Date: Wed, 20 Jul 2005 17:06:42 -0400
From: "Michael Walsh" <MJW at press.jhu.edu>
To: <WSFAlist at WSFA.org>
Subject: [WSFA] Re: dragoncon
Reply-To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at WSFA.org>

> twhite8 at cox.net 7/20/2005 12:39:10 PM >>>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Michael Walsh" <MJW at press.jhu.edu>
>To: <WSFAlist at WSFA.org>
>Sent: Wednesday, July 20, 2005 12:29 PM
>Subject: [WSFA] Re: dragoncon
>
>> > twhite8 at cox.net 7/20/2005 12:14:47 PM >>>
>> >
>[...]
>> >
>> >What I don't understand is why people pay Big Bucks to go to for-
>> >profit
>> >cons like Dragoncon.
>>
>> Such conventions offer things that fan run SF cons don't.
>> Looking at their web site I can see why the con would be attractive

>to
>> many people, and not attractive to others.
>>
>> And FWIW their at the door rate is cheaper than Worldcon, which
>is
>> probably a draw for some folks.
>
>Well, three or four nights in a movie theatre would be even cheaper.

Too many cell phones ringing...

>But
>so what?  Apples and oranges....

Quite.

mjw
>
>--Ted White