For those about to vote. . . we induce you.

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[angldst.livejournal.com]

Heee.....

Done, and Done! :)

*hug*

-d

[etcet.livejournal.com]

Thanks!

[whomajigi.livejournal.com]

You never answered my question. What IS Convergence anyway? I've gathered the basics...but all the posts you have had. Are you the person in charge of it all?

Actually, pretend I know nothing. It's easier that way. :P

[etcet.livejournal.com]

I am, arguably, in charge of Tampa's attempt to host next year's iteration (and, should we win, will nominally be herding the most cats, so to speak).

What is Convergence?

Back in the dark days when the alt.gothic newsgroup hierarch _was_, for all intents and purposes, the main (and some would say 'only') way to get in touch with far-flung freaks on the internet, someone suggested, "Hey, let's all get together and have a big fucking party!"

So they did.

And it was so much fun, we've done it every year since. People extoll the virtues of their town, their venues, etc, and the community votes on which one they like best, and the winning bid gets to play host.

What happens at Convergence?

Hundreds of black-clad freaks [not all in black, admittedly] hang out, drink heavily, listen to bands and DJs, and probably get hot, sweaty, and naked together. It is, essentially, a three-and-a-half-day-long bacchanalia populated by people you've known for years on the internet, but first shook hands with ten minutes ago (at least the first time).

It's a class reunion without the troglodytes, a family renunion with more incest and better clothes, and an excuse to say, "Fuck you, society, we're freaks and we're fucking proud of it" en masse.

[whomajigi.livejournal.com]

*whistle* Good explanation. That sounds insanely fun.

[etcet.livejournal.com]

It is, or we wouldn't keep going [and a lot of folks make it the vacation centerpiece of their year].