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MFS62 Jan 15 2008 08:28 AM

You might be interested in Michael Whelan's art show. http://www.newstimes.com/localnews/ci_7975303 He is a friend of a friend, and wifey and I have attended many holiday dinners with Mike and his wife. He designed the cover for Meatloaf's Bat Out of Hell album. Later

TheOldMole Jan 15 2008 12:22 PM

Looks like an afternoon well spent.

RealityChuck Jan 15 2008 01:29 PM

Interesting. I've been a fan of Whelan for a long time; we would love to get him up to Albacon next year (there's a good chance, since our guest of honor is Anne McCaffrey). He's highly regarded in the SF community; I remember how Joan Vinge was thrilled that Whalen illustrated one of her books.

Vic Sage Jan 15 2008 03:33 PM

i'm pretty sure we had Whelan at I-Con at some point. He's terrific. And i KNOW we had Joan Vinge... her husband is Tor editor Jim Frankel, a Stony Brook alumnus and founder of the SF Forum.

RealityChuck Jan 15 2008 07:48 PM

I-Con even had me as a panelist (the year Harlan Ellison was GOH). IIRC, Jim Frenkel was involved in founding I-Con.

Vic Sage Jan 16 2008 09:29 AM

="RealityChuck"]I-Con even had me as a panelist (the year Harlan Ellison was GOH). IIRC, Jim Frenkel was involved in founding I-Con. no, he wasn't. I co-produced the first 2 cons, and he was just a guest, with his wife. He had nothing to do with the planning or managment of the event. He was the founder of the SF forum on campus, and i think they had an aborted attempt at a con some years earlier (MudCon, i think it was). but he had nothing to do with I-Con.