{"id":3131,"date":"2014-07-21T10:02:28","date_gmt":"2014-07-21T15:02:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.revolutionsf.com\/revblogs\/geekcurmudgeon\/?p=3131"},"modified":"2014-07-21T10:04:08","modified_gmt":"2014-07-21T15:04:08","slug":"armadillocon-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.revolutionsf.com\/revblogs\/geekcurmudgeon\/2014\/07\/21\/armadillocon-time\/","title":{"rendered":"It&#8217;s Armadillocon time again"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_3130\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.revolutionsf.com\/revblogs\/geekcurmudgeon\/files\/2014\/07\/205.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3130\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3130\" alt=\"Art by Stephanie Pui-Mun Law\" src=\"http:\/\/www.revolutionsf.com\/revblogs\/geekcurmudgeon\/files\/2014\/07\/205.jpg\" width=\"650\" height=\"650\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.revolutionsf.com\/revblogs\/geekcurmudgeon\/files\/2014\/07\/205.jpg 650w, https:\/\/www.revolutionsf.com\/revblogs\/geekcurmudgeon\/files\/2014\/07\/205-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.revolutionsf.com\/revblogs\/geekcurmudgeon\/files\/2014\/07\/205-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3130\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Art by Stephanie Pui-Mun Law<\/p><\/div>\n<p>This coming weekend (July 25-27) is the 34th annual <a href=\"http:\/\/www.armadillocon.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Armadillocon<\/a>. It&#8217;ll be my 21st as a program contributor (every one since 1991 except for the two Relaxacons that followed the San Antonio World Science Fiction cons in 1997 and 2013 and 1998 which coincided with <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Comic-Con_International\" target=\"_blank\">Comic-Con International<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>I have two books that are making their initial appearances at &#8216;dillocon: <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/161696085X\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=161696085X&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=thegeecur-20&amp;linkId=GVROJ5RK6Q5H26BN\" target=\"_blank\"><em>The Apes of Wrath<\/em><\/a><\/strong> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0989270602\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=0989270602&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=thegeecur-20&amp;linkId=XOADUDELCSBJJGXS\" target=\"_blank\"><em><strong>Rayguns Over Texas<\/strong><\/em><\/a>. Numerous contributors to both exciting volumes will be in attendance as well. Be sure you embarrass each and everyone of them by asking for a signature and perhaps a pithy saying.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The guests for this years event:<\/p>\n<div id=\"guests\">\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h2>Special Guest of Honor: Ian McDonald<\/h2>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h2>Guest of Honor: Ted Chiang<\/h2>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h2>Editor Guest of Honor: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tachyonpublications.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Jacob Weisman<\/a><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h2>Artist Guest of Honor: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.shadowscapes.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Stephanie Pui-Mun Law<\/a><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h2>Science Guest of Honor: <a href=\"http:\/\/engineering.stanford.edu\/profile\/sigridc\" target=\"_blank\">Sigrid Close<\/a><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h2>Fan Guest of Honor: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.oldearthbooks.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Michael Walsh<\/a><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h2>Toastmaster: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.marioacevedo.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Mario Acevedo<\/a><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>As per usual, I&#8217;m going to be a busy boy.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.armadillocon.org\/schedule.html#Fr2000CC\" target=\"_blank\">Tachyon Presentation<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nFri 8:00 PM-9:00 PM Conference Center<br \/>\n<i>Klaw*, Lalumi\u00e8re, Lansdale, Weisman<\/i><\/p>\n<p>Our Editor Guest of Honor discusses Tachyon Publications, past, present and future.<\/p>\n<p><strong>(In April, 2013, I joined the Tachyon staff as resident\u00a0Social Media Maven, not to mention they published <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/161696085X\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=161696085X&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=thegeecur-20&amp;linkId=GVROJ5RK6Q5H26BN\" target=\"_blank\"><em>The Apes of Wrath<\/em><\/a>.)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.armadillocon.org\/schedule.html#Sa1100D\" target=\"_blank\">Interview<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nSat 11:00 AM-Noon Room D<br \/>\n<i>Cupp*, Klaw, Weisman<\/i><\/p>\n<p><strong>(Nothing like getting to grill the boss in public.)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.armadillocon.org\/schedule.html#Sa1200D\" target=\"_blank\">Gorilla Playing Saxophone with Balloons<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nSat Noon-1:00 PM Room D<br \/>\n<i>Finn*, Crider, Klaw, Johnson<\/i><\/p>\n<p>Some of the strangest, craziest, weirdest stories about apes ever written.<\/p>\n<p><strong>(This is my umpteenth apes panel with Finn and Crider. It&#8217;ll be fun hazing newcomer Derek Johnson.)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"www.armadillocon.org\/schedule.html#Sa1200D\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Autographing<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nSat 3:00 PM-4:00 PM Dealers&#8217; Room<i><\/i><br \/>\n<i>Klaw, Stufflebeam<\/i><\/p>\n<p>(<strong>Sounds like the name of some avant-garde comedy duo.)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.armadillocon.org\/schedule.html#Sa1700E\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Stupid Superhero Powers<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nSat 5:00 PM-6:00 PM Room E<br \/>\n<i>Roberts*, Benjamin, Foster, Klaw, Rogers<\/i><\/p>\n<p>The title says it all.<\/p>\n<p><strong>(Matter Eater Lad is just the beginning&#8230;)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.revolutionsf.com\/revblogs\/geekcurmudgeon\/files\/2014\/07\/Matter-Eater-Lad-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-3136\" alt=\"Matter-Eater-Lad-1\" src=\"http:\/\/www.revolutionsf.com\/revblogs\/geekcurmudgeon\/files\/2014\/07\/Matter-Eater-Lad-1-300x284.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"284\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.revolutionsf.com\/revblogs\/geekcurmudgeon\/files\/2014\/07\/Matter-Eater-Lad-1-300x284.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.revolutionsf.com\/revblogs\/geekcurmudgeon\/files\/2014\/07\/Matter-Eater-Lad-1-316x300.jpg 316w, https:\/\/www.revolutionsf.com\/revblogs\/geekcurmudgeon\/files\/2014\/07\/Matter-Eater-Lad-1.jpg 321w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.armadillocon.org\/schedule.html#Sa1800SA\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Reading<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nSat 6:00 PM-7:00 PM Southpark A<br \/>\n<i>Klaw<\/i><\/p>\n<p><strong>(Not sure what I&#8217;m reading yet, but it just might have something to do with pop culture.)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.armadillocon.org\/schedule.html#Su1500F\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Brain in a Jar<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nSun 3:00 PM-4:00 PM Room F<br \/>\n<i>Klaw*, Burton, Ledbetter, Mahoney, Strickland, Young<\/i><\/p>\n<p>What would science have to do to make Brain in the Jar a reality?<\/p>\n<p><strong>(You make one off hand comment about how it&#8217;d be cool to produce a &#8220;brain in the jar&#8221; anthology and you&#8217;re scarred for life.)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Hope to see everyone there this coming weekend. Be sure to say howdy!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This coming weekend (July 25-27) is the 34th annual Armadillocon. 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