This was the trip where nothing came easy: refunds for the trip, hassles with Amtrak, two upset French ladies, Conan O'Brien letting 95% of us down, and Sam Veal getting slapped perpetually by "The Man". But with all this, moments of great glory: Hardcore Bill's 10 tickets to Letterman, Ashley Kruythoff's mega-work-spree, Brandon Smith's incredible New Jersey Transit journey to prove he will NEVER be late to anything, Gillian Herschman winning an Avid Media Composer, Michael Patterson smack-talking Bob Sagat, all those who impressed the crew at "The Guiding Light", and all those who impressed Dan Dujnic at Stick Figure Productions (especially Sam "The Ol' 86'er" Veal). From this trip came a new language: "Smashable", "Cheeeee-ecks", and "You just got 'Veal Chopped'!"
18 hours of sheer energy to get there, followed by 18 hours of "Why did we do this?" on the return.
This year's journey to NYC was worth every snore, cold morning, and walk from Grand Central (why couldn't ya just take the 7, huh?). The speakers at the conference, Dan Dujnic from Stick Figure Productions, Katie Brack from Nick@Nite, and the crew from The Guiding Light (Hans and Howie) all praised the rebellion for their courtesy, timeliness, professional attitude, and organized production skills.
Long Live The Rebellion. First meeting for NYC 2009 will be January 2009. See you then.
