One of the biggest conventions in the world attracts thousands of people, spectators and dozens of interesting guest speakers from all over. Dragon*Con is a science fiction and fantasy convention held in Atlanta, Georgia. Among the famous guest speakers who appeared at Dragon*Con in past years and recently were: actress Karen Allen, Lord of the Rings actor Sean Astin, Tom Wilson (Of Back to the Future), the cast of "Firefly," and numerous authors and artists in the fields of science fiction and fantasy. The convention is always a huge success, an interesting spectacle and these guests' speakers really attract an enormous following from the most interesting places imaginable.

Weird Al as part of the Guest speakers

Sometimes the event is not as strange as its guest speakers - and they do get stranger than fiction. "Weird" Al Yankovic, the man of a thousand parodies, is available to book at corporate and private events. His website boasts that he can bring "incisive wit" to any business gathering. One can only wonder if the business people are amused by his hit song, "White and Nerdy?" Whether speaking at a Xena Convention, fraternizing with UFO enthusiasts, or turning a career as an entertainer into a private speaker, unusual guest speakers sometimes go to great lengths to entertain their audiences - they have to come up with different themes and unique ways to make things work successfully. Unusual conventions are just one way for fascinating guest speakers to get their name out there. Certainly it is different, unique and sometimes downright bizarre...