(cross-posted)
Dunno if my friends know this or not :-D, but I'm working on an awesome event called Westercon 66 (yes there's a page on FB, as well as our main site at www.westercon66.org). I'm the lead marcom and pubs guy.

Westercon is a general sf con. It used to be a big deal, kind've an alternative to Worldcon for those years one couldn't go ( ( Read more... )

 Today I found a 'program book' wee fanzine that some members of my sf club (Santa Barbara Science Fiction Alliance)  made: *NOT-GOING-TO-WESTERCON 1." The event (aka party) was held on July 4, 1985 in Bernie's apartment. :-) MAX HEADROOM was the movie program ( Read more... )

I'm pleased, my panels are all on Fri and Sat. Leaves me free to take Sunday as it comes. I'm not planning on staying over on Sunday night ( Read more... )

to the IMsL crud. Actually, with the help of Airborne early on, I seem to be moving through it pretty quickly. Oooky chest today. ah well. Such is often the result of a con, however said con is defined ( Read more... )

*It Seams to Me* it's too long a wait between Costume-Con 26 Progress Reports #1and #2! Hence, we hereby place into your (figurative) hands: *It Seems to Me:CC26 Progress Report 1.1*!

Check it out at http://www.cc26.info/progress_reports/CC26_PR_1.1.pdf

Read up to get the latest tidbits about Costume-Con in Silicon Valley. You will need a copy ( Read more... )

I had a very unexpected and kinda nifty Harlan Ellison track in my Worldcon experience this year ( Read more... )

--it's been a hectic few weeks. The SCCLA anniversary party was excellent (thanks kingwyatt). ... Enya broke my iPOD, but I conquered her, and have plenty of tunes for the LOEG party. Lots of shopping last weekend with bovil to get ready for Baycon. It was pretty fun. Winetasting the next day with he and Kevin was nice... I have a coworker who volunteers at ( Read more... )

aka as the Seattle Hyatt and ghods be kind, a Quality Inn, in part.

I heard at the BASFA meeting last night that Last Guest Con just took place; the last sf con at the ol' Seatac Hyatt, home of many an early Norwescon and other cons. Ah, nostalgia for the old clashing carpets and the skyway fill me ( Read more... )

Fri. evening I took a bit of time at home to eat and chill, then went off to the Doubletree for Further Confusion 2006, aka Furcon.

I found bovil and kroche pretty directly,finishing their dinner, so I sat with them for a bit. From there we went to the party room (which had changed location a time or two...) to finish the prep work for our CostumeCon- ( Read more... )