July 31, 1985 Volume II, No.2

I realized as I was putting together this, and suggestions, which have been included our largest issue yet, that one of the there. Please keep those cards and letters nice things happening is that more people coming. are indicating a willingness to write, and actually writing, many interesting and evocative articles for Nad3. Thank you. This issue sees the start of Sue Hammond's continuing column MY FUR HHISKERS. This is a capsulization of some of the more TN3P will appear for the duration of the topical issues discussed in the fan-, semi- bid. Subscriptions are presently available pro-, and prozines received by MCFI. Chip at S3.00 for four issues. Newszines and Hitchcock's new column FLRMINGOS MUSTRRD Worldcon bidders/committees will receive BOTH BITE, is also initiated herein. As one copy of all issues free. All corres- Chip points out, this is a "highly personal" pondence and requests for subscriptions viewpoint of some of the restaurants in (please make checks payable to Boston in and around Boston, but it is also an inter- '89) should be sent to: Boston in '89, esting look at Boston itself, giving you TN3P, Box 46, MIT Branch PO, Cambridge, the "flavor" of Boston in more than one way. Massachusetts 02139. Chip has also contributed his amusing write-up of MY FIRST CONVENTION (which might be entitled "My First Two Cons") for your enjoyment. Laurie Mann's opinions of the by Massachusetts Convention Fandom, upcoming Worldcon/NASFIC bids forms her Incorporated; all rights revert to the second HILL YOU JOIN THE DRNCE column. She authors/artists. welcomes all comments and contridictions, and I promise to print them as space per- mits. To give you a look at another "fan- Editor: Pat Vandenberg nish" type place h. Boston (in addition to Staff: Claire Anderson Chip's places to eat) Jim Mann has written Sue Hammond an article on an unusual Boston bookstore, Chip Hitchcock New England Mobile Book Fair. I've been Tony Lewis promised another bookstore for next issue, Laurie Mann and hope others of you with favorite buying, Priscilla Pollner and reading, places in Boston will volunteer Assistant: Bill Perkins for Nad3's other issues. We again bring Artists: John Tenniel you Claire Anderson's tales of Boston doings Suford Lewis at other conventions, and highlights from the conventions, in OF CRBBRGES RND CONS and Priscilla Pollner has posed us yet a different kind of mind-teaser with her third puzzle offering, "FAN LETTERS". It is es- pecially nice to hear from Nad3's readers (see TURTLE SOUP}r my thanks to Jim Gil- patrick, Peggy Rae Pavlat, and Joyce Scrivner for their comments, encouragement, MY FUR WHISKERS by Sue Hammond Another very interesting article was one by Norman Spinrad which appeared in the This TN3P column will be a (hopefully) December 1984 Locus, on the changes in the regular review of items, in the fanzines Worldcon. He contrasted the financial received by MCFI, which are relevant to status of LACon II and ConStellation and bidding, management, or other aspects of noted the historical perspective - World- Worldcons. cons began as a nonprofit, communal exer- Perhaps the most topical item is the cise. He addresses the evolution of the denial of 501(c)3 status to St. Louis Worldcon from a giant party to the current Limited, the organization Worldcon, which features film, video, and that ran Archon, which has been widely other media activites, computer gaming discussed at fan gatherings and in the fan formal Masquerade, etc. press - including File 770 and Locus. After providing this background, Norman SLSFL applied on the basis of activities Spinrad goes on to address the question of that were "charitable, literary, education- where the Worldcon should go from here. al, or scientific," aimed toward promoting For instance, where does SF literature fit "interest in speculative fiction (in print, into the structure of the Worldcon? The movie, and video form) and art and related readers? The pros? What should be done activities." In File 770:58 Mike Glyer with any profits? This is a thought-provok- quotes the IRS position as: "You are ing article and anyone interested in operated in furtherance of substantial non- Worldcon planning may wish to track down exempt commercial, and social and enter- the original. tainment purposes, therefore you do not The "Constellation Bailout" has also been qualify for exemption from Federal income a popular topic in the fanzines; ranging tax "In his commentary, Mike notes from Uncle Dick's Little Thing to the semi- the Tax Court standards as being "(1) Was prozines. At this point, the consortium's the corporation organized for exempt pur- buyout of ConStellation's debts is complete. poses? (2) Was it operated exclusively for For more details on this, see the Consort- that purpose? (3) Was any nonexempt purpose ium's press release elsewhere in this issue. served by the Corporation substantial in Aside from the fanzines already mentioned} nature? (4) Did corporate activities provide we have received copies of Thyme, Anvil, substantial benefit to private rather than The Texas SF Inquirer, and The South public interests?" He points out that the Florida Science Fiction Society Newsletter. IRS could easily answer these questions by A quote from Thyme:33 seems an appropriate looking at the activities at Archon. A quote close to this column, as it applies to bid from the IRS transcript reads: "Based upon members too. the record, we assume that a tdead dog' "Convention Committee Member: a condition party is a social hour." of severe mental disorder characterized by Another important point raised by the IRS disorganization of the thought processes, involved the dealer's room and the art show. disturbances in emotionality, disorienta- The IRS noted that these areas represented tion as to time, space, and person, and, in "tsubstantial benefit' to private inter- some cases, hallucinations and delusions. ests"; i.e., that it didn't matter if the For discussions of specific types, see: con made money on these areas. As Mike put CONVENTION CHAIR; PARANOIA; PROGRESS it: "the artists' proceeds were evidence of REPORTS; FEEDBACK PSYCHOSES; SECRETARY; private interests using the corporation to TREASURER; and WORLDCONS." (From J. P. their advantage." Chaplin, The Convention Handbook.) How this will affect other groups remains to be seen. However, there is, as Mike notes, a contrasting example. When MCFI was audited for 1979 and 1980: "Far from overlooking the art show, that audit told MCFI to be sure to issue Form 1099s to in- dividuals receiving payments from the con!" Mike Glyer also notes that the IRS wants to reorganize SCIFI (who ran LACon II) as a 509(a)2 private foundation, not a 501(c)3 nonprofit. (More on this when we find out.) --2 THE - PART I Mar]{ Olson stated that, from the sales Meeting Wednesday, March 6, 1985 at the figures, it was easy to see that the Tea- Newton Marriott, Newton, Mass. shirts were extremely popular. He also verified that Chicon's Connie Bailout money The meeting was called to order by Rick had arrived as had a valid assignment from Katze at 