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WelcomeWelcome to the LogbookLogbook of the “DIG”“DIG”

LAX Marriott November 23 - 25, 2007 Robert J. Sawyer Author Guest Theresa Mather Artist Guest Capt. David West Reynolds Fan Guest Dr. James Robinson Music Guest

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Anime ...... Pg 68 Kids’ Night Out ...... Pg 63 Art Show ...... Pg 66 Listening Lounge ...... Pg 71 Awards Masquerade ...... Pg 59 Evans-Freehafer ...... Pg 56 Members List ...... Pg 75-79 Forry ...... Pg 57 Office / Lost & Found ...... Pg 71 Rotsler ...... Pg 58 Photography/Videotape Policies .... Pg 70 Autographs ...... Pg 73 Programming Panels ...... Pg 38-47 Bios Regency Dancing ...... Pg 62 Author Guest of Honor ...... Pg 8-11 Registration ...... Pg 71 Artist Guest of Honor ...... Pg 12-13 Room Parties ...... Pg 63 Music Guest of Honor ...... Pg 16-17 Security Fan Guest of Honor ...... Pg 14 Rules & Regulations ..... Pg 70,73 Program Guests ...... Pg 30-37 No Smoking Policy ...... Pg 73 Blood Drive ...... Pg 53 Weapons Policy ...... Pg 70,73 Chair’s Message ...... Pg 4-5 Special Needs ...... Pg 60 Children’s Programming ...... Pg 68 Special Stories Committee & Staff ...... Pg 6-7 Peking Man ...... Pg 18-22 Computer Lounge ...... Pg 62 Dr. Arizona and the: Con Suite ...... Pg 62 Planet of the Mummies ... Pg 24-25 Daily Zine ...... Pg 72 Quasi-Mayan Menace ... Pg 26-27 Dealers’ Room ...... Pg 61 Fossils of Mars ...... Pg 28-29 Exhibits ...... Pg 69 Teen Programming ...... Pg 66 Fan Tables ...... Pg 72 Toy Drive ...... Pg 47 Fanzine Lounge ...... Pg 40 Volunteers ...... Pg 73 Filking ...... Pg 64-65 Gaming ...... Pg 69 Guide: Advertisers ...... Pg 80 Program Book Art ...... Pg 80 Convention Map ...... Pg 40-41 Hall Costume Awards ...... Pg 60 History LASFS ...... Pg 50-55 Loscon ...... Pg 48-49 Ice Cream Social ...... Pg 58 Information ...... Pg 61

3 A Message From The Expedition Leader

Excavation Report for Loscon 34: The Dig Several years ago when I came up with the idea of an Archaeology Theme for a Loscon convention, it was simply a pipe dream and it still stuns me that it has become a reality. I thank all the LASFS members who voted me the opportunity to share this dream with them and to all my wonderful dedicated committee members who have helped me make it that such characters can be found his- come true. As always with any conven- torically, but using them in a futuristic tion chair looking back, I know that I could context just seems anachronistic to me. have done better in many areas but was Unfortunately, most of these treat- also taught many things, including to ments do seem to see archaeologists, trust in the people I selected. Through along with their methods and ethics, as all the trials and tribulations that affected being as trapped in the ancient past as me physically, technically and financially its field of study is. Paleontology has over the past year, this outstanding com- been a bit better treated by science fic- mittee has picked up the slack when tion as a field of scientific study with a needed and showed their tremendous future, even if a potentially disastrous ability to perform their volunteer jobs one ala “Jurassic Park”. Still, unfortu- even in the face of their own difficulties. nately, most of the paleontology related I especially thank my vice-chair Sherri Be- stories have centered around not pale- noun, my secretary Marcia Minsky, and ontology as a field but around the dis- Arlene Satin for keeping me up to date covery of a live dinosaur (think “won- when I had communication problems and derful old object”). In fact, paleonto- providing much moral support. Mean- logical science fiction has its own bane while, I thank both Tadao Tomomatsu in that most stories seem to be stuck and Christian McGuire for sharing with me in the Cretaceous. By holding a science their knowledge as well as their confi- fiction convention with a theme specifi- dence that I could do this job. Above all cally looking at the future of these two I would like to thank my late friend fields of study, I hope that I might in- Michael Mason and dedicate this exca- spire some leaders in the field of sci- vation to his memory since most of my ence fiction to improve the treatment ideas developed in long, often late-night, of archaeology and paleontology in their conversations with him. work.

Archaeology is a scientific field that has The Guests of Honor for Loscon 34 were been frequently overlooked or ill-used in specially selected with this theme in science fiction. Most often archaeology mind. Robert J. Sawyer has explored can only be found as a launching point both paleontology and archaeology or other plot item, usually in the form of themes in his writing. His Quintaglio a discovery of a wonderful old object. series has shown dinosaurs as they Sometimes these stories decide to fol- might have evolved if their extinction low the “Indiana Jones” model and have was avoided. One of these dinosaurs is the main character as an archaeologist even shown performing standard pale- that seems to spend all his/her time try- ontological/archaeological methods and ing to find some particular treasure and further explores the gray area which fighting evil figures to do so. It is true 4 merges these two sciences (which are simply currently separated by the ab- interpretation but hey ... I’m the chair ;). sence/presence of intelligence). It still Dr. James Robinson came to my atten- strikes me as fate that the logo for tion many years ago as “Dr. Jane”. Ev- Loscon 34, which was developed long ery time I was introduced as an archae- before I selected him as GOH, mirrors a ologist at a convention, it was inevitable picture that he already had on his web- that the person would then respond with site. My Artist Guest of Honor Theresa “Do you know Dr. Jane?”. The gift of Mather has explored a wide range of ar- several CD’s made me determined to tistic expression by painting on a vari- have him present as a Music Guest of ety of materials. These works are what Honor. The aspect of those CD’s that she has become well-known for within impressed me was the song writing skill the science fiction convention circuit. involved in capturing the spirit of pale- Dragons are a common theme in her art- ontology into song. Even if he did not work and, to stretch the connection a continue as a paleontologist, I still wanted bit, dinosaur bones are considered to to honor that song writing ability as well be the basis of the development of as to honor him for the contributions he dragon mythology. Theresa also has has made to the filk community at large. explored the history of a particular mode I hope you all get to benefit from my of artistic expression by restoring car- selections and get a feeling for the wide ousels and doing the necessary histori- expanse of expressions of our theme. cal research involved. Since this work involves an aspect of material culture, Loscon began primarily as a literary sci- it can be in fact categorized within the ence fiction convention but has over the fields of historical archaeology, museum years expanded to being a general sci- studies, and even experimental archae- ence fiction convention exploring all av- ology. I must admit that my choice of enues of expression. This development her for Artist Guest of Honor was also has mirrored the expansion of the field highly influenced by our collaborative of science fiction itself. Our community work. My Fan Guest of Honor could be can now be viewed as a sub-culture with considered to not be a “traditional” its own individual sub-cultures. In this choice. David West Reynolds is an ar- respect, I have always viewed a general chaeologist like me, but it was specifi- science fiction convention like Loscon as cally his research related to Star Wars an opportunity for all these sub-cultures as reported in the “Star Wars Insider” to get together and celebrate our larger that first brought him to my attention community. It is a time to share our in- many years ago. I vowed then that if I dividual interests and enthusiasms with ever ran a convention he would be one like-minded people and help to inspire the of my guests. Someone who would go acceptance of the unordinary that we to the lengths to travel to Tunisia to collectively ascribe to but do not always find the filming locations for the origi- practice. Here at Loscon I hope that you nal Star Wars trilogy is definitely a true explore outside your own sub-sub-cul- blue fan. His story since then is one of ture and make contact with and enjoy a fan that has “made it” and now can the wide range of opportunities available be considered a definite professional in to you here. If you leave Loscon with his field. It is his contribution to Star nothing else, I hope you leave with an Wars and Indiana Jones fandom through understanding of the width of our sci- his writing and work that I am honoring ence fiction culture and that you have by making him Fan Guest of Honor. He excavated a wider amount of it than you has brought to the rest of us the many have ever before (even if you still didn’t facts and information that real fans ap- quite get it). preciate, and the skills he brought to the task he acquired due to his archaeo- Keep Digging, logical training. This might not be the Dr. Susan “Arizona” Gleason, Chair more traditional “Fan Guest of Honor” 5 LosCon 34 Committee Chair Dr. Susan “Arizona” Gleason Ice Cream Social Stacey Helton Anime Brett Achorn Information Cathy Mullican Staff Brad Achorn Internet Lounge Jim Dennis Archivist Tadao Tomomatsu Heather Stern Staff Melina Levesque Kids’ Night Out Heide Nichols Art Show Elizabeth Klein-Lebbink Staff Barbara Newton Jerome Scott Listening Lounge Greg Barrett Staff Mary Jane Jewell Logistics Bob Null Charles Matheny Staff George Mulligan Janet Baernstein Michael “Tiny” Korp Sheri Taylor Masquerade Jess “California” Miller Marilyn “Fuzzy” Niven Staff Malcolm “Midden Heap” Scott Autographs Regina Reynante Membership Elayne Pelz Belly Jam Kristine Cherry Minyan Committee “Rabbi” Marcia Minsky Blood Drive Dennis Cherry Staff “Gabai” Michael Pell Kristine Cherry Joe Zeff Children’s Programming Alison Stern “Hazzan” Joyce Sperling Staff Lucy Stern Newszine Martin Young Jester Reporter Robert “Bob” Evans Evil Red Numbers Laura Korp Con Suite Janet “Lt. J.G. Smoothie” Pedersen Michael “Tiny” Korp Staff Elonda Castro Staff Hieu Le Barbara Newton Office Joyce Sperling Thomas Bustos Staff Michael Pell Jonathan Bustos Operations Bert Boden Cassandra Bustos Second Melissa Campbell Costume Station Maria Rodriguez Staff Gina Palmer Dealers’ Room Kris Bauer Dorothy Truslow Second Greg “Grunt” Bilan Jonnalyhn Wolfcat Hall Third Warren “Peace” Johnson Molly Boone Decorations Casey Bernay Wendy Newton Staff Ruth Judkowitz Keith Kissel Dig Box Mike Stern Martin Young Lucy Stern Michael Schultz Dig Mom Colleen Savitzky Saul Dudley Events Coordinator Katt Thornton Evan James Fan Tables Greg “Grunt” Bilan Gary Kephart Filking Lee Gold Ernie Aldama Staff Barry Gold Nick Strickland Barney Evans Brianna Johnson Greg Gross Party Maven Selina Phanara Gaming Terry Newton Staff - Patrol/Ice Haulers Tom Udo Barry Lew Danny Frashier Patrick Havert Photographer Stan Burns Victor Bugg Press Relations Arlene Satin Barksdale Hales Programming Milt Stevens Darnell Coleman Staff Arlene Satin Tom Safer Richard Foss Guest Liaison Janis Olson Marty Massoglia Staff Wendy Newton Programming Ops Rainy Smyth Vicki Shapiro Ed Hooper Amy Dienhart Staff Heide Nichols Rob “Gizmo” Powell Steve Smyth Allie Bennett Scott Nichols Allison Stern Richard Nguyen Hall Costumes Anne Morrel Progress Reports Arlene Satin Staff “Wild Bill” Ellern Program Book Tony “Tomb Breaker” Benoun Hotel Christian “Shovel” McGuire Proofreader Sherri Benoun Seconds Joyce “Indiana” Hooper Copy Editors Anne Morrel Kim Marks Brown 6 “Wild Bill” Ellern Third Darnell Coleman Publicity Crew Eric “ Dr. Zorka” Hoffman Secretary Marcia “Raider” Minsky Dr. Susan “Arizona” Gleason Special Needs Joe “Sethos” Zeff John DeChancie Staff Don Wenner Liz Mortensen Staff Lounge Rebecca Rowan Marcia Minsky Staff Bruce Rowan Arlene Satin Tech Charlie Hoff Lucy Stern Scott Beckstead Regency Dance John Hertz Teen Lounge Pearl Newton Registration Elayne Pelz Staff Amelia Horswill Second Tony “Tomb Breaker” Benoun Eris Young Staff Marcia Minsky Sundance BeKinnie Linnea Caldeen Eugene Hourany Katherine Seddon Spike Dodds Dave Keller Toy Drive George Mulligan Deanna Bayless Treasurer “Wild Bill” Ellern Lynn Baden Staff Anne Morrel Karen Connell Virtual Masquerade Michael Thorsen Restaurant Guide Joan Steward Volunteers Kathryn “Chaos” Savitzky Riddle Master Ed Green Second Peggy Newvine Rock Dances Michael “Lynx” Molisani Webmaster Dr. Susan “Arizona” Gleason Shawn Crosby

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7 Author Guest Of Honor ROBERT J. SAWYER

Robert J. Sawyer is one of only seven writers ever to win all three of the science-fiction field’s top awards for best novel of the year: the Hugo of Recognition, the Sixteenth Annual Award (which he won in 2003 for Collectors Award for “Most Collect- Hominids), the Science Fiction and able Author of the Year” presented Fantasy Writers of America’s Nebula by Barry R. Levin Science Fiction & Award (which he won in 1996 for The Fantasy Literature of Santa Monica, Terminal Experiment), and the John Analog magazine’s “Analytical Labo- W. Campbell Memorial Award (which ratory Award” for best short story he won in 2006 for Mindscan). of the year (for “Shed Skin”), the Rob is the only writer in history to Crime Writers of Canada’s Arthur Ellis win the top science-fiction awards in Award for best short story of the the United States, China, France, Ja- year (for “Just Like Old Times”), and Science Fiction Chronicle pan, and Spain, and he has won a the Science Fiction Chronicle Reader record-setting nine Canadian Science Award for best short story of the Fiction and Fantasy Awards (“Auro- year (for “The Hand You’re Dealt”). ras”). His 17 novels include two popu- His latest novel is Rollback (which lar trilogies: the “Neanderthal Paral- received starred reviews, denoting lax” (Hominids, Humans, and Hy- a book of exceptional merit, in both brids), about a gateway that opens Publishers Weekly and Library Jour- to an alternate Earth where Neander- nal); his next, Wake, begins his new thals survived to the present day, and “WWW” trilogy about the World the “Quintaglio Ascension” (Far-Seer, Wide Web gaining consciousness. Fossil Hunter, and Foreigner), about a world of intelligent dinosaurs. Called “the leader of SF’s next-gen- eration pack” by Barnes and Noble, In addition to his Hugo win for Homi- “the best science-fiction writer out nids, he has nine other Hugo nomina- there” by the Rocky Mountain News, tions under his best for such novels and “a writer of boundless confi- as Starplex, Frameshift, Factoring Hu- dence and bold scientific extrapola- manity, and Calculating God. tion” by The New York Times, Rob’s His other awards and honors include novels are top-ten national main- an honorary doctorate from stream bestsellers in Canada and Laurentian University; the $2,500 have hit #1 on the bestsellers’ list Locus Toronto Public Library Celebrates published by Locus, the US trade Reading Award; the Ryerson Univer- journal of the science-fiction field. sity Alumni Award of Distinction, Rob is a judge for the Writers of the City of Mississauga Civic Award 8 the Future contest, and is one of three jurors for the Cordwainer Smith Canada). He is a frequent commen- Rediscovery Award, given annually tator on science stories for CBC at Readercon. He’s also The Cana- Newsworld (Canada’s national cable- dian Encyclopedia’s authority on sci- news channel), and has long been the ence fiction; has taught writing at on-air futurist for Discovery Channel the University of Toronto, Ryerson Canada. His nonfiction has appeared University, and the Banff Centre; and in Archaeology, Sky & Telescope, and edits the Robert J. Sawyer Books im- The New York Review of Science Fic- print for Canadian publisher Fitzhenry tion, and his commissioned op-ed & Whiteside. pieces have appeared in The Ottawa Citizen, The Globe and Mail: Canada’s Rob was the only writer invited to National NewpaperNewpaper, and Maclean’s: sit on the Canadian Federal Depart- Canada’s Weekly NewsmagazineNewsmagazine. ment of Justice’s advisory panel for genetics laws. His consulting clients In other media, Rob wrote the origi- have included Kodak, Motorola, and nal series bible for the science-fiction CA (Computer Associates). He has TV series Charlie Jade and did con- made over 200 TV appearances (in- ceptual work on the revival of cluding Rivera Live with Geraldo Robotech. He lives just outside Rivera and Canada A.M.) and done Toronto with his wife, Carolyn Clink. over 200 radio interviews (including For more information, see his web- NPR’s Talk of the Nation “Science site at sfwriter.comsfwriter.com. Friday” and CBC’s Sounds Like

Novels _ The Terminal Experiment, HarperPrism (now Avon Eos), New York, May 1995. The WWW Trilogy: _ Starplex, Ace Books, October 1996. _ Wake, Penguin Canada and Ace Science _ Frameshift, Tor Books, June 1997. Fiction (Penguin USA), forthcoming in _ Illegal Alien, Ace Books, December 1997. 2008. _ Factoring Humanity, Tor Books, June _ Watch, Penguin Canada and Ace, forth- 1998. coming in 2009. _ Flashforward, Tor Books, June 1999. _ Wonder, Penguin Canada and Ace, forth- _ Calculating God, Tor Books, June 2000. coming in 2010. _ Mindscan, Tor Books, April 2005. _ Rollback, Tor Books, April 2007. The Neanderthal Parallax Trilogy: _ Hominids, Tor Books (the world’s larg- Collections est science-fiction publisher), New York, May 2002. _ Identity Theft, a hardcover collection of _ Humans, Tor Books, February 2003. 14 short stories, one novelette, and one _ Hybrids, Tor Books, September 2003. novella, Red Deer Press, Calgary (intro- duction by Robert Charles Wilson), Feb- The Quintaglio Ascension Trilogy: ruary 2008. _ Far-Seer, Ace, New York, June 1992 (re- issued by Tor, May 2004). _ Relativity, a hardcover collection of eight _ Fossil Hunter, Ace, May 1993 (reissued stories, four speeches, eleven articles, by Tor, January 2005). and twelve essays on the craft of writ- _ Foreigner, Ace, March 1994 (reissued ing, ISFiC Press, Chicago, November by Tor, August 2005). 2004 (introduction by Mike Resnick).

