Thank you to all of those that joined Starbase Indy Thanksgiving 2007. Ray Park was an awesome guest and we have had nothing but praise from our attendees. He was incredibly gracious with our attendees and even offered a once in a life time experience for many of our little SBI attendees by giving them one-on-one lightsaber tips on stage. The crowds enjoyed talking to David Reddick and watching him work at his table and the audience laughed until their sides hurt while they watched The Great LukeSki. We also enjoyed seeing some of our favorites like Gary Wood and George “Lucas” Starkey and meeting new funny-guy MC Ned Keitt. Although we tried something a little different this year with Starbase Indy: The Anti Con, the idea was to try and rally the fans together to keep the interest and the love for our Thanksgiving Weekend convention going. Just four years since we brought back Starbase Indy, we are saddened to say that the Anti Con (aka the Twelfth Generation) will be the last Starbase Indy.  At this year’s heavily attended “Con Chair Hour” on Sunday afternoon, the staff of Starbase Indy announced the said news of the final year. There was a great deal of discussion and tears as everyone tried to figure out a way to make this work. The consensus seemed to be that the convention itself worked great and that everyone that attended had a GREAT time; the biggest problem was letting people know we were there.Many of our “regular” Starbase Indy goers were asking, “What will we do on Thanksgiving Weekend?” Many attendees said they would be coming back whether there was an SBI or not. I can’t tell you how much statements like this means to my staff and I. It is comments like this that tell us that the convention meant as much to you as it did to us. As mentioned that weekend, there was some talk of another convention promoter coming to Indianapolis during our wonderful Thanksgiving weekend. Because nothing was official, I was unable to drop any names. After many discussions with an established convention promoter and the Marriott, I am finally able to announce that there will indeed be a convention in Indianapolis Thanksgiving 2008. Although this will not be a “Starbase Indy” convention, I truly feel that there will be aspects of Starbase Indy that will boil over into their style of a convention experience. So… drum roll please… Vulkon Entertainment will for the first time open their doors on Indianapolis territory November 21, 2008!  Vulkon has been holding conventions since 1979! Although I have not attended any of their events, money willing, I plan on attending their Columbus convention this May. I am sure they will do some things different than we do, but obviously anyone that has been around for nearly 30 years knows a thing or two about entertaining their attendees! And, don’t worry about too much change, many of my staff will be attending Vulkon’s version of Starbase Indy this November so there should be plenty of familiar faces. I also know for a fact that Barfleet will once again be in attendance, so if you are a Barfleet member, you will not want to miss another fabulous party.I know this seems like sad news, but in my heart I feel that Vulkon will be a good fit for our Thanksgiving sci-fi hunger. Remember, November isn’t just for eating turkey; it’s also about family and even more importantly friends with a little sci-fi twist. ;) I look forward to seeing you all this November! It’s been an honor getting to know and working with all of you. Kim Huff / Lillian Sams / Judy Eudaly Starbase Indy ** SIDE NOTE **
Finally, I have talked to many of you over the last four years, just because I am no longer running SBI, I hope you will keep in touch with me via email or instant message. The Starbase Indy website and email will remain in place the rest of 2008 or you can reach me via one of the following instant message services. MSN: admkimhuff@hotmail.com AIM: admkimhuff Yahoo: admkimhuff Google: kim.huff@gmail.com
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