He made it! Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki piled up enough miracles to get to Chicon 8 today.
Fiona Moore took this photo of Ekpeki at the Worldcon a short time ago. (Photo used by permission.)
While he was in transit last night Ekpeki was either keeping his spirits up – or ours – by cracking jokes.
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Wonderful news! I hope he has a great time.
Great news.
Such jet lag….oh my.
I hope getting through the airport went okay. There was a lot of time while he was in transit to go over news stories of CBP racist shenanigans.
I am HAPPY to report that the return of Mr. Ekpeki’s luggage back to Nigeria was entirely and completely EXAGGERATED…’
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In fact, his luggage was forwarded from O’Hare Airport to the convention hotel!
I encountered Mr. Ekpeki in the Dealer’s Room at the Galaxy’s Edge dealer’s table.
There, I presented him with a gift from the Chicon 8 Press Office; a Dragon Ball Z Covid face mask…
He looked extremely jet lagged but very happy to be at Chicon 8.
More As It Happens,
Chris B.
Even his luggage arrived — that stack of miracles is getting pretty tall!
To fully recreate the Steve Martin/John Candy movie, we need a train portion of the trip.
Mega-excellent…I hope to see him here at Chicon 8 (and remind him of my Eastercon 2023 offer : previously made)…I am primarily in the Dealers Room on the stand for Eurocons for 2023 (Upsalla) and for 2024 –and 1 week after Glasgow Worldcon– (Rotterdam).
Great to hear a good news story. Well done all. We are with you in spirit.
Even the luggage? Yes, a miracle!
But … via Ethiopia? Isn’t that going the wrong way? 🙂
It’s a Worldcon miracle!
That’s fantastic! Though I am not attending, I am vicariously overjoyed that he made it to the convention.
Very happy he got there at last! I wish it were easier. I gather the Ugandan bid committee members were less successful.
So pleased he made it! It sounds like an exhausting series of travails to get here.
Hooray!
Amazing!
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