Date: Thu, 16 Dec 2004 16:33:17 -0500 (EST)
From: "Keith F. Lynch" <kfl at KeithLynch.net>
Subject: [WSFA] Re: An infrequently asked question
To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at WSFA.org>
Reply-To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at WSFA.org>

"Michael Walsh" <MJW at press.jhu.edu> wrote:

> A Google of Unicon "silver spring" gets this page:
> <http://www.readersadvice.com/cons/con00.html> which has a list of
> cons attended.

> Unicon 1982 - Silver Spring, Sheraton Inn

Thanks.  But since that page gets the locations of several Disclaves
and other cons wrong, I don't put too much weight on it.

> There's a bunch of references for Unicon at
> <http://keithlynch.net/wsfa/journal/index/title.htm>

I know.  That's a mirror of
http://www.wsfa.org/journal/index/title.htm

I mirror all wsfa.org pages at keithlynch.net/wsfa

Steve Smith <sgs at aginc.net> wrote:

> There was at least one Unicon in DC, at the Shoreham Americana (I
> dunno what they're calling it now; I think it's an Omni.)  A little
> Googling shows it was in 1979.

Yes, it's now called the Omni Shoreham.  Our July 20, 1979 meeting at
Unicon (tenth anniversary of the first moon landing!) would have been
our last meeting in DC (assuming the 1983 Unicon wasn't in DC), except
that it didn't get a quorum.

> (Thanks, Keith, for putting the old WSFA Journals online.)

You're welcome.  I think we now have the longest run of fanzines
online.  (Not the largest number, however -- that honor is held by
MT VOID, whose issues come out weekly.)  A year ago, I said I thought
we'd have all the second series Journals online by the end of 2004.
We still might -- there are just five to go, one of which is nearly
done -- but I always make current WSFA stuff a priority.

> Most Unicons were at the Sheraton Silver Spring; a real pit of a
> hotel if there ever was one.

Wasn't there at least one at the Best Western at Tysons?  What year
was that?  Thanks.

> Of the local con hotels, only the Hostility House had worse
> management.

Just be glad we're not on the west coast.  If you like con hotel
horror stories, see http://www.panix.com/~aahz/timecon.html