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This post will be a mixed bag of good news and bad news. Let’s start things off with the best news right away and then work our way through the rest.

I’ve been approved for a panel at Louisiana Comic Con in March! I won’t be revealing any details at the moment, but it is currently scheduled for Saturday, March 16th. I don’t want to post the specific time yet since the final schedule hasn’t been released, but be sure to look for me at the convention if you plan on attending. As far as I know, no one in the region has ever hosted a panel about the topic I am addressing. Maybe more people will become interested in the topic or willing to talk about it once I present my panel.

Now for some bad news. Once again I will not be able to attend one of my favorite conventions, CoastCon, this year in Biloxi, MS. Not only is it a great convention, its location, The Mississippi Coast Coliseum and Convention Center, is one of my favorite places to attend conventions. Although I won’t be there, they have a ton of guests lined up including Jason Carter (pictured above), authors such as Kimberly Richardson, K.D. Wood, and Meleesa Swann, and artists such as Matthew Atchley. Below are just some of the guests that will be attending. If you are going, please let me know what you are most excited for in the comments section.

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Some more sad news is that beloved actress and Universal Monsters legend, Julie Adams, passed away yesterday at the age of 92. Although best known as Gill-Man’s love interest in The Creature From The Black Lagoon, Adams appeared in fifty films and multiple television shows. She has appeared in productions that featured Andy Griffith, Elvis Presley, Angela Lansbury, Jimmy Stewart, Raymond Burr, and Richard Conte, among others. I recently rewatched The Creature From The Black Lagoon and, as always, was captivated by her performance. Hopefully Universal will acknowledge her death in the near future. She will be sorely missed. She was one of the last surviving cast members of the classic Universal Monsters films. Condolences to her family during this time.

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In other news, my son and I will be attending KISS’ End of the Road Tour in September. Tickets were secured over the weekend and neither one of us can wait for the show! This will be my son’s first concert and, sadly, one of KISS’ last shows. The band has been a big part of my life, especially in the last twenty or so years. I completely understand why they are calling it quits, but a part of me hopes that they will continue on with their solo projects. This will be the third time that I’ve seen the band and I can’t wait to share the experience of a KISS concert with my son.

I’m still waiting to hear back from a couple of other conventions about presenting panels. As soon as I hear from any of them, I’ll let all of you know when and where I’ll be presenting. Also, I hope to interview a few folks in the near future. If I haven’t interviewed you before or if you know someone who might want an interview, please contact me and I’ll get everything set up. I’m interested in interviewing cosplayers, artists, authors, actors, or anyone involved with the convention scene.

I’ll also be attending Calcasieu Serialfest Chapter 6 this summer at the Brimstone Museum in Sulphur, LA. This free, family friendly event is a great place to learn about the pioneers of science fiction, western, and superhero films. I’ll probably break out my Professor Zukov cosplay this year, so come check out this wonderful event!

As always, thank you for reading my post. I really do appreciate each and every comment, like, or share. I’ll be posting again later this week!