7:58pm. Connie's printer. All that was left, he Leslie Turek reported that she was aston- said, was shuffling paperwork and sending ished to find her name on the last meet- out the checks. Rick had spoken to Shirley ing's attendance list as, to her knowledge, Avery and said they did not feel they would she was watching the moon over the Carrib- be doing any more fund-raising. Their one ean at the time. As a souvenier, she possible source of money might be $2000 brought back a can of the drink offered her they thought might still be owing for the on the plane - "Frisian Flag Chocolate Muppet Exhibit, but that was not certain. Milk. " Greg said he had about 300 buttons, over Sharon Sbarsky also made a correction to 200 of which were presupporters; we have the minutes. She stated that she had objec- plenty of buttons. ted to the "Name the Cat" contest until Sharon felt she had enough stickers for she was made a judge. (EDITOR'S NOTE: Now now and asked any Friends who want stickers you know who to blame folks; see latest to get in touch with her. Paula Lieberman entries under SHORT RAUCUS NOTES.) suggested that members going to non-local Rick announced the appointment of Greg conventions take along a roll or two of Thokar as MCFI space procurer and Debbie stickers to give to Friends. King as the head of Boston in '89 sales. Sharon also announced that there was a Various people volunteered to run Boston problem with the ConFederation PRj they in '89 parties at Lunacon, Norwescon, Mini- didn't see either the check or the ad. They con, Balticon, , Rivercon, Wester- have since received both, and we have a $40 con, and Midwestcon. credit. Checks have been mailed for both Suford Lewis asked people, other than Austin and Aussiecon PR4's. She requested those directing the party, to distribute that someone plan an ad to be used in the the NIl Memory Book at these conventions. Austin PR4; copy deadline March 29th. Since She also requested permission, granted, to Aussiecon's deadline was March 1st she had send out review copies and contributor's told them to use the ad from PR3. The copies of the Memory Book and asked that question of advertising the N2 Memory Book some other "volunteer" be found to distri- in the N3 ads was discussed. The conclusion bute the book. was open, the only concern being that the Leslie reminded Rick that she was happy copy not be confusing. to mail out flyers, but was not the pro- Jim Hudson brought up the question of ducer. Somebody was needed to produce the forth-coming deadlines. George Flynn said flyers for her to mail out. Rick asked for the Aussicon Program Boo]( deadline was June volunteers. Leslie reported that she was 1st. Sharon indicated that Austin had not currently well under budget. yet set a deadline for their Program Book; Pat Vandenberg announced that the last nor had ConFederation set a date for PR2. 1984 issue of Nad3 had been sent out and She asked that people interested in com- the next one was due to go to press by the posing ads contact her. end of March. She also apologised for A discussion regarding meeting space leaving Fred Isaacs (our first preopposer) ensued. It was agreed that meetings were off the list of preopposers; he fell off too large for private homes. It was also from the top! (EDITOR'S NOTE: There appear agreed that we couldn't afford to spend to be quite a few people who's names were $100-$116 for meeting space and afford to not on the lists passed to Nad3. We are print the APA. Greg agreed to check into attempting to make all corrections brought the cost of meeting space at St. Eulalia's to our attention, and will be publishing a Church as the Belmont Lions Club was not new and revised list with the last 1985 available on Wednesday nights. The next issue. Ny apologies to all.) meeting date was set to April 24, 1985. Pat exorted, for the Treasurer, Allan The NESFA Clerk (Greg) stated he would put Kent, who was in England, that they not a map and note of meeting place in the spend too much money, and stated he was NESFA 1M as soon as the meeting was glad to hear that Chicon's Connie Bailout confirmed. money had arrived. Leslie Turek discussed the latest Austin - Art Show Committee meeting where an artist the fannish press, and pay all shipping mailing was drafted. One of the problems costs. The request was granted. mentioned in the mailing was the air condi- Mark then requested a 530 budget to print tioning at the Austin Civic Center which a few Boston in '89 preopposer Tea-shirts. might not be available the Thursday before These would have a red circle and slash the con. Its absence might make Thursday overprinted on the back of the regular set-up impossible, so the letter said we green Tea-shirt. After some discussion, and would try to set up Thursday, but it might laughter, it was agreed to print them and not happen until Friday. Another problem charge 519.89 for 2 or 510 for one. The brought up for discussion was mailed-in meeting was adjourned at 10:13pm. art. Various ideas, both pro and con, were New Friends as of March 6, 1985: suggested. Finally, Leslie and the rest of Jim Scheff Steve Kistreff the Austin Art Show Committee decided to discuss it later, off-line. Rick stated he would be the party "Flight Director" for Lunacon. Don Eastlake announced that he had sub- mitted samples to register NOREASCON as a trademark. Rick then asked him about hotels in Austin. While the Hyatt is the Head- quarter's hotel and convenient for those working on the Art Show, Don pointed out that it would not permit parties, so it would not do for a Boston in '89 party. The Sheraton, on the other hand, would do fine for the party but be inconvenient for those working on the art show. Much discussion ensued. Jim Hudson proposed a motion that, if necessary, we raise a special assessment to cover the cost of a suite at the Shera- ton; this was seconded. Don and Joe Rico proposed to look into costs and arrange- ments. James Turner brought up the question of what to do with the video footage. He has stock footage from the Alice presentation, an hour of , and a 15 minute MCFI blurb. He also stated he was under budget. It was decided to rent a VCR at Austin to show the videos and to let other conventions know we had the material and would like to present it on their video equipment. Jim also brought up Audible . WHO J:lRE YOU?!! It appeared that they had spent the 5500 outright grant, but had not yet gotten any equipment as part of the special equipment Jim Gilpatrick has been active in fandom contract. Mark noted that MCFI had put a since 1976, beginning in Birmingham, Ala. March 1st deadline on the equipment grant and continuing through sojurns to New last fall and it was now March 6th. Rick Jersey and now Indiana. While active in asked Jim T. to write up a contribution for the Birmingham SF Club, he was president, the next APA discussing both Audible Fan- edited the club's genzine in 1980-81, and tasy and the videos. was chairman of the 1981 DSC. He has also Suford Lewis requested that we loan Ann worked on every worldcon since (and in- Chancellor's children's theatre group 10 cluding) Noreascon