Date: Tue, 15 Mar 2005 13:36:08 -0500
From: "Michael Walsh" <MJW at press.jhu.edu>
To: <WSFAlist at WSFA.org>
Subject: [WSFA] Iggy, was: Ship-Con and Camp-Con (was: Re: [WSFA] Re: Balticon in 2006- ...
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> MarkLFischer at aol.com 3/15/2005 1:16:24 PM >>>

snippage

>and in 1978, even got  about 2/3 of the
>way to
>>>Iguanacon, a milestone for me).
>
>>Agoraphobia?
>
>No, a curse.  Something always happens to prevent me from making
>it to
>Worldcon, ranging from suddenly having vacation cancelled through
>illnesses to
>expensive car breakdowns on the road.  The Iguanacon trip, in fact,
>ended  in a
>rather spectacular wreck outside Gila Bend.  An old friend once
>suggested that
>if they held the Worldcon right next door to me, I'd be struck by  a
>deorbiting satellite if I tried to cross the property line.  I'm not

>entirely sure
>she's wrong.

The Capclave fan GoHs, PNH & TNH can regale one & all with tales of
Iguanacon.  PNH was head of Programming (& he was 19) and TNH writes:
"Managing Editor, Publications; Assistant to the Head of Programming;
Fan Room Coordinator; Editor of the daily newsletter; bleeping Committee
Chauffeur and Short-Order Cook; et bleeping cetera, et bleeping alia).
We thought we were invincible back then.  Sleep?  That's for wimps.

mjw

>
>Mark