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[[Bill "The Galactic" Fesselmeyer]] served on the [[bid committee]] and [[concom]] of [[MidAmeriCon]], the 1976 [[Worldcon]] in [[Kansas City]]. [[WSFS business meeting]] wrangling at the time inspired him to pen “'''How the GRINCH Stole Worldcon''',” a classic piece of [[smof]]fish [[faan fiction]] about the demise of [[fandom]], told from a far-future perspective.
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It first appeared in [[MidAmeriCon]]’s second [[progress report]] (1975), and has been reprinted in ''[[Spirits of Things Past]] 3'' (2001, [http://www.zeldes.com/fan/ditto/ditto14_pr3.pdf online]) and the first [[PR]] for [[MidAmeriCon 2]] (2015).
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<center><small>''Art by [[Bill Rotsler]] from [[MAC]] [[PR]] 2.''</small></center>
  
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[[Bill "The Galactic" Fesselmeyer]] served on the [[bid committee]] and [[concom]] of [[MidAmeriCon]], the 1976 [[Worldcon]] in [[Kansas City]]. [[WSFS business meeting]] wrangling at the time inspired him to pen “'''How the GRINCH Stole Worldcon''',” a classic piece of [[smof]]fish [[faan fiction]] about the demise of [[fandom]] via the [[Grand Island, NE|'''GR'''and '''I'''sland, '''N'''ebraska]], '''CH'''onvention, told from a far-future perspective.
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It first appeared in [[MidAmeriCon]]’s second [[progress report]] (1975, [https://fanac.org/conpubs/Worldcon/MidAmeriCon/Midamericon%20PR%202.pdf online here]), and has been reprinted in ''[[Spirits of Things Past]] 3'' (2001, [https://www.zeldes.com/fan/ditto/ditto14_pr3.pdf online here]) and the first [[PR]] for [[MidAmeriCon 2]] (2015, [https://midamericon2.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/PR1_RetroSide_Tagged.pdf online here]).
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Latest revision as of 14:57, 28 November 2022

GrinchRotsler.jpeg
Art by Bill Rotsler from MAC PR 2.


Bill "The Galactic" Fesselmeyer served on the bid committee and concom of MidAmeriCon, the 1976 Worldcon in Kansas City. WSFS business meeting wrangling at the time inspired him to pen “How the GRINCH Stole Worldcon,” a classic piece of smoffish faan fiction about the demise of fandom via the GRand Island, Nebraska, CHonvention, told from a far-future perspective.

It first appeared in MidAmeriCon’s second progress report (1975, online here), and has been reprinted in Spirits of Things Past 3 (2001, online here) and the first PR for MidAmeriCon 2 (2015, online here).


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