/ The twice-monthly news zine for the . 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

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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 , 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..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

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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. articles from the vintage dance world in the I’ve never been there and apparently, most Well, we’re back after a very short hiatus past, has now volunteered to take over the of the guests will be gamers and Lord of the during which we had to regroup and fi gure layout duties. Rings fans. out plans for the future after our founder Th ings have been very hectic on my end Lord of the Rings seems to be a recurring and editor emeritus, Jack Avery, decided to since I got back from New Zealand. I’m still theme in my life. I keep discovering move on to bigger and better things. Chris very tired from that trip and from catching and experiencing new things because of and I are very happy to continue SF/SF. up on life. It’s really strange because it’s only the books and now the movies. I’m also We both believe in it and enjoy working on been a month and New Zealand already thinking of going to Toronto sometime it. So we’re confi dent that SF/SF will keep feels like a distant, magical memory. Like I this year, or maybe London next year, for thriving into the foreseeable future. We was transported into fairyland and now I’m the Lord of the Rings Musical. We’ll see. So will strive to cover more and more of Bay back in reality and it seems like that was many Lord of the Rings events, so little time Area fandom. And as usual, we are asking all a dream. I look at my photos and can’t and money! Staff writer Diane Rooney will members of the community to help us by believe that all happened. Th e good news is be doing her New Zealand as Middle Earth submitting photos and articles, telling us that I’m still in touch with almost all of the slideshow presentation at Th e Gathering about upcoming events, and of course, people from my tour. We call ourselves the (http://gatheringofthefellowship.org/) in Toronto reading our issues! We love hearing from March 2006 Fellowship. I receive an email on Fourth of July weekend. And they’re our readers too so please feel free to contact from at least one of the group every day! getting a group to attend the musical then. Chris and myself. I’m surprised, but delighted, that we have But I don’t think I can make that event, We’re also lucky to have such great people kept the connection going. It really was a unfortunately. working on our team. Our proofreader special and bonding experience. In fact, I’m Speaking of more Lord of the Rings David Moyce turns around articles really going to a wedding in Portland, Oregon, events, I went to the Vacaville Middle Earth quick and is terrifi c correcting grammar in June for a couple who was on the tour Festival last April 22. (Be sure to read Diane’s and typos and doing fact checking. Diane for their pre-wedding honeymoon. Th e article about the Festival in this issue.) I Rooney has been a constant and reliable seasons are reversed in New Zealand and just went in the afternoon, in costume this contributor. Her articles and photos are they didn’t want to go after their wedding, time, and I noticed that there were more 5 booths, activities and participants this year org/2006/index.php). I’m doing rehearsals and well. And of course, SF/SF will be there to than last year, which was the fi rst ever. It creating my costume for the masquerade cover the entire weekend. If you see Chris, was nice to see this local festival growing. competition. Th at should be exciting as it’s Diane, David, Eva or myself at BayCon, I hung out with friends and got to see my fi rst time doing that at BayCon. I’m please feel free to say hello! Diane’s slideshow presentation for the fi rst working on another costume for BayCon as time. I really enjoyed it! It was entertaining and informational. And I felt like I was reliving my trip. Diane did a good job of covering everything in a very organized fashion. She had photos of scenes from the movie juxtaposed with her photos from the same locations. She also had quotes from diff erent people who have gone on the tour -- not only from her group, the June 2005 Fellowship, but from other groups as well. Last year I attended the costumed evening party and stayed overnight. Th e party last year was fun. My friends from the Prancing Pony Players did a couple of their Lord of the Rings song and dance numbers. Th ere was also a Celtic band and dancing. Th is time, I went to the Gaskell ball afterwards. Oh, and then I went to San Francisco and went to a dance club and a 24-hour diner. No wonder I’m exhausted! Looking ahead, I’m already bracing myself. I’m co-organizing a Regency Ball in May 13 (http://www.baers.org/thieveskitchen.html) Diane Rooney’s New Zealand as Middle Photo by Jean Martin and BayCon is coming up too (http://baycon. Earth Presentation

6 The Vacaville Middle Earth Festival

By Diane B. Rooney Staff Writer

When I told people I was going to the Vacaville Middle Earth Festival, I got either of two responses: “Where?” or “Th e Vacaville what?” Admittedly, Vacaville, , located 53 miles northeast of San Francisco, doesn’t immediately come to mind when you think of Middle Earth, but in fact the town of 88,000 put on its second Lord of the Rings Festival this April. Th e festival’s creator and biggest supporter is Betty Lucke, owner of Th e Otter Nature Store on Merchant Street, who was inspired by Th e Lord of the Rings fi lms and became a passionate and knowledgeable fan. She developed support and found volunteers from the Downtown Vacaville Business Improvement District, teachers, librarians, churches and other community organizations, and made last year’s festival happen. Results for the town were so positive that the 2006 festival was expanded to include a full day of activities on Sunday as well.

Sir Vespertin, Ladies Angelena and Leandra, and Sir Obi-Have with Bilbo Baggins

7 Th e festival off ered something for everyone, themes, held each day in the library. unique concerned whether Tolkien’s interest regardless of age or level of interest in Th e I participated in the Friday night and in languages was infl uenced by having Lord of the Rings. Th ere were strolling Saturday forums, which were attended spent a few early years in South Africa and entertainers, fun contests (Got hairy feet? by small groups of knowledgeable and whether he had an African nanny. (I Got a good Gollum impersonation? Know interested fans who discussed a wide said I wasn’t positive, but believed the your LOTR trivia?), free concerts, and range of themes including hope, answer to both questions was no.) lots of shopping and food. Middle Earth’s multicultural society, As always, there were terrifi c (I saw Fried Oreos on the environmentalism and respect for and creative costumes. Christopher menu at one stand, and nature (appropriate for Earth Day came from Seattle to debut his was tempted in the name weekend), loss and separation, character Yusiran, a warrior elf of honest reporting to give family relationships, and of Rivendell and distant them a try, but managed Tolkien’s female characters. cousin of Legolas. He made to restrain myself). Th e Th e toughest question all the elements of Yusiran’s mood and atmosphere we got concerned costume, including the combined Ren Faire how the afterlives of engraving on his bow and county fair. Middle Earth’s and sword. Jennifer, Th ere were races diff ered. from Woodland, baked also forums Th e most lembas bread, wrapped on Tolkien’s each piece in an artifi cial leaf from a plant store, and carried them in a wicker basket. Jennifer is also a creative costumer, who made elf ears from bandaids and elven brooches from baked polymer clay, formed on the back of a spoon and fi nished Jennifer as Arwen (left), Karl in Gondorian Army Photos by Diane B. Rooney Uniform (right) 8 with acrylic paint and clear nail polish. She I liked this festival, because it’s the result also made her husband Karl’s Gondorian of a local, grass roots eff ort that worked tunic from the back of an old leather jacket hard to involve the whole community, and and painted on the emblem of Gondor. because it showed how one fan can make a diff erence.

