Stone Hill Launch Times

STONE HILL FRIENDS:YOU'RE INVITED TO A CHOCOLATE PARTY!--INVITATION FROM MIKE LoBue
SUNDAY MAY 24, 1998, (1 day BEFORE Memorial Day) at 2pm at Michael LoBue's house
    Imagine, gathered amongst your friends in a room full of chocolate, while Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory is showing on the big screen. I had just bought the movie on DVD a couple of weeks ago. As I was watching it, I had this incredible craving for chocolate, hence came the idea for the party!
BRING CHOCOLATE!
    See what interesting chocolate dishes you can come up with, i.e.: fondue, fudge, snow caps, clusters or perhaps your favorite celebrity shaped cookie! And you know what's for desert? CHOCOLATE!!! That's right! How does Edy's Girl Scout cookie-Thin Mint chocolate ICE CREAM sound??? :)> (uumm, uumm, slurp/crunch!!!) There should also be chocolate milk, hot chocolate and gourmet chocolate flavored coffee to drink as well. I'll see ya there!!! --michael
DIRECTIONS:
FROM I-4 / I-275 interchange:

TAKE I-4 WEST TO NORTH I-275 APPROX. 2 MILES EXIT EAST HILLSBOROUGH (Baptist Church) TURN LEFT (N) AT NEBRASKA (first light) PASS PUBLIX (unless you need more chocolate) TURN RIGHT AT NEXT LIGHT (Fire Station) TURN LEFT ON 9th! (immediately) AT STOP SIGN, BEAR RIGHT AROUND 'S' CURVE ON FERN ST. TO 1006 ON LEFT SIDE.

TAKE I-4 TO THE HILLSBOROUGH EXIT (HWY. 92) HEAD WEST ON 92, CROSS 56th ST., CROSS 40th, TURN RIGHT (N) AT 22nd (Thoroughbred Music) TURN LEFT (W) ON HANNA (the first TRAFFIC LIGHT) 4 WAY STOP AT 15th...KEEP GOING (SLOW) TURN RIGHT ON 9th (see map) AT STOP SIGN, BEAR RIGHT AROUND 'S' CURVE ON FERN ST. TO 1006 ON LEFT SIDE.

SOME VERY KIND WORDS ABOUT STONE HILL
    I received this letter by e-mail recently and thought Iíd share it here so that those who will not be at the May Stone Hill meeting may see what nice things this fellow had to say about us.
Ann,
    Just wanted to write to you to tell you how unique Stone Hill is. I am sure you know, being in it, but I look at you guys, how big you are and see how much fun you guys can have. It's a rarity. I have been looking through the rec.arts.drwho group allot lately and I have noticed the same old tried and true political struggling that seems to go on in fandom. You know "oh I have been on this group longer than you, and I don't like what you said", that sort of stuff. I had a bad taste from all of the ST stuff before, but it still is a mystery to me why people get this wrapped up in stuff. I keep thinking about what you used to say at MOSI all the time when I see people get over involved in stuff like this. " If they could only be this assertive in their real lives, think of where they could go".
    But you guys don't seem to be centered around an issue, like the Klingons here and Starfleet there. That's probably why you have lasted so long. But anyway, it's just a rare sight to see a group of people who actually have fun together, and have real lives too!!! If I had an award I'd give it to you guys for being outstanding pace setters. More groups should strive to keep up w/ the example you have set.
Chris

THIS MONTH'S FEATURED WEB SITES
    Once again, Stone Hill member David Bennett has provided some tress cool websites for your edification.
David's picks are:
Medieval Pick-up Lines http://jvj.com/bandgpic.html (and)
Origin of Sayings http://www.rootsweb.com/~genepool/sayings.htm
   Well known SF fan, Jacque Trimble now has her own web page devoted to her jewelry dealership SATYRSONG. Now, you can order the nifty things you see at her tables at conventions over the web. Drop in at:
http://members.aol.com/satyrsong/web/satyrsong.html
   SF fan Chris Gunn (yes, heís the Chris who sent us the kind letter) has a nice SF page in THE MATRIX. Get to it by going to:
http://home1.gte.net/davros/~index4.htm
You can get to all these links and many more from my homepage (and I let you conveniently jump past all my other stuff directly to the links if you wish) at http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/RaggedyAnn

Dryer Family Announcement
    From Heather: I'm proud to tell everyone that Dean has won 1998 Gymnastics Judge of the Year. (yeah!!!) He has a huge trophy that he gets to keep for the next year. This thing weighs more than our 4 year old
   On other happy news, Dean and I are in the process of buying our first home. Keep your fingers crossed and hopefully at this time next month we'll have a new address, and a moving in party :-)
Heather, Dean & Garrett
EDITORíS NOTE: This message came to me March 23, so I can tell you that the Dryer family is now all moved into their new home.

