Attendees from the East
Maryland:
Diana: uh. yeah.
Massachusetts:
Shannon Davis aka Nepenthe: I live in metro Boston and work as a Remedy Administrator. I am a music-lover - industrial being a particular favorite. Here in Boston, I go to Manray weekly to dance and socialize. Other than Manray, my favorite place to go is the gym for kickboxing classes. Like many other people, I collect gargoyles. I haven't been to a Convergence since C2, so I'm really looking forward to this one. Send Email.
Ian Herrick aka GothBoy: Ian C. Herrick, aged 31 years, a network administrator, died of consumption in his home in Boston, Mass. Mr. Herrick was born May 14, 1970, in the City of Albany, NY. After a boring 28 year stay, he decided to try his luck and go East to Boston where his love for fine clothes and goats soon became legendary. He had attended three convergences thusfar, the second, the fifth, and the sixth. He is also a regular at the Boston club "ManRay", where on cold, dark nights his ghostly image can still be seen swaying around the dancefloor. Ian is survived by his ferret "Pixel" and his goat "Flossie". Memorial funds can be given in the form of alcoholic beverages and/or cheap thrills. Unauthorized stalking is prohibited. Send Email.
Paul Grant aka MAcula: Hmmmm . . . Was Punk, live through it, ended up Goth. I like Black (of course), Night, Evil, Computers, Books, Sci-Fi, my Car, Paintball and of course Sex. Wandering around with no idea what I'm doing. But, I'm having fun in the mean time! If your around Boston look for me at Ceremony or Manray. Send Email.
Kristin Kyper aka Tyg3r: I'm 24 and have been to every Convergence. I graduated from UMass Lowell in December; now I'm living in Somerville and working as a C++ programmer. I like to create and view all difference kinds of art, exercise, and watch anime. Send Email.
Honeyblossom: Heya! I'm a bi pagan poly domme (say that five times fast!), twenty-four years old. I live in Boston and I like it a lot. Favorite things to do are reading, dancing, and connecting with people. Anything else you want to know, drop me a line! Send Email.
Mike Johnson aka denonymous: Went to school in Western Mass (UMass), grabbed hold of pvgoth from Nepenthe in 1998. live in Boston now, subbed to pvgoth, boston.netgoth and angeldustrial, among others. Convergence virgin, sad to say -- I missed CII Boston by a month or so. Staying in the Warwick; lemme know if you want to catch WWF: SummerSlam on Sunday -- I need a crew to share the evil sin that is the WWF. I know I've got Hellraver in my corner. Send Email.
whitney aka loxocele is an introvert by nature and an extrovert by behavior. despite normally identifying as more of a dom, she takes her daily beatings at MIT and hopes to escape within a year of her original intended graduation date. she has an angsty webpage in desparate need of an update, some ramblings on livejournal, and other by-products of being "a writer" which, while of higher quality, are not currently web-accessible. she also has a large, cranky iguana named zeke. this will be her first convergence.
Arcanus will be in attendance once again. Send Email.
New Jersey:
Timothy aka abfall or dj infektion: I am stuck in NJ. I DJ for Father Todd on occasion in NYC and Damian of QXTs in NJ. I like goth/industrial/dark trance/experimental music. I am also in a few bands and run a bondage web site amongst others. I also write short stories and do some promotions for local industrial music stores and record labels. I collect gas masks and vampyre fiction. I love to go to New Orleans for Halloween and this year should be great. I will try to throw one of my infamous parties to coincide with convergence. Ladies are highly encourage to crash at my place. Send Email.
Cristina aka gargoyL: Hey now! I'm Cristina, aka gargoyL, admin of Undernet's #Gothick and www.gothick.net. I'm local to the area (live in NJ, commute to NYC every day for work), so as my friend Gale offered, if anyone needs help with getting around, shopping advice, or just want to know the best happy hours, don't be scared to ask! You can't miss me, I'm the tall redhead being obnoxious and having fun :)

