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(Did you mean a [[Confusion (fanzine)|fanzine]] or [[Confusion (Bay Area)|Bay Area]], [[CON/FUSION|San Diego]] or [[Confusion (NZ)|New Zealand]] conventions, or a [[Con-Fusion|group]]?) | (Did you mean a [[Confusion (fanzine)|fanzine]] or [[Confusion (Bay Area)|Bay Area]], [[CON/FUSION|San Diego]] or [[Confusion (NZ)|New Zealand]] conventions, or a [[Con-Fusion|group]]?) | ||
− | '''ConFusion''', a [[regional convention]], was founded in [[Ann Arbor]], Michigan in | + | '''ConFusion''', a [[regional convention]], was founded in [[Ann Arbor]], Michigan in 1975, preceded by [[A2 Relax Icon]] the previous year. It is sponsored by the [[Stilyagi Air Corps]]. |
Rather than having consecutive numbers, as most [[cons]] do, the name "ConFusion" has a different descriptor each year. It started, deliberately with number 13. (The "Fusion" in ConFusion refers to KMS Fusion, a firm in [[Ann Arbor]] that at the time was one of the world leaders in fusion research.) | Rather than having consecutive numbers, as most [[cons]] do, the name "ConFusion" has a different descriptor each year. It started, deliberately with number 13. (The "Fusion" in ConFusion refers to KMS Fusion, a firm in [[Ann Arbor]] that at the time was one of the world leaders in fusion research.) |
Revision as of 22:49, 2 January 2020
(Did you mean a fanzine or Bay Area, San Diego or New Zealand conventions, or a group?)
ConFusion, a regional convention, was founded in Ann Arbor, Michigan in 1975, preceded by A2 Relax Icon the previous year. It is sponsored by the Stilyagi Air Corps.
Rather than having consecutive numbers, as most cons do, the name "ConFusion" has a different descriptor each year. It started, deliberately with number 13. (The "Fusion" in ConFusion refers to KMS Fusion, a firm in Ann Arbor that at the time was one of the world leaders in fusion research.)
During the 1970s and '80s, the con was nicknamed Fondlecon, for members' public displays of mass affection; for a few years, it also featured a blanket-bearing Cuddle Squad to warm up chilly congoers in unheated hallways; and the concom facilitated skinny-dipping in its hotel pool. ConFusion was one of the cons where a fan-filled bed collapsed. ConFusion goers (and a disapproving hotel) also learned what happens to a Jacuzzi used by fans smeared with chocolate mousse.
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