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September 1999 A monthly publication of the Fandom Association of Central Texas, Inc.

We’d appreciate it if you RSVP, so we’ll know Editorial Remarks how much to buy in the way of supplies. You can e- Come to ArmadilloCon! ‘Nuff said! mail me ([email protected]) or phone --- A. T. Campbell, III Adventures in Crime and Space at 4SF-BOOK (473- 2665). Labor Day Party! Thanks! You're invited to a "Who Can Afford to Go to --- Debbie Hodgkinson Australia Cook-Out and Potato Salad Bake-Off" party, which will be held on Labor Day. The party is FACToids & Friends sponsored by FACT. This column is for news about FACT members, The party will be held at 1204 Nueces (the former their friends, Texas writers, and important events in the FACT office, and current residence of Willie Siros) on SF&F community. If you have any such news, please Monday, September 6. It will start at 12 noon and run contact the F.A.C.T. Sheet Editor at the address on as long as people want to stay. page 7. We'll be cooking food outside on the grill. FACT will provide soft drinks, paper plates, utensils, napkins, Award News and some meat (Okay, actually burgers and hot dogs, so Results of the for 1999 were more like meat by-products.) Condiments and side announced at Mythcon XXX/Bree Moot 4 in dishes are potluck, as are any more exotic grilling items Milwaukee, Wisconsin on August 1. Winners included like chicken breasts, bratwurst or portobello by and ( mushrooms. Award for Adult Literature); of Derkholm by The highlight of the party will be the "Potato Salad (Fantasy Award for Children's Bake-Off". Here are the rules: Literature); C. S. Lewis: A Companion & Guide by 1. Make it at home. Walter Hooper (Scholarship Award in Inkling Studies); 2. Bring it to the party. and A Century of Welsh Myth in Children's Literature 3. Warn people of anything in it they may not want by Donna R. White (Scholarship Award in Myth and to eat because of allergies or restricted diets or they just Fantasy Studies). can’t stand it: shrimp, bacon, jalapenos, eggs, etc. The 1999 Awards were announced 4. Voting by applause-meter. No Australian ballot. Friday, August 13, at Comic-Con International in San We can’t afford Australia, remember? Diego. Honors went to “Devil's Advocate,” by Matt 5. A lovely ribbon will be awarded to the winner. Wagner and Tim Sale from : Black, White, and Perhaps even a certificate. Red (Best Short Story); Hitman #34: “Of Thee I Sing,” We will turn on the sprinklers in the parking lot for by , John McCrea, and Garry Leach (Best anyone who wants to play in water. We'll also try to Single Issue); #13-22: “Grasscutter,” by have the list of Hugo winners to announce. (Best Serialized Story); Preacher by Garth Feel free to invite any FACT members (or others in Ennis and Steve Dillon (Best Continuing Series); 300 the local SF community) who don't have e-mail. by and Lynn Varley (Best Limited Series); For more information, contact Debbie Hodgkinson by and Jae Lee (Best New ([email protected]) or Renee Babcock Series); : The Gotham Adventures by Ty ([email protected]). Templeton, Rick Burchett, and Terry Beatty (Best Title for a Younger Audience); Groo by Sergio Aragonés Houston fan group Starbase Houston now has its and (Best Humor Publication), Grendel: own web domain: http://www.starbasehouston.org/ Black, White, and Red by Matt Wagner (Best Anthology); : Peace on Earth by Magazine News and (Best New Graphic Album); Batman: Artemis Magazine, offering “science and fiction for The Long Halloween by and Tim Sale (Best a space-faring society,” has just published its first issue. Reprint Graphic Album); Archives, Vol. 1 Ian Randall Strock edits this quarterly publication. The by Jack Cole (Best Archival Collection); : A first issue has a cover by Alan Bean and contributions New Hope-Manga by Hisao Tamaki (Best US Edition from Jack Williamson, Fred