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shay@tartarus.uwa.edu.au (Shay Telfer) writes:


>Well, I must say that Terry Pratchett was both famous, and a really great
>GoH when he was at SwanCon last year. I don't know how much the con
>provided in the way of airfares, but he brought his family out as well,
>and he really got on well with the fen. Especially memorable was the
>icecream banquet...
>This year we had Sylvia Anderson (of Thunderbirds fame), who certainly
>provided lots of info about all the series she has worked with etc., and
>did interact to a certain degree, but IMHO, not as "all round" a GoH as
>Terry Pratchett (who tended to go beyond his own work and investigate
>other aspects of fantasy etc. in general).

Terry Pratchett is a wonderful person, as well as a wonderful guest to 
have.  He goes out of his way much of the time, and he seems to thrive on 
fandom, unlike many good authors.  Missed seeing Pat Cadigan when I was 
at OryCon last month.

As for CreationCons (an earlier part of this tread,) we don't need them 
as a "filler" for real cons in the Seattle area... we've got at least 1/2 a 
dozen general conventions within a 3 hour drive of downtown Seattle, and 
several specialized (one media, couple gaming) conventions.  Another hour 
or two will get you to 3 more conventions.  And we've had WesterCon 
locally for the last 3 Northwest ones (local within 3 hour drive.)  Most 
local fans think the creationcons are a joke, and few attend.  It's 
mostly the fans who don't know about real cons that go.

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