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          Segment 7: Wind Down (325 lines)
               Guests: Chris Krohn, Susan Matthews,
               Kevin J. Anderson, George R.R. Martin

<Lois> ((applause))
<Joan> heehee
<Vonda> He made a final really really good joke but none of us
     could hear him back here!
<JeffryD> Go smile for the cameras, Vonda!  Congrats again.
<Ziggy> lol
<Moderator> :-)
<Bruce_H_R> Your smile muscles are about to get a workout, Vonda.
<Kent> Those who didn't win he calls the "Differently Victorious"
<Moderator> OK, winners again...
<JeffryD> LOL
<Info> ******************************************************
<Info> *         Winners of the 1997 Nebula Awards:         *
<Info> *                                                    *
<Info> *                   Best Novel                       *
<Info> * _The Moon and the Sun_, Vonda N. McIntyre          *
<Info> *          (Pocket Books, Sep97)                     *
<Info> *                                                    *
<Info> *                  Best Novella                      *
<Info> * "Abandon in Place", Jerry Oltion                   *
<Info> *          (F&SF, Dec96)                             *
<Info> *                                                    *
<Info> *                 Best Novelette                     *
<Info> * "The Flowers of Aulit Prison", Nancy Kress         *
<Info> *          (Asimovs, Oct/Nov96)                      *
<Info> *                                                    *
<Info> *                Best Short Story                    *
<Info> * "Sister Emily's Lightship", Jane Yolen             *
<Info> *          (Starlight 1, Tor, Sep96)                 *
<Info> *                                                    *
<Info> ******************************************************
<Vonda> I have to go have my picture taken -- back in a bit.
<Kent> Thanks, Vonda!
<Kent> And Jeffry.
<Marilee> Yep, many thanks to sff.net & Vonda!
<Vanguard-> Tami here - congradulations Vonda, I told you you
     would win!
<Vonda> [Chris] Vonda has left the keyboard for the winner's photo
     ops.
<Moderator> Plus Robin Wayne Bailey for Service to SFWA and Poul
     Anderson, Grandmaster!
<Bruce_H_R> Thanks, Jeffry.  This was my first IRC experience, and
     a very good one.
<Vanguard-> Hey, Vonda, how are those "losing gracefully" skills?
     Coming in handy, are they?
<Lois> thank you to sffnet, and thank you to vonda. 
<Kent> Good night, folks.
<JeffryD> Glad you all could drop by.
<Vonda> [Chris] She's now winning graciously.
<JeffryD> Feel free to stay and chat.
<Lois> thanks, jeffry
<Moderator> Very glad that all of you could make it tonight!!
<Vanguard-> <janna> Vonda, I'm DElighted for you!
<Terry> Very glad that SFF-Net hosted this!
<JeffryD> Mega-thanks to Jimbo for planning and running this
     event!
<MMF> It was great to be here.  I'm heading off to bed, now.
     Night'all!
<Moderator> Yes, we'll be sticking around for a bit to see what's
     what.
<Vanguard-> Mark Manning here: You won! That's cool as a moose!!!
<pff3> yes!!! Cheers for Jimbo!!!!
<Vonda> [Chris] test...
<Terry> So who is "Vonda" now?? <g>
<Vanguard-> Congratulations Vonda!!! (from Luke)
<Ziggy> good job, Jimbo!!!
<Ferragus> Cheers for Vonda!
* Moderator takes a bow
<Vonda> [Chris] This is Chris Krohn, one of the banquet
     assistants.
<Kent> See u
<Ferragus> very nicely done Jimbo
<Terry> Hi, Chris!
<Kent> you all in Baltimore.
<Moderator> Thanks, chris for stepping in.
<Ziggy> hi Chris
<pff3> welcome chris!
<Terry> <cheers for Jimbo>
<Vonda> [Chris] The banquet hall is slowly emptying out.
<Robt> Jimbo, well done
<JeffryD> Chris, type /nick Chris
* Xenith hands Moderator a long stemmed rose @}>-`,------}---- :)
<Robt> JeffryD you pulled it off well
<Vanguard-> Think they'll have to reinforce the beams from all the
     screams from Vanguard? (from Josepha)
<Xenith> give one to vonda when she comes back
*** Vonda is now known as Susan
<Bruce_H_R> Anybody here have the phone number for the Nebula
     hotel's front desk?
<Terry> Hi Susan
<Ziggy> hi Susan
<JeffryD> Susan who?
<Terry> Susan...Shwartz?
<Susan> Two female novel winners from Seattle!
<Susan> Matthews
<Robt> Bruce: 411? www.switchboad.com?
<Moderator> Bruce, might be on SFWA page, let me look
<JeffryD> Hi, Susan.
<Terry> Susan...Matthews! Hi. :)
<Moderator> phone 505-982-1200 
<Susan> As a female novelist from Seattle I consider this an
     excellent precedent.
<Ferragus> Hi Susan!
<Robt> :)
<Terry> :) Susan
<Marilee> LOL
<Moderator> Yes, you'll get your chance.
