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NAMETAGS REVISITED (Column 24 redux)

NAMETAGS REVISITED (Column 24 redux)

Figure 1  – MidAmeriCon 1976 nametag by George Barr I was away all last weekend and, for various reasons, I don’t have a brand-new column this week, but since I was at Spocon 2022 in Spokane WA, I figure it’s a good excuse. At the “tag end” of this column, I’ll speak a little bit about Spocon 2022. Otherwise, you’ll be treated (?) to a repetition of a column from my first year with Amazing…

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COLUMN 250 – COLUMN 23 REDUX (STEVE DOES DAVE BARRY)

COLUMN 250 – COLUMN 23 REDUX (STEVE DOES DAVE BARRY)

Figure 1 – MidAmeriCon logo by George Barr

I’m going to do a Dave Barry this week and repost (with slight modifications) an old column from five (or six?) years ago, because it’s been a tough week, what with all our snow and all sorts of other stuff. I figure some of you may not have been reading these for that long anyway; so it will be new to many of you.

As I mentioned in a previous column,…

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MY FANNISH HISTORY REDUX—WORLDCONS and NAMETAGS etc.

MY FANNISH HISTORY REDUX—WORLDCONS and NAMETAGS etc.

Figure 1 – Boundary Cover by Kurt Miller This week I’ve been pretty wiped out, physically, from a bit of anemia—my doctor has me on iron pills—so I’m going to cheat a bit and rewrite an older column that I hope will be somewhat new to those of you who weren’t reading these three years ago. But before I do, I have to tell you of a terrific offer: Amazon.com and Amazon.ca both have the Kindle…

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