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TAFF Trip Report 3Rd Ed Letter.Indd WorldConNomicon All quiet on the Noreastern Front TAFF Report 2005 WorldConNomicon Thanks to: Welcome So what’s this lump of a yoke in your hand, you might well be off asking. My god, I have to thank so many people it isn’t funny. It’s a report. I won a load of cash, and spent it going on a holiday; in return, I have to write about it – now, isn’t that a bloody bargain? Best to start at the start: Mick O’Connor, it’s all his fault. The Transatlantic Fan Fund was set up, by fans, in response to the activity and efforts that fans had previously made to get Walt Willis, a Belfast fan, from Ireland to the US. This was in Thanks to my nominators: Dave Baker, Claire Brialey, Dave Langford, Tracy Benton, and of 1952 and the journey was made by steamship, at a time when travel was a rare thing unless you course the wonderful Yvonne Rowse. Thanks to Anders Holmström for running and making it a were off to Bangor or Bundoran. real race. And thanks to everyone who voted; I appreciate it, and I hope I didn’t waste your two As time has progressed, the fund has stayed with us and now, although it’s easy enough to quid or your vote. travel, the fund continues to send fans from one side to the other of the Atlantic. If you have received this free, you may have contributed, or helped me, at some stage: or The home team were essential: Mom and Dad, Trevor, and Andrew and Rebecca; Tobes and Max; maybe it’s just because you are interested. Even so, if you feel at the end of your read that it was James Shields for the website; Stef Lancaster for general support and laptop; all at the Dublin worth it, please send £3 or $5 to TAFF, c/o James Bacon, 211 Black Horse Avenue, Dublin 7, Sci-Fi Club; Randy Byers for advice, help, booze money and sending a chick to snog; Michael Ireland. It means you might be able to see another one from someone else in future. Carroll, Mark Plummer, Robert Rankin and Lee Justice for online articles; Jason and Mark and I would never have gone to Noreascon 4, if not for the fan fund; that was important to me, at Josh for help with flights. least. If I could have done, I wouldn’t have felt the same. Many things were important, but most of all I really wanted to be a useful and helpful TAFF winner. Once in the States, it’s a mega list: well, Deb, it was a great convention. Thanks. It was important to me to represent the fandom that is mine – the active, manic, hard-working conrunning fandom that includes insane conventions and Sproutlore. Nonetheless I was imbued Persis, Inger, Sandra: thank you, Children’s Services were brilliant. Bridget and with a healthy level of respect for what I was undertaking; when it was called for, I would be Bill: you made it better. The kids: you rock. And all those cute moms: crikey. Well, respectful and proper (as I already have to be as the administrator of the James White Award). Debra stands out – but thanks for making me grin broadly, all of you. I was also intent that, apart from what I did at the convention, I would write a report. My plans initially were to get it done in time for Novacon in 2004, but as I type this now, the last item Alice, Vince, Steve, Colin, Farah, and everyone who was there from the UK: I appreciated your to go into the report, it looks like Corflu in the US and Paragon II (this year’s Eastercon) will be eye watching over me (I know you all did; I may not have seemed to know, but I knew). For all the debut points. the favours, the help, everything – thanks. And thanks to Julie for the best hug ever. I enjoyed writing this, and receiving contributions, and generally the whole post-con thing. Unfortunately, the wonderment and energy that was my TAFF trip feels so long ago; I still have Sharon and Ruth: thanks for being so kind. Priscilla: cheers, I loved each and every panel. Sweet energy, but the convention was something else. Having written about it, I suppose this stands as Sheila: how helpful. TR and Ben: all was perfect. Paul in tech: great party, dude. some sort of personal testament and a good reminder of what I remember it being like, that I can always go back to. Thanks to Edie and Dalroy and Neil for the excellent Hugo awards; Bob, Mike and Teddy for the Of course, it’s all lies. Everything: lies, lies and more lies. best panel ever; and Claire‘n’Mark