Middle Earth Warriors Photo by Jean Martin

9 Vegas Fandom Visit

By Chris Garcia Sunday. Considering it’s an eight-hour-plus We walked through the majors: the Editor drive, it’s not a lot of time for a visit, but I Bellagio, the Venetian, Caeser’s, Paris, do love driving. Bally’s, and even the Aladdin, and we In my recent time in fandom, I’ve Th e nearer I came to Merric and Luba’s stopped at a Hawaiian Market where they driven up and down the West Coast house, the more I discovered that Yahoo! had an animatronic bird show that was both for conventions, parties, and even club Maps is not the way to go. Th ey told me entertaining and lame. I got the feeling that meetings. I’ve been to all the major cities to take a street that didn’t exist yet, and my companions were getting tired from the between San Diego and Seattle (OK, I only so I got lost. It meant I was about fi fteen walk. Now, I’m a big guy, and it was hottish, briefl y stopped in Portland, but I’m sure I’ll minutes later than I expected, well behind but I could have kept going without a stop be up there for a con sometime). But I’ve the record I set when going down there last for a few more hours, but 1) they seemed got a city that beats everything: Las Vegas. October. Merric and Luba greeted me quite to need a breather, and 2) there was the My second trip to Vegas in the last year warmly, which I had fully expected. Th ey Vegrants meeting I had to get to. We turned was a majorly fun happening, as I had really are great folks. Lovely, wonderful around and ended up back at the car (at expected, and it also allowed me a good deal people. the Wynn) and headed over to Arnie and of time to meet new folks and talk fandom We talked a bit, they showed me the room Joyce’s, where the Vegrants gather. with people who really get it. Th e last time where I slept and then we went to meet up Th e Vegrants are a very diff erent group, I visited I had stayed with Arnie and Joyce with David Gordon. Dave’s another good and I’m sure I’ve written about the ways in Katz, wonderful folks who were generous guy, a lot of good old fashioned fun that which they diff er from my beloved BASFA. enough to open up the spare room for a boy is. We all headed off to the Strip. Now, Th ey’re an invitational group and they night. While I was there, I met and got I love hanging on the Strip, but usually I’m have meetings that are actually parties. I along famously with the Andersons, Luba gambling if I’m there. We decided to get don’t get how it can be a meeting without and Merric. some food at Treasure Island and then walk minutes being taken, but to each their own. Th ey invited me to stay with them and I around from casino to casino, sampling the All sorts of good folks attend and they’ve took them up on it. It was a wild ride on visual and shoptocological wares. It was a always been really nice to me. My fi rst visit Easter weekend: up at 3:30 a.m. Saturday good time, but it was hard not to plunk felt like I had been around those guys for morning and off , away to Vegas, then myself down at a seat of an available Pai- years, and they were very happy to see me hang around and head home at 1 or so on Gow table and blow a full paycheck. again. 10 Th e fi rst people I ran into when I We started in entered were Joyce and few others I didn’t on various old recognize. I would learn more about them movies, especially later. I headed in and said my hellos to the genre fi lms of the folks I did know. Sadly, one of my favorite 1970s. Th is led fans from my last visit, the inimitable John to an hour where deChancie, had in fact moved out of the we just chatted area to Kingman, AZ. Such is the way of and chatted about things. I headed into the offi ce to give my fi lms. After a while, warmest regards to Arnie. In the room with he mentioned the him were Bill Kunkle, Ross Chamberlin, movie Nightmare James Taylor and Teresa Cochran. I happily in Blood by John started chatting away with folks. I’ve only Stanley. I had just had a few minutes to ever chat with Mr. run into the former Kunkle, but his work has been a part of my life in two diff erent fandoms, since he’s the host at WonderCon wrestling cartoonist. We talked a bit and and David explained then I noticed the Bill James baseball stats that he had worked Chris and Merric Photo by Alan White books on Arnie’s shelves, and we talked with Bob Wilkins about that for a minute. Nothing I love and John on Creature better than Bill James … except the fact Features back in the day. Since I’ve been conversation with my man David Gordon. that he’s wrong about clutch hitters not lucky enough to chat with Bob and John One of the reasons for the visit was to existing. Ross had one of his fanzines from over the last few months, it was good to do the Audio One-Shot that Bill Mills put the 1970s and I took a look at that. Th ings meet someone who had worked with them together. I left my conversation with David sure have changed, but Ross remains one of so long ago. I’m working on getting him and headed in to be interviewed about how I the greatest fan artists in history. in touch with the guys. I must admit that came to fandom (or in my case, how it came After that, I wandered back into the David and I spent about an hour chatting to me). It was a lot of fun and I always enjoy living room where I met David DeValle. just between the two of us, which wasn’t the talking into a microphone. Th e discussion I had no idea who he was, the name just best of ideas since I had come to visit all of started with me talking about my memories slipped away from me, but when I fi gured it Vegas fandom. Sadly, I didn’t get to meet of a time before I knew about fandom (I out, I realized that I’d been reading him for Ayesha Ashley on the trip, though she was have none), and we talked a bit about the years in publications like Video Watchdog. on the couch across the way having a long N3F, a lot about my Dad, and some other

11 fun stuff . I really don’t remember a time a few others. I’m promising them some couple of stories that I hadn’t heard before when I didn’t know of fandom, so it’s a hard dinnertime conversation. and seemed very interested in knowing why thing for me to talk about. Roxanne Mills’s We closed up shop around midnight I’d taken on the Presidency of the N3F. Th e Mom was around fandom back in the days and headed back to Merric’s. Th e next “I didn’t know any better” excuse doesn’t of my Dad, though I’ve only met a few fans morning, I ended up heading over to Arnie seem to hold water! who knew him back then. David DeValle and Joyce’s again for a chat. As always, we Sadly, I only had an hour or so before and my Dad must have crossed paths a talked about wrestling and the nature of I had to head to Merric and Luba’s again. few times as they were certainly running in fandom. It’s obvious that I’m a diff erent Th ey were having some art world guests the same circles while David was going to type of fan from Arnie and Joyce, having over, including Alan and Deedee White. I’d SFSU. grown up in an era where fandom was very met Alan a couple of times, but I’d never I ended the night chatting with Lori diff erent from when most of today’s fanzine met Deedee. It was nice to get to chat, but Forbes and David and Ross Chamberlin on fans fi rst encountered it. I love a huge con I had to hit the road after an hour because the long couch in the living room. I had and a fandom that is diverse with producers of holiday traffi c out of Vegas. only briefl y talked with Lori when I came and audience to enjoy what’s put out, while I love BArea fandom, and it’ll always be down in October, but this was a slightly Arnie would prefer a fandom of interaction home, but Vegas fandom has a very warm longer conversation. Several members of where most if not everyone is actually place in my heart. And since my Mom’s Vegas fandom are coming to WorldCon, involved in the creation of material. It’s getting a place down there, I’m betting I’ll including Lori, Merric and Luba, David a diff erence in the basic idea of fandom, be visiting more and more. Gordon, Alan and Deedee White and but it’s not new. As always, Arnie shared a

12 Special Effects Master Ray Harryhausen & Friends Visit Rafael Film Center

By Diane B. Rooney Center to celebrate its seventh anniversary Woman and dragon, and animating them Staff Writer with the screening of a beautifully restored in stop motion. print of Sinbad, which Harryhausen helped During the stage conversation before the Ray Harryhausen returned to the Rafael write and produce in addition to creating fi lm, Harryhausen displayed the original Film Center in San Rafael on Saturday creatures like the Cyclops, skeleton, Snake skeleton model used in Th e 7th Voyage night, April 8, for a sold-out presentation, book signing, and screening of Th e 7th Voyage of Sinbad (1958). Harryhausen, an energetic, youthful and still traveling 85, was joined onstage by producer Arnold Kunert and “younger generation” special eff ects masters (founder of Berkeley’s ) and Craig Barron (founder of ). Both Tippett and Barron have special eff ects credits longer than both your arms, having started “a long time ago” in the galaxy of Industrial Light & Magic on the original Star Wars trilogy. And Sinbad is, in fact, the fi lm that inspired Tippett to enter the industry. Th is was Ray Harryhausen’s fourth visit to the Rafael Film Center, where he is now almost a yearly regular. Th e visit gave him the opportunity to talk about his new book, Th e Art of Ray Harryhausen, co-authored with Tony Dalton and with a foreword by Peter Ray Harryhausen Greets Fans By Diane B. Rooney Jackson. And it was a chance for the Film

13 of Sinbad and showed its still-working armature. He explained that this skeleton also appeared in Jason and the Argonauts (1963), where it was joined by six others, adding that the skeleton fi ght in Jason was the hardest sequence he’d ever had to animate, though the Hydra was also tricky because of the need to keep track of which way each of her seven heads was moving. Harryhausen also showed a new six- minute stop-motion fi lm of Edgar Allen Poe’s Th e Pit and the Pendulum, made in Toronto with Mark Lougee of Celebrity Death Match as principal animator. Harryhausen was executive producer and Arnold Kunert producer. Harryhausen, always a fan of Poe, may extend the series of short fi lms with Th e Black Cat and Th e Cask of Amontillado, showing Pit at the Toronto Ray Harryhausen and Skeleton By Diane B. Rooney Film Festival to gain attention. Th e Peter Jackson Connection Peter Jackson and Ray Harryhausen favourite of all Ray’s fi lms. It’s right up Talking Sinbad were both inspired to become fi lmmakers there with Kong on my movie-appreciation Before the fi lm screening, Harryhausen by King Kong -- Harryhausen during its chart.” talked about the techniques used in Sinbad, opening run in Los Angeles in 1933, and Harryhausen described Jackson’s new explaining that he wanted the creatures Jackson when he saw the fi lm on television King Kong as “most interesting,” noting to seem real, not like an actor in a suit. in Wellington in 1970. In the new book, one thing Jackson’s version didn’t have Th at’s why, he says,“the Cyclops in the fi lm Peter Jackson says of Harryhausen: “He has was Merion C. Cooper, and saying of the continued to evolve… I didn’t want them to not lost his boyish excitement and sense of producer of the 1933 Kong: “His point look like a man in a Cyclops suit, so I gave fun. We can talk about King Kong together of view was real because he had lived the them a goat’s lower torso.” Also, he made like two thirteen-year-olds.” Jackson also adventure; Carl Denham was based on the Snake Woman very exotic, since “the notes Th e 7th Voyage of Sinbad “became my him.” four arms meant she couldn’t be a woman 14 in a suit.” Th e dragon’s fi re, he explained, release. Sinbad was fi lmed in Spain and on Studio in the Sky. In addition being involved was created with a fl amethrower and then Majorca, with the Alhambra in Granada with the new Poe fi lms, he’s appeared in double printed. standing in for Baghdad. His fi rst drawing, several recent documentaries, including Sinbad was the fi rst of Harryhausen’s of Sinbad fi ghting the skeleton on a spiral in just the last year, Th e Making of “Kong, mythological fi lms. He wanted to use stop- staircase, appears on the cover of the new the Eighth Wonder of the World,” I’m King motion animation in a new way, he says, book. Harryhausen describes himself as “a Kong: Th e Exploits of Merion C. Cooper, T- “after destroying so many cities” (in fi lms people shrinker,” since the actors are fi lmed Rex: A Dinosaur in Hollywood, and Th e Sky like Th e Beast from 20,000 Fathoms, It fi rst and then shrunk down when the Is Falling: Th e Making of “Th e War of the Came from Beneath the Sea, and Earth vs. animation eff ects are added. Worlds.” the Flying Saucers). Perpetually in Motion His current book tour featured stops in His concept drawings were used “to sell Th ough he will turn 86 on June 29, Ray Richmond, St. Louis, Seattle, and Texas, in the money and inspire the writer.” With Harryhausen remains prolifi cally active, at addition to the Bay Area, and upcoming Sinbad, Columbia Pictures used his art to an age when most of his contemporaries events in Los Angeles, including the Los promote the fi lm eight months before its are permanently retired or gone to the Big Angeles Times Book Festival and the Saturn Awards, where he will receive the George Pal Memorial Award from the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror fi lms on May 2. In 2005, he released a two-DVD set titled Ray Harryhausen: Th e Early Years, which brought him to the Rafael Film Center in January, and in early 2004 his book, Ray Harryhausen: An Animated Life, co-written with Tony Dalton, also brought him to San Rafael. “We tried to make adventure fi lms to take you out of the mundane world into a world of adventure,” says Harryhausen, summarizing the vision that inspired his many fi lms. If you haven’t had the chance to meet him and hear him talk about his Phil Tippett, Ray Harryhausen, Craig Bar- Photo by Diane B. Rooney ron, and Arnold Kunert fi lms, don’t miss an opportunity! 15 An Interview with Mr. Lobo