Lerner, Stanley Schmidt, of Foreign Material); (Best Writer), Frank Marianne Dyson, and others. For more information: Miller (Best Writer/Artist), and (Best http://www.lrcpubs.com/artemismagazine.html Writer/Artist-Humor). Tim Sale (Best Penciller/Inker or Penciller/Inker Team); Alex Ross (Best Painter – Media News Interior Art); Lynn Varley (Best Coloring); Here’s more Lord of the Rings movie casting: (Best Lettering); Brian Bolland (Best Cover Artist); Christopher Lee (Saruman), Liv Tyler (Arwen), and (Talent Deserving of Wider Sean Bean (Boromir). Recognition); (Best Comics- Famke Janssen has joined the cast of the X-Men Related Periodical); Batman: Animated by Paul Dini movie. She’ll play , a telekinetic mutant. and (Best Comics-Related Book); Sandman SFX Online reports that the BBC2 plans to adapt Pocketwatch (Best Comics-Related Product); Hellboy Mervyn Peake's epic trilogy into a four- status (Best Comics-Related Sculpted Figure); and part TV series. The production is being described as a Batman: Animated (Best Publication Design). Hall of combination of “ingeniously conceived fantasy” and Fame inductees included Murphy Anderson, Jack Cole, “action-packed comedy.” Peake published the first L. B. Cole, , Gardner Fox, Mac Raboy, Alex Gormenghast book, Titus Groan, in 1946, followed by Schomburg, , , and Dick Gormenghast in 1950 and Titus Alone in 1959. Sprang. The final ballot for this year's World Fantasy Member News Awards, covering the 1998 eligibility year, has been The father of FACT member John Gibbons passed released. Awards will be presented at the World away in late August. The funeral was held Friday, Fantasy Convention in Providence, Rhode Island the August 27 in San Antonio. weekend of November 4-7, 1999. Nominees include Member Debbie Hodgkinson had an emergency ArmadilloCon 21 Guests Sean Stewart (Mockingbird appendectomy recently. She seems to be recovering for Best Novel) and Neil Gaiman (“Shoggoth's Old well, but she’ll be out of work for a couple of weeks. Peculiar” for Best Short Story). Past ArmadilloCon Guests with nominations include George R. R. Martin Obituary (“The Hedge Knight” for Best Novella), Patrick Nielsen James White, 1928 – 1999. Irish SF writer James Hayden (Starlight 2 for Best Anthology), and Bob White died Monday, August 23. He was best known for Eggleton (Best Artist). the ''Sector General'' books, starting with Hospital Station in 1962 and continuing through the forthcoming Comics News Double Contact. With Walt Willis, he co-edited the Former Superman writer Elliot S! Maggin has acclaimed fanzine Slant. White was the Guest of Honor written “Starwinds Howl”, which he feels is the at the 1996 WorldCon in Los Angeles. definitive story of Krypto, Superboy's pet. The story is online at his web site (http://www.starwinds- Writer News howl.com/). Maggin said he got the idea for the story Texas author Elizabeth Moon is making an when his seventh-grade child was recently reading a lot extensive trip to Australia. In addition to attending the of Jack . WorldCon, she’ll be speaking in Adelaide (Austin's sister city) on September 15 at their Writers' Centre. Fandom News She plans to send regular trip reports back to her Fans in the Houston area should check out the newsgroup at sff.net and other interested parties. Saturday Morning Ritual Breakfast Group. This loosely organized band of Science Fiction fans, writers, and NASA types meets every Saturday at the Buffet Upcoming Events Express on the northwest corner of Bellaire and Weslayan (4056 Bellaire). For more information, see Meetings & Gatherings http://www.flash.net/~aajiv/ (Note: There will be no FACT Board meeting in visit Earth for the first time. September.) (http://www.bunkfilms.com/films/rainbow/) September 7, 7PM: FACT Reading Group. October 8: Lost Souls (d. Janusz Kaminski) Horror film Adventures in Crime & Space. 