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- What the Hell is this?
. .Since I became a fan in 1960, I've taken pictures of people, things and events. Through various moves, over time, all these pictures have been boxed away. Now, retired, with all the time I need, I've run across several of the old boxes and albums. Looking through them, the photos are fading and some of the documents are falling victim to time and silverfish. Clearly, it's time to throw it all out or share it with everyone.
Every photo needed some touching up - some massively reconstructed in Photoshop. So here they are, presented for your nostalgic pleasure. - This is an ongoing project that will probably take several years to complete. There will be endless changes as new material comes in, memories jogged and secrets divulged!
. .Clearly, as I assemble this, my memory is sporadic at best. Some places and times will be askew and a few photos remain nameless; any help is appreciated. Also, if you would like to donate photos and info to augment these events, please contact me. - Yes, these pictures are for you to enjoy, download and use for your own non-commercial projects. I would appreciate a credit to Alan White when possible.
AND, if you would like any pictures of yourself removed, you have only to ask!
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- NOTE: Thanks to these memory floggers for setting me straight:
- Bill Warren / Donald F. Glut
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- CONTENTS
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Preface | The Why and Wherefore of it All
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Page 1 | Life Before Fandom: 1947 / 1953
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Page 2 | 1954 / 1957
Growing Up Monsterkid
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Page 3 | 1958 / 1959
Growing Up Monsterkid
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Page 4 | The Past is Prologue: 1960 / 1961 / 1962
Finding Fandom / The Ackermansion
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Page 5 | 1963
1st Long Beach Science Fantasy Convention / Fanzines
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Page 6 | 1964
Count Dracula Society / Lytton Effects Exhibit /
2nd Long Beach Science Fantasy Convention
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Page 7 | 1964 / 1965
Count Dracula Society / Westercon 18 / The Draft
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Page 8 | 1966
Westercon 18 / Blowing Things Up / Cruising / Milt Larsen
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Page 9 | 1966
The Animated Road Trip / Count Dracula Society
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Page 10 | 1966 / 1967
New Years in Fandom / Westercon 20
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Page 11 | - 1968
- Targets / WorldCon 26 / Bud Abbott
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Page 12 | 1969
4e Trouble / Dracula Society / Westercon 22
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- Page 13
| - 1969
Getting By / Off to London / Kissing off '69
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- Page 14
| - 1970 A Decade of Change
- MGM Auction / Movie World Cars of the Stars
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- Page 15
| - 1970
- Movie World Cars of the Stars / Westercon 23
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- Page 16
| - 1971
- Big Wieners and Godfathers
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- Page 17
| - 1972
- The Academy of SF Films / Westercon 25 / FilmCon1 / WorldCon 30
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- Page 18
| - 1973
- Desert Con 1 / Equicon 73 / WesterCon 26
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- Page 19
| - 1973
- Witchcraft and Sorcery Con / Bob Burns Halloween Show
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- Page 20
| - 1974
- Equicon '74 / Witchcraft and Sorcery / Desert Con 2 / Flesh Gordon
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- Page 21
| - 1974 / 1975
- Bob Burns Does "The Exorcist" / Kissing off 1974
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- Page 22
| - 1975
- So This is Show Biz?
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- Page 23
| - 1975
- Equicon/Filmcon / 2nd British Star Trek Convention
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- Page 24
| - 1975
- 2nd British Star Trek Convention / Bob Burns Does "War of the Worlds"
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- Page 25
| - 1976
- Convention Badges / Bob Burns Does "The Time Machine"
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- Page 26
| - 1977 / 1978 / 1979
- A Local War of the Worlds / Adventures in the Sci-Fi-Academy
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- Page 27
| - 1979 / 1980
- War of the Conventions / The Sci-Fi Academy / Westercon 31
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- Page 28
| - 1981
- Work / Art / Sin and Equicon '81. . . . . . .
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- Page 29
| - 1982
- Parties / Dog Funerals / Places / Faces / Dark Crystals and Tattoos
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- Page 30
| - 1982
- US Festival / Westercon 35 / LosCon 9
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- Page 31
| - 1982 / 1983
- King Kong 50th Anniversary / Bill Crawford's Sci-Fi Weekend
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- Page 32
| - 1983 / 1984
- Westercon 36 / Willis O'Brien Tribute / WorldCon 42
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- Page 33
| - 1984 / 1986
- October Radio / Loscon 11 / Club Med / Parties
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- Page 34
| - 1985
- 12th Sci-Fi Academy Awards / Westercon 38 / Hollywood Parties
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- Page 35
| - 1985
- Golden Shower / Les Baxter / Hollywood Mystery / Subgenius
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- Page 36
| - 1985
- Creation Con / Fun with Forry / Blowing Things Up / Loscon 12
- Hollyweird Christmas / Return of the Living Dead
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- Page 37
| - 1986
- Foreign Fans at Forry's / Through Time and Space with FJA / Equicon 86
Whispering at the Offspring
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- Page 38
| - 1986
- Wizard of Speed and Time / Hands Across America / Ren Faire
- Kong Comes to Universal
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- Page 39
| - 1986
- Westercon 39 / Comic Con 17 / L.A.S.F.S.
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- Page 40
| - 1986
- Fantasy Faire / LosCon 13 / Radio Werewolf / Catalina
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- Page 41
| - 1987
- Westercon 40 - A Convention Made in Hell
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- Page 42
| - 1987
- Westercon 40 / Comic Con 18
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- Page 43
| - 1987
- I turn 40 / Forry Turns 70
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- Page 44
| - 1987
- A Monsters Halloween / LosCon 14
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- Page 45
| - 1988
- Mathoms R Us / Bjo Blows L.A. / WesterCon 41
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- Page 46
| - 1988 / 1989 / 1990
- Southern Matrimony / Comic Con 19 / Westercon 42 / LosCon 16 / NASFIC 1990 / I Get Hitched / NASFIC / Happy Birthday Rocky / Tamara
Excalibur Hotel Opening Day
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- Page 47
| - 1990 / 1991 / 1992 / 1993 / 1994
- LosCon 17 / Rocky Fest at Fox / Ballooning / The Grand Canyon
Westercon 45 / Biosphere 2 / Off to Vegas, Baby
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- Page 48
| - 1995
- SNAFFU / Las Vegrants / SilverCon 4 / Comic Con 26 / A Home
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- Page 49
| - 1996 / 1997 / 1998 / 1999
- Comdex, Comic Con 27 / 4eNet / I Have a Stroke / Comic Con 28 / 29
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- Page 50
| - 2000
- Zines Go Electronic / Las Vegas Comic Con
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 | To Be Continued. . . |
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