{"id":15770580,"date":"2025-04-10T00:32:32","date_gmt":"2025-04-10T05:32:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wodehouse2.websitesforasong.com\/?p=15770580"},"modified":"2025-06-05T11:01:01","modified_gmt":"2025-06-05T16:01:01","slug":"convention-houston-tx-1999","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wodehouse.org\/test\/convention-houston-tx-1999\/","title":{"rendered":"1999: Houston, TX"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>Houston, Texas: Gone to Texas: October 22\u201324, 1999<br \/>\n<\/b><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Speakers: Daniel Cohen, John Fletcher, Norman Murphy, Tony Ring, Mike Skupin, Wendy Westfaul, Elin Woodger<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The South rose again when the Drone Rangers hosted our 10th International Convention. This gathering was rich with music\u2014the program even included a songbook\u2014and with games, a room having been set aside for just that purpose; it included an indoor miniature golf course. An appropriate ground was found for cricket-minded players, who went to bat sporting TWSCC badges designed by Jean Tillson. Those not playing cricket could go on tours to NASA or San Jacinto. Friday evening\u2019s reception was enlivened by a challenge to set Charlotte Mulliner\u2019s \u201cGood Gnus\u201d to music, which was met admirably and hilariously by four very different renditions. Many then departed to see a production of <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Oh, Kay!<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The good times continued on Saturday with an excellent lineup of talks and a new, tailor-made skit from the NEWTS. At the banquet that evening, Blandings Castle presented a rib-tickling reading of \u201cThe Story of William\u201d; afterwards, we adjourned to watch a fortuitous display of fireworks in the city.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">See the full report of this convention in <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/wodehouse.org\/test\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/PL_v18x_nr4.pdf\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Plum Lines<\/span><\/a><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Volume 18x, No. 4 (Winter 1999)<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<div id=\"6a1c9d78c76ba\" class=\"gg_gallery_wrap gg_true_gallery gg_masonry_gallery gid_15770716 gg_hidden_ol gg_ol_bottom_mode gg_main_ol_show_on_h \" data-col-num=\"4\" data-gid=\"15770716\" data-nores-txt=\"No images found\">              <div class=\"gg_loader\">            <div class=\"ggl_1\"><\/div>            <div class=\"ggl_2\"><\/div>            <div class=\"ggl_3\"><\/div>            <div class=\"ggl_4\"><\/div>        <\/div>  <div class=\"gg_container\"><div class=\"gg_img \" data-gg-url=\"https:\/\/wodehouse.org\/test\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Pin-1999-Houston.jpg\" data-gg-title=\"Pin 1999 Houston\" data-gg-author=\"\" data-gg-descr=\"\" data-gg-tags=\"\" data-img-id=\"0\" data-gid=\"15770716\">  <div class=\"gg_img_inner\"><div class=\"gg_main_img_wrap\"><div class=\"gg_img_wrap_inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\" data-gg-lazy-src=\"\/\/wodehouse.org\/test\/wp-content\/uploads\/ewpt_cache\/390x0_90_1_c_FFFFFF_71482f8699522e7ab62d07f941ad2b82.jpg\" alt=\"Pin 1999 Houston\" class=\"gg_photo gg_main_thumb\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wodehouse.org\/test\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Pin-1999-Houston.jpg\" alt=\"Pin 1999 Houston\" \/><\/noscript><\/div><\/div><div class=\"gg_overlays\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"gg_img \" data-gg-url=\"https:\/\/wodehouse.org\/test\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/1999-Houston-1-Norman-and-Elin.jpg\" data-gg-title=\"1999 Houston 1 Norman and Elin\" data-gg-author=\"\" data-gg-descr=\"\" data-gg-tags=\"\" data-img-id=\"1\" data-gid=\"15770716\">  <div class=\"gg_img_inner\"><div class=\"gg_main_img_wrap\"><div class=\"gg_img_wrap_inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\" data-gg-lazy-src=\"\/\/wodehouse.org\/test\/wp-content\/uploads\/ewpt_cache\/390x0_90_1_c_FFFFFF_95ba018f9dd9e2afec805325a78691b5.jpg\" alt=\"1999 Houston 1 Norman and Elin\" class=\"gg_photo gg_main_thumb\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wodehouse.org\/test\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/1999-Houston-1-Norman-and-Elin.jpg\" alt=\"1999 Houston 1 Norman and Elin\" \/><\/noscript><\/div><\/div><div class=\"gg_overlays\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div><\/div><script type=\"text\/javascript\">     (function() {         \"use strict\"; 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