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Thanks for the warm welcome to Canada last night. It was great to see everybody in person, and I’ve never had so many people thank us for coming out to meet and greet. The event was held at the Merrill Collection. It is a library, but it is also one of the largest and most complete science fiction, fantasy, and horror collection in existence. We got a tour before the event and it was amazing. My geek moment was seeing a first edition Dracula. The beginning of the vampire part of my genre sitting right there. Jon’s geek moment was the E. E. Doc Smith collection. Charles’s geek moment was Cyberpunk first edition with a mint box. The first edition Jules Verne books, yes plural, was a geek moment for all of us. That’s just the highlights. Trust me, there were many more treasures.
Then downstairs for the event. They had a nice room all set aside, and chairs for everybody. So nice that you guys didn’t have to stand through the whole thing. The question and answer session went well. I got lots of laughter, and some ooh-ahh moments. My judge for how well you guys are enjoying the Q & A is laughter and gasps. From the reaction, a good time was had by all. Thanks for all the questions. I hope you were as happy with the answers.
Everyone asked what we thought of Canada. Our reply was, we just got in that afternoon. We’ve, as usual, seen the airport, the hotel, and the event. We’re hoping to see more before we go home. I will say that Toronto isn’t what I expected. Those preconceived notions, they’re meant to be broken.