We will probably have room for an additional person in our van, leaving Thursday night, returning Sunday afternoon/evening. E-mail me off list if interested.
On Fri, Jun 19, 2009 at 12:56 PM, cd <[email protected]> wrote: > > I am going, it turns out. Leaving Rochester Friday and returning > Monday. > > My daughter is hoping that people will dress up and act weird. She > likes the anthropology of adult men in wookie suits. > > cd > > On Jun 19, 11:36 am, Dave Henn <[email protected]> wrote: > > I understand the resentment of the "ought to be going" tone of my post. I > am > > not happy about having the expectation that more of our members would be > > going, particularly since I understand the financial concerns so well. > I've > > just heard so many people saying how WorldCon and other cons are seeing > > dwindling attendance, and how readership is falling off, and this and > that > > is declining with specfic that the lackluster response is disappointing. > OK, > > maybe WorldCon isn't the best way to support specfic, but it's something, > > and it's in North America, and it's probably going to have some good > stuff. > > > > "Mixed Feelings" Dave > > > > On Fri, Jun 19, 2009 at 10:21 AM, Eric Scoles <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > You're right, it does come across as a bit of a nag (and I should tell > you > > > that I'm smiling as I write this, so don't take my snap-response too > hard). > > > > > I do a little bit resent the idea that we *ought* to be going or *ought > to > > > want to go*, and I don't really feel as though I ought to have to make > an > > > excuse. But I will because I think mine will be a lot like a lot of > other > > > people's: We're just too darn busy, and I'm uptight about spending the > money > > > in conjunction with a bunch of other unexpected and semi-expected > expenses > > > we're incurring right now. > > > > > On Thu, Jun 18, 2009 at 7:16 PM, Dave Henn <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > >> This is probably going to come across as a nag, and it is, at least to > > >> some extent. So brace yourself. > > > > >> I find the lack of response on this thread ... disappointing? With the > > >> fervor that some of our membership exhibits, I expected much more > activity. > > >> Are people going and just not commenting? Or does the lack of response > mean > > >> that only Alicia, Alysse, and I have actually made arrangements to go, > with > > >> Craig very much wanting to go? I mean, who knows when this con will > even be > > >> on the same continent, let alone a one day drive away? > > > > >> On Mon, Jun 8, 2009 at 8:16 AM, Alicia Henn <[email protected] > >wrote: > > > > >>> The Hugos are voted upon by members of World Con each year. > > >>> You can join just to vote, if you'd like (the voting deadline is July > > >>> 3), but this year the big event is in Montreal. > > > > >>> To put this in perspective, last year it was in Japan and next year > it > > >>> is in Australia. > > > > >>> It is practically in our backyard and I strongly encourage all R-SPEC > > >>> members to go. > > >>> I'm piling my whole family into the car and driving up there. > > > > >>>http://www.anticipationsf.ca/English/Home > > > > >>> Alicia > > > -- Dave Henn [email protected] --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "R-SPEC: The Rochester Speculative Literature Association" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/r-spec?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
