Date: Wed, 30 Aug 2006 16:36:31 -0400
From: "Michael Walsh" <MJW at press.jhu.edu>
To: <WSFAlist at KeithLynch.net>
Subject: [WSFA] Re: Former WSFANs get a Worldcon
Reply-To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at KeithLynch.net>

>
>>>> davinci at chesapeake.net 8/30/2006 4:09:07 PM >>>
>I've only seen Tom at conventions.  He's usually working
>on them or on panels (which is a different type of work).
>He's been a co-chair of a Worldcon and on various concoms.
>
>On panels, he's articulate and interesting -- and as far
>as I'm concerned that's worthy of a GoH slot all on it's
>own.
>
>A person who is the ultimate in fanac but can't carry on
>a decent conversation within the panel structure would
>in my mind be a terrible GoH. Besides who the heck cares
>about fanac status -- I don't and I doubt many others do
>either based on conversations with convention attendees.
>At cons what counts is a persons ability to help instill
>in the attendees a sense that this person loves the field
>and can talk intelligently about it.

I guess it depends upon how one defines "fanac".

N4s Fan GoHs: Jacks Speer and Peter Weston both have had an impressive
fannish career.  Jack going back to The Begining of it All.  And he was
at Aussiecon III... a well traveled fan.  And Peter has done all sorts
of things (check out their info on the still extant Noreascon 4 site).
Both are articulate people.

Few people have had fannish life as long as Jack Speer.  There are
fewer and fewer dinosaurs amongst us.

mjw