TuckerCon - The 9th [Occasional] NASFiC/Archon 31 August 2-5, 2007 Progress Report #3: In This Issue: • Committee p. 2 • Chair’s Letter p. 3 • Guest’s Bios p. 4-7 • Special Events p. 4/14 • Archon Masquerade p. 8 • Artist and Small Press Alley p. 8 • Art Show / Contests p. 9 • St. Louis Attractions p. 12-15 • Membership Information p. 16 • Membership Form p. 16 • Membership List p. 17-23 • Advertising Info p. 15 Guests: GoH ­ Barbara Hambly AGoH ­ Darrell K. Sweet FGoH ­ Nancy “Cleo” Hathaway Costuming GoH ­ Elizabeth Covey Gaming GoH ­ James Ernest (Cheapass Games) Media GoH ­ Kevin Murphy & Bill Corbett (MST3K) Toastmaster ­ Roger Tener Masquerade MC ­ Vic Milàn Filk GoH - Barry & Sally Childs-Helton Cover art by Darrell K. Sweet Created with novaPDF Printer (www.novaPDF.com). Please register to remove this message. Committee: Chair - Steve Norris Pro Liaison - Les Haven Co-Chair - Michelle Zellich Fan/Club Liaison - David Phelps Art Show - Susan Bolhafner Charlotte Phelps Artist Alley - John Sies First Fandom Liaison - Joan Mri Knappenberger Charity / Fund Raising - Mike Hatley Media Liaison - Mary Stadter Con HQ - Jeanne Norris Programming - Michelle Zellich HQ-Convention Center - Alan DeVaughan Academia - Mark Gellis, Peter Coogan Contest Directors - Anime - Gary Littlejohn, Brian Hall Costumes - John Mitchell Lan Writers - Beth Bancroft Art - Tricia Overkamp Dealers Room - Jill Lybarger Children’s Programming - Steve Bolhafner At-Con - John O-Reilly Costuming - Ramona Taylor Don Johnson Filk - Gary Hanak Dain Lyberger Media - Rob Levy Facilities Liaison - Rich Zellich Science/Technology - Darrell Flynn Filking - Gary Hanak Writing/Literary - Jenny Evans Gaming - Jon Bancroft Young Adult - Beth Bancroft Live Action Gaming - Britt Eubanks PR/Publications - Rich Zellich, Brooks Powell Guest Liaison - John Novak PR/Program Book Editor - John Sies Hospitality Room - Dennis Kleine Registration - Maureen Davis, Randy Davis IT/Server Guru - Randy Davis Security - Steve Norris (-The Younger-) Legal Advisor - Jim Knappenberger Special Events - John Mitchell Logistics - Sean Sendlein DJ, Fat Friday Dance - Sean Parrack Jim Garrison Treasurer - Cindi Gille-Rowley, Bob Stoltman Stephanie Bergeron Video Rooms - Dave Schuey Masquerade - Sheila Lenkman, Scott Corwin VIP - Darlene Hatley House Manager - Beth Bancroft Volunteers - Jason Halbert Backstage Manager - Kevin Dulle Master of All Things Audio - Mike Evans CTC - Sheryl Haven Props Manager - Pat Johnson Video Monitors - Greg Krumrey Registration - Rebekah Krumrey Administrative Assistant - Paul Lawrenz Data Entry, Judges Liaison - Eileen Lenkman CTC - Karla Medley Green Room Manager - Michelle Neubauer Crew Chief - Dave “Doc” Trammel Newsletter - Jeanne Norris Official Con “Nag” - Jeanne Norris, Rich Zellich Party Liaison - Rich Zellich Photographer - Linda Zang Press Liaison - Brooks Powell, Cindi Gille-Rowley Legal Bits: World Science Fiction Society, WSFS, World Science Fiction Convention, Worldcon, and NASFiC are service marks of the World Science Fiction Society, (http://www.wsfs.org/)an unincorporated literary society. The WSFS Constitution, Bylaws, Standing Rules, etc., can be found at http://www.laconiv.org/2006/wsfs/constit.htm. You can contact the WSFS Mark Protection Committee by email at [email protected] This publication © 2006 St. Louis Science Fiction, Ltd. 2 Created with novaPDF Printer (www.novaPDF.com). Please register to remove this message. Hello from St. Louis!! This is the final PR before TuckerCon. We hope we’ve given you all the information you’ll need before the convention (or at least pointed you in the right direction). If we’ve done our job correctly, you won’t have any trouble getting to or finding your way around the con once you’re there. As with any NASFiC, TuckerCon has gone through several challenges and changes since we won the bid, but we haven’t lost sight of our original goal – to give you the best possible convention for your money. Our programming and gaming departments are busily putting together an exhausting schedule that will rival any convention – local, regional, national, or world-level. Our masquerade and art show departments will again put on professional-class events, and all the other departments are working diligently to bring you the best experience you’ve ever had at a con. We hope you’re looking forward to TuckerCon as much as we are. As Co-Chairs, we’re looking forward to seeing you and sharing our con (Archon) with you. – Steve Norris, Chair / Michelle Zellich, Co-Chair What’s Up and Where’s It At? St. Louis Science Fiction, Ltd., hosts of just off exit 11 on I-55/I-70 (11 miles east of St. Archon, St. Louis' premier SF/Fantasy Louis/Mississippi river). convention, is hosting TuckerCon/Archon 31, the 2007 North American Science Fiction Convention For up-to-the-minute details, logon to the (9th NASFiC), since the Worldcon has been TuckerCon/Archon 31/NASFIC Homepage: awarded to a non-North American site http://www.archonstl.org/31/ (Yokohama, Japan). To allow