STAR
does indeed attend MedFair on April 13-14, sharing a booth with Nosfa. The Club sells pouches (for gamers’ dice),
rats on a stick, wooden swords, and — a surprise hit — Absolutions. This last
item was jokingly suggested in January by the VP as an example of the real
Mediæval mindset. The Absolutions are
printed on parchment and read, “ABSOLUTION. The mortal, ______ , is hereby
deemed ABSOLVED of the heinous mortal sin or sins pursued by the aforementioned
in the past.” There follows a checklist of the Seven Deadly Sins. “This dispensation granted by the Sacred
Church of Trumpery.”
The
May GG tells the tale. Treasurer Mike reports, “STAR OKC turned a profit
of $230 at the Fair. STAR also received
about $60 from Spectrum foods for when we worked down at the Myriad. ... STAR
has about $310 to its name.
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| (LEFT-TO-RIGHT: front: Veronica Blochowiak, Paul Marek, unknown gal in white; JR Daniels in hood, MIke Hodge. STANDING: MIke Powell, Bob Higgs, unknown, Tamara Hodge) |
“Because
of this, STAR decided to do a con. It will be called SoonerCon and it will be
June 6, 7, 8 of 1986.”
Yes,
folks, we can thank Absolutions and Rats-on-a-stick for SoonerCon.
The
May GG also contains Mike Hodge’s “A History of STAR OKC,” which has
helped immensely in the production of these Chronicles, and the first
contribution by Janetta Schuch, a new member (with her husband Bob).
Another
STAR wedding occurs on June 7, when Mike Hodge and Tamara Baker get hitched in
the Rose Garden at Will Rogers Park.
The June GG includes a
membership list with these 23 paid members:
Mark
Alfred
Brandon
McKay
David
Lee Anderson
Mike
Powell
Veronica
Blochowiak
Mary
Powell
Tammy
Bothel
J.R.
Daniels
Denise
Reedy
Denise
Rexroat
Cory
Furse
Casey
Hamilton
Bob
Higgs
Mike
Hodge
Tamara
Hodge
James
Hoy
Paul
Marek
Bob
Schuch
Janetta
Schuch
Claire
Stephens
David
Stone
Tony
Trammel
Lee
Wise
From about the same time
frame comes the first publicity
release for Sooner-Con 1, courtesy of Publicity guy Larry Nemecek: “ ‘SOONERCON 1’ TO BRING WEEKEND OF SCIENCE
FICTION FUN TO OKC ... Sponsored by STAR OKC — the metro area’s SF, fantasy and
media fan group — Sooner-Con 1 features three days of activities sure to please
both the longtime “con”-goer as well as the curious weekender. ...”
In
August, STAR welcomes another seven new paid members, and has a
Saturday-afternoon cookout at Lake Thunderbird, featuring several members being
stranded in the middle of the lake on a catamaran for a half hour or so.
Autumn
brings the STAR Halloween Party, this year on Saturday, October 26, at Bob and
Janetta Schuch’s, featuring Mark A. with a pumpkin head, Mike & Tamara H.
as gorillas, the Schuchs in spacesuits, and other revelations of the attendee’s
inner personalities.
In
the November GG, it’s reported that thanks to working food booths at the
State Fair, STAR now has $1300. Also,
STAR has its first mailout in conjunction with Planet Comics, an early step in
what’s become a strange and wonderful affinity between the Club and this
store.
The
December GG contains a letter
from California-relocated Veronica Blochowiak, a STAR member short on
membership time but long on memories.
Also at the December meeting, of course, elections are held, of which
more anon.