OASIS 11: MAY 15-17, ORLANDO ,FL
    Guests of honor for this year's convention are Larry Niven, Mary Hanson-Roberts & Tom Smith. The location is the Radisson Plaza Orlando at 60 S. Ivanhoe Blvd., Orlando. The phone number at the hotel is (407)425-4455.
   Activities will include: Anime, Art Show, Dealers Room, Blood Drive, Art & Charity Auctions, Autograph sessions, Discussion Panels, Masquerade Contest, Gaming, LARP, Filking, and more.
Membership is $25 for the weekend.
Check out the OASFiS website at: http://OASFiS.org for more information on the convention and on the Orlando Area Science Ficiton Society.

TACHYCON NEWS
    This news about Tachycon came in on May 4 from Dan Bedell and Lori Brown.

TachyCon: The FUN Science-Fiction Convention & Website!
WEBSITE: http://www.ao.net/~tachycon
Email: tachycon@ao.net
Mail: P.O. Box 3382, Winter Park, FL 32790-3382
Phone: 407-628-1454
Visit our Ever Expanding Website for the latest on Tachy9Con, June 5-7, 1998, Adam's Mark Hotel at Florida Mall, Orlando, FL.

Confirmed Guests:
Actor: Richard Biggs (Dr. Franklin from Babylon 5); Actor/Author Richard Hatch (Apollo from Battlestar Galactica); Premier Fantasy Artist Rowena Morrill Plus: Author/Artist Jeannette Spencer; Musician/Game Consultant, Tom Green; Author Richard Lee Byers; Author Jeffrey Cisneros; Author Matthew DiPalma; Author/Columnist Gary Roen; more to be announced.

HIGHLANDER CCG REGIONAL FINALS TO BE HELD AT TACHY9CON BY THUNDER CASTLE GAMES!!!
White Wolf Games will also be here running games!
Game Companies Set to Come: Thunder Castle, White Wolf & more to be announced!!

IF I EVER BECOME A VAMPIRE:
1. I shall wear tweed, and cheerful bright clothing. Further, I shall only wear trenchcoats if it is raining or foggy.
2. I will not take my victims home. My neighbors are far too nosy.
3. I will be secure in my immortality. I do not have to share my story with any reporter or struggling writer.
4. I will not purchase an expensive foreign sports car or motorcycle. An economical, multi-terrain vehicle with 4 wheel drive will be just fine.
5. I will immediately become Agnostic, disarming any cross-wielding religious maniacs.
6. I shall not keep a coffin in the basement, that's the first place people look.
7. I shall immediately purchase a Hooked on Phonics tape, in order to lose
any Romanian accents I may have.
8. My ghouls shall have good posture.
9. I will purchase a digital watch with an alarm. I will set this alarm for TWO hours before sunrise, giving ample time for traffic and other inconveniences.
10. If I feel truly alone, and need a companion to share all of eternity with, I shall purchase a dog. Preferably one that is not larger than I am.
11. If the neighborhood kids are snooping around my house, I will not change into a giant wolf and attempt to destroy them. Instead, I shall call the police and have them arrested for trespassing.
12. If I believe far too many people are becoming suspicious, I shall not attempt to kill them all. I will simply move, and leave no forwarding address.
13. There is no logical reason for someone to mistake another human being for a fifteen-foot bat, not even in hysteria. Therefore, I shall refrain from such transformations in public.
14. Artists are over-emotional and unstable. I shall not keep company with them whatsoever.
15. I will not attend gatherings of my own kind. If I'm a lethal killing machine, doomed for all eternity to destroy those around me, they probably are too.

STONE HILL BIRTHDAYS
    Our friends who celebrate this month are:

Garrett DryeróMay 2óTulgan kumum menen! (Kyrgyz)
Ian SmootóMay 2óFortuno Natalis! (Latin)
Lydia LindowóMay 7óDaudz laimes dzimsanas diena! (Latvian)
Richard SmootóMay 8óSveikinu sugimtadieniu! (Lithuanian)
Liz MayóMay 9óVill Gleck fir daei Geburtsdaag! (Luxembourgish)
Sherri WarrenóMay 12óSreken roden den! (Macedonian)
Vincent Lew GriffithóMay 15óArahabaina tratry ny fitsingerenaníny taona nahaterahanao ianao! (Malagasy)
Wayne CoffeyóMay 20óPirannal Aasamsakal! (MalayalamóIndia)
Micky Lynn MorrisóMay 22óSelemat Hari Jadi! (Malaysian)
Kathryn Margo DornóMay 24óNifrahlek ghalgheluqsienek! (Maltese)
Jack FaberóMay 25óKia huritau ki a koe! (Maori)
David BennettóMay 27óWadhdiwasachya Shubhechha! (MarathióIndia)
Angela AylwardóMay 29óTorson odriin hurgee! (Mongolian)

TILL NEXT TIME, TAKE CARE AND HAVE FUN!

--Annie