Date: Mon, 30 May 2005 21:08:14 -0400
To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at WSFA.org>
From: Colleen Cahill <ccah at earthlink.net>
Subject: [WSFA] Re: Thanks
Reply-To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at WSFA.org>

Oh, and my thanks to Mike Walsh for lending us a Hugo, a Howard (World
Fantasy Award) and lots of books, which also generated quite a bit of
traffic at the table.
Colleen

At 08:59 PM 5/30/2005, you wrote:
>    Actually, the table was the work of a lot of people and my special
>thanks go the Bob MacIntoch, who spent a great deal of Balticon at the
>booth, as well as to Cathy Green, Sam Lubell, Erica Ginter, Keith Lynch,
>Michael Nelson, Bill Jenson, and Barry and Judy Newton. If I forgot or did
>not see someone else, my apologies and thanks! Barry is responsible for the
>Dodos, which were a huge hit and got us a lot of attention. The duck pond
>worked well despite the fact that the ducks I got tended to absorb water
>and get rather soggy.
>
>    We not only put out the good word about Capclave, but we had fun with
>sinking ducks, attacking the Ravencon/Nth Degree table with planes, atoms,
>ducks and even the universe, and watching the dodos defends us from alien
>invaders, plus generally having a great time.  We certainly had the
>silliest staff at any table!
>
>    Yes, we do now have 102 paying memberships (Yea Capclave!) My thanks to
>Ernest Lilley for the great signs and Michael Nelson for the bookmarks and
>cards.  I am very hopefully that we will get even more memberships due to
>this good ground laying work.
>
>Colleen
>
>At 05:29 PM 5/30/2005, you wrote:
> >A huge tip o' the hat to Colleen Cahill for organizing the Capclave
> >table at Balticon.  Since I was almost always in the dealer room, I
> >don't know exactly who all were there, a tip o' the hat to the many
> >WSFAns who helped out at the table.
> >
> >Ducks, dodos, books, Hugos and HPL sure got the attention of folks!
> >
> >I don't have the exact figures, but I believe we acquired about 40 more
> >members, bringing the paid membership to 102.
> >
> >mjw
> >Chair of your convention
> >(Leaving the office, heading home...)
>
>Colleen R. Cahill
>ccah at earthlink.net
>Librarian by Profession, Reviewer by Avocation, Reader by Addiction

Colleen R. Cahill
ccah at earthlink.net
Librarian by Profession, Reviewer by Avocation, Reader by Addiction