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[[image:SF2K14 banner.jpg|frame|center|SiglerFest 2014 Logo, designed by [[Scott E. Pond]]]]

[[SiglerFest 2014]], the fourth [[SiglerFest]], took place October 10 through 11, 2014, at The Orleans Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. Although official programming was Friday and Saturday, SiglerFest was bookended by some pre-fest frivolity and some post-fest football camaraderie.

=Theme=
The theme of [[SiglerFest 2014]] was '''''Gettin' Siggy With It''''', a play on the Will Smith Song '''Gettin' Jiggy Wid It''', which had a roof-raising performance by Junkie Jerome Bird at [[SiglerFest 2013]]'s karaoke.

=Agenda=
{| class="wikitable alternategrey" style="text-align: center; width: 85%;"
|+ style="background-color:orange;" | Thursday, October 9, 2014
|-
! style="width: 10%; background-color:orange;" | Time
! style="width: 45%; background-color:orange;" | Activity
! style="width: 45%; background-color:orange;" | Location
|-
| 5:00 PM || Junkie Meet n' Greet || Brendan's Irish Pub, Main Floor
|-
| 7:00 PM || Dinner || Coasta Cantina, Main Floor
|-
| ~9:45 PM || Movie: Dead Son 2: Red vs. Dead or Kite || Orleans Century 18, upstairs at The Orleans
|-
| 11:30 PM || colspan="2" | '''End of programming day'''
|}

{| class="wikitable alternategrey" style="text-align: center; width: 85%;"
|+ style="background-color:orange;" | Friday, October 10, 2014: Salons B&E, Second Floor
|-
! style="width: 10%; background-color:orange;" | Time
! style="width: 45%; background-color:orange;" | Activity
! style="width: 45%; background-color:orange;" | Notes
|-
| 10:00 AM || Welcome! ||Overview, hotel rules, notes on the day. Coffee & tea provided.
|-
| 10:15 AM || Live reading: ALIVE || Sigler reads from new year's Del Rey release.
|-
| 11:30 AM || Krakens Roster Discussion || Every SiglerFest-goer required to attend.
|-
| 1:00 PM || Lunch (Orleans Food Court) || Watch Scott eat as many as four Whoppers!
|-
| 2:30 PM || Siglerism Family Feud || Oh, hell yes.
|-
| 4:30 PM || Break/Dinner on your own || Be sure to rest your singing voices!
|-
| 7:00 pm || Karaoke in the Orleans Bowling Center || You only sing if you want to but must clap for anyone who does! Also, Scott will likely sing with you.
|-
| 11:00 pm || colspan = "2" | '''End of Programming Day'''
|}

{| class="wikitable alternategrey" style="text-align: center; width: 85%;"
|+ style="background-color:orange;" | Saturday, October 11, 2014: Salons B&E, Second Floor
|-
! style="width: 10%; background-color:orange;" | Time
! style="width: 45%; background-color:orange;" | Activity
! style="width: 45%; background-color:orange;" | Notes
|-
| 10:00 AM || Morning announcements/updates|| A has the info! Coffee & tea provided.
|-
| 10:15 AM || Live reading: Hippo || Scott's new story from V-Wars. (It's pretty gross, y'all.)
|-
| 11:15 AM || colspan="2" | Break
|-
| 11:30 AM || Sigler Online Community || GoodReads, G+, Facebook oh my!
|-
| 12:30 PM || Lunch || Orleans Food Court
|-
| 2:00 PM || Impending DØM || What's cooking at Empty Set (plus open Q & A)
|-
| 3:00 PM || Sigler Jeopardy || The triumphant return!
|-
| 4:45 PM || Orangeslaught Group Photo! || Go Krakens!
|-
| 5:15 PM || colspan="2" | Break
|-
| 6:00 PM || Bowling with the FDØ (and pizza party!) || DØM buys your bowling, shoe rental, pizza & pop.
|-
| 9:00 PM || colspan="2" | '''End of programming day'''
|}

{| class="wikitable alternategrey" style="text-align: center; width: 85%;"
|+ style="background-color:orange;" | Sunday, October 12, 2014
|-
! style="width: 10%; background-color:orange;" | Time
! style="width: 45%; background-color:orange;" | Activity
! style="width: 45%; background-color:orange;" | Location
|-
| 10:00 AM || Football watching || Brendan's Irish Pub, Main Floor
|-
| 12:00 PM || colspan="2" | '''SiglerFest 2K14 ends'''
|}

=Swag=
As with every SiglerFest, each registered attendee received some swag.

