Science Fiction Festival from 1979

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While we're pretty spoiled with cons these days, it wasn't always the case. I recently found this program from 1979 for a Science Fiction Festival in Waukegan Illinois that wonderfully illustrates that fact.

No guests, no dealers, just a gathering of SF loving adults and Star Wars crazed kids for a celebration of a then underrated genre....and some disco dancing.

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I'm loving that they're playing Hardware Wars and that Cosplay is totally being encouraged here.

Also, it's so helpful that disco lessons are being offered prior to the "Disco Odyssey".





I would pay ten bucks to see that Star Trek slide show, I say that sincerely. I also would like to see the "Star Trek Computer Game" they showcased.

It should be mentioned that Waukegan is the birthplace of Ray Bradbury, which by and large, gives this place great pedigree for a SF Festival.



It may be low rent, the love totally shines through and this would have blown my mind as a kid. I'm sure it imbued more than one young fan with a life long passion.

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[Godzilla]

I nearly grew up at cons and this is brings back so many memories.

[Mikey]

That's neat but a little too far back for me.

I prefer when they first started having the "fan flea market".

Before they were called "dealers" people used to sell stuff at a very reasonable price

[cjefferys]

What a fantastic find, that is utterly charming.

7pm - 12pm? Man, 17 hours would have been a hell of a disco odyssey!

[mazinz]

I love seeing things like this.

[Allie Fox]

This is pretty cool.

I would bet that a young Patrick Read Johnson the director of Angus, Spaced Invaders and 5-25-77, was there and participated in that 2001 discussion.

[vulcan2074]

That is way cool.
Sammy

[Ranger 3]

Before the all-day queue lines and $120 autographs.