Shed Your Stereotypes!

This article and sidebar of "lingo" are from the September 14, 1986 Norman Transcript.  Of course, we had an in.  Check the byline!  That's the good ol' ThunderChief hisself!

The photogged nerd in all his glory is SoonerCon co-founder Mike Hodge.  Also quoted is another SoonerCon co-founder, Tamara Hodge.

Don't forget the mighty Syd Henderson!  Also mentioned is Claire Stephens, longtime STAR OKC associate, NOSFA member, and toiler in the Central OKC Fan salt mines.

Awww, didn't Larry do us proud?

See ya later, dudes and dudettes!  Don't forget to saddle up for SoonerCon 30 -- click the link in our own sidebar!

  

SoonerCon 1 Synopsi

I don't know or care if "synopsi" is a valid word. We historians just pass on the stuff scraped from the bottom of history's shoe.

As you should know, SoonerCon 1 was June 6-7-8, 1986.  Check out the topics list along the side for earlier posts.  And don't worry, many more scrapings remain!

  

SoonerCon 1's ConComm and 1st Press Release

BOTH THESE DOCUMENTS ARE FROM 1985.

These are (some of) the folk you can blame for SoonerCon 1, which took place in 1986. I've redacted the phone numbers. Handwritten notes (not by me) are on the reverse.

Here's the press release.  For those of us in the know, it's a simple task to adjudge the words as crafted by later ThunderChief and future TREK Hound Larry Nemecek.

See ya next time for another dip into the churning waters of OK fandom history!

  

The March-April 1986 Galactic Gazette -- Winding Up for SoonerCon 1

Our cover art is once again by the estimable Bob Higgs.

We spent $315 on transportation for our Toastmaster, Tom Disch.

 We had a fundraiser for the Medieval Faire, our main big push to acquire bucks to pay for SoonerCon 1, coming up on June 6-8, 1986.

Denise Rexroat give a Con Report on Star Fest 86, in Denver. 

The final page is a brilliant send-up of Stephen R Donaldson's Covenant the Unbeliever books.  One guess as to its author.  While you're guessing, marvel at the hi-tech text, courtesy of the Commodore MPS-801 dot-matrix printer.

Thanks for stopping by!
 

SoonerCon 1 Complete Program Book -- Updated -- Corrected

SoonerCon 1 was June 6-8, 1986.

NOTE:  original post had two pages of Video Schedule missing.  Now all pages are here.

The page size is 7.5" high & 5.5" wide.

It's all fun and games until they expect you to do another con!