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A [[convention]] held in the [[Pittsburgh, PA]] area from 1969 to 1979. It was sponsored by the [[Western Pennsylvania SF Association]]. | A [[convention]] held in the [[Pittsburgh, PA]] area from 1969 to 1979. It was sponsored by the [[Western Pennsylvania SF Association]]. | ||
| − | The name is pronounced "[[flange]]" which was a regional catch-all slang term meaning something like "thingie". ([[Suzle Tompkins]], one of the founders, who shared an apartment with other founders, sometimes made a dish she called "Tuna flangy" which was tuna plus whatever else they had in the refrigerator.) While they were planning the first Pghlange, they did not yet have a name and called it "the flange" or "the thingie" -- eventually, having given up on finding a really great name, someone suggested “Pghlange” and it stuck. The "Pgh" at the beginning is an abbreviation for "Pittsburgh." | + | The name is pronounced "[[flange]]" which was a regional catch-all slang term meaning something like "thingie". ([[Suzle Tompkins]], one of the founders, who shared an apartment with other founders, sometimes made a dish she called "Tuna flangy" which was tuna plus whatever else they had in the refrigerator.) While they were planning the first Pghlange, they did not yet have a name and called it "the flange" or "the thingie" -- eventually, having given up on finding a really great name, someone suggested “Pghlange” and it stuck. The "Pgh" at the beginning is an abbreviation for "Pittsburgh." ([[Linda Bushyager]] denies the rumor that it meant "Pittsburgh Lange." Anyway, the "e" is silent.) |
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(Another local word meaning the same thing as "flange" was "[[hitchie]]" -- just as well they picked Pghlange! Would anyone have gone to a Pghitche?) | (Another local word meaning the same thing as "flange" was "[[hitchie]]" -- just as well they picked Pghlange! Would anyone have gone to a Pghitche?) | ||
Revision as of 05:36, 2 January 2023
A convention held in the Pittsburgh, PA area from 1969 to 1979. It was sponsored by the Western Pennsylvania SF Association.
The name is pronounced "flange" which was a regional catch-all slang term meaning something like "thingie". (Suzle Tompkins, one of the founders, who shared an apartment with other founders, sometimes made a dish she called "Tuna flangy" which was tuna plus whatever else they had in the refrigerator.) While they were planning the first Pghlange, they did not yet have a name and called it "the flange" or "the thingie" -- eventually, having given up on finding a really great name, someone suggested “Pghlange” and it stuck. The "Pgh" at the beginning is an abbreviation for "Pittsburgh." (Linda Bushyager denies the rumor that it meant "Pittsburgh Lange." Anyway, the "e" is silent.)
(Another local word meaning the same thing as "flange" was "hitchie" -- just as well they picked Pghlange! Would anyone have gone to a Pghitche?)
| Convention | Dates | GoHs |
|---|---|---|
| PgHLANGE I | June 6-8, 1969 | Robert Silverberg |
| PgHLANGE II | July 17-19, 1970 | Harlan Ellison |
| PgHLANGE III | August 7-9, 1971 | Lester del Rey |
| PgHLANGE IV | September 29 - October 1, 1972 | George Alec Effinger, Gardner Dozois |
| PgHLANGE V | September 28-30, 1973 | Andy Offutt |
| PgHLANGE VI | September 27-29, 1974 | Joanna Russ |
| PgHLANGE VII | September 26-28, 1975 | L. Sprague de Camp |
| PgHLANGE VIII | September 24-26, 1976 | Joe Haldeman |
| PgHLANGE IX | September 30-October 2, 1977 | Ginjer Buchanan, Linda Bushyager, Suzle Tompkins |
| PgHLANGE X | September 29-October 1, 1978 | Rick Sternbach, Phil Foglio |
| PgHLANGE XI | September 28-30, 1979 | Gene Wolfe |
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| 1969—1979 |
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