Volume 14, Issue 4 August/September ConNotations 2004 The Bi-Monthly Science Fiction, Fantasy & Convention Newszine of the Central Arizona Speculative Fiction Society A Conversation with Featured Inside Todd Lockwood SF Tube Talk Special Features All the latest news about A Conversation with By Larry Vela & Velavision Scienc Fiction TV shows Todd Lockwood by Larry Vela & Velavision Larry Vela of Velavision interviewed Todd Moore on an Asimov’s cover that he 24 Frames Lockwood. We are privileged to print a couldn’t do. My agent was also his agent All the latest Movie News Robot Stories transcript of that interview in and the editor Terri Chechko (sp?) was ConNotations with the gracious permis- very pleased, and she gave me another Haunted History sion of Mr. Lockwood and Velavision. one, and was very pleased. And I asked Videophile Reviews of genre releases Never Alone Transcript of Todd Lockwood interview. how can I get more of this type of work? by Dawn Mullan Larry Vela: Todd Lockwood, you are the She said “hang your stuff at a science on DVD and VHS guest of honor for CopperCon 24. fiction fantasy convention.” Screening Room The Shinkasen Has Left The Building Todd Lockwood: Thank you very much. I said “A what?” I really had no idea; I By Shane Shellenbarger I’m looking forward to it. had never been to one. I had heard of Reviews of current theatrical releases LV: Todd, everybody has their start, GenCon, the gaming convention, but I Catwoman Houston We Have A Problem what’s your story? wasn’t interested in going. I enjoyed the The Bourne Supremacy An Open Letter to Fandom TL: Oh what’s my story? Well, that’s not a game, but I wasn’t willing to give up Spiderman 2 from Leslie Fish short story, unfortunately. vacation time to travel somewhere and Around the World in 80 Days I graduated from Colorado Institute of Art be that immersed in it. Although, I was The Day After Tomorrow Plus our Regular Features: in 1981. And I planned to just head plenty immersed in it in our own gaming Harry Potter and the straight to New York City and start group. Prisoner of Azkaban looking for book work. And my wife said But I took her advice and went to Van Helsing CASFS Business Report “You don’t really want to go to New York, Winnepeg in ’94, with some stuff and do you?” Well, no, not really. So I stuck (put it in) the art show. Some of it was In Memorium Event Calendar around Denver and it was just the wrong very well received. Michael Whelan Woody Harper Area events, TV premires, market for me. 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