Comfort Inn & Suites LibertyCon 20 is Dedicated to the LibertyCon Rules Memory of ATTENDEES 17 YEARS OLD AND UNDER: All convention attendees Wilson “Bob” Tucker who are 17 years of age or younger must be accompanied by a LEGAL November 23, 1914 - October 6, 2006 GUARDIAN. A Legal Guardian is a person 21 years of age or older who will take fi nancial and legal responsibility for the minor and will sign for Wilson “Bob” Tucker, a few weeks before turning 92, passed away Friday, October 6, 2006 in a Florida each minor person for which he/she is responsible. A parent or Legal hospital. Wilson Tucker, “Bob” and “Pop”, will be Guardian must accompany children under 7 years of age at all times. remembered by many as a father, friend and mentor. BADGES: Badges must be worn in plain sight above the waist at all By Linda L. Bolgeo times. I don’t remember where or when I fi rst met BATHING: Remember, “If in doubt, take a bath!” Your fellow attend- Wilson “Bob” Tucker but I do know that over ees will appreciate your courteous actions. the years he became not just a dear friend DRINKING AGE: To get a drinking badge you must produce a VALID mil- that we would see at many conventions, but itary ID or Drivers License with your picture on it to prove that you are at part of our family. We were not his only convention family though, he had least 21 years of age. Minors caught drinking at LibertyCon will be hung, special people all over the United States that he would spend time with drawn, quartered, and thrown out of the convention. Also, WE WILL either before or after a convention. We were fortunate to be one of those CONTACT YOUR PARENTS AND YOU WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO families. RETURN TO FUTURE LIBERTYCONS! So many years, so many stories and so many good times. Most years EJECTION FROM THE CONVENTION: If you are ejected from Liberty- started with my neighbor Diana and I picking him up at the airport where Con 17 because of violation of the convention rules or Tennessee State almost every year we waited on the luggage that never showed up until Law, your attendance fees will not be refunded. the next day when Delta would bring it to our house. He would begin his LOST BADGE POLICY: If you lose your badge at the convention, you morning ritual with a breakfast of coffee, toast, raisin bran and a grapefruit. will have to purchase another one at the full admission price of $45. We After breakfast you could always fi nd he and our son Jason on the back are sorry to take this rough stance, but incidents with people (Not Fans) deck doing crossword puzzles. After school, Bob was always giving our purchasing a replacement badge to give/sell to a friend at a reduced daughter Brandy, who is now LibertyCon’s Registrar, grandfatherly advice. price only increases the cost of the convention for real fans and this is He once even visited her school and gave a talk and that was why he was the only way we can curb it. so special to us. And in the evenings, you could still Bob out on the deck where he was now sipping on a small glass of Beam’s Choice, served neat NO DRINKING OR EATING IS ALLOWED IN THE HOTEL CONVEN- of course, and he always would tell us he was taking the “moose census.” TION CENTER: The Hotel management has requested that no food or When asked where the moose were, Bob would say, “I’m still waiting to drink be brought into the Hotel Convention Center. However, it is permis- count the fi rst one.” sible to have victuals in the lobby area and the grassy area out by the pool. We always had so many people over to our house after the convention SPECIAL MEDICAL NEEDS: If you have a medical condition, please when word spread that Bob would be there. He would sit on the deck ask the registration staff for a sticker for the back of your badge. This entertaining everyone with his many stories while watching for moose. He sticker should contain the nature of your medical condition and any spe- might have been just a author to you, or a convention friend, or like most cial steps to be taken in an emergency, including the name and phone of us, a grandfather. We will always miss him and all the stories. Somehow number of the person to contact should the need arise it seems comforting to think of him in heaven “smoothing with the angels.” WEAPONS POLICY: All weapons and models of weapons must be Sleep peacefully grandfather. “Peace Bonded” by one of our security staff before they may be worn with your costume or normal wearing apparel. This weapons policy will It is with great pleasure that the Board of Directors of LibertyCon voted to be strickly enforced. dedicate LibertyCon 20 to one of the most infl uential authors of our time and who was a guiding light in the founding of this convention, Mr. Wilson WELCOME TO LIBERTYCON’s 20th ANNIVERSARY When we started LibertyCon, one of our main ideas was to limit the size of the convention so that we could enjoy it ourselves. I’ll tell you a secret Hello and welcome to LibertyCon 20. You’ve heard the expression that “time about conventions, the advanced work for a convention for 1,000 people fl ies when you are having fun”? Well, the past 20 years have zoomed by or 400 people takes about the same amount of time, effort and energy. But th like a rocket because this year marks LibertyCon’s 20 Anniversary! In July a large convention takes more work at the convention than a small one. of 1987 we held our fi rst convention at the Comfort Hotel (now the Clarion) That’s why we decided to keep LibertyCon small. One of the best benefi ts in Downtown Chattanooga. Approximately 425 fans attended the festivities of this small convention philosophy is the fans actually get to meet and talk and we all had a ball. Our guests for that year were LGOH’s L. Sprague to the guests. Don’t waste this opportunity because we have one of the best and Catherine de Camp, Vincent Di Fate was the AGOH and Wilson “Bob” lineups in years and all of them are super people. Tucker was our Master of Ceremonies. Since then, Sprague, Catherine and Bob have passed away and I miss them, I still think about them all the time We have a ton of programming events and activities planned for you this and they will never be truly gone as lone as I live. But, Vinnie is alive, well year with three tracks of programming to keep you amused, entertained and with us this year to help us celebrate our 20th family reunion. and to possibly educate you. (Check out the science track this year, it is astounding!) LibertyCon will be hosting a mass autograph session on LibertyCon 20 has a superb line up of guests for your enjoyment this week- Friday evening. Standing in line for autographs makes you a little hot and end. I have already mention Vinnie, that’s Vincent Di Fate for those of you hungry, well never fear, the ICE CREAM SOCIAL starts at 8:00 p.m. in the who have never met him. It is an understatement to say that he is one of the lobby! Shannon Hickey will be DJ for the dance on Friday Evening and will truly great Science Fiction Artists of the World. I have been very fortunate be playing some of her best “get-down and boogie” music. in my life to have met the best of the best SF Artists in the world and they all have something in common, they are nice people. But Vincent Di Fate Susan Brady will her famous “Make-It-&-Take-It” workshop on Saturday has to be one of the nicest. morning to appeal to all the crafters out there. This year we will be combining the Art and Charity Auction Saturday evening. The charity auction will benefi t Our Literary Guest of Honor is a true southern gentleman by the name of the Chattanooga Area Special Olympics. After that, by special arrangement, Jack McDevitt. Jack recently won the “Nebula” for his book “Seeker” at this the Atlanta Radio Theatre Company will entertain you Saturday Evening years World Fantasy Convention, Jack has been to a few LibertyCons in with a radio adaptation of Robert A. Heinlein’s “All You Zombies”. the past and we are happy to welcome him back. This year you can also look forward to the Computer Room (in the Board Our Special Guest is Greg Matloff. Greg is a scientist that has been coming Room), the Game Room (in the Hall), the Art Show (in the Hotel’s Fitness to LibertyCon in the past few years and has helped to upgrade our science Center), the Consuite in Room 406, the Killer Cutthroat Spades Tourna- programming. As a matter of fact, LibertyCon actually has a larger track ment (in the Breakfast Area), Registration (outside of Programming A & B), of science programming than most of the recent WorldCons. No brag, just Security where you least expect it, and Engineering where ever our fl ying fact, and Greg is one of the people you can blame for this.