Originally Posted by
Randall Flagg
Long long ago, in days of old, there was a gathering of Dark Tower fans.
Palavercon. Held July 22-25, 2005 in Durham New Hampshire, USA (The "Luxurious" New England Center on the campus of The University of New Hampshire).
Held back east the Host(s) were Robert Weiner and his young wife Michaela (with an assist from current member Jonathan Reitan). Several current members attended. IIRC, the convention was held at the same time some US Navy (or other service) people also were at the hotel. There was quite the clash between the (mostly) far left wing Dark Tower fans and the generally right wing military members. Not only in ideology, but in confusion over which group was to have which room/hall for their various events.
I could be wrong, but from what I was told, several artists including Michael Whelan, Phil Hale, Darrel Anderson (who declined due to health reasons), and Rick Berry were scheduled guests and showed their original pieces in the rooms/halls. There was some controversy when a piece or two went missing.
In addition, there were rumors of numerous sexual peccadilloes, including one that would lead to the breakup and divorce of Robert Weiner and Michaela.