From: Steve Davies Newsgroups: rec.arts.sf.fandom Subject: VoM Issue 6 (Worldcon Newsletter) Date: Sun, 03 Sep 95 16:59:45 GMT Organization: The Fortress Unvanquishable, Save For Sacnoth Lines: 203 Reply-To: steve@vraidex.demon.co.uk VOICE OF THE MYSTERONS The INTER-MILAN Newszine Saturday 26th August - Morning - Issue 6 Baltimore Coup Several of the shuttle buses have adverts for Morgan's Spiced Rum. How did Baltimore arrange it? Inquiring minds want to know. Hogu Ranquet The annual Hogu ranquet at Worldcon will be held in the caf and performance area of SECC Hall 4, starting at noon Sunday August 27. In memory of John Brunner, a close friend of one of the organisers of this event, ranqueteers may participate in hoisting a few brews before (and during and after) the ranquet in honour of Mr Brunner. Note: any questions about the ranquet should be directed to Matthew Tepper, Mike Glyer or John Novak, and a message be left at the voodoo board. Restaurant Reviews Maxaluna - Sauchiehall St. Expensive by most fans' standards but if you meet the writer/artist/fan of your dreams this is the place to take them. Cosmopolitan dishes perfectly presented, great house white. #19 a head inc wine. (Allan/Jaffa) Ruby - Thai food - Sauchiehall St. Strong menu of Chinese dishes with a Thai chilli style. Beware the innocent looking vegetables, but the main dishes balance chilli with true flavours nicely. Service brusque at first, friendly if you behave. Are still trying to work out fandom. #15 a head with no wine. (Allan/Jaffa) Misa's - Just opened this month. Hungarian/German/Italian. Huge portions, so don't eat lunch if you're going for dinner. #7 for three courses. John Byrd You've left your car lights on. Meetings Foxes and tigers and dragons, oh my! 15:00 Saturday, Moat House, Barra Room. If you're a fan of anthropo-morphics, art, animation, comics like Albedo, fanzines like Yarf! and the Confurence conventions don't miss this meeting. Alt.sex.bondage munch, 14:00 Saturday, Moat House lounge/ reception. Games Room Redux We have blundered - nobody told us that the Fan Fair closed at 22:00. We have therefore rescheduled the games. The Storytelling Game will now be held on Sunday night at 20:00 in the Fan Fair. Twister will be played at 14:00 on Saturday in the Fan Fair. We will let you know about the other events as and when we can shuffle things. (BR) Quotes of the Day "Glasgow's traffic system badly needs psychoanalysis" - Steve Davies "They didn't just suspend your disbelief, they took it out to the old oak tree and strung it up" - Esther Friesner, about the romances-of-chivalry that inspired Don Quixote. "The politics of the Internet are those of a fifteen-year-old boy whose father won't give him a big enough allowance - I want it, I need it, I've got to have it, *@#! the rules." - Terry Pratchett Fanzine Feud Continues An answer to the apparent lack of British fanzines. The fanzine in a flash was successfully produced between 14:00 and 17:00 on Friday; copies may be available later. (AH). More Live-Action Games The Interactive Literature Foundation will be running The Last Voyage of the Mary Celeste, a three to four hour live-action interactive literature game for ten to fifteen players. There will be a sign-up sheet in the Fan Fair if you want to be sure to get a part, or just show up at 13:00 on Sunday in the Fan Fair. Delany Shmelany, You Still Need ID Yes, you do need identification for registration. Even Samuel R (Chip) Delany, Guest of Honour, was asked for photo ID at registration. Raffle Results Baltimore in 98 would like to announce that the winner of the Ric Frane Painting Raffle is Jennifer Wilson of Louisville, Kentucky. The winner of the Mark Rogers Painting Raffle is Al Dudul of Germantown, Maryland. Baltimore in 98 thanks Ric Frane and Mark Rogers, and all the entrants. Spend, Spend, Spend Two designs of T-shirt are sold out, but designs by Les Edwards and Shep and other merchandise are still available from the Intersection table in the Dealers' Room. Cricket Scores The Golden Duck awards for excellence in children's literature will be presented in Arran at 13:00 Monday as part of the Ultimate Awards Ceremony. Found Property Danish