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Science Fiction/San Francisco the Twice-Monthly News Zine for the San Francisco Bay Area Science Fiction/San Francisco The twice-monthly news zine for the San Francisco Bay Area. Issue 21 Editors: Jean Martin, Chris Garcia May 3, 2006 Copy Editor: David Moyce email: [email protected] Layout: Eva Kent TOC News & Notes, Fanzines Published.....................................................................................................................................................2 Letters of Comment ........................................................................................................................................................................3-4 Editorial .......................................................Jean Martin ............................... ................................................................................5-6 Th e Vacaville Middle Earth Festival ..............Diane B. Rooney ...................... Photos by Diane Rooney and Jean Martin ...............7-9 Vegas Fandom Visit ......................................Chris Garcia ............................. Photos by Alan White ..........................................10-12 Ray Harryhausen at Rafael Film Center .......Diane B. Rooney ...................... Photos by Diane B. Rooney .................................13-15 An Interview with Mr. Lobo.........................Chris Garcia...........................................................................................................16-19 BASFA Meeting 822 ...................................................................................................................................................................20-21 BASFA Meeting 823 ...................................................................................................................................................................22-23 Bay Area Science Fiction Calendar ..............................................................................................................................................24-40 Science Fiction San Francisco is released on the fi rst and third Wednesdays of each month. All issues can be found at www.efanzines.com All articles and photos are copyright 2006 by the original creators. Used with permission. News and Notes Upcoming Events anime events, will be running those same Fanzines Published By Chris Garcia days at San Jose’s Convention Center. As By Chris Garcia Editor you might remember from Warren Harris’ Editor Cosplay zines (available on eFanzines.com), Th e World Horror Convention is set FanimeCon brings out a lot of great people It’s been another month of BArea fanzines for San Francisco’s Holiday Inn Golden and a lot of great costumes. www.fanime.org from the usual suspects. Christopher J. Gateway (corner of Geary and Van Ness) will answer any of your questions. Garcia’s Th e Drink Tank has put out fi ve for May 11th through the 15th. Th e list And that leaves BayCon, where a fair issues since the last SF/SF, including a of guests for the fi rst appearance of World deal of SF/SF’s staff will be (including special issue on Tombstones that featured Horror in the Bay Area is most impressive, Chris Garcia running the Fanzine Lounge). Eric Mayer, Jay Lake, Arnie Katz, Mike even with the loss of Clive Barker. Mr. Uwe BayCon’s Guests this year include Larry Swan and more. It’s on eFanzines.com for Boll, fi lmmaker and bon vivant, will be there, Niven and Jerry Pournelle, Mr. Craig all to see. as will actor Bill Moseley (Savini’s Night of Miller, Jim Burns, and toastmaster James Cheryl Morgan’s put out the latest issue the Living Dead), artist Brom, toastmaster Stanley Daugherty. As always, BayCon will of Emerald City (#128) and if you’re not Peter Straub, and more. Th e convention, come at you from the beautiful DoubleTree reading it, you’re really missing out. Th e sort of a Horror version of the ever-popular Hotel at the San Jose Airport. www.baycon.org review of V for Vendetta, along with the and still tiny World Fantasy Convention, for more details. discussion of why it never should have been will feature writers and artists from around May 20th Writers with Drinks will feature made, is world class stuff that you must the world. Th ere’s more diffi cult-to-fi nd Ayelet Waldman (Daughter’s Keeper),Keith read. If you’re not reading the weblog on info at http://www.whc2006.org. Knight (Th e K Chronicles), John Lescroart EmCit.com, you’re almost certainly out of BayCon, KublaCon and FanimeCon (Th e Hunt Club, Th e Motive), Bianca James touch with the mainstream of SF. headline the upcoming Memorial Day (Best American Erotica 2006) and Sheng weekend for BArea fans. KublaCon, a large Wang (Hustle and Pho, 50 Mason Comedy gaming convention, will run Friday through Club) at the Make-Out Room on 22nd Monday at the Burlingame Hyatt Regency Street in SF. (which is really nice digs for a gaming con). You can fi nd out more at