Date: Wed, 16 Sep 92 13:59:52 -0400
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        SCENE: Two sad, cold figures huddled against a subway grating,
while the stark light from a streetlamp shines bleakly upon them.  The
winter wind howls cruelly.

        FIRST FIGURE: I sure wish we had been paid that photocopying money,
so long ago.
        SEC7OND FIG?URE: Yeah, then maybe our lives would have turned out
so differently.  *sigh*
        WINTER WIND: Aroooh, aroooh.  Grr.

        Hm.  I wonder if y'all could call this a hint?  Nahhh...

Okay, we have real news on places to go and people to see.
PHILCON: A few of you want to go.  Groovy.  The information on speakers and
so forth is posted on the SWILboard.  Nao said she would check with local
alums about hitching rides.  

RENAISSANCE FAIRE:  Andrea has uncharacteristically volunteered to organize
a trip to a Ren Faire some weekend soon.  A Ren Faire features various
demonstrations and activities of a medieval nature, with people dressed in
garb harassing the passers-by (who get in cheaper if they too are
costumed).  There are all sorts of cool things to buy: weapons, mugs,
costumes, really expensive lemonade, and so forth.  They're fun.  Talk to
Andrea if you're interested in going, or if you have any information about
the Maryland one.

LLOYD ALEXANDER:  Lloyd Alexander, author of the Chronicles of Prydain, has
invited us to visit him on SATURDAY, 10 OCTOBER, from 10am-noon.  Apologies
to seniors taking GREs, but that's how it worked out.  I'll look into
getting an SC van; we can find a driver this Saturday.  We have 16 people
who expressed interest, but he said he only wanted 12 (which I think is
fair; I don't know how big the man's living room is).  So we'll hash out
details at the meeting.  Please try to show up if you want to go to this,
or send me (Melissapline) mail soon.

Also featured at this week's meeting will be CARNAGE CARNAGE CARNAGE.  This
Saturday will mark the third consecutive meeting for Lisa Stefanowich,
Kylian Robinson, Evan Dorn, Joshua Fairfield, Sam Weiler, Don Lehr, and
Jason Adler.  Plan to prove sentience, y'all, so we can induct you into the
full Voting Non-Member privileges of SWIL.  Heh heh heh heh....

Lisa is interested in organizing a game of Combat Chess at some point. 
This is like Live Chess, but with battles being fought over the squares, as
opposed to actual chess rules making the decisions.  This sort of thing
happens at Ren Faires, in fact.  Oh, the continuity.  So talk to her if
you're interested.

Jere7my (that is, me) had the idea of spending some of our Book-Buying
Budget (or BBB) on videotapes of science fiction things, such as Dark Star,
Star Wars, War of the Worlds, When Worlds Collide, etc.  This would mark
the inception of the SWIL Science Fiction Video Library, which would take
up less room than Cordwainer Bird and, thus, be better suited to fitting in
places.  Suggestions for videos should be made at the next meeting, or
anytime you think of them.  (We'd only be able to buy about two this year,
so don't get too excited.)

Furthermore, Lesley Tsina is looking for tapes of "Mystery Science Theatre
3000."  If you have any idea what she's talking about, let her know.

ATTENDANCE 12 SEPTEMBER
Nao "Bi-Naomial once more?" Parkhurst; Kendra "president of the Society to
Make Melissa Thinner" Eshleman; Melissa "Cats...I _like_ cats...:)"
Running; Deb "Oh what a beautiful morning" Sam; Jason "hasn't thought up a
good nickname yet" Adler; Geoff "So... Melissa likes to eat cats and Kendra
thinks they're too fattening for her" Noer; Jen "Official King of England"
Setlow; Jacob "If I were a goat, I'd make some changes around here, you
bet." Mattison [If you were a goat, there'd have to _be_ some changes made
around here.  --B]; Andrea "Passing my letter along with the attendance
list" Hall; Annie "Cats are low-cal so don't worry" Fox; Daniel "Wow, this
SWIL meeting is different from 2 years ago" Long; Lisa "of Dromedary Farm"
Stefanowich [One hump or two? --B]; Evan Dorn - as yet No Nickname; Ky Ky
son of robin; Beth "try dismemberment, disfigurement, Debt, Depression,
Dioxin, Doom, Dungeons, Diaspora, Dejection, Darkness, Dread, Doldrums,
Dumps and DEATH (this longish quote sponsored by my tray)" Bruch; Josh
"Temporally indeterminate Ultimate game" Burdick; David "Chickenhawking? 
Brawk!" Randall; Samuel "Red Brick Tapestries" Weiler [Munchkins driving
you up the wall? --D]; Joshua Fairfield [Joshua, are those little squiggles
that show up by the F some sort of quotation or can't you remember how to
spell your name? --D]; Eric "It's gaming time" Nute; Marc Pachon; Adam
Preset; David "Anachronism in Residency" Auer; b(R)ad "There's a Ziggy in
my soup" Gabe [Doing the backstroke, is he?  --B]; Donald Lehr; Lesley
Tsina



                                                - Bo & Diddley