==Shirt==
[[image:GettinSiggy.jpg|frame|left|Official SiglerFest 2014 T-Shirt, designed by [[Scott E. Pond]]]]
[[image:SF2K14-Shirt-back.jpg|frame|left|300px|Official SiglerFest 2014 T-Shirt, designed by [[Scott E. Pond]]]]

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==Badge==

==Other==
In addition, registered attendees received:
*A box of Reeses Pieces
*A length of beads to wear

=Notable Events=
*During Saturday's Lunch, Junkie Nelson McClintock created the Facebook group ''[https://www.facebook.com/groups/SiglerJunkies/?ref=group_header Sigler Junkies]'' to help provide a social outlet independent of the Scott Sigler website.
*First Siglerism Family Feud

=Thursday Night Activity=
In established tradition, early arrivers met at Brendan's Irish pub for some drinks and meet and greet. SiglerFest veterans, rookies, [[A Kovacs]] and [[Scott Sigler]] all gathered to rub elbows and kick off the 'Fest. Dinner was hosted by [[Dark Øverlord Media|DØM]] at Coasta Cantina Express and many full and satisfied junkies went to the onsite movie theater to watch ''Machete Kills''.

=Friday Programming=
Friday morning's programming kicked off with ''Human Experimentation'', during which Junkies volunteered to imbibe a variety of disgusting flavored soft drinks, such as ''Candy Corn'' and ''Ranch Dressing''. Afterwards, Sigler read another story from his youth, ''[Need Story Name]''.

In short order, the year's cake was revealed: A beautiful giant triangle with creepy eyes, accompanied by Hydra cupcakes.

After lunch, the SiglerBus™ boarded and took junkies for an off-site excursion to ''The Neon Museum'' for a self-guided tour of Vegas neon signs of years past.

Upon returning to The Orleans, everyone took a break before meeting up for Karaoke. Though it was a slow start, Junkie Jerome Bird got the party jumping by singing Will Smith's ''Gettin' Jiggy Wid It'' with the substituted lyrics ''Gettin' Siggy Wid It''. The performance brought down the house, and the clever wordplay ended up being the theme for [[SiglerFest 2014]].

=Saturday Programming=
Saturday's programming began with Sigler reading some of the first draft of his work-in-progress, ''[[The Champion]]''.

Next up was a round of Junkie Jeopardy, prepared by [[User:BigJohn|BigJohn Vizcarra]].

After lunch, Sigler hosted an interview panel, featuring [[Scott E. Pond]], the in-house designer for DØM, [[Steve Riekeberg|Steve "The Iceberg" Riekeberg]], DØM's audio engineer, and Kelly "The Builder" McArdle. Scott and Steve talked about what is involved in producing content for DØM, and Kelly described his creation, a Lego version of The [[PUV James Keeling]] he brought to display.

After a break, Scott and A held a Q&A session coupled with "Impending DØM," where they outlined some of the forthcoming activity expected from [[Dark Øverlord Media]] in the upcoming months. The next event was the Orangeslaught and BlackOut photos. The Orangeslaught is a picture of junkies wearing their [[Ionath Krakens]] away jerseys, which are colored orange. The BlackOut photo is a photo of junkies wearing the Krakens home colors, black.

After pictures, everyone retreated for a break prior to meeting up at the onsite bowling alley for the bowling celebration. Once again, Scott wasn't feeling well so he stayed in his hotel room. Luckily, his cousin [[Francis Dominic Olivieri]] was on-hand to host the festivities and bowl everywhere.

=Sunday Football=
On Sunday morning, junkies gathered in Brendan's to watch their favorite football teams prior to saying their goodbyes and beginning their journeys home.

=Cake Theme=
Junkie [[Stephanie Harvey]] once again worked with [https://www.lasvegascustomcakes.com/ Las Vegas Custom Cakes] to create a cake resembling the [[Ionath Krakens]]' home field from the [[Galactic Football League (Series)|Galactic Football League]] series.
[[image:SF2K14 cake.jpg|frame|left|The SiglerFest 2014 Cake, designed by [https://www.lasvegascustomcakes.com/ Las Vegas Custom Cakes].]]

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=Live Readings=
Sigler did a live reading during the Fest. He read one of the stories from his youth, ''[Need Story Name]''. He also read from the first draft of ''[[The Champion]]''.

=Photos=
*The official SiglerFest photographer is Bruce Press. You can see the beautiful photos he took at his [https://www.brucefpressphotography.com/Events/Conferences/SiglerFest/SiglerFest-2K13/ Bruce Press Photography SiglerFest 2013] page.
*The official SiglerFest 2013 yearbook, featuring many of the photos taken during the weekend, is available at [https://www.blurb.com/b/5558272-siglerfest-2k13-hardcover Bruce Press' Blurb] page.

