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
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