Hello fellow travelers!

This is a very special week for the SpaceGypsies. We recently discovered Operation Speak Out with your Geek Out and it was something that really spoke to us. We’re proud to be geeks and we’re proud to be fans. And we’re not afraid to show it!

Geeks have spent far too long being teased and stereotyped. But instead of combating negativity with harsh words, Operation Speak Out with your Geek Out proposes that we invite those that pick on us to “sit at our table and share our interests.”

“Let us combat being used as pawns for internet gaffes with the reasons why we’re awesome, why we love what we love, and why it’s good to be a geek.” -Operation Speak Out with your Geek Out

SpaceGypsies is proud to join Operation Speak Out with your Geek Out this week, September 12th- 16th by posting about the things we geek out for and why we’re proud to be geeks.

Do you want to join the revolution and geek out too? Post your geeky story in our comments section this week and let us know what you geek out for!

Never be afraid to let your geek flag fly!

SpaceGypsies

At MobiCon XIV the SpaceGypsies caught up with Russ Cantrell from Ghost Hunters of the South.  MobiCon XIV had a good many Paranormal guests and vendors, and this is one of my favorites!  Ghost Hunters of the South is a satellite team of TAPS, as seen on SyFy’s Ghost Hunters.

This team presented multiple informative and entertaining panels throughout the entire convention.

Let Russ Cantrell tell you more about this talented group of ghost hunters in the video below.

The 2011 convention season is upon us and we’re getting excited! 2011 means something very special for our favorite convention…it’s Dragon*Con’s 25th Anniversary!

Dragon*Con always gives us an amazing line-up of guests so it’s no wonder that they’ll be pulling out all the stops for their 25th Anniversary. Already on their roster… William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, Kate Mulgrew and Amanda Tapping!

The Dragon*Con Live Journal is lighting up with guest wishlists from fans and we wanted to add our list to the mix.  Who do you want to see at Dragon*Con 2011? Who’s that one person you’ve been dying to meet?

The SpaceGypsy Wish List

DRAGON*CON NEWBIES

Richard Dean Anderson (Stargate…all of them!)

Gina Torres (Firefly, Serenity)

Rhona Mitra (Underworld: Rise of the Lycans, The Gates, & the original Lara Croft!)

Andrea Powell (Twilight: Breaking Dawn, The Gates)

Bruce Campbell (Do you need to ask what he’s been in?)

James Spader (Stargate the original movie, Boston Legal)

Vin Diesel (We can dream! He’s a huge geek too!)

Janina Gavankar (The Gates, True Blood)

Anyone from The Big Bang Theory

Lucy Lawless (Xena: Warrior Princess, Sparticus Blood & Sand)

Brian Henson (Farscape and um, hello. Jim Henson’s son!)

Allison Scagliotti (Warehouse 13)

Josh Gates (Destination Truth)

Peter Deluise  (Writer,  Director, Actor, Producer for SG-1 and others)

David Hewlett (Stargate: Atlantis)

Jackie Earle Haley (Watchman)

Rebecca Riggs (Farscape)

Anthony Simcoe (Farscape)

PLEASE COME BACK!

Alan Tudyk (Firefly, Serenity)

Nathan Fillion (Firefly, Serenity)

Abney Park (steampunk band)

Claudia Black (Farscape, Stargate: SG-1)

Ben Browder (Farscape, Stargate: SG-1)

Eddie McClintock (Warehouse 13) – He’s been added to the Guest List!!

Neil Grayston (Eureka)

Erica Cerra (Eureka)

The Ghost Hunters

Michael Shanks (Stargate:  SG-1)

Adam Baldwin (Stargate, Chuck)

THE WHOLE SHABANG:

What would be better for a celebration of a 25 year anniversary than bringing in an entire cast?

Futurama (It’s never been done before!)
Billy West
John DiMaggio
Phil LaMarr
Maurice LaMarche
Katey Sagal
Tress MacNeille
Lauren Tom

The X-Files
Gillian Anderson
David Duchovney
Mitch Pileggi
Robert Patrick
Dean Haglund
Tom Braidwood
Bruce Harwood

Dead Like Me
Ellen Muth
Cullum Blue
Jasmine Guy
Mandy Patinkin

Sanctuary
Amanda Tapping (She’s coming!)
Robin Dunne
Ryan Robbins
Agam Darshi
Christopher Heyerdahl
Jonathon Young
Emilie Ullerup

After weeks of jealousy from hearing of all the fun had at Dragon Con by the SpaceGypsies, I got to go have a bit of fun of my own! My husband surprised me with tickets to go meet some of the cast from Ghost Hunters at Olive or Twist in Pittsburgh, PA!!(Hosted by ScareHouse) I know, exciting!!!

Standing in line for some time, outside, in Pittsburgh, in October(really it wasn’t that bad, and WORTH it), we made our way through the check in and there they were, Steve Gonsalves, Dave Tango, Kris Williams, Amy Bruni and Dustin Pari. I was so excited!! I had my shirt, purchased at Dragon Con by my Mom, already signed by Amy and Tango, and was ready to have Steve, Kris and Dustin add to it. As I lay the shirt down for each of them to sign they all had one question…who did the extra mystery signature belong to? Laughing, I told them it was Sean Maher from Firefly that my mom had asked to sign the shirt at Dragon Con.

As I made my way to each new person, my nerves were about shot and I revealed myself to be the spaz I truly am. I was SO nervous that I would smile like a maniac, shake their hand and toss my shirt down with a rushed ‘Would you sign my shirt?’ before snatching it up and tossing it at the next victim. Oh boy.

After making my way through the line I took some time to collect myself…Oh Boy, indeed! Did I really just act like that? I was so embarrassed! So…I made my way back over to where people were just starting to hang out and chit chat and I apologized to Dustin, who being at the end of the line had gotten the brunt of my frazzled nerves! He laughed and told me that was fine, it happens. ‘So you regularly have people get star struck and throw shirts at you?’ I asked.

As the evening went on I settled down enough to get to take a few pictures and to talk with a few people like Dustin and Steve. In a later conversation with Dustin he revealed he had had his own ‘star struck’ moment with an old idol. When I asked him if he had ever had a moment, while ghost hunting, that had scared him enough that he questioned what he was doing Dustin replied that he had been shooting a rather uneventful episode and when they had finished and were packing up he realized he had left something behind and took off to retrieve it. As he walked through the pitch black building he for the first time that night felt something and at that moment was disturbed enough to question himself as to what he was doing there by himself. I felt creeped out just hearing him tell the tale.

I also found a few moments to talk to Steve and wondered if he missed getting to go out and ghost hunt with Jason, Grant and the rest of the ‘old’ crew. Steve told me that they actually are only gone for a few weeks and that while it seems longer for us at home watching he really is back with the team doing their thing most of the time.

All in all, despite my nerves, it was a great time and everyone was more friendly than I could have imagined and I look forward to my next adventure…hopefully soon.