31 flavors? That's for wimps...

I'm sure that they're ok in their place, but I resent that they've basically replaced EVERYTHING on Saturday night. What was, 15 years ago when I first went, a balanced sort of con, with some parties, a good con suite, modest amount of dedicated dealers and really interesting and unique things, like the midnight chorus around the pool, has become a wasteland for the time that Clam Chowder is on stage (last time I was there i was 3 and a half hours). I know, from the numbers of attendees, that a good reason why the con is almost half the size it was 10 years ago, is because people just don't care to bother with what has become, according to wayward_va (who likes them), "a Clam Chowder concert with a little bit of a con around it."