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« on: March 26, 2016, 09:02:01 PM »
The event line-up, standard fare that it is, has been largely missing from the festival agenda for several years. The last several years have been devoted to cruises, Mabuse promotions and day and a quarter events that are over almost as soon as they have begun. I'm thrilled that the activities are taking place in a hotel again. As I probably stated before, holding an event in the unairconditioned stable at Lyndhurst in the peak of summer is extremely second rate no matter whose event it is.
The hotel sold out almost immediately, long before any other festival information was available. Perhaps this indicated to TPTB that they didn't have to reach out to Kate Jackson, Alexandra Isles or David Henesy. All three have their reasons for not attending and it doesn't seem likely that they will change their minds now.
The festival did itself no favors with the Shadowgram notice to send in SASEs so not to miss further information. A lot of newbies did send in for the registration form. Only to find it available online shortly thereafter, followed by the traditional mailing.