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Adrian, who informs us she was just recently 8 years old, calls in to Technology Bytes to speak with the geeks.
This is one of the most amusing calls we have ever received. What a delight!

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In the first show of the new year we bid farewell to Dwight Silverman who has been full time co-host of Technology Bytes for 10 years.

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Wednesday, January 1st 2014 will be the final episode of Technology Bytes featuring Dwight Silverman as a full time co-host. Dwight is dropping away from his weekly co-host role and will be spending more time with his family. And by “family” we suspect he means his new kittens.

We at Technology Bytes have enjoyed having Dwight as a member of the family and he will be sorely missed. We wish him well in his endeavors and we expect to see him in the studio from time to time to help out when we are short handed.

Dwight has assured us that the monthly Technology Bytes Geek Gatherings are still a priority on his social calendar.

Tune in for the final show and help us give him a proper send-off.

SPACE CITY CON
Cosplay, Comics, Gaming, Actors, Artists, Authors, Game of Thrones
Moody Gardens
January 3 – 5, 2014
www.SpaceCityCon.com

Cast members from HBO’s mega-hit “Game of Thrones” will be featured guests of 2014 Space City Con Winter science fiction, comic, gaming, art, costume convention and festival. Space City Con is honored to welcome celebrity headliner, Jason Momoa (Stargate Atlantis, Conan), who portrayed the imposing warrior Khal Drogo, with his fellow “Game of Thrones” cast members, Esmé Bianco (Ros), Miltos Yerolemou (Syrio Forel), Finn Jones (Ser Loras Tyrell), Kristian Nairn (Hodor), Gethin Anthony (Renly Baratheon), and Joseph Gatt (season 4 – TBA) with more to be announced. Space City Con: will also host the “Babylon 5 Turns 21 – It’s Finally Legal!” cast reunion of the acclaimed sci-fi series led by Galveston native, Tracy Scoggins (Babylon 5, Lois & Clark, Lonesome Dove), better know as the station’s commanding officer “Cpt. Elizabeth Lochley.” She will be joined by cast members Bruce Boxleitner (Tron, How the West Was Won), Claudia Christian (Babylon 5, Broken News), Bill Mumy (Lost in Space, Papillon), Julie Caitlin Brown (Star Trek: The Next Generations, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine), Stephen Furst (Animal House, St. Elsewhere), Jerry Doyle (JAG, NYPD Blue), and many more. From “Buck Rogers in the 25th Century” star Gil Gerard and Felix Silla (Twiki) will appear, as well as other guest actors from science fiction film and television.

Celebrity Guests
Author’s include Peter David, Cherie Priest, Gabrielle Faust, Larry Correia, and Brent Weeks. More celebrity guests from TV, movies, voice acting, cosplay, gaming, special effect and make-up continue to be announced. A host of dealers will offer original and collectable art, books, costuming, and much more. “Game of Thrones” actor Miltos Yerolemou, who played sword master Syrio Forel, teacher of young Arya Stark, is himself a well-respected sword master. Yerolemou will offer paid teaching/swordplay sessions to attendees. In keeping with the “Game of Thrones” theme, live music will be provided all weekend by Celtic bands, Tartanic and Circa Paleo.

“Game of Thrones” Cast Members:
Jason Momoa (Khal Drogo), Esmé Bianco (Ros), Miltos Yerolemou (Syrio Forel), Finn Jones (Ser Loras Tyrell), Kristian Nairn (Hodor), Gethin Anthony (Renly Baratheon), Joseph Gatt (season 4 – TBA)

