I apologize for the delay but all of the photos are now ONLINE. Check em out!!

Again I am looking forward to seeing photos taken by others as well of anything I missed or better shots. Scott was so animated that it was almost impossible to get a stable shot of him.

It was real thrill to hang around with MJ (QLDamsel), Brian (owner of this site and CEO of the Con) who put this whole thing together (and he does a pretty good impression of Al the Bartender in the right attire ). I also got to hang out with Brian’s friend from grade school John, and I cannot leave out Mike whose forum nickname escapes me but he is a prominent contributor in the writing sections and just a great guy as well.

And yes, every second of every day was videotaped so I am really looking forward to the DVDs.

Again, I am really looking forward to others posting their recollections, their stories. And I really hope all those folks who had $1,000+ cameras with 8 inch long lenses will share their photos. I took what I could with Rebel XT but did not have the telephoto lens necessary to get the best possible shots. And I didn’t see any of the early Friday morning stuff or the Costume Contest Saturday night. I know there are some amazing photos out there and hope to see them. Shoot me an e-mail if you need a place to put them.

JulieB on the QL forum has posted her Flickr photo stream link:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/barrettmanor/

Scott came out and sang Somewhere in the Night with Velton Ray Bunch performing the music. He thanked Deborah Pratt (who came out of the wings) and joked with her a bit.

Then it was on to the Scott Bakula vs. Jay Schwartz trivia contest (his publicist and close friend who donated a ton of his QL memorabilia at the event and it was auctioned off early in the morning and more was to be auctioned at 4pm). That was a riot.

Then Don came on and of course he said that QL should have gone on for years afterwards. He is currently working on NCIS of course and also 3 movies. No word of any QL projects.

Dean Stockwell was able to join us via phone. He was calling from somewhere there had recently been snow (Utah?). It was a bit hard to understand for him and for us, but Scott and Don made the most of it and brought up some old stories.

Earlier in the day, Deborah Pratt was reading from her new Quantum Leap novel which picks up after the end of the show with Sammy Jo Fuller trying to get the project going again.

What else can I say?

Scott IS going to make a signing appearance in Britain which he had not done before. He tries to keep his appearances around the county to a minimum why? Because he loves his family and wants to spend as much time with them as he can.

Susan Griffiths, DeLane Matthews, Harry Groener, Liz Torres, Brad Silverman, John D’Aquino (hope that’s right)

A last-second surprise was Liz Torres who came out and joined the panel with Brad Silverman, John D’Aquino, and that was just great. She was quite funny and as always surprised at just how supportive we all are.

I want to take a moment to say something about Brad. 2 different fans came up to the microphones and had questions specifically for Brad. Both of them had debilitating illnesses that they have had to deal with recently or for many years, and they both shared with Brad that watching him had been an inspiration to them and helped them keep going.

The next words out of Brad’s mouth were probably some of the best wisdom I’ve heard in a long time. I can’t even recall the exact wording but he said you just have to put yourself out there and tell people what you want to do and don’t let yourself get stuck. I think his speech in response to that question will be a highlight of the DVD for certain.

Deborah Pratt, Diamond Farnsworth, Ron Grow, Mike Beche, and Harriet Marguiles. (scheduled to appear in no particular order.

Claudia Christian,, Vaughn Armstrong, Richard Herd, K Callan, James Harper (list is scheduled to appear, not actually present)

Jay Schwartz said something about a forthcoming boxed set of QL and hoped that Universal would get it done before the convention because then they would have sold stacks of them.

Michael Gregory, Jane Sibbett, David Newsom, Jarrett Lennon, Carolyn Seymour, and Donna Magnani. (list is scheduled to appear, not actually present)

Items from Deborah Pratt’s personal memorabilia collection (not for auction) including one of the gummy bear handlinks:

Rob LaBelle, Lisa Jane Persky, Erika Amato, Natasha Pavlovich, Fabiana Udenio, Susan Isaacs, Michael Gregory

Participants buy and drop raffle tickets into the items they are hoping to win, Most raffle tickets are $1 but for the rarer items, some are $5.

from left to right Morgan (Feldon), MJ (QLDamsel), and Brian (alsplacebartender) from the QL Forum. Brian is the CEO for the Leap Back 2009 Convention. MJ runs Quantum Retribution and has written dozens of stories for The Virtual Seasons and QR. Morgan is the webhost for Al’s Place and The Leap Back 2009.

And here are the photos from the world premiere of A Leap to Di For.

Just saw the world premiere of A Leap to Di For. You can tell the love that was put into the project and efforts by all the cast. It has the same charm and I really hope that people enjoy it.

After the film, there was a brief chat with the full cast who were able to make it out from Indianopolis just for the Con.

Deborah Pratt even came up and thanked the production and complimented them on their hard work.

I’ve got some great photos I’ll post shortly.

On the ground. Updates to begin shortly I hope.

On the plane in Houston waiting to get to L.A.

It is now just 14 hours to go before the opening of The Leap Back 2009: A Quantum Leap Convention. We’ve opened this blog so that there is one place for late-breaking information and any last-minute reschedulings of events. You can subscribe to this blog through your computer, by e-mail, through your iPhone or other PDA so you get instant updates.

We also intend to post tons of Photos and on-the-scene reports and commentary about the event for folks reading from home.

You may be wondering who I am. I have been involved in the behind-the-scenes technical aspects and maintenance of the website and forums. And of course I’ve been a QL fan since the very beginning, having seen the pilot on its original airing. I am thrilled to be part of this whole process and am truly excited to be going to the convention as well.

Donna D. has already posted a ton of stuff leading up to the convention on her LiveJournal Blog (before this site was setup) about the event which should not be missed.  She has handled advertising and getting the word out on the event and hopefully she’ll give her input here as well.

I’m looking forward to meeting you all and hopefully we are able to give an impression of the Convention so you feel as if you are here with us!

Morgan