Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site sdcrdcf.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!bonnie!akgua!sdcsvax!sdcrdcf!barryg From: barryg@sdcrdcf.UUCP (Lee Gold) Newsgroups: net.sf-lovers Subject: Re: Boskone 22 Message-ID: <1815@sdcrdcf.UUCP> Date: Sun, 3-Mar-85 14:00:59 EST Article-I.D.: sdcrdcf.1815 Posted: Sun Mar 3 14:00:59 1985 Date-Received: Thu, 7-Mar-85 03:59:44 EST References: <331@panda.UUCP> <3723@mit-eddie.UUCP> Reply-To: barryg@sdcrdcf.UUCP (Lee Gold) Distribution: net Organization: System Development Corp. R+D, Santa Monica Lines: 31 Summary: Barry and I have been attending BOSKONE (coming out from Los Angeles to do so) for over ten years. As old fans, we don't bother attending programs, preferring to save our waking hours for the core period of 5PM - 3AM. We're far too busy meeting our East Coast friends (for a precious 3-5 days a year) to want to sit in chairs and listen to panels or movies. AS a hotel site, we preferred the old Sheraton, with its large rooms and dependable elevators and nearby mall. The new Marriot isn't bad either, particularly if you dress mundanely enough not to run into any dress code problems. (From what we can tell, restaurants ended up mainly discriminating against young fans and costume ball participants.) We very much liked access to the Copley Place and Westin Hotels, and I understand that the structure may be extended up to the Sheraton/Prudential Center Complex someday which would be even nicer. Once upon a time (perhaps still), NESFA used to do advance work in the hotel-- tipping maids/waiters/etc. to make up for the fact that fans are notoriously undertippers. Perhaps before next year's Boskone, NESFA might do a little spadework as to which local restaurants are willing to serve strangely clad people--and have it so announced in the convention daily, thereby getting significantly more business. And which restaurants aren't willing to do so-- so even the mundanely clad could boycott them. The hotel elevators were horrible. At one point we found ourselves stalled for 30 minutes awaiting one in ANY direction. But then most hotel elevators break down/get jammed by sf conventions. We enjoyed Boskone tremendously in spite of it all. --Lee & Barry Gold