Th e Crawling Hand won’t come after me. Th e Prisoner, Zoom, DEVO, Steven King, By Chris Garcia I never realized how funny he was till later. David Letterman, Ren & Stimpy, Mr. Editor My rocking chair and black rimmed glasses Rogers, Captain Jean-Luc Picard, Orson are a nod to Bob. Welles, Gary Owens, Pee-Wee Herman, In the 1980s, I grew up watching TV, Bob did mentor me in the early stages Dr. Who, Dr. Suess, and other geek muses. and a lot of that TV was late-night TV. of the project and has gone on record Th e biggest hosting infl uence is not really While bouncing between LA and San Jose, stating that Cinema Insomnia with Mr. a who but a what. Th e movies themselves I got introduced to a number of horror Lobo is the best thing going. However, as seem to speak to me and that dictates how hosts, like Elvira and especially John Stanley far as who infl uenced my style of hosting, we approach each show. of Creature Features here in the BArea. Bob must share the blame with Rod Following in those footsteps is Mr. Lobo, Serling from the Twilight Zone and Night CJG: Good list. Your empire has the bespectacled host of Cinema Insomnia, Gallery, Alfred Hitchcock, Count Floyd, increased and spread across the country now showing at either Midnight or two Elvira, Vampira, Ernie Anderson, Monty like some bird-borne plague. Do you think a.m. on Channel 54. He was kind enough Python, Dan Aykroyd, Chevy Chase, we’re seeing a rebirth of the on to agree to do an interview with us. Michael O’Donoghue, Harvey Kurtzman, TV? What do you think the next big thing Th e Phantom Stranger, Dr. Strange, Ernie in horror hosting will be: Th e internet? Christopher J. Garcia: Alright, Mr. Lobo, Kovacs, Stan Freberg, the manager of a movie Podcasting? Direct mind-beaming? let’s start with the basics. Who was your fi rst theater I worked at, Paul Frees, Douglas horror host? Who would you say had the Adams, Roy Orbison, Th e Addams Family, Mr. Lobo: We are on in 30 markets biggest infl uence on your style of hosting? Th e Beatles, Vincent Price, my Dad, H.G. right now or something like that. Th ere is Wells, George Orwell, Edgar Allen Poe, defi nitely a resurgence of interest in Horror Cinema Insomnia Host Mr. Lobo: Charlie Brown, Walt Disney, Adam West, Hosting. Cinema Insomnia is touching a When Mr. Lobo was a youngster, Creature Clark Kent, Jay Ward, Mork, William raw nerve and fi nding a niche with older Features host Bob Wilkins was my hero. Castle, Fred Rated, Ed Wood, Johnny viewers who had forgotten TV can be He managed to stay so calm while I was Carson, Criswell, Mr. Spock, Harold von fun and younger viewers who never knew hiding under Dad’s coff ee table wetting my Braunhut, local comedians I’ve worked it could be. It may be too late, since the Spiderman pajamas in terror and praying with and written for, Art Bell, Charlie Rose, internet will eat TV. Hopefully, Mr. Lobo

16 will be on the right side of the sharp teeth CJG: Let’s talk movies. I’ve been over Living and Became Mixed-Up Zombies when they clamp down. some of the fi lms that you’ve shown, Th e Undead I have experimented with lying in tanks including Starcrash, In Search of Ancient Timerider of salt water and beaming the show from Astronauts, and my personal fave, Th e Day Th e Invisible Man my mind to a supercomputer in San Jose. the Earth Caught Fire. What fi lms would you Black Belt Jones Unfortunately, the shows are all mixed up love to be able to show but can’t for reasons with upsetting wet dreams. We’re hoping a of rights or whatnot? What other fi lms can Here’s some that are coming your way big national network picks us up instead. we expect to see on future episodes? -- hopefully: I, Monster CJG: You’re on KTEH in San Jose at Mr. Lobo: Here is a few off the top of Fantastic Planet 2 a.m. on Saturday nights, a fi ne station my head from Mr. Lobo’s wish list…Most Day of Th e Triffi ds which has many friends among the readers of these have rights issues: Zontar: Th e Th ing from Venus of Science Fiction/San Francisco. Th ere’s Plan 9 Reefer Madness no question here, I just thought it would Robot Monster Robot vs. Th e Aztec Mummy be nice to give you being on KTEH on Anything with Godzilla Spider Baby Saturdays at 2 a.m. a plug in the middle of Night of Th e Creeps Atom Age Vampire the interview. Th e Th ing from Another World Cape Canaveral Monsters Death Race 2000 Jail Bait Mr. Lobo: Th ank you. We are actually Th e Wizard Of Oz Infra-Man on at Midnight right now. We were moved Th e Creature from the Black Lagoon Lady Frankenstein to 2 a.m. due to the fact that the shows were Th e Blob It’s Alive not closed captioned for the deaf and we I Was a Teenage Werewolf Early Gamera movies were not in compliance with the new law. C.H.U.D. Horror Express Donations from fans have made captioning Island of Lost Souls Little Shop of Horrors and an earlier airtime possible. For a Frankenhooker Tormented twenty-dollar donation we off er our version Son of Frankenstein Th e Undertaker and His Pals of Th e Brain Th at Wouldn’t Die on DVD as Hideous Sun Demon Bride of Th e Monster a Th ank You and it includes a certifi cate of Invaders from Mars Black Samurai appreciation and Blood-o-Vision glasses. Earth vs the Flying Saucers Yongari You can PayPal it at www.cinemainsomnia. Th e Wraith (we did this at KXTV-ABC Th e Manster com. How’s that for a plug? years ago) Bruce Li movies Th e Incredibly Strange Creatures Who Stopped Th e Giant Gila Monster

17 Jesse James Meets Frankenstein’s Daughter production? CJG: Great concept. Back on task, how Mesa of Lost Women do you go about choosing the fi lms you Creepers Mr. Lobo: Mr. Lobo has been a show? Are there any that you’ve tried to Th ings to Come reoccurring special guest at WonderCon work with and it just didn’t turn out? Glen or Glenda in SF, Th rillville at the Parkway Th eatre in Flesh Eating Mothers Oakland, SiliCon in San Jose, Trash Film Mr. Lobo: We have aff ection for movies Teenagers from Outer Space Orgy at the Crest Th eatre in Sacramento, that are unusual or unintentionally fun. For Th e Killer Shrews the Psychotronix Film Show at Foothill a horror show we manage to keep the tone Bela Lugosi Meets a Brooklyn Gorilla College in Los Altos, the Sacramento upbeat. Wild Guitar International Film Festival, shows like We prioritize fi lms that we have access Eegah Godzillafest, Terrorama with the Ghoul, to decent prints of. We kind of poo-poo the A Boy and His Dog and Ultramania for Bay Area Film Events, idea of taking something off an over-the- Planet of Blood and at small and large conventions and fi lm counter DVD. I won’t show a movie that I Th e Outlaw shows across the known galaxy. Mr. Lobo personally cannot watch. Th is is why I have Dementia 13 and monster maker Erik Yee will be doing no plans to do Beast from Haunted Cave or Th eatre of Blood a halftime show for the Masquerade at Manos anytime soon. God Told Me To Comic-Con in San Diego this Summer. Th ere are about ten shows that we Deep Red: Th e Hatchet Murders I also produce my own live fi lm shows planned with complete scripts that have Terror of Tiny Town with lots of movie house gimmicks and fallen apart for one reason or another. stage comedy. My recent Lobotronic Film Fatal Flying Guillotines, Who Killed Doc We also hope to bring newly made indy Show was a success and in the past I’ve Robin, Teenagers from Outer Space, Plan 9 fi lms with a retro infl uence to Cinema done Mr. Lobo’s Japanese Sci-Fi Supershow from Outer Space, Creepers, etc. Some of Insomnia, like: (I and II), EdWoodstock (with the Church the reasons could be plans with actors and Mark of the Damned of Ed Wood), Mr. Lobo’s Midnite Movie locations fall through, prints are lost or Rock and Roll Eulogy Spookshow featuring House On Haunted sometimes unusable, a better fi lm makes Frankenstein Meets the Creature from Blood Hill in Emergorama (with the Monster itself available, or scares with copyright Cove News) and many more. Mr. Lobo would issues. love to do a cross-country spookshow tour As for fi nished shows, I’ve been fairly CJG: You make a lot of personal and visit some of our nation’s surviving happy with most of them. A Christmas Carol appearances all over the place. In fact, at picture palaces and drive-ins. Any sponsors was almost replaced with a rerun because times it’s hard not to see you in person. Any out there? our programmer in Virginia hated the plans for a live touring Cinema Insomnia movie so much. He didn’t want to explain