609-A W. Sixth St, starring Winona Ryder and Ben Chaplin. Austin, TX (512) 473-2665. Topic:.Secret Realms (http://www.lostsoulsmovie.com/) by Tom Cool October 15: Scream if You Know What I Did Last September 21, 7PM: FACT Reading Group. Halloween (d. Keenen Ivory Wayans) Horror spoof Adventures in Crime & Space. Topic: The Death of starring the Wayans brothers, Cheri Oteri, and the Necromancer by Martha Wells Jenny McCarthy. October 5, 7PM: FACT Reading Group. Adventures October 15: The Omega Code. Thriller involving in Crime & Space. Topic: The Alien Years by scholars have decoded the key to the Bible Code, Robert Silverberg (also pick books) which allows them to foretell the future. Starring October 19, 7PM: FACT Reading Group. Adventures Casper Van Dien, Michael York, and Catherine in Crime & Space. Topic: Stardust by Neil Gaiman Oxenberg. (http://www.theomegacode.com/) November 2, 7PM: FACT Reading Group. October 15: Fight Club (d. David Fincher) A group of Adventures in Crime & Space. Topic: Newton's rich yuppies have fist fights for recreation. Starring Cannon by J. Gregory Keyes Brad Pitt, Edward Norton, Meat Loaf, and Helena Bonham Carter. Bookstore Events October 19: Cold Hearts (d. Robert Angelo Masciantonio) Vampire film starring Marisa Ryan Several signings are scheduled at Adventures in and Robert Floyd. Crime & Space Bookstore (609-A W. Sixth St, Austin, (http://www.shiftworld.com/index2.html) TX 512/473-2665). SF/F author Tad Williams will October 22: Bats (d. Louis Morneau) Genetically sign Otherland: Mountain of Black Glass on Thursday, mutated bats escape and it's up to a bat expert and September 9, 4:30-6:00 PM. Gonzo writer Joe R. the local sheriff to stop them. Starring Lou Lansdale will sign his new mystery novel Freezer Diamond Phillips and Dina Meyer. on Thursday, October 7, 5:30-6:00 PM. Carolina (http://www.batsthemovie.com/btm/) Garcia-Aguilera will sign her mystery novel A Miracle October 28: Godsend: The Evil Decimation (d. Rocky in Paradise on Wednesday, October 13, 5:00-7:00 PM. Costanzo) Religious horror about a serial killer on Artist/writer will sign Dinotopia: First a mission from God. Starring Alexandra Munroe Flight on Tuesday, October 19, 6:00-7:00 PM, to be and Jim Swanson. (http://ocactors.com/godsend/) followed by a dinner excursion. October 29: The House on Haunted Hill (d. William Tad Williams will also sign Otherland: Mountain Malone) Horror remake starring Geoffrey Rush of Black Glass at the Arboretum Barnes and Noble and Famke Janssen. (10000 Research Blvd., Austin, TX; 418-8985) The October 29: Mononoke Hime (d. ) signing will be Thursday, September 9 at 8 PM. Japanese animated adventure, with an English

screenplay by Neil Gaiman. Movies (http://www.ntv.co.jp/ghibli/) This list provides release dates on upcoming SF&F movies. Dates are subject to change. Conventions September 10: Mato Grosso (1999) (d. Matthew Here are details on conventions that FACT McQuillan) Alien invasion thriller. members, associates, and Favorite Authors will attend. (http://members.tripod.com/~Amblin2/mato_trailer September 2-6: AUSSIECON THREE/1999 .html) WORLDCON/SPAWNCON TWO. World September 10: Stigmata (d. Rupert Wainwright) Congress Centre, Melbourne, Australia. GoHs: Religious horror thriller with Gabriel Byrne and George Turner, Gregory Benford, Bruce Gillespie. Patricia Arquette. Memb: A$250/$170/£110 until 7/31/99; (http://www.mgm.com/stigmata/) A$45/$35/£25 supporting; A$45/$35/£25 children September 17: Molly (d. John Duigan) Elisabeth Shue 3-12. Info: Aussiecon Three, GPO Box 1212K, and Aaron Eckhart star in drama about a mentally Melbourne VIC 3001, Australia; US Address: PO challenged woman who becomes a genius via an Box 688, Prospect Heights, IL 60070-0688; UK experimental medical procedure. address: 45 Tilehurst Rd., Reading, UK; (http://www.mgm.com/molly/) [email protected]. Spawncon Info: October 2: Under the Rainbow (d. Carl James) Four PO Box 215 Forest Hill Vic 3131, Australia; +03- second-generation space explorers, born in space, 9803-9480 [email protected] September 10-12: ARMADILLOCON 21 Omni South (303) 657-5912; e-mail: [email protected]; Park, Austin TX. GoH: Sean Stewart. AGoH: website: www.econet.