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It's THROWBACK THURSDAY!!!  Or like I like to call it - "We-forgot-to-schedule-something-for-today-what-is-the-cheesiest-way-to-get-out-of-this-mess Day" Today we feature a post from the 2009 40 Day countdown series. This post is part of…

Jon and Leigh welcome Derek, Director of the Dark Fantasy Fan Track,  back to the virtual couch for this issue of the 50 Days of Dragon*Con podcast. In this issue we finally define the Dark Fantasy track, learn what Derek is looking…

There are A TON of things to do at DragonCon to say the least. In this post I highlight 5 events that I find interesting and should not be missed. Disclaimer: 2 of the 5 I have been involved with one way or another this year and/or in…

Just sit right back and you'll hear a tale, A tale of a fateful trip That started from this Food Court Aboard this ... AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH HOLY $@#% ... run for your lives!  It's Gilligan's Island Zombies! Poor, poor Thurston.  And where…

Jon and Leigh are pleased to have David, Sr. Director of Fan Track Operations,  on this issue of 50 Days of Dragon*Con. In this podcast we learn what David's responsibilities are, what the first D*C was like, and what guest really…

I know for most of you there is only ONE reason to be in downtown Atlanta Labor Day weekend. But what if you have a significant other that embraces your inner-geek, but would rather watch paint dry than discuss what the Harry Potter films…

Hello again gentle readers, As we draw closer to "Geek Christmas in September" also known as Dragon*Con,  I wanted to tell you about a few of this years guests that I'm already looking forward to. Let's start with none other than Space…

Still struggling to come up with a costume to wear at DragonCon 2011?  What?!?! You haven't been preparing your costume for the past several months like the other cosplayers?  Well... do you have duct tape?  If so, then you've got a…

Jon and Leigh welcome back Brandy, Track Director for Star Wars, for this issue of 50 days of Dragon*Con. This time we discuss guests, dating, racing, and who is responsible for the Alderaan incident. Have a question for the directors…

We all love the 'new' media, right? (Question: when can we start calling 'new media' just plain old media?) So, today we highlight SOME of the many DragonCon related Twitter accounts (in no particular order). Most of these accounts are…