Fred, Mark and I did not go crawling to LASFS or any other ossified SF organization because we were young whipper-snappers specifically looking to strike out on our own. We had both been going to cons for several years and had gotten especially tired of certain aspects of them that bugged us. So, succeed or fail, we were going to make it on our own. And taking a look at Walker Con ER AH I MEAN LosCon, we may have been on to something. More young whipper snappers are flocking to furry, anime, and comic conventions while the traditional SF cons we grew up with look more and more like retirement homes. Not the path we chose to follow.
And FYI, Mark and I both had far, far more communication with our staff than Darrel ever had with his staff. I know as I as around for both "eras" if you will.
Fred, Mark and I did not go crawling to LASFS or any other ossified SF organization because we were young whipper-snappers specifically looking to strike out on our own. We had both been going to cons for several years and had gotten especially tired of certain aspects of them that bugged us. So, succeed or fail, we were going to make it on our own. And taking a look at Walker Con ER AH I MEAN LosCon, we may have been on to something. More young whipper snappers are flocking to furry, anime, and comic conventions while the traditional SF cons we grew up with look more and more like retirement homes. Not the path we chose to follow.
And FYI, Mark and I both had far, far more communication with our staff than Darrel ever had with his staff. I know as I as around for both "eras" if you will.