From: "Erica VD Ginter" <eginter at klgai.com>
To: "'WSFA members'" <WSFAlist at keithlynch.net>
Subject: [WSFA] Fifth Friday reminder and details
Date: Thu, 30 May 2002 14:32:15 -0400
Reply-To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at keithlynch.net>

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