Shore Leave (US convention)/1986
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| Name: | Shore Leave (US convention) |
| Dates: | July 18-20, 1986 |
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| Location: | Baltimore, Maryland |
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Shore Leave is an annual fan-run convention that takes place in Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
It was founded by the Star Trek Association of Towson which continues to run it. The first convention took place in 1979; the con was still running as of 2025.
The con's focus was initially on Star Trek, but it has since broadened to include other science fiction media.
1986: Shore Leave 8
It was held July 18-20, 1986 at Omni International Hotel.
This con was dedicated to the crew of the Space Shuttle "Challenger."
The guests were Majel Barrett, Robin Curtis, Judson Scott, Howard Weinstein, Bob Greenberger, Jean Lorrah, A.C. Crispin, Jacqueline Lichtenberg, J.M. Dillard.
1986: Programming
- Show Case: Con Skit: Star Trek: The Musical (aka "Cole Porter: The Search for Star Trek III") (first performed at MediaWest*Con #5) (see for more information on the con's skits in general)
- Showcase: an unknown play by Con Artists ("Con Artists will be performing an original production by Suzanne Elmore. They have performed at previous SHORE LEAVE and CLIPPERCON conventions in the Baltimore area.")
- Show Case: Con Skit: The Star Trek Shuffle ("based on "The Superbowl Shuffle" written by Claire Maier and graciously loaned for performance at Shore Leave VIII.") (see for more information on the con's skits in general)
- Panel: 50 Ways to Lose Subscribers
- Panel: Dwight Eaves Stamps in Space
- Panel: Sherlock Holmes
- Panel: Judson Scott Fan Club
- Panel: 20 Years of Trek
- Panel: L-5 Society
- Panel: Characters in Star Trek
- Panel: Proposed Star Trek Fandom Awards
- Panel: Blake's 7
- Panel: Dumplings in the Plomeek Soup
- Panels: Pro Writers
- Panel: Star Trek - A Reflection of Its Time
- Panel: B-Mast
- Panel: Ja-SFA - Japanese Animation (Japanese Animation Science Fiction Association)
- Music: Boogie Knights, Kobayashi Maru Glee Club, [[Omicron Ceti III, Technical Difficulties, filking
- Temple of Trek Revival
- Presentation: Howie & His Star Trek Retrospective
- Presentation: What's New in Fanzines
- Games: Wheel of Fandom, Mad-Libs, Star Trek Trivial Pursuit
- Blooper Reel
- Howie & Bob Show
1986: Gallery of Ephemera and Samples from the Program Book
from the 1986 program book, which had a theme of a high school yearbook
from the 1986 program book
from the 1986 program book
1986: Con Reports
This is the big fanzine con of the summer, and I was a sort-of guest. I say sort-of because I wasn't asked to do anything... they just gave me a free table and turned me loose on the Con! Two of the "big stars" conked out... Roger C. Carmel got a better (acting) job... and not one knows where Judson Scott or his agent was, too drunk to answer the phone! Performance filk featured groups: Denebian Slime Devils, Kobyashi Maru Glee Club, and a Canadian group that sang barbershop style... really neat stuff. Query: are these groups strictly an East Coast phenomenon? And why?
Best part of the Con for filkers was the performance by Technical Difficulties, which is the name of Sheila Willis, T.J. Burnside and Linda Melnick have for their trio. They're also doing a tape... GET IT! They do close harmony, they are all good singers, and their repertoire includes songs by Fish, Ecklar, and themselves. They are also resetting my lyrics to "The Ship," since they can't record anything that's already under copyright.
The Round Robin filk was a modified disaster... the damned Con. committee couldn't find a room for the filking, so we had to moved farther and farther down the hall until no one can find us... Greg Baker will tell you the rest of this tale himself, since he was the one most affected by it. [1]
References
- ^ from Roberta Rogow in APA-Filk (August 1986). See it archived here.