Two. He helped found of our Alice in Wonderland costumes. Chance the Atlanta in '86 worldcon bid and is now had said they would refurbish the costumes, ConFederation's Vice Chairman. Ask him why furnish press releases, photos, etc. for he is known as "Standing Buffalo". MY FIRST CONVENTION by Chip Hitchcock MITSFS library and MITSFS meetings, which were an insanely funny way to blow off I actually had two first cons thanks to steam on a Friday afternoon. (At Harvard combinations of supposedly mundane circum- Law School they get drunk en masse on Fri- stances. day afternoons. Think of what this says By my last year in high school I was a about the stereotypical differences between Wheel in an unusually extensive theater engineers and lawyers.) program (at least, I did a lot of running The very next day, at my first MITSFS around in circles), and after I'd eliminated meeting, somebody happened to mention that second choices from colleges, the theater Boskone was starting that evening. This, programs for students were the deciding being a month early, took me by surprise; factor. When I arrived at Harvard I plunged after at least two moves and my mother's into a merry maelstorm of theater, music, Labrador puppy, the magazine subscriptions theater, radio, theater, a little football had vanished. If it hadn't been for Harold managing, and, oh, a little theater here Zitzow, who gave me a ride, I would have and there to fill in the cracks when I been even more surprised at finding the should have been studying. Statler unoccupied, as this was 1973, and By this time I had been a voracious reader the first of 7 consecutive Boskones at the of SF for 11 years; I caught the bug when my Sheraton. parents gave me a Tom Swift Jr. for my I had a GLORIOUS time. I had no idea who seventh birthday. I was tearing through the Doc Lowndes was, but I listened to his GoH stock of the Cambridge public library (which speech, and most of the rest of the pro- was kind enough to segregate its SF where I gram. I sang my voice out with the filkers could find it) and had given myself some both nights, staying so late that the magazine subscriptions as a going-away busses shut down and I had to walk some present but I hadn't had much to do with miles back to the dorm. When I wasn't sing- other readers, let alone heard of fandom. I ing I watched assorted wonderfully, ter- hadn't even heard of MITSFS, maintainers of tible films until my eyes bulged (wasn't the largest SF library in the known uni- that the year we had Noon Zero and verse, despite its being a mere mile down I talked incessantly about SF with anyone the street. who'd stand still for it (or at least I noticed in one of the magazines a cal- couldn't outrun me). endar mentioning a convention in Boston. I It was another year and a half before I showed up in the basement of the Statler actually went away to a convention (Discon Hilton (now the Boston Park Plaza) around II, the 1974 Worldcon) or joined NESFA, 6pm, saw absolutely nothing happening, although I was sufficiently hysterical chatted with someone who was probably Jerry about Boskone that I persuaded my kid Boyajian (aka the Mad Armenian). We agreed sister to come down from New Hampshire the it was a terrible thing that the Hugo for next year. But that was my real first con- Dramatic Presentation the previous year had vention, and you can blame it all on the gone unawarded when Blows Against the Empire Fates because it was only through the most was up. (I didn't know from Hugos at the ridiculous string of coincidences that I time, but I was a Jefferson Airplane fan got to it at all. before they went pop.) I wandered away within an hour as I had a major competing obligation; I was technical director for a production of A Funny Thing Happened On the Way To the Forum. That was Boskone IX such as it wasn't. I didn't realize until sev- eral years later that I'd arrived in Boston just too late for Noreascon I. The next March, somebody actually tried to organize a SF club at Harvard. (SF is one of a great number of things Harvard doesn't like to acknowledge the existence of.) For some reason I actually saw the notice of this and showed up for the open- ing meeting. There I found out about the

----- SCB&R PRESS RELEASE Administrative costs of the effort were 5184, almost entirely to pay for endless The ConStellation Bailout Consortium, phone calls to the creditors. The balance organized and run by MCFI (Noreascon Two), remaining (about 519) will be donated di- has raised over 529,000 and has success- rectly to ConStellation. fully purchased the entire ConStellation debt. Between the consortium and ConStella- Summary of Creditors and Payments tion's own fund-raising efforts, the credi- tors received 807. of the money owed them. Creditor Owed Payment'" The following organizations and individu- als contributed to the fund: Diamond Vision 512,500 59,985 Exhibit Aids 511,332 59,054 510,000 Noreascon Two Hour Printer 5 9,300 57,421 510,000 L.A.con II Larry Beck (Badges) 5 2,000 $1,598 55,000 Chicon IV Copy Cat 5 1,200 5 959 51,285 Portland Westercon (1984) Avcom 5 1,000 5 799 51,000 Philadelphia Science Fiction Telesaver 5 725 5 579 Society (PSFS) Cestetner 5 514 5 514** 51,000 Washington Science Fiction Association (WSFA) TOTAL 538,571 530,909 5425 Fred Isaacs 5200 Ben Yalow "'Payments include monies paid to creditors 5150 Bill Perkins by both Connie and the Consortium. 5100 Harry F. Leonard 533 Carl and Michelle Lundgren *'" At the request of PSFS, their contribu- (prints for auction) tion was used to pay Cestetner in entirety 529,193 Total and the balance remaining was contributed to the general fund. When the consortium was set up, the excess of ConStellation's liabilities over Legal ownership of the receivables assets was about 538,600. ConStellation's against ConStellation is now distributed fund-raising efforts managed to raise about among the members of the ConStellation 52000, which was paid out in June, 1984 as Bailout Consortium. While, technically, a 57. payment to all creditors, leaving ConStellation owes the consortium's members 536,670 owed. around 536,000, we have agreed that any Early in the process, before most of the additional money which ConStellation may be fund had been raised, the consortium con- able to raise will be distributed first by tacted each of the creditors and offered ConStellation among the original creditors them payment of about 297. of the money in proportion to the amount they have not owed and a share of any future money yet recovered. The creditors gave up all raised. Several of the creditors agreed rights to demand money from ConStellation, (sometimes after considerable persuasion). including any right to force bankruptcy. As more money was raised, revised offers The consortium has not participated in were made to the holdouts and, eventually, any way in the claim by the City of Balti- all of the creditors accepted our offer. more for about 55500 in damages at the In November, 1984 payments were made to all Convention Center. This claim may still be creditors (except Hour Printer, who did not outstanding