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Blogging Pantheacon

Ave,

So, I live maybe 10 minutes away from where Pantheacon is held, and I'm going to be all up in it. I'll be photo and video blogging throughout the conference .***This is your warning, beloved peers. Best brush the crumbs out of your beard, cuz you're going on the internets.***

I'm planning on interviewing folk when I can, and will live blog some of the events. Definitely will tweet the hell out of them, anyway.

I've never been to a Pagan conference of any sort, definitely looking forward to it.

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  1. AnonymousJanuary 10, 2011 at 9:51 PM

    Definitely cool. Wish you the best Frater A.I.T.

    :)

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  2. Mr. J.January 11, 2011 at 2:56 AM

    Have fun man! Pantheacon is one of those things an east coaster like myself finds it hard to get to. Be our man on the street!

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  3. Frater.BarrabbasJanuary 11, 2011 at 6:50 AM

    Frater A.I.T. -

    I will be there as well - presenting two workshops. Look me up - we have friends in common.

    Frater Barrabbas

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  4. GordonJanuary 11, 2011 at 8:53 AM

    Awesome. I'll be checking continuously. (Or I could just check twitter.)

    If there are any photos of you, you better be wearing an indiana-jones-style hat with a large ticket that says "Press" jammed in the side of it.

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  5. Jack FaustJanuary 12, 2011 at 11:46 AM

    See, I was going to attend before... But now that you've warned me, fuggit. Hah!

    (VVF and I might not have the money to attend; if we do, we'll be there, though.)

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  6. Solitary DawnJanuary 12, 2011 at 1:20 PM

    This sounds prettc cool. Have fun and looking forward to your reports, Interviews etc...

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  7. UnknownJanuary 15, 2011 at 10:04 AM

    @ Fra Barrabbas,

    I'll definitely look you up, Frater. Looking forward to meeting you-AIT

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  8. UnknownJanuary 15, 2011 at 10:09 AM

    @ Gordon,

    I wish! My heads too big for normal person hats, unfortunately. Perhaps I'll start rocking a turban.

    I'm planning on wearing a three-piece suit and a small briefcase for my kit. They won't be able to miss me. I imagine wearing a suit to Pantheacon will be similar to wearing scuba gear to a board meeting. I'll stand out.

    Also, I'm Black. There are going to be, like, four of us there tops.

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