Re: once upon a time, there was a con...

On Fri, 22 Nov 1996, Douglas McCorison wrote:
> Michael Phoenix wrote:
> > Umph. I *live* in the Bay Area, and I wouldn't propose a filk con down
> > here.
> >
> > Quite frankly, I'd be absolutely thrilled to see Dreamcon replaced with
> > an all-filk con; it would give me another excuse to get up to Seattle
> > around that time of year, and keep me from missing Dreamcon too terribly.
>
> Well, I think that I was noting the continuing history of "BayCon(?)" of
> the BayFilk Tapes fame. My lady and I have often thought of trying
> to get to whatever con that is.

Ah. BayCon isn't a bad con, but many years it conflicts with NorWesCon (or was it Westercon? Whichever one *isn't* 4th of July weekend), so I don't end up going.

If you're ever in the mood to attend, but want to do so low-budget, I've got a hideabed sofa in my living room that you're more than welcome to stay on for the duration of the con.

> > I wouldn't put it in Portland or Vancouver for the simple reason that
> > it's too near, chronologically, to OryCon--we don't *need* cons every two
> > weeks in one city, even if we'd *like* it...
>
> ???? I don't believe I mentioned a date, and the only date I heard proposed
> was the July/August time frame. I don't see that as "every two weeks".

Ah, sorry, we have an information-deficit error here. Dreamcon was traditionally on Halloween weekend, or the weekend before--which puts it *right* near OryCon. Since we were talking about replacing DreamCon with a filking con...

> Actually, the critical element in any of this is:
> Do we have enough bodies and energy in one locality to handle
> the work of a con?

*shrug* I'm not one of them, sad to say.

> That's what will make a con work. There's a lot that can be done from
> a distance, especially with modern tech, but it is critical that the core
> 5 (at least) people running the con be co-located with the con.
>
> Do we have volunteers for the ConCom of the first
> Pacific Northest filking con????

Please?

Mickey. Received on 11/22/96