against ConStellation. finally agree until January, 1985) to bring Due to the generosity of fandom through- them up to roughly the 507. level. out the country, the consortium has suc- Vpon receipt of the last of the pledged ceeded in what it set out to do. The Con- money in February, 1985. final payments Stellation Bailout Consortium has now dis- which brought the total payout to 807. of solved; any further contributions should be ConStellation's debt were made to each made directly to ConStellation for use in creditor. making additional payments to the former creditors. For further information contact: * * * * Mark L. Olson (617) 891-0031 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Rick Katze (617) 879-1624 6 WILL YOU JOIN THE by Laur i e Nann ought to co-opt another city for their bid, and whether the Riverfest Celebration will Here's my latest look at bids for the eat up all the downtown hotel rooms that late '80s. weekend. After talking with some non-fan- nish Cincinattians, I have reached the con- 1987--A choice between San Diego and clusion that Riverfest is not the problem Britain. I honestly know very little about I once thought it was. Apparently the city either bid. When you get right down to it, is mobbed by locals who don't intend to both are about equi-distant from the East stay in hotels. Those of you who remember Coast (in opposite directions). I think NorthAmericon may recall that one of the I'd lean a little towards the British bid, nice things about that convention was its but have boycotted voting this year due to accessibility to a wonderful ethnic festi- the way Australia has insisted that all val. The festival was a neat addition to voting fees be sent in Australian currency the con. So, I think there are three other or suffer a 53.00 conversion fee; some- issues to consider when thinking about the thing no previous foreign worldcon has Cincinatti/Columbus bid: done. 1. Does it matter that most of the committee lives about two hours away from 1988--This continues to be a very hot, in- the site? teresting race between four different 2. Does it matter that most local committees. Cincinatti fen are still strongly opposed St. Louis keeps doing things in an effort to this bid? to be "innovative". In fact, St. Louis has 3. Does the committee have the experi- turned off many fans by the committee's ence to run a Worldcon, and will they stick glaring disregard for fannish tradition; together? such as their incredibly premature announcement of Anne McCafferey as GoH and A pleasant surprise at Midwestcon was Martha Bech as Fan GoH. Now, there's a getting to know a few of the people from rumor afoot that St. Louis wants to run as the New Orleans bid. Worldcon/NASFIC bids a NASFIC instead of a Worldcon for '88, from New Orleans, for the past ten years, since Cruisecon is running as a foreign have a history of announcing and folding. bid. When I was at Midwestcon, I did not This bid appears to have a little more con meet a single fan who was in favor of running experience than you might expect. St. Louis. This bid's possible negative points are: 1. The committee is geographically Cruisecon started off as a hoax bid and spread out, though the majority live in has since emerged as a real one. The bid greater New Orleans. has some support. However, there are those 2. The weather in New Orleans in early who are ready to point out that Cruisecon September is supposed to be oppressive. is not a genuine foreign bid; since it would leave from Miami, it's really an East 1989--Bosto» has no opposition at this Coast bid in disgdse. Cruisecon is being time. run by some long-time Midwest fans. While an intriguing idea, I think there are many 1990-?? problems with it. For one thing, the con would be very expensive ($500 is a very 1991-?? optimistic, bare-minimum cost). I think this gives the con a very elitiest tone, 1992--Would you beleive Baltimore? I might. and would probably prevent all non-affluent fans from attending. Even though it is now being run as an official bid, the people around it give the impression that running a Worldcon isn't vastly different from run- ning a relaxacon. Should the Worldcon be a relaxacon?

The Cine i»att i-Columbus bid was very much in evidence at Midwestcon. The debate still rages over whether a non-local committee 7 TURTLE SOUP

JiJll Gilpatrick Peggy Rae Pavlat c/o ConFederation College Park. MD. Suite 1986 2500 N. Atlanta Street Dear Pat: SJIlyrna, Georgia 30080 I have two thoughts for the naJlle of THE Dear Laurie. Pat & Eveyone: CAT. First. is SiJllon. Because of long association with "SiJllon Says" and because After a letter and then a )!hone call froJll this particular cat looks like SiJllon. Laurie, I guess I'd better write if I want to keep the cosmic equation balanced. Here- Second, Sushi, because it's an appropriate- with a (25 word. did you say. Laurie?) bio ly seafoodish naJlle for a Boston cat. Sushi contrib for The Nad 3 Party • •••••• is good and so will be Noreascon III; it's Well OK, it's-- it's•• 82 words long. It short, unusual and extreJllely fannish. was the best I could do. So much for you, Pat. I hope you can use it. (EDITOR'S NOTE: Don't ever say that no one reads your news- see WHO YOU?!!I letter. (I edit JIly church's newsletter and have froJll tiJlle to tiJlle wondered if anyone Now to you Laurie. as Friend Liaison: lou read it - then sOJllething will be tucked in- know I live in Terre Haute. NESFA knows I to the JIliddle of the newsletter as the only live in Terre Haute. My 1M's arrive like place where the inforJllation is available, clockwork. I have filed at least two writ- and yet LOTS of folks at church know about ten CoAs with NESFA and MCFI representa- it, so I guess that folks really do read tives, JIlost recently with JiJll Mann, who is it. ) known to you, at Midwestcon. let for sOJlle inexplicable reason, all MCFI correspon- Keep up the good work. dence to JIle is still addressed to JIly old Peggy Rae Pavlat NJ address. Please fix it. I'JIl afraid I'll JIliss sOJllething. Thank you. HaruJIlph. And no (EDITOR'S NOTE: Thank you, thank you, fair blaJlling the cOJllputer. thank you. All words of encouragement greatly appreciated. It's nice to know you Sorry I did not get to RiverCon to help read and enjoy Nad3! See SHORT RAUCUS NOTES with the party. I was very unfannish and for additional Cat entries.1 went to Chicago to see Cats with mundane friends that very saJlle weekend. I toyed with the idea of having JIly cake and eating it too by flying froJll Louisville to Chicago Joyce Scrivner on Saturday afternoon, but the idea JIlade Minneapolis, MN me tired. I hope all went well. Steve Francis may forgive JIle sOJlleday. By the way, (This is an excerpt from her CoA.J enclosed is 512.00 for another year. I enjoyed the articles in Nad 3 Party about constructing the T-shirts, perhaps the With Best Regards to All, I'reJllain, next issue you JIlight talk about construc- ting bid parties? lr. Obt. Svt., JiJll

