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Needless Things Podcast Episode 30: Dragon Con American Sci-Fi Classics
It’s
no secret that I adore Gary Mitchel and Joe Crowe – the men behind
Dragon Con’s American Sci-Fi Classics Track. A large part of that
adoration is the fact that they so wholly embrace the way that I
present myself and my opinions on pop culture. I’m not above
letting my ego influence my likes. Or anything else, for that matter.
My
respect for these two guys goes far deeper than that. Sure – it’s
great that they like me. But what they do at Dragon Con every year is
nothing short of a miracle. Joe and Gary take a bunch of wildly
varying, disparate franchises and turn them into an ongoing
experience that brings all kinds of very different people together as
one. And they manage to jam so
much
into the weekend.
I’ll
be honest – before I saw any American Sci-Fi Classics panels I was
very dismissive of fan panels. To a certain extent I still am. But
this track finds the best selection of presenters. Everybody that’s
part of the track has a ton of personality and passion. I have yet to
see a panel that was anything less than thoroughly entertaining.
It
was my honor and privilege to talk to Joe Crowe and Gary Mitchel
about their history at Dragon Con and how they came to be in charge
of what is widely recognized as one of the best fan tracks at Con. So
listen in, learn a thing or three, and have some fun with three big
dorks.
You can hear more from Joe and Gary at RevolutionSF.com.
“Procrastibate”
by LeSexoflex.com
“Airwolf
Main Theme” by Rick Patterson
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It’s
no secret that I adore Gary Mitchel and Joe Crowe – the men behind
Dragon Con’s American Sci-Fi Classics Track. A large part of that
adoration is the fact that they so wholly embrace the way that I
present myself and my opinions on pop culture. I’m not above
letting my ego influence my likes. Or anything else, for that matter.
My
respect for these two guys goes far deeper than that. Sure – it’s
great that they like me. But what they do at Dragon Con every year is
nothing short of a miracle. Joe and Gary take a bunch of wildly
varying, disparate franchises and turn them into an ongoing
experience that brings all kinds of very different people together as
one. And they manage to jam so
much
into the weekend.
I’ll
be honest – before I saw any American Sci-Fi Classics panels I was
very dismissive of fan panels. To a certain extent I still am. But
this track finds the best selection of presenters. Everybody that’s
part of the track has a ton of personality and passion. I have yet to
see a panel that was anything less than thoroughly entertaining.
It
was my honor and privilege to talk to Joe Crowe and Gary Mitchel
about their history at Dragon Con and how they came to be in charge
of what is widely recognized as one of the best fan tracks at Con. So
listen in, learn a thing or three, and have some fun with three big
dorks.
You can hear more from Joe and Gary at RevolutionSF.com.
“Procrastibate”
by LeSexoflex.com
“Airwolf
Main Theme” by Rick Patterson