Date: Thu, 22 Apr 93 14:34:06 -0400
To: _swat.org.swil @ math.wisc.edu
From: jthorpe1 @ cc.swarthmore.edu
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        Howdy-doo, all you folks out there in e-mail land.  Just thought
I'd drop you a line and keep you up-to-date on current events in the
SWILiverse.

        Any day now, there will be purchasing of new books for
Birdwainer. 
We've got $80 of book budget just mouldering in a vault somewhere, and
the
big-time SF awards have just come out.  This means it is time to go into
a
shopping frenzy.  I guess, to save Stephen and/or Nao the time and
trouble,
we will organize a posse to troop down to Borders and Waldenbooks (once
Greg Frost's book has been located) and buy out the joints.  I think
it'd
probably be better if we limited it to people who are in the habit of
reading SF (of any sort) often...more details at the meeting.

        Schlock films have been chosen!  In the DuPont lecture hall, the
following pieces of cinematographical filth will be shown on the
following
dates:

        MONDAY MAY 3: The Brain Eaters (with Leonard Nimoy, circa 1958)
        TUESDAY MAY 4: Billy the Kid vs. Dracula (Kid: "Showdown at high
noon!"
                                    Drac: "Can't be high noon--I'm a
vampire.")
        WEDNESDAY MAY 5: Frogs (amphibians attack a small island resort!
Ack!)

        The Brain Eaters is actually on the way; the other two will be
sent
tomorrow (they are, in fact, available.  Big surprise.)

        Jim has sent a letter to Teddddddddddddddddddddd (enough d's,
Jeddd?) regarding the future home of George (i.e., hopefully, Bond top
floor).  Apart from the use of the phrase "way cool" in the letter, it
seemed fine and dandy.  Response time unknown, but we will let you know
ASAP.

        (Speaking of Jed Hartman, he is (so I hear) lurking about
Swarthmore somewhere, so if you missed Dinosaur Weekend last weekend,
here's your chance to hunt one down!)

        Live Chess came together nicely, despite the lack of a
mini-chess
board (my fault! --O), with a largish turnout of both pieces and
spectators.  (I think we only had eight shoe-pawns!)  The new format
(contest chess) was more fun for the spectators (albeit confusing) (as
are
these parentheses), although there were some complaints that it
detracted
too much from the whole chess concept.  At any rate, it was fun for all. 
(I still can't
believe Brad can spit farther than I can, though... --O)

        Finally, everyone prepare for the Great Annual Walpurgisnacht
Story
Reading!  Tasty Walpurgisnacks and stories by the dozen, April 30th in
Hallowell
basement.  (This will be the last story reading there, guys!  Come and
say
goodbye to the place that has spawned so many SWIL traditions and
memories... All together now!  "We'll...meet again...don't know
where...don't know WHEN....." WHACK, thud.)

        Btw, there are still many many unpaid-for T-shirts that Nao
needs
to pick up!  And to do that, she needs OUR MONEY!  Get $7.50 to her Real
Soon if you ordered a T-shirt.  This is no joke!  The year will be over
soon!

        And P.S... SWIL once again has captured Banana house for the
forces
of weirdness this summer... tradition is upheld.  Hoorah.

And now.....

ATTENDANCE for 4:17:93
Josh "a more special guest than Melissa's mom OR Aaron" Smith; Melissa
"demonstrating a clever quote for my mom" Shaner; Doris Shaner "Deer are
very fond of Aspen leaves"; Omar    (80 spaces)   Long gaps attract
attention     (80 spaces)" Haneef [As does deliberate misinterpretation.
;)= --O]; PAUL "I'm observing" Krase; Andrea "I belong back in bed"
Hall;
Peter "Sun." Wong; Maeghan "I'm here.  Aaron's here.  Some mysteries
forces
are at work" Maloney [Like the mysteries demons of bad speeling? --O];
Lisa
"No, that's a fish...I need PAWNS!" Stefanowichski; Jeff "What am I
doing
here?" Dinosaur-Hildebrand [Hildesaurus? --O]; EVEN "WANNA-BE GREEK"
DORN;
Sam "Stonework" Weiler; Josh "Pawn me...pawn my homework" Burdick; Don
"I
have no artist of the week!" Lehr; Charles "Yes, the armor is black!"
X.;
Dammit, Jim, I'm a bishop, not a (use your imagination); Kendra "Not
that
one" Eshleman; Deb "I am _not_ a pawn" Sam; David "Demolition drinking"
Randall; Geoff "King despite the omelette" Noer ["The Ones Who Walk Away
>From Omelettes"... --O]; Charles "III" X.; Geoff "No--not this again"
Noer;
Charles "Frogs...or Pawns!" X.; Geoff "Frogs, black ones" Noer; Lesley
"w/parents" Tsina

                                             ---Praefecti Quondam
                                                    Praefectique Futuri