Date: Thu, 25 Mar 93 14:01:04 -0500
To: _swat.org.swil @ math.wisc.edu
From: jthorpe1 @ cc.swarthmore.edu
Subject: Sandy Frank, Sandy Frank, thinks that SWILnews come from
trees...

        "Hello..." "Hellooo..." "Helloooooo....." "Hello!"

        We are back from the break of the spring, which included the
blizzard of the century, and are once again prepared to write such
lovely
SWILnewses as this one for your informational enjoyment.

        The effort to bring Mike Jittlov as next year's speaker is
proceeding apace.  I (Onceler) have weaseled his phone number out of
him,
and so will probably call him within the next week or so.  Currently, we
have determined that his cost will probably be about $700 (plus air
fare),
and he should be available for next spring.  (Mike Jittlov is the
director
and all-around special effects wizard responsible for "The Wizard of
Speed
and Time" and other such classics.)

        Stephen has begun glowering at any authors in his general
vicinity,
as he assumes (and probably correctly) that they are not writing things
for
BEM.  In other words, y'all should be doing so.  We've got maybe four
submissions so far, and four stories do not a Bug Eyed Magazine make.

        Nao needs money ($7.50 per T-shirt) so she can head on down to
the
T-shirt place and pick up our T-shirts.  The faster she gets her cash,
the
sooner you'll have new clothes...

        Greg Frost (NOT Bear) will almost definitely be here Tuesday,
April
13th at 7:30 PM to read from whatever books he has available (probably
his
own).  I imagine there will be a dinner for him, and if you'd like to go
dine with a Real Live Author, talk to Andrea.

        Lynn Westling needs books, so those of you who have promised
books
to her should find her (or us) and deliver them.  Real Soon Now--she
needs
to read them before she can design her SF course for next year.

        Lisa Stefanowich is in charge of Live Chess for Parents'
Weekend,
and should (hint, hint) be showing up at the next SWIL meeting to
recruit
pieces.  (It has been determined that Josh Smith will be here at that
time
to shout "LIVE CHESS!" at the top of his lungs.)  Ask Lisa for the
sign-up
list if you see her...

        There are those of us who have been watching Mystery Science
Theater 3000 over the last two weeks.  If you'd like to be in on the
trend
(and get jokes like "Sandy Frank, Sandy Frank, he's the source of all
our
pain..." and "Very OLD teenagers from outer space..."), talk to me
(Onceler) or B(r)ad or somebody similar.  (MST3K involves two guys and a
robot heckling schlock films very well...truly comedy at its finest.)

        That's about all for now.  Tune in next week (same SWILnews
time,
same SWILnews POP server) for more info....but now, the

ATTENDANCE for 3:20:93
Charles "Usurping USA" X [Everybody's usurping, usurping USA. --O]; Josh
"USHmaster of parabola surfing" Burdick; Peter "Mellow + Hangin'" Wong;
Andrea "I can't reach the attendance list" Hall; Geoff "From what I can
tell, you could." Noer; Lynn "back again" Westling [Hi, boss! --O];
David
"What was that middle bit again?" Randall; Justin; Kathy "boogaloo 'til
we
puke" Davis [Kathy?  Huh? --O]; Melissa "of flooding" Shaner; Jim
"writing
wrongs!" Moksowizt hey, that's a Monlocci song!; Nao "agglutinative
morphology" Parkhurst; Heather "More than that for you and me"
Brinkhous;
Kendra "I don't care" Eshleman; Charles "Back in spite of popular
demand"
D.; ["I bet you care NOW, Kendra!!"]; News Flash: Lesley Tsina seen in
veggie line; Deb "bread stealer" Sam [Shame, shame! --O]; Jen "has
denied
the attendance list" Setlow

                                                ---Praefecti Quondam
                                                     Prafectique Futuri