Let me tell you one story from the first Escapist Expo. We were setting up the room for @miracleofsound's concert. We put in chairs for VIPs and were about to open the doors when the fire marshall informed us that per fire code, chairs count as people.
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The second we let anyone in, we'd be in violation of fire code and he'd shut the *entire thing down*. So we had to clear all the chairs. This led to a lengthy delay in letting people in to the show, during which we failed to inform the people in line.
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We were so busy trying to solve the problem, we forgot to communicate to the people waiting in line. Rookie mistake, one easily made. That kind of stuff happens *constantly* during a con in its first year. You're learning as you go.
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We planned the Expo for a full year. Stuff still went wrong because we didn't know what we didn't know. BUT. Everyone was safe. Everyone had fun. Three of the staff went to the hospital from stress. You can't whip up a con in a weekend. Stop trying, you YouTube idiots.
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Ok, one last tidbit: so while we're rushing to stack the chairs and get them out of the way,
@miracleofsound comes over to help, and I'm like "No, no, you're the talent, you're about to perform, we got this."1 reply 1 retweet 103 likesShow this thread -
And he just gives me this look like "Bitch, please." and starts hauling chairs away. Just one reason why he is, and always shall be, one of my favorite humans.
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From outside perspective the con looked to be running pretty smoothly - which means ye definitely did a great job gathering the pieces & mess & stress into something that worked out great!
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Replying to @miracleofsound @SusanArendt
100% agreed; I have wonderful memories from that Expo (including the amazing
@miracleofsound performance!)0 replies 0 retweets 0 likesThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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