MAKIN' BAYCON ISSUE 6:
SUNDAY EVENING

Charity Auction Raises $968

Today's Charity auction featured many donations from a variety of sources. BayCon would like to note and thank the following contributors from the Dealers Room: Dragon's Treasure; Wild & Wonderful; Arlin Robins; Rainments; Fantasy Ceramics; Jupiter Mining Co; Willow Jewelry; Thy Rod & Thy Staff; Wizards of the Coast; Burning Eye Creations; Fantasies Unlimited; Netcruiser; Walnut Creek CD-ROM and Sparklies by Sparkly's. A very special thank you to Dan Lopez and all the talented artists in the Artist's Ghet to for their gracious generosity to W.A.T.C.H (Women and Their Children's Housing). Michael Siladi was on his best (read baddest) behavior as auctioneer. BayCon thanks all the participants that made this a terrific event which raised $968.
-T'an Mirabella

Yoikes! Another Fannish Wedding!

"Dork Knight" creator Dan Lopez, BayCon's Artists' Alley supervisor and Helen Anderson were wed Saturday evening here at BayCon, exactly one year after they met while working on last years' BayCon. Members of the wedding party included Thena MacArthur as Best Man, David Wong as Maid of Honor, and Peter and Philip Temple as the flower girls. Instead of the standard wedding processional music, attendees of the ceremony sang the Bugs Bunny theme ("Overture / Curtain, lights..."). The wedding was officiated by Brin-Marie McLaughlin. When you stop by Artists' Alley, be sure to congratulate the newlyweds.

Future Chair Report

Lamont and Mitzi Jones, former Bay Area convention staff regulars, report that Bonnie Grace Jones (9 lb 1 oz, 20.5 in) was born in the wee hours of the morning May 11th. Everybody is recovering nicely. Bonnie is Winona's vice chair for Ft. Collins in 2011, ala Winona-Con. Presupporting memberships are US $5.00, and can be sent to: Lamont Jones, 749 S Lemay Ave #A3-227, Ft. Collins, CO 80524-3251. Monies not used by the parties will be put in their college funds.
-Brin-Marie McLaughlin.

'Drive-in' at the Pool

Saturday night's showing of Plan 9 From Outer Space was attended by an enthusiastic crowd of fans, despite fierce competition by the Tully Party (among others). Tonight from 9 pm - 11 pm, Warner Brothers cartoons will be shown on the wall above the jacuzzi in the pool area of the Red Lion Inn. Plan to drop by!

Other Suns Preview Available

Lisa Iennaco, the publisher/editor/typographer/contributor and future illustrator for the 2nd edition of Other Suns is attending BayCon. Other Suns (by Nicolai Shapiro) is the reissue of a popular science-fiction furry role-playing game that originally appeared in 1982. Lisa says, "We are currently in negotiations with Larry Dixon for a color cover for the reprint. Other illustrators will include Ken Sample and Reed Waller."

Lisa admits that the fannish enthusiasm of certain players of the game drove her to bring the text (only) version of the game to BayCon, because she "couldn't stand the begging any more." She goes on to say, "The text-only version is 210 pages - almost twice the size of the first edition. After we include the art, we're guessing it'll top 300 pages."

Lisa can be found wandering around the convention (identifiable by her ermine tail) and the Other Suns books can be found at the Yarf! People table (or in the Furry Party in room 350-352).

Ouch!

Have you been thinking of getting something other than your ears pierced lately? Come to the Body Piercing BOF insanely late on Sunday in the Cedar room, and find out some important facts before you decide to pierce those body parts. Vaughn from Body Manipulations in San Francisco will be there to answer your questions. Stop on by after the Lure of Dark Erotica panel, well, fish hooks usually are attached to lures, but sometimes they are used for the piercing of flesh.

