When is Shore Leave?

[JD]

TBonz said:

Scott Pearson said:
"I'm beggin' ya, Marco, I need to be able to write off Shore Leave. Haven't ya got anything for me? I'll write jacket copy! For the love of god, Montressor!"

and

I would take a second job as a Pocket Books proofreader if it meant I could go to Shore Leave every year. Like JD, it's only a matter of when I go to Shore Leave, not if.

Amateurs! Some people do not get "groveling" properly!

I'd shine his shoes.

Hell, I'd lick his shoes.
Ok, maybe that's going a little too far...

 

[Jim Johnson]

Dayton Ward said:
I've always found the judicious use of high explosives works best for me. Solves the immediate problem, and lessens the possibility of any reoccurrences (in the short term, anyway).

Which would also guarantee that the hotel would have to remodel, perhaps removing that disgusting carpet.

Brilliant!

 

[Allyn Gibson]

Or you can be like me, and just walk up and heckle them.

 

[Dayton Ward]

Jim Johnson said:
Which would also guarantee that the hotel would have to remodel, perhaps removing that disgusting carpet.

Well, I did say "judicious." If employed with the proper quantity and placement, the problem could be solved, and we wouldn't even have to close the bar.

However, the notion of forcing a replacement for that carpet has its appeal....

 

[T'Bonz]

Allyn Gibson said:
Or you can be like me, and just walk up and heckle them.

I should have sent you over to that annoying woman in the other corner who chose to take up a full couch in the bar with her partner, and who got real pissy when people wanted to share the couch in a very crowded bar with very limited seating. She nearly got that plate shoved down her throat.

Come to think of it, the explosives would have worked well on her too.

 

[Lorraine Anderson]

TBonz said:


The thing that hosed me this year would be the extra rent-a-car cost on top of airfare, hotel, etc. Last year, I split it with two other ladies which made me able (barely!) to swing the trip.

That's not counting the therapy I needed after seeing that gawdawful carpet. Or hearing that lame band that took up valuable bar seating.

Maybe we can swing it again another year. Especially since it doesn't look like I'm going to WorldCon this year and may be able to save the $$$.

I'll buy you a pair of sunglasses for the carpet! As for the other-- yeah, explosives would work .

 

[Richard White]

After attending the last couple of years, I've thought about looking into getting one of the large rooms on second floor and hosting a Pocket party.

Who knows, if I actually get invited to Shore Leave this year, I'll see what I can arrange with the hotel.

*Hmmmm*

 

[KRAD]

For everyone's edification, here's the current Trek author guest list:

• Emily P. Bloch (ST: Strange New Worlds 9)
  Greg Brodeur (TNG: Maximum Warp)
  Diane Carey (Gateways: Chainmail)
  Greg Cox (ST: The Eugenics Wars)
  Ann C. Crispin (TOS: Sarek)
  Peter David (TNG: Before Dishonor)
  Keith R.A. DeCandido (Klingon Empire: A Burning House)
  Kevin Dilmore (VGD: Summon the Thunder)
  John S. Drew (SCE: Paradise Interrupted)
  Michael Jan Friedman (TNG: Death in Winter)
  Dave Galanter (TOS: Mere Anarchy: Shadows of the Indignant)
  Robert Greenberger (COE: Troubleshooting)
  Jim Johnson (ST: Strange New Worlds 10)
  Eric Kotani (VOY: Death of a Neutron Star)
  Jeffrey Lang (VOY: String Theory: Cohesion)
  David Mack (VGD: Reap the Whirlwind)
  Terri Osborne (COE: Remembrance of Things Past)
  Marco Palmieri (TNG: The Sky's the Limit)
  Scott Pearson (TNG: The Sky's the Limit)
  Aaron Rosenberg (SCE: Creative Couplings)
  Lawrence M. Schoen (ST: Strange New Worlds III)
  James Swallow (Terok Nor: Day of the Vipers)
  Geoff Trowbridge (TNG: The Sky's the Limit)
  Dayton Ward (VGD: Summon the Thunder)
  Howard Weinstein (TOS: Mere Anarchy: The Blood-Dimmed Tide)

While they're not listed yet on the web site, I do know that Christopher L. Bennett (TTN: Orion's Hounds), Allyn Gibson (TOS: Constellations), Robert T. Jeschonek (SCE: The Cleanup), and Richard C. White (TNG: The Sky's the Limit) are likely to be present as well.