out-of-town families to attend before Fall school sessions begin, we rescheduled the 2007 convention for a four-day weekend two months earlier than usual -- 2-5 August instead of our usual first weekend in October. This will place our St. Louis area convention a month before the Yokohama Worldcon, instead of a month after the Worldcon if we had scheduled our normal weekend. TuckerCon - The 9th [Occasional] NASFiC/Archon 31 is held at Collinsville, Illinois (St. Louis, Missouri area). Located at the Collinsville, IL Gateway Center (convention center - http://www.gatewaycenter.com/) and adjacent Holiday Inn (same location as 1993- 2006 Archons - http://www.hicollinsville.com/), 3 Created with novaPDF Printer (www.novaPDF.com). Please register to remove this message. ...NOTICE...NOTICE...NOTICE...NOTICE...NOTICE...NOTICE...NOTICE...NOTICE... ...NOTICE...NOTICE...NOTICE...NOTICE...NOTICE...NOTICE...NOTICE...NOTICE... Kevin Wagner Murphy (born November 3, 1956 in River Forest, Illinois) is a United States actor and puppeteer. For eleven years he was a writer for the Peabody Award-winning comedy series Mystery Science Theater 3000, for nine of those years playing and operating Tom Servo, one of the show's puppet characters. During the final three years of the series he additionally portrayed Professor Bobo, a talking mountain gorilla in the style of Planet of the Apes. After taking over the role of Servo, an anonymous person sent him a six-foot long banner that read "I HATE TOM SERVO'S NEW VOICE." Flattered by the enormous amount of effort taken to heckle him, Murphy hung the banner in his office for over a year. After the end of MST3K, Murphy spent the year 2001 going to a different movie every day (including September 11) and wrote a book about this experience, entitled A Year at the Movies: One Man's Filmgoing Odyssey (ISBN 0-06-093786-6). During his year at the movies, Murphy samples theaters from small-town boxes to urban megaplexes, attempts (and rejects) a theater food diet, suffers a kidney stone, visits both the Sundance and Cannes film festivals, sneaks Thanksgiving dinner into a showing of Monsters, Inc., and records all of these experiences, both good and bad. His feat — viewing 360+ films on four continents — was mentioned in Ripley's Believe It or Not. Murphy holds a B.A. in Journalism and an M.A. in Directing for the Stage and Screen, both from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Murphy lives in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area with his wife, Jane. Starting in 2006, Murphy has joined Michael J. Nelson on several audio commentaries for Nelson's RiffTrax service. A Free Pre-Con Event!! On the evening of Wednesday, August 1st, the guests will also be arriving early for the Brentwood Public Library in St. Louis County will convention, we wouldn't be surprised if other host readings and signings by our Guest of Honor authors, editors and artists are also in Barbara Hambly and our Masquerade Master of attendance. A TuckerCon membership is not Ceremonies Victor Milan as part of an ongoing required for this event. Additional info will be Library program to promote an interest in reading posted on the TuckerCon web page if it becomes about science. The Library plans to have books available. by both authors available for purchase at the The Brentwood Public Library is located at 8765 event. Eulalie Ave., Brentwood, MO 63144. The The tentative plan is for the readings to begin Library's phone number is 314-963-8630 and around 7:00 PM. Since several of our other their web page is http://brentwood.lib.mo.us/. 4 Created with novaPDF Printer (www.novaPDF.com). Please register to remove this message. Our previously-announced Guest, actress Mira Furlan, has accepted a part in a new television series her husband is producing in Belgrade, and will not be able to attend Archon 31. Therefore, we will be presenting these two fine talents... Bill Corbett For four years Mr. Corbett was a writer for Mystery Science Theater 3000 on the Sci-Fi Channel, and previously on Comedy Central. He was nominated for a Cable Ace Award in 1997 for Best Comedy Writing. He was also an actor on the show, providing the voice of the robot "Crow" and performing various other characters. His other plays include Heckler; Ridiculous Dreaming (an adaptation of Heinrich Boll's The Clown, commissioned and produced by the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis); Hate Mail (co- written with Kira Obolensky), produced by Primary Stages in New York and numerous other theaters; Down the Pike, winner of the Actors Theater of Louisville National One-Act Contest; short plays Manifesto and Hunters, produced by the HBO Writers Project in Los Angeles; Cash Karma, first produced by the Organic Theater in Chicago; and Motorcade, produced at theaters in the U.S., Canada, and Japan. Mr. Corbett has been a contributing writer to National Public Radio's Prairie Home Companion and All Things Considered, and was co-creator of the animated web series Poker Night on Icebox.com.