Difference between revisions of "Convacation"
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| − | Invented by [[Eric Bentcliffe]] and [[Nigel Lindsay]]. [[Nigel Lindsay|Nigel]] had suggested that fans combine a vacation with a con (he had been unable to attend any conventions on account of work schedules). [[Urk]] and one or two other Mid-West [of England] fans took up the idea and three of them actually met at Torquay for the affair. | + | Invented by [[Eric Bentcliffe]] and [[Nigel Lindsay]]. [[Nigel Lindsay|Nigel]] had suggested that fans combine a vacation with a [[con]] (he had been unable to attend any [[conventions]] on account of work schedules). [[Urk]] and one or two other Mid-West [of [[England]]] fans took up the idea and three of them actually met at Torquay for the affair. |
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Latest revision as of 12:27, 2 March 2021
| From Fancyclopedia 2, ca. 1959 |
| Invented by Eric Bentcliffe and Nigel Lindsay. Nigel had suggested that fans combine a vacation with a con (he had been unable to attend any conventions on account of work schedules). Urk and one or two other Mid-West [of England] fans took up the idea and three of them actually met at Torquay for the affair. |
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