DAL1ASC0N @ BUL1EIIN 3 DALLASCON BULLETIN is published quarterly by the Dallas in '73 Bidding Committee (Chairman: Tom Reamy; Vice-chairman: Joe Bob Williams; Secretary: Larry Herndon; Treasurer: Rosemary Hickey) at P.O. Box 523, Richardson, Texas 75080. Edited by Tom Reamy with an assist by all. DCB is distributed free to anybody and everybody and has a circulation of approximately 6000. Ad deadlines are: January 1, April 1, July 1 and October 1. This is the 1969 Autumnal issue. A product of the Dallas Paper Factory Press. You've probably noticed, if you to the roof of the hotel. have a keen mind and a sharp eye, I think the following letter from that there is something different about Juanita Coulson with my answers and NEW this issue of the Bulletin. We've comments enclosed in ( ( ) ) will give switched printers and paper stock you about all the facts that are avail­ and binding method—it may not be as able at the moment. cheap, cheap slick and glamorous as the old way but it saves us a hell of a lot of Dallascon Bulletin #2 arrove to­ ad rates money and still gets the message day, and 1 believe I shall make a few across. It will also enable us to cut comments before it gets temporarily Because of our new, lower printing the ad rates tremendously. For the lost in the to-be-reviewed pile. (Be­ costs we are able to reduce adver­ new schedule, look to the right. sides, I'm at a temporary impasse on tising rates accordingly. The new If this is your first look at the my current ms. so everything works rates, beginning with DCB 4, are: Bulletin, I might explain its purpose: out nicely. ) Dallas is bidding for the 1973 World- You asked for comments, sugges­ FANS: con and this is our propaganda sheet. tions, etc about cons. Well, ordinar­ full-page.............. $15.00 We thought it was something of a ily 1 figure things like that are better half-page.................. 9.00 novel idea to let you in on everything in the hands of experts. I've never quarter-page .... 5.0C that was happening, tell you all the helped put on a con and hope I'm eighth-page............ 3.00 facts about our bid and the hotel and never trapped into being on a Con- everything. There have been some Com. But like everyone who's been PROS: who feel we're coming on too strong to one, I have opinions, and I'll try full-page..............$25.00 and are going "big business." It's to array them for your consideration. half-page.................. 15.00 big business only by comparison to If you find anything that seems to ap­ quarter-page .... 9.00 other Worldcon bids; compared to ply to your situation, feel free to a- eighth-page............. 5.00 real big business it's pretty piddling. dopt, splice, prune, or whatever. And there are those who regret that GOOD Item: Though the trend is Also, with DCB 4, we are beginning Worldcons have become big business; falling off somewhat, there still are classified ads. These will be $1.00 that they aren't still small gatherings occasional upsurges of the folkniks, for five lines of type including the where everyone knows everyone and and I wonder if many of the new­ name and address. They will be there are no surprises. comers might not be more inclined typed on this typewriter in a column Well, we had nothing to do with that way than the old and bored con this wide so you can judge how many Worldcons changing the way they have goers (and you probably will have a words will fit. AND each issue we but we are being realistic and plan­ lot of newcomers, if trends continue). give a free classified ad to fans from ning for the changes to continue. Any At any rate, the very best situation, three states selected at random. So, bidder who tries to put on an old bar none, for the filk or folk singing if your address is in Louisiana, Utah, style convention is doomed from the crowd was at Pittcon. The Pitt hotel or Minnesota, you have a free class­ beginning. Regret the changes as had a convention floor devoted to ified in the next bulletin. Next issue much as you like, but face facts. We nothing but meeting rooms and what­ three more states will be selected at are. If the new Worldcons are not not, and they left these open around random . your cup of tea, there are plenty of the clock. The folkniks occasionally Beginning with this issue, our cir­ regional cons around that still have run up against irate house dicks and culation should be approximately 6000. the old atmosphere. other complainers about noise—but This issue will be distributed at St. Our hotel is the Statler-Hilton. It not at Pittcon. We trekked up to the Louiscon and for subsequent issues, has 1001 rooms and ample convention penthouse or whatever it was, where the St. Louiscon membership will be facilities of which we have every there were pianos, soundproofing, added to our mailing list. In case you square inch—there will be no other lots of loose chairs, coke machines, don't want to figure it out, your full­ meetings while we are there. Check whathaveyou. It was a ball. We could page ad will reach 6000 people at the floor plan (it's in here some­ plunk and plank and bellow all we 1/40 per person. There just ain't no where) and you'll see what 1 mean. wanted to and not bother anyone, and way you can advertise cheaper. Future convention facilities expansion there was plenty of room for listen­ is underway but they don't seem to ers. Some people joined in for a AD DEADLINE FOR DCB #4 is be sure which direction they're going. while and left and others stayed until OCTOBER 1, 1969 We'll have the use of all new facilities the last note was sung, and not one also. complaint. I think 1 gave up about The hotel is convenient to all types 4am, but 1 heard some of the bunch of public transportation. The airport hung around until 6:30 and then got the existing facilities, add other fa­ is almost downtown and limousine up a breakfast party. If something of cilities that are not so centrally lo­ fare to the hotel is (now) $1.00. The the sort could be done at Dallascon, cated. There are five meeting rooms Greyhound Bus Depot is 7 or 8 blocks some folkniks and filkniks would likely across from the small ballroom (see away but the Continental Bus Depot is be grateful. the hotel floor plans elsewhere) that only one block. If you planned to come ((The Statler-Hilton seems to be can be put to many uses. One is by train, forget it—there is no pas­ set up much the same way as the destined to be the NFFF hospitality senger service to Dallas anymore. If Pitt—without the penthouse. All the room, another probably for the old you're arriving by car, just drive up convention facilities are on one floor radio tape listeners, and the smaller to the front door and your car will be opening off one central area which one for storage. That leaves two parked for you. Oh yes, if the new houses restrooms, elevators, etc. with no specific use as yet. We had airport is finished by 1973, you'll be However, planned future expansion thought of setting up one as a relax­ able to take a helicopter from there (before '73) may, while not changing ing room and the addition of a piano would be no problem. Consider it make of all this if there wasn’t some­ and we're pretty sure that a combo done. )) thing familiar. There were no chairs is in order as well. We've already GOOD/BAD Item: Costume ball. for the audience, but thanks to the decided that uniformed guards are Masquerade. Whatever. The worst stage, nobody down on the floor had necessary; for the art show, dealers' masquerade I ever attended (sorry, the slightest bit of trouble seeing the room and convention in general as Rosemary) was at Chicon in...62? costumers. (1 speak with some au­ well as the masquerade. There won't (After this many years they begin to thority, being a shade under 5’3” and be any other meetings in the hotel blur a little. ) There was no stage, one of the mini-people of fandom as but gatecrashers of any kind are un­ there were gatecrashers, and the opposed to maxis like Elliott, Briney, fair to those who have paid their entire thing was an absolute melee. I et. al.) Best of all, the photogs and money. ) ) got off better than some people be­ their verdammte photofloods and That masquerade did not drag out cause I commandeered a table and flashes were all segregated down at interminably. I think it was completely stood on that. I doubt if one person one end of the ramp where the only over in slightly more than an hour. in fifty got to see even a minority of people they could foof were those Conditions may have been ideal, I the costumes. who wanted to be foofed, those with don't know. But it was a joy to The best masquerade 1 have ever costumes on display.