In addition to individual works, there are some recent anthologies and collections that you can get multiple autographs for:

TNG: The Sky's the Limit

• Christopher L. Bennett
  Greg Cox
  Keith R.A. DeCandido
  Kevin Dilmore
  Scott Pearson
  James Swallow
  Geoff Trowbridge
  Dayton Ward
  Richard C. White

TOS: Constellations

• Christopher L. Bennett
  Kevin Dilmore
  Dave Galanter
  Allyn Gibson
  Robert Greenberger
  Jeffrey Lang
  Dayton Ward
  Howard Weinstein

COE: Creative Couplings

• Kevin Dilmore
  John S. Drew
  David Mack
  Aaron Rosenberg
  Dayton Ward

COE: Grand Designs

• Kevin Dilmore
  Dave Galanter
  Allyn Gibson
  David Mack
  Dayton Ward

COE: Aftermath

• Christopher L. Bennett
  Robert Greenberger
  Aaron Rosenberg

Mirror Universe: Glass Empires and Obsidian Alliances

• Greg Cox
  Peter David
  Keith R.A. DeCandido
  Kevin Dilmore
  David Mack
  Dayton Ward

Myriad Universes: Infinity's Prism and Echoes and Refractions (these two should be out in time for the con)

• Christopher L. Bennett
  Keith R.A. DeCandido
  James Swallow
  Geoff Trowbridge

Finally, my personal biggie, though not a Trek book as such: Doctor Who: Short Trips: The Quality of Leadership, which we're hoping to have on sale at the con:

• Kathleen O. David
  Peter David
  Keith R.A. DeCandido
  Linnea Dodson
  John S. Drew
  Allyn Gibson
  Robert T. Jeschonek
  Terri Osborne
  James Swallow
  Richard C. White

Some other SL regulars aren't yet on the list and I don't know if they're coming or not -- if so, that list will increase in number.

 

[William Leisner]

Well, ain't nobody's asked me to come yet... *sniffle*

 

[Christopher]

I'm also awaiting my invitation.

 

[Scott Pearson]

Amy "TNG: The Sky's the Limit" Sisson is planning on attending . . .

 

[Geoff Thorne]

I've been told that one Geoff per con is sufficient. America isn't ready for more.

 

[Jim Johnson]

KRAD said:
Jim Johnson (ST: Strange New Worlds 10)

Eh, while I was in SNW 7, 9, and 10, I'll be pimping my involvement in the forthcoming Shards and Shadows anthology, and possibly some non-Trek stuff assuming I get the details worked out before SL. Not likely as yet, but that's publishing for you.

 

[KRAD]

^ I was putting up the most recent Trek credit for each of the folks on the list. SNW10 is yours.

 

[Amy Sisson]

Wouldn't miss it!

 

[Ktrek]

Even if I could come I'm not sure how I could get all the books I'd want signed with me to the conference. Some day I hope to be there though!

Kevin

 

[Geoff]

William Leisner said:
Well, ain't nobody's asked me to come yet... *sniffle*

Christopher said:
I'm also awaiting my invitation.

Might I suggest locating Inge Heyer's email address on the Shore Leave site and sending a friendly reminder? (She is pretty busy, so the squeaky-wheel principle applies.)

RedJack said:
I've been told that one Geoff per con is sufficient. America isn't ready for more.

I'm just hoping that, with you and I, plus Jeff Lang and Jeff Mariotte, we've finally supplanted "Kevin" as the Trek-writer name of choice.

 

[Geoff]

Ktrek said:
Even if I could come I'm not sure how I could get all the books I'd want signed with me to the conference. Some day I hope to be there though!

Two years ago, Jim McCain brought two extra suitcases just for his books. Seriously.

 

[Allyn Gibson]

Christopher said:
I'm also awaiting my invitation.

Bill & Christopher, I'd recommend just e-mailing Inge directly.

 

[William Leisner]

Just got an email back from Inge:

Inge said:
Welcome aboard!