<Bruce_H_R> Thanks for that number!
<Robt> Well I could move to Seattle, but I stop at that!
<Terry> lol Robt
<Susan> Hi Guys!  ::leaving now to cheer some more::
<Robt> :)
<pff3> hahahhah
<JeffryD> (Almost) anything to sell a story, Robt?  :)
<Bruce_H_R> Good night, all.
<Terry> Nite, Bruce
<Moderator> night Bruce
<Vanguard-> Vonda: the yells from here may have woken Philby up!
     Congrats, Bruce and Margaret!
<pff3> night Bruce
<JeffryD> G'night, Bruce.
*** Susan is now known as ChrisK
<Robt> Jeffry, you saw what I submitted to you, what do you think
    :p
<JeffryD> LOL, Robt.
<Robt> :)
<ChrisK> Robt, it got a lot of yucks here at the Nebs.
<JeffryD> Going over to the chat side to see who's there.
     G'night, all.
<Robt> hahah
<ChrisK> So how about that sex change?
<Lois> heading out. see you all later. was intense!
<Info> Once again, since I made such a neat macro. :-P
<Info> ******************************************************
<Info> *         Winners of the 1997 Nebula Awards:         *
<Info> *                                                    *
<Info> *                   Best Novel                       *
<Info> * _The Moon and the Sun_, Vonda N. McIntyre          *
<Info> *          (Pocket Books, Sep97)                     *
<Info> *                                                    *
<Info> *                  Best Novella                      *
<Info> * "Abandon in Place", Jerry Oltion                   *
<Info> *          (F&SF, Dec96)                             *
<Info> *                                                    *
<Info> *                 Best Novelette                     *
<Info> * "The Flowers of Aulit Prison", Nancy Kress         *
<Info> *          (Asimovs, Oct/Nov96)                      *
<Info> *                                                    *
<Info> *                Best Short Story                    *
<Info> * "Sister Emily's Lightship", Jane Yolen             *
<Info> *          (Starlight 1, Tor, Sep96)                 *
<Info> *                                                    *
<Info> ******************************************************
<ChrisK> I think that a contingent of attendees is about to crash
     a Japanese bathhouse up in the foothills outside Santa Fe.
<Robt> We'll set up a committee to explore the ramifications
<Moderator> What a night!
<ChrisK> Not much more to report from the Banquet:  most
     scintillating talk has moved to the other end of the hall; I
     am surrounded by busboys.
<Moderator> Vonda will probably be back for at least a little bit,
     so you might want to stick around.
<Robt> Sounds dangerous
<ChrisK> She's very popular at the moment.
<Moderator> ok, thanks, Chris
<Moderator> Yes, I imagine. :-)
<ChrisK> They're trying to cockroach us.  They've just turned on
     the Musak:  White Wedding?!
<ChrisK> Vonda's not here yet...so she roped me in here for a few
     minutes.  this is Kevin J. Anderson  too warm and
     uncomfortable in a tux!
*** ChrisK is now known as KJA
<Terry> Hi, Kevin!
<Moderator> Welcome Kevin!
<Marilee> Hi Kevin!
<Moderator> Thanks for dropping by
<Ferragus> hi Kevin!
<Moderator> type /nick Kevin to change the name
<Ziggy> hi Kevin
<Terry> He did, he's KJA
<KJA> Nebula banquets are a place to hang out with all kinds of
     editors and writers
<KJA> and here in Santa Fe we get really great N.Mex food, too!
<Moderator> Great.
<Moderator> Sounds like it was a quality event all teh way around.
<KJA> We were at the Bantam table, sitting with Brian Herbert, my
     wife Rebecca Moesta, Ed Bryant, George RR Martin, and various
     editors
<KJA> And speaking of George RR...he's going to chat here for a
     bit!
<Terry> Great!!
*** KJA is now known as GeoRR
<Terry> Hi, George
<Ziggy> hi George
<Sean> Hey, glad you could stop to chat.
<pff3> welcome to sff.net George
<Marilee> Hi George!
<GeoRR> hello
<Robt> Hi George
<GeoRR> glad to be here
<GeoRR> i am lusting after vonda's nebula--- it's gorgeous
<Robt> What did you think of that speech by Chris Crawford?
<Moderator> Great to have you.  Condolances on the award.
<Terry> Congrats on A GAME OF THRONES being a finalist. It's a
     fantastic book.
<Sean> Everyone over in my neck of the woods is eagerly awaiting
     the sequel to Game of Thrones. You had a lot of fans here
     rooting for you.
*** JeffryD (JeffryD@ego.greyware.com) has joined #nebula
<JeffryD> Here am I.
<Ferragus> Jimbo can you run your award macro in the #lobby?
<Moderator> sure
<Terry> George also has a wonderful novella coming out in LEGENDS.
<GeoRR> well i told them i'd sing the theme song of MY MOTHER THE
     CAR if i won --probably lost it for me
<JeffryD> I'm here now, too.
<JeffryD> See it.  Thanks!
