On Tue, 19 Mar 1996, AlberCrombie wrote:

NOTE: I'm not exactly serious.... but I *am* a bit pissed off... you 
bastards have been rubbing everyone's noses in this 'I went to the con' 
thing - it's really starting to piss me off...  (no offense intended, 
just an observation... think about it from everyone else's point of view 
for a change...)

Well, has anyone tried to put a con together down there?  Would it be
feasible?

Yes, Cons have been done down here (mostly Star-Trek oriented).  No, I do 
not think it'd be feasable.  For one thing, you'd need a draw-card for 
your first 'con, or else *nobody*'s gonna show up.  Second, to get anyone 
of promienece to the con, we'd have to fly them from overseas.  Guys, I 
*don't* know what the prices are like on the other side of the Pacific, 
but to fly from here to LA and back, economy-class, costs AU$1,500 
off-peak (roughly US$1,110).  Flights to/from Japan are worse.

Nope.  Not feasable unless we manage to land a sponsor with a *lot* of 
money.


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