Stand-Alone Novels: _ Iterations, a hardcover collection of 22 short stories, Quarry Press, Kingston, _ Golden Fleece, Warner, New York, De- Ontario, January 2002 (trade paperback cember 1990 (reissued by Tor, Novem- reprint, Red Deer Press, March 2004; ber 1999). second edition, Red Deer Press, Decem- _ End of an Era, Ace, November 1994 ber 2007) (introduction by James Alan (reissued by Tor, September 2001). 9 Gardner). Short Stories _“FlashesFlashes,” FutureShocks, edited by Lou _“The Abdication of Pope Mary IIIIII,” Na- Anders, Roc Books, New York, January ture: International Weekly Journal of Sci- 2006. [included in Identity Theft] ence, July 6, 2000. [included in Itera- tions] [available from Fictionwise.com] _“ForeverForever,” Return of the Dinosaurs, ed- ited by Mike Resnick and Martin H. _“Above It AllAll,” Dante’s Disciples, edited Greenberg, DAW Books, New York, May by Peter Crowther and Edward E. Kramer, 1997. [included in Iterations] [available White Wolf, Atlanta, February 1996. [in- from Fictionwise.com] cluded in Iterations] [available from Fictionwise.com] _“GatorGator,” the lead story in Urban Night- mares, edited by Josepha Sherman and _“Biding TimeTime,” Slipstreams, edited by Keith R. A. DeCandido, Baen Books, New Martin H. Greenberg and John Helfers, York, November 1997. [included in It- DAW Books, New York, May 2006. [in- erations] [available from cluded in Identity Theft] Fictionwise.com]

_“Black ReflectionReflection,” In the Shadow of the _“Golden FleeceFleece,” Amazing Stories, ed- Wall: Vietnam Stories That Might Have ited by Patrick Lucien Price, TSR Inc., Been, edited by Byron R. Tetrick, Lake Geneva, WI, September 1988. Cumberland House, 2002. Modified and incorporated into the novel Humans _“The Good DoctorDoctor,” Amazing Stories, (2003) as Chapter 22. edited by Patrick Lucien Price, TSR Inc., Lake Geneva, WI, January 1989. [in- _“The Blue PlanetPlanet” as “Mars Reacts!Reacts!,” The cluded in Identity Theft] Globe and Mail: Canada’s National News- paper, Saturday, December 11, 1999. _“The Hand You’re DealtDealt,” Free Space, [included in Iterations] [available from edited by Brad Linaweaver and Edward Fictionwise.com] E. Kramer, Tor Books, New York, July 1997. [included in Iterations] [included _“Caught in the WebWeb,” White Wall Review in Identity Theft] [available from 1982, edited by Denise Coney, Jennifer Fictionwise.com] Harwood, J. Craig Sandy, and Robert J. Sawyer, Ryerson Polytechnical Institute, _“If I’m Here, Imagine Where They Sent Toronto, 1982. My LuggageLuggage,” The Village Voice: The Weekly Newspaper of New York, 14-20 _“Come All Ye FaithfulFaithful,” Space Inc., ed- January 1981; reprinted by Story Cards, ited by Julie E. Czerneda, DAW Books, Washington DC, in 1987. [included in New York, July 2003. [included in Iden- Iterations] tity Theft] [available from Fictionwise.com] _“Identity TheftTheft,” Down These Dark Spaceways, edited by Mike Resnick, Sci- _“The ContestContest,” White Wall Review 1980, ence Fiction Book Club, New York, April edited by Lisa Coleman and Ed Green- 2005. [included in Identity Theft] wood, Ryerson Polytechnical Institute, Toronto, 1980; reprinted in 100 Great _“ImmortalityImmortality,” Janis Ian’s Stars, edited Fantasy Short Short Stories, edited by by Janis Ian and Mike Resnick, DAW Isaac Asimov, Terry Carr, and Martin Books, New York, August 2003. [in- Harry Greenberg, Doubleday, New York, cluded in Identity Theft] [included in 1984. [included in Iterations] Relativity] [available from Fictionwise.com] _“Driving A BargainBargain,” Be VERY Afraid!: More Tales of Horror, edited by Edo van _“IneluctableIneluctable,” the lead story in Analog Belkom, Tundra Books, Toronto, 2002. Science Fiction and Fact, November [included in Identity Theft] [available 2002. [included in Identity Theft] [in- from Fictionwise.com] cluded in Relativity] [available from Fictionwise.com] _“The Eagle Has LandedLanded,” I, Alien, edited by Mike Resnick, DAW Books, New York, _“IterationsIterations,” the lead story in April 2005. [included in Identity Theft] TransVersions: An Anthology of New Fantastic Literature, edited by Marcel _“Fallen AngelAngel,” Strange Attraction, ed- Gagné and Sally Tomasevic, Paper Or- ited by Edward E. Kramer, ShadowLands chid Press, November 2000. [included Press, Centreville, Virginia, June 2000. in Iterations] [available from [included in Iterations] [available from Fictionwise.com] Fictionwise.com] 10 _“Just Like Old TimesTimes,” On Spec: The Canadian Magazine of Speculative Writ- _“The Shoulders of GiantsGiants,” as the lead ing, Summer 1993; commissioned for story in Star Colonies edited by Martin and also published as the lead story in H. Greenberg and John Helfers, DAW Dinosaur Fantastic, edited by Mike Books, New York, June 2000. [included Resnick and Martin H. Greenberg, DAW in Iterations] [included in Relativity] Books, New York, July 1993. [included [available from Fictionwise.com] in Iterations] [included in Relativity] [available from Fictionwise.com] _“The Stanley Cup CaperCaper,” The Toronto Star, Sunday, August 24, 2003, page _“Kata BinduBindu,” Microcosms, edited by M1. [included in Identity Theft] [included Gregory Benford, DAW Books, New York, in Relativity] January 2004. [included in Identity Theft] [available from Fictionwise.com] _“Star Light, Star BrightBright,” Far Frontiers, edited by Martin H. Greenberg and Larry _“Last But Not LeastLeast,” Be Afraid!: Tales Segriff, DAW Books, New York, Septem- of Horror, edited by Edo van Belkom, ber 2000. [included in Iterations] [in- Tundra Books, Toronto, September cluded in Relativity] [available from 2000. [included in Iterations] [available Fictionwise.com] from Fictionwise.com] _“Stream of ConsciousnessConsciousness,” No Limits: _“Lost in the MailMail,” TransVersions 3, Developing Scientific Literacy Using Sci- October 1995. [included in Iterations] ence Fiction and Packing Fraction and [available from Fictionwise.com] Other Tales of Science and Imagination, both edited by Julie E. Czerneda, Trifo- _“MikeysMikeys,” Space Stations, edited by lium Books, Toronto, 1999. [included in Martin H. Greenberg and John Helfers, Iterations] [available from DAW Books, New York, March 2004. [in- Fictionwise.com] cluded in Identity Theft] _“Uphill ClimbClimb,” Amazing Stories, edited _“MotiveMotive,” FutureScapes, Strasenburgh by Patrick Lucien Price, TSR Inc., Lake Planetarium, Rochester NY, Summer Geneva, WI, March 1987. [included in It- 1980. erations] [available from Fictionwise.com] _“On The SurfaceSurface,” Future Wars, edited by Martin H. Greenberg and Larry _“Where the Heart IsIs,” Ark of Ice: Cana- Segriff, DAW Books, New York, April dian Futurefiction, edited by Lesley 2003. [included in Identity Theft] [avail- Choyce, Pottersfield Press, Nova Scotia, able from Fictionwise.com] 1992. [included in Iterations]

_“Ours to DiscoverDiscover,” LeisureWays, No- _“Wiping OutOut,” Guardsmen of Tomorrow, vember 1982. [included in Iterations] edited by Martin H. Greenberg and Larry Segriff, DAW Books, New York, Novem- _“Peking ManMan,” the lead story in Dark ber 2000. [included in Iterations] [avail- Destiny III, edited by Edward E. Kramer, able from Fictionwise.com] White Wolf, Atlanta, October 1996. [in- cluded in Iterations] [available from _“You See But You Do Not ObserveObserve,” Fictionwise.com] Sherlock Holmes in Orbit, edited by Mike Resnick and Martin H. Greenberg, DAW _“RelativityRelativity,” Men Writing Science Fiction Books, New York, February 1995. Autho- as Women, edited by Mike Resnick, DAW rized by Dame Jean Conan Doyle. [in- Books, New York, November 2003. [in- cluded in Iterations] [available from cluded in Identity Theft] [included in Fictionwise.com] Relativity] [available from Fictionwise.com]

_“The Right’s ToughTough,” Visions of Liberty, edited by Mark Tier and Martin H. Greenberg, DAW Books, New York, July 2004. [included in Identity Theft]

_“Shed SkinSkin,” The Bakka Anthology, ed- ited by Kristen Pederson Chew, The Bakka Collection, Toronto, December 2002, and Analog Science Fiction and Fact, January-February 2004. [in- cluded in Identity Theft] [available 11 from Fictionwise.com] Artist Guest Of Honor Jewels of Perfection The Art and Artist, Theresa Mather By Sue Dawe My first introduction to Theresa approached, the half-dozen or so of Mather was through her artwork, or us were circling around Theresa’s rather, through my husband Michael, work like vultures, trying to look who discovered her work first. It was subtle, but failing miserably. Unable in the mid-nineties, and I was in the to restrain myself, I finally asked, process of hanging my artwork at a “Are we all here for the same pur- science-fiction convention, when my pose?” Universal nods. “OK, so husband fetched me to look at some which piece do you like most? And artwork by an artist we had never you? And you?” Between the hand- seen before. We stood before the ful of us, we decided who would bid panels, staring with delight at a se- on what, and feeling horribly guilty ries of small paintings featuring di- for what I’d done to a fellow artist, I minutive bejeweled dragons, very in- finally purchased two of Theresa’s tricate, and amazingly, painted on works, in beautiful shades of bur- feathers! My husband was enamored, gundy and malachite, a perfect and looking at the minimum bids, match to the colors of our bedroom (frightfully low considering the set. I called home and told my hus- amount of work painstakingly ren- band the good news. We finally had dered onto each feather), was pretty a pair of the coveted dragon art! But certain he could buy one or two. So my guilt at the ‘planned bids’ would he bid on several, and then watched not subside — I was pretty certain as they all went to auction, where that karma would someday kick me they were bid out of our price range. in the backside for what I’d done. No matter, we thought, we will buy As time went on, Theresa’s images some at another convention. continued to evolve, each magnifi- But the conventions came and went, cently paired to its substrate, be it and every time Theresa’s work went feathers, polished slivers of stone or to auction, and every time the bid- other objects that only the artist ding was fierce and we came home could envision as the perfect can- empty handed. Finally, my chance vas for her dramatic creations. arrived. I was at the World Fantasy Wolves, unicorns, tigers, pegasi, tall Convention in Monterey, and ships; the range was incredible and Theresa’s artwork was there. It was ever evolving. The years went by, a small convention, and art show bid- and I always looked to see what was ders were few. As the final bid time new, and wondered what the tal- ented artist behind the vision was like. I was about to find out. My husband and I were at Westercon in Phoenix in 2004, held in Litchfield at the historical Wigwam Resort. Theresa’s work was in the art show, and unbeknownst to me, Theresa and her husband Barry were also 12 there. Among Theresa’s work was a captivating picture, intricately rendered on a more traditional sup- port — illustration board. It was a red and gold dragon, its scales spar- kling like individual jewels, sitting in its office surrounded by books and industriously writing with quill and ink. Several discarded drafts lay crumpled by its feet, and it was titled “Dragon Writer.” My husband, who teaches writing at SDSU, decided that this was a “must have” and he purchased it then and there. At the same convention, a bid was placed on one of my originals, and Centrum” (yes, like the vitamin). We my surprise was great when I real- followed this with the perusal of a ized the bidder was Theresa! She very impressive statue, titled “Old was at the convention, and at long Sorrel”, a bronze done on a massive last we met. This was not the karmic scale and commemorating a draft experience I was expecting, for horse that hauled timbers from the Theresa was enthusiastic, fun lov- mountain down to the campus dur- ing, warm and generous, and pos- ing a fearsome winter. In complete sessed of a wacky sense of humor. contrast, our tour of art was capped We hit it off pretty quick, and when by Theresa introducing me to Cana- she found out that I passed through dian comedy in the form of a televi- her town on my way to Starfest in sion series called “Trailer Park Boys,” Denver every other year, she imme- something I would have found far diately invited me to stay with her. more hysterical if I didn’t fear real I took her up on her offer and not people like these characters exist. I only did she put me up for the night, did say that Theresa has a wacky I came with two friends, and Theresa sense of humor, did I not? and her husband handled the inva- I am proud to call this exceptionally sion with aplomb. We spent an talented and delightful artist my evening trading stories and laughter, friend, and look forward to our next and raising a few eyebrows of the visit. My husband has since acquired local residents as the five of us other pieces of her art, but the two trooped into a local steakhouse, with small dragons still hang in our bed- myself and my friends wearing the room, and I’m still waiting for karma only coats we had — our Jedi cloaks. to kick me in the rear. So buy This was Utah after all, and a man Theresa’s art — lots of it! Not only entering a restaurant with four will you take home a stunning jewel women, three dressed somewhat of exceptional beauty, but I might be alike in rather cultic-looking cloaks able to right the karmic scales and might raise an eyebrow or two. We stop waiting for the other shoe to were given a nice table in front of drop. the fireplace, but conspicuously apart from the other clientele, which About the author: Sue Dawe is best was probably a good thing, because known for her fantasy airbrushed de- our table soon erupted in loud and signs, which have appeared in maga- enthusiastic conversation punctu- zines and on back-to school products, ated by even louder peels of laugh- posters, calendars, greeting cards, ter. Afterward, we toured the local games, Franklin Mint plates, and in statuary art on the SUU campus. Our the wacky Canadian comedy series, first destination was a veritable “Trailer Park Boys”. Stonehenge of scholars called “The 13 Fan Guest Of Honor David West Reynolds

David West Reynolds has a Ph.D. in Classical Archaeology, which he earned at the University of Michigan, where he specialized in Imperial Rome and ancient Egypt. His field work has taken him to diverse places, such as Anasazi cliff cities in Utah, Inca fortresses in Peru, and Swahili ruins in East Africa. In addition, he has taught college archaeol- ogy and guided international writing. He founded Phaeton tours. Group, Inc. to support field sci- ence projects and bring them In 1995 Reynolds undertook an to the public. unusual quest to re-locate the sites in Tunisia where the desert As part of his scientific work, scenes had been filmed for the Reynolds has climbed moun- movie Star Wars in 1976. He tains in various parts of the successfully tracked down the world, explored uncharted remote locations and found 20- caves, unearthed dinosaur egg- year- old Star Wars props in the shells, and carried out research Sahara. The project led to a job in the Vatican archives. As part scouting locations for Lucasfilm, of his consulting work, he has and then to a full-time position sculpted a full-size dinosaur at George Lucas’ Skywalker skeleton and created museum Ranch in Marin County, where he models of historic spacecraft was involved with the market- designs. On occasion he has ing team that worked on the acted as presenter for the se- launch of Star Wars, Episode I. ries Omni- In addition, he has written nu- bus for the merous popular magazine ar- BBC. In Oc- ticles and seven Star Wars ref- tober he erence works, including the Vi- was the sual Guides to the movies and leader of a Incredible Cross-Sections. Five team ex- of them reached the New York ploring the Times bestseller list, one of Northwest them making it to number one. Passage. Having learned about media and popular communication, Reynolds then returned to sci- 14 entific work and non-fiction 15 Music Guest Of Honor

“DR. JANE” ROBINSON”: An Appreciation by James D. Robinson, Ph.D.

“I’ve got the fossil fever, I’m a true believer, I’m a hard-core Paleo fan; If dust and grime were considered to be time, I’d have a lot of it on my hands. I see those teacks and traces like familiar faces, and I love each one I find. Shells and bones makin’ poetry in stones — well, it’s enough to blow (Jane did); I interpret the songs dif- my mind!’” ferently; and I’m a better guitar From “Fossil Fever” by Jane A. player. However, I don’t seem to Robinson, C 1990 be able to write songs. The brain is a strange and wonderful thing... Jane walked in my shoes for fifty- five years, trying her best to be the Like most songwriters, “Dr. Jane” woman she didn’t know she wasn’t. wrote about what she loved, and In a very real sense, I owe her my what vexed her: academia; bureau- life. Stuck in a role she didn’t cracy; paleontology; the Loch Ness choose, knowing always that some- Monster; cats; evolution; and hu- thing was very wrong, she made the man nature. She’d been writing best of things and did reasonably poetry and parodies from a very well in the world. (Heck, she even early age, but didn’t begin writing got a Ph.D. — which has been science songs until high school. grandfathered along to me, and I While struggling to memorize the have both diplomas to prove it.) periodic table in chemistry class But “Dr. Jane” is best known for her one day, she wrote “A Battle With wickedly witty, intricately rhymed the Elements” — which the teacher songs, rendered in widely diverse indignantly confiscated, but liked musical styles. When I began re- so well he published it in Chemis- hearsing for this weekend at try Magazine. One of her friends Loscon, I felt an appreciation for her was a passionate creationist, but music that I know she didn’t have; instead of arguing with her Jane in fact, she couldn’t bear listening wrote “Songs of the Phyla” (back to her own CDs. Singing them in then there were only 10, so it was my new (but nonetheless rusty) relatively easy), “Darwin’s Story”, baritone voice I discovered three and several other rousing pro-evo- things: I don’t need to refer to lution anthems. “Muscles of the the lyric sheets very much at all 16 Kittycat” was written in the dis- section lab at the University of New cording “Dr. Jane’s Science Notes” Hampshire; the original copy was and sending her to conventions all thrown out because it smelled of over the country. Jane’s back-up formaldehyde and had unsavory band — are you ready? — consisted things stuck to it. of Heather Alexander and Kristoph Klover. Nothin’ but the best!... Jane’s musical output increased dramatically in graduate school, However, It wasn’t long before Jane both because of the sheer volume and Cindy fell deeply in love and of vexation that occurs in the bu- became partners in life as well as reaucratic, heirarchical, dysfunc- music. Cindy was a demanding tional world of formal academia muse (“I need another cat song by (“The ‘I Don’t Know It’ Blues”) and Thursday!” or “Do you think you because she loved everything can learn to play bass by about paleontology — except the ConChord?”), but it was her gentle digging. (Fossils, after all, are badgering that resulted in most of never found in places you’d want Jane’s best material. For fifteen to visit.) As fate would have it, years, until Cindy’s health became one of her office mates was a sci- too fragile, Cindy and Jane per- ence fiction fan who knew exactly formed, arranged, produced and the proper venue for her music; wrote songs for the most appre- and at the 1972 WesterCon in San ciative of all audiences, science fic- Francisco, when none of the pan- tion fans. Academics “get” all the elists showed up for their presen- jokes, but they seem to have a hard tation, Jane went up onto the time laughing about certain things... stage, hauled out her guitar and started singing. To her utter In short, I’m honored to be here to amazement, almost no-one left. perform Jane’s songs and tell some There’s nothing like an enthusias- of her stories. You should prob- tic audience to encourage more ably know, though, that I haven’t songwriting! However, it would be been involved with paleontology 1986 before she returned to sci- since Jane’s ignominious exit from ence fiction armed with lots of new academia in 1981 (as I said, aca- material, this time as “Dr. Jane”... demics have a hard time laughing about certain things). I would be Just so you know, it’s all Hal happy to talk about ergonomics, Heydt’s fault. He taped a museum biomechanics, anatomy and body- benefit concert Jane did at U.C. work, since I have been treating Berkeley, and many years later people with chronic musculoskeletal gave it to the folks at Off Centaur problems for 20 years. In a way, Publications. Cindy McQuillin heard I’m still passionately interested in it and said, “We have to record her old bones; they just happen to be — this stuff is great!” So they inside living people and — best of tracked her down (she lived three all —I don’t have to dig ‘em up! miles from their studio, which helped), gave her an audition and launched her singing career by re- 17 Peking Man

by Robert J. Sawyer “Peking Man” copyright 1996 by Robert J. Sawyer. First published as the lead story in Dark Destiny III, edited by Edward E. Kramer, White Wolf, Atlanta, October 1996.

