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electric_blue68

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2. Oh, way cool!
Wed Aug 13, 2025, 11:48 PM
Aug 13

Powers, Stirling, and Willis!

I went to, hmmm, ?Philcon 50 in 86. Met Illustrator Michael Whelan there!

Also to 1 or 2 cons in Tarrytown NYS, 2 in Stonybrook University in Long Island. What a looong train ride.

So I had gone to these a bunch of years before hand.
I decided a World Con had to be at least as much, if not more fun bc of way more panels, vendors, and artists! I'd say it was more fun bc of those reasons.

I did check out who'd be the GOH, Artist guest, any announced special panels to see if it was worth going. 👍

The only one that was actually disappointing was my very first one- at Columbia University. Not far from me!
But I figured I had to try again, and I did. Had much better times. 👍

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No but I attended a local CON LearnedHand Aug 13 #1
Oh, way cool! electric_blue68 Aug 13 #2
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