18 movie to DV. We know a lot of fi lm buff s. I to the advertisers why the horror host was CJG: Are you planning on producing your watch the movie fi ve times. Transfer a lot of showing a Christmas fable. He threw the own fi lms that might someday be fodder collected trailers and short subjects to DV. tape across the room. Hey -- It’s got ghosts for Horror Hosts of the Future? And if you One of our producers, Scott Moon, has an in it! We’ve strayed often from the Horror are... Wanna read my script? impressive collection of shorts. I make a and Sci-Fi genres but overall the show has lot of notes. I sometimes collaborate with always managed to work with fans. Th at’s Mr. Lobo: Yes and No. another writer on a few wraps. “Wraps” are really all we care about. what I call my in-studio bits on the show. CJG: Damn, I can’t seem to give that Th e script is usually done in about two CJG: What’s your favorite horror script away. Anyhow, one last question. days. cliché? Given the choice between being El Santo I help build and buy props and such in his Mexican Luchador Monster Fighting with crew. Our director tapes me on the set Mr. Lobo: Th ere are so many. Th at’s Detective fi lms or being Vincent Price in his with one or two helpers. I ad lib a lot and we like picking a favorite disease. I love cheesy Creepy Doctor/Attraction Owner/Weird just keep going until it feels right. I usually narration: “…With every step forward do Guy fi lms, which would you choose? do 22 wraps. Th is takes many, many hours. we not take two steps back!” Hero walks I talk about themes and potential trailers, up to a monster he thinks is dead and it Mr. Lobo: Actually, I’m very proud to shorts, and added bits with the editor. springs to life and grabs him! Th e words be doing what I am doing. I’m a horror Ken Waller did virtually all of the taping “Th e End” followed with a question mark. host on broadcast TV here in Bay Area and and editing for the roughly 30 shows that Accidentally discovering the monsters’ across the country. As far as Mr. Lobo is comprise Season Th ree. He’s amazing and weakness is something silly and unlikely concerned, that’s better than a Mexican really has a pretty good sense of what I want like marshmallows -- it’s never bullets! Super wrestler and mad doctor combined! for the show. strong guy fi nds himself ripping someone’s Th e show is edited together and arm off in a biker bar. Terrorized woman mailed out to UATV network for stands in one spot and screams instead of national distribution by satellite to mostly running for her life! Th e list is endless… independent commercial broadcast stations. For this we do cut the movies and the show CJG: Give us a look at how putting down quite a bit. A full two-hour version together an average episode might go. You with no commercials is made for San Jose may feel free to leave out any trade secrets. PBS station KTEH. Mr. Lobo: First we transfer a found, stolen, loaned, purchased, or donated 16mm 19 BASFA Minutes: meeting 822

April 24, 2006 needs to have dates given to him for an outing Reviews: Trey Haddad, President I reviewed the DVD of ‘Pitch Black’ as Chris Garcia, Vice-President Th e Party Committee reported “May 19” surprisingly entertaining and it had a lot Dave Gallaher, Treasurer of fun extras Galen Tripp, Sargent at Arms We established a party jar Barbara Johnson-Haddad, Secretary Announcements Cheryl reviewed a sf reading that was re- [evil] Kevin announced the upgrade of the markably informative & the next one will Began 8:01 Costume-Con site is fi nished be the Tuesday after World Horror Con

25 people attended Mike announced that he brought free Kevin S reviewed helping out at the Or- discs, please take them away egon Electric Train Museum as the wheels Secretary’s report: the minutes of meeting came off their railing and fussing around 821 were accepted as ’29 across’ Dave C announced, several times, that with old railroad equipment caused him to World Horror Con will be in the 2nd leave furrows in the gravel there A Treasurer’s report was that last week we week of May at the Holiday Inn Golden took in $36.10 gate in Sf, so attend and support your local Chris reviewed ‘Vegas in Space’ as if there dealers were Oscars for the best drag queen musi- Th e VP reported there’s a new ‘Pacheco cal, it would win. It was kind of entertain- Progress Report’, ‘SFinSF’ will be out next Chris announced he has been asked to give ing and the best fi nd he’s made on Ebay week and there’s a new ‘Drink Tank’ out a reading at Tachyon Books [in SF] & that was a 16mm print of the ‘Love Boat’ with - but not with him he will be drinking heavily for the occa- Bruce Jenner & Hulk Hogan [there were sion follow-ons] Th e President stated he had nothing fan- nish to report Cheryl announced that she will be leaving Lisa reviewed Disneyland as the fi reworks the country at the end of the month were excellent and ‘Go Sharks!” Th e Hollister in ’08 bid committee has no new numbers to report Dave G announced that he & Spring will Dave C reviewed Norwescon, selling host a party at 7pm at their place & he books as still a dichotomy & reviewed S Th e Sports Committee reported that he passed out fl yers; please RSVP Andrew Swann’s ‘Th e Dragons of Cyahoga’ 20 as a fun little novel, worth pb Dave G reviewed the Berekley Sharf- We auctioned off stuff , books for $5.50; Adrienne reviewed ‘Bimbos of the Death engerger Chocolate factory tour as he $0.50; $0.35; $3.00; $5.50; & videos for Sun’ as pretty bad and insulting - worth learned fun stories and well worth full $0.90 used pb [there were follow-ons] price [free] and taste-testing the samples was akin to sampling wine and highly rec- We adjourned at 9:34 pm Sue reviewed the SJ Ballet as very very well ommended [there were follow-ons] done & reviewed ‘Take the Lead’ as nice And the rumor of the week was ‘Th ere’s a eye-candy, worth full price convention coming up . . .’ And then Kevin S announced his parent Ed reviewed the Peking acrobats as very company’s name was changed to Con-Way impressive, worth full price

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21 BASFA Minutes: meeting 823 Th e President stated he had nothing fan- Ken announced that KTEH has been nish to report merged with KQED and there may be May 1, 2006 purges Th e Hollister in ’08 bid committee has re- Trey Haddad, President ceived Norwescon pre-supports & the PR Dave C announced that the TAFF dead- Chris Garcia, Vice-President is posted online & a full-page ad will be in line is May 27 & that World Horror Con Dave Gallaher, Treasurer PR5 & there will be ribbons will be in the 2nd week of May at the Galen Tripp, Sargent at Arms Holiday Inn Golden Gate in SF & online Barbara Johnson-Haddad, Secretary Th e Sports Committee indicated ‘Go registration closes at midnight at www. Sharks’ whc2006.org Began 8:01 [as the start of a whole new era of notepads] Th e Party Committee is committed, the Kirsten announced that there’s one last Baycon party will be Friday night special guest for Baycon, Stephen Furst 21 people attended Announcements Adrienne announced her review of ‘Bim- Secretary’s report: the minutes of meeting Andy announced ‘Th ere’s a convention bos’ is posted on epinions.com 822 were accepted as ‘Th ere’s a conven- coming up . . .’ & in 2 weeks their 27” TV tion coming up . . .’ will be sold at a BASFA auction to give it a Reviews: good home [after World Horror con] [evil] Kevin reviewed last week’s [current A Treasurer’s report was that last week we episode of] ‘Doctor Who’ on a 37” hiDef took in $9.70 - & $22.10 in the party jar [evil] Kevin announced Iron Costumer in TV as it rocks and the episode was bril- LA con is cancelled liantly handled We established a party jar Kevin S announced ‘Th ere’s a convention Kirsten reviewed ‘To Serve and Submit’ Th e VP reported that he needs hundreds coming up . . .’ & auction items and fan- [bought at BASFA auction] as it should of paperback books for a prank and zines to look at have been called ‘Vikings of Gor’ or the there’s a new ‘Drink Tank’ out & a new ‘Story of O Please’; that the sex was decent ‘SFinSF’ will be out soon Cheryl announced there are ‘Emerald Cit- & the plot less so ies’

22 Dave C stayed up late to see CSPAN and is FAR worse than its cover - so horrid We auctioned off stuff , books for $2.50; reviewed CSPAN’s rerun of the White that it hurt; and also reviewed ‘Stick it’ as $1.00; $1.25; $1.25; $0.25; $1.00; $2.50 House Correspondent’s Dinner as not a the greatest thing ever done, rad, a movie & various things [including a pic of the roast, not even a singe - as he enjoyed it about snarky gymnasts, worth full price. Batmobile] for $1.75 immensely - worth basic cable [& there Th ere were follow-ons & Trey reviewed it were follow-ons] as he got to see it for free and really liked We adjourned at 9:28 pm Jeff Bridges, but the plot holes were gap- Chris reviewed ‘American Dreamz’ as not ing & it was worth free, or even bargain And the rumor of the week was ‘Th at K-9 great, worth $4.72 and that his bookshelf matinee will be the 11th Doctor’ rejected ‘Th e Four Forges’ - a book that

