Re: RARA-AVIS: Bouchercon (Toronto, Oct 7-10)

From: Brian Thornton ( tieresias@worldnet.att.net)
Date: 05 Jul 2004


Count me in for a Rara-Avis get-together too.

Karin Montin wrote:

> Bill and Jim, I'm convinced--I've got better ways to spend 75 bucks, but
I'll definitely turn up for a low-cost RA meeting. Bill, I think you've volunteered to be the organizer, right?
>
> Karin
> At 02:52 PM 05/07/2004 -0700, Jim Doherty wrote:
> >Karin and Bill,
> >
> >Re your questions and comments:
> >
> >> : Those of you who have been to Bouchercon before,
> >> is the Saturday banquet
> >> : really a big highlight worth signing up for?
> >
> >Karin, I find it hard to get enthusiastic at the
> >prospect of spending more for a mass-produced meal
> >than I would at a decent restaurant for an
> >individually prepared meal. Consequently, I tend to
> >avoid banquets at mystery conventions.
> >
> >However, I probably WILL be a the Private Eye Writers
> >awards banquet, which is always coincident with (but
> >semi-autonomous from) Bouchercon.
> >
> >> I have no idea, but I'll be there. Closer to the
> >> date, let's make a plan
> >> for a get-together for all the rare birds coming to
> >> Hogtown. The start of
> >> October is a really nice time of year here.
> >
> >Great idea, Bill! That I'll make a POINT of getting
> >to.
>
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