Date: Thu, 20 Mar 2003 14:25:26 -0500
From: "Michael Walsh" <MJW@mail.press.jhu.edu>
To: <WSFAlist@keithlynch.net>
Subject: [WSFA] Re: Other local SF organizations?
Reply-To: WSFA members <WSFAlist@keithlynch.net>

>ekovar@worldnet.att.net 03/20/03 01:15PM
>>At 09:52 AM 3/20/03 -0500, Michael Walsh wrote:
>> >twhite8@cox.net 03/20/03 01:11AM
>> >>----- Original Message -----
>> >From: "Keith F. Lynch" <kfl@KeithLynch.net>
>> >To: "WSFA members" <WSFAlist@KeithLynch.net>
>> >Sent: Thursday, March 20, 2003 12:32 AM
>> >Subject: [WSFA] Re: Other local SF organizations?
>> >
>> >
>> >> "Keith F. Lynch" <kfl@KeithLynch.net> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> > At the last meeting, Rebecca gave me old flyers from "Potomac
>> >> > River Science Fiction Association" and "Washington Area Convention
>> >> > Organization".  Has anyone ever heard of these groups, or know who
>> >> > was in them and what ever became of them?  Thanks.
>>
>>The Potomac River group I seem to recall to be more of a sercon =
discussion =
>>group,  Joe Mayhew was occasionally involved.  Walter Miles may recall =
=
>>more.
>>
>>My vague memory is that they started out meeting at the Lums Restaurant =
in =
>>Silver Spring near the now Capclave Hotel, then the Unicon hotel.  Hence =
=
>>their initial name of LumsSFS.
>>
>>But it was quite some time ago.
>
>I've been trying to remember why Potomac River SF Association sounded
>familiar and  what you say pulls together the pieces that I recall.

And I believe the name of the group was pronouced: PrissyFis

mjw

>
>In the early 90's there was a group of fans who met at a Lums although =
I
>don't remember where it was -- I only went once.  Keith Marshall may =
know
>more about that group.
>
>Elspeth
>