Winner of the Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy Award (“the Aurora”) for Best Short Story of the Year The lid was attached to the wooden White. crate with eighteen nails. The return ad- White? dress, in blue ink on the blond wood, said, No—no, it couldn’t be. “Sender: Dept. of Anatomy, P.U.M.C., Pe- But it was. It was a skull, certainly— king, China.” The destination address, in but not a fossil skull. The material was larger letters, was: bright white. And it didn’t weigh nearly enough. Dr. Roy Chapman Andrews A plaster cast. Not the original at The American Museum of Natural all. History Andrews opened every box inside Central Park West at 79th Street the wooden crate, his heart sinking as New York, N.Y. U.S.A. each new one yielded its contents. In total, there were fourteen skulls and The case was marked “Fragile!” and “REG- eleven jawbones. The skulls were sub- ISTERED” and “Par Avion.” A brand had human, with low foreheads, prominent burned the words “Via Hongkong and by brow ridges, flat faces, and the most U.S. Air Service” into the wood. unlikely looking perfect square teeth. Andrews had waited anxiously for Amazingly, each of the skull casts also this arrival. Between 1922 and 1930, he showed clear artificial damage to the fo- himself had led the now-famous Gobi ramen magnum. Desert expeditions, searching for the Oh, some work could indeed be Asian cradle of humanity. Although he’d done on these casts, no doubt. But brought back untold scientific riches— where were the original fossils? With the including the first-ever dinosaur eggs— Japanese having invaded China, surely Andrews had failed to discover a single they were too precious to be left in the ancient human remain. Far East. What was Weidenreich up to? But now a German scientist, Franz # Weidenreich, had shipped to him a trea- Fire. sure trove from the Orient: the complete It was like a piece of the sun, fossil remains of Sinanthropus pekinensis. brought down to earth. It kept the tribe In this very crate were the bones of Pe- warm at night, kept the saber-toothed king Man. cats away—and it did something won- Andrews was actually salivating as derful to meat, making it softer and he used a crowbar to pry off the lid. He’d easier to chew, while at the same time waited so long for these, terrified that restoring the warmth the flesh had had they wouldn’t survive the journey, des- when still part of the prey. perate to see what humanity’s forefa- Fire was the most precious thing the thers had looked like, anxious— tribe owned. They’d had it for eleven The lid came off. The contents were summers now, ever since Bok the brave carefully packed in smaller cardboard had brought out a burning stick from boxes. He picked one up and moved over the burning forest. The glowing coals to his cluttered desk. He swept the books were always fanned, always kept alive. and papers to the floor, laid down the And then, one night, the Stranger box, and opened it. Inside was a ball of came—tall, thin, pale, with red-rimmed rice paper, wrapped around a large ob- eyes that somehow seemed to glow ject. Andrews carefully unwrapped the from beneath his brow ridge. sheets, and— 18 The Stranger did the unthinkable, the unforgivable. limestone cave. Without the fire to keep He doused the flames, throwing a animals away, someone had to stand gourd full of water on to the fire. The watch each night, armed with a large logs hissed, and steam rose up into the branch and a pile of rocks for throwing. blackness. The children of the tribe be- Last night, it had been Kart’s turn. Ev- gan to cry; the adults quaked with fury. eryone had slept well, for Kart was the The Stranger turned and walked into the strongest member of the tribe. They darkness. Two of the strongest hunt- knew they were safe from whatever ers ran after him, but his long legs had lurked in the darkness. apparently carried him quickly away. When daybreak came, the members The sounds of the forest grew of the tribe were astounded. Kart had closer—the chirps of insects, the rus- fallen asleep. They found him lying in the tling of small animals in the vegetation, dirt, next to the cold, black pit where and— their fire had once been. And on Kart’s A flapping sound. neck there were two small red-rimmed The Stranger was gone. holes, staring up at them like the eyes And the silhouette of a bat fluttered of the Stranger ... briefly in front of the waning moon. # # During his work on hematology, Franz Weidenreich had been born Weidenreich had met a remarkable man in Germany in 1873. A completely bald, named Brancusi—gaunt, pale, with dis- thickset man, he had made a name for concertingly sharp canine teeth. Brancusi himself as an expert in hematology and suffered from a peculiar anemia, which osteology. He was currently Visiting Pro- Weidenreich had been unable to cure, and fessor at the University of Chicago, but an almost pathological photophobia. Still, that was coming to an end, and now he the gentleman was cultured and widely was faced with the uncomfortable pros- read, and Weidenreich had ever since pect of having to return to Nazi Ger- maintained a correspondence with him. many—something, as a Jew, he desper- When Weidenreich arrived in Peking, ately wanted to avoid. work was still continuing at the quarry. And then word came of the sudden So far, only teeth and fragments of skull death of the Canadian paleontologist had been found. Davidson Black had done Davidson Black. Black had been at the a good job of cataloging and describing Peking Union Medical College, studying some of the material, but as Weidenreich the fragmentary remains of early man went through the specimens he was sur- being recovered from the limestone prised to discover a small collection of quarry at Chou Kou Tien. Weidenreich, sharp, pointed fossil teeth. who once made a study of Neanderthal Black had evidently assumed they bones found in Germany, had read weren’t part of the Sinanthropus mate- Black’s papers in Nature and Science de- rial, as he hadn’t included them in his scribing Sinanthropus. descriptions. And, at first glance, Black’s But now, at fifty, Black was as dead assessment seemed correct—they were as his fossil charges—an unexpected far longer than normal human canines, heart attack. And, to Weidenreich’s de- and much more sharply pointed. But, to light, the China Medical Board of the Weidenreich’s eye, the root pattern was Rockefeller Foundation wanted him to possibly hominid. He dropped a letter to fill Black’s post. China was a strange, his friend Brancusi, half-joking that he’d foreboding place—and tensions be- found Brancusi’s great-to-the-nth grand- tween the Chinese and the Japanese father in China. were high—but it beat all hell out of re- To Weidenreich’s infinite surprise, turning to Hitler’s Germany ... within weeks Brancusi had arrived in Pe- # king. At night, most of the tribe huddled # under the rocky overhang or crawled Each night, another member of the into the damp, smelly recesses of the 19 tribe stood watch—and each morning, that member was found unconscious, The loose teeth Davidson Black had with a pair of tiny wounds to his neck. set aside had indeed come from the The tribe members were terrified. hominids here: this skull still had all its Soon multiple guards were posted each upper teeth intact, and the canines were night, and, for a time, the happenings long and pointed. ceased. Second, and even more astonish- But then something even more un- ing, was the foramen magnum—the usual happened ... large opening in the base of the skull They were hunting deer. It would not through which the spinal cord passes. It be the same, not without fire to cook was clear from its chipped, frayed mar- the meat, but, still, the tribe needed to gin that this individual’s foramen mag- eat. Four men, Kart included, led the as- num had been artificially widened— sault. They moved stealthily amongst the —meaning he’d been decapitated, tall grasses, tracking a large buck with a and then had something shoved up into giant rack of antlers. The hunters com- his brain through the bottom of his skull. municated by sign language, carefully co- # ordinating their movements, closing in Five hunters stood guard that night. on the animal from both sides. The moon had set, and the great sky Kart raised his right arm, preparing river arched high over head. The to signal the final attack, when— Stranger returned—but this time, he —a streak of light brown, slicing was not alone. The tribesmen couldn’t through the grass— believe their eyes. In the darkness, it —fangs flashing, the roar of the gi- looked like— ant cat, the stag bolting away, and It was. Kart. then— But—but Kart was dead. They’d —Kart’s own scream as the saber- seen the saber-tooth take him. tooth grabbed hold of his thigh and shook The Stranger came closer. One of him viciously. the men lifted a rock, as if to throw it at The other three hunters ran as fast him, but soon he let the rock drop from as they could, desperate to get away. his hand. It fell to the ground with a dull They didn’t stop to look back, even when thud. the cat let out the strangest yelp ... The Stranger continued to ap- That night, the tribe huddled to- proach, and so did Kart. gether and sang songs urging Kart’s soul And then Kart opened his mouth, a safe trip to heaven. and in the faint light they saw his teeth— # long and pointed, like the Stranger’s. One of the Chinese laborers found The men were unable to run, un- the first skull. Weidenreich was sum- able to move. They seemed transfixed, moned at once. Brancusi still suffered either by the Stranger’s gaze, or by from his photophobia, and apparently had Kart’s, both of whom continued to ap- never adjusted to the shift in time proach. zones—he slept during the day. And soon, in the dark, chill night, Weidenreich thought about waking him the Stranger’s fangs fell upon one of to see this great discovery, but decided the guard’s necks, and Kart’s fell upon against it. another ... The skull was still partially encased # in the limestone muck at the bottom of Eventually, thirteen more skulls the cave. It had a thick cranial wall and a were found, all of which had the strange beetle brow—definitely a more primitive elongated canine teeth, and all of which creature than Neanderthal, probably akin had their foramen magnums artificially to Solo Man or Java Man ... widened. Also found were some man- It took careful work to remove the dibles and skull fragments from other skull from the ground, but, when it did individuals—but there was almost no come free, two astonishing things be- post-cranial material. Someone in dim came apparent. 20 prehistory had discarded here the de- capitated heads of a group of protohu- died of old age. But all of them rose again. mans. And so it came to pass, just as it Brancusi sat in Weidenreich’s lab had for the Stranger all those years be- late at night, looking at the skulls. He fore, that the tribe had to look elsewhere ran his tongue over his own sharp teeth, to slake its thirst. contemplating. These subhumans But they had not counted on the doubtless had no concept of mathemat- Others. ics beyond perhaps adding and subtract- # ing on their fingers. How would they Weidenreich and Brancusi sat in possibly know of the problem that Weidenreich’s lab late at night. Things plagued the Family, the problem that had been getting very tense—the Japa- every one of the Kindred knew to avoid? nese occupation was becoming intoler- If all those who feel the bite of the able. “I’m going to return to the States,” vampire themselves become vampires said Weidenreich. “Andrews at the Ameri- when they die, and all of those new vam- can Museum is offering me space to con- pires also turn those they feed from into tinue work on the fossils.” vampires, soon, unless care is exercised, “No,” said Brancusi. “No, you can’t the whole population will be undead. A take the fossils.” simple geometric progression. Weidenreich’s bushy eyebrows Brancusi had long wondered how far climbed up toward his bald pate. “But back the Family went. It wasn’t like trac- we can’t let them fall into Japanese ing a normal family tree—oh, yes, the hands.” lines were bloodlines, but not as passed “That is true,” said Brancusi. on from father to son. He knew his own “They belong somewhere safe. lineage—a servant at Castle Dracula be- Somewhere where they can be studied.” fore the Count had taken to living all “No,” said Brancusi. His red-rimmed alone, a servant whose loyalty to his gaze fell on Weidenreich in a way it never master extended even to letting him had before. “No—no one may see these drink from his neck. fossils.” Brancusi himself had succumbed to “But Andrews is expecting them. pneumonia, not an uncommon ailment He’s dying to see them. I’ve been delib- in the dank Carpathians. He had no fam- erately vague in my letters to him—I want ily, and no one mourned his passing. to be there to see his face when he sees But soon he rose again—and now the dentition.” he did have Family. “No one can know about the teeth,” An Englishman and an American had said Brancusi. killed the Count, removing his head with “But he’s expecting the fossils. And a kukri knife and driving a bowie knife I have to publish descriptions of them.” through his heart. When news of this “The teeth must be filed flat.” reached Brancusi from the gypsies, he Weidenreich’s eyes went wide. “I traveled back to Transylvania. Dracula’s can’t do that.” attackers had simply abandoned the cof- “You can, and you will.” fin, with its native soil and the dust that “But—” the Count’s body had crumbled into. “You can and you will.” Brancusi dug a grave on the desolate, “I—I can, but—” wind-swept grounds of the Castle, and “No buts.” placed the Count’s coffin within. “No, no, there is a but. Andrews will # never be fooled by filed teeth; the struc- Eventually, over a long period, the ture of teeth varies as you go into them. entire tribe had felt the Stranger’s bite Andrews will realize at once that the directly or indirectly. teeth have been reduced from their origi- A few of the tribefolk lost their lives nal size.” Weidenreich looked at Brancusi. to ravenous bloodthirst, drained dry. “I’m sorry, but there’s no way to hide Others succumbed to disease or gi- the truth.” ant cats or falls from cliffs. One even 21 # The Others lived in the next valley. “Make casts of these skulls—and They proved tough and resourceful—and then file the teeth on the casts.” they could make fire whenever they “But—” needed it. When the tribefolk arrived it “You said Andrews and others became apparent that there was never would be able to tell if the original fos- a time of darkness for the Others. Large sils were altered. But there’s no way fires were constantly burning. they could tell that the casts had been The tribe had to feed, but the Oth- modified, correct?” ers defended themselves, trying to kill “Not if it’s done skillfully, I suppose, them with rock knives. but-” But that didn’t work. The tribefolk “Do it.” were undeterred. “What about the foramen mag- They tried to kill them with spears. nums?” But that did not work, either. The “What would you conclude if you tribefolk came back. saw fossils with such widened open- They tried strangling the attackers ings?” with pieces of animal hide. “I don’t know—possibly that ritual But that failed, too. The tribefolk re- cannibalism had been practiced.” turned again. “Ritual?” And finally the Others decided to try “Well, if the only purpose was to everything they could think of simulta- get at the brain, so you could eat it, it’s neously. easier just to smash the cranium, and-” They drove wooden spears into the “Good. Good. Leave the damage to hearts of the tribefolk. the skull bases intact. Let your Andrews The used stone knives to carve off have that puzzle to keep him occupied.” the heads of the tribefolk. # And then they jammed spears up The casts were crated up and sent into the severed heads, forcing the shafts to the States first. Then Weidenreich up through the holes at the bases of the himself headed for New York, leaving, skulls. he said, instructions for the actual fos- The hunters marched far away from sils to be shipped aboard the their camp, each carrying a spear thrust S.S. President Harrison. But the fossils vertically toward the summer sun, each never arrived in America, and one crowned by a severed, pointed- Weidenreich, the one man who might toothed head. When, at last, they found have clues to their whereabouts, died a suitable hole in the ground, they shortly thereafter. dumped the heads in, far, far away from Despite the raging war, Brancusi re- their bodies. turned to Europe, returned to The Others waited for the tribefolk Transylvania, returned to Castle Dracula. to return. It took him a while in the darkness But they never did. of night to find the right spot—the scar # left by his earlier digging was just one “Do not send the originals,” said of many on the desolate landscape. But Brancusi. at last he located it. He prepared a se- “But—” ries of smaller holes in the ground, and “The originals are mine, do you un- into each of them he laid one of the derstand? I will ensure their safe passage grinning skulls. He then covered the out of China.” holes over with dark soil. It looked for a moment like Brancusi hoped never to fall him- Weidenreich’s will was going to reassert self, but, if he did, he hoped one of his itself, but then his expression grew blank own converts would do the same thing again. “All right.” for him, bringing his remains home to “I’ve seen you make casts of bones the Family plot. before.” # # # # # “With plaster of Paris, yes.” 22 FEBRUARY 15-17, 2008 THE LOS ANGELES AIRPORT MARRIOTT HOTEL GUESTS: Sophie Aldred (“Ace”), Daphne Ashbrook (“Grace Holloway”) WRITERS: Steven Moffat ÐBlink Paul Cornell Ð Human Nature/Family of Blood PLUS: Keith Topping (BBC Books/TV Writer) Caroline Symcox (The Council of Nicaea) Scott Alan Woodard (Absolution) Dr Arnold T Blumberg (Zombiemania)

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“Parallel development of culture,” said Dr. Arizona tossed her trowel to an Dr. Arizona, her saurian head turned assistant, who caught it gingerly and to the far desert horizon, “is a hard dropped it into the doctor’s personal concept to absorb, but when the ar- knapsack-the doctor was very zeal- cheological evidence is clear, it must ous for the maintenance of the tools be accepted as fact.” of her trade. “Clean it well before Her expedition had confined its inves- you pack it, Susan.” tigations inside the shadow of the Susan, a young Ph.D. just out from Great Tetrahedron-the local “pyra- Earth, gave her boss and post-doc- mids” were really more generally po- toral advisor a mock salute. “Haven’t lygonal than strictly pyramidal. packed away a dirty tool yet, Doc.” Nearby stood an oasis of tall plants Arizona and Dr. Phlogbotham that could have passed for palm watched her walk away with the trees. The fierce ultraviolet radiation knapsack. of the blue-tinged star Zeta Crucis-A “Charming young woman,” baked the desert all around the site. Phlogbotham commented. Nonetheless, despite the heat, the “Bright, too,” Dr. Arizona said. “So, expedition’s members worked you have a problem with the last steadily to pack up all the equipment line? This stele is the most complete and make the site secure until the version we have of the Krutonian next digging season. The planet had mummification ritual prayer. The last a nasty axial tilt, and summers here line is missing from every other were unbearable. A shuttle would be source. I dug up this stele.” She along in only a few days to pick them pointed to the huge slab of stone up. before them. “I get to do the trans- “I’m hardly contesting the fact of par- lation.” allel cultural development,” said Dr. Phlogbotham took out his pocket Phineas Phlogbotham of the Federa- viewer. “Oh, it’s top notch work all tion Institute of Xenocultural Stud- around,” he said. “No argument. It’s ies. “This culture has many analogues just that last line.” He shook his head to Earth’s ancient Egypt, sure disapprovingly as looked over enough. I’m simply having trouble Arizona’s notes on the translation. with your translation of the last line “The choice of words. I mean, really, on this stele. Hardly appropriate, do you think those glyphs can be don’t you think?” 24 interpreted that way?” “Exactly!” Dr. Arizona said, a grin trifle inappropriate.” splitting her attractively reptilian “A free translation, granted,” Arizona face. admitted. “Perhaps too free for most “Notwithstanding your race’s pen- academics. But inappropriate? Hardly. chant for humor,” Phlogbotham went In fact, both cultural analogues come on, “-and don’t think that wasn’t a together in that one last line. The pleasant surprise for us humans; we Krutonians swaddled their dead in thin don’t ordinarily associate humor with strips of cloth, just like their earthly reptiloids, our native species hardly counterparts, and they made a huge being laugh riots-don’t you think production out of it. It was theater! your rendering of the phrase has So the parting line is all the more apt. some rather odd cross-cultural over- It’s even appropriate to our immedi- tones?” ate situation!” “Possibly,” Arizona said. “but Egypt “Well, you’re right, of course. I didn’t isn’t the only analogue Earth culture even think of that.” appropriate to invoke here.” “So it was triply significant when the “Hollywood?” high priest recited the last line of the “Of course! The Krutonians were ob- prayer, after getting done with the sessed with two things. Drama and laborious process of mummification, death. The Krutonians didn’t do turning to the assembled loved ones much else but construct mortuary and funeral attendees and chanting- structures and produce plays!” ” “Quite true. I’ve never seen such a “Oh, dear, you don’t really have to single-minded-rather double-minded, say it!” Phlogbotham said, flinching I should say-obsession. Drama and and waving both arms in a fending- death, indeed. You’re quite right.” off gesture. Phlogbotham stroked his six-day “‘That’s a wrap!’” growth of gray beard. “Still, when all’s said and done, it strikes me as a (c)2007 by John DeChancie

