July 1937, No £9
The 5F5FS .c Shuttle
Tht Newsxint of the South Florldi Science Fiction Society
The August meeting of the South Florida Science
oameGame PlayersPlayer* 6^Club h *in1* Hollywood.Saturtlay» August 3, at the Broward ADDRESS: 7619 Davie Road Extension PHONE: 435-2832 7?00 pm" (meet-to-eat at 6 pm.) Davie R-a/r t^J95 Sterling Road. Go west on Sterling Rpa* UKte"tion (the intersection has a McDonald’s, a Follow J . a-Wmn Dixie. Turn left onto Davie Road Ext. J"7 Or,e mile as if curves southwest. The Game Player s Club is on the right hand side of the road .in a small shopping plaza with a ’Plaza 7G’ sign. The club ‘HnG2SM!ea?? fr°m the back’ Bua2 the buzzer to be let in. are m^i h ! * exPer'ience the type of decisions that are made by Worldcon committees and their consequences by Piaymg the game ’If I Ran the /// ... Con’, Developed by Massachusetts Convention Fandom, ‘Inc. for SMOFCON 3, Dec. 3, 1986, lvlde into a small number of teams, each of which will p ay the role of a Worldcon committee, Each committee will be presented with various scenarios and be asked to choose courses of action during each of the game’s phases: bidding, pre-con planning, and at the con. The □« The game will take at least 2 hours to play, and we encourage you you to arrive early to read the rules.
TROPICGN VI ----- —- ^ad a Meeting on June 13 before the business meeting. The convention now has (besides our GOH Georoe RR Martin) confirmed guests Ingrid Neilson. Joseph Green? Gary Alan Ruse, and Ginger Curry. The next meeting is scheduled •-■r ugust 3 at G pm at the Broward Game Player’s Club, efore the August Business meeting. Joe hopes to arrange a t*Ur in early August - please call him at 392-64G2. MbAP, if you wish to be involved with this.
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m*u ompano Beach, fl PH <305) 782^393 Discount-J£5x ,MW* Shultz Shop T.ik! UeiJ °:c~aLt Contact; Mitch Silvery Discount: 25% Off retail Shop Talk: The Soft war *U sofSO ftWSpp^®re «c":::;iecfor the f*!ip*‘hreXX~ftrre’ Mbh^i IBM’ » and P Beheduled to meet on Sundays set on three Hiff P?" current Same involves fantasy sceneries I11OHB for X f J “°>-lds. Nee comers are welcome, the design no Sail.T havB.^ver played or have played little ° Kat at 4“a-529S Chef' -MP^leroed pxayers. For more information, call 5538 ^before 10 pm) and about locations. Th^nex^meetiZn^^tiV^ committee is currently on Worldcon hiatus. etln? of this group will be either Sept 12 or 19. r is not the day of September business meeting. ^FannouncejT^ scheduled for ftuS« 16, location to mat "n Don*'t U t^brfro’J<583-Q739> -re -^r- C rorge-c to bring 3-4 pages of writing! MeDIA RESEARCH Will be held on July pm. .. z 31 (Friday) at The Realm at 7.-30 July Novel:Hawkmistress by Bradley Video:Ladyhawke (movie) various Tab-genres of ^ib™ L??T * effects of music on the mood of the viewer. Carol Gibson will present represents novels for the discussion. m , August veljThe Flowers of Algernon by Daniel Keyes Video:Charley (movie) mainstream.’ SChoiogxcai SF-«lso should SF be a part of the literary .. , • September F^S by e~r” R-R- Mar“" «d«,Th. Origin Of Splde^an Di csriice-ir-w u- x Videos Superman 1 (movie) wri m2; fl 7.° tKe S'***-"* The Marvel influence on the g ■ e. Also, the literary roots, and justification for super humans. October Novel: Nightwing by George R.R. Martin Video: Sapphire and Steel Discussions When SF is not SF? The boundries SF, horror, and fantasy. between related genres M , _ November Novel: TuF Voyaging by G. R. R. Martin Video: Last Defender of- Camelot Video: More Troubles, More Tribbles Video: Mark of the Rani(Dr. Who) H.p1 ft*rCU Martin*mS1??1 Et h *ca1 eco1°3iea1 en31neerinq, mythmaking, and George December . New Year’s Eve Video Party OrlnnT*1^ - —as the• .