Kronos
February
Newsletter of the Middle Tennessee Science Fiction Society
Our next gathering is the chili bash
e mail bemscribe_too@hotmail.com
Or next club meeting will be March 10th
But I am on the computer now..
yes Pookhastein is finally here.
Thanks a lot to my friend Tom Norris
who found time to create Pookhastein
in between running about and helping to save
the state from nasty weather formations
( Tom works for TEMA and is sort of also on loan to FEMA)
Check out my web page at
http://www.oocities.org/area51/dimension/4242/
For back issues of the newsletter go to
http://www.oocities.org/area51/dimension/4242/clubs.html
(Ps by the way.. a Bem is a bug-eyed monster
and a name of one of the former SF clubs here..
I used to be one the newsletter editors.. thus bemscribe)
Hmm and yes Bill Bridget pointed out he knows what a BEM
is but this goes out to a lot of new people..
so bear with us.
All of the Clarksville fen and Greg and Dana Bridges
down in Jackson Tennessee came out of the recent
weather nastiness just fine.
On just this lovely note the Climate Prediction Center
is forecasting a greater chance of tornadoes for the Tennessee
and Ohio Valley until this summer..
We are just so thrilled;..
News about upcoming cons
The Concave hotel is of course sold out.
The room lottery has been held.
There are some nearby overflow hotels
but they tend to fill up rather quickly.
The huxter room is sold out and so is the art show.
The art show selling out more than a month in advance
before the con is kinda special.
But then again the sales at the show were better
than at larger conventions.
It really proves the wisdom of just having one bid
for an art show at a small con.
Plus for a relaxacon the art auction itself
is a fun piece of programming..
The Middle Tennessee SF Society will be throwing a party ConCave on Saturday
afternoon
and we also will throw a party Friday night at Parthecon
Speaking of Parthecon..
Yes there will be a Parthecon.. April 23 - 25.
Same place as last year The Days Inn Airport
on Briley Parkway next to the Black golden shiny building.
(the address is actually 1 International Plaza)
$30 for adults till March 20th and $ 35 thereafter and at the door.
Pre reg for children is $12 and $15 at the door.
Send registrations to
Parthecon
710 Emily Dr
Goodelettsville, Tn. 37072
Write the above address for more info or e-mail patsijean@msn.com
If you are going to throw a party
you need to call the hotel and ask for Bob Bishoff at 615 - 361- 7666.
You can also call 615 - 361- 7666 to make a hotel reservation
(I guess don't ask for Bob)
The rate is $58 a room and I don't have any info
on the reservation cut off date.
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Past con news
Everyone who went to Chattacon had a good time..
The only problem reported was that a lot of the parties
especially the B5 party was very crowded.
The atmosphere was very friendly to those
with allergies and lung ailments.
A lot of the wild, trouble-causing element was gone.
All in all several people talked of how much more they enjoyed this
Chattacon then ones in the recent past and would
recommend it to their friends.
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Sad fan news
Susan Wilson's mother, Pauline Toller, passed away on January 1.
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Heard form Sherman Dorn
I had reported in the last newsletter
>Dan went to GaFilk..
>He ran into Lee who was toast being for the con.
>Dan talked a long time with Irv and Bill Sutton.
Sherman replied..
And he saw us!!! (We also saw him.)
Thanks again for the newsletter.
Recent kids' photos at
http://www.oocities.org/Area51/Vault/8789/family.htm
( and my hasn't Katheryn grown was what I thought when I saw the photo
and still a cutie)
Heard from Julee Johnson Tate about plans for next years Contact..
"Julia Alldredge's idea for a theme is:
[unpronounceable symbol, probably involving bheer
and a space ship or bem]
The Convention Formerly Known as Contact:
We're Gonna Party Like It's 1999!"
Julee went on to say..
"There will be a Contact 17."
Chris and I will be running it.
It will be our last (running it--not necessarily the last Contact!).
It will be September 24th, 25th and 26th.
It will be a "modified relaxacon," with maybe one or two programming
items, but no full slate of guests.
There will be a dealers room.
There will be an art show.
There will be gaming.
