The LOST Weekend Fan Party - Early Report

This year's LOST Weekend Fan Party is the 3rd event of its nature to take place in LA. It is a gathering of LOST fans consisting mostly of users of the J.J. Abrams sponsored web site: The Fuselage. I'd like to thank Fuselage poster 'hijinx' for letting me know about this year's event. Arrival in LA   I arrived in LA on Aeroflot Airtran flight 41 at approximately midnight March 29. For a LOST fan with an active imagination, it was an exciting flight. At one point, there was the familiar calming 'bong' sound followed by the sort of turbulence that prompted Jack to say to Rose: "It's normal." Then, it soon became the sort of violent shaking experienced by Ben Linus's bunny rabbit ( though I may have imagined this). The Fire   Shortly after meeting some of the LOST fans in the hospitality suite, someone mentioned a large fire in the Hollywood hills (it was visible from the window). It was much like the fire that Charlie set in the 'Fire + Water' episode, only it wasn't set by Charlie and it was about 2000 times bigger! The Pre-Party    I don't know what to say. The LOST fans here are truly very nice people. Some are quite talented in that they are able to spoof rap music in a way that makes it more enjoyable (and much funnier!) than the original. Later, LOST writer Javier Grillo-Marxuach (I can spell his name!) arrived and it is obvious why he is a fan favorite. He is very friendly and gracious. Everyone likes Javi! The Bowling    Lucky Strike Lanes is a classic Hollywood establishment: exotic, loud, and colorful with bizarre images including what can only be called an evil snarling Mickey Mouse. It is also the site of classic battles between the Burky Babes (Bryan Burk fan club) and the Javi Minions (Javi fan club). It's not that the Minions are bad, but we were not off to a good start.    Most LOST fans are unaffected by the noise, but it was beginning to affect me in the same way that the sonic fence affected Patchy. Day 2 would begin soon. Javi has arrived!!