Is there a doorprize for the first person to figure out what
was REALLY served at the banquet this year?
Jim Winter
----- Original Message ----- From: "JIM DOHERTY" <
jimdohertyjr@yahoo.com> To: <
rara-avis-l@yahoogroups.com> Cc: <
shortmystery@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Sunday, August 21,
2005 4:07 PM Subject: RARA-AVIS: Bouchercon "Instead of/After
the Banquet" Party
> Like many of you I'll be going to Bouchercon,
and
> since I actually live in the convention city
this
> year, I'd like to invite you all to a
pot-luck
> get-together at my house on Saturday, 3 September,
at
> 8PM.
>
> I can hear some of you protesting that this is
the
> same night as the banquet. Quite true. But I
rarely
> go to the banquet anymore, and I suspect that's
true
> of many of you. And, since it doesn't start
until
> after the banquet's been in full swing for
a
> half-hour, there should be plenty of party left
for
> those of you who are looking for the
Bouchercon
> equivalent of "Afterprom."
>
> Let me reiterate that this is a pot-luck affair.
This
> means BYOB (and BYO snacks and pop and other
party
> accoutrements, too). We'll provide a six-pack or
two,
> and maybe a tray of snacks, and an ice-filled
bathtub,
> but mostly what we're providing is the site. The
job
> of properly equipping this get-together is
yours.
>
> If you're interested, notify me off-line and I'll
send
> you directions to our house from the convention
hotel.
> It's maybe a 20 minute drive.
>
> Hope to see some of you there. We'll hoist a few
in
> memory of Ed McBain and Michael Collins.
>
> JIM DOHERTY
>
>
>
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