We will be contacting folks over the next few weeks
to confirm more details. They will be forthcoming as available.
Having said that, Chris and I would like to thank everyone
for their patience.
It was a tough decision,
but we really can't pass up Julia's idea for a theme
and giving all our buds an excuse to come to E'ville.
We're going to need lots of help on this one, too, guys.
Just because we're not having a traditional convention,
doesn't make it any easier.
Also, Scott and Jane Dennis will have the Contact 16 t-shirts
to us within the next two weeks, barring
any further technical breakdown.
We'll get those out as soon as possible. >>
T-shirts are here, except for the long-sleeved ones.
No word on those. *sigh*"
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A little news from Ansible
Jack Gaughan's widow ,Phoebe Adams Gaughan, is now offering
selected works of Jack's for sale.
Both B&W and full-color cover illustrations are for sale.
Contact her at :
93 Fair St,
Kingston, NY 12401, USA.
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A little space news..
The little planet that could is going to stay a planet..
of course Pluto is probably the construction shack after all..
Depending on the phase of the moon the Russians will either
or not launch the living quarters of the
International Space Station this July.
They are planning to keep Mir up longer if they can find
any one with deep enough pockets to do so.
The Russian space mirror Znamya isn't providing
illumination on the subject.
Taiwan enters the space age with the launch of their first satellite.
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February
15th
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last day to pay by check for the World Horror Con
after today only credit cards are accepted for pre registrations
World Horror Convention '99
PO Box 148 Clarkston, GA 30021-0148
worldhorror@slaughter.net
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Friday the 19th from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m.
Public Star Party at the model airplane field in Edwin Warner Park.
Folks from the Barnard-Seyfert Astronomical Society
will set up telescopes for viewing sparkling star clusters,
nifty nebulae, ghostly galaxies, and even a prominent planet or two.
Admission to star parties is Free.
. For more information or to make reservations,
call the Warner Park Nature Center at (615) 352-6299.
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26 - 28th
ConCave
GOH will be Green Bay Packer fan , former SFC president,
publisher of the Free Thinker fanzine and
former Wisconsin farm boy
Tom Feller.
At the fan only for the weekend Park Mammoth Hotel
Lots of partying and relaxing
See what kind of ugly shirt Gary has this year
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March
1st
Last day to prereg for Mid South Con 17.
$25 now.. after today and at the door $ 30.
Also rooms must be reserved before March 1st.
(yeah ..don't listen..just remember Chattacon)
Sheraton Four Points.
Room rates are $ 69 flat. Phone 901- 332 -1130.
Mid South Science and Fiction Conventions, Inc.
POB 11446
Memphis, Tn. 38111
Mid South will be March 26 - 28,1999
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2nd
IKAV Dragon's Heart Modified Voodieh Class Battleship
Klingon Assault Vessel
Media Play
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3rd
A four day attending membership pass for World Horror Con
is $75 until today
$100 at the door
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4 - 7th
World Horror Con
Atlanta Marriott North Central
Atlanta, Georgia
Michael Bishop, Neil Gaiman, John Shirley
Special discount room rates are $95 per night for single and double,
$115 triple and quad.
Parking is free.
Call toll-free (800) 325-7224 or (404) 325-0000 (in Georgia)
or fax (404) 982-9963 to make your reservations now!
Be sure to specify the 1999 World Horror Convention
to receive your special discounted rates.
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March 10th
Middle Tennessee SF Club Meeting
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12-14.
The Eighteenth Annual Dayton Sherlock Holmes/
Arthur Conan Doyle Symposium
The topic of the Symposium will be "Holmes and Humor".
The venue will be the Holiday Inn Conference Center
on Colonel Glenn Avenue in Fairborn, Ohio.
Pre-registration in the Symposium is $27
(at the door prices will be $30).
The dinner is by pre-registration only and will be $27
Pre-registration and information request go to:
Greg Sullivan
39 Sherwood Avenue
Danvers, MA 01923
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17-21 -
International Conference on the Fantastic in the Arts 20
Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
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18th
Dyer Observatory has first open house of the new year
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19-21
Magnum Opus Con 14 -- Athens, Georgia -- moc@negia.net
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19-21,
MILLENNICON-2.
