What happens when people with one common interest gather in monstrous, fluorescent-lit halls for the weekend? Sometimes they drive each other crazy, sometimes they fall in love.
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Convention worker
Dark Shadows
John Connors has very mixed emotions about attending a convention for viewers of the TV program Dark Shadows. (18 minutes)
John Connors at the 1997 Dark Shadows convention, wearing a red burgundy crushed velvet Pierre Cardin jacket and rhinestone brooch. Courtesy John Connors.
Dish Out Of Water
Dishwasher Pete, author of the book Dishwasher: One Man's Quest to Wash Dishes in All Fifty States, went to the National Restaurant Association convention on assignment from This American Life. (15 minutes)
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When Worlds Collide
John Perry Barlow, a founder of the Electronic Frontier Foundation and former rancher and Grateful Dead lyricist, on an experience that began at the boundary of two conventions. (20 minutes)
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Act Twelve: Evading Wacky And Serious
Act Four: Me And Cherry
Act One: Still Life With Chicken
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