Saturday, March 8, 2025

Marscon Saturday

Time I started writing this: 1:25 AM

Boxes of cookies purchased from girl scouts: 3

Pictures taken in Propatorium: 5

Main stage music performances: 6

Verses in Devo spice performance of "What's Up Spock": 11

Logan Award finalists who performed their song during ceremony: 4

Of the three winners I would have predicted: 0

Different party rooms consuming a beverage: 6

Total beverages consumed: I lost count

Of the 5 burlesque performers, ones I know by off stage name: 2

Previous times I was able to sing along with Major Tom in Space Oddessey room: 0


Marscon days 1&2 by the numbers

Days Marscon officially happens: 3

Days Marscon lasts for me: 5

Time up on Thursday morning: 2:40 AM

Hours worked Thursday before getting on road: 4

Nine hole courses played on trip: 2

Times stopped for bathroom/food/gas: 6

Total time from leaving work to arriving at hotel: 9:30

Time taken in 2023 to beat an approaching winter storm: 6:10

Consecutive times Luke Ski attended Marscon before missing this year: 21

People on Thursday helping with posting music track flyers: 6

Time in bed after hanging out and helping others that arrived later than me: 11:40PM

Cost of hotel omelette: $21

Minutes needed to drive to Bethel University disc golf course: 35

Rounds planning to play there in the 2025 Masters disc golf world championship: 3

Inches on snow that fell at MSP airport on Wednesday: 9

Feet the drive on course hole 2 slid down snow covered hill after hitting ground: 80

Elevation in floors needed to navigate to play the Bethel University course: 15

Holes played there trudging through snow before heading back to car and driving back to hotel: 3

People at hotel who didn't know my name but knew I worked with Luke and asked me if I can get his badge to him: 2

Cost of Long John Silvers fish meal at the Mall of America west food court: $20

Times over the years taking a picture flipping off a giant Pepsi logo in that court: 15

Year I took a picture of that logo not flipping it off since Flat 29 was eating at the table below it: 2013

Mall locations I made a purchase: 3

Age of female divorced Famous Footwear store manager who appeared interested in me causing me to return to the store to get the dry fit socks I have wanted to get for a while allowing me the opportunity to invite her to stop by the con after she was done with work: 58

Times checking on the massage room since my right knee went "no" while walking in the mall and I needed urgent help: 6

Minutes Sulu, a former part of the Dr Demento Show crew, was stuck on an elevator: 60

Adult beverages consumed at party rooms: 3

Age of first performer: 13

Of her three songs performed, number of tracks that featured a significant amount of adult language: 2

Years since former GOH was at Marscon: 10

People in crowd whom I saw singing along with him: 8

Years ago the previous time I got up from my seat in the audience and my legs failed requiring me to grab a chair to avoid falling: 10

Songs I heard from next two acts due to being tired and showing the 13 year old performer pictures I took of her parents at Marscon before she was born: 2

People seen expressing anticipation for seeing the music guest of honor: 7

Items purchased from table 27 including shirt of the music GOH whose act I was too tired to appreciate: 3

Time in bed: 12:30AM