25 Dr. Arizona and the Quasi-Mayan Menace by John DeChancie All rights reserved. No part of this story may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means without permission in writing from the author. “All cultures seem to be variations on “Not any I’ve visited,” Arizona said, a few themes,” said Dr. Phineas “but I’d be extra careful going down Phlogbotham as he stepped cautiously this passageway. It’s starting to slant through the dusty passageway. “I could down, and I don’t like it.” swear this temple was in Ur. It reminds The Earth archeologist took out his me of a ziggurat.” DioFlash and sent the intense beam Dr. Arizona walked behind him, watch- down the dark, narrow corridor. “I say, ing carefully where she put her feet. it does go on a bit. I can’t see the She had done her homework. The an- end.” cient rulers of this planet did not like “Watch yourself. I really should be in intruders in their tombs and temples; the lead, Floggy. I’m the one who dis- they liked to set nasty man-traps. . .in covered this pyramid.” her case, female traps. . .traps for any “Ziggurat.” species of tomb robber. “The overall “Whatever, I found it.” culture more resembles the Maya than “That may be true, my dear saurian any other.” female, but you lack the analytical ex- “I’d take issue with that,” Phlogbotham pertise. . .oops!” said evenly, arching a leg cautiously The flagstone on which the archeolo- over a suspicious depression in the gist had stepped sank about two cen- floor, “and of course I will in the next timeters. Loud rumblings immediately issue of Xenocultural Studies. I say the sounded deep within the structure, analogs to Mesopotamia are overrid- behind the massive stone walls. ing.” “Don’t like that much,” Phlogbotham “Floggy, you need ocular transplants. said uneasily. Look at those glyphs. Tell me they “Uh-oh!” Arizona whipped out her couldn’t have been carved at Palenque flash and sent the light back whence or Uxmal.” they had come. The massive over- Phlogbotham’s tone turned rather head cylinder was moving. Then, sud- snooty. “I do think I’ve already acknowl- denly, it dropped with a crash and edged a superficial correspondence. began to roll forward down the slope. This is an alien planet, you know, and “Run, Floggy!” an alien culture. So in strictest terms, They ran, but the cylinder inexorably it’s neither a Mayan analog or a gained speed and the passageway Mesopotamian one. It is unto itself. And showed no end in sight. There was please don’t call me ‘Floggy.’” no way around the huge steamrolling “Phineas, you’re such a pill.” stone and no way over it except for “Here’s a feature common to neither about a meter of clearance between Earthian architecture,” Phlogbotham the top of the cylinder and the ceil- said as he angled the diodes on his hat ing, but it was too high to jump. to play their light along the ceiling. Arizona stopped and rummaged “What is this curious massive lateral cy- through her backpack. “Floggy, we lindrical structure? Ever seen one of 26 can’t outrun it!” those on a Mayan temple?” Phlogbotham doubled back. Arizona found what she was rooting for, a “Don’t fret, Floggy, dear. Do sit.” Ari- gunlike mechanism with an unusual zona patted beside her on the cot. grip. She immediately aimed at the “Thank you. You know, I did rather cock ceiling. There was a sharp report and up the whole day. So sorry.” a line shot out of the end of the bar- “Never you mind. We’ve just begun the rel. Something splatted against the expedition.” ceiling, an adhesive mass that hard- “Yes, rather. I say, this cot of yours is ened instantly, bonding its molecules comfortable. And. . . .” Phlogbotham’s with the stone. The powerful minia- gaze drifted to Arizona’s outstretched ture winch inside the gun began to lift leg. He had never noticed how shapely Arizona off the flagstones. “Floggy, it was. “I, uh. . .never realized how at- quick!” tractive webbed toes can be.” Phlogbotham jumped and Arizona Arizona giggled. “Floggy, you say the caught him with one arm and the two cutest things sometimes.” rose on the retracting line. When they “I know I don’t cut the kind of figure reached the ceiling, both lifted their that. . .er, well. A man of my age. . legs and let the cylinder roll under- .what I mean is, I’ve never been one neath after brushing roughly against for ‘dig romances,’ and of course their backsides. there’s the question of our being of As the massive intruder-crusher different species-” rumbled off, Arizona pulled the gun- “Nothing wrong with a little Ritharsha,” winch’s trigger again and the line Arizona said. “Why, Floggy. I had no played back out. Phlogbotham idea you regarded me that way.” dropped and ended up a heap on the “Uh. . .I’m not. . .well, that is. . .” floor. Landing on her feet, Arizona let “Floggy, don’t be coy. Say what you go the line and helped him up. want to say. I know we haven’t exactly “I say!” Phlogbotham said with a groan. hit it off on this dig.” “Rather dicey, what?. Thanks, old girl.” “Well, it’s those egregious puns, really,” “No problem. You really should be Phlogbotham said. “I mean, really. more careful where you’re stepping in That’s why I stalked off and got lost. a Mayan ziggurat.” Then I fell down a shaft, like a fool.” “There are no ziggurats in the Ameri- “You’re not a fool, Floggy, just brash. cas, Meso- or any other.” But that’s what I like about you.” “Floggy, really, everyone knows that She extended her leg. It was not a hu- most people prefer American man leg, but had an undeniable femi- ziggurats!” nine quality, curvaceous and lithe. Her # robe fell open a bit, revealing more Arizona was in her tent, sitting on her thigh, and her shoulder pressed pro- cot and filing her talons, when vocatively against his. Phlogbotham coughed discreetly be- Phlogbotham swallowed hard. “I. . .oh, hind the entrance flap. my.” “May I come in?” he called politely. She smiled demurely and said, “Some- “Floggy! You got out!” thing on your mind, Floggy?” The Earth archeologist entered the Phlogbotham grinned and his eyes tent. He looked dusty and bedraggled glazed over. “I suppose you’re even and his expression was rather sheep- right about the predominating Mayan ish. analogs.” “I found an escape shaft, probably cut “Oh, Floggy, I didn’t mean to imply you by ancient tomb raiders.” were entirely wrong. Let’s say this. “I searched for hours before giving up,” Let’s just agree that what’s Mayan is Arizona told him. Mayan, and what’s Ur’s is negotiable.” “I don’t blame you. You were right. I -End should have deferred to your superior field experience. I’ve been a bit of (c)2007 by John DeChancie an ass, I must admit.” 27 Dr. Arizona and the Fossils of Mars by John DeChancie All rights reserved. No part of this story may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means without permission in writing from the author. “There are no fossils on Mars!” Dr. whitish underside, looking for all the Phineas Phlogbotham stated in no un- world like a scallop shell. certain terms. “But I am not dogmatic “Why, Floggy,” Arizona said. “you’ve about that.” willy-nilly discovered a new species!” Dr. Arizona, the prominent alien arche- “Nonsense! That’s an aeolian rock. Wind- ologist, gave her saurian head an ironic carved. There are many such specimens shake. “Dogmatic? Oh, no, not you, on the planet. No need to leap to exo- Floggy. Never.” biological conclusions, my dear.” “I am never dogmatic,” Phlogbotham “Floggy, dear, we just got done touring stated categorically. a Martian pyramid.” “I’m sure,” Arizona said as she tossed Phlogbotham turned his head toward the Phlogbotham a small, flat piece of rock huge triangular stone butte lying about with the imprint of something bifurcated. half a kilometer away. “Natural forma- “Here, have a fossil.” tion. The caves in it-” Phlogbotham caught it clumsily. “Huh? I “Passageways!” Arizona said. say, what’s this?” “The eroded strata are unusual, but not “Fossil,” Arizona said. “They’re lying all of artificial origin.” over. You just have to look. Of course, I “There was a door in the thing!” like exopaleontology, but it’s not my “Another natural —” field.” “It was locked, Floggy! A metal door with “Nor mine. What the devil? What is this a lock!” thing on the rock?” “Masses of pure metal are not unknown “Looks like a crinoid to me,” Arizona said. in nature, my dear Arizona.” “This one looks like some kind of trilo- “Floggy, when are you and your Earth- bite. In fact, it looks just like a trilobite. ling colleagues going to acknowledge That’s, what, Devonian Period?” that Mars was not only a living planet “Trilobite?” Phlogbotham examined the once, but still is!” piece of rock. “Why, no telling what that “Next you’ll be talking about Martians is. That’s just a. . .well, a random. . .” with antennae and bug-eyes,” “This was a sea bottom, for sure,” Ari- Phlogbotham snickered. “Little Green zona said, scanning the Martian plain sur- Men. Or. . .” he glanced around. “Huge rounding them and their little planet-hop- life forms in the sand. Did you ever read per vehicle, parked in an arroyo not far Earth science fiction? As I remember, off. The salmon-pink surface of Mars, lit- Frank Herbert —” tered with rocky debris, swept out to a It was at that precise instant when the pale blue sky. giant sand worm struck, in defiance of “Sea bottom?” her human colleague all the rules of dramatic suspense in fic- scoffed, “with Terrestrial life forms, yet. tion, snaking from the russet sands, Why, this planet is as lifeless as a dusty ensnaring Phlogbotham’s left leg, and cue ball.” He underscored his point by attempting to drag him away. The Earth kicking at a half-hidden stone. When 28 archeologist yelped, fell on his stom- the stone flipped, it showed a curious ach and clawed at the ground. “Help me!” he wailed, his fingers mak- get harassed by ones that officially don’t ing tracks in the soil as he was hauled exist!” He whirled in the direction of the off. sand worm’s lair. “In the interest of di- Arizona dove and grabbed both his arms, plomacy, I shouldn’t do this. But since but she couldn’t halt him. The worm you are officially a non-existent entity, wasn’t as big as the Dune variety, but and probably not very sentient. . .THIS was rather large, about twice the size TO YOU!” of a giant anaconda. The skin of the Phlogbotham flipped both middle fingers thing was pink and smooth and the en- at the now-hidden wormhole. tire length of its body swelled with “Besides,” Phlogbotham went on in a Freudian purport. milder voice, “way I heard, it’s too early “It’s got me,” Phlogbotham screamed. in the day for worms. Rumors are they “It’s got me!” pop out when the sun warms the ground “I’ve got you, too!” Arizona shouted as a bit.” she paradoxically let go, rolled, and “Well, Floggy,” Arizona said, her foot still sprang to her taloned feet. tapping. “You’ve proved one thing to The worm began pulling in earnest. me.” Phlogbotham cried hopelessly, “Help, Phlogbotham’s shoulders slumped. help, oh dear!” “What’s that?” he said suspiciously. Her gleaming knife was quick, flashing “You’ve proved that on Mars, the early out and slicing into the pinkish skin of worm gets the bird.” the sand worm. The worm ceased re- tracting and recoiled from the blade- Note: Atmospheric conditions on the real edge, a curious purplish ichor oozing Mars would not permit the action de- from the slash. scribed in this story. The author doesn’t “I wonder why alien body fluids are al- really give a Donald Duck about that, but ways referred to as ‘ichor,’” Arizona does like fiction with footnotes. It’s so mused as the worm let go of post-modern, you know, like Borges or Phlogbotham and retreated back into someone. By the way, these ridiculous its barely-visible hole in the sand. When pun stories weren’t his idea in the first it had fully retracted and disappeared, place, so don’t blame him. the hole disappeared, too. -End Phlogbotham lay still a moment, face down, silently. Then he lifted his head (c)2007 by John DeChancie and yelled, “Because it’s ICKY!” He got up and dusted himself off. “You’re welcome,” Arizona said, shrug- ging. “I am not ungrateful,” Phlogbotham said, mustering as much dignity as he could. “But you could have acted a little quicker.” “Again, you’re quite welcome. No prob- lem.” “All right, all right, I should say thank you!” he blurted with some irritation. “Thank you, thank you! There. Satis- fied?” “Floggy, sometimes!” Arizona folded her arms and looked off, left toe tapping the sand. “Everything happens to me,” Phlogbotham said miserably. “Not only do I get harassed by alien life forms, I 29 Program Guests Bios David Bratman has been a critic Carol Ann Alves has interests in An- and reviewer and critic specializ- cient Egypt, Tudor England, TI- ing in fantasy for many years. His TANIC, Science Fiction, Collecting articles on Tolkien and the Inklings STAR WARS, travel and enjoying have appeared in various publica- life. She is active in the club THE tions, including the Mythopoeic JEDI KNIGHTS, a 30-year old STAR Society’s bulletin. WARS fan club. She is a writer, Her first novel DARKLIGHTER DESTINY Michael Cassutt has written tele- was published by STAR PULSE Pub- vision scripts for such SF-fantasy lications out of Salem, Oregon. She series as THE TWILIGHT ZONE, MAX is presently continuing to work on HEADROOM, and THE DEAD ZONE. its sequel THE PURSUIT OF DESTINY. He is also the author of several novels, including MISSING MAN, Steve Bartlett is an aerospace en- RED MOON and TANGO MIDNIGHT. gineer by day and a (professional) actor, low-budget movie maker, pi- Gregg Castro has been involved in lot, amateur rocketeer, writer, mo- the preservation of his cultural torcyclist, award winning dancer heritage for nearly two decades. and costumer, lecturer, and off-the- He was a founding member of the wall person the rest of the time. modern Salinan Nation Tribal Coun- He’s currently working on rocket cil (serving as Tribal Chair for a engines to return us to the Moon number of years). He is also in- and has worked on the International volved with the California Indian Space Station. He’s the Vice-Presi- Storytelling Association (CISA). dent of OASIS, the L.A. chapter of Gregg is a member of the Society the National Space Society. (He for California Archaeology (SCA), both is a “rocket scientist” and has a state organization of archaeolo- played one on TV!!!) gists. Gregg is a writer and activ- ist within the California indigenous Tina Beychok is an editor and community, on issues regarding nonprofic researcher. cultural preservation and tradi- tional practices. Fr. John R. Blaker has been an SF/ Fantasy fan for many years. He has Darnell Coleman has been a LASFS been a Roman Catholic priest for member for the past ten years and over ten years. He is now pastor of assistant librarian for the last a small parish in Richmond, Califor- three. He is also a Baptist Minis- nia. A master level costumer, he has ter. been a member of a number of award-winning groups. Michael D’Ambrosio has written a trilogy consisting of the novels Jeff and Maya Bohnhoff are North- Fractured Time, Twisted Fate and ern California songwriter/perform- Dark Horizon. ers who have been working to- gether since 1979. Maya is an ac- James Stanley DaughertyDaugherty, M Phil, complished writer with many pub- MFA: is a camera artist and con- lished novels and countless stories vention runner and internationally in print. Jeff and Maya often per- known for his distinctive figurative form at science fiction conventions work. James has also worked as an all over the country. Retro Rocket archaeologist, postman, technical Science was their first CD of paro- writer, lab technician, librarian and photojournalist. dies. 30 31 Kathryn Daugherty has been at- Lynn Flewelling is the author of the tending conventions, local, re- Nightrunner and Tamir Triad Series. gional, and Worldcons, for over 20 She has published short fiction and years. several popular articles on writing and publishing. She also teaches John DeChancie has over two writing workshops. dozen SF/fantasy books to his credit and has published numerous Dorothy Fontana was associated short stories and articles. He has with Star Trek TOS as the story edited one SF/fantasy anthology editor. She also wrote Vulcan’s and has contributed to many oth- Glory for the series of novelizations. ers. He publishes and contributes She was involved with two other to fanzines. He teaches writing on series, Fantastic Journey and the web at Writers Digest Online Logan’s Run. Workshops. Richard Foss is a journalist, critic, Buzz Dixon is a writer, film maker, restaurant reviewer, theater direc- and editor. His credits include sev- tor, and recreational historian eral top rated live and animated se- whose stories have appeared in ries. He has also written graphic Analog and several anthologies. novels and award winning short horror pieces. Laura Frankos has written fantasy, both adult and YA, and mysteries. John D. Eggett does mechanical special effects for films. Laura Brodian Freas is a radio host of classical music programs in Los Ken Estes is an imaging tech for Angeles. While married to artist films, commercials, and TV. He has Frank Kelly Freas, she had created worked on X-Files, Buffy the Vam- illustrations for books and maga- pire Slayer, Star Trek, Pleasantville, zines such as The Easton Press, Jurassic Park, and Lois & Clark. Analog, Weird Tales, and TSR Inc. A recipient of the Chesley Award Mark J. FerrariFerrari’s fantasy illustration (with Frank Kelly Freas) from the has been widely appreciated for its Association of Science Fiction and sense of light, color, and strong Fantasy Artists, she is a quarterly narrative quality. He’s done free- judge for the L. Ron Hubbard Illus- lance illustration for such clients trators of the Future Contest. as Lucasfilm and Lucas Arts Games. Mark has written a fantasy Christopher J. Garcia is a writer, his- novel, The Book of Joby. He cur- torian, and film maker from Santa rently resides in Seattle, Washing- Clara, CA. ton, where he does background and concept art by day for a large David Gerrold returns to Loscon ev- computer gaming company. ery year. It’s a necessary feeding stop on his annual migratory flight. Jan Howard Finder,Finder aka The As soon as he fills up on chocolate, Wombat, has chaired two Tolkien he leaves. conferences. In 1999 he attended Aussiecon3. Afterwards he drove Zelda Gilbert first discovered SF/ about Oz for a total of 174 days fantasy costuming at the 1984 looking for wombats. He puts out Worldcon. She is a successful Mas- an irregular fanzine on Arthur ter Class Costumer. Upfield, an Australian mystery writer. 32 Mel Gilden is the author of many LASFS. He also does stuff around original children’s books as well as Loscons. Last year, he even did novelizations of Star Trek and stuff around the Worldcon. Beverly Hills, 90210. Adult books include the three Zoot Marlowe nov- Jude-Marie (Kelly) Green writes sci- els. ence fiction.She has sold fiction to Say, Ideomancer, Abyss & Apex, Gail Glass is a retired recreation and and Aoife’s Kiss. dance therapist. Barbara Hambly has touched Dr. James Glass read and wrote sci- pretty much all of the bases in ence fiction as a kid. But the fic- genre fiction, including historical tion writing bug bit hard again when murder mysteries, fantasy, science Jim was well into his forties. His first fiction, comic books, and scripts published story was in Aboriginal for Saturday morning cartoon S.F. and soon after he won the shows. 1990 grand prize in the Writers of the Future contest. He retired from Jim Harmon is a SF writer and long- his academic job in 1999 and now time fan. He began publishing SF writes full time. with “The Smuggler” for Spaceway in 1954. His nonfiction book, The Diana Glyer chaired the 1998 C. S. Great Radio Heroes (1967), dis- Lewis Centenary Conference in cusses Superman and other char- Wheaton, IL. She has published nu- acters of scientifictional interest. merous articles and contributed to the C. S. Lewis Reader’s Encyclo- Greg Hemsath earned his degree pedia. in Biology at NAU in Flagstaff, Ari- zona—where any which way you Mike Glyer publishes the fan turn you trip over archaeology. He newszine File 770, winner of five is a past Guildmaster of the Hugos as best fanzine. He also has Crafters’ Guild of Saint Greggory won three Hugos as best fan writer. the Wonderworker. Mike chaired L.A.Con III, the 1996 Worldcon. John Hertz is probably best known for infecting fandom with English Barry Gold was named to the Filk Regency dancing. In 2006 and Hall of Fame in 1997. 2007, he was a Hugo nominee for best fan writer. By profession, he Lee Gold was named to the Filk Hall is a lawyer. of Fame in 1997. Her best known filksong is “You Bash the Balrog.” Eric Hoffman was born in the dark- est reaches of Brooklyn. He has Bob Gounley is a Systems Engineer given presentations or been in- for the Dawn Mission to Vesta/ volved in panels at Loscon for the Ceres at NASA’s Jet Propulsion last several years. He has written Laboratory (JPL). A lifelong space articles on the horror and science enthusiast, he’s been a board mem- fiction genres. ber on the National Space Society and currently serves on the board Louise Hitchcock has extensive ar- of its Los Angeles chapter — OA- chaeological experience in the east SIS. Mediterranean.

Ed Green has been a fan for 35 Robert Hole is a biologist, artist years. He does stuff around 33 and fan. He has written a small book on Dinosaurs (Dinosaurs and seum collections and archaeologi- Other Ancient Animals). cal digs in central and northern Cali- fornia. Her short stories have ap- Geordie Howe is a professional ar- peared in Aeon, Magazine of Fan- chaeologist. His major professional tasy & Science Fiction, and various areas of interest include the pre- anthologies. history of the Pacific Northwest Coast and Interior Plateau. During Todd McCaffrey wrote his first sci- his career he has directed archaeo- ence fiction story when he was 12 logical surveys and excavations and has been writing on and off ever throughout the wilds of British Co- since. His books include the Pern lumbia. Combining his professional book Dragonsblood, and the non- career with his abiding love of sci- fiction work, Dragonholder. You can ence fiction, fantasy, and horror, visit his website at http:// Geordie is constantly exploring and www.toddmccaffrey.org. researching the uses and abuses of archaeology in genre fiction and Christian McGuire is past Loscon media. chairman, past Westercon chair- man, past NASFIC chairman, and Berry Kercherval is a Bay Area past Worldcon chairman. He has computer nerd and newly minted many other bad habits as well. fiction writer. Dennis Mallonee is the president of James Killus has been appearing in Heroic Publishing, Inc., and the past various SF and fantasy magazines publisher/editor of the illustrated for over 20 years. He has also pub- fantasy/sf magazine, Fantasy Book. lished two novels, The Book of Shadows and Sunsmoke. Craig Miller is a well-known writer/ producer and consultant in the ani- Sharon King (Ph.D. Comparative mation and games industry. Lit., UCLA) is an Associate at the UCLA Center for Medieval and Re- Jess Miller has been involved in cos- naissance Studies. tuming for about 30 years. She started by being involved with the Dani Kollin has sold his first novel, Society for Creative Anachronism The Unincorporated Man, which is and the Northern Renaissance Faire. a collaboration with his brother She has a BA in art with an empha- Eytan. He also is an advertising sis on textiles and further copywriter currently living in Los coursework in anthropology. She is Angeles. Dean Emeritus of Costume College.

Eytan Kollin has sold his first novel, June Moffatt bitten by the publish- The Unincorporated Man, which is ing bug at an early age. She and a collaboration with his brother Len published MOONSHINE for Dani. He is also a teacher of his- FAPA. She has written and pub- tory and economics who is cur- lished De Jueves for APA-L, the un- rently living in Pasadena. official apa of LASFS, for more than 2200 weeks. She and Len were Jacqueline Lichtenberg wrote the given a Lifetime Achievement Molt Brothers series and the Award at the 1999 BoucherCon, Dushau trilogy. the World Mystery Convention, which they helped start (with Bruce Patricia MacEwen is a physical an- Pelz) thirty-seven years ago. thropologist who works on mu- 34 They have been active in LASFS 35 since the 1940s as members, pro- and other awards. cedural officers and board mem- bers and have worked on several Fred Patten joined LASFS in 1960. local, regional and world s-f con- He has attended most Worldcons ventions over the years. and Westercons since then and was chairman of the of the 1974 Len Moffatt is a writer of prose, Westercon and the 1987 Loscon. poetry, parody, and personal pub- He was co-founder of the first lications for more than sixty five Japanese animation fan club in years; his first professional sales 1977. He is one of the world’s were to the latter day pulps. His leading authorities on anime. short stories (s-f and fantasy) were reprinted in Australia, France Dr. Jerry Pournelle is one of the and Mexico. He has been active in leading writers of military SF. He s-f fandom since the 1930s, and has a number of successful collabo- in mystery fiction fandom since the rations with Larry Niven. He also 1960s. has written about computers and science. Leslie Ann Moore is practicing vet- erinarian in the Los Angeles area. Tim Powers is the author of a For as long as she can remember, dozen SF and fantasy novels, in- she’s been a storyteller. Her re- cluding The Anubis Gate, Dinner at cently published novel of roman- Deviant’s Palace (both winners of tic fantasy, ‘Griffin’s Daughter’, the Philip K. Dick Memorial Award), first of a trilogy, is her debut. Last Call and Declare (both winners of the World Fantasy Award). Pow- Lynn Maudlin found fandom in ers lives with his wife, Serena, in 1982 at Mythcon XIII. Lynn spent San Bernardino, CA. ten years on the Mythopoeic Soci- ety board of directors. Lynn is a Tom Safer is a self taught expert singer/songwriter, an artist, a on animated cartoons. He has a writer, an editor, and a film pro- collection of over 4000 theatrical ducer. She is easily pulled into con- cartoons and animated feature versations about God and the Bible, films. and appreciates the obsession that is costuming. Steve Savitzky is a songwriter who discovered organized fandom and Vera Nazarian is a writer, artist, filkdom in 1978, and wrote his first and now publisher of Norilana “real’’ filksong shortly thereafter. Books. Ancient myth, moral fables, eclectic philosophy, and her Arme- Sharon Sheffield has a degree in nian and Russian ethnic heritage all linguistics and anthropology with play a strong part in her work. Her an emphasis on how language website is www.veranazarian.com. shapes culture and vice versa.

Larry Niven is a science fiction Stu Shepherd first displayed art- writer with a whole bunch of ac- work in the Loscon art show in complishments. He has won Hugo 1989 and has been a regular par- awards for “Neutron Star” ticipant in recent years. Stu is a (1966), Ringworld (1970), “In- traditional painter though much of constant Moon” (1971), “The his work is created digitally. Hole Man” (1974), and “The Bor- derland of Sol (1975). He has Jill Sherwin is the author of also won some Nebulas, Ditmars, 36 “Quotable Star Trek”, “The De- finitive Star Trek Trivia Book, Vol- Vanessa Van Wagner is the LASFS ume I and II” and “Sailing the Slip- librarian. She is a former adult ba- stream: An Unofficial and Unautho- sic education teacher and literacy rized Guide to Gene Roddenberry’s program manager. Though no Andromeda”. longer in the classroom - she’s now a technical copyeditor - she main- Curt Steindler lives in West Los An- tains a commitment to promoting geles with his wife and four lizards. reading to disadvantaged families. He is an attorney specializing in Internet and New Media law. Bill Warren has been writing about SF and other movies for over 40 Moira Stern sings and accompanies years. His writing includes the two herself on the pedal harp. She volume series Keep Watching The earned a Bachelor of Music Perfor- Skies!: American Science Fiction mance degree at the University of Movies of the Fifties. Redlands. Michael Z. Williamson is an immi- Tony N. Todaro is vice-president grant from the UK and Canada, a of the Greater Los Angeles Writ- veteran of the US Army and US Air ers Society. Force, a bladesmith, and a writer.

Tadao Tomomatsu Jack-of-most- trades, entertainer, actor, A former Loscon chair. A longtime Mid-West fan, he moved to Los Angeles to further his acting career. He has worked on such projects as Friends, Babylon 5, JAG, Inspector Gadget, Charlie’s Angels, Full Throttle, and on the NBC series He- roes. He is also well known inter- nationally for his role on Banzai as Mr. Shake Hands Man. He is cur- rently behind the camera on NBC’s The Singing Bee.

Harry Turtledove is an escaped Byzantine historian who writes al- ternate history, other SF, fantasy, and historical fiction. His recent books include Fort Pillow, Crosstime Traffic: The Disunited States of America and Settling Accounts: The Grapple.