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23 Bay Area Science Fiction Calendar

While some eff ort (OK, OK, damn Saturday, May 6 8 p.m. little eff ort) is made to verify event listings, Rocky Horror Picture Show Free please check before attending as events are www.picturepubpizza.com www.basfa.org. sometimes cancelled or times and locations Parkway Speakeasy Th eater changed. 1834 Park Blvd. Wednesday, Friday - Saturday, Oakland May 10, 12 - 13 New listings are in red. $6 HK Gruber’s Frankenstein Midnight Davies Symphony Hall Th ursday-Saturday, May 4-6 Barely Legal Productions presents the 201 Van Ness Ave. Twilight Zone “Th e Plays” Season III classic midnight movie every Saturday San Francisco Th e Dark Room Th eatre night. No one under 17 admitted. 8:00 p.m. (6:30 p.m. on 5/12) 2263 Mission Street $20-$107 San Francisco Sunday, May 7 From the event listing: HK Gruber’s 8 p.m. Bad Movie Night Frankenstein!! may be like nothing you’ve $15 Battlefi eld Earth heard before. Th e Viennese singer/composer/ Th e Dark Room Th eater conductor calls the piece a “pan-demonium,” Saturday, May 6 2263 Mission Street conjuring the neo-goth imagery of a far Th e Fairy Tale Masquerade Ball San Francisco more frightening “Th e Nightmare Before Masonic Lodge of San Mateo darkroomsf.com Christmas,” with a bumping, creaking score Doors Open: 7:00 p.m. 8 p.m. played partly on toy instruments, and lyrics Dance lesson: 7:15 p.m. $5 several degrees quirkier and more macabre Dancing begins: 8:00 p.m. than your average fairy tale. Set to children’s Tickets: $15.00 in advance (by April 29, Monday, May 8 poems by H.C. Artmann, this arty cabaret 2006) Bay Area Science Fiction Association tale is populated with rats, cannibals and At the door: $20.00 Th e Original Hick’ry Pit werewolves, Frankenstein and Dracula, 980 E. Campbell Ave. and super-heroes Batman and Robin, John Campbell Wayne and Superman. Surprising, bizarre, 24 funny and slightly mad, Frankenstein!! Gateway Holiday Inn arts, period politics, calligraphy and shows off Gruber’s infl uences- among them www.whc2006.org illumination, fi ghting techniques, more. Kurt Weill, pop music and Stravinsky- Th e world horror con comes to the bay in equal measure. He makes a rare U.S. area. Saturday, May 13 appearance to sing with the San Francisco No Name Anime Symphony and Resident Conductor Edwin Th ursday, May 11 www.nnanime.com Outwater. Th rillville’s Mad Mexican Monster Mash Santa Teresa Library Th e Friday, May 12 concert begins at Night of the Bloody Apes 290 International Circle 6:30 p.m., with Outwater and San Francisco www.thrillville.net San Jose Symphony musicians demonstrating www.picturepubpizza.com 12:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. or so musical concepts from the work. Parkway Speakeasy Cinema Free 1834 Park Blvd. Th ursday, May 11 Oakland Saturday, May 13 HK Gruber’s Frankenstein 9:15 p.m. PenSFA Party Flint Center for the Performing Arts $7 Th e Penninsula Science Fantasy 21250 Stevens Creek Blvd. It’s a mad Mexican Monster Mash Association meets every two weeks for a Cupertino featuring the lurid South of the Border clas- party at the home of one of their members. 8 p.m. sick Night of the Bloody Apes, with masked Th ey also host parties at local conventions. $26-55 female wrestlers vs a rampaging rapist Email [email protected] for See Wednesday, May 10 entry for apeman and his evil mad scientist creator. information on attending. details. Live opening act. PenSFA standard party rules: bring something edible or drinkable to share, or Th ursday-Saturday, May 11-13 Saturday, May 13 pay the host $2. Don’t smoke in the house Twilight Zone “Th e Plays” Season III Collegium Occidentalis without checking with the host fi rst. Th e Dark Room Th eatre Society for Creative Anachronism Event Normal start time is 8 p.m. but may 2263 Mission Street Sierra Arden UCC vary depending on the host. San Francisco 890 Morse Ave. 8 p.m. Sacramento Saturday, May 13 $15 $15 for combo ticket for both site fee and Rocky Horror Picture Show feast www.picturepubpizza.com May 11-14 Feast. Classes include needle arts, World Horror Con 2006 culinary arts, clothing, fi ber and pottery More Events Next Page 25 Parkway Speakeasy Th eater Th is movie really does sound too horrible $15 1834 Park Blvd. to watch; something about a guy who gets Oakland turned into a half man-half turkey. Oh, and Friday, May 19 $6 it’s an anti-drug fi lm too. USS Defi ance Meeting Midnight Round Table Pizza Barely Legal Productions presents the Monday, May 15 Howe Ave. (Near Howe and Arden Ave.) classic midnight movie every Saturday Bay Area Science Fiction Association 7 p.m.- 10 p.m. night. No one under 17 admitted. Th e Original Hick’ry Pit Free 980 E. Campbell Ave. Sacramento’s oldest science fi ction group Sunday, May 14 Campbell holds it’s monthly meeting. Bay Area Games Day 8 p.m. davekohr.best.vwh.net/gamesday Free Friday and Saturday, May 19-20 Los Altos Library www.basfa.org. Kung Fu Hustle Los Altos Clay Th eater Free Tuesday, May 16 2261 Filmore Street Regular event featuring German-style Back to the Future San Francisco strategy boardgames like Settlers of Catan, Parkway Speakeasy Cinema Midnight Avalon Hill-type multiplayer games, lots of www.picturepubpizza.com Part of an ongoing midnight movie cardgames, and historical board wargames. Parkway Speakeasy Cinema series. 1834 Park Blvd. Sunday, May 14 Oakland Saturday and Sunday, May 20-21 Bad Movie Night 9:15 p.m. Super-Con Blood Freak $7 Comic Book Convention Th e Dark Room Th eatre Showing as a benefi t for Hands On Bay Oakland Convention Center 2263 Mission Street Area. Oakland San Francisco Saturday 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. 8 p.m. Th ursday-Saturday, May 18-20 Sunday 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. $5 Twilight Zone “Th e Plays” Season III $15-$20 Th e Dark Room Th eatre Send your items for inclusion in 2263 Mission Street Saturday, May 21 our calendar section to: San Francisco Rocky Horror Picture Show [email protected] 8 p.m. More Events Next Page 26 www.picturepubpizza.com Th ursday, May 25 Fanime Con Parkway Speakeasy Th eater Th e Chainsaw Mafi a Night of Mayhem San Jose Convention Center 1834 Park Blvd. Th e Beyond San Jose Oakland Parkway Speakeasy Cinema www.fanime.com $6 www.picturepubpizza.com Th e largest annual anime convention Midnight Parkway Speakeasy Cinema in the Bay Area. Dealer’s room, panels, Barely Legal Productions presents the 1834 Park Blvd. costume contest, multiple tracks of anime, classic midnight movie every Saturday Oakland Asian fi lms, J-pop concert, much more. night. No one under 17 admitted. 9:15 p.m. $6 May 26-29, 2006 Sunday, May 21, 2006 Lucio Fulchi’s gory horror fi lm. Baycon Science Fiction Book Club San Jose Doubletree Inn Borderlands Books Th ursday-Saturday, May 25-27 San Jose www.borderlands-books.com Twilight Zone “Th e Plays” Season III www.baycon.org 866 Valencia St. Th e Dark Room Th eatre $45 until August 31 San Francisco 2263 Mission Street Th e largest annual general SF convention 6 p.m. San Francisco in the Bay area. Dealer’s room, panels, Free 8 p.m. costume contest, anime room, much Th is month’s book is the graphic $15 more. novel Watchmen by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons. Please contact Jude at Friday, May 26 Saturday, May 27 [email protected] for Legion of Rassilon PenSFA Party at Baycon more information. Doctor Who fan group Th e Penninsula Science Fantasy Carl’s Junior Association meets every two weeks for a Monday, May 22 2551 N. First Street party at the home of one of their members. Bay Area Science Fiction Association San Jose Th ey also host parties at local conventions. Th e Original Hick’ry Pit 7:30 p.m. Email [email protected] for 980 E. Campbell Ave. Free information on attending. Campbell Shows episodes of Doctor Who, news, 8 p.m. discussion of recent movies and a raffl e. May 26-29 2006 Free Kublacon www.basfa.org. May 26-29, 2006 Burlingame Hyatt Regency

