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| − | '''Al | + | '''Al “Ajax” Hoch''' was a [[fan]] from [[Philadelphia]] who attended some [[British]] [[conventions]] while stationed in the U.S. [[Army]] (or working for RCA<ref>[https://fanac.org/fanzines/Shangri-laffaires/Shangri-laffaires63.pdf#page=7 Ron Ellik, "Squirrel Cage", in ''Shangri-L'Affaires'' 63, January 1963, p. 7]; [https://fanac.org/fanzines/Shangri-laffaires/Shangri-laffaires63.pdf#page=11 ''ibid.'' p. 11]: "Ajax Hoch, that sneaky American stationed at the same Base, had civilian canteen privileges"</ref>) there in the early ’60s. Since no one in the UK had heard of him, the rumor spread that he was a CIA agent investigating British [[fandom]]. |
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| + | [[Jim Groves]] reported that Al attended [[Philcon 1966]], saying he was "now back in the States and has a wife, Barbara."<ref>[https://www.fanac.org/fanzines/Skyrack/Skyrack93.pdf#page=2 ''Skyrack'' 93, November 26, 1966, p. 2]</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 09:40, 12 April 2023
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Al “Ajax” Hoch was a fan from Philadelphia who attended some British conventions while stationed in the U.S. Army (or working for RCA[1]) there in the early ’60s. Since no one in the UK had heard of him, the rumor spread that he was a CIA agent investigating British fandom.
Jim Groves reported that Al attended Philcon 1966, saying he was "now back in the States and has a wife, Barbara."[2]
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- ↑ Ron Ellik, "Squirrel Cage", in Shangri-L'Affaires 63, January 1963, p. 7; ibid. p. 11: "Ajax Hoch, that sneaky American stationed at the same Base, had civilian canteen privileges"
- ↑ Skyrack 93, November 26, 1966, p. 2
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