George Van Wagner is a freelance writer, musician, and recording en- gineer who is cursed with being in- terested in almost everything. He is past president and current mem- ber of the Board of Directors of the LASFS. 37 Archaeologists Have Problems (You’ve Program Panels just dug-up what?) (M) Robert Sawyer, Maya Bohnhoff, Archaeology Louise Hitchcock, Geordie Howe

Extraterrestrial Archaeology: What Do Aliens in Archaeology: Von Danniken and We Do When We Find Something? other such ideas (M) Robert Sawyer, Berry Kercheval, (M) James Glass, Robert Hole, Louise Hitchcock, Geordie Howe, Geordie Howe Larry Niven Historical Linguistics: What Can Lan- Present and Future Ethics in Archaeol- guage Change Tell Us? ogy (M) Laura Frankos, Lynn Flewelling, (M) James Daugherty, Gregg Castro, Sharon King, Vera Nazarian, Sharon Louise Hitchcock, Sharon Sheffield Sheffield

Archaeoastronomy, The Effect of the Sky Lost Worlds: How Do You Go About Los- on Ancient Cultures ing A World These Days? (M) Vanessa Van Wagner, James (M) Vanessa Van Wagner, James Glass, Harry Turtledove Daugherty, John DeChancie, Robert Hole, Geordie Howe Who Owns The Past? (M) Harry Turtledove, Lynn Archaeology of Indiana Jones [Presen- Flewelling, Barbara Hambly, Sharon tation] Sheffield David West Reynolds

What Is The Future Of Archaeology and Archaeology of Land of the Lost [Pre- Paleontology? sentation] (M) Louise Hitchcock, Gregg Castro, David West Reynolds Greg Hensath, Robert Hole Archaeology of the Future [Presenta- Can You Dig It, Excavating Our Civiliza- tion] tion David West Reynolds (M) James Daugherty, Gregg Castro, Robert Hole, Patricia MacEwen Art

Realistic World Building: Why the Past is Designing Alien Cities Important to the Present [A] (M) Buzz Dixon, James Daugherty, (M) Robert Sawyer, Barbara Hambly, John DeChancie, Stu Shepherd Vera Nazarian, Larry Niven, Michael Z. Williamson SF & Fantasy Cover Art (M) Laura Brodian Freas, Buzz Realistic World Building: Why the Past is Dixon, James Killus, Vera Nazarian, Important to the Present [B] Stu Shepherd (M) Harry Turtledove, Lynn Flewelling, David Gerrold, Jerry SF Art, the Best and the Worst Pournelle (M) Mark Ferrari, Robert Gounley, (Same topic as A but with different Stu Shepherd people) For Locations and Times of panels, Please refer to the Pocket Program.

38 39 The Other Map Room Of Loscon (Hotel Floor Plan) Room Function Denver ...... Filk Room Dallas ...... Riddle Quest Archives Chicago ...... Anime Boston/Atlanta ...... Programming Scottsdale ...... Children’s Programming New York ...... Programming St. Louis ...... Programming Houston ...... Programming Washington ...... Costume Station New Orleans ...... Photo Room Saddle Brook ...... Programming Philadelphia ...... Programming Boardroom ...... Office / Con Ops Satellite Registration ...... Registration Imperial Ballroom D,E,F ...... Programming Imperial Ballroom C ...... Programming Imperial Ballroom B ...... Programming Imperial Ballroom A ...... Programming Marquis Ballroom ...... Dealers Room/ArtShow Century Pavillon...... Demonstrations & Dig Boxes Additional Programming Rooms on the 1st Floor Warner Center ...... Listing Lounge Torrance...... BOF Meetpoint Palm Desert ...... Writers Lounge La Jolla ...... Artists Lounge Irvine ...... Computer Bay Monterey ...... NewsZine Office The Con Suite is on the 18th Floor in the Executive II Room near the eleva- tors, end of the hallway. Upstairs, back by the Lobby/Resturant area are the Meridian Rooms. Meridian A ...... Teen Lounge Meridian B ...... Gaming The Masquerade will be held in the Im- perial Ballroom D,E,F on Saturday. The Blood Drive will be held in the Im- perial Ballroom C on Saturday.

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41 For Locations and Times of panels, Please refer to the Pocket Program. Spacescapes Prize Winning Costumes (M) John Hertz, Robert Gounley, (M) Rebecca Foss, John Blaker, Bar- Aleta Jackson, Stu Shepherd bara Hambly

Art of Theresa Mather [Presentation] Dream Costumes Theresa Mather (M) Steve Bartlett, Jan Howard Finder, Zelda Gilbert, Jess Miller Comics Discussions American Manga (These are not panels. They are (M) Buzz Dixon, Fred Patten, Tadao discussions with a leader) Tomomatsu, Marv Wolfman Past Masters: Murray Leinster Comics to Movies Todd McCaffrey (M) Eric Hoffman, Bill Warren, Marv Wolfman Past Masters: Henry Kuttner/C. L. Moore Eric Hoffman Who Wants To Be A Superhero Writer? (M) Marv Wolfman, Buzz Dixon, Past Masters: Theodore Sturgeon Dennis Mallonee, Tadao Tomomatsu Harry Turtledove

But I Look Terrible In Tights!! Superhe- SF Classics: Lord of Light by Roger roes Without Underwear!!! Zelazny (M) Christopher Garcia, Kelly Green, David Bratman Dennis Mallonee, Marv Wolfman SF Classics: Man in the High Castle by Department of Costuming Philip K. Dick So You Want To Get Into Costuming Ed Green (M)John Blaker, Jan Howard Finder, Gail Glass SF Classics: Rendezvous With Rama by Arthur C. Clarke Costuming on a Budget Robert Sawyer (M) Zelda Gilbert, Steve Bartlett, Gail Glass, Jess Miller SF Classics: Gateway by Frederik Pohl John Hertz Hall Costumes: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly (M) Laura Brodian Freas, Tina Beychok, Gail Glass

Historical Costumes (M) Jess Miller, John Blaker, Greg Hemsath

Presenting Costumes When they tell you not to open (M) John Hertz, Tina Beychok, John a book and read it aloud in an- Blaker other language, next time listen! For Locations and Times of panels, Please refer to the Pocket Program.

42 For Locations and Times of panels, Please refer to the Pocket Program. Filk Crawling Out Of The Grave (M) Marty Massoglia, Len Moffatt, Concert 1 Vanessa Van Wagner Alexander Adams Future Horror Concert 2 (M) Sharon King, Michael Alexander Adams D’Ambrosio, John D. Eggett, James Killus Concert Maya and James Bohnhoff Fear vs Suspense (M) James Glass, Toni Blair, Michael Concert D’Ambrosio, Vera Nazarian Dr. James Robinson Midnight Monster Panel ConcertConcert (M) Michael D’Ambrosio, Toni Blair, Lynn Maudlin Darnell Coleman, Leslie Ann Moore

Concert Horror and Religion Steve Savitzky (M) David Bratman, Darnell Coleman, Mark Ferrari, Jason Concert Henninger Moira Stern Movies/TV Banned From Argo led by Barry Gold The Virtues of Being Borg (M) Larry Niven, Steve Bartlett, Dr. James Explains It All John D. Eggett, Jill Sherwin Dr. James Robinson The Best SF Film Ever Horror (M) John DeChancie, Kenneth Estes, Len Moffatt, Bill Warren Bite Me, The Continuing Popularity of Vampires (M) Tim Powers, Kelly Green, 2007, the Year in SF Movies Jacqueline Lichtenberg, Leslie Ann (M) Bill Warren, Toni Blair, Kenneth Moore, Jill Sherwin Estes, Craig Miller

Horror Should Be Musty and Old. How 2007, the Year in SF TV Do You Do Something New? (M) Craig Miller, Michael Cassutt, (M) Tim Powers, Michael D’Ambroso, Dorothy Fontana, Jacqueline James Glass, Jason Henninger, Lichtenberg, Leslie Ann Moore Patricia MacEwen Heroes Trivia for Chocolate Horror For People With Weak Stomachs Christian McGuire, Joyce Sperling (M) George Van Wagner, Sharon King, Tim Powers, Curt Steindler What Males Like In a Female Leading Character? Weird Tales, The Magazine That Keeps (M) Craig Miller, Michael D’Ambrosio, For Locations and Times of panels, Please refer to the Pocket Program.

43 44 For Locations and Times of panels, Please refer to the Pocket Program. Richard Foss, James Glass, Michael SF/Fantasy Z. Williamson Does Organic Life Have A Future? Do We Kill Ourselves Or Do The AIs Do It What Females Like in a Male Leading For Us? Character? (M) Robert Sawyer, James Glass, (M) Dorothy Fontana, Aleta Jack- Robert Gounley, Dani Kollin, Eytan son, Jacqueline Lichtenberg, Deirdre Kollin, Karl Lembke Moen, Jill Sherwin The Purpose of Life, What If It Was Cho- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix sen By Election? (M) Joyce Sperling, Jan Howard (M) Mike Glyer, Davin Gerrold, Bar- Finder, Rebecca Foss, Laura Frankos, bara Hambly, Larry Niven, Vera Jill Sherwin Nazarian

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2008 Hugo Nominees (M) Joyce Sperling, Jan Howard (M) John Hertz, Kathryn Daugherty, Finder, Rebecca Foss, Dennis Christopher Garcia, George Van Mallonee Wagner

Flash Gordon, Then and Now Should Insanity Be Illegal? (M) Barbara Hambly, Dorothy (M) Jason Henninger, Todd Fontana, Jim Harmon McCaffrey, Patricia MacEwen, Jerry Pournelle Sci Fi vs. SF in Media. The Real Difference (M) Bill Warren, Carol Ann Alves, Is Too Much SF Being Published? Machael Cassutt, Tadao Tomomatsu (M) David Gerrold, Michael Cassutt, Kelly Green, Berry Kercheval, George Back to the Days of Radio [Presenta- Van Wagner tion] Jim Harmon The SF Canon, Essential SF (M) Kathryn Daugherty, David Cartoons from the Silent Era [Presentation] Bratman, Berry Kercheval, Tim Pow- Tom Safer ers, Harry Turtledove

Cartoons and Classical Music [Presen- Mutate Now, Avoid The Rush (Heroes Do tation] It, X-Men Do It, Maybe Even You Can Tom Safer Do It) (M) Tadao Tomomatsu, Richard Mummy Movies [Presentation] Foss, Karl Lembke, Larry Niven Eric Hoffman The Day After The Day The Aliens Arrived Dr. Terror’s House of Pilots [Presentation] (M) Richard Foss, Darnell Coleman, Eric Hoffman Ed Green, Tod McCaffrey

Serials Based on Comics [Presentation] Pulp Fiction Eric Hoffman (M) Marty Massoglia, Jim Harmon, James Killus, Len Moffatt, Fred Patten For Locations and Times of panels, Please refer to the Pocket Program.

45 For Locations and Times of panels, Please refer to the Pocket Program.

The Inklings and Their Influence Writing Your First Novel (M) Diana Glyer, David Bratman, Mark (M) Mark Ferrari, Carol Ann Alves, Ferrari, Laura Frankos, Tim Powers Michael D’Ambrosio, Lynn Flewelling, Tony Todaro SF Magazines, Paper vs. On-line Great Literature Writers Should Read (M) James Killus, Tina Beychok, (M) Diana Glyer, Lynn Flewelling, Laura Brodian Freas, Kelly Green, Laura Frankos, Jason Henninger Berry Kercheval Other Stuff Logged on at Birth (M) Curt Steindler, Dani Kollin, Eytan Aids Project Los Angeles Charity Kollin, Deirdre Moen Auction David Gerrold I Need As Much Regeneration As I Can Get (Making You As Good As New) Hour 25 (M) John DeChancie, John D. Eggett, Greg Hemsath, Karl Lembke Fan Funds, What Are They? (M)John Hertz, Christopher Garcia, Mainstream Literature vs. SF Christian McGuire, June Moffatt (M) John Hertz, Kenneth Estes, Mark Ferrari, Dani Kollin, Eytan Kollin Fanzine in an Hour (M) Christopher Garcia, Mike Glyer, Galactic Consumer Co-ops (Empires are Ed Green, June Moffatt just soooo imperialistic) (M) Jacqueline Lichtenberg, Carol Something Old, Something New, Some- Ann Alves, Laura Frankos, Fred Patten thing Borrowed, and Something Blue, Programming Your Own SF Con What is the Worst SF Novel Ever Written? (M) Milt Stevens, Toni Blair, James (M) David Gerrold, Kathryn Daugherty, Cristopher Garcia, Mike Daugherty, Fred Patten, George Van Glyer, Craig Miller Wagner Spam as Poetry Reading (M) Vanessa Van Wagner, Sharon Robert Sawyer King, Curt Steindler Writing Stuff

Creating Interesting Characters (M) David Gerrold, John DeChancie, Lynn Flewelling, James Killus, Vera Nazarian

Plotting and Pacing (M) John DeChancie, Maya Bohnhoff, David Gerrold, Jacqueline Lichtenberg, Michael Z. Williamson

For Locations and Times of panels, Please refer to the Pocket Program.

46 47 The following is a guide to the history of Loscon, the Brief History Los Angeles Regional science fiction and fantasy con- vention. The numbers in parentheses indicate total mem- Of Loscon bers and actual attending members. Naming conventions and themes are also noted on each convention.

LA 2000 Loscon 12 December 5-7, 1975, International Hotel, Los Angeles November 29-December 1, 1985,Pasadena Hilton, Pasadena GoH: None. GoH: Robert Silverberg. Fan GoH: Terry Carr. Chair: Milt Stevens. (199 / 196) In Absentia GoH: Daniel Pinkwater. Chair: Craig Miller. (1387 / 1318) Loscon 2 Loscon the 13th October 15-17, 1976, Pacifica Hotel, Culver City GoH: None. November 28-30, 1986, Pasadena Hilton, Pasadena Chair: Ron Bounds. (??? / 175) GoH: John Brunner. Fan GoH: Bruce & Elayne Pelz. Chair: Danise Deckert. (1343 / 1282) Loscon 3 Loscon XIV April 1-3, 1977, Airport Sheraton, Los Angeles November 27-29, 1987, Pasadena Hilton, Pasadena GoH: None. “Galactic Empires” Chairs: Ed Finkelstein, Mike Glyer. (163 / 149) GoH: C.J. Cherryh. Fan GoH: Tom Whitmore. Loscon 4 Chair: Fred Patten. (1359 / 1330) November 4-6, 1977, Quality Inn Airport, Los Angeles Loscon Fifteen GoH: Jerry Pournelle. November 25-27, 1988, Pasadena Hilton, Pasadena Chair: Marty Massoglia. (279 / 253) “Southgate in Eighty-eight” GoH: Vonda McIntyre. Fan GoH: Stan Woolston. Loscon 5 Artist GoH: Patricia Davis. November 3-5, 1978, Huntington Sheraton, Pasadena Chair: Rick Young. (1250 / 1000) GoH: Robert Bloch. Chair: Susan Fox. (383 / 347) Loscon Sixteen November 24-26, 1989, Pasadena Hilton, Pasadena Loscon 6 “Where Anything Can Happen...” November 10-12, 1979, Airport Park Hotel, Inglewood GoH: Spider & Jeanne Robinson. Fan GoH: John & Bjo GoH: A.E. van Vogt. Trimble. Chair: Alan P. Winston. (732 / 691) Artist GoH: Erin McKee. Chair: Richard Foss. (1221 / 1098) Loscon 7 Loscon 17 November 28-30, 1980, Anaheim Sheraton, Anaheim November 23-25, 1990, Buena Park Hotel, Buena Park GoH: Larry Niven. Fan GoH: Alva Rogers.Media GoH: Jack “Moving” Arnold. Chair: Mike Shupp. (1120 / 1055) GoH: Barry B. Longyear. Fan GoH: Ben Yalow. Artist GoH: Reed Waller & Kate Worley. Loscon 8 LASFS Guest: George Alec Effinger. November 6-8, 1981, Huntington Sheraton, Pasadena Chair: Robbie Cantor. (1107 / 1040) GoH: Bill Rotsler. Fan GoH: Len & June Moffatt. Loscon 18 Chair: George Jumper. (1016 / 968) November 29-December 1, 1991, Hyatt Regency, Long Beach “Robotics & Computers in SF / Fantasy” Loscon 9 GoH: Mike Resnick. Fan GoH: Allan Rothstein. November 26-28, 1982, Universal Sheraton, Universal City Artist GoH: Brad Foster. GoH: Poul Anderson. Fan GoH: Milt Stevens. Chair: Rick Young. (1064 / 1019) Chair: Dan Deckert. (1390 / 1345) Loscon 19 Loscon 10 November 27-29, 1992, Airport Marriott, Los Angeles November 25-27, 1983, Pasadena Hilton, Pasadena “Into the 21st Century on a Sturdy Broom” GoH: Chelsea Quinn Yarbro. Fan GoH: Fuzzy Niven. GoH: Barbara Hambly. Fan GoH: Mike Glyer. Spec. GoH: John Myers Myers. Artist GoH: Don Maitz. Editor GoH: David Hartwell. Chair: Bruce Pelz. (1048 / 1009) Chairs: Christian McGuire, Shaun Lyon. (1285 / 1241) Loscon Eleven Loscon 20 November 23-25, 1984, Pasadena Hilton, Pasadena November 26-28, 1993, Airport Hilton, Burbank GoH: Curt Siodmak. Fan GoH: Forrest J. Ackerman. “Take This Con and Stuffie It!” LASFS Guest: Bill Warren. GoH: Roger Zelazny. Fan GoH: Paul Turner. Chair: Charles Lee Jackson II. (1002 / 959) Artist GoH: Rick Sternbach. Chair: Chocolate Moose (with Elayne Pelz). (1204 / 1187) 48 Loscon 21 Loscon 29 November 25-27, 1994, Airport Hilton, Burbank November 29-December 1, 2002, Airport Hilton, Burbank “The Changing Face of Science Fiction” “Planet Loscon” GoH: Lois McMaster Bujold. Fan GoH: Robbie Cantor. GoH: David Weber. Artist GoH: Nene Thomas. Artist GoH: Alicia Austin. Editor GoH: Kristine Kathryn Rusch. Fan GoH: Patty Wells. Special GoH (“Superguest”): Julius Schwartz. Chair: Tadao Tomomatsu. (1383/ 1308) Chairs: Shaun Lyon, Christian McGuire. (1173 / 1155) Loscon 30 Loscon 22 November 28-30, 2003, Airport Hilton, Burbank November 24-26, 1995, Airport Hilton, Burbank “Navigating the WORLDS of Science Fiction” “The World of SF” Author GoH: Fred Saberhagen. Fan GoH:Jack L. Chalker. GoH: Bob Shaw. Artist GoH: Lubov. Fan GoH: Larry Stewart. Artist GoH:Teddy Harvia. Chair: Robbie Cantor. (1124 / 1098) Chair: Michael Mason. (1229 / 1177) Loscon XXIII Loscon 31 November 29-December 1, 1996, Airport Hilton, Burbank November 26-29, 2004, LAX Marriott, Los Angeles “Relax in the Company of Friends” “Escape To LA” GoH: Harry Turtledove. Fan GoH: Bob Null. Author GoH: Tim Powers. Artist GoH:Wendy Pini. Artist GoH: Vincent DiFate. LASFS GoH:David Gerrold. Chair: Christian McGuire. (1127 / 1117) Chair: Ed Green. (1265 / 1197) loscon xxiv Loscon 32 November 28-30, 1997, Airport Hilton, Burbank November 25-27, 2005, LAX Marriott, Los Angeles GoH: S.M. Stirling. Fan GoH: Geri Sullivan. Artist GoH: Mitchell “2005: A Space Operetta” Davidson Bentley. Author GoH: Steven Brust. Artist GoH:Rowena Morrill. Media GoH: J. Michael Straczynski. Fan GoH:Bruce Farr. Chair: Ed Green. (1376 / 1296) Chair: Karl Lembke. (1222 / 1183) Loscon 25 Loscon 33 November 27-29, 1998, Airport Hilton, Burbank November 26-29, 2006, LAX Marriott, Los Angeles “Twenty Five Years Of a Good Thing” “Exploring the Golden Ages of Science Fiction” GoH: David Brin. Fan GoH: Marjii Ellers. Artist GoH: Sue Dawe. Author GoH: William Tenn. Artist GoH:Bernie Wrightson. Chair: Kimberlee Marks Brown. (1206 / 1141) Fan GoH:Fred Patten. Chair: Scott Beckstead. (1146 / 1084) Loscon XXVI November 26-28, 1999, Airport Hilton, Burbank Loscon 34 “It’s the End of the World as We Know It, and We Feel Fine.” November 23-25, 2007, LAX Marriott, Los Angeles GoH: Connie Willis. AGoH: Alex Ross. FanGoH: Joe Siclari. “The Dig: Excavating the Worlds of Science Fiction” Chair: Liz Mortensen (1386 / 1204) Author GoH: Robert J. Sawyer. Artist GoH:Theresa Mather. Fan GoH: Capt. David West Reynolds. Loscon 27 Music GoH Dr. James Robinson (aka Dr. Jane) November 25-27, 2000, Airport Hilton, Burbank Chair: Dr. Susan “Arizona” Gleason. (? / ?) “The Dawn of a New Millennium” GoH: Orson Scott Card. Artist GoH: Bob Eggleton. Loscon 35 Special GoHs: Harry Knowles, Robert Hewitt, Frank Kelly November 27-30, 2008, LAX Marriott, Los Angeles Freas “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Loscon” Fan GoH: Craig Miller & Genny Dazzo. Author GoH: John Scalzi. Artist GoH:Gary Lippincott. Chair: Shaun Lyon & Christian B. McGuire. (1375 / 1317) Fan GoH:Michael Siladi. Chair: Cathy Beckstead & Joyce Hooper. (? / ?) Loscon 28 November 23-25, 2001, Airport Hilton, Burbank “Education - Building the future one mind at a time” GoH: Patricia C. Wrede. ArtistGoH: Chris Butler. FanGoH: Lynn Gold. Chair: Chaz Boston Baden. (1187 / 1128) 49 A Brief History Of LASFS

