Wild Wild West Steampunk Con 2017
Vending Shenanigans
We had some new things for sale including Kepler’s Cowboys, an anthology of space western stories about planet discovered by the Kepler Space Telescope. The book is edited by David Lee Summers and Steve Howell, the Kepler project scientist at NASA Ames Research Center. Drake has a straight up science fiction story in the anthology!
Be-Tentacled Sales Assistants
The adorable green and black octopus was custom-made for Sparky’s Cthulhu Acolyte costume by David Lee Summers’ daughter. And why was Sparky dressed thus? Because the theme of the convention this year was Cthulhu for President.
Cthulhu and His Acolyte
This particular pic is by Paul Davis who took a lot of amazing pictures at the convention. Everyone was wearing their best green and tentacles. Here’s a link to more of Paul’s pictures from the event.
With Curatio and Debra
Karina Representing
We had a prime location on the Bitter Creek Stage where the high winds made for extra interesting shenanigans during our Nerf™ gun dueling shootout. Yes, there was some attempts at Kentucky windage, not that it helped amidst the gusts.
We Got Your Nerf™ Right Here!
The wind also made holding scripts for our Theatre of the Historically Improbable™ more than a little interesting, but our company persevered. Even Nessie approved, despite the presence of her election rival, Cthulhu, on stage.
Theatre of the Historically Improbable™ in a Hurricane
Cirque des Bêtes was there and they were on fire! No, literally, they were on fire. They premiered their new nighttime fire show and it was great. If it was on fire, they could juggle, jump, or balance it.
Cirque des Bêtes on Fire
One of the other new events this year was the Steampunk Vehicle Exhibition where the contributions were both varied and magnificent. This is what steampunk is all about! Check out these crazy conveyances.
Oh, Those Steamy Machines
As Sparky rides off… well, okay, strolls off into the sunset, we say…
See you again next year, amigos!
