On Sat, 23 Aug 2008, Jon Louis Mann wrote:
>> One of the kindest acts toward my mother by anyone in the
>> SF community in
>> a SF community context was committed by Teddy Harvia. I
>> was at a cookout
>> with a bunch of people, most of whom had been on the ConCom
>> for a
>> Worldcon, and Harvia showed up with the Hugo he'd just
>> won for Best Fan
>> Artist. He showed it to a few folks, and then said,
>> "Well, everyone here
>> has seen one of these before," and I pointed out that
>> my mother never had,
>> so he brought it over and let her hold it and examine it
>> very thoroughly.
>> So, my mom got to handle a Hugo award just because Teddy
>> Harvia decided
>> to bring it to the party and to let her hold it.
>> (I'd been in Bruce Sterling's house and seen his
>> Hugos on display before
>> then, but my mom had never been in the same room, or
>> backyard, with one up
>> until then.)
>> I've spent a *lot* more time hanging out with Brad
>> Foster, but Teddy
>> Harvia will always have a special place in my heart for
>> that one. (Brad
>> Foster has won a number of "Best Fan Artist"
>> Hugos, as well, which is
>> why I mention him.)
>> Julia
>
> What WorldCon was that?
> Jon
The folks at the party had been ConCom for LoneStarCon 2 in 1997.
And I don't remember which WorldCon it was that this cookout was after --
it was at least 2 years later. So 1999 or later. Maybe it was 2002, I
know my mom was visiting in the right timeframe in 2002.
Julia
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