Dear Gentle Being, 6 February 2004

Welcome to the latest update for events occurring at the SF Discussion Group. We have lots of news.


On Wednesday, 10 December 2003 LASTSFA and Flights of Fantasy welcomed Paul Levinson, who joined us for dinner & a discussion & reading from his new work. Good food, good company & great conversation summed up the evening.

Are you a Tolkien fan? The Fellowship of the Ring gathered on Sunday, 21 September 2003. What a fine day it was for a birthday party, including seed-cakes. J Care to read with us? We spend up to 4 hours on Sunday afternoons, beginning at 2:00 PM, reading Tolkien. We are began this year with THE HOBBIT. We are now reading TlotR. It takes about 5-6 months. It is a lot of fun & a great way to read the books. Please contact me: Thain Peregrin II aka The Wombat; 518-456-5242 or wombat@sff.net . I hope to see some of you on coming Sundays. The next gathering will be on 8 February at 1:51 PM/1351 at Pippin's homely house.

On Sunday, 8 February 2004 The Fellowship of the Ring continues with The Lord of the Rings. Pippin's home.

On Wednesday, 11 February 200 We will have a general get together over at Flights of Fantasy at 7:00 PM. Whether totally organized or not, I'll have photos of my Tour of Middle-earth. It was a great trip. The trip exceeded our expectations.

On Sunday, 15 February 2004 The Fellowship of the Ring continues with The Lord of the Rings. Pippin's home.

On Sunday, 22 February 2004 The Fellowship of the Ring continues with The Lord of the Rings. Pippin's home.

On Sunday, 29 February 2004 The Fellowship of the Ring continues with The Lord of the Rings. Pippin's home.

For signings at the Flights of Fantasy Bookstore, 488 Albany Shaker Rd, Loudonville, NY 12211; +1-800-300-READ; fof@nycap.rr.com & http://www.fof.net . Also check: http://www.lastsfa.org/lastsfa_calendar.html


Please drop by the LASTSFA web site at http://www.lastsfa.org . It has lots of good stuff on it, including a number of neat links & a calendar of events. 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 - $25. Send name, address, and check or money order to 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, 02 & soon 03. 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 04? If not, why not? You can go to our web site http://www.albacon.org and register there. DO IT TODAY!!! ALBACON 04 can't succeed without your involvement. ALBACON 04 registration is currently only $35 thru 21 MAR 04. Such a deal! Get a friend to come with you! If you are going to a con, bring the ALBACON 04 registration form with you and get someone to join.

Are you a gamer? Well, join us and help with the gaming portion of ALBACON. Contact Walter Wedenbine at tyger@nycap.rr.com . You can join ALBACON 03 for a reduced rate if all you wish to do is game.

Prydonians of Princeton, meet in Lawrenceville, NJ. For more info contact the Pydonians at prydonians@aol.com or call 609-448-9062.

Philadelphia SF Society meets in Philadelphia, PA. For more info contact PSFS at nemesis@netaxs.com or call 877-656-3914.

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 seeing you at the meetings.

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

ALBACON 04, 8-10 October 2003, Albany, NY, USA; committee@albacon.org The SF Con!

Save the Wombat! http://www.yaminon.org [Listen to the music, see the pics, LEAVE MONEY!]

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.

If you are interested, you can find a summary of my travels in Australia from 16 AUG 1999 to 4 FEB 2000 at http://www.lastsfa.org/finder/wombats_wanderings.html