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From: steve@bambi.UUCP (Steve Miller)
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Subject: Re: Request for upcoming conventions
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Date: Tue, 18-Feb-86 11:46:48 EST
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> > Does anybody out there know of any good upcoming cons in the New York
> > City or Philadelphia areas?
>
> February 22nd and 23rd - Creation Conventions Sci Fi Con in NYC,
> Roosevelt Hotel 45th and Madison, special guest is Mark Strickson
> 
> Tickets $9/day

After seeing a pitch for a "Dr. Who convention" on TV last year, I
went to a Creations Con (about September?).  They had one rather
small huckster room and two lecture halls.  The huckster room was about
75% comic book vendors.  Most of the scheduled speakers were comic
book industry personnel.  There was a costume contest, but the average
age of the entrants was about 14, quality comensurate with age.

They showed a PT Dr. Who in its (3.5 hour!!!) entirety, no intermission.
The sound went bad several times, and I had to find a technician to
fix it... each time.

The auction was fun; some interesting posters and scripts were sold.  Also,
many comic books.  To their credit, the auctioneers halt the bidding when
the market value of an item is reached.

I would be delighted if someone would post to the effect that Creations
has improved its act recently, but based on my one experience, for a
Dr. Who fan it is not worth nine dollars.

	-Steve Miller ihnp4!bambi!steve