From: Steve Davies Newsgroups: rec.arts.sf.fandom Subject: VoM Issue 8 (Worldcon Newsletter) Date: Sun, 03 Sep 95 17:13:34 GMT Organization: The Fortress Unvanquishable, Save For Sacnoth Lines: 200 Reply-To: steve@vraidex.demon.co.uk VOICE OF THE MYSTERONS The INTERMISSION Newszine Saturday 26th August - Evening - Issue 8 Irish Win Site Selection The Irish national convention, Octocon, won the bid to host the 1997 Eurocon at the European Science Fiction Society meeting today. The provisional plan is to hold the con over the penultimate weekend of October 1997, a week before the World Fantasy Convention in London, allowing overseas visitors to get two for the price of one. The current rates are #5 supporting, #15 full attending, going up after Intersection; so register now. See the nice people on the Ireland table in the fan fair for more details. The 1996 Eurocon will be in Bulgaria. Baltimore Allegedly Wins Other Site Selection Baltimore has been selected as the site for the 1998 Worldcon by an overwhelming majority. The official figures cannot be released until Sunday morning's business meeting. However, a reliable source suggests that they are not unadjacent to the following: Baltimore 812 votes Boston 324 Atlanta 194 Niagara 189 Our source tells us that the vote-counting took an amazingly quick 70 minutes, including a stop for dinner. Film Banned Programme items where slides, video or films are shown may not be videotaped or photographed except with written permission from a Board Member. This is to avoid any infringement of copyright. From the Coal Face Please could Ashley Grayson and Jennifer Hershey go to Program Ops and pick up their Hugo ceremony programme packs, as they will need them before the ceremony on Sunday evening. Houston, We Have A Problem! The film crew apologise for not being able to show Apollo 13 in one of our reserved slots at the Glasgow Film Theatre. Apparently the distributors decided we couldn't be interested in a historical movie so they didn't send it. Dinosaurs Gathering in Scotland The dinosaurs of fandom, First Fandom, are here in Glasgow in person as well as in spirit. They are wandering around with no identifying badges and are trying to find each other to reminisce and congratulate themselves for still having the energy to do so. All First Fandom veterans (dating from the first days of Worldcons) are asked to reveal their presence at the Arthur C Clarke huckster table. (ACC is a genuine dinosaur.) Sometime before the weekend fades away we will all get together. (Dave Kyle) Hotel Adjustments Concorde Services reports that some adjustments will be made for guests of certain hotels. These will be reflected in your final bills - please check them carefully if you are in one of the affected hotels. Special note for residents of Charing Cross Towers Hotel - if you paid for breakfast, you should see a credit on your room bill. Contact Concorde Services if you have any questions. (TR Smith) Return of the Gopher Mum, Part 7 A previous issue mentioned that the Gopher Mum had her rabies shots... but neglected to mention she has not yet been declawed. So volunteer as a gopher, no-ow-w! Ow! Ow! (Crumbs, where does the first aid station keep the iodine?) Oh Heavenly Grid The Microsoft Network has chats lined up with Brian Aldiss, Jack L Chalker, Jonathan Wylie and Norman Spinrad throughout Sunday. For the latest programme see the board at the MSN booth. Cautionary Note Watch out for old #10 notes, which are no longer legal tender. True you can swap them for up-to-date ones at a bank, but who needs the hassle? Unsubstantiated Gossip Update Our ever-intrepid VoM reporter again asks, "which four fans were seen having lunch together this afternoon at the second floor restaurant in the SECC?" Seen together once again were Linda Michaels and Joe Maraglino, and Don and Jill Eastlake, of the Niagara Falls and Boston in '98 Worldcon bids respectively. No further information has been unearthed at this time. However a t-shirt blazoned with the phrase "Bostoniagara Falls in 2001" was spotted in the fan lounge only a short time before VoM went to press. More details as they become available. Film at 11. Overheard in the Art Show "This is the first art show I've seen where you could buy an original icon." "Yes, it's a holy new experience." Things that Confuse the Scots #1 Margaret White needed a quick cup of tea, so asked for an ice-cube