“Babylon 5” Cast Members:
Bruce Boxleitner (Cpt. John Sheridan) Jerry Doyle (Michael Garibaldi), Claudia Christian (Cmdr. Susan Ivanova), Mira Furlan (Delenn), Bill Mumy (Lennier), Tracy Scoggins (Cpt. Elizabeth Lochley), Stephen Furst (Vir Cotto), Julie Caitlin Brown (Na’Toth), Patricia Tallman (Lyta Alexander), Andrea Thompson (Talia Winters), Jason Carter (Marcus Cole), Bridget Flanery (Zoe), Peter Jurasik (Londo Mollari), Robin Atkins Downes (Byron), Maggie Egan (ISN Anchor), Josh Coxx (Lt. David Corwin), Dylan Neal (David Martell, Marshall Teague (Ta’Lon)

“Buck Rogers in the 25thCentury” Cast Members:
Gil Gerard (Buck Rogers), Felix Silla (Twiki)
For a full list of all guests, see the website,
www.SpaceCityCon.com
.

Cosplay
Character costuming – has enjoyed explosive popularity, from science fiction conventions to historic events such as Texas Renaissance Festival to the recent SyFy Network series “Heroes of Cosplay.” Galveston is already home to one of the best historic costuming events, Dickens on the Strand, which has recently included science fiction through the Steampunk movement, a mix of Victorian style with industrial age science fiction elements in the tradition of Jules Verne. Nationally famous cosplayer Ani-Mia is attending, as well as representatives of the Steampunk independent film “Frankenstein’s Monster.” Everyone can join in and a Masquerade Costume Competition will award prizes for the best.

About Space City Con
Space City Con is a pop and fan culture family entertainment expo for all ages, of comics, sci-fi, fantasy, gaming, literature, and art, in the spirit of the Gulf Coast and the greater Houston, Texas, region. Envisioned as a “geek festival with free parking,” it offers the best convention possible for current generations of fans, and instills a love of comics, cosplay, sci-fi and fantasy in the next generations. Space City Con is about “bringing fans together.” Launched in August 2012, Space City Con (
www.spacecitycon.com
), thrilled more than 2,000 fans with its first show. By summer 2013, the convention had grown by a factor of six, filling its Houston-area venue to capacity with more than 11,000 eager fans attending over three days. The Festival’s vendor and exhibit hall grew 50 percent and the number of celebrity guests skyrocketed. On July 31, 2013, organizers provided the celebrity guests for the historic unveiling of the original Star TrekTM series scale prop, the Galileo shuttlecraft, at Space Center Houston, with a VIP dignitary tour of the NASA Johnson Space Center. Space City Con 2013 also received the honor of the world premiere of the completed Lucasfilm-blessed Star WarsTM fan film “The Pink Five Saga,” hosting the international leadership of The 501st Legion professional Star Wars costuming charity organization.

Moving to the Island
Seeing crowds of eager fans at the convention’s summer show in August 2013, organizers immediately sought a larger venue to accommodate the high traffic. Celebrity guest Tracy Scoggins urged organizers to move to her home town, Galveston Island. A magical vacation destination, with a variety of family-friendly events throughout the year, Galveston embraced the concept of a “hometown comic con” and responded in kind with its legendary hospitality. Given a difficult choice between several excellent convention facilities, Space City Con chose Moody Gardens, to offer plenty of free parking for attendees, but most of all, for the unique landscape appeal of the tropical resort and three pyramids, which will attract and amaze a global comic and sci-fi fandom, already booking hotel rooms and headed for Texas.

Location
Moody Gardens Hotel, Spa, & Convention Center
Hope Boulevard Galveston, Texas 77554
For hotel reservations at Moody Gardens, call is 888-388-8484 and mention “Space City Con” to get the special $99.00/night rate.
For more information about the Convention or to purchase advance Memberships or VIP tickets, please visit
www.spacecitycon.com
; on Facebook at /spacecitycon.houston; and tweet us at @spacecitycon.

Admission
Fri. – January 3rd: Noon – 7 PM with evening activities
Sat. – January 4th: 10 a.m. – 7 PM with evening activities.
Sun. – January 5th: 10 a.m. – 7 PM
Admission – 3 Day:
Adult: $45 | Student/Senior: $35 | Military/Teacher: $35 | Youth: $15 | Kids 10 and under – FREE