Ghoultown will perform its farewell concert at Dragon*Con 2004 Sun 1AM Regency Ballroom VI-VII. Count Lyle, Ghoultown’s lead vocalist, said, “letting Dragon*Con be our last show is kind of a cool thing.” Lyle added, “We are retiring and doing something else, letting the winds blow us wherever.” Fans interested in following the group should check out their website at www.ghoultown.com…. Read more →
Daggi Helling, Hogne Rundberg, Espen Høgmo, and Bjørnar Flaa are Hangface, a Norwegian hard rock band, newly returned to the U.S. They have teamed with legendary rock producer Eddie Kramer (who has worked with such greats as Jimi Hendrix, The Rolling Stones, Led Zepplin, The Beatles, and David Bowie) to take the American music scene by storm. They dropped by… Read more →
While MSNBC reported today that Hurricane Frances is weakening, Dragon*Con is still feeling its effects. The Daily Dragon received random calls all Friday morning asking whether Dragon*Con was being cancelled. 2.5 million Floridians were ordered to evacuate as meteorologists tried to forecast Frances’s landfall, but, in the tradition of the circus, the Dragon*Con “show” will go on. Not to say… Read more →
The first six entries in 2004’s Independent Short Film Festival screened Friday in the Hyatt’s Learning Center to a nearly full house: First up was “Repossessed,” directed by John Coven and starring JoBeth Williams and former Buffy the Vampire Slayer villainess, Juliet Landau. In homage to many old ghost stories, a real estate agent (Williams) shows a young woman (Landau)… Read more →
Don’t miss artist Bryan Jones’s panel on the art of making chain mail in the art track Friday at 7:00 p.m. This is the third year Jones has presented this panel. For the last two years, “it’s been standing room only,” Jones said, recommending that hopeful mail smiths come early.
Best in Show Steve Bornhoeft – “Captain Jack Sparrow” Most Popular Man George Metz – “Cylon” Most Popular Woman Laura Rifkin – “Harley Quinn” Best Fantasy Niki Collins, Lee Newman, Aleathia Burns – “3 Sexy Girls” Best Historical Andrew Anthony – “Viking” Best Humor James Haire – “Beeker”
Some convention humor:
Bill Moseley, best known for his movie/acting careers, made an appearance at Dragon*Con. He said, “I was in a brutal fight scene, and I got distracted because I realized that I had a hole in my pants, and was worried about things being seen on film.” He was in many films such as: Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2, Chop-head, and House… Read more →
