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Science Fiction/San Francisco Issue 106 Editor-in-Chief: Jean Martin June 30, 2010 Editor: España Sheriff email: [email protected] Compositor: Tom Becker Contents Editorial............................................................................................ España Sheriff.................................... ...................................................................... 2 News and Notes................................................................................ Christopher J. Garcia........ ........................................................................................ 3 My First Time at Maker Faire........................................................ Christopher Erickson........ Photos by Christopher Erickson and Jean Martin.......... 6 Fanime 2010...................................................................................... Christopher Erickson........ Photos by Christopher Erickson................................... 10 KublaCon 2010................................................................................. William La Cross............. Photos by William La Cross........................................ 13 Geek Fight! Trivia Night Comes to the Bay Area......................... Patricia Muniosguren Yulo Photos by Jean Martin and PJ Saad......................... 15 San Francisco “Can’t Stop the Serenity” Benefit Screening....... Thad Gann........................ Photos by Stacy Meyn and Francis Yun....................... 17 Why I’m a Browncoat..................................................................... Thad Gann........................ Photo by Jean Martin................................................... 20 Wake Up and Smell the Corflu!..................................................... Tom Becker...................... ...................................................................................... 22 Letters of Comment......................................................................... Jean Martin....................... ...................................................................................... 24 BASFA Minutes: Meetings 1033-7.................................................. .......................................... ...................................................................................... 26 Bay Area Fannish Calendar............................................................ España Sheriff.................. Photo by Lucy Huntzinger........................................... 32 Art Credits Cover Out on the pier by Lucy Huntzinger Science Fiction/San Francisco is the monthly news zine for the San Francisco Bay Area. All issues can be found at www.efanzines.com. Except as noted, all articles and photos are copyright 2010 by the original creators. Used with permission. 1 Editorial By España Sheriff Voodoo Donuts. Or, I could hop on the conventions yourself and never run into Editor Coast Starlight and finally see more than me once. Between anime, gaming, furry, a few blocks of Seattle. There are some filk… there are at least another nine on The year is halfway through and old family landmarks there and I’ve that list, plus all the various Renaissance oddly most of the major conventions are been wanting to see the Science Fiction faires, not-quite-convention-but-hella- past for me. Museum. Or maybe something unrelated geeky events like Maker Faire and True, next week there’s Westercon to fandom or science fiction in any way, doubtless a handful of commercial down in Pasadena, where I will be a jaunt along the Zephyr route with no media conventions, which haven’t even helping host the Fanzine Lounges (AM particular destination or event in mind. been announced yet. and PM) with Leigh Ann Hildebrand Because you see folks, if you think So, when people complain that and Jason Schachat. And there might be it’s been busy lately you have no idea. In fandom is graying, you can tell them something to do in September, which I 2011 everything goes completely nuts. from me… it’s not age, it’s exhaustion. have yet to make a decision about. Of There are practically more conventions course in November there’s Loscon, and than weekends next year. although that usually closes out the year At a glance, there are currently at we get one last hurrah in 2010 since least 13 conventions I have all but SMOFCon is here in December, committed to attending and/or being although I haven’t quite decided on staff for. Four of those are traveling attending that yet. events that just happen to be local, or But mostly I can relax, remember local enough. Which is utter madness what it’s like to work towards non- but at least proves wrong those that convention related deadlines and maybe suggest SMOFs really are a secret cabal take two or three days off on a train trip that organize stuff amongst themselves. Join our crew! to recover. I haven’t taken a proper trip Secret maybe, incestuous definitely, but We are looking for writers to cover since Denver and I’ve been tossing no sign of organization at all here, my local events, conventions, fan groups and the fannish scene in around the idea of visiting Portland friends. general. Contact Jean Martin at again (on purpose this time) if only to Even more incredible is that you [email protected] get another maple bacon donut from could attend 13 local and semi-local 2 News and Notes By Chris Garcia Corflu/London in 2014 table so I didn’t Sunday and one of the Monday issues. Editor Emeritus think I’d have time. I did, however, want She’s good people! to help my buddy Bobby out any way I There is an ideal way of doing a BayCon Report could, so I figured I could write a thing newsletter. Wilf, the head of Newsletter This year, more than most, there were or two for the Newsletter. That would be at Eastercon, put it together. You come two BayCons. The one that was widely- my deal for the entire con, a few articles up with how many issues a day you’re reported about; a bickering, somewhat and that was that. I went to my first going to do, get that number of people to bitter monster that had folks wondering meeting and I ended up pumping out act as editor-layout guru and then have a if it was all going to come off in the end some content for the program book, staff that provides them with content. It at all. The other was the one we got: a including editing guest bios and allows for flexibility, doesn’t tax one fun, slightly smaller-than-usual, compiling the bio for Peter Beagle. That person too much on layout and it entertaining convention. It was was good, went pretty quick and that certainly makes it easier to deal with. remarkable that a con that had such a was that. I went into the con figuring Plus, you can have a couple of issues public blow-up as BayCon did back in that I was just going to be a cog in the going at a time. We didn’t have the staff January could put on a convention that newsletter wheel, that they had an editor to do that this year, but we had great not only didn’t suck, but whose on the hook and that I wasn’t going to be people. Ranger Craig Glassner was one problems were mostly the things that are doing too much. I arrived on Friday, set of our guys. He did photos and we usually the problems. It was a the table up, but when I checked, there talked about fandom and Alcatraz and convention that I’ll remember as the one was no editor for the Newsletter. I was the American Indian Movement and so where I managed to see the cracks and worried, and after 90 minutes or so, I on over the years. It’s always good to get how they can be filled so that only those found that I was going to be doing the to chat with him. Al Megas and Miki who are holding up the wall on the other layout for the issue. It wasn’t a hard were both good writers and fast side can see them. So much credit to issue, because there were several others producers, so that was nice. I especially Bobby Toland for that. He was up out there doing the writing. We slapped like to get a chance to chat with Kitty against stiff odds and I’m happy to say it together and it turned out OK. I did Crowe, one of those people who has that he made it through the rough seas. the evening issue too. And the first been around fandom for years and has First off, the newsletter. I wasn’t Saturday, though Lynn Gold took on the all sorts of great stories. going to work the con at all, I had the layout for one of the Saturday, one of the And then there was Doug Berry. 3 Doug’s name had been generated as a The Fanzine Lounge wasn’t open as 2007, the most famous of all our part of every panel in the program book. much as usual, though who am I to say Fanzine Lounges. It was initially a mistake, but Doug had anything for my attendance pattern over There were two fire alarms, and a sent an email saying that he would the years. The place was jumping when partial third one as I understand it. They gladly be on every panel they wanted Linda and I spent about 90 minutes in were caused by a faulty sensor and not him for, and when they saw he had been there on Sunday. It was the hoppingest jack-assery, so that’s a plus. There were added to every panel, they simply made party of the night. There was a great some years at the Doubletree where we it into a thing that ran for the entire con! crew and we were all having a good had Fire Alarms, including 2001, I think, It was funny as it gave us so much time while I was there. I understand and at least these weren’t at 1:30AM. content for the newsletter and we there was drama later in the night, but There were timing problems. The laughed and laughed. Doug’s a great then again, when isn’t that true? Program Book didn’t get in until Friday guy, and I’m glad to know him. I don’t I know that Reg had issues, as because so many folks were late with get to talk with him nearly enough, always, but they weren’t massively held- their submissions. At least they arrived though. I should make some time. up. Program Books came late, but not on Friday unlike a couple of conventions The problems that are typical were too late.

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