Well, I attended WindyCon after a two year absence. It will be a future absence, I assure you. Was it ever dull!
The panels, which were few and far between, were of very little interest. I attended a grand total of one. Walter Koenig (Star Trek, Babylon 5, etc.) was speaking. He was really interesting and very nice. And yes, it's true, pretty much all of the stars of classic Trek didn't like Mr. Ego (aka: Shatner).
The only other function I attended was the Masquerade. In years past, this showing of costumes would go on for over an hour and the costumes were often amazing. This year, it started 15 minutes late, and ended 15 minutes later. They were going to award prizes, but I left. Nothing deserved a prize.
Watched none of the movies (they were running recent movies I had already seen or didn't want to) and at horribly late in the evening times. Usually, the movie room is my refuge. Not this time.
Lombard, IL is their new location. They're already booked for next year. They'll be there without me.
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I was on some of the Windycon panels this year, and to be honest, I'm somewhat critical of the entire process of paneling as it seems to be presently conducted at the cons I've gone to. Can you be specific about what would make panel options less boring for you than those at Windycon this year?
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