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fushingfeef

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Read through this whole thread last night with a great mixture of emotions--so happy for all you guys, and seeing all the familiar faces (and some new) was so nice. Looking through the photos, all I saw was smiles and happy faces, that's what this is all about! And such a privilege for you all to get to meet Marsha, Bev, Glenn and Robin too! How generous of them with their own personal time to attend the Kon, we are such a lucky group here!

So sorry I wasn't able to make it happen this time around, but such is life sometimes. It makes the times we have together that much sweeter when we can manage to make it happen. Thank you all for sharing your wonderful stories and photos of your experiences, and looking forward to the next one!
 
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fushingfeef said:
Read through this whole thread last night with a great mixture of emotions--so happy for all you guys, and seeing all the familiar faces (and some new) was so nice. Looking through the photos, all I saw was smiles and happy faces, that's what this is all about! And such a privilege for you all to get to meet Marsha, Bev, Glenn and Robin too! How generous of them with their own personal time to attend the Kon, we are such a lucky group here!

So sorry I wasn't able to make it happen this time around, but such is life sometimes. It makes the times we have together that much sweeter when we can manage to make it happen. Thank you all for sharing your wonderful stories and photos of your experiences, and looking forward to the next one!
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...missed ya Bob.....truly....but you can make it up to us....just pay everyone's expenses for the next one.....:biggrin2:
 
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Neesy said:
Ummm - what State does he live in? :p:m_cruise::m_shy:
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A state of denial, mostly, if you think I'm footing that bill! ;)

Aside from Maine, Colorado and parts of Florida, Pittsburgh and western PA is one of SK's favorite settings for his fiction. Libertyville from Christine is a fictionalized suburb of Pittsburgh. SK and son Joe stayed in Monroeville during the shooting of Creepshow, where SK lived for 2 months and wrote the unpublished "The Cannibals" which later became "Under The Dome". (Monroeville is also home to the shopping mall where George Romero shot Dawn of the Dead).

There are several Creepshow shooting locations including the CMU building where that great segment "The Crate" was shot. "The Dark Half" was shot around here, as well as the George Romero film Knight Riders which SK had a cameo in.

The restaurant at the top of the incline ride in Pittsburgh has been in a funny SK anecdote, where he was asked by the bathroom attendant for his autograph while he was uh, occupied in the men's room stall.

Local Pittsburgh author Stuart O'Nan, a great talent in his own right, was a co-author of a book with SK, "Faithful", and wrote SK inspired "The Speed Queen" about a woman on death row who is a Stephen King fan.

Further north you have the fictional settings of "From a Buick 8". I'm sure there are others I'm forgetting.
 
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fushingfeef said:
A state of denial, mostly, if you think I'm footing that bill! ;)

Aside from Maine, Colorado and parts of Florida, Pittsburgh and western PA is one of SK's favorite settings for his fiction. Libertyville from Christine is a fictionalized suburb of Pittsburgh. SK and son Joe stayed in Monroeville during the shooting of Creepshow, where SK lived for 2 months and wrote the unpublished "The Cannibals" which later became "Under The Dome". (Monroeville is also home to the shopping mall where George Romero shot Dawn of the Dead).

There are several Creepshow shooting locations including the CMU building where that great segment "The Crate" was shot. "The Dark Half" was shot around here, as well as the George Romero film Knight Riders which SK had a cameo in.

The restaurant at the top of the incline ride in Pittsburgh has been in a funny SK anecdote, where he was asked by the bathroom attendant for his autograph while he was uh, occupied in the men's room stall.

Local Pittsburgh author Stuart O'Nan, a great talent in his own right, was a co-author a book with SK, "Faithful".

Further north you have the fictional settings of "From a Buick 8". I'm sure there are others I'm forgetting.
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...so, you’re saying there’s a chance right?....
 
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GNTLGNT said:
...so, you’re saying there’s a chance right?....
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