-com/milehicon Wayne Barlowe, EGoH: Shawna McCarthy. October 22-24: TUSCON 26 Executive Inn, Tucson FGoH: Hal Clement. TM: William Browning AZ. GoH: Laurell K. Hamilton. AGoH: Lee Seed. Spencer. Special Guest: Neil Gaiman. Program Memb: $30 to 10/1/99, $35 at door. Dealer table: Participants: Aaron Allston, Mark Anthony, Bill $45 (incl 1 memb); contact Cristi (520) 881-3709. Baldwin, Neal Barrett Jr., Austin Bay, M. Shayne Info: TusCon 26, Box 26822, Tucson AZ 85726. Bell, Jayme Lynn Blaschke, Pat Cadigan, Lillian Stewart Carl, Stepan Chapman, Cat Conrad, Meeting Minutes Roxanne Conrad, Bill Crider, Scott A. Cupp, , Marianne J. Dyson, Brad W. REGULAR MEETING MINUTES Foster, Jim Frenkel, Katharine Eliska Kimbriel, BOARD OF DIRECTORS Rick , Susan J. Kroupa, Wil McCarthy, C. J. Mills, Patrick Nielsen Hayden, Cary G. Osborne, THE FANDOM ASSOCIATION OF Lawrence Person, Carrie Richerson, Caroline CENTRAL TEXAS - August 9, 1999 Spector, Warren Spector, Bruce Sterling, Joan D. The Board of Directors (“the Board”) of the Vinge, Don Webb, Martha Wells, K. D. Wenworth, Fandom Association of Central Texas (“FACT”) Wendy Wheeler, Walter Jon Williams. Memb: $20 convened in a regular meeting at the home of FACT advance, $30 at door. Info: ArmadilloCon 21, Box members A.T. Campbell, III and Lori Wolf, at 3801 27277, Austin TX 78755; (512) 868-0036; e-mail: Hawkshead Drive, Austin, Texas on the 9th day of [email protected]. website: http://www.golem- August, 1999 and the duly constituted officers and computing.com/dillocon/ members of the Board were in attendance, thus September 23-26: DEATH EQUINOX '99/ CYBER- constituting a quorum: PSYCHO CONVERGENCE III Ramada Inn Downtown, Denver CO. GoH: . Lit- Lori Wolf Chairman and Director Prof GoH: LarryMcCaffrey. AGoH: Gomez. TM: A.T. Campbell, III Director . Guests: Don Webb, Brian Hodge, Fred Duarte, Jr Director Edward Bryant, more. Memb: $55 at door. Info: Robert Reedy Director Death Equinox '99, Box 581, Denver CO 80201; e- Karen Meschke President mail: [email protected]; website: Shane Cook Treasurer http://cyberpsychos.netonecom.net/death-equinox/ October 7-10: INT'L EDGAR ALLAN POE The meeting was called to order 1:21ish per CONFERENCE The Jefferson Hotel, Richmond Chairman,, Lori Wolf. The Minutes of the July 1999 VA. Guests: John Dunning, John Astin & the Poe meeting were reviewed and no changes needed to be Performance. Memb: $75 student, $130 others. entered into the record. The July meeting minutes Info: Conferences & Institutes Registration, were approved with the change. A.T. made the motion Pennsylvania State U, Box 10850, State College to accept the minutes and Robert Reedy seconded, the PA 16805; fax: (814)863-5175;website: vote was 4-0. http://www.outreach.psu.edu/C&I/EdgarAllanPoe/ I. Reports of the Officers of FACT October 22-24: HUBCON III University Center, Texas a. Chairman’s Report - Lori reviewed the Tech University Campus, West Broadway and previous nights autographing with Walter Jon University, Lubbock, TX; 806-742-3636. GoH: Williams which was held at Adventures in , Eric Kristiansen, Lucid Press, Dr. Crime & Space Bookstore, dinner at the James Whitlark. Theme: Halloween. Memb: $25 County Line (thanks to Kurt Baty for his until 9/1/99; $35 at the door. Info: HubCon III, c/o special contribution) and impromptu gathering Legion West, MS 2031-76, TTU, Lubbock, TX at 1204 Nueces after dinner. 