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davemerrill) wrote2021-01-14 09:11 pm
davemerrill) wrote2021-01-14 09:11 pm
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PhenomiCon memories
Back in the very early 1990s I was involved in running a convention called PhenomiCon, "Atlanta's Most Dangerous Convention," a mix of UFO kooks, conspiracy freaks, hemp advocates, Libertarians, cyberpunks, SubGeniuses, and Masonic rock bands. The whole story can NOW BE TOLD at my Atlanta Fantasy Fair blog!!
https://atlantafantasyfair.blogspot.com/2021/01/phenomicon-conspiracy-or-con.html
The convention was financially ruinous and that's why it only lasted two years. But those two years assumed legendary status among the internet intelligensia and the Mondo 2000 crowd, a meeting of the minds where Robert Anton Wilson got to hobnob with Ivan Stang and cattle mutilation exponents faced the scrutiny of JFK Grassy Knoll Shooter aficionados. Anyway, I learned a lot from the experience, mostly to never give flying saucer fanatics your home phone number, and to always have a main stage schedule of who's playing when and for how long.
https://atlantafantasyfair.blogspot.com/2021/01/phenomicon-conspiracy-or-con.html
The convention was financially ruinous and that's why it only lasted two years. But those two years assumed legendary status among the internet intelligensia and the Mondo 2000 crowd, a meeting of the minds where Robert Anton Wilson got to hobnob with Ivan Stang and cattle mutilation exponents faced the scrutiny of JFK Grassy Knoll Shooter aficionados. Anyway, I learned a lot from the experience, mostly to never give flying saucer fanatics your home phone number, and to always have a main stage schedule of who's playing when and for how long.