From: Steve Davies Newsgroups: rec.arts.sf.fandom Subject: VoM Issue 4 (Worldcon Newsletter) Date: Sat, 02 Sep 95 22:31:19 GMT Organization: The Fortress Unvanquishable, Save For Sacnoth Lines: 207 Reply-To: steve@vraidex.demon.co.uk VOICE OF THE MYSTERONS The INTERMINABLE Newszine Friday 25th August - Afternoon - Issue 4 Where to get the Newsletter Info Desk (hall 4), Information Desk, Registration. Nice boxes with fluorescent pink signs saying "NEWS" on them. Please do not come to the newsroom to get copies of the newsletter unless you are partially sighted. We will try to distribute the late night issue directly to the hotels at around 10pm (provided we can find someone to distribute them for us!) GFT Premiere The first premiere at the Glasgow Film Theatre saw a half-full auditorium for Terminal Force, a cheerful no-brain actioner starring Brigitte Nielsen as an alien Terminatrix chasing a Darth Vader wannabe around Los Angeles. Joe Bob Beanie says dumb but fun; check it out. Expect a full house for Species tomorrow, and be prepared to queue. Moose on the Loose Moose TV was the insanely successful magazine programme from this year's Eastercon, Confabulation. By popular demand, sessions will be presented in the Kintyre Room, Central Hotel from 19:00 to 21:00 on Sunday and Monday. Bring your own antlers. John Brunner Update We can now confirm that John Brunner is in the Western Infirmary. No visitors please. A card has been posted in the Fan Lounge for people to sign. Li Yi Tan Brunner, John's wife, is with him at the moment, but if anyone has current addresses or phone nos. for other relatives could they please contact Con Ops with the information. Artshow Full ever-changing programme of interviews, demonstrations and talks. Stay tuned to this newsletter and see flipchart at artshow entrance for full details. Photographers and film crews who wish to film in the Art Show must please get clearance from Art Show staff first. Chocolate A 2.5 kg bar of plain chocolate is being raffled outside the Fan Room in Hall 4, proceeds going to United Fan Funds. Draw Sunday evening, results posted on Monday. Tickets are 25p each or #1 for 5 tickets. Mayday The Gopher Hole is taking up a collection for two fans in dire hardship. If you have a bit of spare cash, drop it off there. You know it makes sense. Acute Gopher Shortage Mama Gopher would like us to point out that the free refreshments in the Gopher Hole are for Gophers who are actually working; use it as a hangout space by all means, but you're expected to run errands if asked. That's the way it is. She also needs some more bodies; a minimum of 40 per shift, 60 would be nice, and 100 at least for the Masquerade. The pre-Masquerade briefing starts at 9.00 Saturday morning. Be there, or get one of the crap jobs nobody wants. Anyone Speak Bilingual? The Press Office would like to hear from anyone prepared to help translate convention reports into other languages. Speakers of French and Romanian are particularly in demand. Catch the Voodoo bus Ops would like to remind you to check the voodoo board, read your messages, and take the pins/cards out afterwards. They don't have an infinite supply. Also, remember that shuttle bus season tickets are still available from the Prestige Tours desk in the SECC Caught in Timewarp? Local fan Ian Sorensen thought that the con was getting good coverage when he heard Jack Cohen on BBC Scotland at 18:30 on Thursday - but it was a science quiz recorded last year. Meanwhile, the veterans of the Seacon/Conspiracy ladies loo party are holding a recreation in the ladies loo of the Central Hotel (near the Ailsa bar) at midnight. Plus, flown from Boston at great expense, supplies of Oreo cookies - bring your own milk (nightwear optional, any gender welcome) Masquerade Entrants Any masquerade entrants who haven't arranged a rehersal yet should go to the Hebrides Room in the Moat House between 6 and 9 PM this evening. If you don't, you're out of the show. ID Please? Two passports have been found and handed in to Security. If you want to be Wim van der Bosport (Dutch) or Paul Bondesen (Danish) then hurry along to Ops while we still have some left. Heavy Traffic The At-Con office has been fielding questions from the outside world about the convention ("this S-F meeting"). Between 12:00 and 15:00 today just one of the 6 operators took 34 calls on this topic (Dick Eney). Parties, Parties, Parties! Time Room Party Forte Crest Hotel 6pm Arran room Ceilidh Workshop 9-2am Bothwell Baltimore in 98 9-2am Bothwell Atlanta in 98 9-2am Bothwell Boston in 98 9-2am Gallery Boston in 2001 9-2am Gallery Philly in 2001 9-? 120 Furry Fandom 10-? 