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| + | The most unusual candidate ever to be nominated for [[DUFF]] was probably the Rogers Street Laundry Door (the laundry door of a Melbourne [[slanshack]] at 3 Rogers Street). There was a write-in campaign in support of the Door for the 1988 DUFF Race. The Door was ruled ineligible. | ||
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The most famous ones in fandom were wrecked by [[John Van Couvering]] and [[Jim Harmon]]. [[John Van Couvering|VanC]] walked thru the glass door of the Downey (Cal.) public library one day in 1950, winning [[fannish]] notoriety and a mention in the local paper. [[Jim Harmon]] was waterbagged by [[Harlan Ellison]] at the [[Midwestcon]] in 1954, swarmed up to [[Ellison]]'s room demanding entrance, and, when [[Ellison]] rolled a firecracker under the door, slammed his fist thru the panel in the best Col. Renwick tradition. The hotel manager threatened arrest, but a collection from the [[pros]] was made to pay for it. ($35). | The most famous ones in fandom were wrecked by [[John Van Couvering]] and [[Jim Harmon]]. [[John Van Couvering|VanC]] walked thru the glass door of the Downey (Cal.) public library one day in 1950, winning [[fannish]] notoriety and a mention in the local paper. [[Jim Harmon]] was waterbagged by [[Harlan Ellison]] at the [[Midwestcon]] in 1954, swarmed up to [[Ellison]]'s room demanding entrance, and, when [[Ellison]] rolled a firecracker under the door, slammed his fist thru the panel in the best Col. Renwick tradition. The hotel manager threatened arrest, but a collection from the [[pros]] was made to pay for it. ($35). | ||
Revision as of 11:32, 20 August 2020
The most unusual candidate ever to be nominated for DUFF was probably the Rogers Street Laundry Door (the laundry door of a Melbourne slanshack at 3 Rogers Street). There was a write-in campaign in support of the Door for the 1988 DUFF Race. The Door was ruled ineligible.
| From Fancyclopedia 2, ca. 1959 |
| The most famous ones in fandom were wrecked by John Van Couvering and Jim Harmon. VanC walked thru the glass door of the Downey (Cal.) public library one day in 1950, winning fannish notoriety and a mention in the local paper. Jim Harmon was waterbagged by Harlan Ellison at the Midwestcon in 1954, swarmed up to Ellison's room demanding entrance, and, when Ellison rolled a firecracker under the door, slammed his fist thru the panel in the best Col. Renwick tradition. The hotel manager threatened arrest, but a collection from the pros was made to pay for it. ($35). |
On the Harmon/Ellison waterbagging, see Midwestcon Incident for another (less interesting, alas!) pro-Harlan version of the story.
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