Albacon '91

Glasgow's Science Fiction Convention
27-30 September 1991, Central Hotel, Glasgow

GoHs: Alan Dean Foster , Robert Rankin, (artist) Chris Achilleos, (comics) Colin MacNeil

Several good quizzes this year -- from Star Trek to The Clangers . It's fascinating what other people know -- did you know some can name ST episodes just from the Star Date?!

Programme highlights

John Salthouse : Son et Lumiere -- a chemical sound and light show. Including the famous 'digestive biscuit in liquid oxygen'.
Alan Dean Foster : GoH talk -- the influence of his musical interests on the Spellsinger series -- how the structure of the Commonwealth series mirrors Europe.
Alien Corridor : run through the dark while large monsters jump out at you -- in pure reflex, I hit one back -- sorry!

We arrived for breakfast 10 minutes before the restaurant was due to close; a waiter tried to persuade us it had closed. We persisted, politely, and were eventually allowed in. Several people arrived after it had officially closed, and were allowed in without argument. Our example, or maybe just their phasers?