Adventures of an Urban Jungleboy

Here's what I'll be doing at Conzilla, the 59th West Coast Regional Science Fantasy Conference coming up this weekend in San Diego.

Kevin Roche

Saturday 15:00: Accessories Make the Costume (Cabrillo 2)

(With: Arabella Benson, James Hay, Kate Morgenstern)

Saturday 19:00: Cabaret Show and Meet the Guests* (Pavilion)

(With: Kevin J. Anderson, Bobbi Armbruster, Bob Eggleton, Walter Jon Williams)

Monday 11:00: Stage Movement (Cabrillo 2)

(With: )

Monday 14:00: Spintronics Demonstration (Salon A)

(With: )

Tuesday 12:00: Match Game SF (2 hours) (Pavilion)

(With: Lynn Gold, Nancy Holder, Scott Norton, Nora Rankin, Kevin Standlee, Andy Trembley)

*Your chance to see Conrad T. Lizard live and on stage!

Got the next critical bit done...

( details behind the cut. Don't look if you want to be surprised )

As usual, photos and details behind the cut

( don't look in here if you want to be surprised )

It's all behind the cut, so iamradar and other potential Worldcon judges can avoid it.

(The costume is being exhibited at Conzilla Saturday night but not entered in the Monday night masquerade, but *will* be part of an entry at WorldCon)

( Progress this week on the Conzilla costume project )

You start with a large block of foam and just carve away everything that doesn't look like a carnosaur. Next step -- skin! ( photos behind the cut for those who want to be surprised at Conzilla )

Starting on the Conzilla costume project:

I have as raw materials

• One (1) White hard hat in my size


• Cans of 3 different formulation 3M Scotch brand spray adhesives


• A 4x22x36 inch cushion foam slab


• A brand new Oster electric carving knife


• Two (2) rolls of holographic lizard-skin spandex, one teal and one black


• Two silicone-rubber footballs (fluorescent yellow and fluorescent pink)


• Two glow-in-the-dark eyeball superballs


• A brand-new pack of Microtex sharp machine needles


• (on order) a full-size sheet of Wonderflex

The goal (before leaving for the Moulin Rouge party this afternoon) is to end up with a reasonable costume facscimile of a carnosaur skull built on the hardhat. The WonderFlex will become the lower jaw, but I have to carve the big part first.

Thanks in advance to furtech for the little design confab we did at Costume-Con 24!