Belated b-day wish

[thatcrazycajun]

Abject apologies galore to stevemb for not posting him the old hippo, birdie and two ewes on his birthday, nine days ago (7/20). Many happy returns to you, and thanks for your friendship and kindness. (One hopes your lovely wife starmalachite gave you a suitable party...or at least a nice present. [nudge, nudge, wink, wink...])

Steve is one of those people in SF/F fandom (and especially in filk) who, without calling attention to or demanding it for themselves, work harder than anyone else to help out at conventions, club meetings, and outside of events to do all the mundane (you should pardon the expression) tasks that must be done so the rest of us can enjoy the fun. I have watched him do this for at least 1.5 decades now without complaint, and if I have not told him how much I appreciate and respect him for his efforts, let him consider himself now publicly acknowledged.

From bringing his own personal photocopier to filk room sessions for use by all assembled to helping clean up afterward to working in registration or con suite or other convention departments, he has been among those who can rightfully be considered fandom's backbone (not to mention its muscle, brains, heart and possibly even pancreas). I am pleased and proud to call him friend...and not just here on LJ. (And his wife ain't no slouch, either!) He deserves one hell of a lot more recognition than he gets; here's hoping all the people who showed up (or stayed after Conterpoint) for his wedding last month are a sign that he's finally starting to get it.

Comments

[redaxe.livejournal.com]

*agrees completely*

You have, I take it, sent this verbatim to Dave Hayman? It's exactly what an FHoF nomination ought to be: accurate and detailed. If you've forgotten about nomination, see data here.

[thatcrazycajun.livejournal.com]

It shames me to admit I had not even thought of nominating anyone, let alone Steve, but I will send a note to Dave forthwith.

[egoldberg.livejournal.com]

Parenthetically, although my memory doesn't work too well that far back, Steve is directly responsible for introducing me to filk through a National Space Society chapter back when I was 15 or so.

[thatcrazycajun.livejournal.com]

Given that you started a great music label for filk which has issued several major recordings, that alone is a great reason to nominate Steve for the Hall...which I have just done, BTW. I also mentioned the great filks he has written, such as "Dredging Up the Sleaze" and "Three Laws of Thermo."

[stevemb.livejournal.com]

Er, "Three Laws Of Thermo" is by Mike Rubin.

[stevemb.livejournal.com]

Thanks. I just tend to instinctively pitch in when something needs to be done to make a convention or something come off. Appreciation isn't the point... but it's certainly nice when it happens. :-)

I'm still working my way through the comics art books starmalachite found, including one with an audio attachment with Stan Lee commentaries. (The one I've played so far is the "Stan, you're nuts; people hate spiders; nobody wants to read about a superhero with all these personal problems..." story.)

(You're probably thinking of somebody else, maybe starmalachite, when it comes to the rides, though -- I don't drive.)

[thatcrazycajun.livejournal.com]

So noted; I could have sworn I remembered riding with you somewhere, but we all know how flaky my long-term memory is. Entry corrected accordingly.

[gorgeousgary]

Probably in *my* car...I vaguely recall a Philcon you were both passengers for.