Dear Gentle Being, 13 OCT 2004

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

On Wednesday, 11 August 2004 We had a delightful dinner & evening with Jennifer Macaire at FoF.

On Wednesday, 8 September 2004 a number of you joined us for dinner, reading & singings Jack Pendelton & additional guest Ryk Spors. A good time was had by all.

No meeting on Wednesday, 13 October 2004. We'll all be recovering from ALBACON. J

*****On Thursday, 28 October 2004 drop by Crossgates Mall Cinema 12 for the premiere showing of BLOODLUST. It will be shown at 7:30 & 10:30. The price is $5.00. This feature length horror film was produced and directed by Michael Kazlo, II, a local film maker. He is a member of Upstate Independents, a salon for film makers & interested folk.

On Wednesday, 10 November 2004 LASTSFA & Flights of Fantasy will present an evening with Pam Sargent & George Zebrowski at FoF. They will be reading from new work & taking questions. For those interested, please join us for dinner with the author at 4:51 p.m. at FoF returning by 7:00 p.m. for the event.

On Sunday, 21 November 2004 at 3:00 PM. LASTSFA and Flights of Fantasy will present an afternoon with Tee Morris author of Billibub Baddings and The Case of The Singing Sword [This is a hoot!], along with authors Valerie Griswold-Ford, Will McDermott, Wen Spencer, Walter Hunt & Erik Admundsen. For those interested, please join us for dinner with the authors after the readings & signings.

On Wednesday, 8 December 2004. No meeting. Everyone will be out shopping. J

On Wednesday, 12 January 2005 at 7:00 PM. we will get together over at Flights of Fantasy to discuss Science Fiction.

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 05? If not, why not? You can go to our web site http://www.albacon.org and register there. DO IT TODAY!!! ALBACON 05 can't succeed without your involvement. ALBACON 05 registration is currently only $35 thru 31 MAR 05. Such a deal! Get a friend to come with you! If you are going to a con, bring the ALBACON 05 registration form with you and get someone to join. It is $50 ATD.

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 05 for a reduced rate if all you wish to do is game.

The Alternate Universe [TAU] is a Science Fiction Fan Club for Gays, Lesbians, Bisexuals and their friends. We meet in Albany, NY on the 3rd weekend of each month. For more information contact Paul at 518-767-9722 or at sciflyboy@hotmail.com

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: If you are getting this via snail mail, please let me know if you have an eddress. I would prefer to 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 05, 7-9 October 2005, Albany, NY, USA; committee@albacon.org or www.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

ALBANY in 09, A modest Proposal for a Modest Worldcon!; www.albany-in-2009.info