This year, as always, The pioneering science fiction magazine, Loscon is brought to Amazing Stories, began monthly publi- you by the Los An- cation in April 1926. It printed opinions geles Science Fan- and criticisms from its readers, along tasy Society. Cel- with their full addresses, in a “Discus- ebrating its 73rd sions” column. Rejoicing in their anniversary this newfound kindred, many early fans, October 27th, it most of high school and college age, is the world’s old- began writing to each other. Within a est living science few years, a group of two or three hun- fiction club. However, the LASFS did not dred of these pen pals around North form spontaneously from a vacuum. It America and Britain had formed a loose required the support of an organized social association. Some organized science fiction fandom. more formally. A Science Correspon- dence Club was started during 1928, and began publishing a club magazine, Current The Comet, in May 1930. By the early 1930s several of the more literate fans, LASFS Elected individually or in collaboration, started Officers their own amateur magazines in emula- President: Marcia Minsky tion of the professional SF magazines. Vice-Presidents: Mike Thorsen Tadao Tomomatsu The prevailing attitude and sense of pur- Joan Steward pose of these early fans and fanzines Treasurer: Elayne Pelz was the serious advancement of science Scribe: Joe Zeff Registrars: Joyce Hooper fiction. Michelle Pinkus Arlene Satin The earliest localized SF club was The Loscon 34 Chair: Scienceers in New York City, which first Dr. Susan “Arizona” Gleason met on December 11, 1929. Its fanzine, Loscon 35 Chair: The Planet, began in July 1930. In ad- Cathy Beckstead & Joyce Hooper dition to amateur fiction and popular sci- Board of Directors ence articles, it reported on the meet- (Expiration of Terms in parentheses) ings and social activities of the club. Chairman: Karl Lembke (2009) Copies of The Planet were mailed Vice-Chair: Mike Thorsen (2007) Comptroller: Brett Achorn (2008) throughout the fledgling SF fandom, and Secretary: George Van Wagner (2008) encouraged many fans to start similar Other Members of the Board: clubs in their cities. These clubs usually Cathy Beckstead (2007) drifted apart after a few months or years Bill Ellern (2008) as their adolescent members developed Ed Green (2009) Liz Mortensen (2007) other interests, but there were always Merlin R. "Bob" Null (2009) some SF clubs to inspire new fans to Elayne Pelz (2008) create or join local clubs. Tadao Tomomatsu (2009) Special Advisor: In May 1934, Wonder Stories announced Charles L. Jackson II Advisors: the creation of the Science Fiction Forrest J. Ackerman League, an international SF club which Len & June Moffatt was to be coordinated through a col- Fred Patten 50 umn in the magazine. Members living in the same city were encouraged to get together and start a local SFL chap- til 1946 due to World War II). ter. The first SFL chapters were on the East Coast, but on Saturday, October When the parent Science Fiction League 27, 1934, seven Los Angeles SFL mem- began to fall apart in the late 1930s, bers and two guests met in the garage Forry aided the club in staying alive by of member E. C. Reynolds. These nine declaring its independence on March 27, fans sent a letter to Wonder Stories ask- 1940 as the Los Angeles Science Fan- ing to become an SFL chapter. The Los tasy Society. Forry remained active in Angeles Science Fiction League (LASFL) the club for the next two decades. He was granted a charter dated November seldom held a formal club office, but he 13, 1934 as the club’s fourth chapter. was always there to keep things moving while others came and went. Forrest The LASFL met irregularly during its first Ackerman was Mr. LASFS for thirty years. year. This changed when Forrest J By the time he stopped participating Ackerman, a hyper-enthusiastic L.A. fan regularly in the mid-1960s, he left a who was in college in San Francisco at firmly established club behind him. the time, returned home at the begin- ning of 1936 and quickly became the The LASFS went through some drastic club’s most active member. Bolstered personality changes before settling down by Forry’s efforts, LASFL began meet- into its current self. SF fandom in the ing regularly every other Thursday in Thirties was dominated by intellectual February 1936, increasing to the first young men who gave the original LASFL four Thursdays of the month in January the atmosphere of a college fraternity. 1939 and every Thursday in July 1942. During the early Forties, the club almost He became the nucleus of a group of self-destructed due to fannish politics. similarly enthusiastic young fans such Cliques and factions battled, attempting as Walter Daugherty, T. Bruce Yerke, to impeach club officers, arguing end- Paul Freehafer, Ray Bradbury, and Ray lessly over trivial differences of opinion, Harryhausen who transformed the and setting up rival local SF clubs. At LASFL from a tiny literary discussion the same time, with World War II in club into a lively social group. They in- progress and most SF fans over 18 in vited all SF authors visiting or living in the Armed Services, the LASFS took on Los Angeles to come to the LASFL. the atmosphere of a fannish USO. Los Arthur J. Burks, Robert A. Heinlein, Jack Angeles was a major embarkation cen- Williamson, Henry Kuttner, and other ce- ter for soldiers and sailors shipping out lebrities accepted the invitation. into the Pacific, and LASFS members were always ready to stop fighting long Ackerman was particularly active in help- enough to greet and play host to fans in ing the LASFL publish its own mimeo- uniform passing through L.A. to the front. graphed fanzines. They were full of hu- morous, pun-filled reviews and parodies Perhaps in reaction, as soon as the war of current SF, as well as discussions of ended the club swung to the opposite the LASFL’s picnics, holiday parties and extreme, shunning most fannish activi- group outings to scientific lectures at ties as irresponsible. The attitude was Cal Tech or the local planetarium in ad- encouraged that fans should aspire to dition to the club meetings. These soon become professional SF authors, and established the LASFL’s reputation several local writers including A. E. van throughout budding SF fandom as Vogt, Ross Rocklynne and L. Ron Hubbard “Shangri-L.A.”; a paradise for young SF became regular participants. The LASFS fans. This reputation helped L.A. fan- instituted a “Fanquet”, an annual ban- dom win the World Science Fiction quet honoring those members who Convention for 1942 (postponed un- 51 made their first professional SF sale. Several members did sell one or two short Foster, Stephen Goldin, David Gerrold, stories, and one, E. Everett Evans (for Steven Barnes, John Dalmas, William whom the Evans-Freehafer Award is co- Rotsler, and George Barr among others. named, with Paul Freehafer; see sepa- Some were well-established when they rate section), became a minor popular moved to Los Angeles and others be- author during the 1950s until his death came authors while they were fans in in 1958. the club. But there is no longer pres- sure for members to write if they pre- A major accomplishment of the LASFS fer to remain fans. in the late 1940s was the creation of the annual West Coast Science Fantasy In the Sixties the LASFS regained the Conference (Westercon). At this time lively spirit of its beginnings, with the the only SF conventions were in the New additional benefit of a growing female York/Pennsylvania/New Jersey area, plus presence in SF fandom. The club be- the annual World Science Fiction Conven- came more family oriented, with sev- tion which had come to Los Angeles in eral marriages between members dur- 1946 but was usually held in a city East ing the Sixties and Seventies including of the Mississippi. Two LASFS members, Bjo & John Trimble, Len & June Moffatt, Walter Daugherty and Dave Fox, felt that and Bruce & Elayne Pelz. Fans began to the fans in Western cities deserved their specialize into sub-groups, devoting own annual convention. In 1948 the themselves to hard-science SF, LASFS started the Westercon in emula- Tolkienish high fantasy, SF movies, tion of the Worldcon. Los Angeles-area comic books, specific movie and TV se- fans held the first three Westercons un- ries including Star Trek and Dr. Who, til the convention was well-enough es- roleplaying games, mystery/detective tablished that fan clubs in such cities as fiction, computer groups, even San Diego and San Francisco were ready cliffhanger serials and old Westerns to host it. Today the Westercon is sixty through the efforts of Charles Lee Jack- years old, and has met in cities ranging son II. The Cartoon/Fantasy Organiza- from Vancouver, BC to Honolulu, HI to tion, the first Japanese anime fan club, Boise, ID to El Paso, TX. The Westercon’s held its first meeting at the LASFS in Bylaws specify the LASFS as the archive May 1977. Despite this fragmentation, of Westercon business and the default the LASFS counted them all as part of administrator in the case of the failure All Things Fannish, encouraging a strong of any individual Westercon (which has spirit of camaraderie and family. The never happened). Westercon 55 in 2002 LASFS began to build this spirit during returned to Los Angeles for the first time the 1960s, incorporating in 1968 as a in eight years. The 2004 Westercon was non-profit educational organization and in Phoenix, 2005 was in Calgary, 2006 buying its own property in 1973. In was in San Diego, 2007 was in San Mateo, 1977 the LASFS replaced it with a larger and Westercon 61 in 2008 will be in Las clubhouse at the current location in Vegas. North Hollywood. The club acquired its first computer, an Altair, that year as a By the early 1960s the LASFS had donation by Larry & Fuzzy (Marilyn) worked through its extremes to become Niven; it was made a member as Altair the casual, open-to-all interests club that Niven. In 1993 the club completed reno- it is today. There are always some SF vations to its front building, remodeling authors and artists in residence, from and doubling the size of its SF library Fritz Leiber in the late Fifties to Larry which now contains well over 10,000 Niven, Jerry Pournelle and John volumes. The LASFS went online with DeChancie today, including Alan Dean 52 its own website in 1997. In December 1975, the Society pre- sary and calling itself Loscon for the first pared LA 2000, a special convention to time. The Loscon was held twice in celebrate the club’s 2,000th meeting. 1977, the second that year being the More a relaxicon than a convention in first with an official guest of honor, Jerry the traditional sense (such as featuring Pournelle. By 1978 it had settled into guests of honor or holding a formal pro- an annual November affair, the Los An- gram), the event was so enjoyable that geles Regional Science Fiction and Fan- it was repeated in 1976, moving to tasy Convention, and starting with October to honor the club’s anniver- 53 Loscon 9 in 1982 the Thanksgiving weekend has become traditional. Loscon profit organization in 1982, the South- 7 in 1980 was the first to top 1,000 ern California Institute for Fan Interests, members, and attendance has not Inc. (SCIFI), to be the sponsor and or- dropped below a thousand since 1984. ganizer of Worldcons, Westercons, and The Loscon was held in Pasadena from similar major events within the science- 1983 through 1989, in Burbank from fiction community that are not a part 1993 through 2003, and in 2004 it re- of the LASFS. SCIFI organized the 1984, turned to Los Angeles itself. 1996, and recent 2006 Los Angeles Worldcons, the 1999 North American In the last quarter of the 20th century Science Fiction Convention (NASFiC) the LASFS began to blend and expand and the 1989, 1994 and 2002 its social and literary activities. The an- Westercons. In 1997 SCIFI created the nual Fanquet metamorphed through a Fan Gallery, a growing gallery of portrait LASFS Showcase into the LaLaCon be- photographs of prominent SF authors ginning in 1995; a two-day “Spring Fling and fans funded from the “Benefit to relaxicon, social gathering and open Fandom” money left over from the 1996 house” held at Freehafer Hall. Atten- Worldcon surplus. The Fan Gallery was dance is limited to 150; the venue’s maxi- first exhibited at Loscon in 1997 and mum capacity. Traditional LaLaCon has become a regular display at events include a Plutonium Chili Cookoff Worldcons, Loscons and other conven- on Saturday at noon; an Intergalactic Ice tions since then. Cream Social on Saturday evening; and a Banquet on Sunday. In 1964 the LASFS The LASFS has survived some traumatic began APA-L, an unofficial weekly fanzine shocks. The April 1992 Los Angeles assembled at each club meeting consist- Riots occurred on a Thursday, which al- ing of individual contributions by mem- most caused the club to cancel its bers who find it convenient to communi- weekly meeting for the first time since cate through “paper conversations” of the early 1940s. (That meeting was usually two to four pages; some contrib- attended by only a few fans who ad- uting by mail who cannot attend the journed early to get home before the club’s meetings. APA-L has had contribu- martial-law curfew.) After the January tors from throughout North America and 1994 6.7 Richter Northridge Earth- Europe. In 1976 the similar monthly quake, and again during the October- LASFAPA was started. During 2006 November 2003 Southern California APA-L has averaged about thirty pages wildfires, the LASFS became an infor- from fifteen contributors per week. Sev- mation center for fans to keep in touch eral of the unofficial sub-groups have with each other and offer help. A smaller grown into technically independent clubs tragedy has become common due to the which traditionally meet at Freehafer Hall “graying” of fandom; LASFS regular at- on an established weekend each month, tendees for decades have started dy- including the Cartoon/Fantasy Organiza- ing or becoming confined to their homes tion and Cinema Anime (anime clubs), due to the infirmities of old age. In the Time Meddlers (Dr. Who), and TRIPE, March 2002 Bruce Pelz proposed the FWEMS and the Estrogen Zone (movie- establishment of a status known as ‘Pil- watching clubs). Members of these clubs lar of the LASFS.’ In order to qualify as are also the organizers of the annual Los a Pillar, the member must be dead. The Angeles-area Gallifrey One (Dr. Who) con- member’s estate, or friends, would then vention, and the new Animé L.A. con- make a large, lump-sum donation to the vention beginning in 2005. LASFS, in an amount to be determined by the club. The proposal was being For legal reasons, LASFS members in- discussed when Pelz unexpectedly corporated a separate California non- 54 died in May of a pulmonary embolism. The creation of the Pillar of the LASFS ran a SF exhibition booth at the annual Award was approved in June with the UCLA Book Fair for many years, and it donation set at $4,000, and donations still holds its annual “LaLaCon” two-day to make Pelz himself the first Pillar of relaxicon each Spring. the LASFS were raised within two months at the 2002 Westercon and There is something for every SF enthu- Worldcon. siast at the LASFS! For more informa- tion call us on Thursday nights (or leave Fortunately, the LASFS is constantly a message) at (818) 760-9234; or stop adding young and enthusiastic SF fans by the clubhouse at 11513 Burbank Bou- to replace the departed. Some major levard, North Hollywood on Thursday or LASFS events during 2004 included the Friday evenings. Or check out the LASFS’ club’s 70th anniversary meeting and the website: http://www.lasfs.org/lasfs/ 40th anniversary distribution of APA-L (#2058), both in October. The partici- pants of both ranged from their founders to newcomers who only joined during 2004. The 2006 Worldcon, L.A.S.F.S. L.A.con IV, was held in Los Angeles The Los Angeles Science (Anaheim), and many newcomers dis- covered the club through that World- Fantasy Society, Inc. con. This world’s oldest science fiction club LASFS’s regular Thursday night meet- ings, starting around 8:00 p.m., usually boast sixty to one hundred fans of all ages. About half the attendees partici- pate in the formal meeting and program, which may include a speaker, an SF movie, a panel, or auctions of SF items. The rest are present to use the club’s library (a trove of SF books, magazines, audio and video tapes, available to all members), or to gather in informal groups in various spots around the club- house to socialize, pursue their special World’s largest dedicated interests, or work on individual club science fiction library projects. (The LASFS has organized SF Meetings are every exhibits for local public and university Thursday at 8pm libraries, and a committee has been pub- lishing an annually updated “LASFS Rec- Visitors Are Welcome! ommended Reading List for Young Read- (First three visits free) ers” since 1997, which has been re- L.A.S.F.S. clubhouse: quested by librarians across the coun- 11513 Burbank Blvd. try. The LASFS maintains social con- North Hollywood, CA 91601 tact with other major SF clubs through- Phone: (818) 760-9234 out America.) The clubhouse is also open every Friday night for more infor- Visit Us On The Web at mal socializing and open gaming. In http:\\www.lasfs.org addition, on the Second Sunday of each month the LASFS hosts an open house for gaming fans. The LASFS 55 The “Evans-Freehafer” Award The Los Angeles Science Fantasy Society began to honor its own in 1959 with the creation of the Evans-Freehafer Award, named after two of the club’s most influen- tial and popular members, E. Everett Evans and Paul Freehafer. E. Everett (“Triple E”) Evans was one of the first LASFSians to become a successful pro, with over a dozen short stories and novels published during the 1950s before his death in 1958. Paul Freehafer was only 27 when he died of a rheumatic heart in 1944, but it was his cheerful enthusiasm for carrying club projects to completion that made the LASFS one of the leading sf clubs of the late 1930s and early 1940s. The Evans-Freehafer Award is presented at each Loscon to that year’s recipient. The award is decided by a special committee made up of the three previous years’ recipients, and the winner is a closely guarded secret until the announcement. The award is presented for service to the LASFS, recognizing hard work and dedication to the club. Only four people (Bruce Pelz, Bob Null, Mike Donahue and Elayne Pelz) have received this award more than once. In 1972, rather than present the award to a current member, the decision was made to give the award to Forrest J. Ackerman, retroactively all the way back to 1942, for his years of service to the club. The year 2004 is the most unusual and perhaps the saddest year in this history. Michael Mason, club librarian, died unexpectedly quite soon after that year’s Loscon. The voting committee honored Michael with the first posthumous award, and it became a shared award with Christian McGuire. List of Evans-Freehafer Award Recipients 1959: Al Lewis 1984: Gavin Claypool 1960: Rick Sneary 1985: Susan Hazeltine 1961: John Trimble 1986: Galen Tripp 1962: Virginia Mill 1987: Mike Frank 1963: Leland Sapiro 1988: Charles Lee Jackson II 1964: Paul Turner 1989: Robbie Cantor 1965: Fred Patten 1990: Gary Louie 1966: Bruce Pelz 1991: George Mulligan 1967: (no award) 1992: Merlin R. Null 1968: Charles Crayne 1993: Michael Donahue 1969: Bruce Pelz 1994: Len & June Moffatt 1970: Don Fitch 1995: Ed Green 1971: Milt Stevens 1996: Leigh Strother-Vien 1972: Forrest J. Ackerman (Retroactive to ’42) 1997: Tim Merrigan 1973: Bill Warren 1998: Liz Mortensen 1974: Lee Gold 1999: Greg Bilan 1975: Tom Digby 2000: Mike Thorsen 1976: Craig Miller 2001: Tadao Tomomatsu 1977: Jerry Pournelle 2002: Mike Donahue 1978: Jim Glass 2003: Merlin R. Null 1979: Louis E.W. Gray 2004: Christian McGuire / Michael Mason 1980: Elayne F. Pelz 2005: Bill Ellern 1981: Merlin R. Null 2006: Elayne Pelz 1982: Fuzzy Pink Niven 2007: 1983: Marjii Ellers

56 The Forry Award Award for service to the science fiction community Each year since 1966, the Los Angeles Science Fan- tasy Society has presented the Forry Award for Life- time Achievement in the field of Science Fiction. Named after long-time fan and “Mr. LASFS,” Forrest J. Ackerman, the award is chosen by members of the club during a meeting usually in the mid to late fall of each year, and announced at Loscon. In 2002, over thirty-five years after the award’s establishment, the club felt that it was high time that Forry himself re- ceived the award with his name. Forry Award Recipients

1966: Ray Bradbury 1987: Donald A. Wollheim 1967: Fritz Leiber 1988: Ursula K. LeGuin 1968: Poul Anderson 1989: Andre Norton 1969: Larry Niven 1990: Isaac Asimov 1970: Harlan Ellison 1991: Curt Siodmak 1971: Theodore Sturgeon 1992: Hal Clement 1972: A.E. van Vogt 1993: Roger Zelazny 1973: C.L. Moore 1994: Frederick Pohl 1974: Robert Bloch 1995: Harry Turtledove 1975: Kris Neville 1996: Chuck Jones 1976: Marion Zimmer Bradley 1997: Jack Vance 1977: L. Sprague de Camp 1998: David Brin 1978: Leigh Brackett 1999: Connie Willis 1979: Jerry Pournelle 2000: Anne McCaffrey 1980: Robert A. Heinlein 2001: Ray Harryhausen 1981: Horace Gold 2002: Forrest J. Ackerman 1982: Arthur C. Clarke 2003: Philip Jose Farmer 1983: Frank Kelly Freas 2004: Len Moffatt 1984: Julius Schwartz 2005: John DeChancie 1985: Robert Silverberg 2006: William Tenn 1986: Jack Williamson 2007: David Gerrold

57 The Rotsler Award The Rotsler Award judges are pleased to name Terry Jeeves as the winner of the 2007 Rotsler Award. Terry Jeeves, of Scarborough, North Yorkshire, England, is a member of First Fandom, that happy band of folk arriving no later than the first Worldcon (1939). For years his fanzine Erg was known around the world. He is deft with creatures human and otherwise, strange machines, and possibly intelligent beings called Soggies. The Rotsler Award was created by the Southern California Institute for Fan Interests, Inc. (SCIFI, Inc.) in his memory in 1997, to honor the lifetime work of outstanding fanzine artists. It is awarded yearly by a specially appointed panel and, by arrangement with the LASFS, it is presented at the Loscon. Its recipients receive a $300 hono- rarium and a plaque. Traditionally there is an exhibit of the current recipient’s work in the Loscon Art Show. There is a website at www.scifiinc.org/rotsler. Bill Rotsler (1926-1997) knew everyone and did everything. He located the fossils, crystals, and stones for the Nebula Award tro- phies of the Science Fiction Writers of America (SFWA). He went house-hunting with Marilyn Monroe. He wrote science fiction. He sculpted with welded steel rods. He celebrated the West Coast Science Fantasy Conference (Westercon) as his birthday In the s-f community, he was best known for graphic art. As a fanartist his cartoons were deft, his serious drawing fine, his flu- ency downright breathtaking. He won four Hugo Awards, twenty years apart, in 1975 and 1979, 1996 (when he also won the Retro- Hugo for 1946) and 1997; a remarkable span. Rotsler Award Recipients 1998 Steve Stiles 2003 Ray Nelson 1999 Grant Canfield 2004 Harry Bell 2000 Arthur Thomson (ATom) 2005 Marc Schirmeister 2001 Brad Foster 2006 Alexis Gilliland 2002 Kurt Erichsen 2007 Terry Jeeves Ice Cream Excavation

