Nervous about going to a convention...

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There's a Queen (the band, my ULTIMATE obsession) convention next month, and I'm registered to attend. As it approaches, I'm getting more and more nervous.

Reasons why I'm nervous:

- The majority of people going already know each other, so they'll be hanging around each other the whole weekend
- It looks like the majority of people going are considerably older than me, in different places in their lives, with children and whatnot... I'm afraid there won't be a whole lot of 'common ground' other than QUEEN.... ALSO that I'm not yet 21, so I may not be able to get into the bars that are spoken of as a post-convention-activities activity some of the attendees attend (WHOA crazy sentence ).
- It's in Detroit, and I'm driving there. It's about 6 hours away. I hope my car holds up...

On the upside, I'm a member of a Queen forum, and I know at least two of the posters from there are going for their first time as well. One of them is close to my age.

& I'm taking a friend, but she's not the social butterfly herself. I just don't want it to be the two of us, keeping to ourselves and feeling awkward the entire weekend.

I'm really putting myself out of my comfort zone here, but I think it might be good for me. Anybody else ever put themselves in a situation like this? Any stories or advice?

I went to two gaming conventions and met a lot of people that loved the same things in gaming i find intresting, Perhaps you would do the same at your Queen convention.

If it's something you're interested in, just go and focus on what it's about and don't worry about socializing. If a conversation comes up that you feel comfortable with, then maybe you'll meet some people. If not, then you can probably have fun without interacting with a lot of people.

I go to the Reptile Expo in Raleigh twice a year, and i barely know anyone there. Sometimes a guy i know who likes snakes comes with me, and my dad comes too. The guy who owns BoaMaster Cages always recognizes me and asks how my animals are, because i've bought a lot of things from him. But, most of the people there i just ignore to some degree, unless i want to ask a question or want to buy something. I think that helps prevent getting overloaded.. I focus on other things like the animals there. I have gotten into some conversations with people there though, because it's about a topic i'm interested in. Most of the time i quietly look around, and i have fun.