IT's been a long time for various reasons, most of which fall under the category of "Fiddly-Bits gone Wrong, Very Wrong or Very Very Wrong Indeed.
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So I will just go ahead and post something.
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I spent the time from 15 JUNE to 17 JUNE attending the DEEP SOUTH SCIENCE FICTION CONVENTION which happened in HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA.  I had a good if sad time, looking around and realizing that one of my serious fanaticisms which had been changing for "3 Whiles'' was on Oxygen though _not_ full fledged life support AND that the "Fandom'' that followed it was literally [the best puns are unintentional] dying off.
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The convention hotel was close to or actually booked up, and there were 300+ people around but I saw only a double handful or so under the age of 42.
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Well, o.k. I was not serving Likker so I did not look at identification of any kind but so may had retired AND MENTIONED THAT, in my hearing that i could guess accurately.  In addition, there were very few costumes which is usually something only younger people get involved with, as they are more likely to be able to FIT in the things.  Further, almost everyone got my jokes, which requires someone rather advanced in years.
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But it made me wonder if there will even BE an organized, _conventional_ fandom past 2021 or so.  Someone has to DO the organizing and the contracting and the other manure.  I am no longer very sure that there will be a someone to do that.
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Sat. 6-23-2012.

I had a long post on the Deep South Con that is NOT appearing.  I am too tired to attempt to recreate it so I will merely post this, and then go rest for a week and hope I can remember what I was saying.
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Whoops I found it and it is up now.  Sorry, going off to cook some lunch.