Treecat crunchies, candy bones, ribbons of gold caramel... just a few of the toppings that you may see at this year’s Ice Cream Social. Come join us on Friday night and be surprised (and possibly even shocked and amazed) by the toppings offered by party hosts and fan groups. 58 Loscon Masquerade

The Loscon 34 Masquerade will take No projectiles of any sort. If you need place on Saturday, November 24, to throw something during your pre- 2007, at 8:00 PM, in the Ballroom. sentation, clear it with the director. Once more, we are pleased to be No Costume Is Still No Costume. offering to the winner of Best in Show for the Loscon Masquerade If you have any questions, ask the one membership to Costume Col- director; surprise the audience, NOT lege, courtesy of Costumer’s Guild the director. West, and a special award for Best Costume related to the con theme If you have any doubts, ask the di- of “Digging up the Past”. rector. See above. Presentations are 30 seconds to 1 Here are the rules for this year’s minute for one or two entrants, 1 to show. Please remember that the 2 minutes for groups of three or rules for the masquerade are for the more. Keep it simple is the best safety of the participants and the policy. audience, not the whim of the direc- tor. If you have any questions re- The Masquerade Green Room, located garding the rules or the masquerade, in the Washington room, opens at 6 please see the Director, Jess Miller, PM. Please be there and checked in at the signup table in the lobby. Your by 7:30 PM. This means either in cos- questions will be answered. tume or you have your costume ready to put on in the Green Room. Please Your must read the rules before en- do not check in and then leave. tering. Please get the signed entry form to The categories will be children 13 the masquerade sign-up by 4:00PM. and under, Novice, Journeyman and No signed entry form, no entry. Master. Only one costume can be worn by each person, but there is Please, NO LATE ENTRIES. If you have no limit to the number of costumes any questions, ask the director. you can make and have your friends wear! No unsheathed, edged weapons on stage. All edged weapons must be peace bonded. There will be a weap- ons master to check them if there are any questions. No food product-based costumes or messy substances allowed on stage or in the backstage area. No outside food in the backstage area. You may be careful about the burger, but your neighbor may not. No fire allowed on stage. 59 of the Hall Costume Awards. Hall Costume A hall costume is clothing pat- terned after, copied from, or in- Awards spired by a science fiction or fan- tasy source. Costumes have been a part of sci- It must be capable of ordinary ence fiction conventions since wear and not fall apart at inap- Forrest J Ackerman attended the propriate moments. It can be first Worldcon wearing a costume removed without (much) outside from the movie “Things To Come”. aid or risk of being destroyed. Looking around a Loscon about 10 One old definition is that if you years ago, and seeing that there can go to the bathroom without were only 3 or 4 costumes, Anne help, it’s a hall costume. Morrel, an occasional costumer, Every item of the costume should commented “This has become a look appropriate to the outfit. dull place. We need to encourage This means no pirates or elves fans to get back to wearing cos- with tennis shoes. tumes again.” Costumes are one The over-all effect should be vi- of the hallmarks of a Science Fic- sually pleasant. tion Convention. They’re fun to The outfit should be a complete create and wear, and fun for oth- costume. Just an exotic hat or ers to look at. She took charge fancy cloak does not constitute a costume. Every time a person shows up wearing a different costume, they can get another award. It’s the person wearing the costume, not the one who actually made (or bought) it, who gets the award. It’s important that the costume wearer spend some time in the halls or the Dealers’ Room or Con Suite or other similar place. Oth- erwise, there’s a very good chance the award staff will never be able to find them.

We’re looking forward to giving YOU a Hall Costume Award ! !

Special Needs Special Needs is at the convention to help any member with vision, hearing, mobility or other medical conditions that might affect their enjoyment of Loscon, all of which apply to the department head. We’re here to help you get the special seating you need, the mobility cart to help you move around, or whatever else you need. One thing though: we can’t help you if you don’t ask, so please, don’t be shy! 60 Dealers’ Room Welcome to LosCon 34! Our Dealers’ Room is full of excellent vendors ready to tempt you with lots of fascinating and delight- ful treasures. You’ll be happy to see a number of our most popu- lar dealers back again and a few new finds as well. Exhibiting this year are: Angelwear Creations ...... Jewelry and gemstones Baron’s Beauties ...... Bedazzled by Design ...... Costumes Bobcat Publishing ...... Books, Original Art, Prints Book Universe ...... New books, t-shirts and games Brick by Brick Design ...... Art Buy Soundtrax ...... Film and TV soundtracks Cargo Cult Books & Notions ...... New books, CDs and DVDs DAG Productions ...... Filk CDs, note cards, etc. Dark Gift ...... Items of leather, candles and fangs Dragonmarsh Apothecary ...... Oils, herbs, gifts and much more FM Designs ...... Fo’ Paws Productions ...... T-shirts, other shirts and totes Gray / Guardians ...... Author The Hornsmythe ...... Horn, bone, & leather and costumes House of Artemas ...... Canvas, fleece and knit gifts The Lillian Todaro Collection ...... Butterfly Fairy Jewelry and beadwork Lyzard 13 ...... Action figures, toys, blinkies & treasures Massoglia Books ...... Used books and bumper stickers Michael D’Ambrosio ...... Author Money-Changers...... Coins and medals Nova Science Fiction Science ...... fiction magazines QR Zed Engraving ...... Knives, miscellaneous engraved items and crossbows Realm of Regalia ...... Trims and costumes Soundtrack ...... Vintage movie memorabilia Sea Fire Productions ...... CD’s, DVD’s, books, jewelry, comics Sundreams and Myths ...... Original design soft sculptures and artwork As you can see, we have a wide variety of dealers offering an even wider spectrum of merchandise. Come, join us. Browse, visit, chat and shop. You’ll be glad you did! Kris Bauer Dealers’ Room Hours: Dealers’ Room Friday: 10:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. LOSCON 34 Saturday: 10:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. Sunday: 10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. Information Come to the Information table (across from Registration) to get the latest data on program changes, neat things to do and to find the locations of the restrooms! Pick up your “No Photo” Buttons here.

61 Hours: Con Suite Friday ...... 9am-8pm Saturday ...... 8am-8pm Sunday ...... 9am-8pm Loscon Base Camp As you go through your day digging up panels and workshops, sifting your wallet in the dealers’ room, and discover- ing the treasures of art show - take a break and stop by “Base Camp” to refuel and recharge so you may have the energy to continue your quest. We have crate loads of rations to satisfy your cravings, to quench your thirst, and stimulate your creative spirit.

Regency Dancing

The English Regency period (about the year 1800)? At a science fiction convention? We’ve had Regency Dancing at s-f cons for years. Usually there’s a mix of people who don’t know how but think it might be fun; who’ve tried it before but can’t quite remember; who are actually quite good at it; and who only come to watch. People come in historical costumes, or in hall costumes – s-f costume some folks wear for strolling round the halls; the late great Marjii Ellers called this “ordinary wear from alternative worlds” – or you can come as you are.

Computer Lounge peoples of the early 21st century as Silicate Lifeform Research Bay well. Welcome, carbon based life, to the Food and liquid refreshment should opportunity to share some time with be kept at a minimum. Please do not your nearby neighborly silicate life. risk our desk controls or the nearby An active uplink to the LCARS infor- silicates. Thanks in advance. mation retrieval system (local ter- minology: world wide web) will be We will have the bay doors open 10 am to 10 pm localtime, with the pos- maintained, provided we don’t need sible exception of a dinner break. The the power for warpspeed. silicates have determined that 20th Our starship’s entire scientific re- century doors don’t respond to the search team (including a few of our whoosh signal. Some effort will be carbon based crew) will be here to made to improve this during the enhance your studies. Of course, we event; feel welcome to check by at will welcome the chance to study the any time just in case.

62 Kids’ Night Out Join us Saturday night from 7-11PM for a pajama party with games, stories, and lots of fun surprises! There will be “nap space” for those who nod off early. Kids are welcome from potty trained to 12 years of age. This is not your usual kids programming! It is not babysitting, either. It is a party and parents are welcome and encouraged to stay. However, we know some of them will need to sneak off to the Masquerade or parties upstairs, too. Room Parties What to do after that last panel: An introduction to room parties Loscon 34, like most fan-run conventions, doesn’t end when the sun goes down and the Dealers’ Room closes. Besides the various evening activities (Masquerade, Ice Cream Social, various dances), we expect a number of fan groups to be hosting open room parties on our party floors. We have had record number of parties in the past. This year we don’t expect to be outdone. The LAX Marriott has a designated party floor. There will be lots of signs posted for the parties (and in the daily zine), so you can watch for them and write down room numbers. Or you can just go to one of the party floors and work your way up and down the hall and stairs to the other floors, looking for open doors. “But I didn’t get an invitation! I’m not going to go where I’m not in- vited.” On the party floors, the open door constitutes an invitation, especially if you hear conversation inside. Most of the parties are an excuse to hang out and talk, or drink strange and ex- otic beverages and nibble on unidenti- fiable delicacies. The parties don’t usually get too loud, although twenty fans talking in a hall having a conversation can make a bit of noise. If you’re concerned about late- night conversations outside your door, please check with the front desk and have them put you on a “quiet floor.” Trust me, you’ll be happier that way. 63 Filking those his newly minted vocal cords can manage. FILKING AT LOSCON by Lee Gold James’ performances at Loscon are dedicated to the memory of his and Science fiction fans have been sharing Jane’s beloved friend and partner, original songs and music at conventions Cynthia McQuillin, who upon meeting for over sixty years (as chronicled in James for the first time exclaimed, “At Harry Warner, Jr.’s All Our Yesterdays). last I get to meet the man I fell in love You’ll be able to buy filk tapes and CDs with!” in the Loscon Dealers’ Room. But the real filk experience is face-to-face time In addition to Dr. James. we’ll also be at concerts and in the filk circle. having concerts by: • Jeff and Maya Bohnhoff, who started This year Loscon is going to have an es- as members of a rock band but eventu- pecially wonderful filk program, starting ally switched to filk. They often per- with Music Guest of Honor Dr. James form at science fiction conventions all Robinson, who will not only have a con- over the country, sometimes as guests cert but also appear at a “Dr. Jim Ex- of honor. They are two time Pegasus plains It All” hour to introduce his songs award winners for excellence in filk mu- in more detail than usual. sic. They currently have three CDs avail- For 55 years, “Dr. James” Robinson lay able. • Lynn Maudlin, Mythopoeic Society buried deep within the mind of his fe- male-bodied alter ego, “Dr. Jane” member. • Steve Savitzky, whose muse leads him Robinson. Patient and skillful therapeu- tic excavation of long-buried memories to the world inside the crystal (in back of the computer monitor) and other revealed... well, a bearded baritone. wonderful places “Dr. Jane” was a talented lyricist, • Moira Stern, harpist, whose repertoire songwriter and performer who left a includes folksongs from many different legacy of wonderful music about cats, cultures. academia and especially dinosaurs. “Dr. • And finally, last but by no means last, James” doesn’t write songs, but he will Alexander James Adams - Faerie Tale do his best to perform Jane’s — at least Minstrel.

Filk Schedule spires his audiences to make their dreams come true and look for the won- Filking Events At Loscon ders within. From tender love songs to by Lee Gold rowdy brawls, gentle Irish airs to rockin’ reels, AJ brings ancient legends to the Filk events will take place in the Denver Room mortal world in true bardic style, prov- unless otherwise noted. ing once and for all, the magic never dies!

Friday afternoon: 4-6 PM Boston-Atlanta Friday evening: 8:00 PM: Open Filking Rooms Alexander James - Faerie-Tale Minstrel Un- Saturday afternoon: 2:30 PM: Steve leashed from the land of Fae comes the Savitzky: hacker and songwriter, whose heir to Heather Alexander’s music and first CD is finally out magic. AJ Adams is a fiery Celtic fiddler with a compelling voice to enchant audi- Saturday afternoon: 3:15 PM: Moira Stern: ences of all ages. With songs and stories singing harpist of the otherworld, Alexander James in- Saturday afternoon: 3:45 PM: Banned from Argo (led by Barry Gold) 64 FILK: The Music of SF your guitar or other instrument and start by Lee Gold to play and/or sing. If you sing a capella, STAND UP and start to Yes there is music at this convention - and sing. (You can sit down once the other not just at the dances. people are quietly listening to you.) Come join us at the Filksing. If you don’t feel up to singing, you may re- quest that someone else sing. Pick a sub- You don’t know what filksinging is? Join us ject and see if anyone’s written a song and learn. about it. You think you know what filksinging is? Join Rule #3: PLEASE, take conversation into the us and find out what we think it is. hall if someone is performing. Hint #1: A lot of filksong is to original tunes. Rule #4: No apologies after performing!! Hint #2: Some of the filkers you’ll hear have Rule #5: If you do NOT want accompani- commercially recorded tapes and CDs. ment, say so. Otherwise we will join in at the darnedest You don’t know any filksongs? Join us and times and in the darnedest keys. borrow a filksong book. Or buy some in Rule #7: Bawdy songs are traditionally sung the Dealers’ Room. after midnight. Looking for late night entertainment? Join us. Rule #8: Traditional folksongs are welcome. So are pop songs that seem to have Forgot to pack the bucket you carry a tune in? something to do with science fiction, fan- Join us (but don’t sing louder than whoever’s tasy, and high tech, Or cats, roleplaying, leading the song). or Neopaganism, Or other stuff. Rule #9: No apologies in the middle of per- Wow, that’s a Rule. Here are a few other, forming. usually unwritten Filksong Circle Rules Rule #10: If someone asks people to turn (adapted from Melinda Hunter’s Rules). off their recorders, please do so. Rule #0: Everyone who wants to participate Otherwise, feel free to record whatever you like. gets a turn. Eventually. Rule #11: No apologies instead of perform- Rule #1: No apologies before performing! ing. Rule #2: Wait 3D6 seconds after the last Come to the Filksing and hear our fabulous performer is done and then loudly strum songs.

Saturday afternoon: 4:00 PM: Dr. Jim Ex- Sunday morning: 11 AM: Critters (Extant & plains It All: Dr. James Robinson, Loscon’s Extinct), a theme circle interested in any- Music Guest of Honor, explains the back- thing from cats to scientists, hosted by ground of his favorite songs and re- Dr. James Robinson 11:00 AM (at sponds to audience requests to explain least an hour long) and perform their favorite songs. Sunday afternoon: 1 PM: Boston-Atlanta Saturday evening: 7:30 PM: Lynn Maudlin Rooms Concert: singer, songwriter, Mythopeist, Alexander Adams returns from the Land of artist, fan the Fae for another two-hour concert

Saturday evening: 8:00 PM: Maya & Jeff Sunday afternoon: 3:00 PM: Endangered Ar- Bohnhoff Concert: beautiful singing and chaeologist Filk: open filking intricate guitarwork, blending rock rhythms and fannish perspective Sunday evening: 7:00 PM: Dead Dinosaur Filk: open filking Saturday evening: 9:00 Dr. James Concert: Loscon’s Music Guest of Honor

Saturday evening: 10:00: open filking 65 66 Teen Programming We will be meeting Friday: 4:00 pm.-1:00 a.m. Hear Ye! Hear Ye! Calling all Saturday: 12:00 noon-6:00 p.m. young conquerors! The Con- 8:00 p.m.-1:00 a.m. querors of the Ancient World Sunday: 12:00 noon- Close of Con (teenagers) are meeting to play video games, do crafts and est Conqueror of video games other fun stuff like playing “Are like Guitar Hero, Halo 2, Smash you a werewolf?” Brothers and many more. There will be some Competi- tions to see who is the great- Come as you please! Art Show

Come to the Art Show and see Art Show Hours: all the beautiful and fun art- works on exhibit. Many items Friday - Noon to 6 pm in the Art Show are for sale by Saturday - 10 am to 6 pm written or voice auction. We will Closeout of written bids at 6 pm accept checks, Visa, Mastercard Sunday -10 am to 12:00 noon, and the ever-popular cash. You Noon to 2 pm, Auction need a bidder number to bid on 2 pm to 6 pm, Pickup of sold and to purchase items. Our artwork and after closeout friendly staff will be happy to sales. provide you with a bidder num- ber and explain the rules for bid- ding. Some of our displaying artists: Theresa Mather Betsy Mott Alan Beck Rotsler Award Winner Vicki King España Sheriff John Erickson Daniel Cortopassi Mark Corrinet Yvonne Erickson Peri Charlifu Dawn Mullan Sarah Lee Clemens Robert Hole, Jr. Charlene D’Alessio Richard Man Bic Pham-Le Stu Shephard Denise Garner Thomas Rucktenwald Maia Sanders John A. Garner Artists and Illustrators of the Future Art Show Docent Tours Docent Tours of the Art Show. This is a practice we borrowed from museums, where informed guides lead round small groups pointing out things that help people appreciate what they see. Talking about art is itself an art. The late Bill Rotsler, among his uncountable talents, was so fascinating as an Art Show docent that tours he led tended to accumulate fans along the way, by the end resembling a rehearsal for grapes or bison. Try a tour at Loscon 34! Look for the schedule near the Art Show entrance.

67 Children’s Programming Hours: Come join us in the little Friday: 1:00 pm.-6:00 p.m. Ziggurat! If you are between 3 years old Saturday:10:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. and 12 years old, potty trained Sunday: 10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. and have a paid membership whether children’s or full, please awards are Saturday at 11 AM. join us! There will be playing Join us earlier at the Ziggurat or with Bones, Reading of Books, join us at the art show. The Leather work, and sand art. Money Changers are allowing us Some special Items of Interest a special treat on Saturday in the are: Dr. Destructo teaching afternoon. Also, at points about the parts of the com- throughout the con we can visit puter. Dr. Susan “Arizona” the dig boxes. See the pocket Gleason showing how to make program and board for more arrowheads. The Kids’ Choice details. Anime The anime room will be bringing you tales from the past, future, and slightly sideways to the present from 10am-2am Friday, 10am-2am Saturday, and 10am - 3pm Sunday. And earn fabu- lous volunteer hours sitting around watching anime! Ask Volun- teers how you can sign up for a shift operating our advanced technology. Friday, November 23 Saturday, November 24 10 am El Hazard 10 am El Hazard 11am King of Bandit Jing 11 am Mythical Detective Loki 12 noon Dual 12 noon Master of Moquiton 1 pm Ah! My Goddess 1 pm School Rumble 2 pm The Third 2 pm The Third 3 pm Trigun 3 pm D.N.Angel 4 pm Planetes 4 pm Full Metal Alchemist 5 pm Ghost in the Shell: SAC 5 pm ova Hina 6 pm Noein 6 pm Master Keaton 7 pm Genshiken 7 pm Pumpkin Scissors 8 pm Escaflowne 8 pm Kurau Phantom Memory 9 pm Tenchi Muyo GXP 9 pm Ergo Proxy 10 pm Ruin Explorers 10 pm Spriggan 11 pm “ 11 pm “ mid Licensed by Royalty mid Elf Princess Rane 1 am Witch Hunter Robin 1 am Eureka Seven Sunday, November 25 10 am El Hazard 1 pm Moon Phase 11 am Ranma 1/2 2 pm The Third 12 noonMartian Successor Nadesico 3 pm Rune Soldier Louie

68 The Lost Cities of Gaming Explore the The Lost Cities old favorites: war games, rail for more adventures and games, card games, LARP, contests of skill. Games like and the like will be played, expedition based Lost Cit- too. There are friendly ies and the archaeological games and a few tourna- digs of Thebes will add a ments with prizes. Be sure thematic touch to this to check the schedule on the year’s Loscon Game Room. door and the daily program! Other new games and many Exhibits This year at Loscon, thanks to the efforts of Dr Emmett Brown, we are pleased to present exhibits from “The Museum of the Future”.

