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56th World Science Fiction Convention, Baltimore, August 1998

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Thursday, August 6th


We took the "water shuttle"



across the Inner Harbor



to the great Crab Feast


Friday, August 7th

At the Regency Ball; me with Karen Oliver. From Rachel Holmen.


The Internet Lounge kept us linked



Table of
the Costumers Guild


More Guild



Gathering for
the Regency Ball


Ailing J.M. Straczynski was ever in our thoughts



Merchanter's Luck



...known as "the Dealers' Room"



Murray Leinster tribute t-shirt displayed
for the Sidewise Awards


Award for "How Few Remain"
goes to Harry Turtledove


And Harry accepts William Sanders' award for "The Undiscovered"



The flamingos of
the Boston in Orlando bid were ubiquitous


Barry Freeman serenades the dinner time crowd



After the Hugos



"Underground" swings the night away at the Marriott


Saturday, August 8th


And now, the Business Meeting



The financial statement



We will now have an orderly parliamentary debate....



"I move that '500 miles' be amended to '2^12 furlongs' ;."
"KILL SETH! KILL SETH"


But can she dance?



It was fun, fun, fun, till their daddy took their longship away
on Gyrfalcon

The promised "Fan Photography Area" turned out to be a case of "The plans are on display in the locked file cabinet in the basement." So this is the best I can offer from the masquerade....


While waiting for the masquerade



Patches....



...on a night of delight



From "The 1001st Night"



More



More



From "The 1001st Night"



Passing through



Hall costumes abound in the throng



And the roving judge scans them



Marking the worthy for awards



Recognition at last!



The Menopause Fairy
, Megan Bouchard.


Calfrodite, Goddess of Love and Milk and Honey
from Xena, Warrior Milkmaid


Scarlett's Web
, Donna Dube. (...but she is surely not a BLACK widow!)


From "Stargate"


Sunday, August 9th


Father John Blaker and Randy Smith officiated at morning service



on the panel
Rusty Hevelin, James Morrow, Janice Gelb, and Gene Wolfe ponder "Religion and Science Fiction


Competing squads
from Cancun and Toronto square off in "Fannish Feud"


Costume exhibit



at closing ceremonies
, the Pyrates Royal administer the oath to the survivors.

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