London WorldCon 1957
eFanzine is exhibiting a vastly entertaining collection of photographs from the 1957 London WorldCon science-fiction convention. Not only are there are a whole host of mid-century SF luminaries on hand, like Arthur C. Clarke, Brian Aldiss, Michael Moorcock, and Robert Silverberg, there's also a plethora of folks parading around in extremely silly spaceman costumes made out of aluminum foil, football helmets, and rabbit-ear TV antennas, along with what appears to be an early filk-singing session. Nice to see that, except for the quality of the costumes, things haven't changed much in the last 50 years.
[Link: London WorldCon 1957][via The Cartoonist]
Comments
Serious, serious, serious Nerd-Alert!
Posted by: orangeguru | May 30, 2007 9:15 PM
Don't be afraid. They're mostly harmless unless you feed them after dark.
Posted by: MrBaliHai | May 31, 2007 12:49 PM
I loved the whole report / gallery. It's just fun to see that the dressing up part was as nerdy as ever. I did it myself several times: Star Wars Club and some Trek conventions.
I think it's a great 'hobby' to think and party for a better future.
That is why I always prefered Science Fiction over Fantasy - it's more exciting and forward looking.
And so much stuff out of SF books or movies is reality today.
Posted by: orangeguru | May 31, 2007 7:39 PM
I've only been to one SF convention in my life. It was a Star Trek con in San Francisco back in the mid-Eighties. I thought it was the silliest thing I'd ever seen. Harmless, but completely ridiculous.
Posted by: MrBaliHai | June 1, 2007 9:21 AM
that fella has a serious 'mr bean' look.
Posted by: johnny dollar | June 1, 2007 11:37 AM
Mr. Bean from Omicron Epsilon V, perhaps?
Posted by: MrBaliHai | June 1, 2007 1:28 PM