Date: Thu, 30 May 2002 12:55:03 -0700 (PDT)
From: Cathy Green <dalek_cag at yahoo.com>
Subject: [WSFA] Re: Fifth Friday reminder and details
To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at keithlynch.net>
Reply-To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at keithlynch.net>

Erica,

I'm planning on being there.

--Cathy
--- Erica VD Ginter <eginter at klgai.com> wrote:
>
> Here's the invitation I was giving to non-WSFA
> fannish friends and a few
> WSFAns unaware of the party. I'd appreciate RSVPs so
> I can get a ballpark
> idea of the crowd size.
>
> =93Tra la, it=92s May, the lusty month of May=85=94
>
> Well, not exactly. May has a fifth Friday in it and
> the Washington Scienc=
> e
> Fiction Association deems that reason for a party.
> This time, however, we
> will observe Fifth Friday the day after, that is,
> Saturday June 1. We are
> also observing Lydia=92s 7th birthday, which was
> January 2. Yes, we are v=
> ery
> lame.
>
> Kids activities begin at 1:00 p.m., feature a
> planets and space theme, an=
> d
> include painting t-shirts with glow-in-the-dark
> fabric paint. Shirts will=
>  be
> provided for the kids; adults may participate, but
> must supply their own
> t-shirts. There will be pizza, drinks, and cake for
> the kids and their
> parents. Adults without children who choose to be
> present at this point a=
> re
> considered to have volunteered their services in
> helping with the kids=92
> party.
>
> Around 4:00, the specifically children=92s
> activities will cease and the
> general party festivities will commence. T-shirt
> painting will continue f=
> or
> adults who show up at that point with shirts in tow.
>
> Should you bring stuff (besides t-shirts)? We'll
> provide drinks, munchies=
> ,
> and cheap meat (i.e., hamburgers and hot dogs).
> There will be cake left o=
> ver
> from the birthday party. Bring any beverages you
> cannot bear to be withou=
> t
> and food to share; we are considering this activity
> to be fiscally
> independent of Third Friday finances.
>
> Are there exciting activities for the whole family?
> Why, admiring Spike=92=
> s
> weight loss and the tornado damage! But what if you
> want to get wet? We h=
> ave
> a hot tub; bring towels. We have neighbors; bring
> bathing suits. We have =
> a
> yard; bring lawn chairs. There are four inside and
> one outside cats; brin=
> g
> antihistamines. We have a child and others are
> invited to bring theirs;
> bring a tranquilizer dart gun.
>
> Can you trash the house? No. The place is somewhat
> child resistant for
> school-age kids. Toys and books available
> concentrate heavily in the 4-9 =
> and
> 18-90 ranges, however. The infamous House Rules
> apply. Car keys will be
> confiscated from those who've have partaken too
> freely of beverages
> dependent on fermentation and the keys will be
> dumped in the fish tank,
> where they will be guarded by Cthulhu, the giant
> apple snail.
>
> Are your family, friends, and Significant Other
> welcome? Of course, unles=
> s
> they include the Three People Banished for Life, and
> you'll know if they =
> do.
>
> May you spend the night? Limited crash space is
> available; please reserve=
>  in
> advance
>
> Where is Stately Ginter Manor? From the Washington
> beltway, take Maryland
> Rt. 1 north and turn left on Montgomery at the
> fourth light. Go about hal=
> f a
> mile and turn left on 43rd Ave. immediately before
> the flashing red light.
> Drive till you almost reach the bottom of the hill,
> just past the 10 mph
> sign. Our house is on the right, the only
> non-Fifties house on the block.
> There will be balloons.
>
> Do we want to know if you=92ll be there? Please
> RSVP, at least so we can
> update and expand our party list and to minimize
> trips to Costco and Gian=
> t
> during the soire.
>
> Will we see you then? We hope so!
>
> Erica, Karl, and Lydia Ginter
> 10404 43rd Ave.
> Beltsville, MD 20705
> 301-572-2249
>
> eginter at klgai.com
>

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