By B&TF

I always thought seven was a lucky number. In the Hebrew, seven (Sheh'-bah) came from a root word that means ‘to be complete or full’. Number seven means Spiritual perfection and it represents the Holy Spirit itself. Seven is also the seal of God. He sealed His approval of the creation by resting on the seventh day. In Chinese culture the number seven symbolizes ‘togetherness’. It is a lucky number for relationships. It is also one of the rare numbers that considered to be great and lucky in both Chinese and Western cultures. Wait, I lost my point…oh, yeah. Who would’ve thought that after L1 Convention was held in London in 2005, we would see L7

coming up? I was hoping this day would come and I’m very excited that it’s happening next year.

And even more good news…it’s not at Blackpool. Not that I have anything against Blackpool anymore but it’s always exciting to explore new places. L7 Convention is going to be held at Hilton Metropole Hotel in Birmingham. If anyone who’s reading this is as ignorant about geography as I am, it’s Birmingham, UK, not Birmingham, Alabama.

Alabama was my initial thought and I was slightly excited about it because it would mean that I don’t have to deal with visas and long foreign travels. However, it is indeed Hilton in Birmingham, UK. I had to google it and it’s somewhere in the middle of the country. By all accounts, the hotel is fantastic, cheap with Convention code discount and they even serve continental breakfast along with the traditional British breakfast. Thank goodness I don’t have to look at orange eggs and mushy beans again.

As usual, Sean Harry, the Convention organizer, promised six wonderful guests. Two guests had been already announced, Lauren Lee Smith (Lara Perkins) and Leisha Hailey (Alice Pieszecki). One more guest might be announced soon because she or he had already signed a contract, with three more going through negotiations right now.

There’s an interesting guessing game going on on Starfury website as people are trying to figure out who are the remaining guests. Sean gave us a few hints and one of them is this fact: none of the guests from L6 will be at L7 Convention. It means there’s a chance to see Laurel Holloman, Erin Daniels, Jennifer Beals (slight chance but we can always hope, right?), Janina Gavankar, Daniela Sea, Marlee Matlin, Holland Taylor, and even Ilene Chaiken.

Each Convention is also a wonderful chance to meet your old friends and form new relationships, so maybe L7 Convention will indeed be very lucky in many aspects. Don’t forget to visit http://www.seanharry.com/L7/index.htm for more information on L7 and to buy your tickets. As of last week, there were only few Gold tickets left, so if you want to be at Meet&Greet and have the best seats in the house you’d better hurry.

If everything will go as planned for me, I will bring photos, reports and interviews, as usual.

Keep checking this thread on l-word.com where we will continue posting updates and news regarding L7.