1017 Niagara Falls in 98 10-? Urquhart (10th floor) SFWA Central Hotel 10-? Logie Baird Fan Beach Party 10-? 106 Norwegian/Agents 10-? 108 Zagreb in 99 Moat House 10:30 Argyle 2/3 UK Publishers Thursday Party Report The operative word is HOT. All the bid parties in the Forte Crest Bothwell suite (Atlanta, Baltimore and Boston in 98 bids) were very hot and uncomfortable even for those of us who have gotten accustomed to 90 degree (Fahrenheit) heat. Did anyone getting to these parties by elevator stop to check out the toilet floor between the ground floor and the suites? Will anyone who did please send a note to the newsletter crew, we need to know. The separate Niagara Falls party (on the 10th floor) was warm but livable, especially if you got a seat near an open window. An honourable mention to them for having the only hall party. At one point in the evening the hallway outside their party was totally blocked to traffic. Good job guys! All the bid parties seemed to be serving the same punch (both alcoholic and non-alcoholic), except Atlanta which served a nice cider, very tasty. The Baltimore party made things more exciting by having hourly drawings for various prizes. By far the best parties were in the Central Hotel. The Kansas City in 2000 bid was hampered by bad music, but the Minneapolis in 73 party showed what a good bid party should be: fun. There were lots of fun people, drinks at the bar, and enough air that everyone could actually breathe their own air. Decorations were certainly more meagre than the usual Minneapolis bid party, but the mood was definitely more upbeat than that at the Forte Crest bid parties. This is probably because they have been bidding so long that they really know what a bid party should be like. The award of Party of the Night goes to the Minneapolis in 73 party. Hopefully they will inspire some of the 98 bid parties to improve their efforts tonight. Come on all you party givers, try to make your party more memorable (hard to do when they're all the same room, but worth the effort nonetheless). They Live! Stephen Hill seems to be under the impression that British Fanzine Fandom is dead, and thus may be delighted (or disappointed, according to his prejudices) to learn that we are in a small golden age right now, with a variety of strikingly good fanzines available. The fact that few are on sale in the Fan Room (Hall 4) is because far too little was done to remind fan editors that fanzine sales tables would be available at the convention and therefore few brought current or back issues for sale. That is the fault of the convention rather than the fanzine community. If Stephen Hill, whose tone indicates that he in fact knows little about fanzine fandom (which is far from dying) cares to revisit the fanroom, we will be delighted to give him or any others more information of how to get onto fanzine mailing lists. (GP) Bloodsuckers apply here Don't miss the Romanian desk, you can find out everything about Dracula's history, his exciting tours and his favourite wines (type O preferred). Buy and taste near the fan fair office in Hall 4. At midday on Sunday there will be a launch of the Romanian English language anthology "Twelve" (price 2). Two of the authors will be there to sign copies. Get there early because there will be only 50 free copies available. Of course, vampires can't come out at midday, so they get free copies any time. More Beer for Your Buck The bar at the SECC entrance is displaying an out of date price list, but will charge new (higher) prices unless you point out that this is illegal. If you complain you can get the correct change. Meanwhile, the SECC management is trying to get hold of supplies of bottled water to meet the unexpected demand. Save the Wave Critical Wave #42 is now on sale in the Dealers Room. The lack of copies on Thursday morning was due to a screw-up by the couriers. Subscribers and new readers can now pick up their copies (please! we don't want to take them home!) Quote of the Day "What's the difference between Alice in Wonderland and printing the newsletter? Here it's jam yesterday, jam today, and jam tomorrow!" WSFS The Business Meeting is the... (sorry, ran out of space, ask Robert Sacks for the full report) Credits This issue dedicated to Polyhymnia, the muse of filksinging and other weapons of mass destruction. Off-key renditions by Steve Davies, fingers in the ear from Dana Siegel and Alex Stewart. Nuclear grenades from Greg Pickersgill, Operations, Robert Sacks and others too inaudible to mention -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stephen M.W. Davies | steve@vraidex.demon.co.uk | sdavies@cix.compulink.co.uk | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------