Bits and Pieces

  • "I see an open door to the Dealers Room. I must spend money!"
  • A drawing will be held for 9 decks of Jyhad cards (for a single winner) at 5:30 pm today at the Wizards of the Coast table in Dealers Room. The winner's name will be posted there .
  • "Today is a leather and latex day. Tomorrow I'll be down to spandex," commented Valia Derekin .
  • Mommy Mouse is mad at BayCon staff members who are not eating properly and her goon squad is out looking for you. Report to Hospitality and all is forgiven.
  • "I just want to get my name in the newsletter. I don't care how!" So this one's for you, Corey Rosen.
  • "Hey, if you don't start thinking now it'll still be Saturday night."
  • Red Wolf observed, "There's a definite lack of Pepsi at the Registration Desk."
  • When is the Red Lion going to get it through their heads that the only way they can make money during BayCon in the Quiet Bar is for it to live up to it's name?
  • From Nastigrad, "What do I want? World peace ... and then a great-looking redhead. "
  • The two teachers who run the 'Sparklies' table in the Dealers Room have found a sneaky way to make learning more fun. If a school-aged fan (of up to 12th grade) promises to do 15 minutes of academic work (reading or writing), they can get 1 FREE Pog from 'Sparklies' for each grade level they are in. This gets 'Sparklies' a 3-star review!
  • Button seen in Dealers Room: "The Duct Tape is Strong with this one."

    Tonight's Parties

  • Con Suite - Tonight the Silicon Valley in '97 Westercon Bid Party will be hosting the festivities in the Con Suite. Yes, those terrific chocolate-overload brownies from Friday will be back!
  • Room 211 - The Coenobium Party, 8:30 pm. It will feature real bison meat cooked in a 'special way', plus strawberries and chocolate. (After midnight a special closed door party will be held for the leather crowd. Bring your own toys.) It's always a 'Hell' of a good time!
  • Room 247 - Part 2 of the Ladyhawke Party (the search for help in eating the leftovers), 8 pm.
  • Room 255 - Doomsday Party, 5 pm, with computer games as an attraction.
  • Room 261 - FCC Compliant Party, starting "late", offering beer and stupid-looking frogs as door-prizes to lure you in.
  • Room 323 - The San Diego in '98 Westercon Bid Party, 9 pm. Ice cream will be served at 10 pm. Pre-Supporting memberships are available for $5.00. Pre-Opposing memberships are $19.98.
  • Rooms 350-352 - The Artists/Furry Fandom Party, Part 2 (sponsored by Yarf! & the Dreamcrafters Art Guild) 9 pm.

    Program Changes

  • Sunday Night Filking
    Kathy Mar announces that Filking tonight will begin after the drumming circle, in the San Juan/San Carlos rooms. The first half-hour will be devoted to songs with a Memorial Day theme. Saturday night's filking finished after 6 am so be prepared for a long night of fun and music. Those of you unfamiliar with filk music should feel free to stop in and listen for a song or two. You may have so much fun that you'll want to stay all night! Monday
  • New Panel: Bear Burge and Max Cervates of Prop'er Effects will present 'A Photographic Look at Props' from various TV shows including Babylon 5 and Star Trek TNG at 10:00 am in the Fir/Oak room. There will be a question and answer session following the photo show.
  • The 'Balancing Creativity & Real Life' panel, 10 am, room change from the Fir/Oak room to the Carmel/Monterey room.
  • The 'Writers Bookshelf' panel, 11:15 am, room change from the Fir/Oak room to the Carmel/Monterey room.
  • Art Auction - Time Clarification
    Laurie Pohl and the Art Show staff would like you to know that the Art Auction will be held upstairs in the Fir/Oak Room at 2 pm on Monday. Your bidder number is your BayCon membership number. Art pieces with three or more bids will go to the Art Auction. Pieces with less than three bids may be picked up after 1 pm Monday. The bidding closes at 11 am on Monday. The Art Show closes at noon Monday.

    Makin' BayCon is the newsletter of BayCon '95. Number 6, Sunday, May 28, 1995. ©1995 by Artistic Solutions, Inc. on behalf of the contributors, with all rights reverting upon publication. Editor: Kevin Standlee. Assistant Editor and Ace Field Reporter: Barbara Johnson-Haddad. Production Manager: Trey Haddad. Chief Techie: Rick Hallock. Artist In Residence: Erlinda Hallock. Uncredited articles probably were written by the Editor and/or staff or that guy named Guido who showed up las with An Offer We Couldn't Refuse. Views expressed are not necessarily those of the BayCon '95 Committee, Artistic Solutions, Inc., or anybody but the person who expressed them. Submission Drop Boxes are located at the Info Desk (Main Lobby) and in the Con Office (Board Room). The Newsletter Office is in room 641.

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