Saturday, September 04, 2010

A Winner is… Me?!

 I'm not used to winning awards. Especially those based on merit!
In case you haven't realized, this Labor Day weekend plays host to two of the absolute biggest events in nerd culture. The first is Penny Arcade Expo, a relative newcomer to the con scene but already a genuine powerhouse, and the second, of course, is Atlanta's annual Dragon*Con. Due to vested interests in the goings-on of both, I had a hard time deciding which one to attend.

PAX, though located on the opposite side of the country, was set to feature special GeekDad panel, and editor Ken Denmead specifically invited me to take part. Meanwhile, my Radio Free Hipster podcast was again a finalist in this year's Parsec Awards at Dragon*Con.

A cursory look at my finances, however, made the choice quite clear – I really couldn't afford to go to either. So instead I stayed at home with the family and did my best to keep an eye on the internet for news from both.

I was elated to hear that GeekDad's showing was extremely well received. Though, truth be told, I knew the guys would do us all proud. But I was even more ecstatic when it was revealed that my show had actually won the Parsec for Best Speculative Fiction Music Podcast!

I don't really not what to say, save holy shit! The time for acceptance speeches has come and gone, so I'll be brief and simply thank the Parsec Awards' judges panel, all of you listeners who nominated RFH and especially the other finalists Wander Radio, Wandering Geek Podcast and last year's winner the mighty FuMP.

Much love to all, and, again, thank you!

13 comments:

Church said...

Oh nice! I find out in the course of a couple minutes that both you and Galactic Watercooler won awards. Awesome with a side of Awesomesauce.

killsaly said...

Wow congrats man!!!

Z. said...

Yeah, I realized earlier today that I didn't look at the rest of the winners, and I noticed GW on there this AM. Fantastic!

Thanks, ks. :)

DV said...

This is exactly how it should have played out. I knew you were the best! This award definitely went to the right show.

Sorry I couldn't attend the ceremony yesterday.

Z. said...

Thanks for the love, Data, and I totally understood that you had a previous engagement. ;)

Church said...

Oh crap, I was tooting your horn at so many other places I forgot to congrat you here.

Jimi said...

You're the man! Well done

funky49 said...

PROPS!

Z. said...

Thanks for the tootin', Church! :)

Oh, we all know you're the man, Jimi.

Much live, Steve!

eye-shuh said...

Congrats! You totally deserve it! RFH is amazing! <3

Z. said...

Aw, thanks, Eye-shuh! :)

Anarchangel said...

Awesome! Congratz; a well deserved award!

Z. said...

Thanks, Anarchangel!