Date: Fri, 03 Jul 1998 22:47:05 +0100
From: VIVG
Subject: [VP] (VP) Hi There

Hi there folks

Thought it was about time I joined the party!!!  Better start by 
introducing myself - I'm Viv (boy hope this doesn't sound too 
corny!) & I've been a SH fan since waaaay back - although I've 
only really known fandom for about 18 months.  Got back into it 
when a cable channel over here (God bless 'em) started showing 
the episodes again & then decided to promote the show by staging 
roadshows which featured one of the original Torinos. Managed to 
pluck up the courage to go & have a look - after getting over the 
original apprehensions of "hey aren't you a bit too old for all 
of this stuff".  Can still remember what it felt like to walk 
around that car (silly really I guess) & ooohhh that feeling of 
sitting in the seat that a certain Mr PMG used to sit in & 
thinking ooohh this is the seat that a certain Mr PMG used to sit 
in (stop it - down girl).

>From that point on I guess you could say I've been on a 
Rollercoaster ride - met some really great people & discovered 
the world of zines (yes, yes, yes). To think that for all of 
these years I've been missing out on some really great fan 
fiction (boo hoo). Oh well been making up for it lately by 
forcing myself (oohh it's been really hard) to read as many zines 
as possible (thanks SHaron et al for the loans <g>).

And just lately been really busy working with SHaron on ZedCon - 
what a ball - don't wanna bore ya - but oh well, what the hell:-  
It was great!! It was a blast - "Pits"ionary & charades were 
great fun on the Friday night & as for "Call My Shluff" well 
words fail me. All I can say is don't ever buy a used car off 
those guys - you know who you are - names should be omitted to 
protect the innocent but as you ain't quite so innocent what the 
hell - SHaron, Sonja (hey did I spell your name right this time?) 
& Shelagh. We had a great Art display with some really terrific 
illos (thanks Evelyn) & (best of all) got to meet up with some 
great people!!!  Linda & Nancy what can I say - ain't never seen 
balloons used in that way before - you live & learn! And Linda R 
what a great photo album - yum, yum the "Brass Poster Bed". Still 
think the hotel staff thought we were a bit nutty!!!  Oh well all 
I can say is here's to next year - think I've managed to talk my 
buddy into it (?!) - so ZedCon '99 here we come!!  & hey why 
don't you come too?

Talk to ya soon

Take care

Viv


