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(0) The Saturday Scroll will be a short one. I am on my way to celebrate my sister-in-law’s birthday -- which will feel a bit incongruous because I’m still shocked and saddened by this first piece of news: (1) DEB GEISLER, FN (1957-2024). Dr. Deborah M. Geisler (Deb), chair of Noreascon 4, the 2004 Worldcon,
By Mike Glyer: Fifty years ago on October 25, 1973 the Los Angeles Science Fantasy Society met for the first time in its very own clubhouse. Founded in 1934 in a member’s garage, over the decades the club led a nomadic existence, at better times meeting in Clifton’s Cafeteria, or the former beauty shop it
Fred Patten, a fannish polymath who helped introduce anime to Americans, died November 12. Fred had lived in a nursing facility since suffering a stroke in 2005. His sister, Sherrill Patten, told LASFS that on November 1 he was found non-responsive, moved to a hospital and treated, but never regained consciousness. Patten’s first sf convention
By Steve Vertlieb: Allan Asherman has passed away. He was a revered writer, journalist, Star Trek scholar ... and cherished friend. My brother Erwin and I first encountered Allan at Forry Ackerman's original "Famous Monsters Convention" at Loew's Midtown Manhattan Motor Inn in the heart of New York City in September 1965. Along with fellow
By Steve Vertlieb: Allan Asherman has passed away. He was a revered writer, journalist, Star Trek scholar ... and cherished friend. My brother Erwin and I first encountered Allan at Forry Ackerman's original "Famous Monsters Convention" at Loew's Midtown Manhattan Motor Inn in the heart of New York City in September 1965. Along with fellow