27 1333 Bayshore Highway Monday, May 29 Th e Penninsula Science Fantasy Burlingame Bay Area Science Fiction Association Association meets every two weeks for a Guests: TBA. Th e Original Hick’ry Pit party at the home of one of their members. Memberships: TBA. 980 E. Campbell Ave. Th ey also host parties at local conventions. Gaming convention. Campbell Email [email protected] for 8 p.m. information on attending. Saturday, May 27 Free PenSFA standard party rules: bring Performing Arts Symposium www.basfa.org. something edible or drinkable to share, or Society for Creative Anachronism Event pay the host $2. Don’t smoke in the house Sobrato High School Saturday, June 3 without checking with the host fi rst. 401 Burnett Avenue Rocky Horror Picture Show Normal start time is 8 p.m. but may Morgan Hill www.picturepubpizza.com vary depending on the host. Free Parkway Speakeasy Th eater A day of classes in the various 1834 Park Blvd. Saturday, June 10 performing arts - European Dance, Vocal Oakland Rocky Horror Picture Show Music, Intrumental Music, and Dramatic $6 www.picturepubpizza.com Presentation. A pot luck social in the evening Midnight Parkway Speakeasy Th eater of dancing and performances, where we can Barely Legal Productions presents the 1834 Park Blvd. all show off what we’ve learned and maybe classic midnight movie every Saturday Oakland learn a bit more. night. No one under 17 admitted. $6 Midnight Saturday, May 27 Monday, June 5 Barely Legal Productions presents the Rocky Horror Picture Show Bay Area Science Fiction Association classic midnight movie every Saturday www.picturepubpizza.com Th e Original Hick’ry Pit night. No one under 17 admitted. Parkway Speakeasy Th eater 980 E. Campbell Ave. 1834 Park Blvd. Campbell Sunday, June 11 Oakland 8 p.m. Sac Con $6 Free Scottish Rite Center Midnight www.basfa.org. 6151 H Street Barely Legal Productions presents the Sacramento classic midnight movie every Saturday Saturday, June 10 night. No one under 17 admitted. PenSFA Party More Events Next Page 28 10-4 p.m. 7 p.m.- 10 p.m. p.m. $5 Free Must wear some sort of uniform Comic, toy and anime show, usually has Sacramento’s oldest science fi ction group or costume. An evening of feasting, singing an anime costume contest. holds it’s monthly meeting. and celebrating the fi rst appearance of the Klingons on Star Trek. Monday, June 12 Saturday, June 17 Bay Area Science Fiction Association Bay Area Games Day See www.ikvbloodlust.net/DayofHonor10. Th e Original Hick’ry Pit Los Altos Library html for more details. 980 E. Campbell Ave. Los Altos Hills Campbell 10 a.m. Saturday, June 17 8 p.m. Free Warp 11 Free Regular event featuring German-style “Starfl eet Graduation Bash” www.basfa.org. strategy boardgames like Settlers of Catan, G Street Pub Avalon Hill-type multiplayer games, lots of 228 G Street Friday-Sunday, June 16-18 cardgames, and historical board wargames. Davis 2006 International ROBOOlympics 10 p.m. Festival Pavilion Saturday, June 17 Ages 21+ Ft. Mason Center Batlh Jaj Th e Star Trek theme rock back performs San Francisco Klingon Day of Honor 10 such hits as “Boldly Go Down on Me” and $20-$750 (What, is this a CreationCon?) Presented by the House of Heck’Lher and “7 of Mine”. With Special Guest TBA. So Free or %50 discount for active duty the IKV Bloodlust why aren’t these guys playing at the Day of military. Chabot Space Science Center Honor? Must be that “Kill, Kill, Kill, Kill You’d think that people who could build 10000 Skyline Boulevard the Klingons” song of theirs. working robots could also put up a decent Oakland web page that tell you where and when their $15 or bring a dish to share with others Saturday, June 17 events are being held. You’d think. You’d be if R.S.V.P-ing. (Must have approval of Dragon Slayers Renaissance Festival wrong. Beastmaster HeKor if bringing a dish) (No, 100 Aptos Creek Road I’m not making that up.) Santa Cruz Friday, June 16 RSVP date is June 10 to trigaming@yahoo. 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. USS Defi ance Meeting com. $12 Round Table Pizza $45 at door Howe Ave. (Near Howe and Arden Ave.) 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. Food served at 7:30

29 Saturday, June 17 Saturday, June 24 8 p.m. Rocky Horror Picture Show PenSFA Party Free www.picturepubpizza.com Th e Penninsula Science Fantasy www.basfa.org. Parkway Speakeasy Th eater Association meets every two weeks for a 1834 Park Blvd. party at the home of one of their members. Sunday, July 2 Oakland Th ey also host parties at local conventions. Bad Movie Night $6 Email [email protected] for Independence Day Midnight information on attending. Th e Dark Room Th eatre Barely Legal Productions presents the PenSFA standard party rules: bring 2263 Mission Street classic midnight movie every Saturday something edible or drinkable to share, or San Francisco night. No one under 17 admitted. pay the host $2. Don’t smoke in the house 8 p.m. without checking with the host fi rst. $5 Monday, June 19 Normal start time is 8 p.m. but may As always, the hosts poke fun of a bad Bay Area Science Fiction Association vary depending on the host. movie. Th e Original Hick’ry Pit 980 E. Campbell Ave. Saturday, June 24 Monday, July 3 Campbell Rocky Horror Picture Show Bay Area Science Fiction Association 8 p.m. www.picturepubpizza.com Th e Original Hick’ry Pit Free Parkway Speakeasy Th eater 980 E. Campbell Ave. www.basfa.org. 1834 Park Blvd. Campbell Oakland 8 p.m. Friday, June 23 $6 Free Legion of Rassilon Midnight www.basfa.org. Doctor Who fan group Barely Legal Productions presents the Carl’s Junior classic midnight movie every Saturday Wednesday, July 5 2551 N. First Street night. No one under 17 admitted. Hyde San Jose Slim’s 7:30 p.m. Monday, June 26 333 11th Street Free Bay Area Science Fiction Association San Francisco Shows episodes of Doctor Who, news, Th e Original Hick’ry Pit 9 p.m. discussion of recent movies and a raffl e. 980 E. Campbell Ave. J-Rocker/actor Hyde, formerly of the Campbell More Events Next Page 30 group L’Arc˜en˜Ciel, will appear at an all without checking with the host fi rst. ages show at the popular music venue Slim’s. Normal start time is 8 p.m. but may “a conference for event planners of Hyde has acted in several fantasy movies, vary depending on the host. science fi ction, horror, fantasy and anime including ghost story Kagen no Tsuki - Last conventions.” Panels include “Disaster Quarter and vampire fi lm Moon Child. In Monday, July 10 Planning”, “Contracts” and “Disaster addition, he did the second opening theme Bay Area Science Fiction Association Proofi ng Your Convention.” song for the vampire-themed Blood+ anime Th e Original Hick’ry Pit currently running in Japan and provided 980 E. Campbell Ave. Saturday, July 15 the ending theme for Kagen no Tsuki. Campbell Sac-Anime Tickets go on sale Sunday at 10 a.m. 8 p.m. Sacramento area Free Details to be announced, the previous Tuesday, July 4 www.basfa.org. July shows have been held at the Sunrise July 4 Parade with Klingons Mall. Parking lot of the Rancho del Mar shopping Friday, July 14 center Warp 11 Monday, July 17 Aptos “Friday Night Concerts in the Park” Bay Area Science Fiction Association Free Cesar Chavez Park Th e Original Hick’ry Pit Klingons meeting at 9 a.m. 10th and J Street 980 E. Campbell Ave. StarFire region Klingons in uniform will Sacramento Campbell be marching in the annual parade. Free admission, all ages show 8 p.m. Th e Star Trek theme rock band performs Free Saturday, July 8 such hits as “Yeah Brother, 3.0” and “Set www.basfa.org. PenSFA Party Your Phaser for F***”. With Th e Brodys Th e Penninsula Science Fantasy and Smoot Valley High. Friday, July 21 Association meets every two weeks for a USS Defi ance Meeting party at the home of one of their members. July 15-16 Round Table Pizza Th ey also host parties at local conventions. Construction Howe Ave. (Near Howe and Arden Ave.) Email [email protected] for Hilton San Jose 7 p.m.- 10 p.m. information on attending. San Jose Free PenSFA standard party rules: bring $40-$55 Sacramento’s oldest science fi ction group something edible or drinkable to share, or Sponsored by San Francisco Science holds it’s monthly meeting. pay the host $2. Don’t smoke in the house Fiction Conventions, construction is

