Best Convergence Me
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the_siobhanBest Convergence memories
C2: Boston
The convoy from Boston to Toronto. Siani lying on the pavement in a parking lot exhausted from 14 hours of constant driving while the rest of us peered down at her. Bowling with Mark. The Sunday night party with Cusraque exhausted and elated and telling us his Valor story. Sitting on the floor of a hotel room full of people I had just met and laughing so hard my ribs hurt. The Haven House crew sleeping on our floor. The US border guard going through the car with a drug dog on our way out of the country and the francaphone Canadian border guard shrugging and saying, "They just got the dog."
C4: Toronto
Axel being blind. The ill-fated drinking contest. Masses of black-clad goths on the top of Castle Loma getting their picture taking. Walking down the street and yelling "FREEEEAKS..." every time we saw a cluster of people in people in black and meeting new cool people each time we did it. The Gothic Gwar. Looking down from the balcony and seeing the mass of dancing people and thinking, "We did that." People taking advantage of the brand new topless law in Ontario. The venue owner twice sending out staff members to canvas other less-busy bars to please let them buy some more booze.
C5: New Orleans
The Naked Armed Redneck. A dozen drunk goths pushing my car at 4 in the morning, all drunk and sliding around and falling over. Meeting Xtabell. Dancing to Vanilla Ice. Karl telling us the story of calling the cops after a mugging attempt - "Did you see which way he went?" "Well down, actually. I have him in this nice headlock." Pastries at dawn and getting black clothes covered in powdered sugar. The firemen setting up lawnchairs across the street from the hotel so they could watch the show. Sandwiches the size of my head. Graceland. A hurricane in a tent. Getting towed across the border.
C6: Seattle
Sushi dinner with Albatross. The Fucking Fun Shuttle. Sitting on the boat and talking to TSM. Getting my boat pass stolen and Ren getting me on board anyway and me telling him, "I am the person i bitch about". Peter Fucking Murphy. Sola walking through the door every single time somebody was mooning somebody.
C7: New York
The berth hotel. Hanging out with Marcus Pan for hours in a corner of Slimelight and talking. Eating roasted nuts on the street corner. The afterparty in the hotel. Walking home as the sun came up and stopping to look up at the World Trade Center. Sitting in the bar of the hotel. RatBastard falling asleep in the back seat in a traffic jam and waking up an hour later to find out we were in the same spot. Marcus' BBQ party.
C8: Montreal
The Chaos Engine cheering lightning. Walking into a room party and having a half-dozen people giving me shit for not being in bed. Purp grabbing me by the shoulders and yelling, "I was in a mosh pit. At a Convergence. PlayBat. The whole CMAFA rediculous hilarious inside joke. Etienne & I being exhausted and giggling and throwing piles of money at each other. (It didn't last.) Being dragged on stage very much against our will. Sitting on the top of Montreal with the Swarfs and looking out over the city below. Bordello & Bella Morte playing strip foozball. Ceremonially raising my glass and pronouncing, "I'll never do this again!" and everybody in the room simultaneously yelling, "Bullshit!"
C9: Las Vegas
Kidnapping The Raphrat whether he liked it or not. The Red Square. Walking the strip in the middle fo the night. Andy from Bella Morte doing Spice Girls during the Karaoke competition. The Kegger Contingent at Treasure Island. Getting a homeless man to find us a cab. Getting lost and climbing over a stone fence to discover it was made out of styrofoam. JV winning at everything. The pool party. The kegger contingent eat sushi. Some of the best Ethiopian food ever, and *no* slot machines.
C10: Chicago
The picket line. The Kegger Contingent at some local pub. RazorJak telling the waitress he was going to share the fish-bowl sized drinks he was ordering or she wouldn't let him have one. Looking down from the balcony and seeing the mass of dancing people. Dancing to New Model Army with JV and Axel. Bohemian Rhapsody on the bus.
