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 Cygnus Alpha 4.0 Convention in 2018
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| Hugbot |
Posted on 26-01-2022 19:13
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CA4 was a convention to celebrate 40 years of B7 (hence the weird designation 4.0 instead of just 4). It was a three-day event held in the Holiday Inn in London Brentford on a weekend in September 2018, and it may have gone done in B7 history as the coughing-and-sniffling convention, possibly due to the stale air at the venue. Good there wasn't a pandemic at the time, wasn't it?  On the following weekend, a few of us even reconvened for a location visit to Black Park (separate thread to follow!). I used the week between the two events to visit Portsmouth and fellow Horizonist LittleSue. To name just a few of the highlights of this convention apart fromt he usual fare of costumes, props and special guests: - Lots of cosplayers, one lady (someone from Big Finish, if I'm not completely mistaken) even showing off one of Servalan's original costumes from Gary's collection - The apperance of the cast of Athena, a weird B7/DW cross-over fan film - Visiting a restaurant with a chocolate fountain (those who were with me will know what I am talking about  )- A short appearance by David Jackson's son. I first spotted him across the hall, and I immediately thought, 'Hey, isn't that David Jackson?' The resemblance was really uncanny. - Celebrating Horizon member Ellen York's birthday - Aaaaand: a rare appearance by the hottest sci-fi lady of all times - yes, of course I am talking about the divine Josette Simon! My photos of the event also cover some impressions of the venue as well as B7-y stuff I stumbled upon in Portsmouth. You can find them here: https://imgur.com/a/zuJ9QyV |
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