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| − | We don’t know the proper name of this [[local convention]] held by the [[MFS]] over Labor Day weekend, 1948 — if it even had one. However, [[Bob Tucker]] [https://www.fanac.org/fanzines/Bloomington_News_Letter/Bloomington_News_Letter07.pdf recorded it] in ''[[Bloomington News Letter]]'', November 1948, as one of three “[[conferences]]” that weekend (the others were [[Westercon 1]] and [[Beercon]]). | + | We don’t know the proper name of this [[local convention]] held by the [[MFS]] over Labor Day weekend, September 4-6, 1948 — if it even had one. However, [[Bob Tucker]] [https://www.fanac.org/fanzines/Bloomington_News_Letter/Bloomington_News_Letter07.pdf recorded it] in ''[[Bloomington News Letter]]'', November 1948, as one of three “[[conferences]]” that weekend (the others were [[Westercon 1]] and [[Beercon]]). |
“The Minneapolis thing just grew,” Tucker wrote. It had an attendance of 16, all locals except for Tucker, [[Frank Robinson]] and a [[Chicago]] [[fan]] named Camden. [[Ollie Saari]] played host. | “The Minneapolis thing just grew,” Tucker wrote. It had an attendance of 16, all locals except for Tucker, [[Frank Robinson]] and a [[Chicago]] [[fan]] named Camden. [[Ollie Saari]] played host. | ||
The group played baseball ('''Geeps''' vs. '''Nanks'''), went swimming, listened to recordings and [[silly stories]], and went to a nightclub where [[Manse Brackney]]’s girlfriend was singing. | The group played baseball ('''Geeps''' vs. '''Nanks'''), went swimming, listened to recordings and [[silly stories]], and went to a nightclub where [[Manse Brackney]]’s girlfriend was singing. | ||
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{{convention |year=1948|locale=Minneapolis, MN}} | {{convention |year=1948|locale=Minneapolis, MN}} | ||
[[Category:US]] | [[Category:US]] | ||
Revision as of 02:52, 9 August 2021
We don’t know the proper name of this local convention held by the MFS over Labor Day weekend, September 4-6, 1948 — if it even had one. However, Bob Tucker recorded it in Bloomington News Letter, November 1948, as one of three “conferences” that weekend (the others were Westercon 1 and Beercon).
“The Minneapolis thing just grew,” Tucker wrote. It had an attendance of 16, all locals except for Tucker, Frank Robinson and a Chicago fan named Camden. Ollie Saari played host.
The group played baseball (Geeps vs. Nanks), went swimming, listened to recordings and silly stories, and went to a nightclub where Manse Brackney’s girlfriend was singing.
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