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| − | The Bloomington Conference was an [[early convention]] held November 22, 1942 at [[Bob Tucker]]'s house in [[Bloomington, IL]]. It seems to have been a gathering-party-poker game. (Making it, for the time, a respectable convention!) Tucker describes it in two pages of "minutes" in ''[[Le Zombie]] #50'' pp 9-10. It is possible that the minutes are not entirely fictional. | + | The '''Bloomington Conference''' was an [[early convention]] held November 22, 1942, at [[Bob Tucker]]'s house in [[Bloomington, IL]]. It seems to have been a [[fan gathering]]-party-poker game. (Making it, for the time, a respectable convention!) |
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| + | Tucker describes it in two pages of "minutes" in ''[[Le Zombie]] #50'' pp 9-10 ([https://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/islandora/object/ui%3Ahevelin_11386_2_2 online here]). It is possible that the minutes are not entirely fictional. | ||
Attendance was [[Bob Tucker]], [[Niel DeJack]], [[Ed Connor]], [[Frank Robinson]], [[Al Ashley]], [[Tommy Tomkins]], [[Walt Liebscher]], [[Abby Lu Ashley]] and [[Jane Tucker]]. | Attendance was [[Bob Tucker]], [[Niel DeJack]], [[Ed Connor]], [[Frank Robinson]], [[Al Ashley]], [[Tommy Tomkins]], [[Walt Liebscher]], [[Abby Lu Ashley]] and [[Jane Tucker]]. | ||
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| + | See also: [[Early Conventions]]. | ||
{{convention | series=Early Conventions | year=1942}} | {{convention | series=Early Conventions | year=1942}} | ||
[[Category:US]] | [[Category:US]] | ||
Revision as of 06:52, 24 June 2021
The Bloomington Conference was an early convention held November 22, 1942, at Bob Tucker's house in Bloomington, IL. It seems to have been a fan gathering-party-poker game. (Making it, for the time, a respectable convention!)
Tucker describes it in two pages of "minutes" in Le Zombie #50 pp 9-10 (online here). It is possible that the minutes are not entirely fictional.
Attendance was Bob Tucker, Niel DeJack, Ed Connor, Frank Robinson, Al Ashley, Tommy Tomkins, Walt Liebscher, Abby Lu Ashley and Jane Tucker.
See also: Early Conventions.
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