When this was first announced, I contemplated attending. I went to the 25th anniversary festival in 1991, which was great, but I haven't been to one since. Eventually I decided not to go, but recently I began rethinking that decision. This is supposedly the final one. I would regret never having gone to another one. So, today I bit the bullet and bought my tickets and committed to a hotel reservation (non-refundable).
I'm hoping this will be a chance to rectify one major error from 35 years ago. Back then I was a very timid young man, not really sure yet who I was. While I was immensely enjoying all of the scheduled events (including the trip to Greystone), I don't think I interacted much--if at all!--with anyone. (I was very starstruck, but I do think I did manage to respond to a casual "hello" or some such from Robert Rodan in the elevator. But my inevitably timid response wasn't due solely to my general shyness. During the DS run, I was too young to really appreciate how attractive the actors were, and of course Robert had been covered with Adam makeup on TV. But there, close up in the elevator ... my goodness ... 😍)
Anyway, now I will be attending as an arguably less timid old man, and I am really looking forward to meeting other attendees and sharing our love of DS and DS-adjacent things. Hopefully I'll have the honor of meeting the cousins on this board who have been such a pleasure to read and interact with.
