Dimension Jump XVII

[Jo]

I’ve just realised that I haven’t yet posted in the forum about the next Dimension Jump weekend. I know there has been a post on the front page, as well as the odd mention of it here and there, but I thought I should post here so I can update you as and when new guests are announced. Also I want to see who from G&T is going to be attending :-D

When: Friday 3rd – Sunday 5th May 2013
Where: Holiday Inn, Birmingham City Centre. UK
Guests: Craig Charles, Chris Barrie, Danny John-Jules, Robert Llewellyn, Tony Hawks, Rebecca Blackstone and Bill Pearson. (Further guests will be announced over the coming weeks)
Price: £65 TORDFC Members/ £80 Non-members (Children 5 and under go free)

Full details, hotel info and T&Cs can be found on the dedicated DJ site: http://dimensionjump.info/

Topic

[Seb Patrick]

I’ve done the “more people staying in a room than it’s technically booked for” thing in the past at DJ with few problems. I think we had three of us in a twin at the first Birmingham one, and there were about six of us in one room at the last Peterborough, as I recall.

So long as you sort out your key distribution and whatnot, it’s not really difficult. The hotel won’t pay much attention so long as you’re careful about packing stuff up when they come to clean.

The only issue is with breakfast, really. The buffet breakfast at the holiday inn is excellent, and not to be missed, but obviously you’ll only get two seats with a room for two people.

[Sarah]

How many people can fit into one of their king sized beds? They are rather huge beds.

[Ben Kirkham]

“How many people can fit into one of their king sized beds? ”

Six is comfortable, eight is a crowd.

[anniescribe]

A far better question would be, how many people want to fit into one of their king sized beds?

[HelloMabel]

Ben – Hooray! See you there. :)

takerdemon – Thanks! You’ve got yourself a roomie. :) I might still move in with Annie if her friend can’t come, but you are Plan A.

OH MY GOD IM ACTUALLY GOING TO A DJ!!!111!!!!!!1
(sry rong thred)

[takerdemon]

I’ve never been plan A before! Awesome!

[anniescribe]

BUT YOU CAN COME DRINK WITH US, MABEL. (Or I may have to come drink with you, since that sounds like I am severely overestimating my popularity with crowds. And I am. LOL)

[HelloMabel]

Oh I definitely shall. :) By the time that weekend rolls around I will have spent four months as a substitute school music teacher. I will be needing several drinks.

[Blisschick]

Desperately want to attend, but desperately need a job to do it. It is my goal to get there before either I or the cast are too old to attend.

[HelloMabel]

*fingers crossed*

[takerdemon]

Hey Mabel,

I’ve changed my room from a double to a twin so you’re all set. If you do go with others (and don’t feel bad if you do), just let me know so I can change it back to a double.

Room is booked for the Friday and Saturday night.

Also… I’ve driving up from Hertfordshire (just outside the city). If peeps are interested in carpooling (no on camera interview I promise) then let me know as I’m open to suggestions.

[anniescribe]

Are there particular sights to see or things you locals would recommend to an out-of-country-er to do around Birmingham after the convention, to maximize the money they’ve spent to get there without a great deal more debt to the trip? :-D

[Ian Symes]

There’s Villa Park – home of the finest football team in the country. Don’t listen to what any other British people tell you – they’re definitely the best team in the country.

There’s plenty to do in the city – a huge shopping centre if that’s your thing, the best curries in the country (not hyperbole, they actually are) and the Chinese quarter right next to the hotel is great too. You’re not too far from Warwick Castle and Stratford-upon-Avon (home of Shakespeare).

[Jonathan Capps]

Stratford-upon-Avon (home of Shakespeare).

Not any more, though.

[Ben Kirkham]

“There’s Villa Park – home of the finest football team in the country. Don’t listen to what any other British people tell you – they’re definitely the best team in the country.

There’s plenty to do in the city – a huge shopping centre if that’s your thing, the best curries in the country (not hyperbole, they actually are) and the Chinese quarter right next to the hotel is great too. You’re not too far from Warwick Castle and Stratford-upon-Avon (home of Shakespeare).”

I live in Stoke, where there’s… a… I mean, they have… um… oh, fuck it, go to Birmingham.

[Danny Stephenson]

and the Chinese quarter right next to the hotel is great too.

