Convention Information
The Marriott Burbank
Airport Hotel

2500 Hollywood Way
Burbank, CA 91505.

Guests
Lucy Lawless
Claire Stansfield
Hudson Leick
Ted Raimi
Adrienne Wilkinson
Brittney Powell
Musetta Vander
Sherri Rappaport
Jennifer Sky
Katherine Fugate
Paris Jefferson
Steven Sears
Victoria Pratt
Zoe Bell
William Gregory Lee
David Franklin
Willa O'Neill
Darian Tackle
Charles Mesure
 


2013 OFFICIAL XENA CONVENTION
Los Angeles, California, USA

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The Final Journey Part 2
11-13 January 2013

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Con 2013 Lucy Lawless Convention Report

by
KTL


Well, let’s just start with Lucy, shall we?


Lucy is always the last guest—I mean how do you top having the woman who brought Xena to life come out and say howdy to us? (Actually we did experience that one year—Lucy had to be there on Saturday rather than Sunday. And it truly was anti-climatic, at least for me. It was like, “Hey, ‘Xena’s’ already been here—how come we’re still here?”)

Every con I’ve been to I’ve noticed that when Lucy is coming up next, there is a palpable rising anticipation in the hall. People show excitement in their faces and in their posture. A lot of people suddenly arrive even though something else was on and they hadn’t come to the hall for that. There is a longer than usual line in the bathroom of people rushing to get in and out before Lucy beats them into the hall.

As the break time after the last event gets close to ending and the start time for Lucy’s time approaches, people walk into the hall fast and quick check the stage. Other people gather at the door and peek in. When they see the stage is still empty, they turn back to their friends and excitedly chat and laugh. Many of them re-gather restlessly in the hallway outside the theater, chattering and giggling with friends. Some pace along alone, absorbed in their interior thoughts and apparently just not able to stand still or come in and sit still as they wait because Lucy is coming, the woman who brought Xena the Warrior Princess to life is going to be standing on the stage in front of them any minute now. A lot of helpless, delighted grins flash out and stay goofily on people’s faces as they wait for Lucy to appear.
 

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Con 2013 Hudson Leick Convention Report

by
KTL


YOUNG’UN WARNING. THERE ARE SOME “NAUGHTY” AND POTENTIALLY OFFENSIVE WORDS IN THIS REPORT. FROM HUDSON’S MOUTH TO GOD’S EAR SHALL WE SAY? I SHALL CLEVERLY DISQUISE THEM BY PUTTING A STAR WHERE A LETTER SHOULD BE, BUT I SUSPECT JUST ABOUT ALL OF YOU WILL KNOW THE WORDS HUDSON ACTUALLY SAID.


I’m sure there are many pictures of the “New Hudson” out there. But what a surprise it was to see her suddenly transformed self in person. And when I say “transformed” I don’t mean just physically. Her now sporting a brown mohawk hairdo instead of her usual blond locks might easily have been an appropriate and easy, "go on, work it girl" look for her usual stage persona.

At cons, Hudson has always played a close to psychopathic wild and crazy grrl. Her performances always included lots of sexual innuendo, lots of acting out her mastery of us, knowing that we’ll accept anything she throws out there. And be not just accepting of it, but happy to take it in and enjoy it.

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The Cabaret - Music by Steven Sears

Steven Sears attended the 2013 Xena Convention and he sang at the Cabaret. He performed one of my all time favourite songs, Hallelujah, in addition to other songs. Unfortunately we don't have footage but Steven has kindly allowed me to host the mp3 files of his rehearsal recordings.

(click on each to play)

Many thanks to Steven for the use of the mp3 files! Have fun listening. My favourite, as always, is Hallelujah.

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