P0000504 Barbara Hambly at the opening ceremony of ArmadilloCon 2004

Following the ArmadilloCon tradition, the toastmaster K. D. Wentworth gave a humorous speech. She addressed the audience as a fourth grade schoolteacher, which she actually was for the most of her working life. She chastised SF fandom for forgetting their geeky, eccentric roots and becoming too mainstream. To instill a sense of geeky pride in the fans, K. D. Wentworth and several other guests perform "The Fan Eye for a Mundane Guy" makeover on a guy they picked from the audience.

Note: My transcription of this speech is not completely accurate since I had to work off of a poor quality tape recording. With this caveat, it can be found on my web site .