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Message no. 1
From: GreyWolf sparrow@***.net.au
Subject: [Gen Con Report] Next Year - [AU-SR]
Date: Tue, 10 Aug 1999 13:31:57 +1000
> Not again I say, With next year being the true end of the millenium
> and an election year to boot (and I know the stars have never been more
> right than now) I, MC23, do here by declare I will be attending next year
> come Hell or high water, or both for that matter.

Ok, Ive had enough of this.. Im asking the Australian S'RN'ers to remind me of
this, but I think I will attempt (note the word just used :) ), to arrange for
a group of any Aussie gamers who want to go to origins or gencon (probably the
latter I suspect) to go next year. I know I want to. This will fall through
completely if there is a lack of interest, but thats the same with anything
isnt it? (How could there be a lack of interest I ask you?) :)

The One And Only - GreyWolf!

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rubber starship that bothers me."
Message no. 2
From: Rand Ratinac docwagon101@*****.com
Subject: [Gen Con Report] Next Year - [AU-SR]
Date: Mon, 9 Aug 1999 22:56:08 -0700 (PDT)
> Ok, Ive had enough of this.. Im asking the Australian S'RN'ers to
remind me of this, but I think I will attempt (note the word just used
:) ), to arrange for a group of any Aussie gamers who want to go to
origins or gencon (probably the latter I suspect) to go next year. I
know I want to. This will fall through completely if there is a lack of
interest, but thats the same with anything isnt it? (How could there be
a lack of interest I ask you?) :)
>
> The One And Only - GreyWolf!

I'd like to go, but I'm not sure if I'd have the money. If you can get
a good package deal, though...

*Doc' knows the OTHER GreyWolf - the one no one talks about who's kept
boarded up in the basement...*
==Doc'
(aka Mr. Freaky Big, Super-Dynamic Troll of Tomorrow)

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Message no. 3
From: Lady Jestyr jestyr@*********.html.com
Subject: [Gen Con Report] Next Year - [AU-SR]
Date: Tue, 10 Aug 1999 16:23:53 +1000
>Ok, Ive had enough of this.. Im asking the Australian S'RN'ers to remind
me of
>this, but I think I will attempt (note the word just used :) ), to arrange
for
>a group of any Aussie gamers who want to go to origins or gencon (probably
the
>latter I suspect) to go next year. I know I want to. This will fall through
>completely if there is a lack of interest, but thats the same with anything
>isnt it? (How could there be a lack of interest I ask you?) :)

Sold!

I'm gonna be at GenCon next year if it _kills_ me. Then again, I've been
saying "next year" for the past three years running *sigh*. Nonetheless,
I'm going to be there next year no matter what it takes.

Well, maybe not _quite_... ;-)

Lady Jestyr
~ Hell hath no fury like a geek with a whippersnipper ~

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Message no. 4
From: GreyWolf sparrow@***.net.au
Subject: [Gen Con Report] Next Year - [AU-SR]
Date: Tue, 10 Aug 1999 16:26:15 +1000
> I'd like to go, but I'm not sure if I'd have the money. If you can get
> a good package deal, though...

Well lets just see what the other aussie runners think of the idea and
perhaps early next year we can find out just how good a deal we can get.
Maybe Qantas will be in a favourable mood?

> *Doc' knows the OTHER GreyWolf - the one no one talks about who's kept
> boarded up in the basement...*

I was asking for that wasnt I? :)

GreyWolf
--
"I don't know, Scotty. Maybe it's just the _idea_ of an inflatable
rubber starship that bothers me."
Message no. 5
From: Twist0059@***.com Twist0059@***.com
Subject: [Gen Con Report] Next Year - [AU-SR]
Date: Tue, 10 Aug 1999 02:29:18 EDT
In a message dated 8/10/99 2:25:06 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
jestyr@*********.html.com writes:

> Sold!
>
> I'm gonna be at GenCon next year if it _kills_ me. Then again, I've been
> saying "next year" for the past three years running *sigh*. Nonetheless,
> I'm going to be there next year no matter what it takes.
>
> Well, maybe not _quite_... ;-)
>
> Lady Jestyr


All this talk of difficulty getting to GenCon has made me wonder about
something. I was recently mocked by a friend about how much my airfare cost
me roundtrip (Boston to Milwaukee at just over 1K). So I'm wondering, how
much did planefare to the Con cost everybody else?




