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The Devniad Book 75B Un Zine De Bob Devney 25 Johnson Street, North Attleboro, MA 02760 U.S.A The Devniad Book 75b un zine de Bob Devney 25 Johnson Street, North Attleboro, MA 02760 U.S.A. Subscribe via e-mail to [email protected] For APA:NESFA #376 September 2001 copyright 2001 by Robert E. Devney Oh, I already had a migraine going, I Orbita Dicta can’t take any more of this! Heard in the Halls of The Millennium Philcon [In the longish registration line Thursday morn, (The 59th Annual World Science Fiction editor David G. Hartwell proffers a good-natured Convention/The 2001 Worldcon) joke about one of the truly giant figures of at the Pennsylvania Convention Center & modern SF, long-time Asimov's editor Gardner Philadelphia Marriott Hotel Dozois] Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. I have a line for you: Did you hear we're August 30-September 3, 2001 roasting Gardner Dozois? Think he can feed the whole crowd? Return with me now to the thrilling days of yesteryear, or at least early September, [I like that one well enough to submit it to the when things all seemed just a little less convention newsletter, which will run it and serious … several other quotes gathered under my byline throughout the con, boosting this reporter's already healthy ego … and setting me up for the [At the office, my boss David Izzi offers the inevitable fall, of which more anon] traditional clueless sci-fi send-off] So what time does the shuttle have lift- [Fan writer Mark Leeper shares my disgust off? when we see the tiny type on the convention's name badges, which after all will blight [At Logan Airport, as airline guy trundles by a thousands of fannish social interactions per day; blue two-wheeled rolling chair featuring straps but he's not so wroth at the screwup he can't and very high back; my brother Michael is joke about it] freaked] Hard for anyone to claim he's a BNF My God, Lecter must be coming with us! now … Of course, the biggest name fan I ever knew was George Vokelsoveljevic. [Day before the con, chance-met U. K. fan Brian Flatt grazes with us the wares at a Locust Street [Fan Yuri Mironets offers a consolation badge] joint called More Than Just Ice Cream — and This is the symbol of Vladivostok somehow this reminds him of Brit con food?] University, where I work. At British conventions, there’s a tradition of cooked mushrooms — breakfast is part of [At the amazing — and yes, authentically Amish the all-in price at the hotel. — Dutch Eating Place across the street in Reading Terminal Market, Chicago fan Bonnie [Later that eve, a young black security guard on Jones denies being a secret master of fandom] the 2nd floor of the convention center slams the I’m not a SMOF, I’m a SWOF: short gates in our faces as, though we halt at her woman of fandom … To qualify, you have command, two other couples slip her net and to be under 5’3”. march to get early registration, promised to close at 8:00 p.m. though it’s only 7:30 now] The Devniad, Book 75 Page 2 of 20 [By the posting boards, writers Steve and Sharon Lee seem dazed] We’re still kind of in shock. Because Ace just bought all of the Liaden Universe books, to reissue in mass market. They’ll be starting in February 2002. The Devniad, Book 75 Page 3 of 20 [In the Marriott elevator, a maybe 11-year-old You know, we could make ham and eggs, if blonde fan badged Alexandra has her con-going we had ham and if we had eggs … priorities well in order, chanting excitedly] Anime, anime, anime, anime, anime, ANIME! [An objection from the audience —] The exploration of the western territories [In the fanzine lounge, German fan Thomas from Europe operated at a loss also — Recktenwald brings Euro info] I live in a town about 20 miles north of [— Is deflated by Steele] Saarbrucken, near the Luxembourg border. — But when you went to the western You know that Luxembourg is the territories, you could assume you’d find air birthplace of Hugo Gernsback? But I’m and water when you got there. afraid that Luxembourg has forgotten about Hugo. I didn’t hear about him until I got to [Aerospace consultant Jordin Kare gives asteroid Eastercon. mining the shaft] Steve Gillette of U Nevada has done a [In the green room, writer and friend Steve thorough job of blasting apart the whole Sawicki already finds this con quite dreamy] idea of asteroid mining. He’s shown that if I had a Worldcon nightmare last night. I you have the technology to do that kind of was late for my panel, and the elevator was mining in the asteroid belt, you can