Blue Ash Hotel & Conference Center,
5901 Pfeiffer Rd.,
Cincinnati, OH 45242;
513-793-4500, 800-468-3597
GoH Ben Bova
; $30 at the door;
. Info: Millennicon, 143 Schloss Ln., Dayton, OH 45418; 513-933-0452;
millennicon@mvfl.org.
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March 20th
Last day to prereg for Parthecon
$30
send reservations to
710 Emily Dr
Goodlettsville, Tn. 37072
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March 26-28,
1999 Mid South Con 17.1
In memory of Donna Pass
Sheraton Four Points Hotel Airways & Democrat
$30 the door
Children under 12 half-price / Daily rates at the door only
Literary Guest of Honor James P. Hogan
Artist Guest of Honor Joy Marie Ledet
Toastmaster Cullen Johnson
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March 31st
Second 'blue moon' of the year.
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April 2 - 4
another leg of the David Weber fannish tour
BALTICON 33.
Baltimore Omni Inner Harbor Hotel,
Baltimore, MD; 410-752-1100; rms: $104.GoH:
. GoH: David Weber;
Info: Balticon 33, PO Box 686, Baltimore, MD 21203-0686;
410-563-2737;
bsfs@balticon.org.2- 4
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same weekend
MINICON 34.
Minneapolis Hilton and Towers Hotel,
Minneapolis, MN;
David Weber will not be here_
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9th
membership for Libertycon is $25 until today
the con will be held over Memorial Day weekend
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14th
Middle Tennessee SF Club Meeting
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16-17
another leg of the David Weber tour :Galaticon
Ramada Inn South, 6639 Capehart Ln.,
Chattanooga, TN; 423-894-6110;
rms: $54 sngl-quad.
Guests: Elizabeth Moon, David Weber, P.M. Griffin.
$30 at the door.
Info: 6636 Shallowford Rd., Chattanooga, TN; 423-344-9465;
GALACTIC01@aol.com.
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April 23-25,
Parthecon
Days Inn Hotel Airport
David Weber, Andrew J. Offutt, Michael Sincliar guests
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May
7 - 9
Marcon
Columbus Oh
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12th
Club Meeting
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May
28-30 --
LibertyCon 13 -- Chattanooga, Tennessee
Ramada Inn South, East Ridge, TN 37412; 423-894-6110;
rms: $52 sngl-quad.
$35 after; Children under 12 half price.
Children under 18 must be accompanied by parent or guardian.
Info: LibertyCon 13, PO Box 695, Hixson, TN 37343-0695; 423-842-4363;
libcon@cdc.net.
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June
24-27
MIDWESTCON 50.
The premier relaxicon.
Blue Ash Hotel & Conference Center,
5901 Pfeiffer Rd.,
Cincinnati, OH 45242; 513-793-4500,
Pat Sims, 34 Creekwood Square, Glendale, OH 45246.
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August 6th - 9th
DSC /Crescent City Con
Best Western Landmark Hotel
2601 Severn Ave., Metairie, LA 70002504-888-9500
Room rate is $69.00
(You MUST mention you're with Crescent City Con.)
Mike Resnick - Author Guest of Honor
Steve Jackson - Gaming Guest of Honor
Toni Weisskopf - Fan Guest of Honor
George Alec Effinger - Toastmaster
Barbara Hambly - Special Guest
Call, E-Mail or Write:
Robert Neagle504-488-0489
CCCNO@AOL.COM
Crescent City Con
P.O. Box 52622
New Orleans , LA. 70150-2622
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A littlle last piece of news you may have already heard if you are a
Babylon 5 fan..
Since last week when a rumor started floating that
TnT had decided not to carry the B5 spinoff Crusade things have
been interesting to say the least.
B5 creator J. Michael Straczynski replied by saying that only Warner
Brothers could halt production on the series.
The rest of the message implied that WB is looking for a new home
for Crusade.
It ended with JMS encouraging fans to contact the Sci Fi Channel
about picking up Crusade.
So far there has been no official word from either TnT or WB.
If you are interested in hearing more about this drop me a line
and I will pass along whatever info I find out.