Allied Media Conference: 6.23.04

The Allied Media Conference was great! I had some drama getting there, but since I missed LadyFest because of my dental drama I was determined to get to this event. Our car decided to act raggedy on Friday, we had to take it to the shop. Turns out it had a broken tailpipe and some other stuff. They said initially it would be ready by late Friday afternoon. I had to be at the conference then, so I was going to rent a car. I ended up just waiting on our car to be ready, which wasn't until Saturday afternoon. I went to pick up my brother John, then we drove to Bowling Green, where the conference was at. Got there in time for the party, though I missed a day of vending and workshops. We met a lot of cool people!

John is very social so we mingled well, played some pool, danced a little. There were some really cool bands, like The Urban Folk Collective and This Moment In Black History. Good music, both bands have a good sound. I got their Cds and have been listening to them since the conference.

Sunday was cool, I went to a couple of workshops in the afternoon. One was The Underground Railroad: Out of the Underground and Into the Light of Creative and Financial Independence. It was presented by Hotep of Skinny Men Productions. It was very informative, and he is a cool, stand-up guy. I also got to meet his wife and she is very sweet!
Saturday the first people we met were Jacinta and Julie who do the Girls Are Not Chicks coloring book, and Sunday hung out with them a little more. I also met Christa who does LadyFriend, and
folks from Internationalist Books, all really cool. I hate to not list anybody but I met so
many people! It was awesome. I will definitely go next year.