stratochamp wrote:in about 100 years....but seriously, one day just short of 30 years ago i went to a white sox game with Bracton and his extended family. in the 3rd inning a semi-disguised Geddy Lee sat down one seat over from me (his roadie/bodyguard was between us). well we got to talking and it turned out he was a big baseball fan. we talked about the toronto blue jays (and of course Rush lyrics) over the last seven innings. he could not have been nicer, and signed a baseball for me (it had already been signed as part of a sox promotion; and i, foolishly, trying to be magnanimous , gave it away to one of the younger members of our party. i hope that the boy i gave the ball to has derived continued joy from it; i certainly would have).as an aside, when it was mentioned to Bractons mother that we were sitting near Geddy Lee, she asked us, "What's a Geddy Lee ?"
Badmike wrote:I'm very excited about this one: our latest NTRPG con guest is artist JEFF EASLEY! Jeff is well-known as one of the finest artists of TSR's "Second Wave" hired in the early 80s that included Parkinson, Caldwell, and Elmore. Some of his best known TSR work includes the reprint covers of the original PHB, DMG and MM; cover art for many hardbacks including Dragonlance Adventures, Unearthed Arcana, Monster Manual II, and Legends & Lore; covers for many modules and supplements including City of Skulls, The Marklands, From the Ashes, Rahasia, Isle of the Ape, and Bloodstone Pass; and more interior artwork and paperback covers than you can shake a paintbrush at! Jeff will also have a table at the con to display and sell his own artwork. Welcome Jeff!!!Mike B.
Kingofpain89 wrote:Badmike wrote:I'm very excited about this one: our latest NTRPG con guest is artist JEFF EASLEY! Jeff is well-known as one of the finest artists of TSR's "Second Wave" hired in the early 80s that included Parkinson, Caldwell, and Elmore. Some of his best known TSR work includes the reprint covers of the original PHB, DMG and MM; cover art for many hardbacks including Dragonlance Adventures, Unearthed Arcana, Monster Manual II, and Legends & Lore; covers for many modules and supplements including City of Skulls, The Marklands, From the Ashes, Rahasia, Isle of the Ape, and Bloodstone Pass; and more interior artwork and paperback covers than you can shake a paintbrush at! Jeff will also have a table at the con to display and sell his own artwork. Welcome Jeff!!!Mike B.Martin is going to be walking around the entire con with a stiffy with all the great artwork being on display. :wink:
bbarsh wrote: It is credit to you that you were in. What did you send?
benjoshua wrote in North Texas RPG Convention 2013: June 6-9:Just bought my plane tickets. I guess that means I am coming this year.
grodog wrote in North Texas RPG Convention 2013: June 6-9:benjoshua wrote in North Texas RPG Convention 2013: June 6-9:Just bought my plane tickets. I guess that means I am coming this year. That's great, Chris. It'll be nice to meet you in person, after all of our ALEAC projects
Prufrock wrote in North Texas RPG Convention 2013: June 6-9:I am sad to say that I will be unable to attend this years con. My boss is taking vacation the same week and I have to run the team while she is gone. I'm really going to miss it!Martin