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 :Though the 11:30 AM agenda item was labeled as ''Krakens Roster Discussion'', the real purpose of the time slot was to honor two junkies who were retiring from the military. [[OJ|OJs]] and [[Secret Agent|Secret Agents]] Chris Grall and JP Harvey were honored by all attendees. Scott and A presented the honored retirees with their very own white Krakens retirement jerseys, echoing the retirement tradition of the [[Ionath Krakens]].
-Also during the time slot, the year's cake was revealed: A rendition of the [[Ionath Krakens]]' football field.
+:Also during the time slot, the year's cake was revealed: A rendition of the [[Ionath Krakens]]' football field.
 After lunch, the festivities resumed with the brand-new game, ''Siglerism Family Feud'', prepared by [[User:BigJohn|BigJohn Vizcarra]].
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 Saturday's programming began with Sigler reading part of his new short story, [[The Hippo]]. After concluding and a short break, junkies returned with the chant of ''WHOLE DAMN HIPPO!'', convincing Sigler to read the remainder of the story.
-Following the reading, Scott took some time to discuss his representation on social media. He lamented the state of the official forums: wrought with spam and under-utilized in the heyday before Facebook. However, he and A could not find the time to manage that kind of solution. Scott hinted that a junkie-run solution would allow him to participate but not be responsible for its content.
+Following the reading, Scott took some time to discuss his representation on social media. He lamented the state of the official forums: wrought with spam and under-utilized in the wake of Facebook. However, he and A could not find the time to manage that kind of solution. Scott hinted that a junkie-run solution would allow him to participate but not be responsible for its content.
 During lunch, junkie Nelson McClintock created a group on Facebook called ''Sigler Junkies'' and began sending invitations to join to SiglerFest attendees. A public announcement was made upon returning from lunch, and the first wave of junkies was added to the group.
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 =Live Readings=
-Sigler did a live reading during the Fest. He read one of the stories from his youth, ''[Need Story Name]''. He also read from the first draft of ''[[The Champion]]''.
+Sigler did two live readings during the Fest. He read from his upcoming Del Rey release, ''[[Alive]]'', as well as the recently-published story ''[[The Hippo]]'', a short story included in the [[V-Wars: Blood & Fire]] anthology.
 =Photos=
-*The official SiglerFest photographer is Bruce Press. You can see the beautiful photos he took at his [https://www.brucefpressphotography.com/Events/Conferences/SiglerFest/SiglerFest-2K13/ Bruce Press Photography SiglerFest 2013] page.
+*The official SiglerFest photographer is Bruce Press. You can see the beautiful photos he took at his [https://www.brucefpressphotography.com/Events/Conferences/SiglerFest/SiglerFest-2K14/ Bruce Press Photography SiglerFest 2014] page.
-*The official SiglerFest 2013 yearbook, featuring many of the photos taken during the weekend, is available at [https://www.blurb.com/b/5558272-siglerfest-2k13-hardcover Bruce Press' Blurb] page.
+*The official SiglerFest 2014 yearbook, featuring many of the photos taken during the weekend, is available at [https://www.blurb.com/b/6362908-siglerfest-2k14 Bruce Press' Blurb] page.

