Filthy Pierre

Filthy Pierre, nickname of Erwin S. Strauss, is a New Jersey fan active in Libertarian SF circles. He publishes an idiosyncratic APA, The Connection, whose contributors mix science fiction, politics and eccentricity. He invented the Voodoo Board, writes songs, plays music (an electronic keyboard), chaired Boskone III and received the Big Heart Award in 2004. His writings include How to Start Your Own Country, Basement Nukes: the Consequences of Cheap Weapons of Mass Destruction, Complete Guide to Science Fiction Conventions and The Case Against a Libertarian Political Party. He also writes the monthly "SF Conventional Calendar" for Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine.