| Grex > Scifi > #6: I'm new to SF conventions and looking for info about ConClave |
| I'm new to SF conventions and looking for info about ConClave | 
Oct 12 03:38 UTC 1992 |
What's the scoop on ConClave this weekend? How do you get to the Southfield Day's Inn? If i'm going to show up on Friday after work, would it make sense for me to eat dinner and then go on over, or go over and expect to find vegetarian food available? What's an absolute must-see? Thanks!!
| response 1 of 13: |
Oct 12 04:46 UTC 1992 |
If someone else doesn't enter something before I call back, I'll put in a summary of the flyer we got in the mail a while back.
| response 2 of 13: |
Oct 12 12:46 UTC 1992 |
Having been to many cons in my time, Valerie, I'd definitely advise you to eat BEFORE you go if you want anything other than hot dogs and potato chips.
| response 3 of 13: |
Oct 13 20:34 UTC 1992 |
Generally, though, there's a summary of restaurants in the area in the con bulletin.
| response 4 of 13: |
Oct 13 22:45 UTC 1992 |
Okay, here's the directions from the ConClave "Fannish Times":
"From Chicago and Points West:
Take I-94 to Southfield Fwy, North, exit at 8 Mile. Follow
services drive to 9 Mile. Right on 9 Mile, 1/2 mile. Hotel
on Right.
From Everywhere Else:
Take best route to I-75. Take I-75 to I-696, West, exit at
Greenfield Road, south (left). Take Greenfield to 9 Mile,
turn right. Hotel is 1/2 mile up on left."
The cost at the door is $20. A fee of $50 per child gets you babysitting
for the entire weekend, allowing unlimited use of the facilities during
babysitting hours (Friday 6pm-mid.; Sat. 9am-mid.; Sun 10am-2p.m.). The
babysitting service doesn't include meals, diapers, and other special
things that babies need, other than supervision, that is). Since it's
too late to pre-register for babysitting service, it's on a space available
basis now.
Guest of Honor is Lois McMaster Bujold. That's a must-see in my book, or
at least, for getting my books autographed.
Let's see...there's an Art Show, Spacetime Theatre from Chicago, Robert
A. Heinlein Memorial Blood Drive, Costumer's Jam Session, Mask Making
Workshop, Masquerade Dance, Bill and Barry's Wacky Science Show, filk
singing, Pun Off, 1992 Master of PUNishment Invitational, Art Programming,
Singing Voice Workshop, Uncle Richard's Trash Video Round-Up, and
authors roaming around, including Michael Kube-McDowell and Ted Reynolds.
Don't forget to check out the huckster room...
This is all from the flyer we got, so they may have added or changed
stuff since. When you register they should give you an up-to-date
program.
| response 5 of 13: |
Oct 14 01:45 UTC 1992 |
Thanks!
| response 6 of 13: |
Oct 16 12:09 UTC 1992 |
Restaurantwise, go to the Original Pancake House for breakfasts. Get there EARLY or you won 't get a seat. They're worth the trip. I believe they're on 10 Mile between Southfield and Greenfield.
| response 7 of 13: |
Oct 19 09:53 UTC 1992 |
Well now that CONCLAVE is over, how was it? Did you enjoy yourselves? In case you missed it, the highlight of the Gaming Room was a new game that is called "Tankity" or something like that. The creator of the game wanting to test his game in a 20 tank version and a group of valiant gamers sat down for the experiment at 11 pm on Saturday. They finally finished Sunday morning around 10 am. While the experiment produced valuable insight, it also produced "FUDDLAND". If you weren't there to see the debauchery of human intellect, you probably wouldn't believe me but then again anything is possible at these conventions. May the FUDD be with you....
| response 8 of 13: |
Oct 20 01:09 UTC 1992 |
um, er, well, i think i'll wait out a few cons and then try again with a new strategy.
| response 9 of 13: |
Oct 25 14:42 UTC 1992 |
Valerie...Valerie...Valerie... Don't be afraid of us weirdos...it's the guys who wear the suits and ties that you should be worried about! Then again, I showed up at the CON wearing a suit and tie! Hmmm....
| response 10 of 13: |
Oct 28 03:36 UTC 1992 |
...and i'm a weirdo. Hm.
| response 11 of 13: |
Nov 1 11:15 UTC 1992 |
Hmmm...Hmmm...Hmmm...either we're a couple of Arsenio Hall junkies or we're trying out for the National Hymmmmnal Choir?
| response 12 of 13: |
Nov 4 10:02 UTC 1997 |
Wow! responding to a 1992 posting. Its like Geraldo Rivera busting into Capone's vaults (or something like that)...it's like riding with H.G. Wells in his time machine...its like studying the bones of some mysterious million year old animal! Who's this Arsenio Hall person??
| response 13 of 13: |
Nov 10 05:29 UTC 1997 |
Well I gave a good summary on future area con in the other item woken up from 1992.