Timelash VII Convention - Kassel Germany 28th/29th Oct 23

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In the words of Craig Revel Horwood...Fab-u-lous Dahling!!! The finished result for Gabadallah looks terrific and the whole is just completed with THAT messenger bag..😉

I've said it before and I'll say again : have a brilliant time, make sure you 'let your hair down', howl at the moon often and send updates when you can.

Oh..and have fun too.

P.S. the 'Bastard from Asgard'.... 🤭😆👍

Ahhhh, this COVID thing sucks.
I am feeling much better now (became sick 2 weeks ago) and probably am not infectious anymore (except maybe for susceptible people).
But I will not be taking any chances and will be wearing a face mask under my costume mask during the convention.
Honest as I am, of course I told my friends who will be coming to the convention that I had had COVID.

Sadly, a couple of them overreacted and accused me of being an irresponsible a**hole.

That really really hurt, I was feeling so bad yesterday I had actually second thoughts of going to the convention.
I was honest, I take precautions, and knowing that many people will attend that are NOT tested and will NOT be wearing a mask- why does this make me the a**hole?
I was even told "it would have been better you would not have told us, so now you forced our hands and we have to exclude you."

So now all my dinner plans are cancelled and the dinners on Friday and Saturday I wanted to join to meet people and be social I have now cancelled in the name of "better safe than sorry".
I know that this was the responsible thing to do, but I hurts very much non-the-less.
Especially since after 2 weeks, I feel so much better now.

I do not know, but the whole idea with the convention was a real ordeal, it took huge junks of mental strength out of me and the only reason I decided to go in the end (meeting friends) will now only happen in minimized form and with social distancing and mask. At least for the friends who actually still will talk to me.

This is just not going well, and right now I am actually so distraught, that I will force myself going, and have my picture taken with the actors and my DVD signed, but probably will leave early.
It is just too full of negative emotion for me and I am not feeling well enough mentally to deal with it.

And yes, I am aware I did nothing wrong and that I informed people of my COVID diagnosis and wearing a mask as a precaution are the right things to do.
And that the reaction above is ridiculous.

I will still go, though, because I have the very faint hope that I might get a little bit of fun out of it anyways, even if it has caused me so much pain so far.
Things just could have gone better.

First day of convention today.
It was a bit awkward having to do distancing and wearing a mask all the time.
I also did not join anyone for going to dinner or anything else socially which was a real downer.
But in any case it beat sitting alone at home.

I will post pictures when I am back home.

General impressions- 
Both Sophie and Janet loved my fluffy Lupar costume. Got a wonderful picture taken with both of them in their costumes from Power of the Doctor and Janet snuggled up to me. 
Both asked me if I was hot under there ( yes, I was) and Janet said „ so there is an Ellen under all of this“. 
Both were absolutely lovely.
It was worth going just to have been able to chat with these two.
I loved to see Ace‘s original jacket up close and admired it and Sophie did a nice display for me.

Also had a nice chat with Richard Price who plays many of the monsters and creatures. Told me about the troubles of not being able to go to toilet all day as Cyberman. He hated the Sea Devil costume, cannot even take head off there. He also liked the Kerblam Man, but got blinded by Jodie with her screwdriver during one scene and did not see anything anymore. 
In Power of the Doctor he played several Cybermen as well as 2 UNIT soldiers. 

Both Daisy Ashford and Sadie Miller told about how they prepare for doing the roles of their mums, which episodes they watch (Sadie likes the Time Warrior) and that they are Lucky they have the Voice timbre of both their mums ( and their laugh). 

Tomorrow I will have another picture taken with Tim Treloar. 

A few rumors/ news I picked up at Timelash convention today:

1. According to Daisy Ashford, her dad ( Geoffrey Beevers) recorded more stories. He loves doing Big Finish and he absolutely loves playing his Master, where he gets to be pure evil.
2. Sadie Miller is writing stories herself, has done some Who stuff, is also writing novels and just finished a play which she is doing in a theater ( not Who). But she is thinking of doing something for Big Finish.
3. Tim Treloar said stories with Master are on table, but Delgado Master unlikely because Culshaw would have to do double duty. Someone mentioned Beevers, and we got a smile and a „perhaps“, also since Tim is friends with Sasha and Sasha Master stories are coming to Big Finish, this is also a possibility. You heard it here first.
4. News for TV series- apparently the Companion support group will get more screen time, especially Bonnie Langford. This was a bit hush- hush but Janet Fielding blurted it out before everyone could go „shhhhh!“ and „ don’t tell“.
5. Yasmin Bannerman has more stories recorded as Roz Forrester, so more of New Adventures 7Th Doctor stories underway. Recording was done only just recently.

I will be back with more, and pictures! , tomorrow or the day after.