passport. Plastic holder containing bank notes. Plastic holder containing phonecards etc. Credit cards (with PINs) Other miscellaneous items To claim your property, please go to Security (behind the Information Desk) with proof of identity. Videos Today 13:10 - Octocon - Irish SF con 14:00 - GunBuster 5+6 - Space war, Doc Smith style, English subtitles, A 15:00 - Orange Road 3 - High school psychic soap opera, English dub, A 16:00 - ESO - Very Large Telescope 16:30 - Oh My Goddess 1+2 - Heavenly romance, English subtitles, A 17:30 - Powers of ten/Cray supercomputers 18:00 - Tenchi Muyo 1+2 - Indescribable - English subtitles, U 19:00 - Bubblegum Crisis 5 - Vampire cutes!?, English dub, AA 19:45 - NASA video 20:30 - Green Legend Ran 3 - Eco-drama, English dub, A 21:00 - Absolute Darkness - Film 22:00 - Orange Road 4 - More teenage psychic angst, English dub, A 23:00 - Devil Hunter Yoko - Tentacles and humour, English subtitles, AA 00:00 - Kwaidan - Ghost story, X 00:45 (approx) - Closedown U: Suitable for all ages A: Children under 12 must be accompanied by an adult AA: No under 12s; under 18s must be accompanied by an adult X: No under 18s Unsubstantiated Gossip Our intrepid VoM reporter asks: "Which four unlikely fans were seen having dinner together at Mr Singh's Indian restaurant last evening?" Spotted together only minutes after the bid tables closed were Don and Jill Eastlake of Boston in 98 and Joe Maraglino and Linda Michaels of Niagara Falls in 98. Could it be that the presence of Microsoftr has initiated some new fannish merger? (JM) 3-Pin Plugs Tanya Huff signing session at 16:00 Saturday. Brian Aldiss will perform an extra reading at 23:00 Saturday in Argyle 1. Combined Fan Fund Auction, 17:00 Saturday, Argyle 1. Lots of bargains from distant, exotic lands. If you have anything you'd like to donate to GUFF, DUFF, TAFF etc., please come to the Fan Funds table in the Fan Lounge. By popular demand, the Astra Wave Rider presentation is being repeated on Sunday at 15:00 in the Castle Suite. Virtually Virtuous The Stag Night elected Ann Green as Virtual Bride and Dave Mooring as Virtual Groom. "Artwork" generated during the event is available from Fran Dowd, proceeds to the Glasgow Gay Science Fiction Society Safe Sex Campaign. Film Times The films were omitted from today's pink sheets. They are unchanged from the Pocket Programme, but for those of you who've left it in your room: 14:00 - Nigel Barton Guest Talk 15:30 - Tremors (1989) 17:30 - Tetsuo - The Iron Man (1990) 19:30 - The Mask (1994) Pratchett in TV Appearance Shock Channel 4 is televising the con tonight. The programme is being videoed and will be shown at the con, probably tomorrow. Thanks Thanks to Tor Books for donating new promotional book covers for gopher give-aways. We also thank fan groups from Texas, Los Angeles, Seattle and Portland, Oregon for donating dozens of T-shirts for our hard-working gophers. Grovelling Apology #4 Apologies to Ian Gunn for failing to credit James Steel for his two fillos in issue #5. Art Show Vote for the piece/painting you think best in the Art Show - before Art Auctions at 11:00 Sunday. Contact Sylvia Starshine, Hall 4 for details. Feed Me! Upper Crust Opens c. 08:00, closes c. 22:45. Alcohol only from 22:00. Hall 4 Coffee starts 09:00 Sandwiches, juice, chocolates & hot dogs start 10:00 Pasta and baked potatoes start 11:00 All close 19:30-20:00, but will try to fit in with demand. Restaurant Breakfast 08:00-11:00, Dinner 11:00-20:45 (last orders) Scum! Scum! Scum! After a hard shift of newsletter preparation, your editorial team headed over to the Publishers' Party in the Moat House, only to be informed that the free drink had run out moments before. Look for all publishers involved to be pilloried in future issues. Credits This issue dedicated to Clio, the muse of ancient history and fan feuds. Napoleon Bonaparte - Mike Scott, Catherine de Medici - Christine Linton, Vanderdecken - Jan van 't Ent, The Venerable Bede - Alasdair Hepburn, Macchiavelli - Joe Maraglino, Torquemada - Bill Ray, Takeda Shingen - Alex Stewart -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stephen M.W. 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