The last at-the-door membership for OryCon 20 was sold at 3:50 p.m. on Friday, November 13, 1998. The winner of the poll is Autumn Roberts (#231). (She narrowly beat out Tooth Fairy and OryCon 20 office saint Chris Carpenter's guess of 4:00 p.m.) She wins a complete set of Armageddon trading cards and immortal fame in the daily 'zine.
There were gasps of awe mingled with shrieks of disbelief as the Great Copperdine (David Levine, in Top Hat) & his glamourous assistant Patty Wells magically materialized the Guests of Honour from thin air by means of stupendously cheap special effects (a cardboard box.) To mark the woeful absence of GoH Lionel Fanthorpe, Dave Langford could not be prevented from telling yet again the OryCon 11 lightbulb joke about the master of padding:
"How many Fanthorpe pseudonyms does it take to change a lightbulb, to replace it, to reinstate it, to substitute for it, to swap, exchange, renew, supersede or supplant it, to provide a proxy, to put another in its stead ... ?"
(Exit Dave Langford, pursued by a thesaurus.)
There's still time to get into the action. Drop your questions for GoH Lois McMaster Bujold (about her work, her characters, themes, etc.) into the Question Boxes at Registration and the Office by 5 p.m. Saturday. Mark Bourne will select a few for Saturday night.
We regret that Michael Walsh will not be attending OryCon 20.
Donna Barr is one of the driving forces in the increasingly viable future of self-publication. If you're interested in getting a larger proportion of your book profits, and fewer middlemen, join her and Edd Vick in the Klamath Room at 1:00 p.m. Saturday for "How to Start an Independent Publishing Company."
| 7 p.m. | Jeff Hitchin (Commander Claus) |
| 8 p.m. | Cecilia Eng |
On November 12, the Bid Committee issued a press release saying that due to problems securing the block of rooms required to lease the Convention Center, the bid has been canceled. All remaining t-shirts are being sold at a discount.
For a limited time, San Francisco in 2002 has offered to discount pre-supporter rates for Seattle presupporters. See either fan table for details.
| 12-2 p.m., Hosp Suite | Minneapolis in '73 |
| 1-3 p.m., Room 418 | Portland in 2001:Westercon Bid Root Beer Floats |
| 5 p.m., Room 654 | Order of St. Chieos |
| 6 p.m., Room 511 | The Holy Order of Our Lady of Debauchery |
| 7 p.m., Room 421 | BAKA!-con |
As of 10 a.m. Saturday, the Treasure Hunt object has not been found. These are the clues revealed on Friday.
Childcare tickets are available in the OryCon 20 Office, $6 per hour, or $22.50 for a book of five. The Childcare rooms are 454-456.
OryCon 20 T-Shirts are available for sale in the Lobby by Registration. Artwork by Alan Clark; $15; sizes S through XXL; $16 3X; $17. 4X
Tickets are $2 each and available at the PorSFiS club table opposite the Quiet Bar. Drawing to be held Sunday at noon.
Raffle for a Microwavable Tupperware Stack Cooker. Tickets are $5 each at the USS Vulcan Visionary Table or from Admiral T'Sonaria Seven. Drawing to be held Sunday at noon.
Ancient Wonders (503) 692-0753; 19060 SW Boones Ferry Rd, Tualtin, OR 97062, is running Warhammer 40K demos in the Umatilla Room. Please drop by. Prizes available if we like you!
The Babylon 5 Wars demo has been scheduled in error in the guide. The correct time is 2 p.m. Saturday in the Board Room.
The daily newsletter has been edited by Sharon Sbarsky, with help from Mary Kay Kare and Sue Ellen Adkins. There will be another issue later today and one on Sunday. Please put any submissions to the Daily Newsletter in the box located in the Convention Office. Future issues will have more room for announcements and other items of interest. Artwork will be very gratefully accepted and desired.
Deadline for the second Saturday issue will be 6 p.m., Saturday afternoon. Distribution points for the OryConian are in the Convention Office, the Freebie table and other locations around the hotel.
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