. Early arrivals were Richard Stott, Chairman of Anime Vegas and Chaz Baden, Chairman of Anime LA http://www.animelosangeles.org/ala/ . Scott Anderson talked with them about Anime Vegas volunteers coming onboard to help with the anime room at Xanadu. Christian Mcquire, past Chairman of many LA conventions, and discussed the benefits of using the Internet and blogs when putting on a convention.
Once the opening ceremonies were over, the fans began to arrive en mass, many in costume. They chowed down, signed the email list, and with a bit of prodding, began to draw and write on "The Wall" ~ sheets of butcher paper taped onto the hotel room wall. It's a nice memento of the party with interesting comments, some very good anime art, and some silly stuff too.
Alan White, Xanadu paparazzo, took many photos of the partygoers. I can't wait to see the results. Later arrivals include Tushell Lieberman, aka The Corset Lady, wearing her corset (which she let me try on!). She is helping with FashionX and her corsets will definitely be some of the fashion there http://www.badattitude.com/ . Jacqueline Monahan and Judy Thorburn, "The Flick Chicks" http://www.theflickchicks.com/ are movie reviewers that have quite an Internet following. They came and gabbed a bit, then pursuaded Alan and I to wander down to the pool area and enjoy the breeze. The Renaissance is truly a beautiful hotel.
I had a great time! I was in charge food replenishment, which was no small task, as these fans were hungry. This allowed me the chance to talk with quite a few partygoers. They all seemed very interested in an all around convention like Xanadu. Although my anime experience is years old, Lupin, Laputa and Evangelion, to name a few, I had some conversations about the genre, too. I found that the young are not illiterate and the Las Vegas Valley is not a literary wasteland. Besides fun and silliness, we talked about favorite books, authors, movies and the rising interest in anime.
As a fan of 20 + years, it was nice to see the generation gap disappear when common interests are discussed.
Thursday, September 4, 2008
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2 comments:
Excellent article of the Xanadu Las Vegas Party at AnimeVegas! I believe we were also the very first party at AnimeVegas. This is the first year they have had in a hotel, and I believe they will be back there. I had a great time also. It was wonderful to see everyone having a good time. Cheers to Richard and all the staff at AnimeVegas!
Although I am not a Fandom Fan...the article was very interesting and well written...Great Job Brenda..
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