August 11 - 13 2000 : Calgary, Alberta

Conversion is a small literary convention in the heart of Calgary. SithVixen (actually TD615) and Mez (hopefully a future member) decide to attend. Taking this as an excuse to visit Calgary, I decided to take the next available transport and accompany them.

We all arrived suited up at the convention site on Friday, only to find out that we had arrived a couple of hours early. We then decided to take in a few of the city sights and visit the Calgary Tower. I would not have guessed that so many people carry their cameras around in Calgary -- we had so many requests to pose for pictures!

After some sight-seeing, we returned to the convention, which incidentally had several good dealers, "AIM" and "Chinook Hobby West" are two that come to mind. However, the convention was a little too small to keep two troopers occupied (especially troopers that can't sit down too comfortably). So we set off for adventure once more.

We played statue at street corners (and scared quite a few people), hunted for fiberglass cows, intercepted a wedding party, posed for more pictures, raided a local mall, arcade and food fair...

In short, I think the city of Calgary now knows the might of the Empire.

Here are some of the photos:

Pictures of the Convention
The Aim booth.	Standing guard outside.		"Welcome all Aliens? Pfft... Not on our watch."

The Great Calgary Cow Hunt
TD741: "Would this look good at the Mos Eisley Cantina?" TD615: "I don't know, some of the patrons might try to eat it."	"She won't get us a table."	The Empire tries the great tradition of cow-tipping.	"Don't move you rebel cow!"
"Arts and crafts can be fun."	"That's it, keep moving, nothing to see here."	TD615: "HEY! Don't yank so hard on your side!"	...
TD615: "See, stormtroopers can be graceful." TD741: "You do realize that if we fall down we'll be in deep doo-doo."	It's a Pi-Cow-so. (I'm serious!!)	TD615: "That kid accross the street keeps staring at me." TD741: "Want me to blast him?"	"I've heard of horsepower, but cowpower?!"
TD741: "BAD COW! Baaad cow! Do that once more and I'll go find Lord Vader!"	TD615: "Troopers ROCK!" TD741: "You do realize that we're playing with xylophones attached to a cow's rear-end, right?"	It's a bird, it's a plane, it's ROCKET-COW!	SithVixen gets a refill.

At the Tower
At the tower.		Can't find those droids anywhere. Hold on TD615, you'll get your turn.

At the mall
Let's show him how it's done.	Umm... I don't think the Emperor would approve of these accessories.	This either.	When in Rome... err... Calgary...
There's one, blast him!	Okay, where's the disk?	Stormtrooper's can't aim, my foot.	...
Sheesh, Biker Scouts have it easy!	Walk like an Egyptian.	Man, you can build anything with a Mecano playset.	Fund-raising for the new DeathStar.

On the street
"Calling Tokyo... Calling Tokyo..."	An Imperial wedding. (TD741 is hidden.)	"Look at the size of that thing!"	...

Getting ready to head home
Grace and others figure out how to pack the car, as I take a picture of Mez and SithVixen. Greg lets out some steam.	The car isn't fully packed. If you wonder why SithVixen is making that face, look at the next picture.	A bag of Honey-Nut Cheerios just opened in her lap. This is the mess left on the ground as she was cleaning herself up. This will now be known as "the Great Cheerio Attack."	Here's a picture of a part of Calgary. Note: Prairies = Flat.