{"id":146,"date":"2006-10-15T21:37:38","date_gmt":"2006-10-16T04:37:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thepulp.net\/PulpBlogs\/YellowedPerils_test\/?p=146"},"modified":"2011-07-29T22:13:59","modified_gmt":"2011-07-30T05:13:59","slug":"gathering-together","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thepulp.net\/yellowedperils\/2006\/10\/15\/gathering-together\/","title":{"rendered":"Gathering together"},"content":{"rendered":"

The first La Plata Doc Con is past now. Wish I could have attended. I’m eager to hear Arizona Brother of Bronze Jay Ryan<\/strong>\u2019s report. Jay is hosting this year\u2019s Arizona Doc Con, the ninth one if you\u2019re keeping track. He took his camcorder to La Plata, Mo., to videotape the events.<\/p>\n

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Doc Con 2006 logo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

It will be fun to see the sites from Lester Dent<\/a>\u2019s home town and listen to Jay\u2019s commentary.<\/p>\n

Cons \u2014 such as the La Plata one<\/a>, the upcoming Arizona Doc Con<\/a> and others listed under \u201cPulp events\u201d<\/a> on the TPN home page \u2014 are a great way to meet up with fellow pulp fans. (There\u2019s always a con coming up.)<\/p>\n

Local gatherings are another way. Mark Halegua<\/a>, Ed Hulse<\/a> and others in the New York City area have formed the Gotham Pulp Collectors Club. (In fact, their most recent gathering was last Saturday.)<\/p>\n

If there\u2019s no organized get-together in your area, start your own. It doesn\u2019t need to be anything formalized. Until I moved to Arizona a couple of years ago, Scotty Phillips<\/a> and I used to get together for lunch in Clearwater several times a year to talk pulps, about anything we\u2019d purchased recently or discovered online. Plus, I got to look at Scotty\u2019s latest pulp cover painting reproductions. That was always a treat!<\/p>\n

There were several other pulp fans in the Tampa Bay area. I intended to try to set up a get-together for all of us, but I always pushed it to the back burner. Guess what? I never got around to it before we moved. Wish I had now.<\/p>\n

I was lucky to move into an area that already had an organized group of pulp fans. Rob Smalley<\/a>, Jay, Paul Cook<\/a> and Courtney Rogers<\/strong> \u2013 all from the Phoenix area \u2013 were meeting up every few months for a \u201cDoc Day,\u201d then hosting the annual Arizona Doc Con. I was welcomed into the fold. Since then, we\u2019ve had other Phoenix area pulp fans join, including Phil Matthews<\/strong> and Jack Suto<\/a>. (We\u2019re hoping Steve Ringgenberg<\/strong> will be joining us when he can.)<\/p>\n

If you don\u2019t live in an area with an organized pulp gathering, start one yourself! It doesn\u2019t have to been anything fancy. Just get the word out that you\u2019re interested and meet up for lunch at a cafe, someone\u2019s house or a library meeting room. It won\u2019t cost you anything (except your burger), but you\u2019ll be rewarded with a great new set of friends who share an interest in the pulps.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re free on Saturday, Nov. 11, and can get to the Phoenix area, you\u2019d be welcome to attend this year\u2019s Arizona Doc Con. We\u2019re celebrating the 75th anniversary of the Empire State Building (often considered Doc Savage<\/a>\u2019s headquarters).<\/p>\n

It\u2019s a day-long event, with discussions, quizzes, videos and a raffle, among other things. We\u2019ll be gathering at Jay Ryan\u2019s house just north of Phoenix. You can get complete details at Rob Smalley\u2019s Doc Con page<\/a>.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s marked on my calendar. I hope you\u2019ll put it on yours, If not, I hope another pulp gathering will be on your calendar soon.<\/p>\n

\u2013 William<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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