Escapade/Escapade 1994

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==Escapade 1994==
Escapade 4 was held February 4–6, 1994.
The Friday night story reading included a two-page story by Jane Mailander, Joan Martin read a WIP (Pigs Might Fly—Pros),Called "Pigs Might Fly" in the program book. and Nancy B. read an M. Fae Glasgow story.
The Saturday Night Male Strippers made an appearance again.
The art show was small but with very nice pieces. Lots of K/S by a then 'up and coming illustrator' named Shelley Butler and several Lovett Wiseguy pieces.
There was a three-hour turkey read of fanfiction in a private room party by Virgule-L. From the program book: "Those insane girls from the Pacific Northwest will be having a party in their room on Saturday night. Look for signs in the Con Suite to direct you there. They promise a good time for all, and plenty of 'Sex in the Rain'."
==Programming==
 
The Panels:
Friday:
* Anatomy of a Fan Feud, led by (Charlotte Hill) and (Megan Kent), "Fandom is a relatively small world, which seems to be repeatedly stirred up by virulent fights. Are we all just drama queens, are we doing it for fun, or what? Also, quick tips, how to start one, how to keep it burning, how to try to put it out."
* Wiseguy: Birth of a Fandom, led by Lynn and Sandy, "Wiseguy is no longer the baby of the fandom, but it's still relatively new. How dis very early writing set the tone and/or direction of the fandom. What can we expect in the future?"
* K/S: What's New, led by Sandra and Bill, "K/S is the oldest fandom, and for most of us, where we started. What's going on in the fandom now, what are those of use who've lost track of our first love missing?"
* Song Video Roundtable, led by Kandy and DeeJay, "Bring works in progress or finished works you're having difficulty with for a quick jump-start. Open to anyone who enjoys videos as well as the people who make them."
* Fandom in a Vacuum, led by Heather and Marion, "Where do slash ideas come from? How come people come up with it on their own, and others of us need to be led to the light? What are the unifying elements, that make these individual fantasies 'slash'?"
* Professionals: Romance without Mush, led by Marion and Melissa, "What makes a story 'romantic,'? What's 'mush'? A cynic's guide to 'Happily Ever After'."
Saturday:
* Blake's 7: Is this Fandom Dying?, led by Marion and Cherri, and Mary-Alice, "If forty dedicated slashfen can't come up with a single topic for a panel, isn't that an indication that something's very wrong?"
* Writing: the Craft (three-part workshop), led by Nancy and Joan
* Mini-Panel: Holmes/Watson, led by Joanne, "Not just British, but smart too!"
* Rock Music...Slash?, led by (Megan Kent) and Sandy, "No guns, no spies, no life-threatening danger: why do people make up slash here?"
* Research: How to and Why to, led by Meg, "Does being an amateur writer mean it's ok to have Bodie and Doyle pat each other's fannys?"
* Professionals: Sturgeon's Law, Spider's Law, and the converse, led by Kathy and Sharon, "The proliferation of (bad) Pros zines: are they killing the library?"
* Mini-Panel: Bakersfield PD, led by Meg, "The funniest send-up of all our favorite buddy-show cliches."
* Mini-Panel: NYPD Blue, led by Constance, "Viewer discretion warnings: the surest way to insure a hit show. And isn't that Kelly cute?"
* K/S: How has it changed?, led by Alayne and Kathy, "How has K/S changed its progress from the slash fandom to a slash fandom?"
* Wiseguy: Heroes or Anti-Heroes?, led by Sandy and Sammie, "Are there any absolute boundaries these characters won't cross?"
* Mini-Panel: Patilliro, led by Bonnie, "Hair fandom at its peak, and openly gay boys to boot!"
* Mini-Panel: Northern Exposure, led by Jane
* Eroica: Spy Drama or Romance?, led by Cynthia and Barbara, "How much of each? How can we (should we?) balance murky action in spy/undercover plots with the emerging love story?"
* Mini-Panel: Teot's War led by (Charlotte Hill), "When was the last time you read a really good slash story you could buy in your used books store? This universe has everything slash going for it."
* Mini-Panel: Starsky and Hutch Crossovers, led by Sandy, "There are more of them than you think."
* Academia: What are they saying? What do we want them to say? -- led by Constance Penley and Henry Jenkins, "Fandom has definitely been outed, at least in academic circles. What can we do about it?" (see the previous year's similar panel, Academia and Our Culture)
* Publishing Adult/Slash zines, led by Eileen, "These days, anyone with a computer and a credit card can publish a slash zine. What does it take to do it well?"
* Men in Slash, led by Henry Jenkins and Lynn, "What do these guys have to do to prove they're real slash fans?"