in it in order to cool it down. Exit confused SECC waiter. (KW) Please Take Your Turn with the Microphone Following the vicious attack upon Simon Ounsley during the "Ego has Landed" panel, when Dave Langford used a microphone to dislodge several of Simon's teeth, fan programme audiences are politely requested to delay assulting panelists until after items have finished. (SG) More Fandoms of the World Bill Higgins was interested to read the Souvenir Book accounts of SF fandom in fourteen countries. He would like to point out that there is a surprisingly active fandom in his own country, the United States of America, and that he would be happy to discuss it with fans curious about this little nation. (It's a suburb of Canada, isn't it?) Fans Eat Out! Loon Fung, 417 Sauchiehall Street Wonderful food, good service, uncrowded. The duck with sweet ginger and pineapple makes my lifetime list (52 years) of great dishes. Exquisite jasmine tea. (Connie Wilkins) Bombay Blues, Hope Street across from Central Station Strange atmosphere, absolutely the best Hindu food. #4.95 lunch buffet, #6.95 dinner buffet with over 20 items. Fatty Arbuckles Do you want good food, lots of it and cheap? Then try Fatty Arbuckles. If there's more than about 2 or 3 of you, it's as cheap as eating at the SECC, including the taxi fare. (Andy Croft) Miska, which may or may not have been misrendered as Misa in issue 6, has been rediscovered (or not). Italian/Slovenian/Austrian food to make your mouth water and your wallet sigh with pleasure. 1321 Argyle Street. ConNews Anyone with details of forthcoming conventions or other events of interest to (UK) SF fans, please leave clear details for Chris O'Shea at the newsletter office as he plans to have a new edition of ConNotation available before the end of the convention. Worldcon RPG Offer Marcus Rowland is offering 1 or $1.50 off registrations for the Forgotten Futures shareware RPG; vouchers can be found in flyers in the games room and in litter bins throughout the con. Lurve Night!!!! Don't forget to turn up for the sensual delights of the Sunday night evening fan program (in the Kintyre Suite, Central Hotel, natch) as we go LOVE CRAZY!! Rock to Romancing the Internet , scintillate to Sex in Fandom and volunteer (quickly) for Fannish Blind Date. Starts 21.00pm. Bring flavoured condom of your choice.(LE) Delightful A moment's sympathy for the Turkish soldier who managed to get leave for the period of the convention (difficult), an exit visa from Turkey (very difficult), and all the way to Glasgow on very little money (par for the course). On arrival he volunteered for an ops shift, and found himself guarding a doorway for hours at a stretch. He says he found it comfortably nostalgic, but missed his gun. (BW). Warning One of our attendees was mugged last night on her way to the Central. She wasn't badly hurt, but recommends party goers to travel together and avoid the stairs going into the back of the station concourse. Klatsch of the Titans Additional Kaffeeklatschs will feature Mike Jittlov at 12 o'clock Monday. Sign up sheet at Information Desk Masquerade The masquerade achieved the almost miraculous feat of starting within 30 seconds of the advertised time and running to schedule throughout. The general standard of costuming was high and the last entry, Mike and Maggie Percival's "Return of the Hunt", with its glowing elven armour, was absolutely stunning. Best in Show - Mike & Maggie Percival (Return of the Hunt) Best Master - (not presented) Best Journeyman - Lisa Ashton Best Novice - Giulia De Cesare (Hyperbole, Muse of Purple Prose) Best Presentation Novice - Blair Ault (Dorothy) Journeyman - Tom Nanson and company (Winds Four Quarters) Best Workmanship Novice - Dina Flockhart and company (Royal Rumble) Journeyman - Mike & Maggie Percival (Return of the Hunt) for beading & electronics Master - Michele Dennis (Deirdre of the Sorrows) for applique (upgraded from Journeyman) Credits This issue dedicated to Euterpe, the muse of music and extravaganzas. Conducted by Steve Davies, performed in concert by Thomas Becker, Alex Stewart. and Jan van't Ent with backing vocals by Steve Green, Marcus Rowland, Bridget Wilkinson, Dave Lally, Lillian Edwards, Kathy Westhead, Chris O'Shea and assorted session musicians -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stephen M.W. 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