{"id":4,"date":"2007-10-13T04:09:05","date_gmt":"2007-10-13T04:09:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/amperzen.com\/blog\/?p=4"},"modified":"2008-08-05T23:42:47","modified_gmt":"2008-08-05T23:42:47","slug":"capclave-2007-friday-october-12th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/amperzen.com\/blog\/capclave-2007-friday-october-12th\/","title":{"rendered":"Capclave 2007, Friday October 12th"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"images\/Smitty_Friday.jpg\" title=\"Smitty travels with us to all conventions\" alt=\"Smitty travels with us to all conventions\" align=\"right\" border=\"2\" vspace=\"3\" hspace=\"3\" \/>Well a 1 1\/2 hour drive took about 3 hours because of traffic but getting to the new hotel (Rockville Hilton) was fairly easy. Unfortunately, the free parking garage was barricaded and we ended up parking in the hotel lot for $10\/day. Then we learned we forgot the powercord to the wireless network router &#8212; okay we can deal; just use the card in the laptop, although that means only one of us can use the network at a time, right? Wrong again &#8212; it seems the software on the primary laptop is out of date and you must connect to the corporate website in order to download the new version.<span>  <\/span>But, of course, without the software you can&#8217;t connect. Luckily the backup laptop is sufficiently up-to-date that we can get a connection, download the newest software, install it on both laptops (but first, you have to uninstall the older software, and hope the new one works), and then cross your fingers.<span>  <\/span>Luck finally smiles on us and network connectivity is restored. Internet joy commences.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial\"><o:p> <\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"images\/crowd_Friday.jpg\" title=\"Crowd scene after GoH Interview\" alt=\"Crowd scene after GoH Interview\" align=\"left\" border=\"2\" vspace=\"3\" hspace=\"3\" \/>At the hotel, registration went swiftly and without a hitch, both for our hotel rooms and for the convention. Since traffic held us up we only got to sit in on the last half of the Guest of Honor Interview. This year the Guests of Honor decided they wanted to interview each other so Ellen Datlow and Jeffrey Ford sat and essentially talked, asking each other questions about life, writing, books, stories, and the universe. It was a totally entertaining event. It was funny and serious in turn as they bantered back and forth. Really, this would be worth coming to Capclave if that was all they had but they also have some great panels.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial\"><o:p> <\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"images\/neo_pulp_Friday.jpg\" title=\"Panel members for NeoPulp \" alt=\"Panel members for NeoPulp \" align=\"bottom\" border=\"2\" vspace=\"3\" hspace=\"3\" \/>Next, up (for us) was &#8220;Is that a Maltese Falcon in your pocket or are you just happy to read me?&#8221; Moderator was Davey Beauchamp. Panelists were David J. Williams, Matt Jarpe, and Lon Prater. The tagline for the panels was: Neo-pulp: What is it; Who&#8217;s writing it; and where do you find it?<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial\">It was pretty much agreed that pulp focuses on plot and has a feel to it of excitement, optimism &#8212; and harkens back to the Shadow, League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (comic not movie) and and that neo-pulp has a bit of noir feel to it. 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