Midamericon was at the Radisson Muehlebach hotel in
Kansas City, MO.
It was the biggest Worldcon yet, and the organizers were very much
afraid of getting overwhelmed at the door. One reason was that their
guest was Robert A. Heinlein, who hadn't been to a convention since
most people active in fandom (remember the 70s were a big growth
period) had joined.
Fred Haskell was an official photographer, and has a thick stack of
contact sheets from this convention.
So they did two famous things: They set the at-the-door price at
the unheard-of level of $50. And they issued plastic hospital
bracelets as proof-of-membership (they also issued name badges, for
the purpose of telling people your name).
This was the first Worldcon I worked signifantly on -- I was one
of Scott Imes' two assistants in charge of the video recording and
playback (Ken Hoyme was the other).
This ran on channel 12 of the hotel cable system (not very
well, as it worked out), and we called it KMAC-12.
Didi Lessinger, Jim Young
Lessinger, Deedee; Young, Jim
Joe Wesson, Elizabeth Lavelle, Ken Hoyme
Hoyme, Ken; Lavelle, Elizabeth; Wesson, Joe
Lavelle, Elizabeth; Wesson, Joe
Joe Wesson, Elizabeth Lavelle
Lavelle, Elizabeth; Wesson, Joe
Martin Schafer, Dean Gahlon
(??), Carol Anndy
Anndy, Carol
Lin Carter, (??)
Lin Carter, and Mark Riley says it's definitely NOT him, so I dunno who it is. Carter, Lin
Richard Tatge, Samuel Edward Konkin, (??), (??), (??)
Tatge, Richard; Konkin, Samuel Edward
Also me
Dyer-Bennet, David
Karen Johnson, Denny Lien, Susan Ryan
Johnson, Karen; Lien, Denny; Ryan, Susan
Don Nelson, Karen Johnson, Denny Lien, Susan Ryan
Lien, Denny; Nelson, Don; Ryan, Susan
mfa; Midamericon; Blue Petal
Susan Ryan, Blue Petal, Don Bailey (front), Richard Tatge (mid), Jan Appelbaum (rear), Martin Schafer
Susan Ryan, Blue Petal, Jan Apelbaum, Martin Schafer. Don Bailey and Richard Tatge with backs to camera. Petal, Blue; Martin Schafer; Jan Appelbaum
Dean Gahlon, Richard Tatge, Don Bailey, Neil Belsky
Belsky, Neil; Tatge, Richard
(?? partial), Jan Appelbaum, Mark K. Digre, Tom Digby
Appelbaum, Jan; Digby, Tom; Digre, M.K.
Digby, Tom; Johnson, Karen
Tom Digby, Don Bailey (background), Mike Wood (background), Don Nelson, Jan Appelbaum, Blue Petal
Appelbaum, Jan; Digby, Tom; Petal, Blue
Ken Hoyme, Jim Young, Dean Gahlon, Sherri Lessinger, Rene Valois
Gahlon, Dean; Hoyme, Ken; Lessinger, Deedee; Valois, Renee; Young, Jim
Lavelle, Elizabeth; Young, Jim
Lavelle, Elizabeth; Young, Jim
Hoyme, Ken; Andrea Lessinger
Elizabeth Lavelle, Jim Young, Jerry Stearns, Rene Valois
Lavelle, Elizabeth; Stearns, Jerry; Valois, Renee; Jim Young
Lavelle, Elizabeth; Jim Young; Jerry Stearns
Lavelle, Elizabeth; Young, Jim
Jim Young, (??), Dean Gahlon
Gahlon, Dean; Young, Jim
Anndy, Carol; Tatge, Richard
Jim Young, Joe Wesson, (??)
Wesson, Joe; Young, Jim
David Stever
Stever, David
Stever, David; Young, Jim
(?? Australian), (??), Keith Curtis (NSW Australia)
Dave Rowe, ??, and Keith Curtis from NSW Australia Curtis, Keith; Rowe, Dave
Martin Schafer, (??), Flash, Jim Young, (??), Joe Wesson
Schafer, Martin; Young, Jim
Ken Fletcher, (??), Tom Digby
Digby, Tom; Fletcher, Ken
Richard Tatge, in hall costume
Tatge, Richard
Mike Wood, Susan Ryan, Jon Singer
Ryan, Susan; Singer, Jon; Wood, Mike
Ryan, Susan; Singer, Jon; Wood, Mike
Jan Appelbaum, Nancy Read, Lee Pelton
Appelbaum, Jan; Pelton, Lee; Read, Nancy
Joel Lessinger, (??), (??)
