unlike many cons i’ve attended WFC is filled with people who look like they just stepped off the plane from hollywood. i stopped counting all the people wearing nice leather jackets (you know, the ones that button so they’re useless in a motorcycle accident).

it is a little like being at a movie star party. so here are some comparisons to help people get a feel for the crowd.

john joseph adams = dr.evil + g.gordon liddy

joe haldeman = rambo + wilford brimley

tim powers = robert wagner

jayme blaschke = captain kangaroo + cmdr.cody

peter s. beagle = brad dourif

steve wilson = woody allen + harold lloyd

gordon van gelder = elijah wood + nick nolte

ellen datlow = carol kane

eileen gunn = jessica alba

gavin grant = richard e. grant

kelly link = kelly willis

matthew bey = john-boy walton + smeagol

john o’neil = john o’neil

michael moorcock = gandolf