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Volume 26 Number 7 Issue 313 December 2013
OASFiS Event Horizon Vol 26, Issue 313, December 2013. Published
Monthly by the Orlando Area Science Fiction Society (OASFiS). All
rights reserved by original Authors and Artists. Editor: Juan
Sanmiguel, 1421 Pon Pon Court, Orlando, FL 32825. Subscriptions are
$12.00 per year and entitle the subscriber to membership in the
Society. Attending Memberships are $25.00 per year. Extra
memberships to family members are $6.00 per year when only one
newsletter is sent to the household. To subscribe or join OASFiS,
send a check or money order to: OASFiS, PO Box 592905, Orlando, FL
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[email protected]. For additional information, call our Voice
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corporation whose goal is the promotion of Science Fiction in all
its forms. All opinions expressed herein are solely those of the
Author(s) and in no way represent the opinions of the Society or
its members as a whole.
Daytona Comic Convention
December 8
Best Western Plus
2620 W. International Speedway Blvd.
Daytona Beach, FL 32114
$2 for admission
Guests: Alex Saviuk (comic book artist)
Rachel Pandich (comic book writer)
Austin Janowksy (comic book artist)
daytonabeachcomicconvention.com/
Vampire Diaries Salute
December 14-15
Hilton Walt Disney World Resort
1751 Hotel Plaza Blvd
Lake Buena Vista, FL 32830,
$40 for Saturday General Admission,
$50 for Sunday General Admission
There are other ticket packages at website
Guests: Ian Somerhalder (Damon, Sunday only)
Paul Wesley (Stefan, Sunday only)
Michael Trevino (Tyler Lockwood, Sat only)
Kat Graham (Bonnie Bennett, Sat only)
Steven R. McQueen (Jeremy Gilbert, Sat only)
Other guest listed on website
creationent.com/cal/tvd_orlando.html
Holiday Matsuri
December 28
Embassy Suites
4955 Kyngs Heath Rd
Kissimmee, FL 34746
$50 at the door for 3 days
$35 for Saturday at the door
$25 for Friday and Sunday at the door
Guests: Christopher Sabat (voice actor)
Sean Schemmel (voice actor)
Christina Vee (voice actor)
holidaymatsuri.com
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A WORD FROM THE EDITOR
As always it was a very interesting year.
Last month we had Hurricane Who 4, Time Lord Fest,
a docu-drama on the start of Doctor Who, and the 50th
anniversary special “Day of the Doctor” on TV and in the
movie
theaters (in 3D too). It was a busy time for a Doctor Whof
an.
Next month issue will have some end of the year lists.
We will find out what was big in science fiction and fantasy
books and films. There might be some reviews.
Happy Holidays.
Events
Comic Book Connection Comic and Toy Show
December 6-7
Ramada Inn
Bay Meadows Road and I-95
Jacksonville, FL
$5 for admission
www.thecomicbookconnection.com
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December OASFiS Calendar Holiday Party and Elections Sunday
December 8, 2013 12:30PM at Patricia Wheeler’s House, 8029 Citron
Court Orlando, FL 32819 (email Patricia at [email protected]
for more detailed directions). Sci Fi Light
Taking Break for the Holidays!!!
To contact for more info: OASFiS Business Meeting
407-823-8715
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OASFiS People
Steve Cole 407-275-5211 [email protected] Susan Cole
407-275-5211 [email protected] Arthur Dykeman 407-328-9565
[email protected] Steve Grant 352 241 0670
[email protected] Mike Pilletere [email protected]
David Ratti 407-282-2468 [email protected] Juan Sanmiguel
407-823-8715 [email protected] Patricia Wheeler 407-832-1428
[email protected] Any of these people can give readers
information about the club and its functions. To be included in the
list call Juan.
OASIS Meeting
Date: 11-10-13
Officers: Patricia Wheeler, Juan Sanmiguel, Peggy
Stubblefield
Members: Rob and Judy Dickinson, Arthur Dykeman, Pat and
Roger Sims, Hector Hoghlin, Dave Lussier, Kim Darin
Guests: Bob Yazel
Old Business: Con feedback or lack of con. Bob had old
bookmark from previous times. Juan will use this to create a
new
bookmark for book giveaway promotions.
Necronomicon party: some expressed sadness of lack of 2014
Oasis.
New Business: Pat and Roger brought books from Baen.
At the last SF Lite, there was a small group at Bosphorus.
Next
time is Saturday the 16th at Chung Leu Gardens. Szechuan
cooking.
New nominations? Juan for con-chair in 2015. Kim declines
all
nominations but is thinking about it.
Also consideration of locale changes: this restaurant now hosts
a
Trek meeting on Wed night. Free parking and centrality is
handy. Other restaurants, mall food courts, YMCAs, churches,
kennels.
Christmas party, December 8th at 12:30 at Patricia’s 8029
Citron
Ct, with Yankee Swap. Wrapped, under 10-15$. Bring food.
Juan plans on bringing chili.
There was an inquiry about recovering club gear from Susan.
Thor: The Dark World, Ender’s Game, and Gravity was
discussed. The independent film, The Europa Report will play
at
the Enzian on November 16. Winter Park Public Library will
have Whostock on November 16. There will be other Doctor
Who related events for the program’s 50th anniversary. There
will be a global simulcast from BBC Nov 23rd for “The Day of
the Doctor”, the 50th anniversary special. Fathom Events
will
show the special on the big screen on Monday, November 25th
at
various theatres. Guardians of Gallifrey will be at Acme
Comics
on November 23rd.
