Sally, and anyone else who has already paid for their banquet ticket--

Note that the banquet rate was incorrectly listed on the form as $50; it should have read $55.    The total for the bus trip, 2-for-1 Fest admission, and banquet is $100.

Let me see if I can save everyone some trouble. 

The $50 banquet price was previously listed on the membership form that was posted on the Fest site. Based on an email exchange with pansyfaye involving someone who offered to send a check to pay the difference, it appears that anyone who submitted that erroneous form with payment has nothing to be concerned about. No additional payment is necessary. However, from here on out, they will only be accepting the newest version of the registration form that lists the $55 price. So anyone who registered early got a little discount. 

The ad itself is probably on the site somewhere, but, in the meantime, when this page first loads, you can see images of KLS from the ad.

DavidSelby.com, the official David Selby web site, reports that "David Selby will be reading from and signing copies of My Mother's Autumn in Orlando, Florida on Friday, June 10, from 7:00 pm and 9:00 pm at the Barnes and Noble Booksellers in Plaza Venezia." Complete store information is posted on the site.

Why is wanting to be involved in a fandom any more bizarre than that kind of fan activity?

The typical answer offered in published work on media fandom is that those events are perceived as being "real" as opposed to fictional. I've had students in class discussions insist on the same thing.

The problem with that argument is that sporting events are a tightly regulated form of "reality. The rules that dictate a sport are somewhat analagous to the conventions that govern a piece of fiction, and, ultimately, though we set aside time to find out whether or not Boston will end "the Curse" or to discover who shot J.R., neither of those events has much impact outside the realm of pop culture.

The IATSE Local 493, the union that reps the production personnel who worked on Black Hole when it was being filmed in St. Louis, has some on set photos from the film on its site. One of those photos features David Selby. Click here.

Barrett and Karlen's lost audition tape for When Harry Met Sally.

The Center's web site organization leaves something to be desired. If you visit the home page and scroll down the page and click on the News link (I'll include a direct link here, but this page will leave you stranded if you enter the site through it), you can read the media release for War Games, in which Sam Hall is credited with "creating Dark Shadows."

Don't tell Dan.