31 Saturday, July 22 Th e Original Hick’ry Pit Th e Original Hick’ry Pit PENSFA Party 980 E. Campbell Ave. 980 E. Campbell Ave. email [email protected] for Campbell Campbell information 8 p.m. 8 p.m. BBQ hosted by Mike and Karen. Th e Free Free Peninsula Science Fiction Association holds www.basfa.org. www.basfa.org. twice-monthly parties rather than meetings. Locations vary as the hosts change with August 4-6 2006 Monday, August 14 each event. Anime Overdose 2006 Bay Area Science Fiction Association www.animeod.com Th e Original Hick’ry Pit Monday, July 24 San Francisco 980 E. Campbell Ave. Bay Area Science Fiction Association $30 to ?, $45 at door Campbell Th e Original Hick’ry Pit Anime convention. 8 p.m. 980 E. Campbell Ave. Free Campbell Saturday, August 5 www.basfa.org. 8 p.m. PenSFA Party Free Th e Penninsula Science Fantasy www.basfa.org. Association meets every two weeks for a Friday, August 18 party at the home of one of their members. USS Defi ance Meeting Friday, July 28 Th ey also host parties at local conventions. Round Table Pizza Legion of Rassilon Email [email protected] for Howe Ave. (Near Howe and Arden Ave.) Doctor Who fan group information on attending. 7 p.m.- 10 p.m. Carl’s Junior PenSFA standard party rules: bring Free 2551 N. First Street something edible or drinkable to share, or Sacramento’s oldest science fi ction group San Jose pay the host $2. Don’t smoke in the house holds it’s monthly meeting. 7:30 p.m. without checking with the host fi rst. Free Normal start time is 8 p.m. but may Saturday, August 19 Shows episodes of Doctor Who, news, vary depending on the host. PENSFA Party discussion of recent movies and a raffl e. email [email protected] for Monday, August 7 information Monday, July 31 Bay Area Science Fiction Association Hosted by Bill and Carole. Th e Peninsula Bay Area Science Fiction Association More Events Next Page Science Fiction Association holds twice- 32 monthly parties rather than meetings. Rapier tournament on Saturday. Locations vary as the hosts change with September 1-4 each event. Monday, August 28 Conquest SF Bay Area Science Fiction Association San Francisco Airport Marriot Monday, August 21 Th e Original Hick’ry Pit 1800 Old Bayshore Hwy. Bay Area Science Fiction Association 980 E. Campbell Ave. Burlingame Th e Original Hick’ry Pit Campbell $35-$50 980 E. Campbell Ave. 8 p.m. A gaming and science fi ction Campbell Free convention. 8 p.m. www.basfa.org. Free www.basfa.org. Saturday, September 2 Saturday, September 2 Captain Morgan’s Privateers (We Ain’t Pirates PenSFA Party Friday, August 25 No More) Ball Th e Penninsula Science Fantasy Legion of Rassilon PEERS Event Association meets every two weeks for a Doctor Who fan group Masonic Lodge of San Mateo party at the home of one of their members. Carl’s Junior Doors Open: 7:00 p.m. Th ey also host parties at local conventions. 2551 N. First Street Dance Lesson: 7:15 p.m. Email [email protected] for San Jose Dancing begins: 8:00 p.m. information on attending. 7:30 p.m. Tickets: $15.00 in advance (by August 26, PenSFA standard party rules: bring Free 2006) something edible or drinkable to share, or Shows episodes of Doctor Who, news, Tickets: $20.00 at the door pay the host $2. Don’t smoke in the house discussion of recent movies and a raffl e. without checking with the host fi rst. Sunday, September 3 Normal start time is 8 p.m. but may Friday and Saturday, August 26 and 27 Sac Con vary depending on the host. Golden Gate Renaissance Festival Scottish Rite Center Speedway Meadow 6151 H Street Monday, September 4 Golden Gate Park Sacramento Bay Area Science Fiction Association San Francisco 10-4 p.m. Th e Original Hick’ry Pit 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. Saturday $5 980 E. Campbell Ave. 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Sunday Comic, toy and anime show, usually has Campbell $15 an anime costume contest. 8 p.m.

33 Free Casa de Fruita Saturday and Sunday, September 16-17 www.basfa.org. 100031 Pacheco Pass Highway Northern California Renaissance Faire Hollister Casa de Fruita September 7-October 1 $22 100031 Pacheco Pass Highway Woman in Black (A Ghost Play) Step back in time to Renaissance Europe and Hollister Pacifi c Rep enjoy hearty ale, fi ne foods and handmade $22 Golden Bough Th eatre crafts. Hundreds of costumed performers Step back in time to Renaissance Europe and West side of Monte Verde between 8th and roam the streets and act on 5 diff erent enjoy hearty ale, fi ne foods and handmade 9th stages. Over 150 craft booths, games, rides crafts. Hundreds of costumed performers Carmel-by-the-Sea and activities. Don’t miss our exciting new roam the streets and act on 5 diff erent www.pacrep.org Tournament of Horses. For information stages. Over 150 craft booths, games, rides Local production of the play that’s been and tickets, visit the Renaissance Faire and activities. Don’t miss our exciting new running in London for 16 years. It’s a great website at www.norcalrenfaire.com Tournament of Horses. For information play, I saw it when it fi rst opened and it was and tickets, visit the Renaissance Faire very, very good. Monday, September 11 website at www.norcalrenfaire.com Bay Area Science Fiction Association September 8-10 Th e Original Hick’ry Pit Saturday, September 16 Creation Salutes Star Trek: 980 E. Campbell Ave. PenSFA Party Th e 40th Anniversary Celebration Campbell Th e Penninsula Science Fantasy Doubletree Hotel 8 p.m. Association meets every two weeks for a Sacramento Free party at the home of one of their members. 2001 Point West Way www.basfa.org. Th ey also host parties at local conventions. Sacremento Email [email protected] for Memberships: Gold Weekend Package: Friday, September 15 information on attending. $399. USS Defi ance Meeting PenSFA standard party rules: bring Creation brings William Shatner and Round Table Pizza something edible or drinkable to share, or Leonard Nimoy to Sacramento. And no, Howe Ave. (Near Howe and Arden Ave.) pay the host $2. Don’t smoke in the house that’s not a typo on the price. Cheaper 7 p.m.- 10 p.m. without checking with the host fi rst. packages will be announced later. Free Normal start time is 8 p.m. but may Sacramento’s oldest science fi ction group vary depending on the host. Saturday and Sunday, September 9- 10 holds it’s monthly meeting. Northern California Renaissance Faire More Events Next Page

34 Sunday, September 17 Doctor Who fan group www.basfa.org. How Berkeley Can You Be Parade Carl’s Junior Berkeley 2551 N. First Street Saturday and Sunday, A Klingon contingent is planning to San Jose September 30- October 1 march. Members of the 501st Legion also 7:30 p.m. Northern California Renaissance Faire usually show up. In addition, there will be Free Casa de Fruita a bunch of mundane weirdos there. Shows episodes of Doctor Who, news, 100031 Pacheco Pass Highway discussion of recent movies and a raffl e. Hollister Monday, September 18 $22 Bay Area Science Fiction Association Saturday and Sunday, September 23-24 Step back in time to Renaissance Europe and Th e Original Hick’ry Pit Northern California Renaissance Faire enjoy hearty ale, fi ne foods and handmade 980 E. Campbell Ave. Casa de Fruita crafts. Hundreds of costumed performers Campbell 100031 Pacheco Pass Highway roam the streets and act on 5 diff erent 8 p.m. Hollister stages. Over 150 craft booths, games, rides Free $22 and activities. Don’t miss our exciting new www.basfa.org. Step back in time to Renaissance Europe and Tournament of Horses. For information enjoy hearty ale, fi ne foods and handmade and tickets, visit the Renaissance Faire Friday-Sunday, September 22-24 crafts. Hundreds of costumed performers website at www.norcalrenfaire.com Browncoat Ball roam the streets and act on 5 diff erent Marines Memorial Club and Hotel stages. Over 150 craft booths, games, rides Saturday, September 30 609 Sutter Street and activities. Don’t miss our exciting new PenSFA Party San Francisco Tournament of Horses. For information Th e Penninsula Science Fantasy Join the SF Browncoats who are and tickets, visit the Renaissance Faire Association meets every two weeks for a sponsoring this year’s Browncoat’s Ball. Two website at www.norcalrenfaire.com party at the home of one of their members. dinner and dance events, a boat tour of the Th ey also host parties at local conventions. bay and a tour of Chinatown are planned, Monday, September 25 Email [email protected] for plus lots of Serenity/Firefl y activities. Bay Area Science Fiction Association information on attending. Th e event is themed around the ball on Th e Original Hick’ry Pit PenSFA standard party rules: bring Persephone, from the episode Shindig. 980 E. Campbell Ave. something edible or drinkable to share, or Campbell pay the host $2. Don’t smoke in the house Friday, September 22 8 p.m. without checking with the host fi rst. Legion of Rassilon Free Normal start time is 8 p.m. but may

