Sherman, set the Way-Back Machine[tm] for November 1998, United Fan Con 98, Springfield, MA.

As has been my lot for the past several years, I once again found myself working Registration for the convention. (Gosh, you date the guy who runs the show every year for a year or so back in high school and BAM! Ten years later you are still doing favors for him!!) Not that working registration is a bad gig, in fact it can be rather fun. (But I digress.)

From Friday to Sunday all of Paul's (that guy from ten years ago)minions (myself included) work our butts off for the good of the show. Now this year, most of us minions were staying over Sunday night so we could have the chance to unwind and relax in the wake of the convention's conclusion.

I am not sure exactly how it started, but we had gone out for drinks and dinner that evening, and had ended up back in the room Paul was sharing with his better half Deb. A few of us were lounging around on the King Bed talking, hashing over some of the convention. Others were munching on some cake that had been left over from the staff party earlier that afternoon. Somehow, we decided to see just how many of us we could actually fit on the bed.

Now I am not sure as to the exact number, but we must have had 7 or 8 people on it. And of course, not one of us had a camera! As I recall, Paul was eating cake on the bed and I forget now what, but I think someone said something funny. Then I think Paul and Deb were trying to shove cake in each other's mouths. Then whatever was funny got funnier. SO funny in fact, that I think Paul and/or Deb laughed themselves sick. There was running to the bathroom on someone's part and more laughing.

(Orgy? What orgy?)

Anyway 5 months later my friend Jackie (and fellow minion) is in town for work. So we get together for dinner along with my boyfriend and another friend of mine (Calvin) whom Jackie knows as well from going to UFC. We start reminiscing about the show and end up explaining what went on that Sunday night. So after we explain the story to my boyfriend, Calvin pipes up and states, "What a way to end an orgy!"

I thought that was a cute tag line, so hence I use it.

So sorry to disappoint folks. No real orgy here folks! Just a cute tag line and a fond memory.