Dear Gentle Being, 1 APRIL 2001

Welcome to the latest update, for events occurring at the SF Discussion Group.

On 13 March we met over at FoF and had a chat about, gasp!, SF. J

The next meeting will be Wednesday, 10 April 2002. The meeting begins at 7:00 PM and ends, officially, at 9:00 PM at the FLIGHTS OF FANTASY BOOKSTORE at 488 Albany-Shaker Road in Loudonville - next to the Rite Aid. Dr. Nicolle Zellner will speak on the Geochemistry of the Apollo Landing Sites and Evidence for Impacts Before 3.9 Billion Years Ago. Dr. Zellner has been named one of NASA's "Solar System Ambassadors." We will be meeting at FoF at 4:53 PM so we can dodge traffic going across the street to the Pearl of the Orient for dinner at 5 PM. Y'all are welcome to join us, but do let me know, so I can reserve enough spaces.

The following SFDG meeting will be on Wednesday, 10 April 2002 - David Hartwell, Senior Editor, TOR Books will talk on editing and the current state of Fantasy and SF. For more info on David check out his web site: http://www.panix.com/~dgh . You can even see some of his ties.


Future SFDG meetings will be on: Wednesday, 12 June 2002 & Wednesday,10 July 2002. Working on someone for June.

ALBACON meetings will be scheduled for the first Sunday of every month and begin at 2 PM Location: Flights of Fantasy on 488 Albany-Shaker Road, Albany, 12211 NY. The next ones will be Sunday, 7 April, 5 May, 2 June & 14 July 2002. Everyone is invited.

For signings at the Flights of Fantasy Bookstore, 488 Albany Shaker Rd, Loudonville, NY: check http://www.lastsfa.org/lastsfa_calendar.html

Saturday, 4 May 2002 - Patricia Bray will read from her new book, Deblin's Luck. The signing will be at 7:00 PM. If you wish to join us for dinner, please be at FoF by 4:47 PM.

Please drop by the LASTSFA web site: http://www.lastsfa.org . It has been recently renovated and has lots of good stuff on it, including a number of neat links & a calendar. Please join LASTSFA and help support our efforts to bring in speakers. Your financial support helps make these speakers possible. Talk to us! Send us money! Don't just sit there! Make it happen! Full Membership - $10; Student - $5; Family - $20 LASTSFA, P.O. Box 2085, Albany, NY 12220-0085, USA.


Drop by the ALBACON web site. http://www.albacon.org . You can see some pictures taken at ALBACON 97, 98, 99, Y2K & 01[and soon 02]. Get a look at the great happenings that went on. SF cons are not a spectator sport. Participate in one of the best cons running. Have you joined ALBACON 02? If not, why not? You can go to our web site http://www.albacon.org and register there. DO IT TODAY!!! ALBACON 02 can't succeed without your involvement. ALBACON 02 registration is currently only $35 thru 6 September 2002. Such a deal! Get a friend to come with you! If you are going to a con, bring the ALBACON 02 registration form with you and get someone to join.

Are you a gamer? Well, join us and help with the gaming portion of ALBACON. fcs@klink.net . You can join ALBACON 02 for a reduced rate if all you wish to do is game.

Nota Bene: In order to save some costs I need your help. If you are getting this via snail mail, please let me know if you have an eddress. I will send updates to you via the net. On the other hand if you don't wish to receive this at all, please let me know.

Looking forward to hearing from you.

PS: Do any of you have a copy of A Different Turf by Jon Cleary. I know, it is a mystery, but none of the local libraries seem to have it. J

PPS: Are you something of a Tolkien fan? The Fellowship will gather on Sunday, 22 September 2002. What a fine day for a birthday party. Care to read with us? Contact me, please. Stay tuned for more details. Thain Peregrin II

Ciao & teggeddizzi! May the Ghreat Wombat smile on you!

Yours sincerely, 

 

jan howard finder

164 Williamsburg Court

Albany, NY 12203-5506, USA

+1-518-456-5242

wombat@sff.net

PS: When the Information Superhighway slows to a crawl or stops, you are experiencing "BYTELOCK!" I coined BYTELOCK on 17 July 1997. Please use BYTELOCK but DO cite the source. I would like to get into the dictionary.

ALBACON 02, 4-7 October 2002, Schenectady, NY, USA; committee@albacon.org The SF Con!

PS: If you are interested, you can find a summary of my travels in Australia up thru its end on 4 FEB 2000 at http://www.lastsfa.org/finder/wombats_wanderings.html