Chatt, TN ConNooga - Feb 20-22, 2009 - Chattanooga, TN

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When: February 20-22, 2009
Where: The Chattanooga Choo Choo, Chattanooga, TN
www.connooga.com

For those that was able to go to ConNooga last year, I appreciate it and hope you had a great time. As promised, we're making it even better this year!

Featured Guests

Lloyd Kaufman
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Lloyd Kaufman is an American film director, producer, screenwriter and occasional actor. With producer Michael Herz, he is the co-founder of Troma Entertainment, the world's longest running independent film studio, and the director of many of their feature films, including the cult classic The Toxic Avenger and the critically acclaimed Tromeo and Juliet.

Linda Blair
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Linda Blair is an American actress most famous for her role as the possessed child, Regan in the 1973 film The Exorcist, and its sequel, Exorcist II: The Heretic.

Chase Masterson
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She portrayed the Bajoran Leeta on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine from 1995 to 1999, and Ivy Lief on General Hospital. Her guest starring roles include Sliders (as Kelly, the sister of Wade Welles) and ER. She was also the voice of Janice in "Robotech: The Shadow Chronicles". Her other credits include "Star Trek: Of Gods and Men", "Marina" (with Linda Blair), Manticore, Terminal Invasion (with Bruce Campbell), and was the host of "Sci-Fi Entertainment" - which aired on the Sci-Fi Channel.

Larry Elmore
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Larry Elmore is an American fantasy artist, known for his work for Dungeons & Dragons, Dragonlance, and for his comic series SnarfQuest.

Samantha Newark - voice of JEM in the '80's cartoon JEM and the Holograms.
Tucky Williams - plays Vix, the zombie killer in Dead Moon Rising.
Daniel Emory Taylor - of Return of the Swamp Thing
The Convention Vixens - you may have seen them at DragonCon. If not, you're in for a treat!
Deborah Collard - author, and head of NAPS (NorthEastern Alabama Paranormal Society)
Dianne Helm - President and owner of Helm Publishing
Shane Berryhill - author of the Chance Fortune series
Ed Crandell - author of WestWord and Return to WestWorld
Christina Barber - speculative fiction author
D.A. Adams - fantasy author
Robert Freese - writer for VideoScope magazine and b-movie film buff
Michael D. Ambrosio - author
Michael E. Hill - author
Cheryel Hutton - author
David Boop - author of She Murdered Me with Science
Nic Brown - author
Nikki Sinclair - author
Billy Tackett - artist (and artist who did this year's logo)
Sean Taylor - writer of the comic "Gene Simmons Dominatrix"
Dion Floyd - writer/creator of Urban Sprawl and Immortal Kiss comics
Kevin Williams - of Toshigawa Studios and creator of Muley the Mule (comic and puppet)
Bobby Nash - author and writer/artist of the comic strip "Life in the Faster Lane"
Mark Helwig - artist
Richard Ewell - artist
Lin Workman - creator of Bushi Tales comics

Events/panels/contests

* Saber Idol
* Robotech - Kevin McKeever of Robotech will have loads of giveaways during his various panels
* Drive-in double feature (movies, trivia, entertainment, and alien dissection)
* premier of Hell-ephone from ZP International Films
* Saturday night Monster Ball
* Masterpiece Grindhouse Theater
* Anime Music Video contest
* Costume Contest
* Plunder Run
* Dodge Ball
* ConNooga Couples
* Rock Band Tournament
* Star Wars vs Star Trek Debate
* Make-up Battles
* Big Wheel races
* Friday night "villians" Rave
* Charity Auction (to support McKamey Animal Shelter)
* plus lots more!!!

Kids panels/events

* Costume contest
* mini-olympics
* Mermaids bellydancing
* Disney & Star Wars trivia
* Tactics!
* paper masks and kids origami
* Saber Idol Jr.
* v

 

Coming up this Friday! Everything kicks off at 5:00pm, so get there a little early to make sure you get through registration. See ya on the DodgeBall court on Sunday!

 

i'm really excited, just hate having to work through part of it!

 

I know! That's the problem. This is the kind of con I want to attend... But hey, after the turnout we had this year, it seems like it's the kind of con lots of people want to attend, so I guess we're doing something right!