LOSCON 30 GUEST BIO

I date my fannish career from joining LASFS in 1960.   For the first few years, I didn't do much and didn't annoy much of anybody.   Then I got into fannish politics.   I was president of the LASFS in 1971.   I was also on the board of directors from 1972 to 1984, and was chairman of the board for seven of those years.   Numerous investigations were never able to prove a thing.   I also became involved in running conventions.   I was chairman of the first Loscon (LA 2000) in 1975, chairman of Westercon in 1980, and co-chairman of worldcon in 1984.   Upholding the long tradition for worlcon chairmen, I got a divorce right after the convention.   I've also done some fan writing over the years. &nbs; Most people think I write funny, although some people think I write humorously as well.   Professionally, I retired from the LAPD Crime Analysis Section in 1998 and have only worked for them occasionally since then.   My police experience has left me with a large assortment of funny stories about death and dismemberment.   I'm on the program because I am very opinionated and can be counted on to have an opinion on any subject whether I know anything about it or not.