>From the Top Five list:
April 11, 2002 The Mayor of Kansas City has declared April 25-28 to be "Nebula Awards Weekend" in Kansas City to coincide with the awards weekend to be held there by the Kansas City SF & Fantasy Society and the SF & Fantasy Writers of America. Our friends running the KC Society have asked us to help out with a list: The Top 5 Signs It's Nebula Awards Weekend in Kansas City 5> Hookers on Second Avenue offer to assist with the Captain's Log. 4> The festive release of several cloned carnosaurs across the river to Kansas tatooed with the phrase, "Greetings to the Creationist's Paradise" across their stomachs. 3> Pale pasty guys in the riverboat casino: Check. Guys hitting on the cocktail waitress and failing: Check. Guys unable to hold their alcohol: Check. Guys wearing fake Spock ears: Convention must be in town. 2> It's raining X-Men. and the Number 1 Sign It's Nebula Awards Weekend in Kansas City... 1> Good Kansas City is geared up to do battle with Evil Goateed Kansas City. [ Copyright 2002 by Chris White ] [ http://www.topfive.com ] Jim ------------------------------------------------
