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    "id": 4983,
    "subject": "Capricon",
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    "first": "2008-02-12T00:27:02+00:00",
    "last": "2008-02-18T18:02:39+00:00"
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      "from": {
        "name": "tgoulding05 at comcast.net",
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      "date": "2008-02-12T00:27:02+00:00",
      "subject": "(urth) Capricon",
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          "text": "Gene will be at Capricon this coming weekend.\nhttp://tinyurl.com/2cgbf3"
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          "text": "Teri "
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      "from": {
        "name": "Matthew Groves",
        "address": "matthewalangroves at gmail.com"
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      "date": "2008-02-12T04:29:12+00:00",
      "subject": "(urth) Capricon",
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          "text": "Neat.  I'm going to try to make it.  Since the venue isn't a bookstore\nI assume I can bring my own copy of Pirate Freedom to the signing?\nWould it be poor etiquette to bring a different book instead?"
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          "text": "On Feb 11, 2008 6:27 PM,  <tgoulding05 at comcast.net> wrote:\nGene will be at Capricon this coming weekend.\nhttp://tinyurl.com/2cgbf3"
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      "message_id": "<723351.93120.qm@web44915.mail.sp1.yahoo.com>",
      "from": {
        "name": "paul witcover",
        "address": "gdeonn at yahoo.com"
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      "date": "2008-02-12T13:37:52+00:00",
      "subject": "(urth) Capricon",
      "in_reply_to": "<39ed084f0802112029n2a82191bgd6a6235cada59374@mail.gmail.com>",
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          "text": "As long as you don't go crazy, and wheel in a bag of books (which I have seen done), it's perfectly proper con etiquette to show up with copies of more than one novel for signing.  Two or three is no problem.  Five may be pushing it.  But that's just my sense of what's appropriate.  Gene is invariably gracious.  \n\nMatthew Groves <matthewalangroves at gmail.com> wrote:  Neat. I'm going to try to make it. Since the venue isn't a bookstore\nI assume I can bring my own copy of Pirate Freedom to the signing?\nWould it be poor etiquette to bring a different book instead?"
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          "text": "On Feb 11, 2008 6:27 PM, wrote:\nGene will be at Capricon this coming weekend.\nhttp://tinyurl.com/2cgbf3"
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      "from": {
        "name": "Bob Miller",
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      "date": "2008-02-13T12:49:37+00:00",
      "subject": "(urth) signing at cons",
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          "text": "apropos?  I well remember watching Roger Zelazny signing 14 books for a young (under 19) man while being gently teased about it being his punishment for writing \"so many books\" by Carolyn Cherryh and George RR Martin.  The author may well be gracious, (you put your hardready into his product), but be gracious to the others around as well, please.\n\n\nDate: Tue, 12 Feb 2008 05:37:52 -0800From: gdeonn at yahoo.comTo: urth at lists.urth.netSubject: Re: (urth) CapriconAs long as you don't go crazy, and wheel in a bag of books (which I have seen done), it's perfectly proper con etiquette to show up with copies of more than one novel for signing.  Two or three is no problem.  Five may be pushing it.  But that's just my sense of what's appropriate.  Gene is invariably gracious.  Matthew Groves <matthewalangroves at gmail.com> wrote: "
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      "from": {
        "name": "Matthew Groves",
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      "date": "2008-02-13T19:47:29+00:00",
      "subject": "(urth) Capricon",
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          "text": "I wonder why Wolfe isn't listed on the Capricon XXVIII page\n(http://www.capricon.org/capricon28/) either as a guest of honor or a\nspecial guest.  What does the guy have to do?  Write an sf book about\npirates?"
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          "text": "On Feb 11, 2008 6:27 PM,  <tgoulding05 at comcast.net> wrote:\nGene will be at Capricon this coming weekend.\nhttp://tinyurl.com/2cgbf3\n--\nTeri"
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      "from": {
        "name": "Dan",
        "address": "autarch at vippn.com"
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      "date": "2008-02-14T04:02:30+00:00",
      "subject": "(urth) Capricon",
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          "text": "At 04:07 PM 2/13/2008, \"Matthew Groves\" wrote:\n\nWow, not even on the Guests of Note list. Considering the convention's \nPirate theme, you'd think writing such a book would at least warrant that. \nNot to mention the pile of shiny awards he's won. Or the fact he's a \n\"local\" author. Is this oversight or snubbery?\n\nHope someone from the list can attend and pick his brain on PF. Ask him if \nLesage is Chris' son."
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          "text": "I wonder why Wolfe isn't listed on the Capricon XXVIII page\n(http://www.capricon.org/capricon28/) either as a guest of honor or a\nspecial guest.  What does the guy have to do?  Write an sf book about\npirates?\n\nOn Feb 11, 2008 6:27 PM,  <tgoulding05 at comcast.net> wrote:"
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          "text": "Gene will be at Capricon this coming weekend.\nhttp://tinyurl.com/2cgbf3\n--\nTeri"
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      "from": {
        "name": "paul witcover",
        "address": "gdeonn at yahoo.com"
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      "date": "2008-02-14T05:22:34+00:00",
      "subject": "(urth) signing at cons",
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          "text": "Bob Miller <bob_bageera at hotmail.com> wrote:        .hmmessage P  {  margin:0px;  padding:0px  }  body.hmmessage  {  FONT-SIZE: 10pt;  FONT-FAMILY:Tahoma  }    \napropos?  I well remember watching Roger Zelazny signing 14 books for a young (under 19) man while being gently teased about it being his punishment for writing \"so many books\" by Carolyn Cherryh and George RR Martin.  The author may well be gracious, (you put your hardready into his product), but be gracious to the others around as well, please.\n\n  ***\n   \n  Which is why I suggested five might be pushing it.\n\n       "
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      "message_id": "<39ed084f0802181002n20c594die43eff65938ae29d@mail.gmail.com>",
      "from": {
        "name": "Matthew Groves",
        "address": "matthewalangroves at gmail.com"
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      "date": "2008-02-18T18:02:39+00:00",
      "subject": "(urth) Capricon",
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          "text": "I managed to barely make it to Capricon in time to meet Gene and Rosemary\nWolfe and have him sign *Pirate Freedom* and *Soldier of Sidon* (I decided\nto bring only his two most recent books to sign).  I wasn't able to do\nanything else at the con besides browse the vendors (which was interesting);\nI was only able to drive up Sunday morning, arriving just minutes before his\nsigning session ended, and then returning the same night after a bit of\nsightseeing in downtown Chicago.  I didn't get to talk to Wolfe much, and\nI'm afraid I was a bit overawed anyway.  My friend took some pictures of\nGene while he was signing my books, and Rosemary made \"rabbit ears\" behind\nhis head.  I just want to thank Teri for posting the note about his\nappearance at the con.  I never would have known about it otherwise,\nespecially considering his name isn't even listed anywhere on the website\nfor the convention.  Since Wolfe has virtually no web presence, I really\nappreciate it when folks here on the list are able to share information\nabout his appearances, and I hope people will continue to do so.  I've still\ngot a lot of books without signatures."
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