1988, Continued

Apparently there were more people  joining the fandom in 1988 than I initially remembered.  Though what I DID get right was that 1988 was the pivotal year when furry fandom went from scattered groups and small parties to an actual organized ongoing thing.

So when I got involved, Furry Fandom consisted of several dozens of people, but still less than a hundred.

I left when I started running into fans  who had not yet been born when that first convention happened.  One of them even hushed their friends when I entered the elevator, saying 'Shush - a mundane" 

And I realized they were right.

Now for something completely different

 I just discovered one of the receptionists at the cat clinic I work at once held the land speed record in France, and is the first person to ever drive a Citroen faster than 200MPH.

And no, I do not yet know the story behind that.

Sometimes people are more than they seem.