and Tom for the suggestions. Thanks also to Patricia, Pat, and Claire Brialey and Mark Plummer have been instrumental in this work, including assistance Peggy, for bestowing upon me a wonderful and amazing honour. with the wordage. Claire re-edited my edited version of this report – well, mostly; I wouldn’t want her name maligned with my later spelling mistakes and punctuation. Mark pointed out inaccuracies Mike Resnick: dude, you know when to say the coolest things. (lies), some of which I left in; so it’s not an exact history, rather its how I remember it. I imagine that if you ask people, the fog of war may dim memories, and this may be the closest thing you’ll Terry P: thanks for the few bob, mate; you’re a star. find. Of course, the victor writes the history, so somehow that seems fitting. It was a great laugh, and a bloody good time: a special time I will always remember or at Geri, you are brilliant. Why has it taken us this long to meet? I wish I had met you when you least, now, be able to read about. It doesn’t stop though; sometime soon it will be someone else were 24... going over. I hope that, as you read this, you may realise that any old ejit can win TAFF and do a half-decent job, so there is a fair chance you could too. Joe: it was a pleasure to make your acquaintance. JOE FOR DUFF! James Bacon Thanks to Kevin and Cheryl for sorting out what needed sorting out. Dublin, Sunday 20th February 2005. John Hertz, Guy and Rose-Marie Lillian, and all at the wonderful fanzine lounge: you guys made me so welcome. Pete Weston too: cheers for the Hugo dude; good to get on, and by the way you have a nice wife. I’m tempted to ask about the daughters, but a hernia, heart attack and haemorrhage Contents in one go might not be so good. The party gang: beautiful and friendly Paula, stunning and cute Wendy, the ubiquitous Billy, the Front cover – collage, by James Bacon. elusive Zara, Yhuda, Rick. Brotherhood without Banners and GRRM: you rock; Nippon 2007: OK, maybe I’ll be there; Kansas, Arisia, Xerps: cheers for all the booze. Page 2 Thanks, Welcome and Contents. Moshe Feder: I appreciated your time and enjoyed your company immensely, and all your friends Page 3 Peer Groping on the Campaign Trail, by James Bacon. and colleagues in New York as well. By the way, Mick Farren rocks! Page 5 TAFF Journal – Pre-Con, by the oirish ejit. John Higgins and Garth Ennis: what a cool evening, thank you. Page 9 The TAFF Report, by James Bacon. Ted White and Nic Farey for Trousercon. It’s a must for all TAFF delegates. Bobbie, your daughters, Chris, the whole gang: you were great, and getting up so early too!! Additional contributions therein by Claire Brialey and Mark Plummer. Norman, it was an absolute pleasure to hang with you; I just wish you could come to Glasgow. Cartoon (page 9) by Mike Dashow; further art by Anne. Thanks to Mark and Claire for helping with the editing of my report, and generally for speechwrit- Page 30 Worldconosaurus Rex, by that fella again.You know, the one ing and a place to sleep and everything else; James Shields for doing the report; and Fran Dowd who won, him, yeah. for helping me with the printing. And thanks to the BSFA, as I have ripped off the whole look of Matrix magazine, which is why some of you may recognise the layout here. Page 32 Fan Contributions by Nic Farey, Zara Baxter, Ted White (need a Ted White discussion now), Grant Kruger, Deb Geisler, I suppose, if the truth be known, most of the women mentioned in the report fall into two categories: women who were lovely who I met, and girls I met who were lovely. So, one of the categories will Flick, Persis Thorndike, Neil Gaiman, Peter Weston and Julie understand this fantastical selection of images: Rigby. Next to a river, a warm sunny day, lush and rich green grass, a blanket spread out, books, nice picnic basket, pâté, Brie, not a care in the world, a dreamy place. Page 36 Describing Norm, by that man again. A harbour, a beach, a cold and grey Irish sea day, slight rain, a warm and inviting pub, a real fire, a pint, sea chowder and a laugh. Adverts are a bit incestuous. A lively yet darkened hotel room, strange things from the ceiling, and lots of booze, laughing, chatting, no bed, just people, partying, the hot warmth of energy. Page 39 The Bit at the Back, by James and James.
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