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The CON*tourage Mission Statement

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It's about the parties. It's about the costumes. It's about the atmosphere. IT'S ABOUT THE PEOPLE. Whatever the reason, CON*tourage is there! Band together with us. UNITE!

Being CON*regulars, we have seen and done it all, so CON*tourage was created to discover new ways to enjoy the social aspects at CON. By being a part of the CON*tourage, you will meet more people and have more fun at the next CON.

About the Team

Who we are So Far

	Master Andre
	My love of CONventions started when I attended DragonCon for the first time in 1992. Ive been 7 times since then and I've been fortunatate enough to have done and seen most everything that goes on at DragonCon, from participating in the costume contest, to marching in the Parade, to spending the entire con photo-hounding. In 2008 I wanted to try and get in on some of the raging parties that I had heard about but was always too busy, or wasn't in the right channels, to attend. I met up with Bama Spyder and Blster Chicken in response to a LiveJournal post about a roomshare for a suite at the Hyatt. They had planned on throwing some parties, so I thought it would be fun. It turned out great and a new passion was born for me. Planning suite parties at cons and getting a massive group of friends in the process. So who am I? I am a Graphic Designer from South florida with a super-geek passion for Science fiction and Fantasy Conventions. I enjoy Classic Rock, Theatre and Film and the occasional climb up a mountain. I am also an avid costumer with my alternate persona, Master Andre Pirate Captain. I am putting together an Ozzy Ozbourne costume to add to my collection for next year! So I invite you to join us on our journey / experiment and become a part of our CONmunity.
	Bama Spyder
	For me, attending a Con is all about escaping reality for a few days by being surrounded by creativity, good energy and amazingly fun people. My first experiencing with costuming was many, many moons ago when I was a very young lad. My Mom hand-made a SpiderMan costume for me when I was probably about 7 years old (back then you couldn't just order one online). She didn't have a pattern or another costume to go by. She used hair nets for the webs on the suit which still baffles me. I still have it actually....although the only piece I can still wear is the mask. Little did I know that my love of costuming would be born then...and follow me from then on. Fast-forward almost a quarter of a century later...I stumbled across DragonCon. I had heard that people wore costumes but I really had no clue what I was getting myself into. Alex, from "A Clockwork Orange" emerged for my first DCon in 2004 and then my inner rock star returned the previous year as the purple funkness himself, Prince. Since then I've become known as "that rock star guy" as I've also morphed into Freddie Mercury, Alice Cooper and Axl Rose. Why rock stars? Why not? Feel free to check me out online at www.myspace.com/bamaspyder At D*Con 2007 I met MasterAndre and Chicken as I had a massive suite in the Hyatt that I needed roommates for. We threw a few parties and from that I have formed friendships that I hope will last a lifetime....and Con-tourage was born. In my "normal" life, I'm a Graphic Artist/Illustrator in Birmingham, Alabama. I also teach Photoshop part-time at a local college. Some of my passions are running, which I'm currently training for the December 2007 Las Vegas Marathon. I also enjoy spending free time with Stanley, my 15-year old canine best-buddy and visiting with family. Roadtrips are also a way I like to escape reality...and if there is a Con destination on that roadtrip....then hell, I'm already there!
	Blister Chicken
	Tony Castelluci handle - blisterchicken fake punk rock band - blisterchicken occupation - helping people focus - indie film, script writing, improv, comedy & music likes - outdoors, film, trails, working out, anything related to the water, cons, juice fasts, live music watch - Free Style Shark equipment - yes I have equiptment steady cam - know how to make one speaks - on James Bond & the 2012 Apocalypse good with electronics & tools - yes good with people - yes mutant powers - quick healing - never get sick - can jump in a pool and not get my hair wet - very good in the water Chosen Mutant Name - The Otter (kinda like a somewhat lame aquatic Wolverine. I take my enemies heads and bust them on my stomach with rocks I find.) Improv Characters I've created - Minx Labrada, Lance McGrudder
	Artzy Chic
	I'm a decidedly-strange, usually misunderstood, funky, eccentric, multi-talented artistic goddess whose medium changes with each moodswing. When I was a little girl, I wanted to grow up to be a gypsy. I've been attracted to all things creepy and spooky since I was a kid and Halloween has always been my favorite time of year. I began reading, writing, and painting at age 3, so I never really had a "normal" childhood; now I spend my adult life refusing to grow up and act my age. I don't like green foods but love blue foods. I think the moon landing was a hoax staged by the government. I have an earless gay cat, and if he doesn't like you, I won't date you. I am devilishly clever, extremely picky, intensely passionate, outrageously flirtatious--yet can be shy too, shamelessly hedonistic, very spiritual (but not religious), often sarcastic, brutally honest, somewhat narcissistic, sometimes evil, and unexpectedly silly. I travel extensively and have lived in or visited every state. Don't judge me by my current residence; I am quite nomadic and move around a good bit just to keep things interesting. I'm an early-90s club kid who still likes to dress up and go out dancing. I truly believe I am a drag queen trapped in a woman's body. I was a nun in a past life and can't stop collecting rosary beads; I also suffer from lingering Catholic guilt. I'm an incurable romantic who hates to admit it. I prefer dried roses to living flowers, but I talk to my houseplants as though they were my children. I wear an excessive amount of silver jewelry and have more rings than I do fingers and toes on which to wear them. Every piercing I have was done as part of a ritual to mark a significant event in my life, and I carefully design every tattoo with symbolism relating to the spiritual milestone each tat represents. I'm hilariously melodramatic at times. I don't believe in coincidences. I drink far too much coffee and too little water. I prefer rain or fog to sunshine. I dislike all politicians---especially Republicans and Democrats. I have been described as: bizarre, unusual, radiant, mysterious, sensual, flaky, ethereal, freaky, moody as hell, exotic, theatrical, weird, and cooler than Jesus. I love horror movies and none can be too gory or too cheesy. I am frightened by small children, televangelists, that creepy-ass big-headed Burger King from the commercials, cornfields, Big Brother, and clowns. I ramble WAY too much.

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