Marvel’s Agents of Shield and the CW’s Tomorrow People was
discussed. It was explained that the latter was originally a
British SF show in the 1970s. Rob asked anyone watching
Blacklist? It is about a notorious criminal who rats out
teven
more notorious criminals, Monday night at 10 on NBC, it is
also
available on Hulu. The lead is played by James Spader. He is
very dapper but it is vague what his crimes are.
Discussions of Time Travel and purifying history. The Time
Machine, Heinlein’s “All You Zombies” and “By His
Bootstraps”, Anderson’s Time Police and Doctor Who were
examined.
Tampa Anime Day
December 28
Embassy Suites
10220 Palm River Road
Tampa, FL, 33619
$3 at the door
www.tampa.animeday.net
Letters of Comment
1706-24 Eva Rd.
Etobicoke, ON
CANADA M9C 2B2
November 14, 2013
Dear Juan:
Hello, all, and many thanks for the November Event Horizon,
no. 312. I have bits of time here and there to whip up a letter
of
comment, and at 20 pages, big for an EH, I will need some
extra
time.
LoneStarCon 3, as I've written before, was a Worldcon I wish
we'd been able to get to, but had absolutely no money to get
there. I have found that trying to explain Worldcon, science
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Page three December 2012
Starting from the upper left and going clockwise.
Timothy Zahn introducing Christopher Paolini.
Chihiro and No-Face from the anime feature Spirited Away,
Riddler and Catwoman,
Nausicaä from the anime feature Nausicaä of the Valley of
the
Wind,
Citizens from the Capital from The Hunger Games,
Fairy,
A Headless gunman,
Maleficient from Sleeping Beauty,
Necronomicon 2013
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Award News
World Fantasy Awards
(source Locus website)
The World Fantasy Awards winners were announced
at this year’s World Fantasy Convention, held October
31-November 3, 2013 in Toronto, Canada. (Lifetime
Achievement winners are announced in advance of the
event).
The winners are:
Life Achievement: Susan Cooper
Tanith Lee
Novel:
Alif the Unseen, G. Willow Wilson(Grove;
Corvus)
Novella: “Let Maps to Others”, K.J. Parker
(Subterranean Summer ’12)
Short Story: “The Telling”, Gregory Norman Bossert
(Beneath Ceaseless Skies 11/29/12)
Anthology: Postscripts #28/#29: Exotic Gothic 4, Danel
Olson, ed. (PS Publishing)
Collection: Where Furnaces Burn, Joel Lane (PS
Publishing)
Artist: Vincent Chong
Special Award Professional: Lucia Graves for the translation of
The
Prisoner of Heaven (Weidenfeld & Nicholson;
Harper) by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
Special Award Non-Professional: S.T. Joshi for Unutterable
Horror: A History
of Supernatural Fiction, Volumes 1 & 2 (PS
Publishing)
fiction and fandom to the press is a thankless task, and one
that is
nearly impossible to do to completion. I find that many
members
of the press tend to glaze over with explanations about
these
things, and they're only here to take pictures of the
funny-looking
people; they can't possibly be doing anything serious. We
still
plan to go to the London Worldcon, but even though I am
finally
working again, nothing is certain.
I have a question that perhaps someone can answer…I keep
seeing the term 'geek culture', and I think it means
different
things to different people. Is 'geek culture' the new term
for
fandom? I think I'm seeing a generation gap here, and I am
curious as to how things are changing. And, thanks for
pointing
out that fandom does indeed have quite the history. Fandom
goes
as far back as 1929, and Worldcon started in 1939, and there
are
many other important dates for fandom and SF going back to
the
30s and 40s. I know there are historians of SF and fandom, and
I
think their work is more important than ever. I see fandom
changing into something people of my generation might not
recognize, so I hope those historians will update their
written
histories soon.
I met Norman Spinrad at a local media SF convention a couple
of years ago. I never thought I'd see him anywhere but at a
literary convention, but he was there as a writer from the
original
Star Trek. He was pleased that I'd brought some of his best
known novels (Bug Jack Barron, The Iron Dream, Child of
Fortune), and got everything autographed. I liked Bug Jack
Barron because of my own education as a journalist.
CostumeCon is coming to Toronto next year, so we will really
miss both jan howard finder and Marty Gear. I am sure this
con
will also mark their passing. I am hoping that Montreal in
2017
might be successful for that year, but now I have my doubts
with
Helsinki, unsuccessful for 2015, now aiming at 2017 as well.
Thanks for this issue, and Worldcon-wise, London beckons. I
hope, I hope…
Yours, Lloyd Penney
Lloyd,
I am not sure if “geek culture”=fandom. Geek Culture is
referring to the followings of certain media franchises like
Star
Wars, Star Trek, Doctor Who and Game of Thrones. I wish the
media would use the word fan more often. It is a more
positive
word than geek or nerd. Those fan bases are getting bigger.
I
hope we can recruit some of those fans into traditional fandom.
I
started out from media fandom when it was much smaller..
I hope to see you in London next year.
Juan
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Page five December 2013
Starting from the upper left and going clockwise.
Terrance Dicks, Colin Baker and Tony Lee
Romana I from “The Armageddon Factor”,
Zoe from “The Five Doctors”,
Romana I from “The Stones of Blood”,
Vincent van Gogh from “Vincent and the Doctor”,
Ada from ”The Crimson Horror”,
Merry from “The Rings of Akhaten”,
Frazier Hines cosplaying as the Second Doctor and Jamie
Terrance Dicks, Bob Baker and David Howe
Hurricane
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