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| − | {{ | + | Any obscure place, the [[fannish]] equivalent of Timbuktu. |
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| + | During the summers of 1952-54 [[Bob Silverberg]] served as an instructor, Overseer, gauleiter and Lord High Everything Else at a boy's camp in the [[Upstate New York|Catskills]]. Wishing to spend his summers in tightest [[Gafia]], he shrouded his address in secrecy, referring only to "West Cupcake" -- which thus became a [[fannish]] [[nickname|gag-name]]. Right address: Camp Ferosdel, [https://townofcopake.org/west-copake/ West Copake, NY.] | ||
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Latest revision as of 02:34, 3 November 2022
Any obscure place, the fannish equivalent of Timbuktu.
| From Fancyclopedia 2 Supplement, ca. 1960 |
| During the summers of 1952-54 Bob Silverberg served as an instructor, Overseer, gauleiter and Lord High Everything Else at a boy's camp in the Catskills. Wishing to spend his summers in tightest Gafia, he shrouded his address in secrecy, referring only to "West Cupcake" -- which thus became a fannish gag-name. Right address: Camp Ferosdel, West Copake, NY. |
| Locale | 1952—1954 |
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