EDITOR'S NOTE: I am passing your enjoyment EDITOR'S NOTE: Okay Jim, I'll confess, it on to Rick, Suford and Claire. 1 like your isn't Laurie's fault. it's mine. However. idea about constructing bid parties; would 1 did not receive your previous changes of you be willing to write something? •• For address. Since you should receive this this article I'd love to get ideas from issue at your new address, 1 have printed all of you out there - How DO you go about your letter to prove 1 am getting better constructing a bid party? Deadline for the organi%ed. Thank you again for the bio. next Nad3 is September 30, 1985. 8 BOTH BITE by Chip Hitchcock coffee shop before it was renovated; I haven't eaten there since, but am slightly Boston is a great area to eat in. It has. leery of the prices and speed of the place a reputation, from government statistics, calling itself the Boylston Park Cafe. If as an expensive city; however, since at you're really in a hurry there is a sand- least 250,000 of the 3,000,000+ people in wich bar, the Edible Express, next door to the metropolitan area are students, there the coffee shop; this also has salads, ice is a large market for decent food at cream and croissants, but is expensive. reasonable prices. Boston is also a city Kon Tiki Ports is the oldest restaurant in with many distinct ethnic groups; the Viet- the hotel, unaltered since the early 70's; namese and Cambodians are the most recent when we had brunch there a few years ago to appear in significant numbers, but it was astoundingly good for Polynesian. Italians, Chinese, Greeks, Armenians, The Massachusetts Bay Company is a very Indians, and many others have already made good seafood restaurant which does some of their marie on the restaurants of the area. the currently fashionable mesquite grilling This is a highly personal and vaguely and has a good raw bar. The lead restaurant eccentric look at some of the restaurants is called Apley's, after a designer respon- in the Boston area. There are other people sible for much of the Back Bay; it is very in MCFI SUbstantially more qualified (by nouvelle-oriented and has gotten raves adventuresomeness and development of taste) from every restaurant reviewer in the city, than I am to write portions of this, but but you'll pay for what you get. (I'd guess I've been rehearsing for nine years right a minimum of 540 per person for a moderate near the proposed convention site, so I have meal and you could easily hit 580 or 590 some idea of what restaurants in the immed- with multiple courses and better wines, iate area are like. I'm not going to tell but for this price they will even make up you about all, or even most, of the restau- a "tasting dinner," with small portions of rants in Boston or even within reach of three different entrees.) Definitely a the site; instead I'll mention everything place to be taken to by someone on an I've actually eaten at plus a representa- • expense account; they will also have a tive sample of others (annotated so you will dress code (beyond the shirts and shoes be able to distinguish opinion from rumor). required in all restaurants by the state First (and probably most important to health code) even during a con. congoers), some words about the restaurants If you go straight out the front door of in the immediate neighborhood of the the Sheraton, passing the Hilton (which has convention site. The Sheraton Hotel and a 510-S15 per entree dining room) on a tiny Hynes Convention Center are at the west end side street, you come out on Massachusetts of the Back Bay, a flat area about 1-1/2 Avenue (pronounced "Mass Av") facing two miles long by 1/2 mile wide and laid out Thai restaurants. Thai cooking is similar in thoroughly unBostonian rectangles, pre- in approach to some Chinese but the flavors sumably because it was swamp until the mid- are quite different. Soom Thai was good, 1800's, which allowed the streets to be but you pay for the elaborate decor as well laid out in some semblance of order rather as the food; Bangkok Cuisine has been well- than by paving cow paths. This makes find- reviewed, is a bit cheaper, and has a ing your way around it rather easy; the larger menu (entrees 55-$8). There are also east-west streets are wide and generally several reasonably clean sandwich shops in not seriously crowded, so walking to many this block; I can't speak for the food in of the places I will describe is easy and any of them. To the left (downhill) you pleasant. West of the site there is little pass Symphony Hall and Horticultural Hall of culinary interest; due west are the (two long, high, and ominously looming Fens, still somewhat swampy and largely brick buildings); beyond this corner, in a residential, and northwest is Kenmore thoroughly unlikely location at the foot of Square, which has many discos and the blood a modern condo tower, is Boston's only donor center, but few places for diurnal Ethiopian restaurant, which is said to be humans to eat. good if you're feeling mildly adventurous; Of course, you can always eat in the the food is centered between bland and hotel; is not cheap but it is conven- incendiary and is messy (you scoop every- ient. The Sheraton's coffee shop was per- thing into flatbread - there are no haps a bit better than the usual plates) • ··-9 A short distance left on Huntington is ously energetic, you can walk about a half- Seiyoken, which is a Japanese/nouvelle- mile down Beacon to where the "C" (Cleve- French hybrid; this sounds strange, but land Circle) green line subway appears apparently it's all the rage in New York above ground (or from Mass Av's Auditorium and LA. Reviews of this are good and prices subway station take the "C" train two stops are reasonable ($10-$12 for entrees). To outbound) to the Sol Azteca. This is a the right (west), 1/2 block away, is Kyoto, very good Mexican restaurant with terrific which is inexpensive for Japanese; the sangria and reasonable prices (you have to food's okay but nothing special. A block work to spend $20 per person and you may further is Mandalay, which is inexpensive not finish all of it, or you can fill up on Burmese; the food can be just as incendiary tortilla dishes for less than SI0). as Thai but it more frequently involves Buried in the residential area south of coconut milk for balance. You are now at Kenmore Square and the baseball stadium, the edge of Northeastern University, the (this is somewhere between Brookline and closest large college to the con site. Boylston streets) there is at least one Beyond Northeastern is the Museum of Fine very good South American restaurant; the Arts, which is still impressive even if it one I remember had an unprepossessing has to timeshare the famous portraits of storefront. no decor to speak of, and George and Martha Washington with another dinners for S7-$10. This one will have to museum. Their restaurant probably isn't be searched for as I don't remember its worth the walk by itself, but is said to be name or exact location, but its Foejorata a good place to eat if you're at the (sort of a Brazilian chop suey) in particu- Museum. lar makes it a worthwhile endeavor. If you go uphill on Mass Av, across Next section will begin with the Pru

