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!

January, 1986 Galactic Gazette

 

We begin with a cover by Bob Higgs, whose characters always know how to rumble.

 

New VP Mary Powell welcomes us to the New Year.  She's married to the new Prez, Mike Powell.  As you can see by the final line, STAR was meeting at the Bethany Library.

 

According to Treasurer Tamara Hodge our $1100 needs to be augmented in preparation for SoonerCon 1, which would take place in June.

 

My column is about the GNP/Crescendo/Label "X" releases of Star Trek music.

Next we have four pages of Bob Higgs's saga "Remember the Heroes."

 

The last page is a map of Norman's MedFair, since we are going to sell things there to raise money for SoonerCon.

 

And thus endeth the January 1986 issue of the Galactic Gazette.

December 1985 Galactic Gazette

 

 

The cover art, appropriately named for the forthcoming December activity, is labeled "Comet Watch."  It is signed "O'Daniel."  The only O'Daniel that I know of in STAR is Gayle O'Daniel, who was also 1985 Treasurer Mike Hodge's mom, who occasionally put up with us at her place for meet-ups.  Gayle was also the "Graphics" person for SoonerCon 2, which was in November 1986.

 

Here is a sign-off as President from Tamara Hodge who is tired.

 

Here is a letter from me about Christmas with a bait-and-switch at the end to try & get people to consider Jesus in a different way.

 

Here is a summation note from outgoing Treasurer, the aforementioned Mike Hodge, who notes that in 1985 STAR went from around $40 in January to $1300 at year's end.  Of course this wad of cash was raised (and augmented in the coming years) in order to fulfill Mike's vision, explained to me across a table at Hardee's a year or more before this:  "We gotta put on a con."

 

SoonerCon history began!

 

Here is an illo from STAR Bob Higgs, captioned "Next!"  It's typical of Bob's subject matter, sexy gals and violence for interlopers.

 

Here we have a reminiscence from Veronica Blochowiak, an ex-STAR who has moved to California.

 

And that about wrapped up 1985 in STAR!