Ms Leick talked about Xena: Warrior Princess and the other actors, about some of her beliefs (she's really into Hinduism and some other eastern philosophies and raves about yoga), about fans and her personal philosophies. I can contrast the experience with yesterday. Fans treated Grace Lee Whitney with a quiet respect and she told personal stories in a comradely manner. Tim Russ was more proactive, trying to put on a show. The fans reacted accordingly by being louder and more boisterous. Ms Leick plays a role, and she admitted that onstage at a convention she is playing a role for the fans. And the fans respond by being thunderously enthusiastic and irreverant.

I was quite impressed with Ms Leick's performance. Unfortunately, there is a part of me that refuses to become deeply emotionally attached to anything. Hence why I have so many internal rules. But Ms Leick is a natural at getting and keeping people's attention and seeing her is quite an experience.

Pictures: Day 1

The Creation Star Trek/Xena Convention at Memphis ran two days, July 8 and 9. I came to see Hudson Leick, who appeared on the 9th. But as long as I was here I thought I'd spend a few days and see Memphis. My brother Chris came with me and on the 7th we went to see Graceland (whose photos are on another page).

The first day of the convention had Star Trek material. The pictures didn't come out that great. I took almost 150 pictures, of which almost 70 made the initial cut, wherein I toss anything blurry. Indoor pictures with moving subjects are not what the CoolPix can take reliably. Especially zoomed in. I just kept fiddling around with the settings, taking a few pictures, then fiddling again in the hope of getting a few good pictures. So here are the 12 pictures I picked to represent the first day of the convention.