The Things In My Closet

[billroper]

I was digging through my closet and rummaging through my collection of convention badges looking for Capricon badges. I found all but three: 13, 19, and 20. I wonder where they're at.

When looking for more badges, I also found a box of 25 cassette tapes. They're labeled Chicon IV, 1 through 25, recorded with Dolby B noise reduction.

Oh, my. It's not my handwriting on the labels -- I suspect it might be Bob Laurent's.

But, oh, my.

Comments

[johno.livejournal.com]

I've got a pile of Chicon IV tapes somewhere too.

I was a poor college student and they are cheap crappy tapes, so one of these days I'll the courage to play and digitize them.

[starmalachite.livejournal.com]

I'll see your Chicon IV & raise you Chicon II & III. Unfortunately, ditto on the cheap crappy tapes, so I doubt anything's salvageable by now.

[hms42]

Can I get them to convert them? Please :)

And as a historical note... OCP released Chicon IV as a tape, Bob released Chicon V.

Any other IDing marks on those tapes? (Just wondering whom you just might have found recordings of that are no longer with us.)

[blaurentnv.livejournal.com]

The set of 25 tapes from Chicon IV was made privately. I don't remember giving Bill a set, but it is certainly possible. OCP recorded a total of 10 tapes, from which they made a one hour commercial tape.

[hms42]

Any idea if Bill Marachello was on those tapes? (Just looking for a song that someone asked for at one point that does not exist on his commercial tape.)

[blaurentnv.livejournal.com]

I believe so, but with just a couple of things. I don't recall what off hand.

[hms42]

What else is on those tapes besides the obvious concerts of the filkers who attended the convention.

[msminlr.livejournal.com]

Chicon IV was the last worldcon I went to before parenthood set in, and Sharon will be 26 this coming summer.

So that was long enough ago that I don't think there WERE scheduled filk concerts. I remember "Momma Don't 'Low" going on for about 45 minutes one evening, though.

[cacieroomom.livejournal.com]

They are surprisingly good. They were my car tapes for years. Bob gave me a set for my birthday in (let's see, Jordi was three) in 1992.