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Johnny Says... Star Wars - Episode 1 the Over-Hyped Menace Page 9 WCSFA Memberships Wcsfactivities New Vol. 27 Issue 5se Number 312se May 1999 Free Johnny Says... Star Wars - Episode 1 The Over-Hyped Menace Page 9 WCSFA Memberships WCSFActivities New ...................................... $26.00 New Family .......................... $32.00 F.R.E.D. - Every Friday tions of where to eat next.Stepho’s 1124 Davie Renewal ................................ $25.00 The weekly gathering of BCSFAns and all St., Vancouver. An inexpensively perfect place Family (2 Votes) ................... $31.00 (Above prices includes subscription to others interested in joining us for an evening for a VCON postmortem. BCSFAzine. Please e-mail of conversation and relaxation, with pool Saturday June 12th (Saturday) WCSFA Video [email protected] if you wish to table option. At the Burrard Motor Inn oposite Night. Featuring a selection by R. Graeme receive the magazine electronically.) St. Paul’s Hospital (Downtown Vancouver) 6 Cameron! (As seen at VCON 24!) Meet at 7:00 Make checks payable to WCSFA blocks south of Burrard Skytrain Station. 3 pm. The address is: 316-4683 Arbutus St., (West Coast Science Fiction blocks west of Granville (where many buses Vancouver, BC V6J 4A3 Association) run). #22 Knight/McDonald bus along June 19th - (Saturday) WCSFA General Meeting Send cheques to: WCSFA Burrard. Begins 8:00pm. On the Friday before at 1 pm. Firehall Branch Library. 1455 West #110-1855 West 2nd Ave. long weekends, FRED will be at the lounge of 10th Avenue, Vancouver. (Tenth and Granville). Vancouver, B.C. V6J 1J1 Bosman’s Hotel. This is two blocks east and a Phone Doug Finnerty (526-5621) for more WCSFA Executive part of a block north of the Burrard Motor Inn information. Parking available under library. • President ............... Doug Finnerty (actual address is 1060 Howe St.). Monday June 28th at 7 pm. FREFF Caspian • Vice President....... 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