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HERCULES / XENA CONVENTION:
VALLEY FORGE
OCTOBER 04-05, 1997

A WHOOSH! Report
By Bret Rudnick and Angela Lesa Wheaton
Photographs by Bret Rudnick
Copyright 1997 held by authors



Editor's Note: What follows is pictures and observations from a corps of WHOOSH! Cub Reporters who donated their time and money in order that the events and activities of the Valley Forge HERCULES/XENA Convention of October 4-5, 1997 would be saved for posterity.




HERCULES/XENA CONVENTION,
VALLEY FORGE, PA. OCTOBER 04- 05, 1997






The Cub-Reporters are:

  • Bret Rudnick (BR), Big Kahuna Reporter
  • Angela Lesa Wheaton (AW)


*THE CONVENTION



SATURDAY OCTOBER 4, 1997


Music videos
Behind the Scenes Slide Show with Sharon Delaney
HERCULES Bloopers
*ROBERT TREBOR (Salmoneus)
More music videos
Trivia competition
Xena bloopers
Animated HERCULES/XENA movie preview
Monsters video
Sound-alike contest
Local radio station drawing
More music videos
Auction
XENA episode previews
*HUDSON LEICK (Callisto)
Autograph session

SUNDAY OCTOBER 5, 1997


*Top ten villains video
*Music video 1
*Sharon Delaney's Slide show
*XENA bloopers
*Stump the experts
*Music video 2
*TED RAIMI (Joxer)
*XENA/HERCULES videos
*Animated film preview
*Music video 3
*RENEE O'CONNOR (Gabrielle)
*Autographs



BIOGRAPHIES

Bret Bret Rudnick
Whoosh! Token Guy Who Lifts the Heavy Stuff
Executive Committee, IAXS
"You can never be too rich or have enough Amazons."
When he's not working for a big Science/Engineering company that (amongst other things) designs, builds, launches, and operates exploratory spacecraft, Bret writes fantasy novels and short stories. Bret is a man of many skills, having also previously been an Olympic-qualified archer, a drummer in the Butch Grinder Band, a newsreader for Public Television Station KVCR, and a Deputy Sheriff for the County of San Bernardino, California. He also collects Japanese swords, armour, and art. He and his dog hunt down stray Bacchae in New England.
Favorite XWP episode: HOOVES AND HARLOTS (#10), WARRIOR... PRINCESS... TRAMP (#30), and THE QUEST (#37)
Favorite XWP line: Xena: "What's this?" Gabrielle: "I'm... an amazon princess?" Xena (rolls eyes): "Great." HOOVES AND HARLOTS (#10); Xena after being goosed by Joxer : "Are you suicidal?" WARRIOR...PRINCESS...TRAMP (#30); Joxer: "Ha. Ha." A COMEDY OF EROS (#46); Autolycus: "I'm not just leering at scantily clad women, you know, I'm working!" THE QUEST (#37) First episode seen: CRADLE OF HOPE (#04)
Least favorite episode: GIANT KILLER (#27)

Angela Lesa Wheaton Angela Lesa Wheaton
I'm 26 and a Nurse Aide at a nursing home. I have 2 Associates degrees: 1 in Business Administration and 1 in Marketing and Retailing. I am presently working on my Bachelors degree and plan to be a Health Care Administrator. I enjoy reading, TV, music and movies!!! While growing up, I ALWAYS wanted to travel to New Zealand and Australia, as they are such BEAUTIFUL Islands!!! Greek Mythology ALWAYS held a fasination for me, so when I heard about Xena and Hercules...I was EXCITED!!! Here they have 2 of my most favorite things together AND a GREAT cast of characters to boot!!!
Favorite episode: It's SO HARD to choose just 1!!! I guess my MOST favorite is IS THERE A DOCTOR IN THE HOUSE? (#24)
Favorite line: Callisto: "Here comes trouble." A NECESSARY EVIL (#38)
First episode seen: THE PATH NOT TAKEN (#05)
Least favorite episode: GIRLS JUST WANNA HAVE FUN (#28)








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