extract there, and then it wasn’t there, and there stuff much more cheaply on Earth. were all these people in the way! [According to my spy at the Opening [I look all over for great fanzine writer Guy Ceremonies (fan Eleanor Pearlman), Lillian’s reading, down in the 100s (CC105A) — writer/toastmistress Esther Friesner really finally come in about 8 minutes from the end of enjoyed having some guy kiss her hand] the half-hour; not the last problem I’d have with I'm all aflutter. In fact, I'm verklempt. trying to make one of Guy’s appearances; consider this a craven public apology, Guy] [In the panel on Across the Commonwealth, northern star Robert J. Sawyer likes diversity] [In the panel on space technology, apparently It has been argued that SF, which often Mr. Steele Went to Washington] deals with different races and cultures and During the House hearings I was a part worlds all getting along together, has a of, there was a renewal of interest in going particular resonance with the Canadian to the Moon … The dreamers want to go to approach of multiculturalism. Mars as soon as possible; the realists are thinking about the Moon again. [Writer Michael Swanwick girds his loins at Chris Logan Edwards's Tiger Eyes Books table] [Guest of Honor Greg Bear's hard-headed about Time to go to work: time for the Meet it] and Greet party. Time to be charming. The realists want to go to the Moon so Despite the fact that I already hate the they can personally set foot on the Moon sound of my own voice. before they die … That’s not a business plan. [My heroic brother Michael, who volunteered to [Writer Allen Steele on payload economics, get a few BARTLET VS. BUSH IN '04 buttons finding valuable stuff in space, etc.] produced for my West Wing panel, then spent The only thing I’ve seen that makes many thoroughly miserable hours trying to get economic sense is if we could bring helium- them made, thrusts the results at me with a 3 back. It might pay to bring helium-3 back snarl] — if we could make helium fusion work. Here's your damn buttons! The Devniad, Book 75 Page 4 of 20 [I forget what fellow panelists Dan Kimmel, When you said HP, I thought you meant Timothy Liebe, Terry McGarry, and Melinda H.P. Lovecraft … you know there's a good Snodgrass said on The West Wing as a Political new Lovecraft film? I saw it in the San Fantasy, but I offered the following — with Francisco area about 6 months ago. [NOTE: absolutely no reaction from the assembled Can't find whatever film he's talking about here; throng] if you can, by all means let me know] Just to take the supposed topic seriously — let me channel John Clute, maybe the [Believe writer and new friend Melinda best critic in our field, for a minute. You Snodgrass said this about filming those Harry could well make a case for West Wing's Potter books] embodying some common fantasy motifs. Chris Columbus was the only director You know: something's amiss in the land … willing to film one book at a time per movie. there's a longing to restore the vanished The others all wanted to smush parts of the glory of a happier time … and you've got books together. the wounded king, with the secret flaw. [I forget to mention Trent Lott and Tom DeLay, [Snodgrass also admires my favorite SF flick] the Sauron brothers] I think cyberpunk is the direct descendant of Blade Runner. [One woman in the audience does help prove that there are SF fans everywhere] [And she knows how to stay sane in Hollywood] I've worked in the White House since Roger Zelazny had a very healthy 1978, and it amazes me how right they get it. attitude toward seeing Hollywood film his stuff. "They didn't ruin my book. My book is [At the Trivia for Chocolate event, I somehow right here." manage to eke out second place with a score of 23, followed by Richard Friedman at 21 and my [Toward dinnertime, NESFAn Lisa Hertel makes friend Chris Logan Edwards at 20 — all just my brother Michael an offer he can refuse] slightly overshadowed by winner Leo Would you like to have dinner with a Doroschenko with 67; this bodes ill for later, as tired woman pulling a couple of screaming we'll see] kids? [Again, being on the panel re Books Into Movies [Next morning (Friday) in the program decimates my note-taking abilities; but editor participants’ lair, longtime friend/film critic Dan Keith Olexa makes at least one memorable mot] Kimmel isn’t that impressed with his free Clancy Brown, a good actor who played muffin] — was it Sergeant Zim? — in Starship Now, Arisia does a great green room.
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