-Twist
Message no. 6
From: Lady Jestyr jestyr@*********.html.com
Subject: [Gen Con Report] Next Year - [AU-SR]
Date: Tue, 10 Aug 1999 16:36:18 +1000
>> I'd like to go, but I'm not sure if I'd have the money. If you can get
>> a good package deal, though...
>
>Well lets just see what the other aussie runners think of the idea and
>perhaps early next year we can find out just how good a deal we can get.
>Maybe Qantas will be in a favourable mood?

Hahahaha! You're funny.

Well, we can hope...

If my finances will allow - translation, if my insurance payout comes
through in time - I'm actually considering going for Origins, doing the
touristy/visiting thing for a month, then going to GenCon. With Origins and
GC being so close together, it seems like a shame not to go to both, if I'm
spending all that money to fly over anyway.

(Mind you, I'm encouraged by the fact that while I'm a freelancer on SR
stuff, EVERYTHING I spend on gaming is tax deductible. Bwahahahaha. :-)


Lady Jestyr
~ Hell hath no fury like a geek with a whippersnipper ~

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Message no. 7
From: Twist0059@***.com Twist0059@***.com
Subject: [Gen Con Report] Next Year - [AU-SR]
Date: Tue, 10 Aug 1999 02:40:23 EDT
In a message dated 8/10/99 2:36:58 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
jestyr@*********.html.com writes:

> (Mind you, I'm encouraged by the fact that while I'm a freelancer on SR
> stuff, EVERYTHING I spend on gaming is tax deductible. Bwahahahaha. :-)
>
>
> Lady Jestyr
> ~ Hell hath no fury like a geek with a whippersnipper ~


::sniff-wipe away tear:: I hate you, Jestyr.






-Twist
"Not the damn owl."
Message no. 8
From: Lady Jestyr jestyr@*********.html.com
Subject: [Gen Con Report] Next Year - [AU-SR]
Date: Tue, 10 Aug 1999 16:46:51 +1000
>> (Mind you, I'm encouraged by the fact that while I'm a freelancer on SR
>> stuff, EVERYTHING I spend on gaming is tax deductible. Bwahahahaha. :-)
>>
>> Lady Jestyr
>> ~ Hell hath no fury like a geek with a whippersnipper ~
>
>::sniff-wipe away tear:: I hate you, Jestyr.

No you don't, you love me. Everyone does!

*rolls on floor laughing hilariously*

Okay, okay, I take it back. ;-)

Lady Jestyr
~ Hell hath no fury like a geek with a whippersnipper ~

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Message no. 9
From: Rand Ratinac docwagon101@*****.com
Subject: [Gen Con Report] Next Year - [AU-SR]
Date: Mon, 9 Aug 1999 23:53:31 -0700 (PDT)
> > *Doc' knows the OTHER GreyWolf - the one no one talks about who's
kept boarded up in the basement...*
>
> I was asking for that wasnt I? :)
>
> GreyWolf

*Doc' holds his fingers a couple of inches apart. "Just a tad, m'boy."*
==Doc'
(aka Mr. Freaky Big, Super-Dynamic Troll of Tomorrow)

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Message no. 10
From: Twist0059@***.com Twist0059@***.com
Subject: [Gen Con Report] Next Year - [AU-SR]
Date: Tue, 10 Aug 1999 02:56:19 EDT
In a message dated 8/10/99 2:54:44 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
docwagon101@*****.com writes:

> Doc'
> (aka Mr. Freaky Big, Super-Dynamic Troll of Tomorrow)
>


Hey, if FASA doesn't use that quote in a shadowtalk, they are insane.




-Twist
Message no. 11
From: Rand Ratinac docwagon101@*****.com
Subject: [Gen Con Report] Next Year - [AU-SR]
Date: Tue, 10 Aug 1999 00:13:22 -0700 (PDT)
> > Doc'
> > (aka Mr. Freaky Big, Super-Dynamic Troll of Tomorrow)
>
>
> Hey, if FASA doesn't use that quote in a shadowtalk,
> they are insane.
>
> -Twist

You're telling me?

8-)

Actually, I have dibs on the "Mr. Freaky Big" bit - that's the
"street"
name of a character in one of my short stories. But I'm prepared to
work with them on that...

