John's Favorite StarFest Memory

As Friday and StarFest fast approach, I can't help but find myself excited beyond belief.  The sights, the sounds, the people and well...the vendor room are all dancing in my head as I get ready to attend another weekend at the Denver Marriott DTC.  

With the excitement building for this weekend, I find myself thinking of StarFest Past, remembering the many laughs and new friends that I've made, and these memories amplified after I wrote my last article about StarFest and there are some things I want to expand upon from that very article today, the fact that my favorite memory of StarFest was the first time I ever attended any convention.  

Really, I owe my love of conventions to my brother.  Had it not been for the VIP Pass that he purchased for me I never would have stepped through the doors and quite frankly, see my life change.  

Everything felt right about entering StarFest for the first time.  The costumes that surrounded me.  Seeing George Takei on stage telling incredible stories of his experiences on Star Trek.  I had never seen such treasures in my life like the ones that I saw in the vendor room, it was just one incredible sight and experience after another.  The only part that was missing was the camaraderie that I experience now.  

But it was still an amazing experience, one that left me wanting more.  It was a feeling that I just plain belonged there.  That's a feeling I didn't want to end and that's why I keep coming back, year after year.   See everyone this Friday, it's going to be another incredible weekend.  

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