Joel Lessinger and ?; Susan Ryan at right edge of frame. Lessinger, Joel
(??), Joe Wesson, Krissy Benders
Krissy; Valois, Renee; Wesson, Joe
Jim Young at the piano
Young, Jim
Greg Chalfin
Chalfin, Greg
Deedee Lessinger, Joe Wesson , Elizabeth Lavelle, Jerry Stearns
Lavelle, Elizabeth; Lessinger, Deedee; Stearns, Jerry; Wesson, Joe
(??), Greg Ketter, Elizabeth Lavelle, Mark K. Digre, Deedee Lessinger
(??), Greg Ketter, Elizabeth Lavelle, Mark K. Digre, Deedee Lessinger Digre, M.K.; Ketter, Greg; Lavelle, Elizabeth
Mark K. Digre (decapitated), (??), (??), Deedee Lessinger, Jim Young, Dean Gahlon
Mark K. Digre (decapitated), Elizabeth Lavelle, (??), Deedee Lessinger, Jim Young, Dean Gahlon Gahlon, Dean; Lavelle, Elizabeth; Young, Jim
First of a bunch of photos from Heinlein's autographing
Heinlein, Robert A.
Heinlein, Robert A.; Osband, Robert
Heinlein, Robert A.; Osband, Robert
Ozzie@Spaceyideas.Com at 207.203.67.250 said:
Robert Osband (Ozzie) is getting his copy of "Have Spacesuit, Will Travel" autographed by Robert Heinlein while wearing the training liner of space suit he bought at ILC Inductries of Dover DE, when the manufacturer cleaned out the attic and held a garage sale following the end of the Apollo Program. Heinlein, Robert A.; Osband, Robert
Heinlein, Robert A.; Released under GNU FDL
Robert A. Heinlein signing book for Beth Friedman, with many unidentified people waiting in line.
Friedman, Beth; Heinlein, Robert A.
Friedman, Beth; Heinlein, Robert A.
Hayes, Suzanne "Annora" Maree; Heinlein, Robert A.; Longcor, Michael "Moonwulf"
Longcor, Michael "Moonwulf"
Virginia Heinlein, I believe; can anybody confirm?
Heinlein, Virginia
Robert Heinlein talking to Larry Niven
Heinlein, Robert A.; Niven, Larry
Jerry Pournelle
Pournelle, Jerry
Virginia Heinlein
Heinlein, Virginia
Scott Imes and Erica Simon working on KMAC-12, Midamericon Video
Imes, Scott; Simon, Erica
Heinlein, Robert A.; Released under GNU FDL
Denny Lien; Susan Ryan; Ken Fletcher
Autograph collector. She's collected Rusty and Bob Tucker that I can read.
And isn't that Bob Vardeman in the background?
Krissy; Caryl Bucklin; Dave Wixon
Sherri Lessinger; Jim Fuerstenberg
Despite the "League of Bewildered Neos" badge with the name "Joni Stopa" on it (this is definitely not Joni), I think this is Susan Levy (now Levy Haskell).
Margie Lessinger; Scott Imes
Jerry Stearns; Jim Young; M.K. Digre; John D. Berry
Susan Alles Blom; Suzanne Alles Blom
Also Bob Tucker, watching Fred. Don't know the other two. Dave Wixon; Fred Levy Haskell; Andy Porter; Mary Beth Colvin
Fred Levy Haskell; Jim Fuerstenberg
Ken Hoyme; Susan Ryan; Bob Vardeman; Ken Fletcher
Margie Lessinger; Scott Imes
Caryl Bucklin; Dave Wixon; Margie Lessinger; Rusty Hevelin; Scott Imes
Caryl Bucklin; Rusty Hevelin
Rusty Hevelin; Virginia Heinlein
Caryl Bucklin; Virginia Heinlein
Robert A. Heinlein; Bjo Trimble
