February, 1986 Galactic Gazette

In February, 1986, SoonerCon 1 was still being planned.

 This cover is a parody of the Dewar's Profile ads.

Mike Powell was the newly elected President.

 Tamara and Mike Hodge were STAR OKC Treasurer and SoonerCon Chair, respectively.

 This page begins a continuation of a long saga by Bob Higgs, called Remember the Heroes.

The above page of filler by yours truly is one of the few products of my typing for which I cannot imagine a purpose.  Just filler.  Bleahh.

Sorry to leave you with "Bleahh," but that's the final page of the February, 1986 Galactic Gazette.

See you next time.

1989 - SoonerCon 5 Program Book, Pages 35-44

The rest of the SoonerCon 5 Program Book, November 17-19, 1989.

The Reverend Oral Love was a persona adopted by David Means, who now rejoices in a role on the Board of Directors of the Kansas City Science Fiction & Fantasy Society.

The top image by Kevin Hopkins ... the others?

The bottom-right image is by Keith Berdak ... what of the others?

 Let's assume that the WorldCon bid on the bottom half of the page above was a jest ....

This post wraps up the Program Book from 1989.  All hail to Bill Hodgson, the Program Book chair!

1989 - SoonerCon 5 Program Book, Pages 24-34

These pages continue the guest bios.

 The cartoon at the top of the page by Teddy Harvia; art in middle of page is by Kevin Hopkins; bottom image by Bill Hodgson.

 Filler art on this page by Kevin Hopkins.

 Top image by Larry Dyson, bottom by Rick Lowry.

 Aaah, the joys of Planet Comics (top ad) ....

 Whose enchanting art at the bottom of this page (above)?

Well, that's all for this installment.

PS ... you may request a PDF of the Program Book by emailing me, or leave a comment with your email info.

1989 - SoonerCon 5 - Program Book Pages 12-23

Happy New Year!

SoonerCon 5 was held November 17-19, 1989, at the Central Plaza Hotel.  Here are the next dozen or so pages from the Program Book.

 Roger Allen was our Fan GOH.

You can tell what role Randy Farran played (get it, played?).

Writer David Brin, booked as a "Special Guest," was a no-show for some reason I don't remember.  Walter Jon Williams was our Writer Guest at the Con.

 Richard Arnold, our "Media" guest, is a friend/acquaintance of ThunderChief Larry Nemecek, who wrote the above bio.

 SoonerKin were previous SoonerCon Big-name-Guests.

And with the above centerfold, this installment of the SoonerCon PB closes.  See you around, kiddies!
 

1989 - SoonerCon 5 - Progam Book Pages 1-11

SoonerCon 5 was held November 17-19, 1989, at the Central Plaza Hotel.  Here are the first 11 pages from the Program Book.

Other OKC fandom notes: NOSFA, the Norman Oklahoma Science Fiction Association, held its first PsurrealCon convention.  Previously, the NOSFA con had been named PseudoCon.  Amazingly enough, yours truly was the one to suggest the new "PsurrealCon" when the chair wanted to change the name, but keep a "P" at the beginning of its name.

1989 was the same year that SoonerCon founders Mike and Tamara Hodge upped anchor.  First stop: New York City.

Also in 1989, STAR member Larry Nemecek took a trip to California and Paramount, including “seven hours with TNG profession­als.” This doubtless planted in his mind the treacherous possibility of abandoning his Club for some Paramount job, as he will indeed did in the 1990s.  We still love ya, Larry!

Someday you may learn all about The Okie Horror Picture Show, originally the halftime entertainment for the SoonerCon 5 Costume Contest.

Stay tuned!

  

The January, 1988 Galactic Gazette

As printed by the Commodore 64's mps-801 printer ...

My favorite of these inventions is the Soapbox on Wheels:  "This Porta-Pulpit makes it simple for you to tell everyone what to do and how to do it before you disappear over the horizon forever."

Ain't it the truth?

The first report from new 1988 Prez Casey Means

From VP Mark Alfred

A song from Claire Stephens (now McMurray)

Minutes from December 1987 meeting by Larry (future ThunderChief) Nemecek.

See you later, my friends.