*Doc' busts a gut from laughing so hard. "Me funny! Ow! Me funny! Ow! Ow!"*
==Doc'
(aka Mr. Freaky Big, Super-Dynamic Troll of Tomorrow)

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Message no. 12
From: Tony Glinka porthos@*******.com
Subject: [Gen Con Report] Next Year - [AU-SR]
Date: Tue, 10 Aug 1999 00:24:31 -0700
Twist0059@***.com wrote:
> All this talk of difficulty getting to GenCon has made me wonder about
> something. I was recently mocked by a friend about how much my airfare cost
> me roundtrip (Boston to Milwaukee at just over 1K). So I'm wondering, how
> much did planefare to the Con cost everybody else?


Caric and I paid about $320 each for Roundtrip from Phoenix to
Milwaukee. We got our tickets in March or so though. Don't know if
this helps, but there it is.

For the GCers: Did anyone else see the "Pepe Moreno, Rebel" book in the
Crazy Egor's As-Is Bin? We hurt ourselves laughing at it.

Tony
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Message no. 13
From: Aaron Binns sparrow@***.net.au
Subject: [Gen Con Report] Next Year - [AU-SR]
Date: Tue, 10 Aug 1999 20:09:02 +1000
Lady Jestyr the Serene hath spoke:

> >> I'd like to go, but I'm not sure if I'd have the money. If you can get
> >> a good package deal, though...
> >
> >Well lets just see what the other aussie runners think of the idea and
> >perhaps early next year we can find out just how good a deal we can get.
> >Maybe Qantas will be in a favourable mood?
>
> Hahahaha! You're funny.
>
> Well, we can hope...

Hey, they gave me one hell of a good deal when I asked nicely last time I went
to the states.. :)

> If my finances will allow - translation, if my insurance payout comes
> through in time - I'm actually considering going for Origins, doing the
> touristy/visiting thing for a month, then going to GenCon. With Origins and
> GC being so close together, it seems like a shame not to go to both, if I'm
> spending all that money to fly over anyway.

Actually i was going to suggest that.. I looked at the dates again this
afternoon and I figure if you spend enough to get over there, it would be kewl
to actually see both wouldnt it? :)

> (Mind you, I'm encouraged by the fact that while I'm a freelancer on SR
> stuff, EVERYTHING I spend on gaming is tax deductible. Bwahahahaha. :-)

u & mde need to have a talk.. about my paying you for undisclosed reasons and
you giving me lots of SR books as christmes gifts... :)

> Lady Jestyr
> ~ Hell hath no fury like a geek with a whippersnipper ~

No... Hell hath no fury like a rubber duckie in petri dish. If you dont get
it.. dont worry too much.. it will grow on you... :)

GreyWolf
Message no. 14
From: MC23 mc23@**********.com
Subject: [Gen Con Report] Next Year - [AU-SR]
Date: Tue, 10 Aug 1999 09:02:10 -0400
Once upon a time, Lady Jestyr wrote;

>I'm gonna be at GenCon next year if it _kills_ me.

Milady, with your luck you should watch what you say. I'd hate to be
worried about you again.

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more so and they were guarded very closely. To protect themselves, they
answered to another name, because if another discovered their real name,
it could be used against them.
History repeats itself.
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Message no. 15
From: Lady Jestyr jestyr@*********.html.com
Subject: [Gen Con Report] Next Year - [AU-SR]
Date: Wed, 11 Aug 1999 00:35:36 +1000
>>I'm gonna be at GenCon next year if it _kills_ me.
>
> Milady, with your luck you should watch what you say. I'd hate to be
>worried about you again.

Hey, I proved I bounce good. :-)

(Which is why my .info line on IRC used to say "What doesn't kill you...
leaves you scarred and crippled for life.")

*grin*

Lady Jestyr
~ Hell hath no fury like a geek with a whippersnipper ~

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Message no. 16
From: Chris Maxfield cmaxfiel@****.org.au
Subject: [Gen Con Report] Next Year - [AU-SR]
Date: Wed, 11 Aug 1999 01:08:39 +1000
At 16:36 10/08/99 +1000, Lady Jestyr wrote:
>If my finances will allow - translation, if my insurance payout comes
>through in time - I'm actually considering going for Origins, doing the
>touristy/visiting thing for a month, then going to GenCon. With Origins and
>GC being so close together, it seems like a shame not to go to both, if I'm
>spending all that money to fly over anyway.

