The program for the 2007 Mid-Ohio-Con (Nov. 24-25) in Columbus seems to be pretty well settled, and it looks as if I'll be almost as busy as Mark Evanier is at Comic-Con International: San Diego every year.
Judging from the advance look I've had at the program book, I'll be on three panels on Saturday and two on Sunday, with each day providing a back-to-back presence.
Saturday from 11 a.m. to noon, I'll be part of a group kicking off general convention chat. It says it'll be "the scoop on what's happening" at the show; my contribution will probably be more muddled than that, but I'm looking forward to the fun. I'll lay low, since there will be other people at the table who know what they're talking about with regard to the convention: Gary Herrmann, Jeff Martin, Bob Corby, Scott Crawford, and Layne and Peri Toth.
That afternoon come the back-to-back challenges. A bunch of us expressed the desire to play host to guest Margot Kidder -- so it looks as if three people will be slobbering over the delightful performer. With Michael Davis, Chris Yambar, and me telling her how much we've enjoyed her work, she'll be lucky to get a word in edgewise, despite the fact that she's involved with four movies now in post-production -- and that she first caught my eye in the wonderful Nichols series in 1971 (which was by no means the start of her career).
And immediately following that (in the same room, Ms. Kidder having made her escape), I am to be roasted by an assemblage of people I've known for decades. I'd hoped that I could persuade Mark Evanier to craft hilarious responses for me -- only to learn that he'll be the roastmaster! Yikes! Others involved are scheduled to be Michael Davis, Bob Ingersoll, Tony Isabella, Carolyn Kelly, Bill Messner-Loebs, Brian Pulido, and Steve Rude.
Sunday, it's back-to-back sessions again, opening with a 10 a.m. chat with CGC President Steve Borock regarding comics grading, CGC, and the like.
And then I jaunt from Panel Room A to Panel Room B to celebrate Walt Kelly, Pogo, and more with Carolyn Kelly and Mark Evanier.
See you at one or more of the above?