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 =Swag=
-As with every SiglerFest, each registered attendee received some swag.
+As with every SiglerFest, each registered attendee received some swag. Early arrivers were able to pick up their goodie bags during the Thursday meet-and-greet, while anyone unable to attend obtained theirs during programming.
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 =Notable Events=
 *During Saturday's Lunch, Junkie Nelson McClintock created the Facebook group ''[https://www.facebook.com/groups/SiglerJunkies/?ref=group_header Sigler Junkies]'' to help provide a social outlet independent of the Scott Sigler website.
-*First Siglerism Family Feud
+*First Siglerism Family Feud (Junkie Feud)
 =Thursday Night Activity=
-In established tradition, early arrivers met at Brendan's Irish pub for some drinks and meet and greet. SiglerFest veterans, rookies,  [[A Kovacs]] and [[Scott Sigler]] all gathered to rub elbows and kick off the 'Fest. Dinner was hosted by [[Dark Øverlord Media|DØM]] at Coasta Cantina Express and many full and satisfied junkies went to the onsite movie theater to watch ''Machete Kills''.
+Once again, early arrivers met at Brendan's Irish pub for drinks, to reunite with previous 'Festers and to hang out with [[A Kovacs]] and [[Scott Sigler]]. Dinner was hosted by [[Dark Øverlord Media|DØM]] at Coasta Cantina Express. After dinner, many junkies went to the screening of ''[Need Movie]'' to round out the pre-Fest goings-on.
 =Friday Programming=
-Friday morning's programming kicked off with ''Human Experimentation'', during which Junkies volunteered to imbibe a variety of disgusting flavored soft drinks, such as ''Candy Corn'' and ''Ranch Dressing''. Afterwards, Sigler read another story from his youth, ''[Need Story Name]''.
+Friday morning's programming kicked off with Sigler reading from the forthcoming new novel in the Del Rey book deal, [[Alive]].
-In short order, the year's cake was revealed: A beautiful giant triangle with creepy eyes, accompanied by Hydra cupcakes.
+==Secret Event==
-After lunch, the SiglerBus™ boarded and took junkies for an off-site excursion to ''The Neon Museum'' for a self-guided tour of Vegas neon signs of years past.
+Also during the time slot, the year's cake was revealed: A rendition of the [[Ionath Krakens]]' football field.
-Upon returning to The Orleans, everyone took a break before meeting up for Karaoke. Though it was a slow start, Junkie Jerome Bird got the party jumping by singing Will Smith's ''Gettin' Jiggy Wid It'' with the substituted lyrics ''Gettin' Siggy Wid It''. The performance brought down the house, and the clever wordplay ended up being the theme for [[SiglerFest 2014]].
+After lunch, the festivities resumed with the brand-new game, ''Siglerism Family Feud'', prepared by [[User:BigJohn|BigJohn Vizcarra]].
 =Saturday Programming=
-Saturday's programming began with Sigler reading some of the first draft of his work-in-progress, ''[[The Champion]]''.
+Saturday's programming began with Sigler reading part of his new short story, [[The Hippo]]. After concluding and a short break, junkies returned with the chant of ''WHOLE DAMN HIPPO!'', convincing Sigler to read the remainder of the story.
-Next up was a round of Junkie Jeopardy, prepared by [[User:BigJohn|BigJohn Vizcarra]].
+Following the reading, Scott took some time to discuss his representation on social media. He lamented the state of the official forums: wrought with spam and under-utilized in the heyday before Facebook. However, he and A could not find the time to manage that kind of solution. Scott hinted that a junkie-run solution would allow him to participate but not be responsible for its content.
-After  lunch, Sigler hosted an interview panel, featuring [[Scott E. Pond]], the in-house designer for DØM, [[Steve Riekeberg|Steve "The Iceberg" Riekeberg]], DØM's audio engineer, and Kelly "The Builder" McArdle. Scott and Steve talked about what is involved in producing content for DØM, and Kelly described his creation, a Lego version of The [[PUV James Keeling]] he brought to display.
+During lunch, junkie Nelson McClintock created a group on Facebook called ''Sigler Junkies'' and began sending invitations to join to SiglerFest attendees. A public announcement was made upon returning from lunch, and the first wave of junkies was added to the group.
-After a break, Scott and A held a Q&A session coupled with "Impending DØM," where they outlined some of the forthcoming activity expected from [[Dark Øverlord Media]] in the upcoming months. The next event was the Orangeslaught and BlackOut photos. The Orangeslaught is a picture of junkies wearing their [[Ionath Krakens]] away jerseys, which are colored orange. The BlackOut photo is a photo of junkies wearing the Krakens home colors, black.
+Scott and A held their annual Q&A session coupled with "Impending DØM," where they outlined some of the forthcoming activity expected from [[Dark Øverlord Media]] in the upcoming months. The next event was the Orangeslaught and BlackOut photos. The Orangeslaught is a picture of junkies wearing their [[Ionath Krakens]] away jerseys, which are colored orange. The BlackOut photo is a photo of junkies wearing the Krakens home colors, black.
-After pictures, everyone retreated for a break prior to meeting up at the onsite bowling alley for the bowling celebration. Once again, Scott wasn't feeling well so he stayed in his hotel room. Luckily, his cousin [[Francis Dominic Olivieri]] was on-hand to host the festivities and bowl everywhere.
+After pictures, everyone retreated for a break prior to meeting up at the onsite bowling alley for the bowling celebration. As expected, Scott wasn't feeling well so he stayed in his hotel room leaving his cousin [[Francis Dominic Olivieri]] to bowl in his stead.

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 ==Shirt==
-[[image:GettinSiggy.jpg|frame|left|Official SiglerFest 2014 T-Shirt, designed by [[Scott E. Pond]]]]
+{|
 [[image:SF2K14-Shirt-back.jpg|frame|left|300px|Official SiglerFest 2014 T-Shirt, designed by [[Scott E. Pond]]]]
+|}
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