Celebration I Retrospective

[lazypadawan]

starwars.com is looking back at the Great American Denver Mud Party, held 10 years ago this week, with recently discovered audio and articles about the first SW Celebration.

Life being what it is, I did not go to Celebration I. I couldn't figure out for the life of me why in God's name they would put the convention in freakin' Denver except for the fact it was the home (back then) of the official fan club. Of course, there's no logical reason to put future Celebrations in Indianapolis or Los Angeles either, but that's what happened. Anyway, I knew people who did brave the trip and based on what they told me, I was kind of glad I didn't go. If I paid hundreds of dollars to fly to Denver and go through what attendees went through, I'd clock somebody.

I'll have my own retrospective on Celebration I, based on the tales of terror, this week on SWPAS.

Comments

[may-child.livejournal.com]

One of my friends actually experienced the horror that was Celebration I. I was astonished when she told me about it. She and the rest of the attendees should have gotten their admission money back, and been reimbursed for travel expenses as well.

[lazypadawan.livejournal.com]

I'll never forget my friend from Germany sending me photos of people standing around in the mud and the rain with the caption "Bosnian refugee camp." It really looked like one.

[ladyaeryn.livejournal.com]

I missed out on going to C1 at the last minute. From most accounts, I'm not too upset about it. ;) A 12-hour drive to Denver to stand around in the rain and mud with my mom (who isn't a SW fan to begin with)? No thanks.