<Robt> GeoRR that would kill my vote too.
<GeoRR> i have just finished the sequel, A CLASH OF KINGS
<Sean> *grin* There are some benefits to a text medium, I suppose.
     At least we're safe from the singing.
<Moderator> Excellent, will look forward to that one.
<Terry> George, does it have a pub date?
<Robt> heheh
<Sean> Any word on when it might be ou...what he said :)
<GeoRR> early next year in the US
<GeoRR> the brits have it scheduled for November
<Terry> Ah! Good to know.
<Moderator> Lucky dogs
<GeoRR> now it's on to the third book
<Terry> There's always bookpages.co.uk, don't forget.
<Terry> Are you starting it right away, or taking a break?
<Sean> May have to import that one, and be the envy of my peers.
<GeoRR> it was a fun ceremony here -- Nelson Bond was great
<Terry> Vonda paraphrased his remarks for us. Sounded wonderful.
<GeoRR> taking a break
<Moderator> Vonda did a great job of translating the excitement
     for us. :-)
<GeoRR> going to Australia
<Sean> Have any other projects you're working on?
<Robt> Yes, any movie projects maybe?
<GeoRR> i have a FEVRE DREAM screenplay to do as well
<Terry> Fun!
<GeoRR> anywa, i'm gonna go party
<Lorrie> So you want to boogie down, eh?
<Moderator> OK, go have fun, thanks!!
<Terry> Have a good time!
<Robt> GeoRR nice to see you
<GeoRR> maybe i can get Vonda drunk and steal her nebula
<Robt> drop by sff.net again
<Sean> Have fun. Thanks for dropping by :)
<pff3> HAHHHAHHAH
<Moderator> <g>
<Xenith> hehe
<GeoRR> thabks, all
*** GeoRR is now known as Vonda
<Vonda> Hi folks, back again.
<Xenith> Vonda back?
<Terry> Everybody wants to be known as Vonda now. :)
<Vonda> Yep
* Xenith `~;`~`*~throws`;.~`;.§*`;.`~;confetti``*~§`*~`;on.~`;.*`;
     Vonda `~`~`*~`;.~`;.*`§;.`~;.*`;.§`~;`~` *~`;.~`;.§*`~`~`*~`;
     .~`;.*`;.`~§;.*`;.;`~`~`*~`;.~`;.*`;.`~§;.*`;.`~;`~`§`;.~`;.*
     `; Vonda `~;`~`*~§`;.~`;.*`;.`~;``*~`;.~
<Moderator> Hi Vonda.
<Moderator> :-)
*** Robt is now known as Vondaclon
<Ferragus> hehe
*** Vondaclon is now known as Robt
<Robt> Vonda how do you feel right now?
<Vonda> Thanks for the confetti.
<Moderator> Big congrats once again, Vonda.  See, you surprised
     us. :-)
<Vonda> Great.
<Vanguard-> Hey Vonda from Seattle. I throw confetti if I could.
     Tami
<Vonda> Thanks, Tami.
<Sean> No, no, you're supposed to say 'We knew you'd win all
     along' :)
<Vonda> Listen, folks are kind of clearing out so I'm not sure if
     I can grab anybody else.
<Vonda> Surprised me too.
<Vanguard-> I did know you'd win all along. Told you...Tami
<Ferragus> thanks for all you did Vonda and congrats!
<Terry> You should go savor the moment!
<Robt> Vonda, but you'll take it, right?
<Vonda> It was my pleasure to be on line -- I really enjoyed it.
     You guys are a great distraction!
<Ziggy> congrats, Vonda, and thanks for taking us along too :)
<Moderator> Yes, go party. :-)
<Lorrie> So you want to boogie down, eh?
<Vanguard-> Thanks from Seattle.
<Terry> Thanks =so much= for doing this, Vonda.
<Sean> Made me wish I could attend in person.
<Robt> Vonda go party, and we expect to see you do the same fine
     job of hosting the nebs next year :p
<Lorrie> So you want to boogie down, eh?
<Vonda> It was my pleasure. But they're taking the room down so I
     think I have to get off their table.
<Marilee> Thanks, Vonda!  Have fun!
<Vonda> I appreciate you all hanging in for so long.
<Vonda> Talk to you soon!
<Moderator> OK, this was a lot of fun.
<Vanguard-> CU in seattle.
<Moderator> Glad we could share your big moment with you.
<Robt> Bye
<Terry> Nite, Vonda! Congrats!
<Vonda> Thanks to Vanguard for being the hometown cheering
     section!
<Moderator> nite
<Vonda> Bye!
<Keith> Great Night Vonda!
*** Vonda has left #nebula
<Ferragus> Bye Vonda
<Marilee> Night, y'all!
<Ferragus> Night all! see you soon
* Ferragus waves
<Robt> nite
<Terry> Nite, Ferr!
<Ziggy> night Ferragus
<Terry> Nite, Ferr!
<Ziggy> night Ferragus
<Moderator> That concludes our official ceremonies, but you're all
     more than welcome to stick around and chat. :-)