Boylston (or go out the front of the Hynes Center. _..... ...... Auditorium and west on Boylston to Mass Av), you'll see a branch of Steve's, the store that started the serious ice cream boom. There's also Newbury's Steak House (mediocre but $8-S10 for steaks). (Editor's ORIENTEERING THE Note: I have been asked to insert here a NEW ENGLAND MOBILE BOOK FAIR differing opinion. People who have eaten at by Jim Nann Newbury's within the last few months feel it deserves more than "mediocre". They say New England Mobile Book Fair is neither steaks have always been good - not tough, mobile nor a fair. It is, despite a counter salad bar is more extensive than usual and claim by the Boston University Bool( Store, while service is somewhat slow, it is the biggest book store in New England and usually due to the fact that the place is one of the biggest in the country. It has packed; you may find yourself waiting in a large selection of books of all types, line.) Just east of where Commonwealth including many that are impossible to find Avenue (the one with the huge strip of lawn elsewhere; all of this is discounted at in the middle) crosses Mass Av is the least 207.. Medieval Manor, which has a plastic repu- What's the catch? It sounds too good to tation;'as a member of the SCA I wouldn't be true, right? Well, there is a catch, be caught dead in it, but some people might at least for novices to New England Mobile enj oy the wisecracking King .( he has a hand- Book Fair. It is a warehouse full of books. mike so you can hear all the jokes> and the arranged in what is, at first, an intimi- allegedly pinchable serving wenches. dating manner. The paperbacks are not There's an Indonesian restaurant north of arranged by category. No, nothing so mun- Commonwealth which I haven't heard anything dane. Instead they are arranged by PUBLISH- about (for ultimate Indonesian, see "Sub- ER, and alphabetically by title under the urbs" in a forthcoming issue). publisher (although there are a couple of Going westward on Commonwealth you arrive racks of new releases arranged by cate- at Kenmore Square, which is mostly discos gory). Thus, this is not the place for but does have a good (for Boston) barbecue casual, short-time browsing. It is a place at the Rathskeller; having tasted Kansas to go only if you know what you want or if City barbecue I'd say this one could still you have a couple of hours to spend. Copies improve. Continuing westward from Kenmore of Books in Print are available for the Square down Beacon Street, if you're seri- less adventurous or those in a hurry. 10 OF CONS ORIENTEERING AT TilE by Claire Anderson NEW ENGLAND MOBILE BOOK FAIR (continued) (March 15-17, 1985, LaGuardia The hardbound fiction is arranged much p-ort: Lunacon '85 returned to the Sheraton like the paperbacks. Hardback non-fiction, Inn at LaGuardia Airport. There were about however, is divided into categories (then 1000 attendees including Boston-area fans alphabetical by title under the category). Rick Katze, Anton Chernoff, Priscilla Hardback fiction can be a problem at times Pollner, Mark Olson, Claire and Dave in that the "publisher" under which the Anderson, Paula Lieberman, Jane Wagner, books are filed is the publisher handling Wendell lng, Sharon Sbarsky, and Sue distribution, not necessarily the publisher Hammond. listed on the book. If you don't know that One of Friday evening's highlights was St. Martin's distributes TOR or Simon and Ben Yalow's appearance at a party wearing Shuster distributes BlueJay, well its back a "Resident of the Wimpy Zone" T-shirt, to Books in Print. supposedly available to Central Zone fans Another "catch" is their hours. New only. Ben would not reveal who supplied England Mobile Fair is only open 9am the shirt. On Saturday a group of Boston to 5pm Monday thru Saturday; normal busi- fans visited New York City bookstores and ness hours. Not even during the heavy returned, laden with purchases after a Christmas season are they open any evenings refueling stop in Chinatown, to work at and or Sundays. During Christmas season you attend the Boston in '89 bid party. The also have a parking problem, as even their party featured the usual semi-sweet choco- large parking lot gets filled. late bar, soon reduced to a few crumbs. In addition to the "regular price" sec- This year there was no guacomole made from tion of the store (i.e., where the discount unripe (or ripe) avocados. To commemorate is only 207.), there is a remainder section. last Lunacon's memorable guacomole (half of This section is arranged by category. Under which coated a bathroom wall during the category, the books are sometimes arranged blending process), Priscilla brought a by title, sometimes by author. In addition, large avocado to the party where it sat on it is sometimes hard to find out where a the TV until it mysteriously disappeared. certain category is located, as there are Some of the special moments of the con- corridors lined with book shelves, little vention were the GoH speeches. Gordie rooms tucked away here and there, etc. Dickson spoke about his writing plans for All of the above is not meant to scare the next two decades. Don Maitz related how you off. In fact, after you've been there he develops his paintings from the earliest awhile, it gets to be a lot of fun, and you sketches through their appearance on a book get used to the way the books are arranged. cover. The overcrowded but high-quality It's great to be able to find almost any- Art Show awarded ribbons in such categories thing you're looking for, and it's great to as "Most Maudlin", "Most Erotic", and "Best save a lot of money in the process. Use of the Color Purple". And, of course, FOR THOSE OF YOU· WIIO KNOW TIlE AREA: New you want to know how Seth Breidbart fared England Mobile Book Fair is located on at this year's Book Raffle. Master of Needham Street in Newton, close to the Ceremonies, Craig Miller, brought a canni- Needham border, and just beyond where ster of Bagbalm to be applied to various Center Street changes its name to Needham unmentionable portions of Seth's anatomy Street. If you're near Route 9, get off at if he won too much. Seth was udderly revol- Center Street and tUrn south; you're only a ted at this threat and, luckly for him, couple of blocks away. If you're near the despite buying 1861 of the over 4000 raffle Mass. Turnpike, get off at Newton Corner tickets sold, won only ten of the twenty- and get on Center Street, which begins three lots. Sharon Sbarsky drew the number almost as soon as you get off the exit, if three lot and MCFI Friend, Steve Kistreff, you're coming from the west. won the first lot. Happy Browsing. Next year's Lunacon will be held at a new location, the Westchester Marriott in Tarrytown, and the committee has already recruited many Boston fans to work at the con. _.....- 11 -'-