* Highlandera,.xcailucr‘, A Clockwork ur ange, and Blake Seven willi ‘‘ be presented at Tropicon. So make sure you get a front seat! Font informat idh or su3gestions contact Rich Klein (472—5298) or teleport to ’ The Realm* by using Maxwell’s equations on the date of enlightenment. Paqe 4 Science Fiction Discussion Group - 1988 books to read DWi&S£e £2 ye^ blhind us^th^ S°me su^estions for common area of reference. There wm hl iS now some P^ntia! 1988. We will have one or turn $e meehngs every other month in group selects an additional reading, S Per sesslon depending on whether the tentatively be sch?du^for December readings will doe Siclari at 392-6462. Please give your input to Edie Stem or y0U prefer ■ at «“ Edie & Joe’s). marac or at someone s home (usually The Bring Leslie Fish to Tropicon Fund Ole cost of her visit! Mease* contact'me>iEd?e SternC°11 Edie Stem & Joe Siclari Page 5 USB] MM Sliverlock and Heinlein’s Citizen of the Galaxy (Has also written more than a dozen books about the Old Silverlock (1949) Harp and the Blade, The Moon's Fire-Eating Daughter. The (1981) (Sequel to Silverlock) fcMe^'a^Gue^^ Hu?° Awards for Best Novel) more times than anyone else Rmw W°r1!? Spence Metlon Conventions, Award from Science nation w£ “loricaJ* Gra"d MaSter NebuIa yomg people thaS b? equaB^nJ^edSt?* WTlttag quaWy flction for Space Cadet (1948) Red Planet (1949) Fanner In the Shy (1950) Between Planets (1951) Rolling Stones (1952) Starman Jones (1953) Star Beast (1954) Tunnel in the Sky (1955) Time For the Stars (1956) Citizen of the Galaxy (1957) Have Space Suit - Will Travel (1958) Podkayne of Mars (1963) Heinlein’s Hugo-winning novels: Double Star (1956) (Hugo) ^™ip?roopera U959-1 (Hugo) Stranger In a Strange Land (1961) (Hugo) -n is a Harsh Mistress, the (1966) (Hugo) We both or a list of other Heinlein, see the May Readings list. Page & £d^I|?USSiON GROUP The August meeting will be on August 7 at the Book niad i^s and J"d*T!\ S GALACTIC DERELICT and Pohl’s GATEWAY as ci vi 1 i-at ■ -rs’ , '--cusing on the exploration of previous will hav! technologies, The September 18 meeting (location TBA) ALTERNATEHLitWHt. WORLDSwSrES® or Aldiss’ HELLICONIA° F SPRING,W0NDERS’ and’either Gunn’s GOINS CONS Conspiracy Brighton, England (45th World Science F Convent i Cact usCon Sept 5-8 Trekon Orlando ’87 Phoenix, AZ (1987 NASFIC) Sept Orlando, FL September Party V Sept 18-20 OrlandoCon ’87 (Comics) Panama City, FL Sept Orlando, FL Orlando Vulcon ’87 (Trek) Oct 3-4 Orlando, FL Armad illoCon Oct 9-11 RovaCon Austin, TX Oct 9-11 Salem, VA Necronomicon Oct 16-18 Tampa, FL Vulcon ’87 (Star Trek) Oct 17-18 Dania, FL Gatorcon Oct tropicon VI Gainsvilie, FL Dec 4-fe Ft, Lauderdale, FL CONTACT f These are listings of'Fanzines or SFSFS, Newsletters received by F. A. C. T. ,RBNSMIS(Fandom Association of Central* 15 —Texas) —’ INSSocie?y32’ NewB5etter' s Ps^Y notice From the st. Louis SF S™E TIMES #5 Ne^letter of Tampa, FL SF Club with some °riUfun ?°*es afaout how to get the benefits of 301(c)3 INSTANT^ESSAS^*! ^'te’ Bili and p®9Sy Ann!) includes the NESFA Roster and information about next year’s OASFxSOA^xo Newsletterm ?nf- Unquire #3 (Orlando «SAP ifArea you SFthink Society) you wantwhich to sUUattend^ his incorrect information about Tropicon. but which includes dis- -taair\nVr'b°?SFiS 5ponsored convention in the planning stages to be help sometime in 1988 WESTWIND Nay & June 1987 plus The Green Books Two club sines and a FOSFAX Jur^igs^ fr°M thS Northwest Science Fiction Society SfaZInF^ th? of the Ohio SF Association 7 DASFAX Vol 19 #8 7 • •' *’“n “r rns British Columbia SF Association GALACTIC DISPATCHDISRATE Junet 1987, officialtbe DenVBr monthly ftrea SFpublication delation of the SF Association of Colorado Springs CORFLU S FLYER (addressed to Sortie!) - Fantire f„.s convention held next year in Seattle, WA, April 29 - May 1, 1988 Page 7 THE BOOKSHELF - the advance information of September’s literary -eieases are provided by wonderful Howard Cohen, manager of The Book If by Stephen King - previously a bestseller in