A thousand times this. We went for a chinese before the madness that was DJXVI and it was amazing!!!!

[Danny Stephenson]

and the Chinese quarter right next to the hotel is great too.

A thousand times this. We went for a chinese before the madness that was DJXVI and it was amazing!!!!

[Ben Kirkham]

You can say that again.

[Pecospete666]

[si]

*Resists*

*Easily*

[HelloMabel]

>> Stratford-upon-Avon (home of Shakespeare).

> Not any more, though.

Fun fact: if the Shakespeare family had remained in the village where John Shakespeare grew up, Will would be known today as the “Bard of Snitterfield.” (Bryson, p. 32) (just happen to be reading this currently) (sorry)

[anniescribe]

Hmm, lots of suggestions to write down!

[StephenSimpson]

“There’s Villa Park – home of the finest football team in the country. Don’t listen to what any other British people tell you – they’re definitely the best team in the country.”

Ignore this man. He know not what he sayeth.

[HelloMabel]

“I’m sorry, [name of boss]. I can’t attend faculty enrichment training on May 3. I have a family reunion.”

Congratulations. You all have just adopted me.

[anniescribe]

I’ll start an argument at dinner about the last election, to do my part for it, Mabel. :-D

[HelloMabel]

What I’ll really need is a picture of me and Auntie Annie as proof. Practice looking gangly and gormless so he’ll believe we’re related. :)

[takerdemon]

Will gladly soil myself during the festivities so I can be the token drunken relative! Unnecessary? Perhaps but I’m a method actor!

[HelloMabel]

Hooray!

[anniescribe]

Well, being the cheap bastard I am, I just got round to ordering my plane ticket for May. Knock wood, I won’t have to cancel, and will be able to really be there …

[Karnie]

Genuinely upset I can’t make it, unless they invent teleportation by then, making airfares plummet in price….

[HelloMabel]

> Or just come to the hotel on Saturday night! A bunch of us usually hang out in the lobby drinking (the night is affectionately nicknamed “LobbyCon”)

Ben – See you there!

[Phil 4Q2B]

With regards to sharing, if anyone is interested I’ll be in my room covered in taramasolata

[HelloMabel]

Regarding the planned drunken singalong: Irish tunes are good. I can do the fiddle parts.

[Ian Blundell]

This years DJ shall be my first one.

Although am not happy I didn’t win the logo competition. Maybe not entering had something to do with it.

[Jonsmad]

This years, will be my third. Did one of the really early ones in the 90’s. And one last decade towards the end of the DVD release era. Both were, good, and as trilogies go part three looks to be best yet for me. See you there.

[HelloMabel]

>Although am not happy I didn’t win the logo competition. Maybe not entering had something to do with it.

Even if you had entered, that logo is made of win. My first stop is the merch booth for a D-D-Dimension Jump XVII T-shirt. And the best part: first T-Shirt ever where it won’t matter if I spill food down the front.

Jonsmad, What was DJ like in the 90’s?

[Ian Blundell]

>Even if you had entered, that logo is made of win.

Ye couldn’t agree more. Maybe next year, ay!

[MANI506]

I went to DJ 97, 98 and 09.

At 97 I met my best friends.

At 98 Elvis told me I was beautiful.

At 09 Craig Charles was a legend.

Can’t go this year. Wedding of someone I met at DJ 97 to go to!

[MANI506]

DJ in the 90s was very similar to now, except now there is twitter.

[Jonsmad]

The DJ I went to in the 90’s Mabel. Was the first one I had been to, and the first sci fi or comedy event thing I had ever been to. It was Northampton near me, I think In 94. I enjoyed the experience. I remember being thrilled to meet Peter Wragg, who was there with Rocky or Rocket or someone like that who helped him, and both the Q and A was good and better was the feeling standing around afterwards in the bar with these people them going on about working on the show and bitching about things and stuff that went wrong, it felt like a priviledge to be so close to people who made something you love to watch, Wragg was a mixture of nerves and charm. And Danny was the guest from the cast, again the fact I even managed to say “hello” to Danny just made my whole year etc. The first famous person I ever met. The fans were fun, meeting people was easy, it was a fun party, It wasn’t super busy yet as an event, people bonded quickly
and had fun, I cant remember much event wise beyond those Q and A’s. there was probably a quiz or something. I remember a viewing room constantly showing episodes. And I think we got a showing of
something of the series 6 deleted scene thing from the forthcoming smeg video vhs, first. This was before
the internet or ever getting to see so much behind the scenes. They had a guy who was building a hitch hikers like database by going to conventions and getting people to write stuff. Sort of like a Wikipedia in a suitcase I guess, which at the time I thought was genius, and I joined in. And I think they had jane klick as a guest, which at the time I thought personally was a fucking shit thing to have. I went to it with a school friend who was a fan, and he spent the whole weekend trying to pull the freakiest looking fan girl there, and I saw very little of him, as he sat up one corner with her the whole weekend. I had a brilliant brilliant time with fans. And I have little doubt that in the scheme of DJ’s it was probably the least good dimension jump ever.

