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| + | '''Kevin George Langdon''', a [[Bay Area]] [[fan]] active mainly in the 1960s, is best remembered for inventing the [[Langdon Chart]] to map out sexual liaisons between [[fans]]. He was described by another [[fan]] as "a very young, ''very'' brilliant, generally-pleasant. but somewhat more socially inept than most." | ||
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| + | He published the [[fanzine]] ''[[Quantifier]]'' in the mid-60s. He supported [[Walter Breen]] in the [[Breendoggle]] and was one of the [[Pacificon II]] boycotters evicted in the [[Battle of the Mezzanine]]. | ||
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| + | ''[[S. F. Weekly]]'' for [https://www.fanac.org/fanzines/SFWeekly/SFWeekly194.pdf July 31, 1967] reported: | ||
| + | Kevin Langdon was married to [[Sue Krakow]] of [[New York]] on July 30th at 2:50 pm in "Provo Park" in downtown [[Berkeley]], [[California]]. [[Ray Nelson]], black-gowned elder of the Church of the Brotherhood of the Way, presided. Attendees included [[Marie Ellington]], 2 police with walkie-talkies, [[Jerry Knight|Jerry]] & [[Miriam Knight]], [[Bob Lichtman|Bob]] & [[Margo Lichtman]], [[Pat Ellington]], and [[Redd Boggs]], plus many hippies and onlookers. | ||
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| + | Langdon turned up at intervals into the 1990s. | ||
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Revision as of 12:06, 6 June 2023
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Kevin George Langdon, a Bay Area fan active mainly in the 1960s, is best remembered for inventing the Langdon Chart to map out sexual liaisons between fans. He was described by another fan as "a very young, very brilliant, generally-pleasant. but somewhat more socially inept than most."
He published the fanzine Quantifier in the mid-60s. He supported Walter Breen in the Breendoggle and was one of the Pacificon II boycotters evicted in the Battle of the Mezzanine.
S. F. Weekly for July 31, 1967 reported:
Kevin Langdon was married to Sue Krakow of New York on July 30th at 2:50 pm in "Provo Park" in downtown Berkeley, California. Ray Nelson, black-gowned elder of the Church of the Brotherhood of the Way, presided. Attendees included Marie Ellington, 2 police with walkie-talkies, Jerry & Miriam Knight, Bob & Margo Lichtman, Pat Ellington, and Redd Boggs, plus many hippies and onlookers.
Langdon turned up at intervals into the 1990s.
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