hardcover, now in pspe^'back. $ monster feeds on his victim’s most dreaded fears. «UEST FOR CAMBER by Katherine Kurtz - this is volume 3 of the History of King Kelson. A bestseller. wlNTER IN EDEN by Harry Harrison - The awaited sequel to the popular West of Eden novel HORSECLANS #17: MAD-MAN ARMY by Robert Adams - A Florida writer ROBOT CITY II: SUSPICION by Isaac Asimov and McQuay - Murder mystery about Robots and men. WHEN THE CHANGt WINDS BLOW by Chalker - A new series describing a wind that has the power to alter anything it touches. Recommended Don’t forget the Aug & Sept issues of LOCUS, FANTASY & SF, and ' Asxmov’s SF. now available at the Book Club. See business section also. . MEETING REVISI FED IS members and many guests (10 signed in) attended the July 11 SFSFS meeting, which was combined with the South FL Amateur Astronomical Society. Secretary Judy Bemis reported a total Current membership of 86, broken down as follows: 40 general, 3 Honorary, 4 business, 5 child? and 32 regular members (11 of which were founding regular members). Treasurer Peggy Dolan reported a SFSFS account balance of *1,264.71 and a Tropicon account balance of *3, 226.13 . PROGRAM - Bruce Haigh, Director at Large of SFAAA and Ron Beauregard, '-'resident of SFAAA gave a fascinating discuss ion/lecture on astronomy and telescopes. Bruce pointed out many bright stars and constel1at ions and memory aids to help find them. Ron discussed the 2 fixed tele scopes that their club has; a Brandon 6.5” (16.51 cm ?) Refractor which was donated-to the club from an astronomer at the University of Puerto Rico and was owned by Mr. Brandon personally in the 1930’s; and a Cassegrain 12 1/2” Reflector made by the club. We viewed Saturn (including Titan and the Cassini Division) through the Refractor and M^l (a globular cluster) through the reflector. The South Florida Amateur Astronomical Association is an 85 member club whose primary interest is astronomy (sights, photography, etc.). They have a fixed building (she Fox Astronomical Obserbatory) in Markham Park and meet mere on alternate Saturdays and at other times. For more information, write them at: SFAAA, Markham Park, 16001 W. State Rd 84, Ft.- Laud, FL SHUTTLE STAFF: Editor: Kat Max Assist, Editor in charge of the Business Member,Media,and On the Bookshelf sect ions:Rich Klein TBA Artist;Gail Bennett E-StenciIs:Hollywood Hills Methodist Church Press Gang:Judy Bemis,Tony Parker and an early thanx for anyone else who will be present to help now and in the future. The South Florida Science Fiction Society is a non-profit organization established for educational and literary purposes. Monthly deadline’ for submission of information to the SFSFS Shuttle is the general meeting of each month. For more information, write SFSFS, P.O. Box 70143, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33307-0143. at-a-glance ******* Sammg meets every Sunday. c MidiaSF <472-5298) for details. Plantation July 31 Media Research _ _ Call Rich Klein (472-3298) pm Plantat ion Aug 7 SF Discussion °P program. Call Joe (392-6462) for more 7;30 pm Lauderhi11 Aug B 1RDPICDN Meeting i nf ormat i on, Call Joe (392—6462). for more 6 pm Hollywood informat ion. Aug 8 SFSFS GENERAL MEETING Call Bill Wilson (983-0749),. 7 pro Hollywood Aug 8 Shuttle Staff Meeting Call Kat (472-5298) for more after meeting Hollywood^ Aug 16 Creative Writing Committee info. Let’ s try one more tim©1 Call Jay (583-8739) or Terri TEA TEA q f is is a tentative schedule. (564-4143) for information. I Aug £8 Media Research Ca11 Ri ch K1e i n (472-5298) 7.5 30 pm Plantat ion Sept 12 or 19 Filksinging TEA <3«a-6»68> for details TEA Sept 18 hr- Discussion Group Call Joe (392-6462) for information TEA TEA TboSa plannin9 o„ going to eonsBiracyi h ^^T^0FPICE^B0X^?0143^^ ’’ICTION society ?0RT IAUDErdale; fl 33307-0143 Joe Siclari & Edie Stern R Daniel Siclari C 4599 N. W. 5th Ave. Boca Raton, FL 33431