79406; 806-789-1501; e-mail: b. President’s Report - Karen reported that she [email protected]. website: will be contacting Cliff Davis to include http://www.hubcon.org/ mention of FACT’s table at the Texas Book October 22-24: MILEHICON 31 Sheraton, Lakewood Festival in November and to invite other fans CO; rms $79 sngl/dbl, $89 tpl/quad. GoHs: Lois to drop by any flyers regarding their events McMaster Bujold, K.W. Jeter. AGoH: Robert around the state of Texas Daniels, Jr. TM: Kevin J. Anderson. Memb: $24 to c. Vice President’s Report - no sightings of 9/31/99, $26 to 10/10/99, $28 at door. Info: Robert Taylor have been made in the past MileHiCon 31, Box 101322, Denver CO 80250; month d. Secretary’s Report - The matter of FACT so new books to read will begin in the next members making donation through the United month or so. Way have been cleared up. Dan Tolliver was g. Nominations Committee - is currently in hiatus not at the meeting and Lori needs his signature pending election coverage. for FACT paperwork. h. Bylaws Committee - Robert Reedy passed out e. Treasurer’s Report - Shane received two bank copies of the last amended Bylaws from the statements for the month of July on Saturday March 14, 1999 meeting and stated that e-mail at the autographing and stated the following communications were ongoing between the two totals of FACT’s totals are from the members of the committee. FACT account - $30729.91, World Fantasy - III. Old Business $2551.21, the ArmadilloCon statements have a. Autographings - Fred will talk with Willie to not yet been received. see what is available in the next few months. f. Registrar’s Report - Carrie was not available, IV. New Business so no report was given. a. Fred will represent FACT along with Sara g. Social Director’s Report-Renee was also not at from ACS at the UT Mall Back to School the meeting., but was seen the previous event on August 24th, he will have flyers for evening and ideas were discussed with various the reading group, FACT, ArmadilloCon, FACT members for future events. FACT, and World Fantasy. h. MIS Report - Earl was not present so no report b. At 2:20ish, a motion was entertained and was given. moved by all to adjourn i. Historian’s Report - Robert had no report to Respectfully submitted, give. Karen Meschke II. Committee Reports Acting as Secretary again (!) a. ArmadilloCon 21 - This report was given by AT who had received a phone call from Mona (Note: By unanimous agreement of the Board, the Gamboa earlier this day. Current membership September FACT Board meeting was canceled. The is around 210, not including program “action without meeting” was conducted via e-mail.) participants. Mona believes the convention is close to their projected break even financial Solution to August Puzzle plans. There are 25-30 volunteers ready to attend and each will receive a T-shirt with a DEATH E L E C T R I C B Sherlock artwork for their efforts. 39 dealers ANDRO I D S A Y O N A R A tables have been bought. All of the GOH I G U A N A I S P C T I N travel arrangements have been completed. SI MI NC E R O E D G ArmadilloCon will have publicity stands at NALO OMN I C R A N K both ACS and Book People. Mona will be e- DER LES T B O Z YO mailing Shane regarding art show info and EE ADAM I L L O H K requests she has received. CRO FT EA U N E O b. ArmadilloCon 22 - Ruben Gamboa has begun A ALAS S L E E P E R T contacting GOH’s and hopes to have a Y I KES ACS J A ETH program book ad in this years ArmadilloCon. R NH AA A R C A N E c. World Fantasy - Fred said that the hotel sales PASS I ONPL A Y O F O staff was not available in August and a Sept R AMOK ET D T U T R th 26 visit was in the works. I BEN R E E Y O R E E d. Office - Karen will help clean out the office as SCENE A S P E C T R U M Lori reported to her from the previous nights MER DATA T K S PS social event only a small amount of items will need to be moved. The some party supplies Reading Group Report were used for the event last night. by A. T. Campbell, III e. Publications - The August FACT sheet contained another more difficult crossword August 3: Cosm by Gregory puzzle.. f. Reading