Date: Sun, 18 Aug 2002 15:05:09 -0400 (EDT)
From: "Keith F. Lynch" <kfl at KeithLynch.net>
To: WSFAList at KeithLynch.net
Subject: [WSFA] Last night's party
Cc: John at bungalow.org, kathi at bungalow.org
Reply-To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at keithlynch.net>

I was surprised to see so many WSFAns at the party last night at the
Fabulous Bungalow, since it was only announced at the WSFA meeting
the previous night, and had not been mentioned on this list, the WSFA
website, or the Bungalow website.  Many people were there who weren't
at the meeting.  I don't know how they found out about it.

I didn't think I could make it, since I had already promised that
evening to my brother.  But I was able to talk him into going.  And
he says he enjoyed it.  Maybe I'll get him into WSFA, or at least
Capclave.  He has gone to Disclaves very sporadically since 1980 (!)
and to one Worldcon (1993) but never quite managed to connect.  After
the party he was given a ride back to Metro by Mike Walsh.

A good time was had by all, chatting with Andrew Adams, who is on the
staff of the unopposed Glasgow in '05 bid.  Andrew was just stopping
by on his way to this year's Worldcon.

I walked home.  I considered just walking to Metro, then taking Metro
home, but it was such a beautiful night I decided to keep going.  I'll
certainly get my fill of riding on trains and not being able to walk
anywhere, in a week (if nothing goes wrong).

I'm glad I did.  I saw all sorts of weirdness.  Including a parade of
several thousand people, identically dressed, walking down West Street
in Falls Church.  At about 1 am.

I fininally found out what was going on.  See
http://www.bethepeople.com/darkness/events_darkness.htm

I think someone needs some lessons in PR.  Holding events in the
middle of the night is not the best way to get publicity for a cause.

The weather was strange.  I was hit by about one raindrop every ten
minutes.  I didn't think it was possible to rain that little without
not raining at all.

The surpise ending story I mentioned last night is "Despoilers of the
Golden Empire" by Randall Garrett writing as David Gordon.  It can be
found in the March 1959 _Asounding_, and in _Analog's Lighter Side_
(1982), which was edited by this year's Capclave's Guest of Honor.
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