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| − | [[File:Can Tho in 74 bid ad.jpg|thumb|Can Tho in 74 bid ad | + | [[File:Can Tho in 74 bid ad.jpg|thumb|Can Tho in 74 bid ad from the FUNcon II PB]] |
| − | A [[hoax bid]] allegedly by [[Dick Eney]] to hold [[FUNcon]] 7 in Can Tho in Thailand on "Buddha's Birthday weekend" (generally celebrated in April through early June) in 1974. | + | A [[hoax bid]] allegedly by [[Dick Eney]] to hold [[FUNcon]] 7 in Can Tho in Thailand on "Buddha's Birthday weekend" (generally celebrated in April through early June) in 1974. |
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| + | It's a bit difficult to tell at this remove if this was a ''real'' hoax bid by Eney or a ''fake'' hoax bid by someone else -- Eney worked for a US aid agency in SE Asia during the Vietnam era and was accused by some fans of being a secret agent or some sort. There was a lot of low-level nastiness. | ||
It's also unclear just what the hoax bid was hoaxily bidding for: Given the late Spring date, it wasn't Worldcon and probably wasn't Westercon. The ad appeared in the [[FUNcon II]] program book (1969) and holding FUNcon 7 in 1974 would fit. | It's also unclear just what the hoax bid was hoaxily bidding for: Given the late Spring date, it wasn't Worldcon and probably wasn't Westercon. The ad appeared in the [[FUNcon II]] program book (1969) and holding FUNcon 7 in 1974 would fit. | ||
Latest revision as of 06:48, 1 December 2021
A hoax bid allegedly by Dick Eney to hold FUNcon 7 in Can Tho in Thailand on "Buddha's Birthday weekend" (generally celebrated in April through early June) in 1974.
It's a bit difficult to tell at this remove if this was a real hoax bid by Eney or a fake hoax bid by someone else -- Eney worked for a US aid agency in SE Asia during the Vietnam era and was accused by some fans of being a secret agent or some sort. There was a lot of low-level nastiness.
It's also unclear just what the hoax bid was hoaxily bidding for: Given the late Spring date, it wasn't Worldcon and probably wasn't Westercon. The ad appeared in the FUNcon II program book (1969) and holding FUNcon 7 in 1974 would fit.
