I had a great UnCon.
I went to see both of Jan Bonderson's lectures. He always gives good value, though I prefer his talks on medical curiosities. He's really in his field there. Then it's actually really educational.
I found Paul Devereaux's talk quite inspiring, having done a bit of digging in my youth. It might have have been a bit of an over view on the topic of ancient humanity's need to spiritualize the landscape, to imbue it with significance and what traces they may have left behind, but it's a big topic and a fascinating one.
Paul Cornell was very good on Fortean themes in Doctor Who and, as a Doctor Who writer, was good enough to impart to us, the secret of series continuity.
Helen Keen's stand up on the history of rocketry was very witty and charmingly geeky. She'll go far.
Charles Foster amassed an interesting body of evidence on the subject of whether our minds are '
Wired for God'. I may have missed the bit where he actually matched it up to his conclusions. Some of the evidence he presented actually seemed to provide more support Paul Devereaux's position.
Gordon Rutter's talk on spiritualism was fun and worth getting in early for.
Lucie Skeaping and Robin Jeffrey were wonderful, playing and singing those bawdy ballads. Their wares and trifles were all quickly snapped up, after.
I enjoyed the panel discussion on fiction and Forteana much more than I thought I would.
A special big thank you to Jen, Dr David and the Fortean Times team!
A big thank you to mollymauk, her friends and fellow artistes, for putting on such a fun musical soiree, on Saturday night. Also thanks to the staff at the St Aloysius Social Club, too.
I met up with several board members, for to socialize, drink beer and carouse, every evening. This was v.sociable and most fun. A big thanks to you all! Great stuff. I'm still recovering.
And, Fleeble owes me a pint.