group - AT reported 8 folks attended Benford the last reading group’s discussion. The Jack The discussion of Gregory Benford’s latest hard SF Williamson book scheduled is now out of print thriller drew a crowd of ten people. Eight had read the book and were there to discuss it, and two showed up just to socialize and join us for dinner. The book is a bird that turns into a twin of herself. Worse yet, the near future story about a young physicist, Alicia twin (called Jo) brings news of an ominous invasion. Butterworth, who makes a breakthrough discovery. A This causes Brook, Jo, and several of Brook’s friends to large part of the novel is a straightforward but embark on a quest of danger and self-discovery. unglamorized portrait of the life of a working academic We found the world of this book to be a scientist. and wonderful piece of invention. Stewart created Everyone found the writing style compelling and interesting and fleshed out civilizations and readable, particularly compared to the stylistic mythologies. One person commented that it seemed experimentation of Benford’s Galactic Center books. like a “harsher, fairyland Discworld.” The characters We felt that the portrayal of a scientist’s life and work seem like they fit well in this world, and their novel is realistic. The details of Dr. Butterworth’s life ring speech patterns are both unique and believable. true, particularly her obsession with work and her The story structure is unusual and complicated. It neglect of a social life. Benford pulls off a convincing involved several interweaving plot threads. Also, female viewpoint character. Her personality quirks people in the story often recite mythical stories, which seem quite believable for a scientist and a woman. tend to foreshadow events in the “main” story. Knots Dr. Butterworth’s discovery, the pocket universe are an important element in the lives of these seafaring “cosm” of the title, fascinated several of us. It is an people, and Stewart works knots into every aspect of intriguing idea, and many of us kept turning the pages the story – including its structure. simply to find out more about the cosm. It proved to be The biggest problem with this book is that we a wonderful vehicle for incorporating existing theory didn’t find the individual characters as interesting as the about the life cycle of a universe into a novel. world they inhabit. We were more interested in This book only had minor problems. Several of the descriptions of their society and its fascinating myths minor characters seem shallowly developed, than in the careers and love lives of the relatively particularly in comparison to the fleshed-out Dr. insignificant group of protagonists. And while most of Butterworth. The speech patterns of the characters are Stewart’s invented speech patterns work wonderfully, too similar, so conversations often read like a person some of us had trouble with characters using “Spit!” as talking to himself. Also, none of us felt that the a swear word. scientists in the book seemed as brilliant as they were Overall we liked this book a lot. Even those who supposed to be. don’t normally like fantasy liked this one. As usual for It was apparent that the audience for this book is Stewart, Clouds End is unlike anything he’d written different than the audience of Benford’s Galactic previously. We feel that Sean Stewart’s approach to Center books. Several years ago the Reading Group fantasy has little or nothing to do with traditional had discussed In the Ocean of Night, the first book of commercial “fat” fantasy, and for this we are grateful. that sequence, and found it unremarkable. Most of the people who attended that earlier discussion are still in the group, and they all liked Cosm. One relative newcomer to the group, who’d actually liked the Adventures in Galactic Center books, was disappointed by the small scope of Cosm’s story.