Be careful though. Each time I flew over, the international flights ended
up being a minor element of the total costs. It all adds up so quickly
(%^$!! Oz dollar!). Staying with friends is the only real cost cutting
solution.

>(Mind you, I'm encouraged by the fact that while I'm a freelancer on SR
>stuff, EVERYTHING I spend on gaming is tax deductible. Bwahahahaha. :-)

Yep. A friend's being using this little sweetener for several years now. :-)


Chris
Message no. 17
From: leisnj48@****.cis.uwosh.edu leisnj48@****.cis.uwosh.edu
Subject: [Gen Con Report] Next Year - [AU-SR]
Date: Tue, 10 Aug 1999 14:08:22 -0600 (CST)
On Tue, 10 Aug 1999 Twist0059@***.com wrote:

> All this talk of difficulty getting to GenCon has made me wonder about
> something. I was recently mocked by a friend about how much my airfare cost
> me roundtrip (Boston to Milwaukee at just over 1K). So I'm wondering, how
> much did planefare to the Con cost everybody else?

_Never_ fly to Milwaukee, never. We have no direct flights, so you end up
getting routed through Minnesota or Chicago. What you should is fly to
Chicago and take the shuttle up to Milwaukee. You'll end up saving
$100-200.


-Jared Leisner
Message no. 18
From: Starrngr@***.com Starrngr@***.com
Subject: [Gen Con Report] Next Year - [AU-SR]
Date: Tue, 10 Aug 1999 18:13:21 EDT
In a message dated 8/10/99 12:09:33 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
leisnj48@****.cis.uwosh.edu writes:

> _Never_ fly to Milwaukee, never. We have no direct flights, so you end up
> getting routed through Minnesota or Chicago. What you should is fly to
> Chicago and take the shuttle up to Milwaukee. You'll end up saving
> $100-200.
>
>
> -Jared Leisner

Alternatly, if your brave (or Insane) enough, Fly into Chicago and RENT a
car, drive up with us Yank Maniacs (Insert evil overlord Laugh wave here)
Then again, If you do, you could probbly save money on a hotel room, since
your adrenaline propbly won't wear down enough to let you sleep till its time
for the flight home... ;P
Message no. 19
From: Ereskanti@***.com Ereskanti@***.com
Subject: [Gen Con Report] Next Year - [AU-SR]
Date: Wed, 11 Aug 1999 11:38:10 EDT
In a message dated 8/10/1999 1:25:06 AM US Eastern Standard Time,
jestyr@*********.html.com writes:

> Sold!

<says K> "Yes, I'd like one Ms. Holmes please ... easy on the vege-stuff with
plenty of sesame..." ;-P

> I'm gonna be at GenCon next year if it _kills_ me. Then again, I've been
> saying "next year" for the past three years running *sigh*. Nonetheless,
> I'm going to be there next year no matter what it takes.

Now Lady J., you know better than to make statements like this, especially
given your track record. Try and make it, sure. Don't get hurt in the
process.

> Well, maybe not _quite_... ;-)


Okay, on the serious side of things. Several of us did take a vow while at
GC this year. We are going to start EARLY. So then, the GCPLAN list that
Bull started on eGroups is the target place to hold the organizing. Bull, if
you are paying attention, would you PLEASE pay more attention. You guys are
starting to organize Origins already for next year. I do believe we can
start doing minimal things for Gencon as well.

-K
Message no. 20
From: Ereskanti@***.com Ereskanti@***.com
Subject: [Gen Con Report] Next Year - [AU-SR]
Date: Wed, 11 Aug 1999 11:41:49 EDT
In a message dated 8/10/1999 2:24:06 AM US Eastern Standard Time,
porthos@*******.com writes:

> Caric and I paid about $320 each for Roundtrip from Phoenix to
> Milwaukee. We got our tickets in March or so though. Don't know if
> this helps, but there it is.

Actually, I have been told that if I have 30 days advanced notice, I can get
anywhere from Indianapolis to Phoenix/LA for around $200 due to some funtime
connections held by certain family members. I know they made it from Phoenix
to New Hampshire *last year* for about $420 round trip, but I think that may
have been for just one ticket (the other was free, they get =TONS= of airtime
miles collected for all their business stuff.

