Best of Both Worlds Convention 22

Life is a Cabaret!!

We did something different this time. Instead of asking our guests to stand and talk about Lord of the Rings, we asked them to put on a concert/cabaret and show us what they normally get paid to do (when not doing conventions!).

So we had Craig Parker, Mark Ferguson and Joel Tobeck performing improvisation comedy, singing, conducting trivia competitions and many many more things, filling an afternoon and evening. Somewhere in there we also had a banquet dinner.

And for the hardy souls who braved Canberra in winter, there was a tour to Tidbinbilla on Friday and a winery tour on Sunday.

The trip to Tidbinbilla

Our MC Glen is Head of Publicity at the Tidbinbilla tracking station outside of Canberra. With all the events surrounding the Mars missions and Cassini this year we thought a trip out here to hear the latest would be interesting.

Cocktail Party

On Friday night we hosted the usual BOBW cocktail party. It turned out to be a very casual and intimate affair - so we all had even more fun (where were YOU!?)

Life is a Cabaret!

Look, if you weren't there then you really won't have any idea why the rest of us fall over laughing ourselves silly at the sight of some of these photos. All I can say is: Joel pretending to be Arwen (breasts and all), Craig being interrogated for stealing electricity from Napoleon, Mark playing Frodo (wide eyed), and far too many other hilarious moments to mention...

My apologies for the lack of captions on these photos at present. If anyone can help supply details I'd be grateful for the reminder.

Winery Tour

The weekend finished as it started, with a low key tour with our guests. This time we ent to one of the wineries near Canberra for a tour and tasting, and then we headed off for lunch.

Official Guest Photos