Date: Fri, 10 Feb 2006 19:13:58 -0500
From: "Michael Walsh" <MJW at press.jhu.edu>
To: <WSFAlist at keithlynch.net>
Cc: <wsfa-forum at yahoogroups.com>
Subject: [WSFA] WSFA relaxacons, was  History of D.C. fandom article
Reply-To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at KeithLynch.net>

> omni at omniphile.com 2/8/2006 10:51:57 AM >>>
>At 2/8/2006 08:21 AM, Michael Walsh wrote:
>
>>I noted since WSFA puts on DisClave, the relaxacon should be
>called
>>DatClave.  And so it was...
>
>Maybe we should have another one, switch the mascot to a different
>dumb
>animal and call it "DeUdderClave"?

Actually... that was, I believe the name of one of the relaxacons.

Let's see... googling, one gets:

1980: DatClave
1981: DatClone (chaired by Jack & Eva, held in Gettysburg)
1982: Capicon '60 (the failed WSFA bid for the 1960 Worldcon is
actually held!  I think it was held in Baltimore)
1983: D' UdderLcave (chaired by Jul Owings, held in Baltimore)

[It should be noted that WSFAns were involved in this venture,
Disclave, and later fun & silliness at a BaltimoreWorldcon thatyear.
Busy busy...)

Further Googling of the WSFA Journal archives will probably reveal more
about those cons.  I think we did but 4.

I'm just back from NYC, checking email at work and will be heading home
soonish...

>>Gotta run.  Offto Philly today, then onward to NYC for the rest of
the
>>week.  Back here over theweekend, then Monday... "stuff" then
>offto New
>>England with occasionl email access...
>
>Did they give you a basketball to go with your globetrotter status?

Globetrotting will be in May, when I head off to London for our UK
sales conference, held on Tuesday the 16th, return on the 17th, go to DC
on the 18th for to help set up the JHUP booth for BookExpoAmerica.  Go
home Sunday.  Take a day or two off.  No, not to rest... oh no.....pack
books for Balticon on the 26th.

mjw

>
>-- Mike B.
>
>--
>
>"Everything in excess! To enjoy the flavour of life, take big bites.
>  Moderation is for monks."
>                                         -- Lazarus Long