Date: Sun, 07 Dec 2008 13:39:46 -0500
From: "Michael Walsh" <mjw at press.jhu.edu>
To: "WSFA members" <WSFAlist at KeithLynch.net>
Subject: [WSFA] Re: 4SJ Ackerman, 1916-2008
Reply-To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at KeithLynch.net>

> "Keith F. Lynch" <kfl at KeithLynch.net> 12/7/2008 1:00 PM >>>
>Does anyone know how many Worldcons he missed?  I know that as of
>perhaps a decade ago, it was only one.

As of the Winnipeg Worldcon - only one, see editorial note here:
http://jophan.org/mimosa/m16/ackerman.htm

Unfortunately I don't recall when his health precluded attending them.  =
I'd use my Google-fu, but I need to go to NYC soonish - meeting Monday am =
(and no, there's nooooo way I'm taking an oh-my-ghod hour train to NYC =
Monday am to be at Penn Station by 8.30 or so).

And somewhat off topic, people who've been to all 4 Noreascons:
http://www.noreascon.org/all-four-noreascons.html

And for real trivia, who has the record for attending ALL of a particular =
convention.

The winner is probably Tony Lewis who has been to all of the (current) =
Boskones, started in 1965.

mjw