Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2006 18:23:08 -0500
To: wsfa-forum at yahoogroups.com, WSFA members <WSFAlist at keithlynch.net>
From: Elspeth Kovar <EKovar at worldnet.att.net>
Subject: [WSFA] Re: Capclave 2006 Guests of Honor
Reply-To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at KeithLynch.net>

At 07:07 PM 1/25/2006, Rich Lynch wrote:

>Agreed, Stan will be a terrific guest for Capclave.  I'm
>predicting he will also be a Worldcon guest before too many
>more years.

I think so as well and really am delighted that he's coming to Capclave.

While the conchair has the privilege of choosing whomever they want one of
the factors that went into "who I want" was someone who would be good for
Capclave.  Which, to me, meant that the author should be someone who'd
bring in folks who love books and isn't on the East Coast very
often.  Another factor was that I wanted it to be someone deserving high
honor.

And I wanted someone who enjoys people and people enjoy being
with.  Capclave has a rare advantage in that it's small and
relaxed.  People have a chance to talk with each other including our
Guests, and our Guests have a chance to relax and hang out with people.

Stan fits all those criteria.

The bonus is that he's a person I wanted to have as GoH even if I hadn't
been taking all those things into consideration.  You introduced me to him
over ice cream after he was here for a reading and, while I was very aware
of his work and have even given his books as gifts, I hadn't read any of
his until then.  I've now devoured a number of them as a result of that
reading and introduction.  And think he's a terrific person.

[Plus, as chair of a convention that has him as GoH I now have an excuse
for going on a buying spree and get the rest.  Despite funds, stacks of
books on the floor, the 'to be read' stack needing a bookshelf of its own
despite shelving as much of the 'to be read later' as I can, and having to
sort and shelve everything so I can pack it up to move in a couple of
months.  Okay, that's not why I chose him but . . . ]

You can't imagine how much I'm looking forward to doing this now that
things are settled.  And, as I haven't had a chance to say it, thank you.

Elspeth