In a message dated 3/1/01 2:49:47 PM Eastern Standard Time, julia.lysator@jajones.demon.co.uk writes:

<< He's not on the list, so the easiest way for a conchair to do him the courtesy of letting him speak for himself in this forum is to phone him and take dictation. >>

Well, I, for one, think Judith did the right thing? What else was there to be done other than to go straight to the source? Since Judith had a way to do that (not always possible when talked about celebrities), why *shouldn't* she avail herself of the opportunity for everyone's benefit? There's nothing odd about the chairman of a convention committee having the phone number of a celebrity. I used to have home phone numbers, addresses and the like for quite a number of celebrities when I was involved in conventions. I don't think Judith was trying to "impress" anyone. Why should she? It's just a fact that she has the access because of the hard work she has done to put on a convention.

Annie