!Bp'ril 5-7, 1985, Hunt Valley Inn) Boston-area fans showed up, via car, bus, Balticon 19 also returned to a former loca- train. and plane, to party, smof, and even tion, the Hunt Valley Inn, which was under- help out. They included Don and Jill going renovations at the time of the con. Eastlake, Leslie Turek. Chip llitchcock, A mall within walking had opened George Flynn, Sharon Sbarsky, Claire and since the last Balticon held here. Because Dave Anderson, Greg Tho)(ar, Rick Katze, Balticon followed so closely after Lunacon, Davey Ferree, Jane Wagner, Alex Layton, Boston was represented by a small contin- Priscilla Pollner, Mark Olson, Paula gent among the 2000+ attendees: Alex Lieberman, Bill Perkins, Fred Isaacs, Andy Layton, Priscilla Pollner, Claire and Dave Robinson, Bob Spence, and Anton Chernoff. Anderson, Rohert (Lynx) Spence, Mark Olson. A half-dozen of the early arrivers gath- Tamzen Cannoy, Fred Isaacs, and Anton ered at the main Washington Post Office at Chernoff. l1am on Friday to tour the facilities. We The Boston Bid Party, held Saturday were facinated by the machines, the sys- night, was a success; the party was open tems, the organization of the workload, longer than the Con Suite. The chocolate etc. When George Flynn asked me if the bar disappeared as if by magic; many Nor- tour had given me any good ideas of how to eascon Two Memory Books were distributed; organize the '89 worldcon mailroom, if lots of green T-shirts were sold. Boston won the bid, I forebore from sug- Balticon offered an extensive multi-track gesting that he could easily be sorted and program. The Pocket Program was almost as sent to five different zipcodes. large as the Program Book. There was a hard The Saturday evening Boston Bid Party science trac)" featuring General Leigh Wade was held adjacent to the Con Suite on the (one of the three pilots to make the first hotel patio. The party was a crowded suc- plane flight around Earth in 1924); a live cess, but sales of T-shirts were low as music track, which delighted fans of Clam we'd had a party at Balticon only a month Chowder; a childrents program track (which before. Cindy Gold's mechanical penguin certainly needs to be continued at future toy was as popular as the chocolate bar. Balticons because of the many babies that At Disclave, people tend to skip program- attended this con); and an art show track, ming to do touristy things. Boston fans which included the "Blood on the Pallet" visited the national arboretum and received panel with artists, faces concealed by a tour of the Goddard Space Museum from an decorated brown bags, telling all. The employee with a fannish relative. Mark Guest of Honor speeches were delightfully Olson finally located the statue of atypical. Fan GoU Teresa Renner entertained Einstein, in search of which a group of us her audience with a viola concert; Art GoH logged many miles at two previous cons. Dave Cherry's slide show included pictures This year there was an art programming of his office where he formerly practiced track; the panel on "What Should Get Into law; and R. A. MacAvoy's GoH speech also the Art Auctions" involved most of the included slides and she even passed around audience in lively discussion. Other popu- pictures of her pony and chickens. lar program items, in addition to the GoH David Palmer was pleased to accept this speeches, were "Sex Tips for Fans", a pres- year's for his first entation on the new Twilight Zone TV novel, the very popular Emergence. He said series, and the gloriously silly "Bad it was the first award be's ever won. The Movies" panel. masquerade, always a Balticon highlight, There is also an unofficial eating track featured many worldcon-quality costumes. at Disclave held at the many area restau- The Best of Show was awarded to the impres- rants. Rick Katze still holds the Boston sive troop of bird solders, "The War Coun- record for amount of crab legs consumed at cil of Aquila". the all-you-can-eat seafood restaurant across the street from the hotel. Sunday 23-27, 1985, New Carrollton night a large group of Boston, Philly, and Sheraton): Disclave, which has been hotel Binghamton fans made their yearly pilgri- hopping for the past few years, returned to mage to Ernie's Crab House. We consumed an its 1984 hotel. Con attendance was down a average of 15 crabs apiece and topped off bit (around 800+) as Costume Con III was the meal with Baskin & Robbins' ice cream. being held on the same weekend at the Hunt Burp. Valley. Disclave is always popular with Massachusetts fandom and over two dozen 12 THE CRUCUS RRCE - PART 11 showing total due and total paid. Then followed a long discussion on vari- Meeting Wednesday, April 24, 1985 at ous potential and accepted policies to be St Eulalia's Church, Winchester, Mass. applied to Noreascon 3. (EDITOR'S NOTE: Jim Hudson. head of the Timeline and Phil- The meeting was called to order at 8:17pm osophy Committee, is writing up an article by Rick Katze who displayed the new pre- covering all policies accepted by the opposer's Tea-shirt; the regular green Tea- Committee for our next (1985 - #3) issue. shirt with a red cir91e-and-slash on the Joe Rico read off the names of the back. people who had requested rooms at the Rick remarked on Arcon's problems with NASFIC. He stated that they would not need the IRS; they were denied 501(c)3 status in to mail in separate hotel requests. Don tax court. The judge ruled that such Eastlake is getting confirmation of the things as the Art Show, the Dealers Room, Boston in '89 party room at the Sheraton. the films, etc. did not constitute a Laurie requested someone volunteer to be literary society. While there were some Friend Liaison's eyes and ears at the things which could qualify as educational, NASFIC as she will not be able to attend. as a practical matter it did not fit into She also announced that a letter would be the 50Ud3 category. As Rick summarized, going out to all out-of-town Friends to this ruling from the tax court mayor may encourage them to help at the Austin party not have repercussions against all existing and in the fall and winter as well. 501(c)3's in the SF field; we really don't Pat Vandenberg asked people to help col- know yet. late and staple the Mad3 after the meeting. During the course of the month, Mike She thanked Mark Olson for his "My First DiGenio was shifted from being Friends Con» article and asked others to write for Liaison to being Party Controller. He will Mad3. look at upcoming parties, contact people to Laurie asked for help from any graphics see who is going to conventions, etc. artists to create a flyer. Don volunteered Laurie Mann has now become Friends Liaison. his MacIntosh. Sue Hammond reported that the APA was Sharon Sbarsky listed the ads coming up: produced and distributed and is still ex- Full page for Austin PB, full page for pensive. She asked anyone with knowledge Aussiecon PB (June 1st deadline for both); of n cheaper than 4. a page doublesided 1/2 page ConFederation PR2 ad (July 1st (copied, collated and stapled) operation to deadline). She gave thanks to Greg, Alex let her know. She also reported that MCFI and Lynx for helping her create the ad. had received quite a few letters asking Leslie stated she was on schedule and about our different memberships. She and under budget mailing out flyers; this Debiie King are getting together to write a received a rousing cheer. Deltacom actually letter on this