www.kublacon.info. FanimeCon, the largest of the Bay Area Letters Of Comment John Purcell, College Station, TX, the misses. It was an error in the reporting I another club function that Chris has - for writes: swear. Please don’t launch a probe into the the massive listings of stfnal doings in the Okay. Let’s cut to the chase here. On money matters of Mr. Christopher J. Garcia! Bay Area. I really have to get out there page 38, in the minutes reported for the Wait a minute.... In reading that over, I some day and visit you folks. It sure sounds BASFA meeting on March 27, 2006, realize I made a grave error. Sounds like you like a fun place to be a science fi ction fan. it is mentioned that “Th e VP reported folks got the better end of the deal. Well, Sadly, Warren did the listings and that John Purcell sent in a quarter to pay nix that last threat of mine. You won’t get since he’s gone, it’s doubtful they’ll be for puns in his letters to Drink Tank.” off that easily, I assure you one and all. back for a couple of issues. I’ll be doing A quarter? Uh, I sent 5 quarters. No, Whew…that was c lose! previews of major events as a part of wait; 6 quarters...Or was it 5? Anyway, the Speaking of offi cial titles and all that, future SF/SFs. The club organ is done by actual amount is immaterial; I know I sent let me get this straight: Chris is now the the inimitable Barbara Johnson-Haddad. at least FIVE QUARTERS to Chris so that President of the N3F, besides being the And the Fan Hugos this year are an he could practice his aim at fl inging them Vice-President of BASFA. What’s next, interesting selection. I am kind of hoping that into the party jar during the meeting. So Chris? Prime Minister of Silly Walks? And Cheryl Morgan walks away with the Dave what happened to the rest of the quarters, you guys have a Sergeant-at-Arms? What Langford Memorial Fan Writing Award this Chris? Pocketing them for cab fare to the does Galen Tripp do at the meetings: year. I mean, I like Dave and everything; cinema? Lining your executive offi ce suite frisk club members as they come in? 86 he’s a wonderful writer and a great guy, but with expensive card stock from Offi ce Max? the rowdies if they get too sercon? Dang, enough is enough. I remember when Tim Paying off graft on your recent “ campaign” you guys sound so offi cial it scares me. Kirk had won fan artist Hugo something victory? I see what happens to you club Galen isn’t always around (in fact, like six years running and then announced offi cial types. See if I make any more pun since I’ve been coming, he’s only been at that he was withdrawing his name from any payments to you guys. For that matter, two meetings), but I understand that he further fan award nominations. At least I I simply won’t MAKE any more puns! is in charge of the pun-calling and other think it was Tim. Being so long ago that Whaddaya say to that? Huh? Got you there procedural matters. Tossing serconistas it happened, I may not be remembering on that one, didn’t I? would be a big job as we’ve got Cheryl the right person. But this is something In fact I did throw all fi ve quarters (missed Morgan, Queen of Sercon, at the meetings. Dave should do. I think it would be with every one but they were a long shot into I always enjoy reading your offi cial the courteous thing to do at this point. a small glass) and then paid the fi nes for club organ - unless, of course, if that’s I believe that Dave’s withdrawn his 3 name at least once. People kept nominating From what I have seen and heard, New Zealand. And with the way I feel about him anyway. I still say that once you’ve been Zealand is just a mind-blowingly beautiful flying, I’d say that Jean did a great job! nominated in the professional categories place on this planet. Your pictures here Justwondering. you should be DQed from the Fan Section. help to maintain that image. But I’m All the best, I met Tim Kirk last year at LosCon. He wondering something. In your travels John Purcell said he might do a piece for the Drink around the island, did you happen to notice “Minneapolis in ‘73.” Anonymous, ca. Tank down the line. We’ll have to see. if the sheep were a little, well, skittish? 1969 Nice zine, folks. I appreciate the HUGE I don’t think I’d ever be able to write such “Great ideas never die. Th ey just LOTR article/trip report. Incredible place, an amazing trip report myself. It’s nearly become greater parties.” Nate Bucklin to and a great write up. Fantastic job, Jean! TAFF/DUFF report worthy. It almost made John Purcell, ca. 1983 You made me want to be there so badly. me want to hop on a plane and fly to New Have something to say about Science Fiction/San Francisco? Or about fandom in general? Send your letter of comment to: [email protected] 4 Editorial By Jean Martin always top-notch and she covers a variety of which would be in the wintertime. I’m Editor events. And Eva Kent, who has contributed looking forward to checking out the place.
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