We feel that this book ranks in the upper tier of Crime & Space Bookstore books about scientists. The details of scientists, universities, and laboratories all ring true. Cosm 10% Discount for FACT Members! compares favorably to the works of such writers of

“scientist fiction” as John Cramer and Paul Preuss. 609-A W. Sixth Street, Austin, TX (512)473-2665 August 17: Clouds End by Sean M-Th 11-8, F-Sa 11-9, Su 12-6 Stewart http://www.crimeandspace.com Eight people showed up for the discussion of New Used Out of Print Rare British American Clouds End, a fantasy novel by ArmadilloCon 21 Guest of Honor Sean Stewart. Six had read the book, and the others were present to socialize or observe. The book is a heroic fantasy set in a fully imagined world. The story concerns a group of island people who get wrapped up in a struggle involving supernatural Heroes and the mysterious Mist. A young woman, Brook, encounters a The Fandom Association of How to Join FACT FACT membership benefits include regular Central Texas, Inc. issues of The F.A.C.T. Sheet and the opportunity The Fandom Association of Central Texas, to participate in many social events (see the Inc. (FACT) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit “Upcoming Events” column). literary/educational corporation. To become a member, please send membership dues to the FACT mailing address. Board of Directors The time of year in which you pay for membership Lori Wolf, Chair (512)833-5269 determines the amount, so that in subsequent [email protected] years your membership will come due in April or October. A. T. Campbell, III (512)833-5269 [email protected] If you join in: Your dues will be: Earl Cooley, III (512)454-3295 May or November $29.75 (17 months) [email protected] June or December $28.00 (16 months) July or January $26.25 (15 months) Fred Duarte, Jr. (512)835-9304 August or February $24.50 (14 months) [email protected] September or March $22.75 (13 months) Robert Reedy (512)926-0925 October or April $21.00 (12 months) [email protected]

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Registrar Carrie Richerson Contact Information [email protected] Mail: The F.A.C.T. Sheet Historian Bob Reedy c/o A. T. Campbell, III [email protected] 3801 Hawkshead Dr Austin, TX 78727-6029 MIS Bob Quinlan E-Mail: [email protected] [email protected] Social Director Renee Babcock Credits and Notices [email protected] Editorial Contributions: Karen Meschke (“Meeting Minutes,” pp. 3-4); Shane Cook (“Income Statement, p. 4) A. T. Campbell, III How to Contact FACT (“Solution to July’s Puzzle”, p. 5, “Reading Mailing Address: PO Box 27277 Group Report,” p. 5, “SF Crossword Puzzle”, Austin, TX 78755 p. 6). WWW: http://www.fact.org/ Artwork: All artwork is © 1999 A T. Campbell, III. Copyrights: All contents copyright © 1999 by the Fandom Association of Central Texas, Inc., except where otherwise noted. Trademarks: “World Science Fiction Society,” “WSFS,” “World Science Fiction Convention,” “WorldCon,” “NASFiC,” and “Hugo” are registered service marks of the World Science Fiction Society, an unincorporated literary society

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FACT Member Birthdays Celebrity Birthdays September September 4 Tom Davidson 1 Edgar Rice Burroughs (A Princess of Mars) 18 Harry Beckwith 10 Fay Wray (King Kong) 25 Matthew Duarte 13 Roald Dahl (Charlie and the Chocolate Factory) October 17 Roddy McDowell (Planet of the Apes) 2 Cathy Beckwith 21 H. G. Wells (The Time Machine), Stephen 12 Kennedy Poyser King (The Stand) 21 Betty Hall 25 Mark Hamill (Wing Commander IV) 26 Linda Hamilton (Terminator) October 2 Avery Brooks (ST: DS9), Persis Khambatta (ST: The Motion Picture) 4 Charlton Heston (Planet of the Apes), Susan Sarandon (Rocky Horror Picture Show) 5 (The ) 9 Miguel de Cervantes (Don Quixote) 20 (Space: 1999) 21 Ursula K. Le Guin (The Lathe of Heaven) 23 (The Terminal Man) 27 Elsa Lanchester (Bride of Frankenstein)