Date: Sun, 24 Mar 2002 19:50:42 -0500
From: "Michael Walsh" <MJW at mail.press.jhu.edu>
To: <WSFAlist at keithlynch.net>
Subject: [WSFA] Re: Encounters with greatness
Reply-To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at keithlynch.net>

> eginter at klgai.com 03/24/02 07:58PM
>
>Steve Smith mentioned George O. Smith (any relation? ;)) and reminded me =
of
>my one and only interaction with that personage.
>
>It was at my first convention, Paracon I, in 1978. I somehow ended up
>sitting next to him during the showing of "Hardware Wars" and a few =
blooper
>reel type things. Mr. Smith put his arm around me and groped my breast. I
>shifted in my seat so that continuation of this activity was impossible =
and
>enjoyed the rest of the show. Later I learned that Smith's death dealt a
>mortal blow to one Philadelphia fan's love life; his modus operandi was =
to
>discreetly trail Smith at conventions and rescue and reassure fair =
maidens
>who caught Smith's eye and hand.

I believe Avedon had a similar groping experience.
She's now in the UK.
Not that there's any connection of course . . .

mjw

>
>On the other hand (so to speak), I welcomed a hug from Isaac Asimov, who
>said as he hugged me, "I love it when I can't feel any bones!" A female
>friend of mine said that Asimov complemented her by saying, "I love it =
when
>I can feel the bones!" Now there's a gentleman.
>
>Erica
>who wears size 18 these days
>