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| − | [[Eastercon]] 16, '''Brumcon II''', was held in [[Birmingham, UK]] over Easter, April 16-18, 1965. The [[GoH]] was [[Harry Harrison]]. The [[committee]] was [[Ken Cheslin]], [[Roger G. Peyton]], [[Mike Higgs]], and [[Charlie Winstone]]. | + | [[Eastercon]] 16, '''Brumcon II''', was held at the Midland Hotel in [[Birmingham, UK]] over Easter, April 16-18, 1965. The [[GoH]] was [[Harry Harrison]]. The [[committee]] was [[Ken Cheslin]], [[Roger G. Peyton]], [[Mike Higgs]], and [[Charlie Winstone]] and the [[Birmingham Group]]. |
The [[Loncon 2]] [[committee]] announced the [[Hugo nominations]]. Reuters reported that attendance was "70 men and 6 women" and describes that [[Harry Harrison]]'s GoH speech "in an hour-long address, attacked the Salvation Army band playing outside, threw a meat pie at a friend in the hall, and satirized the writers who will attend the [[World Science Fiction Convention]] in London in August." | The [[Loncon 2]] [[committee]] announced the [[Hugo nominations]]. Reuters reported that attendance was "70 men and 6 women" and describes that [[Harry Harrison]]'s GoH speech "in an hour-long address, attacked the Salvation Army band playing outside, threw a meat pie at a friend in the hall, and satirized the writers who will attend the [[World Science Fiction Convention]] in London in August." | ||
Revision as of 03:26, 23 August 2020
Eastercon 16, Brumcon II, was held at the Midland Hotel in Birmingham, UK over Easter, April 16-18, 1965. The GoH was Harry Harrison. The committee was Ken Cheslin, Roger G. Peyton, Mike Higgs, and Charlie Winstone and the Birmingham Group.
The Loncon 2 committee announced the Hugo nominations. Reuters reported that attendance was "70 men and 6 women" and describes that Harry Harrison's GoH speech "in an hour-long address, attacked the Salvation Army band playing outside, threw a meat pie at a friend in the hall, and satirized the writers who will attend the World Science Fiction Convention in London in August."
Photos of the making of Harry Harrison's Breathworld
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