35 vary depending on the host. website at www.norcalrenfaire.com stages. Over 150 craft booths, games, rides and activities. Don’t miss our exciting new Monday, October 2 Monday, October 9 Tournament of Horses. For information Bay Area Science Fiction Association Bay Area Science Fiction Association and tickets, visit the Renaissance Faire Th e Original Hick’ry Pit Th e Original Hick’ry Pit website at www.norcalrenfaire.com 980 E. Campbell Ave. 980 E. Campbell Ave. Campbell Campbell Monday, October 16 8 p.m. 8 p.m. Bay Area Science Fiction Association Free Free Th e Original Hick’ry Pit www.basfa.org. www.basfa.org. 980 E. Campbell Ave. Campbell October 6-8 Saturday, October 14 8 p.m. SiliCon PENSFA Party Free www.siliconventions.com email [email protected] for www.basfa.org. Doubletree Hotel information San Jose Hosted by Majerus/Davidson. Th e October 20-22 $35 until August 31 Peninsula Science Fiction Association holds Yaoi-Con twice-monthly parties rather than meetings. More details to be announced later for Saturday and Sunday, October 7-8 Locations vary as the hosts change with this convention that celebrates man/man Northern California Renaissance Faire each event. love in anime and manga. Casa de Fruita 100031 Pacheco Pass Highway Friday, October 20 Hollister Saturday and Sunday, October 14-15 USS Defi ance Meeting $22 Northern California Renaissance Faire Round Table Pizza Step back in time to Renaissance Europe and Casa de Fruita Howe Ave. (Near Howe and Arden Ave.) enjoy hearty ale, fi ne foods and handmade 100031 Pacheco Pass Highway 7 p.m.- 10 p.m. crafts. Hundreds of costumed performers Hollister Free roam the streets and act on 5 diff erent $22 Sacramento’s oldest science fi ction group stages. Over 150 craft booths, games, rides Step back in time to Renaissance Europe and holds it’s monthly meeting. and activities. Don’t miss our exciting new enjoy hearty ale, fi ne foods and handmade Tournament of Horses. For information crafts. Hundreds of costumed performers and tickets, visit the Renaissance Faire roam the streets and act on 5 diff erent

36 Monday, October 23 Normal start time is 8 p.m. but may 980 E. Campbell Ave. Bay Area Science Fiction Association vary depending on the host. Campbell Th e Original Hick’ry Pit 8 p.m. 980 E. Campbell Ave. Monday, October 30 Free Campbell Bay Area Science Fiction Association www.basfa.org. 8 p.m. Th e Original Hick’ry Pit Free 980 E. Campbell Ave. Saturday, November 11 www.basfa.org. Campbell PenSFA Party 8 p.m. Th e Penninsula Science Fantasy Friday, October 27 Free Association meets every two weeks for a Legion of Rassilon www.basfa.org. party at the home of one of their members. Doctor Who fan group Th ey also host parties at local conventions. Carl’s Junior Friday-Sunday, November 3-5 Email [email protected] for 2551 N. First Street BASCON information on attending. San Jose Embassy Suites PenSFA standard party rules: bring 7:30 p.m. 250 Gateway Boulevard something edible or drinkable to share, or Free South San Francisco pay the host $2. Don’t smoke in the house Shows episodes of Doctor Who, news, Th e Bay Area Slash Convention returns. without checking with the host fi rst. discussion of recent movies and a raffl e. Adults only. For all your Kirk/Spock fanfi c Normal start time is 8 p.m. but may needs. I expect a lot of Sulu fanfi cs this year vary depending on the host. Saturday, October 28 for some reason. PenSFA Party Monday, November 13 Th e Penninsula Science Fantasy Saturday, November 4 Bay Area Science Fiction Association Association meets every two weeks for a Le Bal des Vampires Th e Original Hick’ry Pit party at the home of one of their members. PEERS 980 E. Campbell Ave. Th ey also host parties at local conventions. Venue: TBD Campbell Email [email protected] for No information as yet for this vampire- 8 p.m. information on attending. theme ball event. Free PenSFA standard party rules: bring www.basfa.org. something edible or drinkable to share, or Monday, Noveber 6 pay the host $2. Don’t smoke in the house Bay Area Science Fiction Association Friday, November 17 without checking with the host fi rst. Th e Original Hick’ry Pit USS Defi ance Meeting

37 Round Table Pizza Th ey also host parties at local conventions. vary depending on the host. Howe Ave. (Near Howe and Arden Ave.) Email [email protected] for 7 p.m.- 10 p.m. information on attending. Monday, December 4 Free PenSFA standard party rules: bring Bay Area Science Fiction Association Sacramento’s oldest science fi ction group something edible or drinkable to share, or Th e Original Hick’ry Pit holds it’s monthly meeting. pay the host $2. Don’t smoke in the house 980 E. Campbell Ave. without checking with the host fi rst. Campbell Monday, November 20 Normal start time is 8 p.m. but may 8 p.m. Bay Area Science Fiction Association vary depending on the host. Free Th e Original Hick’ry Pit www.basfa.org. 980 E. Campbell Ave. Monday, November 27 Campbell Bay Area Science Fiction Association Sunday, December 10 8 p.m. Th e Original Hick’ry Pit Sac Con Free 980 E. Campbell Ave. Scottish Rite Center www.basfa.org. Campbell 6151 H Street 8 p.m. Sacramento Friday, November 24 Free 10-4 p.m. Legion of Rassilon www.basfa.org. $5 Doctor Who fan group Comic, toy and anime show, usually has Carl’s Junior Saturday, December 9 an anime costume contest. 2551 N. First Street PenSFA Party San Jose Th e Penninsula Science Fantasy 7:30 p.m. Association meets every two weeks for a Free party at the home of one of their members. Monday, December 11 Shows episodes of Doctor Who, news, Th ey also host parties at local conventions. Bay Area Science Fiction Association discussion of recent movies and a raffl e. Email [email protected] for Th e Original Hick’ry Pit information on attending. 980 E. Campbell Ave. Saturday, November 25 PenSFA standard party rules: bring Campbell PenSFA Party something edible or drinkable to share, or 8 p.m. Th e Penninsula Science Fantasy pay the host $2. Don’t smoke in the house Free Association meets every two weeks for a without checking with the host fi rst. www.basfa.org. party at the home of one of their members. Normal start time is 8 p.m. but may

38 Friday, December 15 vary depending on the host. San Jose USS Defi ance Meeting An X-treme convention with fl avor. Round Table Pizza January 5-7, 2007 Anime, science fi ction, fantasy, martial Howe Ave. (Near Howe and Arden Ave.) Fangoria’s Weekend of Horror arts, Cosplay, masquerade, belly dancing, 7 p.m.- 10 p.m. Doubletree Hotel San Jose live programs, workshops, dealers and so Free 2050 Gateway Pl. much more. Sacramento’s oldest science fi ction group San Jose holds it’s monthly meeting. Th is is a Creation Convention. No May 5, 2007 further information available at this time. Sleeping Beauty’s Christening Fantasy BAll Monday, December 18 PEERS Event Bay Area Science Fiction Association January 18-22, 2007 No details yet on this dance. Th e Original Hick’ry Pit 2007 980 E. Campbell Ave. DoubleTree Hotel June 2, 2007 Campbell 2500 Gateway Place Space Cowboys’ Ball 8 p.m. San Jose Peers Event Free $40 to ? No details yet on this dance. www.basfa.org. with some general SF material. July 6-9, 2007 Westercon 60: Gnomeward Bound Saturday, December 23 February 3, 2007 DoubleTree Hotel PenSFA Party Gotham City Black and White Ball San Jose Th e Penninsula Science Fantasy PEERS event Association meets every two weeks for a I’m not sure if this is Gotham as in October 6, 2007 party at the home of one of their members. Batman or Gotham as in old New York. Edwardian Gothic Ball Th ey also host parties at local conventions. With PEERS it could go either way. Or PEERS Event Email [email protected] for both. Edwardian as in macabre illustrator information on attending. Edward Gorey. PenSFA standard party rules: bring March 16-18, 2007 something edible or drinkable to share, or Con-X-treme November 3, 2007 pay the host $2. Don’t smoke in the house www.con-X-treme.com Le Bal des Vampires without checking with the host fi rst. Doubletree Hotel PEERS Event Normal start time is 8 p.m. but may 2050 Gateway Place Gotta love a group that plans this far in 39 advance, particularly since they have a good $20 Hosts a weekly game night. For club track record of actually holding their events Led by Mina Harker. Tour is cancelled and game night details send email to: GM@ as scheduled. No further details available if there is heavy rain. BayRPS.com. yet on this event.. Mondays SF Games Ongoing: Bay Area Science Fiction Association vax.hanford.org/dk/games Th e Original Hick’ry Pit Muddy’s Coff eehouse Daily 980 E. Campbell Ave. 1304 Valencia Street near 24th San Francisco Ghost Hunt Campbell San Francisco Walking Tour Mondays at 8 p.m. 7:00 p.m. to midnight www.sfghosthunt.com Free Free Begins: Queen Ann Hotel www.basfa.org SF Games is a collective name for a 1590 Sutter at Octavia bunch of people who get together and San Francisco Legion of Rassilon play board games and card games every 7 p.m. – 10 p.m. Doctor Who fan group week. Also has a cards night on Tuesdays at $20 www.legionofrassilon.org/ Café Macondo, 3159 16th Street between Carl’s Junior Guerrero and Valencia. Ongoing Fridays-Mondays 2551 N. First Street Haunted Haight Wallking Tour San Jose www.hauntedhaight.com Meets every fourth Friday at 7:30 p.m. Meets at PlanetWeavers Treasure Store (No December meeting) 1573 Haight Street (at Clayton) Free 7 p.m. – 9 p.m. Showing episodes of the new Dr. Who Reservations required series, news, discussion of recent movies $20 and a raffl e.

Ongoing Fridays and Saturdays Bay Area Role-Playing Society Vampire Walking Tour www.BayRPS.com www.sfvampiretour.com Go-Getter’s Pizza Meets corner of California and Taylor 1489 Beach Park Boulevard San Francisco Foster City 8 p.m. Wednesdays from 6pm to 10pm

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