Strauss is well-known for his science fiction fandom, his libertarian leaning and his efforts in the filk music scene.
He was an early (1964) vice president of the MIT Science Fiction Society. In addition, he is the author of the monthly "SF Convention Calendar" in Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction magazine.
A little dated by today's standard but it was a goldmine of stuff from conventioneering in the 80s. I mostly bought it for the Phil Foglio illustrations but it was a lovely look at how fan conventions used to be run.