Otherwise, about me... been around for a long time.. demand that everyone surrounding me at C7 have FUN - I know *I* will :) If you really want to know more, find me on IRC or just come up and say hello, I won't hurt you... much. Send Email.
Patti crass aka medusa: bio forthcoming!
John Beck aka startravr: Outgoing and friendly artsy type from Central Jersey. Enjoy all types of things, mostly music, film and computers. Also a big Yankee fan, as if that matters. I've won a number of art awards and such and am available for chat on anything. Send Email.
Lou aka The Heathen DJ: Love me or hate me, you will NOT forget me. I just never recovered from that house falling on my sister.... Send Email.
Cherie Cunningham: I'm a costume design student at Mason Gross. I love theater, painting, and creating in general. My focus right now is building clothes for myself - the things I want to wear are usually quite difficult to find :) Send Email.
Paul K. Stolen aka Kit: I'm a scenic and costume designer for theatre and film. Send Email.
Trent Di Renna: Contempt staffer, gamer, geek, resident of New Jersey, Convergence virgin, and liker of long black trenchcoats. :-)
CiderJack Mope-a-Lot aka Blaine: I like me some gothics.
Steve aka Torne, Blinky: I go to school in North Jersey and i make my way out to NYC each weekend to have a good time. I stay with my friend Mike whiel i'm there and we find our way to the Batcave every saturday night. This is my first Convergence and i can't wait to meet some new people. Send Email.
Margaret aka Punkyone, Lady Soleil: Hi- I'm a 26 year old from Jersey City, I work in NYC and am usually found hanging out on the CorpGoth list.
danielle aka aether1915: bounce ill be werking for leo at the Gothic Shoppe booth. come stop by, y0. xoxooxoxox Send Email.
Christian Engel aka XIAN: Hi this is XIAN, I'm a local in the NYC scene here where I frequent Batcave, Zenwarp and Contempt! I'm a vocalist/programmer formerly with The Girl Pool (a synth/darkwave act) and now working on an as yet unnamed EBM project that should be taking dancefloors by storm within the year hopefully. This will be my 3rd Convergence, my wife Diane and I previously attended C5 and C6 and looking forward to meeting all of you..I'll be helping vend at the 2DYE4 table on Saturday so stop by and say hi.. transmission out... Send Email.
Diane Engel aka Creepela, BatPrincess Di: This is Diane from NYC, the proprietor of 2DYE4, a line of dark fashions and other odddities. I'll be vending at the Goblin Market on Saturday with my husband XIAN from 12-5:30 and premiering some of my new clothing and dolls, so feel free to come say hi and enter our doll raffle!, also my clothes will be in the fashion show Saturday Night...looking forward to meeting all of you! Have a Deadly Day! Send Email.
Bob Westphal aka TheOneBob: DJ/Host of "The Shape of Things to Come." Send Email.
New York:
Kelly: I'm making the cross-state drive from Buffalo, so I'll apologize in advance to anyone I may inadvertanly cut off on the way. Send Email.
Gale aka Taya, Wicked Little Girl, S3xdwarf: Hi! I'm the "voice" of the C7 Rescue Squad. We are here to help everyone who is coming to NYC for C7, and may be a little lost. Check out our website for our guide to the city! Feel free to email me or any of my fellow "rescuers" with any questions or concerns you may have. You can also go look at my website for more info about me.
Preston Elder aka PreZ: I am the Systems Administrator of www.goth.net and a programmer by profession. I have been in the goth scene for about 5 years, most of it in the Sydney, Australia scene. I am an aussie, and have a highly sarcastic sense of humor, and tollerant nature. Send Email.
Evan & Katie aka uroboros & LadyxGaladriel (respectively): I moved to New York from Maryland about two years ago; Katie has lived here all her life. I came up here to go to school, but skipped too many classes and ran out of money. Now I'm looking for an apartment and a job, whoo! Katie and I go clubbing occasionally, and I'm working my DJing "career". I was at C6, almost all the people that I met there aren't coming this time. It was my breath, right? Confounded organic toothpaste... Send Email.
Kathleen Latzoni aka latzoni: In the past, I've been known as your typical poly-bi-pagan-leather-geek-glam-goth-grrl; but I'm more vinyl than leather, and more Vodowizan than pagan, nowadays.

I live in Crown Heights, Bklyn, with Kevin [the resident tarot expert, Usenet flamer and Billy Corgan lookalike] and our happy family of shabby-chic altars... I myself have long strawberry-blonde hair and vaguely Malcolm-X-ish glasses, and I'm about 5'6", size 12/14.

I also work at a frighteningly large bank, which nevertheless allows me to wear black jeans and Docs to the office.

In my spare time, you might find me: cruising outer-boro thrift shops and rummage sales; volunteering at Housing Works Used Books or at a community garden; creating stained-glass lightbulbs, gilded cows, and other crafty little things; or just objectifying non-gender-specific spookykids at Zenwarp, Contempt or Kitsch Inn. [Mother 1996-2000 RIP *sniffle*...]

By August 16, I hope to have a ready supply of stickers, hard candy and Oriental Trading Co. Halloween toys.

Send Email.
Ladydark: I've been known as Ladydark, but after being recently widowed for the 2nd time, I'm thinking of changing it to the Black Widow. Anyone with a death wish can apply for husband #3, distant relations may also apply ;) I'm bringing my late husband's urn with me and if you ask nicely, I'll introduce you. This is my 2nd convergence and I'm glad it's being held practically in my back yard. My interests include visiting the family cemetery in Southampton, Long Island; playing Diablo II with my cousin Kevin, who will also be attending (bless his heart); traveling to Massachusetts and attending other Gothic/Vampire gatherings. Send Email.

Carrin aka sacred / ribbons72: Carrin, from Texas . . . although I am moving from Texas to Boston about a week or so before C7 . . . which is strange because last year I was moving from New York to Austin right before C6. I'm the Convergence 7 Committee Spokesperson. You can find out info about me on my site: www.carrin.org

I will be in New York for C7 for about 2 weeks, I'll be there to answer any questions, to help people find their way, get accustomed to the subway system, help the merchants at the Merchant Bazaar, bringing the sewing machine for anyone who needs to make last minute costume adjustments, and my most important duty thus far . . . to run around like a mad woman and whip-snap everyone into shape. :)

Check out the Convergence 7 website frequently, we have been updating it a lot and there is lots and lots of info on stuff like NYC shopping, travel info, bands, activities, restaurants, NYC guides and much more.

I'm looking forward to meeting all the wonderful people who have contacted me directly and who have been so incredibly supportive. This year is gonna ROCK!!!! Send Email.

Elizabeth aka Domina Hunter, BrbiPaige: This is my first Convergence and am looking forward to it greatly. I will be working the booth for TheGothicShoppe.com so please stop by the booth to say hello! Send Email.

Emilie Elizabeth aka Rubbersnap: I haven't been very active in the online gothic community recently, but I'm sure I'll recognize a few people at C7! I was goth babe of the week a couple of years ago (hahahha... my 15 minutes of fame) and will be working at the Gothic Shoppe booth. Feel free to say hello! My OLD website is http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/ Ballcony/6809 - good luck getting it to work!! =) Send Email.

JAK aka RazorJAK: Most of the one who've read alt.gothic since the mid 90's either have already met me at the events I've been able to attend or have come to enjoy and/or dread when I get the chance to throw my opinion out onto the ether.

I'll be coming into the city for the C7 weekend but won't be attending the "official" events. I'll show up for the Meet & Greet (unless I'm run off by Commitee members) and then will be trying to see all I can around the hotels and other places. Send Email.