Please enjoy, and wonder at these rare artifacts from futures past. 69 Security/ Con Ops Loscon likes to be proud of its mem- bers, but there may be one or two that just get out of hand. If you find or no- tice a member of this convention in need of assitance or our “special con- sideration,” let us know in Con Ops / Office and we’ll handle it right away. We are located on the main floor in the Boardroom. WEAPONS POLICY (Yep, that includes your whip Indiana.) Please leave your real weapons at have your item peace-bound (usu- home. Remember that we are lo- ally by a zip-tie), please leave your cated extremely close to a major prop in your room. If you purchase international airport and really do such an item in the dealers room, not want to draw the unwarranted please leave it within the wrapping attention of Homeland Security. All until you get back to your room. weapons that are even remotely No brandishing of prop weapons identifiable as such must be (even for photographs) in the hall- checked with convention operations ways. There will be a room avail- and peace-bound if necessary. If able for Photographs on Saturday you are uncertain about the status where you can do your weapon of your costume prop, please check poses. Check with the Masquer- with our operations crew (located ade Director about specific Mas- in the Convention Office to the side querade related weapon policies. of the elevators opposite of Regis- Thank you and have a safe conven- tration). If you are not willing to tion experience. Photography / Videotape Policies It is permissible to videotape at at the LASFS table. Once regis- Loscon as long as you respect tered you will receive a press people’s requests not to and as badge and your intentions may long as you are polite and un- be posted in the newszine so obtrusive. We will be handing that people will know. There will out “no photo” buttons that be Official Loscon Videographers people can pick up at the infor- and Photographers roaming the mation desk to indicate to both hallways of the convention ev- our official and unofficial ery day. All attendees should videographers/photographers be aware that unless they pick that they wish not to be pic- up the “no photo” button they tured. If you are intending the might be included in such pic- footage to be sold and/or tures or tapes that Loscon will shown in a non-private forum be using for future publicity. we desire for you to register 70 yourself with our Press Liaison Registration Hours: Thursday (Pre-Reg Only) Evening 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. Friday: 9:30 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. 6:01 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Saturday: 9:30 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. 6:01 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Sunday: 9:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Listening Lounge Audio entertainment for the Warner Center room on your listening pleasure will the first floor and join us. once again be featured in Rest your feet for a little the Listening Lounge. We while and enjoy a journey are preparing another pro- through the wide-ranging gram of Old Radio, Readings landscape of the theater of & other tidbits. Come on by the ear.

Office Lost & Found Have you lost something? (Your Mind? Sorry, we can’t help you there - try the con suite, they can help you get it back.) Lost & Found is with the Office, in the Boardroom. Come in and see if we have what you’ve misplaced.

71 Daily Zine

Neophyte Newsie Needs Nerds ! The dashing and colorful Martin Young has been selected to edit Loscon 34’s Journal of RKOlogy. His only problem: he has no idea what he’s doing. His solution: get other people to do things for him. True, he has the handsome and talented Robert Evans as chief reporter, but he needs people to carry completed newsletters to wherever they’re supposed to go, and to do other stuff he hasn’t even thought of yet. Please volunteer! Report to the Monterey Room, 1st floor for your assignments. Items of interest will be gratefully accepted. Some of them might even be used in the newsletter! (Possibly ed- ited for space.) Others will be used for purposes you probably don’t want to know about.

Fan Tables No one fandom or group can claim to be the only player in town. It’s a big universe out there, with many different special interests groups. Fan tables are a collection of informational presentations from vari- ous other groups, clubs, and conventions. Fan Tables are offered free of charge to these groups and manned by their respective staff keep the information flowing. Be sure to visit the Fan Tables in the Ballroom Entrance area to meet someone with the following groups: Information Special Needs Loscon 35 Volunteers Gallifrey One Masquerade LepreCon ConDor LASFS Conjecture Time Meddlers Browncoats Denver Worldcon Costumers Guild West Montreal Worldcon SoulGeeks.com Brewster Rockit Westercon 61 Las Vegas, Nv OASIS Westercon 62 Tempe, AZ Science Fiction Poetry Association SCA 72 Courtesy of the depart- ment of redundancy de- Security Rules partment (For Those Who didn’t read them earlier) Weapons Policy: All Weapons for turn it to Office and or Registra- Costumes and otherwise, regard- tion. less of being “letter openers” or replica weapons, MUST BE PEACE Kids In Tow must be in the com- BONDED. Zip Ties are available in pany of a paid adult at all times. the Convention Operations Children’s Programming is NOT (ConOps). NO projectile weapons of Child Care. any sort, nor realistic or real weap- ons, edged or otherwise. Smoking is permitted ONLY in des- ignated OUTDOOR areas. The only place during the conven- tion where weapons maybe utilized California State Laws apply to le- is during the MASQUERADE on Sat- gal ages in imbibing of Alcohol, etc. urday. And only then, subject to the Please have your ID handy. approval of the Masquerade direc- tor. We consider it our Phannish and Legal Duty to refuse service to PEACE BONDING: Tied Shut, Taped anyone acting irresponsibly. closed and Unavailable by accident or design. IF you have a complaint concern- Anyone found with unbonded weap- ing the convention or the hotel ons will be asked to return said (other than problems with your weapons back to their room, con- personal room), please contact veyance / vehicle / transportation Convention Operations or any of and or kept in Operations until the our Helpful Loscon Staff Members end of the convention. Bearer’s first. Flap-covered pistol holsters may be asked to be open them. No costume is still no costume. Also, costumes that are edible and IDENTIFICATION: To attend any of or leave trails... Well, you do it, you the convention events you need clean it up. “those stinkin’ badges”. Any time you are in a convention area, please Please Follow Hotel Guidelines for wear your badge visibly. If you mis- proper adhesion devices for post- place you badge, please report it ing messages, etc. to the Registration Desk. There may Consuite consumables are to be be a replacement fee. If you find kept in the consuite area please. someone else’s badge, please re- Volunteers Volunteer? You want to volunteer? Great! Access to food, a chance to step up the chain of command, or just to meet all kinds of interesting people. We will hold raffles for awesome prizes. You might even earn a membership to Loscon 35! Become a member of the Dig Crew now! 73 Visit the Pharaoh, George Mulligan, in the Con Suite to place a gift in the Vault.

.... Hey mister, you wanna buy an Autographs autograph? At Loscon 34, you can have your books signed for free! Unbe- lievable, but true! Just drop by the autograph table, inside the Dealers’ Room, and have them signed by your favorite authors. Be sure to check the schedule board next to the table for any changes. The auto- graph sessions will be held on Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 12noon to 5pm. Friday 12noon Marv Wolfman 12noon Tim Powers Saturday 1 pm David Gerrold 12noon Michael D’Ambrosio 2 pm Jacqueline Lichtenberg 1 pm Barbara Hambly Sunday 3 pm James Glass 1 pm Mel Gilden 12noon Harry Turtledove 4 pm Mark Ferrari 2 pm Dorothy Fontana 12noon Jim Harmon 4 pm Maya Bohnhoff 2 pm Larry Niven 1 pm Lynn Flewelling 3 pm Robert Sawyer 1 pm Vera Nazarian 4 pm Jerry Pournelle 2 pm Deirdre Saoirse Moen 3 pm Todd McCaffrey 74 Expedition Members

Brad Achorn Greg Bilan Mary Ann Canfield Brett Achorn Toni Blair Diane Capewell Kore B. Adams Sheila M. Blaise Stuart Capewell Stephen Alderson John R. Blaker Dora Carder Alegria Blars Kathy Carder Todd Allis David Bliss Amy Carpenter Janet M. Alvarez Dave Bloom Cathy Carroll Carol Ann Alves Kent Bloom Suzi Casement Erik Anderson Michael Bloom Jamie Cassidy-Curtis Karen Anderson Stella Bloom Tim Cassidy-Curtis Melissa Anderson Robert Blum Michael Cassuit Doug Andrews Bert Boden Elonda Castro Nadine Armstrong Jeff Bohnhoff Gregg Castro Craig Arnush Maya Kaathryn Bohnhoff Wing Chan Jacob Arnush Margaret Wander Bonano Yates Chandler Miranda Arnush Molly Boone John Chapman Rene Arnush Lynn Bougher Judith A. Chapman John Attwood Robbie Bourget Kristin Chernoff Hammond B. Atwell David Bratman Dennis Cherry Priscilla Atwell Michael Brennan Kristine Cherry Rex B. Atwell Nancy Brennan Eric Cheung Chaz Baden Alexandra Brown Jennifer Chou Jocelyn Baden Grant Brown Alan Chudnow Lynn Boston Baden Jordan Brown Aaron Cistrelli Wil Baden Kim Marks Brown David Clark Janet Baernstein Dennis Buckley Fiona Cleary Mark Banning Bucky Entourage #1 Heather Cleary Amy Barer Bucky Entourage #2 St. Sean Cleary Danny Barer Bucky Entourage #3 Jud Cohan Kathryn Baron Bucky Entourage #4 Aaron Groff Cohen Steve Bartlett Timothy A. Burdick Sandy Cohen Kenn Bates Michael Burlake Jennifer Cole Kris Bauer Stan Burns Darnell Coleman Deanna Bayless Colleen Burrows Karen Connell Sundance BeKinnie Shirley Bushnell Robin E. Cookson Cathy Beckstead Cassandra Bustos Kevin Cooper Patrick Beckstead Jonathan Bustos Norm Cooper Scott Beckstead Thomas Bustos Kendal Copperberg Ruth Behling David Byrd Aaron Cornelius Alex Bellanger Jennifer Byrd Alan Cornelius Sherri Benoun Chet Cady Dian Cornelius Tony Benoun Chuck Cady Jessica Cornelius Belle Benson Tasha Cady Sara Cornelius Thomas Benson Linnea Caldeen J. Corsentino Elizabeth Berrien Melissa H. Campbell Guest of J. Corsentino Henry Bestwick Richard Costas Tina Beychok 75 David Cotelessa Cal Cotton Mark Ferrari Jerry Gobler Richard Creasey Wayne Fiebick Jean Goddin Doug Crepeau Jan Howard Finder Barry Gold Samuel Crosbie Dennis Fischer Lee Gold Shawn Crosby Guest of D. Fischer Harold Goldstein Catherine Cruzan Glen Fisher John Goodwin Bill Curry Don Fitch Bino Gopal S.L. Curtis Lynn Flewelling Vanessa Gopnzales Michael D’Ambrosio Dorothy Fontana Varoujan Gorjian James Stanley Daugherty Rebecca Foss Zareh Gorjian Kathryn Daugherty Richard Foss Robert Gounley Patricia Davis Ashton Fox Edwin Grace Walt Davis Shawnna Fox Eleanor Grace Genny Dazzo Nola Frame-Gray Joyce C. Grace John DeChancie Joyce Francisco Peter Grace Jane Dennis Michael Frank Mark Graves Scott Dennis Rebecca Frank Louis E W Gray Elena Dent Laura Frankos Bill Green Greg Dienhart Danny Frashier Ed Green Liane Dienhart Laura Brodian Freas Kelly Green Buzz Dixon H. Denise Freeman Hugh S. Gregory Albert Dobrovitz Stanley Friesen Dave Guon Kevin Dodds Greg Funke Michael Hale Andrew Dolan Jr. Sharon Gaffney Barksdale Hales DragonMarshie David Gallaher Jonnalyhn Wolfcat Hall Deborah Drake Michael Galloway Barbara Hambly Pamela Du Puy Christopher J. Garcia T. Hanley Eric Du’ Marn Ed Garcia Brenda Hanrahan Saul Dudley Karen Garcia Larry Hansen Linda Dunlap Steve Gattuso Barbara Harmon T.A. Dunn Jr. Flavius George III Jim Harmon Brandon Eads Elizabeth Gerds Harold Harrigan Serenity Ebert Eric Gerds Lisa Deutsch Harrigan John D. Eggett David Gerrold Harold Harrigan III Bill Ellern Lester S. Gibo Susan Haseltine Dan Erickson Zelda Gilbert Patrick Havert Guest #1 of Dan Erickson Mel Gilden Steffani Hawk Guest #2 of Dan Erickson Gerard Gillesspie Bill Hayes Guest #3 of Dan Erickson Dana Ginsberg Thury Hayes Steffany Ernst Brian Gitt Thomas Hegdahl Ken Estes Gail Glass Stacey Helton Barney Evans James C Glass Greg Hemsath Bob Evans Susan Gleason Rita Henderson John Evans Larry Glidden Samantha Henderson Kate Evans Ron Gluck Jason Henninger Kathy Evans Diana Glyer John Hertz Darrel L. Exline Mike Glyer Debra Hicks Jade Falcon Guest of D. Hicks Jade Falcon 76 Louise Hitchcock Charles Hoff Patty Kim Dennis Mallonee Eric Hoffman Sharon King Richard Man Frederick Holderman Vicki King Ari Man-Willrich Robert Hole Jr. Keith Kissel Silvi Man-Willrich Jonathan Holt Michelle Klein-Hass Jon Mann Lew Holzman Elizabeth Klein-Lebbink Beth Marble Frank Hood Steve Klingler Chris Marble Ed Hooper Bill Knight Judy Margolis Joyce Hooper Gary Kodel Alice Massoglia Hans Hornstein Dani Kollin Marty Massoglia Amelia M. Horswill Eytan Kollin Charles K. Matheny Geri Howard Deborah Kolodji Theresa Mather Geordie Howe Hiroshi Konoya Lynn Maudlin Richard Hubbard Laura Korp Sergio Mc Laufin Ken Hughes Mike Korp Kevin McAlonan Sandra Huibers Marian Kravitz Todd McCaffrey Jeffrey Hulten Jim Krenz Dave McCarty Cat Hunt Gordon Kuist Michael McConnell Dennis Hunt Gordon Kuist Raymond McDermott Laura Hunt Jolie LaChance Bruce McDonald Robin Hunt Lidra Lasby Kada McDonald Gordon Huxford Fred D. Lazzelle Christian B. McGuire John Innis Hieu Le Mac McMahon Paul Jackson Mary Lee Marcia McMahon Charles Lee Jackson II Karl Lembke Kevin McNutt Richard James Melina Levesque Kevin McRae Evan James IV David Levine Dawn Meister Robert Jansen Sheila Levine Cary Meriwether Bill Jett Barry Lew Jason Mersel Mary Jane Jewell Steven Libis Jonathan Mersel James Jira Jacquelline Lichtenberg Marjorie Mersel Brianna Johnson Rachael Linker Harry R. Meyer Warren Johnson Rebecca Linker Stephanie Meyer Angela Jones Shannah Linker David Milano Patrick Joyce Sheldon Linker Craig Miller Kagome John Lipski Jess Miller Vanessa Kam Teresa Lipski Marcia Minsky Wesley Kawato Steve Loeb G. Ann Mitschek David Keller Edward Lopez G. Ann Mitschek Robert Kennedy Jesus Lopez Deirdre Saoirse Moen Gary Kephart Lupin Rick Moen Berry Kercheval Peter S. Lust June M. Moffatt Arthur Kienle Bradford Lyau Len Moffatt Kathryn Kienle Patricia MacEwen Aimee Moisa Megan Kienle Alasdair Mackintosh Michelle Monagin Susan Kienle Ines Madison David Montag James Killus Paul Magwood Helen Montgomery Abby Kim Leslie Ann Moore Forrest Kim 77 Victor Moray Mary Morman Eylat Poliner Carolyn Sawyer Anne Morrel Mark Poliner Robert J. Sawyer Andrea Morris Larry Pollack Sharon Sbarsky Liz Mortensen Vena Pontiac Gene Schneider Will Morton Toni M. Poper Spring Schoenhuth Yvonne Fay Morton Ken Porter Caitlin Schuette Steve Moss Jerry Pournelle Crystal Schuette Robert Mueller David Powell Kevin Schuette Cathy Mullican Tim Powers Michael Paul Schultz George Mulligan Carol Purcell Eric P. Scott Vera Nazarian Adam Rakunas Jerome Scott Sasa Neuman Anne Rakunas Malcolm Scott Guest of S. Neuman Suzanne Raymond Taylor Scott Soraya Newell Evelyn Reed Guest of T. Scott Pearl Newton Robin Reed William Scott Terry Newton Regina Reynante Katherine Seddon Wendy Newton Carla Reynolds Kay Shapero Heide Nichols David West Reynolds Jerry Shaw Larry Niven Joe Rhett Mike Sheffield Dick Nordrum Barbara Ring Sharon Sheffield Guest of D. Nordrum Brenna Ring Stu Shepherd Marcella Norling Katherine Ring Jill Sherwin Bob Null Shauna Roberts Barry Short Dave O’Brien Linda Robinett Don Simpson Chris O’Halloran Dr. James Robinson Cheryl Simshauser John O’Halloran Linda Robison Steven Simshauser Margaret Oberg Kevin Roche Nick Smith David T. Okamura Maria Rodriguez Terrie Smith Stephen Okay Dave Rood Vicki Smith Janis Olson Bruce Rowan Rainy Smyth Phil Osborn Rebecca Rowan Steve Smyth Adela Paige Arthur Rubin Thomas Snyder Chris Paige Ronni Rubin Cathy Soper Gina Palmer Douglas Rudd Mary Sorensen Patrick Palmer Krystal Ruins Christopher Spano Walter Parker Kit Russell J’nae Rae Spano Fred Patten Paulette Russell Carol A. Sperling Guest of F. Patten Brian Sack Joyce Sperling Janet Pederson Tom Safer Sally Spero Stephanie Pederson Paula Salo Steve Spero Michael Pell Stephen Saracco II Don Standefer Elayne F. Pelz Arlene Satin Margie Standefer L. A. Perry Gordon Saunders Jeri Standfield Selina Phanara Colleen Savitzky Curt S. Steindler Kenneth Philliponi Emerald Savitzky Okay Stephen J. Girard Pinard Kat Savitzky Alison Stern Juanita L. Pinard Steve Savitzky Mike Stern Michelle Pincus Moira Stern Anna Poliner 78 Milt Stevens Joan Steward Bob Wadey Christina Willrich Willard Stone Kate Wadey Marie Ellen Wilson Andrea Strassle Miriam Wadey Marv Wolfman Nicholas Strickland Evelyn Walton Noel Wolfman Paula Stubblefield Monalisa Ward David Wong Linda Subias Bill Warren Don Wong Marco Subias Chester P Wasko Jr Glen Wooten Jan Suzukawa Mike Weasner Linda Wright Anders Swanson Jim Webbert Frank Wu Guest of A. Swanson Carole Weinstein Peggy Wu Ira Taborn Elliot Weinstein William G. Wu Kym Taborn Steven Weinstein Kathryn A. Yeager Michael Tallan Richard Weiss Roy Yeakey Sheri Taylor John Wenn Gordon Yee Sherilynn Thagard Donald Wenner Guest of G. Yee Ford Thaxton Linda Wenzelburger Kenrick Yoshida Carolyn Thompson Alan White Guest #1 Yoshida Greg Thompson Brenda White Guest #2 Yoshida James Thompson Lee Whiteside Martin Young Keith Thompson Lynda Wiesmeier Tony Zbaraschuk Katt Thornton Arlo Williams Joe Zeff Katy Thorp Mike Willmoth Beth Zuckerman Steve Thorp Dave Willoughby Eric Zuckerman Michael Thorsen Vernon Tice Lillian Todaro T. N. Todaro Michael Toman Tadao Tomomatsu Andrew Trembley Teresa Trousdale Dorothy Truslow Harry Turtledove R-Laurraine Tutihasi Brad Tyler Rochelle Uhlenkott Jim Underwood J. Yochanan Urias Veda Urias Brian Van De Walker Karen Van De Walker Kirk Van De Walker Ray Van De Walker Roxanne Van De Walker James Van Lydegraf George Van Wagner Vanessa Van Wagner JP VanGordan Linda VonBraskat-Crowe 79 Guide to Advertisers Anticipation - 67th Worldcon...... Inside Cover - Front Westercon 61 Las Vegas ...... Pg 59 Westercon 62 Tempe...... Pg 39 AnimeLA ...... Pg 35 BayCon 2008 ...... Pg 66 ConDor XV ...... Pg 46 Conjecture 2008 ...... Pg 44 Discworld, North American ...... Pg 2 LepreCon 34...... Pg 47 Loscon 35 ...... Inside Cover - Back Gallifrey One-19th Symphony ...... Pg 23 Fractured Time ...... Pg 7 Blood Drive ...... Pg 53 Toy Drive ...... Pg 67 Guide to Program Book Art Cover Art Theresa Mather ...... Cover Front & Back Access Fan Tony Benoun...... Pg 61 Alien Reader Larry Stewart ...... Pg 72 Blood Drive Dennis Cherry ...... Pg 53 The Boys Steve Leialoha ...... Pg 59 Closed Door Party Jay Kinney ...... Pg 63 “Dino Drift David T. Okamura ...... Pg 3 “Dino End of The World” David T. Okamura ...... Pg 71 Dr. Arizona Mario D’Anno ...... Pg 1 Exhibits Tony Benoun...... Pg 69 “Fish Inheritance” David T. Okamura ...... Pg 79 Grimoire Larry Stewart ...... Pg 42 Judge Tadao Tomomatsu ...... Pg 60 Loscon 34 Logo Tony Benoun...... Cover Front “Lost Cities” Tony Benoun...... Pg 69 Miscellaneous Artwork William R. Rotsler ...... Pg 56, 57, 58, 61, 70, 65 “Mummy Chase” España Sheriff ...... Pg 25 “Mummy Tag” España Sheriff ...... Pg 37 Oops Larry Stewart ...... Pg 58 Panelist Linda Miller ...... Pg 46 “Piltdown Fan” David T. Okamura ...... Pg 29 Registration Line (Short) Larry Stewart ...... Pg 71 ToyDrive Tony Benoun...... Pg 47 Volunteer Larry Stewart ...... Pg 73 Theresa Mather Photo Courtesy of Theresa Mather ...... Pg 12, 13 Dr James Robinson Photo Courtesy of Dr James Robinson ...... Pg 16 Robert Sawyer Photo Courtesy of Robert Sawyer ...... Pg 8 David West Reynolds Photos Courtesy of David West Reynolds ...... Pg 14 Chair Photo Courtesy of Dr. Susan Gleason ...... Pg 4

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