subject. (EDITOR'S NOTE: returned the unused flyers sent them. See SHORT RAUCUS NOTES for an excerpt.) (Thank you.) George Flynn handed in the requested Mark announced that between 100-125 NIl written corrections to the minutes. Memory Books were given out at Balticon. Leslie Turek stated that a mailing on the and an extra case went to Disclave via Austin Art Show had gone out to over 300 Peggy Rae Pavlat. Sharon volunteered to artists and responses had started coming take some along to Westercon. back. She had sent a budget to Austin but Tony Lewis volunteered to write Locus had not yet heard back. Lesl'ie reminded for an address list to be used to verify people that it was hoped that Boston our old NIl membership list. people. coming to the NASFIC, will try to Mark reported that the Balticon Party be available to help on the Art Show; par- went well than](s to help from Alex, Dave. ticularly during set-up and sales. Set-up Claire, Priscilla, and Lynx. (See OF will still be either Thursday or Friday CABBAGES AND CONS by Claire Anderson for depending on building habitability. Debbie the party reports.) They got a good crowd King was appointed as Deputy Treasurer to and came out right on the nose with sup- handle the Austin Art Show funds. plies. Allan Kent, Treasurer. reviewed the Chip said the Norwescon party was very quarterly report. There was discussion on low-key. They had a good crowd and the the format of the reports. Rick asked for party lasted till 2:30am. Thanks to help an additional column showing the amount of from area Fricllds. He requested more Com- Assessments Due (not paid) as well as those mittee Members .plan to attend next year. 13 Rick thanke(l Davey, Seth, Sue Hammond, FAN LETTERS Anton, Claire, Dave, Mark, Paula, Greg. Sharon, George, Ben, Cindy Gold and Ken Knabbe for their help with the Lunacon 1 M U S E WE D II R E E 0 N W party. It appears we now have a preopposing - - - - IT - - teddy bear! 2 C A R 0 L M or--- 1 E S rn P T H Due to the state of MCFl's finances - it ------doesn't have any more money - and the fact 3 F C A -W K A -N 1 -L -K 1 N -G -U that the deadline for the Audible Fantasy ------equipment purchase had passed, it was de- 4 I E L B X P B 0 K -S G U H -1 cided to consider the issue closed. ------George reported he received a letter from 5 M -B U P V -C 0 U D G 1 -N G S Dave Langford, the 1980 TAFF delegate; his ------TAFF report is ready and being distributed. 6 -A T -M -A -S S A JI -U -S E T -T S George reminded everyone that MCFI passed ------a standing rule in 1982 promising to give 7 D S G -U -P -C -0 -V E -N -T -1 0 -N $50 every time a TAFF or DUFF report was ------published. It was decided to put a limit of 8 -T E -E -J E -D -E -C -1 T 1 -N -G A $500 on this item. ------The next meeting was scheduled for June 9 -H T -R -Y P T -P -A -R T -Y -N -A R 12, 1985 at St. Eulalia's Church. ------Meeting adjourned at 10:57pm. 10 -R N '-E -F -Z P H N -E -S M Z V -A ------11 E 0 -,I 1 D A Z L 1 N G Z E V - - - 12 E -C -T -1 P -S -G - -E -S -T -S -L A -E ------13 P N C -H 0 0 A T -E -L E H N - WHY IS A RAVEN LIKE A WRITING DESK? 14 A E T P H Q R E E N A 1 L by Priscilla Pollner ------15 R D S Z E *S F N D OM N D 1 PUZZLE #3 - FAN LETTERS - - - 16 -T -D U -1 -C -E -R - M -0 -N -1 -E S -K In the diagram at the right are 26 ------15-letter rows across. If you insert one 17 y -1 J R H -U -C -S T -E -R -S D -E letter of the alphabet in each of the empty ------boxes, a word of five letters or more, 18 P -II -S 1 V E -P 0 -T E L -D -E -A associated with MCFI will be formed. The ------letter added may be the first, last, or 19 -y E 1 -G N E -V 0 R L D C -o -N other letter in the word formed. ------20 -Z -H S T -B I -D 1 N G -E -W N -W It is a good idea to cross off each - - - letter in the alphabet as you use it, since 21 Z -T -1 -0 -N -E -A -T -1 -S T -S -C -R letters may be used only once. - - - - 22 -L -T -H -D -S A -L C -E -E T -N -0 -1 We have entered the first letter, "T", ------to form the word THREE to get you started. 23 -E -o T T -M A -S -U -E R -A D E -T - - - - In addition, when all of the letters have 24 -F -P -R 0 -G -R A -K -S E -D -G -N -I been filled in correctly, every third let- - - ter, starting from row 1, (i.e. rows 1, 3, 25 0 -N -N -0 -R -E -A - -C -o N -1 -1 -1 -P 7, etc.) should be circled. Read downwards, - - - - these circled letters will spell out the 26 -R -S 1 -S -1 -H -T - -o S T -0 -N P -P name of a former Noreascon VIP. ------Congratulations on finding any other ABC D E F G H 1 J K L M N 0 P Q R S", messages hidden among the letters! II V W X Y Z 14 SHORT RRUCUS NOTES Since I don't have to judge them, I can Many of the letters sent to us have asked honestly say ] think they are all great! I what the differences are between our four also think there should be more competition types of supporters. Instead of the usual Don't let someone else win by default, send Editor's Note on a letter, it seemed a in your ideas today; as you can see, ] better idea to write a complete explanation won't even print your name if you prefer •• for everyone. The following was composed unless you win! by Deborah King, Membership Secretary and Sue Hammond, Committee Secretary - with a ...... little help from their friends. "The Boston in '89 bid has four types of supporters: -= < Presup-p-orters are people interested in .0 helping Boston become the site of the 1989 HELP! ! ! HELP! ! ! HELP!! ! HELP! ! ! Worldcon. Their 53 fee is mainly used to help fund our bid parties. Nad3 needs artwork. As we have done before During the Boston in '80 bid, some of our with Vicky Poyser and Ingrid Neilson, we friends thought we were crazy to want to are very happy to showcase a single artist run a Worldcon (and they were right). To in an issue of Nad3. All artwork is wel- allow them to support the bid while still comed, but Alice related artwork is pre- showing they thought we were MAD, we in- ferred. Also desparately needed are small, vented the Preop-p-oser (and charged them narrow pieces to fit between the articles; twice the Presupporter fee). Since we are I love our teapots and teacups, but would still crazy, we have revived the Preopposer like to have something more. If you, or (the fee for which is $6) for the Boston a friend, have been looking for someplace in '89 bid. to put those extra drawings you did way Friends are people who have accepted an back when, or feel the creative urge to invitation from the committee to more do a few badge-sized pieces, please send actively support the Boston in '89 bid, them along. All original artwork will be with both money and work. They pay $12 a returned after being copied for Nad3. year and provide essential help in areas Thank you. The deadline for the next ranging from the Newsletter to running issue of Nad3 is September 30, 1985. parties. The Committee runs the bid and, if we HELP! ! ! HELP! ! ! HELP! ! ! HELP! ! ! win, will choose the people who run the convention. The Committee is the major source of funding and does most of the work." I hope the above answers your questions; thanks for asking them.

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