Carrie Laben aka Cassandra, the.villainess: I was a shy babygoth once myself, lo these many convergences ago, so don't be afraid... I'll be attending all the real events and may even be manning the information table at a few. Yay absinthe tea party.
Carol aka Elayna: Hello--this is my first Convergence, and yes, I am very excited about it. I'm an a.g.f regular, so I'll be on the lookout for other agfer's. Most of the time though, I suspect I'll be shopping or looking confused. Quick bio: student, short, like Space Ghost, grew up around the city. Say hi if you see me... Send Email.
miss janette: My eyes are not red due to anything scandalous, I've just managed to rub off the Blade Runner makeup I was wearing. I'm very excited about C7 as I haven't been to one since C2. I was an a.g. regular in 94/95, but then my life got in the way. I design jewelry and silly things to wear on my head. I'm starting grad school for early childhood education this fall so I can continue to corrupt the youth of America. I like geeks, books, intellectual discussions, synth/brit/indiepop, making stuff (including trouble), looking for co-conspirators and discovering new things to do. Come say hi, I'm pretty friendly. Send Email.
D.J.Lucien: I've been a active member in the "industrial" scene here in New York since the early 90's when the Bat Cave was just a room in the upstairs of Downtime and people were rude to strangers and yuppies whom would slum to the Bat Cave and The Bank for safari. Now I just keep to myself and grumble. I also have been keeping busy for the past five years hosting my own All-Industrial radio show (Yes FM!). Its called THE DOMAIN and I've just been trying to give us all a real alternative to the commercial Top Forty mediocrity. If your intrested you can find the details at www.WSIA.FM Send Email.
Kerry Smith: This is my first Convergence. Vacation time hasn't allowed for it in the past. I've been a net.whatever since '91, but I dropped off usenet about '95 b/c the bandwidth congestion was eating up too much of my time. Since C7 is in my city, I'm taking advantage of it: I'll be DJing at Kindertraum Monday night for those who stay late. I'm playing with Evulva (the female singer from 242's "Off" record) at a non-C7 venue early Friday nite. I may be performing on Thursday night as well, but that's not confirmed at this point. Look for the Anathema Device cassette samplers in your C7 welcome packs. That's my main band. The basics are at: http://anathemadevice.com There is also a disturbingly old personal bio page at: http://anathemadevice.com/kerry.html. Send Email.
Lynsey aka Rowan: I'm a 22-year-old college grad from upstate nowhere with a useless degree in journalism. This is my first Convergence and I'm hoping I don't blow all of my savings beacuse I have a slight shopping compulsion. If you go to my website, please note that it was designed in December over a three-day period when I slept once every 30 hours and ate nothing but cold Chinese food. Send Email.
J. Shear aka Dagon: I am a 24 year old writer and student of literature...looking forward to having fun at my first Convergence event...
Kelly Kersey aka softest_shadow/Kelli: I moved to NYC from Florida last year to attend SUNY. I never made it to college, but ended up falling in love and becoming engaged to the greatest woman to ever walk the earth. Melissa and I are very excited at the possibility of meeting some of the people from the boards. Send Email.
Regina aka adeadfaerie: I live in New York. Grew up in Amityville. (nope its not true). I'm an artist..all of my work is on my site. Send Email.
Crystaviel aka Eidolon: I'm a friendly, but scarce, local perkygoth. I live in Jersey City but make no mistake, I am FROM NEW YORK!!! I avoid melodrama, resent having judgement passed on me if I go to a club wearing faded black jeans and a lilith fair t-shirt, and usually favor old haunts and close friends over big crowds and expensive outings. If I can't be found, those who know me look at Yaffa Cafe first. Hobbies I plan to use during C7: Drawing, Photography, Promoting, and causing people to meet each other. I probably won't be attending any actual Convergence 7 events due to poverty, but I will definitely be out in force with my sidekick/little sister. Anybody who knows me, has met me before, or just wants to chill out had better darn well get in touch, as I'm planning all manner of mischief and togetherness. Send Email.
Ed Johnson aka Edvamp: So far been to every Convergence but Seattle. This will be my sixth. If you believe the hype on Alt.gothic, I'm the main Convergence guy, Mr Room Party, etc. Not this year, but I will be available. Book early! Send Email.
Representing Brooklyn, Minerva Steel aka LaLune: Can't make most of the Con, but I'm going to try to crash at least one event; It's too sweet to miss...and I haven't seen most of you sick people since the orgy that was New Orleans!
Brian & Lynn aka rotinsilence & brooke, *chatnoir*: Although we will be in NYC all during C7, we are not planning on going to many official events. With that said... We are celebrating our 3rd wedding aniversary on the 15th and are excited about getting away for a long weekend. If you see one or both of us, be sure to say hi! Send Email.
Desanera: Hi all! I'm Desanera, a.k.a. the Unholy Queen of Blades. I'll be wearing horns, so feel free to say hi. Send Email.
Pennsylvania:
November: This will be my 4th Convergence, I'm looking foreward to seeing lots of old friends, and meeting some new ones. Send Email.
Kail Sibuna: Likes: Late night snacks, rain, and foosball. Dislikes: Bright lights, and Puff Daddy. Send Email.
Rhode Island:
LANA aka BlueElla: I LIVE,EAT,BREATH,SLEEP,AND DREAM HAIR! Send Email.
Washington DC: see the South
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