Bob Madle died this week at age 102. Was he the last full member
of First Fandom, i.e. the last fan who had been active before 1939? (Associate membership is available to anyone active more than 30
years. If you attended Magicon or posted to this newsgroup when
it was new, you're eligible.)
Bob Madle died this week at age 102. Was he the last full member
of First Fandom, i.e. the last fan who had been active before 1939? >(Associate membership is available to anyone active more than 30
years. If you attended Magicon or posted to this newsgroup when
it was new, you're eligible.)
On 10/13/22 10:37 PM, Keith F. Lynch wrote:
Bob Madle died this week at age 102. Was he the last full member
of First Fandom, i.e. the last fan who had been active before 1939?
(Associate membership is available to anyone active more than 30
years. If you attended Magicon or posted to this newsgroup when
it was new, you're eligible.)
I edited a songbook for Magicon. Does that count?
However, I wasn't born till long after 1939. The first Worldcon I
attended was Worldcon 47. Counting me as any kind of First Fandom would
be silly.
On Fri, 14 Oct 2022 12:15:34 -0400, Gary McGath <garym@REMOVEmcgathREMOVE.com>
wrote:
On 10/13/22 10:37 PM, Keith F. Lynch wrote:
Bob Madle died this week at age 102. Was he the last full member
of First Fandom, i.e. the last fan who had been active before 1939?
(Associate membership is available to anyone active more than 30
years. If you attended Magicon or posted to this newsgroup when
it was new, you're eligible.)
I edited a songbook for Magicon. Does that count?
However, I wasn't born till long after 1939. The first Worldcon I
attended was Worldcon 47. Counting me as any kind of First Fandom would
be silly.
Magicon was our first Worldcon, and it can't have been long ago, can it? :-)
I'd have been minus 20 in 1939, but Magicon was our tenth wedding anniversary
treat...
But time does fly, doesn't it - exactly two months ago today, we took the family out for a meal for our 40th,
Alan Woodford, who can't possibly be that old!
I had a Great Aunt who could tell of the Hapsburg Empire, (well, the end of >it, just pre-1918). Kids today think CD's are retro.
Kerr-Mudd, John <admin@127.0.0.1> wrote:
I had a Great Aunt who could tell of the Hapsburg Empire, (well, the end of >> it, just pre-1918). Kids today think CD's are retro.
Don't worry the Austrians will be back. Russia already has a czar.
England is having a currency crisis. It's 1914 all over again.
Alan Woodford <alan@thewoodfords.uk> wrote:
Gary McGath <garym@REMOVEmcgathREMOVE.com> wrote:
Keith F. Lynch wrote:
(Associate membership is available to anyone active more than 30
years. If you attended Magicon or posted to this newsgroup when
it was new, you're eligible.)
I edited a songbook for Magicon. Does that count?
However, I wasn't born till long after 1939. The first Worldcon I
attended was Worldcon 47. Counting me as any kind of First Fandom
would be silly.
Magicon was our first Worldcon, and it can't have been long ago,
can it? :-)
I had a Great Aunt who could tell of the Hapsburg Empire, (well, the
end of it, just pre-1918). Kids today think CD's are retro.
Kerr-Mudd, John <admin@127.0.0.1> wrote:[]
I had a Great Aunt who could tell of the Hapsburg Empire, (well, the
end of it, just pre-1918). Kids today think CD's are retro.
I had a grandmother who told me about life in the 19th century.
President Tyler had memories of growing up in the 18th century, and he
still has a living grandson.
On Fri, 14 Oct 2022 19:20:53 +0100
Alan Woodford <alan@thewoodfords.uk> wrote:
On Fri, 14 Oct 2022 12:15:34 -0400, Gary McGath <garym@REMOVEmcgathREMOVE.com>I had a Great Aunt who could tell of the Hapsburg Empire, (well, the end of >it, just pre-1918). Kids today think CD's are retro.
wrote:
On 10/13/22 10:37 PM, Keith F. Lynch wrote:
Bob Madle died this week at age 102. Was he the last full member
of First Fandom, i.e. the last fan who had been active before 1939?
(Associate membership is available to anyone active more than 30
years. If you attended Magicon or posted to this newsgroup when
it was new, you're eligible.)
I edited a songbook for Magicon. Does that count?
However, I wasn't born till long after 1939. The first Worldcon I
attended was Worldcon 47. Counting me as any kind of First Fandom would
be silly.
Magicon was our first Worldcon, and it can't have been long ago, can it? :-) >>
I'd have been minus 20 in 1939, but Magicon was our tenth wedding anniversary
treat...
But time does fly, doesn't it - exactly two months ago today, we took the
family out for a meal for our 40th,
Alan Woodford, who can't possibly be that old!
ObSF Short story "The Time Machine" (maybe), no not that one, it
was about a (US) kid's childhood where he could go and listen to a grandfather figure recount his time with Custer. It was in an SF
compilation anyhow. OK, I'm far too hazy.
Kerr-Mudd, John <ad...@127.0.0.1> wrote:
ObSF Short story "The Time Machine" (maybe), no not that one, itWhen I was a small child, I wanted a time machine, a spaceship, and a computer. I was told all three wishes were ridiculous.
was about a (US) kid's childhood where he could go and listen to a grandfather figure recount his time with Custer. It was in an SF compilation anyhow. OK, I'm far too hazy.
Today I own three computers.
ObSF: Some pessimist could found "Last Fandom." That would be
in keeping with the alleged inspiration for "First Fandom," Olaf
Stapledon's 1931 novel _Last and First Men_.
That's one of my favorite novels. It's only a slight exaggeration to
say that it goes from Socrates and Jesus to the present on the first
page, and then it picks up the pace. But it remains the only novel
I've ever read that really gives a feel for just how long a billion
years really is, though lots of other SF novels have tried and failed.
It predicted nuclear power, space travel, and that a beloved British
princess would die at the hands of the French at about the time the
last WWI veterans were dying out.
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