Starshadw at aol.com writes: >You know, I NEVER go to conventions. I'm not big on large crowds of people >pushing and shoving each other, nor do I suffer from "star fever." Do people who never go to conventions really think this is what they are like? Huh. Josh, who goes to largish parties held by friends, which largely consist of friends and accquaintences sitting around munching snacks and chatting about anything they feel like, or playing music, whether said friends and acquaintences work in the SF publishing industry or some other field...which is what he means when he says "conventions". -- Joshua Kronengold (mneme at io.com) "I've been teaching |\ _,,,--,,_ ,) --^--him...to live, to breathe, to walk, to sample the /,`.-'`' -, ;-;;' /\\joy on each road, and the sorrow at each turning. |,4- ) )-,_ ) /\ /-\\\I'm sorry if I kept him out too late"--Vlad Taltos '---''(_/--' (_/-'