Science Fiction - Daily Short Stories
Out of this World Convention - Forrest J Ackerman
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- Duration:
- 6m
- Broadcast on:
- 21 Jun 2024
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- mp3
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I teleported myself 3,000 miles from the Pacific coast to check the facts on the monsters. And it was true, the 14th world sci-fi con was tremendous. In all seriousness, the New York con was one of the greatest aggregations of sci-fi enthusiasts I've ever seen. A far cry from the Nikon, the first world sci-fi con of 17 years before, when the turnout of 125 was considered colossal. Now, more than 1,200 fans, authors, editors, artists, publishers, agents, anthologists, reviewers and readers of science fiction and fantasy registered for the Labor Day weekend. It was a gathering of the clans, a conclave of the slands. From 37 of the 48 states they came, and from Canada, Cuba, England, Germany, India, Israel, and the West Indies, the roll call of celebrities read like the who's who of sci-fi prodom, Theodore Sturgeon, Isaac Asimov, Fritz Lieber, Willie Lay, Nelson Bond, John W. Campbell, Jr., L. Sprague de Comp, James Blisch, Judith Merrill, Ted Carnell, editor of New World, Kelly Fries, Edmund Hamilton, Lee Brackett, Anthony Boucher, William 10, James E. Gunn, Frank Belknap Long, Jr., and numerous others, including guest of honor, Arthur C. Clark. A standing ovation was given Arthur Clark before and after a speech at the banquet, a serious address that lasted 45 minutes and covered many philosophical facets of the sci-fi field. Especially rousing hands were given two of the real old-timers present, artist Frank R. Paul, guest of honor of the first convention, and out of the arc, the man who once was an assistant to Thomas Alva Edison, the pioneer novelist of scientific romances and the man who discovered the golden atom, Ray Cummings. A world-famous cartoonist Al Cap gave a hilarious speech at the banquet Sunday night, other large laughs being garnered on the occasion by Isaac Asimov and Anthony Boucher, Robert Block, again proving that he has no peer as a master of ceremonies. The masquerade ball was filmed for televising. It was a sight for bugging eyes. Extra-terrestrial glamour girls came in spectromatic colors. One, Ruth Landis of Venus, formerly New York, was a verdant beauty, freshes a breath of chlorophyll while tall Tam Odison, a recent import from England, had the judges agreeing that just looking at her was an education. Olga Lei won for the most beautiful costume, and Joss Kristoff, a survivor from the first convention of them all, was another prize winner. Monsters, mutants, scientists, space men, aliens, and assorted things, throng the ballroom floor as the flash bulbs popped. John Campbell lectured on and demonstrated his controversial psionic, hyronomus machine, and famous fan spran from Dervoodwork, out Sam, Mascoets, James Tarasi, Bob Tucker, Julius Unger, Raymond Van Houghton, Alan Glasser, and on and on. David Kyle, E. E. Evans, James Tarasi, myself, and two others were elected directors of the World Science Fiction Society. No account of the New York Con could be complete without a deep bow of appreciation to the altruistic trio of committee men, including one commonly woman, who all but destroyed themselves engineering the convention. David A. Kyle, Ruth Landis, and Dick Ellington. By a vote of three to one, London was selected as the site of the 15th Con to be held in 57. For an unforgettable experience in the fantastic universe of science fiction enthusiasts, plan now to attend the Lawn Con. and of "Out of this World Convention" by Forrest James Ackerman.