2005 I think was my 2nd. I must have been on G&T by then, but I don’t think I had really spoken to anyone on here much. It was Peterborough, found it a bit harder to meet people, going alone to that one, but struck up a couple of friend ships, and everyone still really nice, but I think I might have taken an early night rather than throw myself into the full partying of the disco it got a bit too much perhaps. The Q and A’s and guests, where fantastic, the whole thing had come on massively clearly since the early days. Being in the same room as Rimmer etc, was just another level, there was costume laughs, games, a great quiz, stuff from the 7 documentary first showing. Chloe, and norman I think, and danny. Loads of the model unit guys plus their squirrel? Great Merchandise. aitographs were now organised and something everyone got, rather than just buggig the cast member afterwards. Brilliant auction. They sold the emo hawk! I won dougs copys of series 1dvds. The test pressings. And back to reality script. And I got mistaken for jonathan capps. Cus im called Jonathan and I was wearing a cap. But sadly I still had to pay up, I couldn’t palm the bill off onto him.
We got to see the other fan films that didn’t get on the dvd, cus they just weren’t as good as the movie yeah no.
And I remember sitting in the bar re-enacting someone script of a show they had won, with all of us reading
the lines etc, which was a laugh. Despite not fully engaging with the event, I still found it twice as good as the first one I had been to. I have again no doubt that DJ has suppassed this event since.

So this year, I know a few names from this forum, get to say hello hello mabel, the G&T team etc I’ve come to regard now as people I’ve met, one of my very best friends is coming with her daughter, and ive 2 other friends from my circles, independently going, since Red Dwarf X sucked people back to their interest in Dwarf. And then there is that line up. The full cast is coming! yay!!!!! loads of series X guest stars!!! yay!!! norman isn’t. yay!!!!!! it’s all good. Set to be the best yet for me. I cant wait. 6 Weeks!!

[Danny Stephenson]

We got to see the other fan films that didn’t get on the dvd, cus they just weren’t as good as the movie yeah no.

HEY!!!!!…

..but yes, you’re right, there was a reason they won…

[HelloMabel]

> jane klick

Another person I unsuccessfully Googled. Who the smeg is this?

[si]

Jane Killick is a journalist and writer. She used to write a lot for the Smegazine, and has written a Red Dwarf episode Guide called ‘Stasis Leaked!’

:)

[Jawscvmcdia]

First timer here :D Hopefully it’ll be cool to meet fellow fans of the show :)

[takerdemon]

Lots of first timers for DJ (of which I’m one) though I’m apprehensive about freshman style initiation! Hopefully we’re not required to be bent over and used as a toast rack.

[Pete Part Three]

>written a Red Dwarf episode Guide called ‘Stasis Leaked!’

Anyone got this? Isn’t it just republished stuff from Smegazine?

[si]

I’ve got a copy of the first volume, not read it for a while. I think it’s just for series one, and also includes some of her smegazine work, but I honestly can’t remember. I believe she’s written an expanded edition since, though.

[Alex]

>Anyone got this? Isn’t it just republished stuff from Smegazine?

Yeah, I reviewed it on Gazpacho Soup a while ago.

Jane Killick – Stasis Leaked Complete: The Unofficial Behind The Scenes Guide To Red Dwarf (Book Review)

[Jawscvmcdia]

If anyone wants to meet up there, it’d be great to hang out with new people! :)

[takerdemon]

Alex, well up for that buddy. We need a G&T callsign to identify oneselves, we’re not all as recognisable as the G&T main cast!

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