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“'''The March of Slime'''” was a half-hour-long taped [[faan fiction]] [[Fannish Play|play]] (or, [[tapera]]) first presented in 1955 at [[Kettering]] by the [[Liverpool Group]]’s [[MaD Productions]]. It’s notable as introducing [[fandom]] to that essential libation, ''[[Blog]]'', its fictional sponsor.
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“'''The March of Slime'''” was a half-hour-long taped [[faan fiction]] [[Fannish Play|play]] (or, [[tapera]]) first presented in 1955 at [[Cytricon I]] by the [[Liverpool Group]]’s [[MaD Productions]]. It’s notable as introducing [[fandom]] to that essential libation, ''[[Blog]]'', its fictional sponsor.
  
 
  BLOG's the stuff for work - BLOG's the stuff for play,
 
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  Just get wise....stop your sighs.....Get your BLOG today.
 
  Just get wise....stop your sighs.....Get your BLOG today.
  
The authors were [[Norman Shorrock]], [[Dave Newman]], [[Stan Nuttall]], [[Don McKie]] and [[John Owen]]. The cast were Shorrock, Newman, Nuttall, Owen, [[Ina Shorrock]], [[Pat Doolan]], [[Frank Milnes]], [[John Roles]] and [[Renee McKie]].
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The authors were [[Norman Shorrock]], [[Dave Newman]], [[Stan Nuttall]], [[Don MacKay]] and [[John Owen]]. The cast were Shorrock, Newman, Nuttall, Owen, [[Ina Shorrock]], [[Pat Doolan]], [[Frank Milnes]], [[John Roles]] and [[Renee MacKay]].
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A [https://www.fanac.org/fanzines/Triode/Triode04.pdf copy of the script appears] in ''[[Triode]]'' 4 (1955).  
  
A [http://www.fanac.org/fanzines/Triode/Triode04.pdf copy of the script appears] in ''[[Triode]]'' 4 (1955).
 
  
 
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Latest revision as of 01:46, 22 April 2024

Art by ATom from Triode 4.


The March of Slime” was a half-hour-long taped faan fiction play (or, tapera) first presented in 1955 at Cytricon I by the Liverpool Group’s MaD Productions. It’s notable as introducing fandom to that essential libation, Blog, its fictional sponsor.

BLOG's the stuff for work - BLOG's the stuff for play,
BLOG's the stuff, when you feel rough, to drive your blues away, 
You should take your BLOG several times a day,
Just get wise....stop your sighs.....Get your BLOG today.

The authors were Norman Shorrock, Dave Newman, Stan Nuttall, Don MacKay and John Owen. The cast were Shorrock, Newman, Nuttall, Owen, Ina Shorrock, Pat Doolan, Frank Milnes, John Roles and Renee MacKay.

A copy of the script appears in Triode 4 (1955).



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