* Mini-Panel: Highlander, led by Sandy, "Okay, so it's not a slash fandom, but at least they killed Tessa."
* Best of Classic Angst/New Songtapes, "Thanks to Kandy and all our contributors"
* Boys, Boys, Boys, Boys!!!! (vid show? strippers? 10:00 pm)
Sunday:
* Art Auction, presided by Shoshanna and Marion
* Outdumbing James Bond: Spy Shows of the 60s, led by Colleen and Nicole, "Man from U.N.C.L.E., Wild Wild West, I Spy, Get Smart: Are silly action plots easier to write? Less fun to read?"
* Changing Nature of Fannish Communication, led by Nancy and Sandy, "E-mail, and virtual zines, computer video editing and morphing -- all the new toys at our disposal..."
* Quantum Leap: Beyond the Last Episode, led by Jane, "What Bellasario has torn asunder, fandom will put back together..."
* Gay Press, led by Constance and (Charlotte Hill), "Are there slash-like books out there and we just haven't heard of [them]?"
* Songvid Editing, led by (Megan Kent) and Sandy, "Authors get edited and usually have to do at least one rewrite of a story. Artists have erasers. What stops songvid makers from doing drafts and re-edits of their work? Let's talk about editing style (what cuts to use for best emphasis) and technique (how to physically do the inserts.)"
* New SF/Adventure Shows, Open Discussion: Babylon 5, Viper, The New Knight Rider, Tek Wars, Time Trax, SeaQuest DSV. "Programmers are putting a bunch of new shows out there with a stunning variation in quality. Let's gab, shout, pimp for your favorite show."
* Dead Dog Party -- "Everyone come by, hang out 'til you have to go home, bring your leftovers to share. Pic, up comments sheets to give feedback on Escapade '94."
==Technology and Fandom Panel==
In 1994, Sandy Herrold and Charlotte Hill posted joint panel notes on the "Technology in Fandom Panel." to the Virgule-L mailing list. They are reposted here with permission: 
==Vid Show==
The songvide tape for that year ran 1 hour 31 minutes.
FANDOM 	SONG 	ARTIST
Voyage To The Bottom of the Sea	I Can’t Fight This Feeling 	Kathy L
Wiseguy (WG) 	You’re In My Heart 	Tolbran
Miami Vice 	I Want to Know What Love Is	Tolbran
Pros 	You Can’t Hurry Love 	Tolbran
Voyage To The Bottom of the Sea	Have I Told You Lately 	Kathy Leprick
Pros 	I’m a Renegade 	Tolbran
Quantum Leap (QL) 	Curiosity 	Stacey D & Lily Fulford
Star Trek 	Spock Unplugged 	T’Rhys
Miami Vice 	One Night in Bangkok 	Cybel Harper
Pros 	Turn it On 	Cybel Harper
QL 	Wishful Thinking 	Cybel Harper
WG 	Wicked Game 	Lynn C
WG 	Nights in White Satin 	Lynn C. & Tashery S.
Blake's 7 (B7) 	Lumberjack Song 	Jill (vidder)
B7 	SOS 	Jill (vidder) and Tashery S.
LOA (Lawrence of Arabia) 	Dust 	Gayle F.
WG 	Reason to Believe 	Gayle F.
WG 	Vatican Rag 	Gayle F.
B7 	Dance Without Sleeping 	Tashery S.
B7 	The Bug 	Tashery S.
WG 	Crazy for Me 	Rachael Sabotini & Sandy Herrold
WG 	Lives in the Balance 	Rachael Sabotini & Sandy Herrold
Multi Fandom 	Rescue Me 	Media Cannibals
WG 	Sweetest Perfection 	Sandy Herrold
WG 	Can’t Keep a Good Man Down 	Rachael Sabotini & Sandy Herrold
Data's Dream also premiered?
==Convention Reports==
Nicole V. wrote and posted a convention report to the Virgule-L mailing list. It is reposted here with permission: 
Another long report, this one from Barbara in Strange Bedfellows #5: 
A mono-K/S fan who had written a critical convention report for Escapade 1993, offers up a (slightly) more mellow report for 1994 that, once again seems to have little to do with the convention itself: 
From a fan, this one with much less detail: 
==Gallery==
 File:Escapde4flyer.jpg| flyer for 1994 con, from Concupiscence #3, also in On the Double #28
File:escap4-1.jpg|from the program book
File:escap4-2.jpg|from the program book
File:escap4-3.jpg|from the program book
File:escap4-4.jpg|from the program book
File:escap4-5.jpg|from the program book
File:escap4-6.jpg|from the program book
== References ==
Category:1994 Conventions