PsurrealCon 92 Documents

PsurrealCon '92 was down in Norman Town, February 7-8-9.  Most of these images are from the Paul Cherry archives.

Below is the gaming schedule.

Now followeth the Pocket Program.

And you can't forget the Warthog Gazette!  By the way, who really wrote that?

We you there?

  

Pure Con Extract!

SoonerCon 2 was October 25-26, 1986. This was only 4 1/2 months after SoonerCon 1!

Crazy?  Perhaps.  But it was because we wanted to establish SoonerCon as a fall convention.  With that goal in mind, we certainly couldn't wait until fall 1987, more than a year after SoonerCon 1!

To ease the insanity, SoonerCon 2 was a two-day con.  Some of you may have disbelieved me when I told you "Pure Con Extract" was the con's subtitle.  That referred to its two-day status, and was concocted by the devilish mind of David Means, chair of number two.

Much of 2's ConComm carried over from #1, but leadership must needs be different.  Click on the "SoonerCon 2" or "1986" or SoonerCon 1" search-topic tabs on the left for more info!

SoonerCon 2 is the only one held at the Skirvin Plaza.  Check out our hotel bill.

That's it for now.  See you next time for more Fan Fun Memories!

  

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!

  

Greetings from ThunderCon 3!

Here are some of the papers generated by the third edition of ThunderCon, aka "Larry's Media Con."

ThunderCon 3 was June 4-5-6, 1993.

This Special Registration Card is provided FOR REFERENCE ONLY.  Please do not fill it out and mail it in.

See you next time, fellow fen!

  

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!

  

M.A.G.I.C. Piglets from 1991

Somebody roamed the halls and lurked through some parties at ThunderCon 1 and reaped a bunch of comments that sound pretty silly when quoted out of context.

They probably sounded even sillier IN context!  (As you should know, ThunderCon 1 was held May 31-June 1-2, 1991 at the glitzy Central Plaza Hotel in OKC.)

Don't forget to investigate the topic "ThunderCon" for more fun facts about LMC!

  

The Rest of SoonerCon 10's Program Book

Yup, here it is.

As you may deduce from the back cover, this was the last year to bear the cognomen "SoonerCon" followed by a date.  Beginning with the 2011 con, we numbered 'em.

Check back next time for who-knows-what from the vaults!

  

SoonerCon 2010 Program Book, Part 3

The next nine images. BTW, SoonerCon 2010 was June 4-5-6 of that fabled year.

We all know this illustrious Toastmaster!

Some of these fine folks still haunt the hallways of contemporary SoonerCons. 

PS evidently the above full-page ad was part of a successful campaign, because WorldCon was indeed held in San Antonio in 2013.

Only about another 10 pages to go to wrap up this PB.

 

More of the SoonerCon 2010 Program Book

When I called the contents of the previous post "the first 11 pages," I was of course counting the covers as pages. But I was wrong, that was still only TEN images. As they say on the other side of the divide, mea culpa!

Here are the next few pages, through the color insert.

We continue to enjoy the mutual benefits of swapping Program Book ads with FenCon.

Joe Lansdale is a sweetheart of a guy, author of many fabulous tomes, including the Hap and Leonard series, and the nigh-scriptural revelation that is Bubba Ho-Tep

Check out the wonderful art from these two wise guys in the color section below.

Mr Nemecek has yet to deny that he is Jonny Quest's father.  Enquiring minds may draw their own conclusions!

My grandchild Jazra owns a copy of the "Coppertone dragon" print, autographed to her by the inimitable artist!

Anybody that can draw such a dino-cowgirl is A-OK by us, podner!

That's it for now, see you soon for the third installment (of probably four) from SoonerCon 2010!