-K

>
> For the GCers: Did anyone else see the "Pepe Moreno, Rebel" book in the
> Crazy Egor's As-Is Bin? We hurt ourselves laughing at it.
Message no. 21
From: Ereskanti@***.com Ereskanti@***.com
Subject: [Gen Con Report] Next Year - [AU-SR]
Date: Wed, 11 Aug 1999 12:19:13 EDT
In a message dated 8/10/1999 5:14:54 PM US Eastern Standard Time,
Starrngr@***.com writes:

>
> Alternatly, if your brave (or Insane) enough, Fly into Chicago and RENT a
> car, drive up with us Yank Maniacs (Insert evil overlord Laugh wave here)
> Then again, If you do, you could probbly save money on a hotel room, since
> your adrenaline propbly won't wear down enough to let you sleep till its
> time
> for the flight home... ;P

Alternatively, fly into Indianapolis and come up with Mike B. on his way home
from work and stay here in Lafayette before we go up again next year...

-K (who has discovered not one more, but 5 MORE!!! members of HHH who want to
go up next year now)
Message no. 22
From: GRANITE granite@**.net
Subject: [Gen Con Report] Next Year - [AU-SR]
Date: Wed, 11 Aug 1999 16:00:37 -0700
> _Never_ fly to Milwaukee, never. We have no direct flights, so you end up
> getting routed through Minnesota or Chicago. What you should is fly to
> Chicago and take the shuttle up to Milwaukee. You'll end up saving
> $100-200.

That is not so..I had a direct flight from Denver to Milwauke..As for
saving money..It is a little less expensive to fly into Chicago..but
then you have to rent a car..So the savings goes out of the window..
--------------------------------GRANITE
"Rock Steady"
==============================================Lord, Grant Me The Serenity To Accept The
Things I Cannot Change,
The Courage To Change The Things I Can,
And The Wisdom To Hide The Bodies Of Those People I Had To Kill
Because They Pissed Me Off.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ShadowRunner's Serenity Prayer
==============================================Understanding is a three edged sword. - Kosh
What is best in life?
To Crush Your Enemies,
See Them Driven Before You,
And To Hear The Lamentation Of Their Women. -Conan
I Am The LAW! -JD
Who Do You Trust? And, Who Do You Serve? - Galen
Jamais Arriere
Message no. 23
From: GRANITE granite@**.net
Subject: [Gen Con Report] Next Year - [AU-SR]
Date: Sat, 14 Aug 1999 02:28:54 -0700
> All this talk of difficulty getting to GenCon has made me wonder about
> something. I was recently mocked by a friend about how much my airfare cost
> me roundtrip (Boston to Milwaukee at just over 1K). So I'm wondering, how
> much did planefare to the Con cost everybody else?

I bought my tickets kinda late and I only paid around $300..
Usually I pay around $166 if I reserve early enough..
That is from either Denver or Salt Lake City to Milwaukee..
If I fly directly out of Grand Junction add another $100 to $250
--------------------------------GRANITE
"Rock Steady"
==============================================Lord, Grant Me The Serenity To Accept The
Things I Cannot Change,
The Courage To Change The Things I Can,
And The Wisdom To Hide The Bodies Of Those People I Had To Kill
Because They Pissed Me Off.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ShadowRunner's Serenity Prayer
==============================================Understanding is a three edged sword. - Kosh
What is best in life?
To Crush Your Enemies,
See Them Driven Before You,
And To Hear The Lamentation Of Their Women. -Conan
I Am The LAW! -JD
Who Do You Trust? And, Who Do You Serve? - Galen
Jamais Arriere
Message no. 24
From: JAD wraith@************.com
Subject: [Gen Con Report] Next Year - [AU-SR]
Date: Sat, 14 Aug 1999 16:31:22 -0500
From: "GRANITE" <granite@**.net>
Send reply to: shadowrn@*********.org

> > All this talk of difficulty getting to GenCon has made me wonder about
> > something. I was recently mocked by a friend about how much my airfare cost
> > me roundtrip (Boston to Milwaukee at just over 1K). So I'm wondering, how
> > much did planefare to the Con cost everybody else?
>
> I bought my tickets kinda late and I only paid around $300..
> Usually I pay around $166 if I reserve early enough..
> That is from either Denver or Salt Lake City to Milwaukee..
> If I fly directly out of Grand Junction add another $100 to $250


I bought mine a few weeks before GC (Not that many, sometime in
July IIRC, maybe around the 15th or so), and they cost me $345
from Houston IAH. That was with Northwest/Continental, one
stopover in Detroit of all places.

Maelwys

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