(Something tells me I'm going to be adding to this...)
C2: Boston
The convoy from Boston to Toronto. Siani lying on the pavement in a parking lot exhausted from 14 hours of constant driving while the rest of us peered down at her. Bowling with Mark. The Sunday night party with Cusraque exhausted and elated and telling us his Valor story. Sitting on the floor of a hotel room full of people I had just met and laughing so hard my ribs hurt. The Haven House crew sleeping on our floor. The US border guard going through the car with a drug dog on our way out of the country and the francaphone Canadian border guard shrugging and saying, "They just got the dog."
C4: Toronto
Axel being blind. The ill-fated drinking contest. Masses of black-clad goths on the top of Castle Loma getting their picture taking. Walking down the street and yelling "FREEEEAKS..." every time we saw a cluster of people in people in black and meeting new cool people each time we did it. The Gothic Gwar. Looking down from the balcony and seeing the mass of dancing people and thinking, "We did that." People taking advantage of the brand new topless law in Ontario. The venue owner twice sending out staff members to canvas other less-busy bars to please let them buy some more booze.
C5: New Orleans
The Naked Armed Redneck. A dozen drunk goths pushing my car at 4 in the morning, all drunk and sliding around and falling over. Meeting Xtabell. Dancing to Vanilla Ice. Karl telling us the story of calling the cops after a mugging attempt - "Did you see which way he went?" "Well down, actually. I have him in this nice headlock." Pastries at dawn and getting black clothes covered in powdered sugar. The firemen setting up lawnchairs across the street from the hotel so they could watch the show. Sandwiches the size of my head. Graceland. A hurricane in a tent. Getting towed across the border.
C6: Seattle
Sushi dinner with Albatross. The Fucking Fun Shuttle. Sitting on the boat and talking to TSM. Getting my boat pass stolen and Ren getting me on board anyway and me telling him, "I am the person i bitch about". Peter Fucking Murphy. Sola walking through the door every single time somebody was mooning somebody.
C7: New York
The berth hotel. Hanging out with Marcus Pan for hours in a corner of Slimelight and talking. Eating roasted nuts on the street corner. The afterparty in the hotel. Walking home as the sun came up and stopping to look up at the World Trade Center. Sitting in the bar of the hotel. RatBastard falling asleep in the back seat in a traffic jam and waking up an hour later to find out we were in the same spot. Marcus' BBQ party.
C8: Montreal
The Chaos Engine cheering lightning. Walking into a room party and having a half-dozen people giving me shit for not being in bed. Purp grabbing me by the shoulders and yelling, "I was in a mosh pit. At a Convergence. PlayBat. The whole CMAFA rediculous hilarious inside joke. Etienne & I being exhausted and giggling and throwing piles of money at each other. (It didn't last.) Being dragged on stage very much against our will. Sitting on the top of Montreal with the Swarfs and looking out over the city below. Bordello & Bella Morte playing strip foozball. Ceremonially raising my glass and pronouncing, "I'll never do this again!" and everybody in the room simultaneously yelling, "Bullshit!"
C9: Las Vegas
Kidnapping The Raphrat whether he liked it or not. The Red Square. Walking the strip in the middle fo the night. Andy from Bella Morte doing Spice Girls during the Karaoke competition. The Kegger Contingent at Treasure Island. Getting a homeless man to find us a cab. Getting lost and climbing over a stone fence to discover it was made out of styrofoam. JV winning at everything. The pool party. The kegger contingent eat sushi. Some of the best Ethiopian food ever, and *no* slot machines.
C10: Chicago
The picket line. The Kegger Contingent at some local pub. RazorJak telling the waitress he was going to share the fish-bowl sized drinks he was ordering or she wouldn't let him have one. Looking down from the balcony and seeing the mass of dancing people. Dancing to New Model Army with JV and Axel. Bohemian Rhapsody on the bus.
(Something tells me I'm going to be adding to this...)