Caro.PA@XEROX.ARPA (09/04/84)
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I could only attend one day (Saturday), so my opinion of the High Point
of the convention is necessarily skewed. I'm sorry I missed the Ice
Cream Social, the Elfquest party, and of course, the SFL-Party.
Anyway, for me, the High Point of the convention was the Elfquest panel.
Richard Pini gave a HILARIOUS slide presentation. Really first-rate
stuff. Did anyone else attend?
First runner-up was the celebrity SFWA Roast of Gordy Dickson. This
being my first Worldcon, I was pleased to finally see the faces of such
names as: Jerry Pournelle ("No one has ever accused me of being
polite"), Bob Bloch (what a wise-guy!), Norman Spinrad, Randall Garrett,
Harry Harrison, Robert Silverberg, Marta Randall, Fred Pohl, Larry Niven
("We drank propellent") Poul Anderson, and of course, Gordon Dickson
himself. You know the old rag about how it is always disappointing to
meet the person behind the legend ... well I'm glad to say that an
exception to the rule has been found.
Perry