Mon 17 Aug 2015
PulpFest 2015 – The People.
Posted by Steve under Collecting , Conventions , Pulp Fiction[12] Comments
Dealers Room, Thursday 2 pm. Paul Herman and I arrived early the day before, so we were well rested and ready for the show to begin:
Dealers Room, Friday 11 am. It was much busier the following morning:
Walker Martin will tell us about the convention itself from his perspective tomorrow or Wednesday. When I’ll provide here are some photos of some friends of mine, many of who I had not seen in three or four years.
Walter Albert:
Dan Stumpf:
Paul Herman at his dealer’s table:
Walker Martin and I:
Walter again:
Richard Moore, whom I have known for a long time, but this was the first time we had met in person:
Ed Hulse, publisher of BLOOD ’N’ THUNDER Magazine:
We shared the hotel with an anime convention. They were 4000 all told, while we at PulpFest were a mere 400. I found their passion for whatever they were doing wonderful:
Cake was served after Steve Miller was given this year’s Munsey Award:
Waiting outside for Dan’s friend Claudia before dinner at a restaurant somewhere in the Columbus OH area. From left to right: Dan, Jim Albert, Walter and Paul. My thumb was also in this photo, but I trimmed it off.
August 17th, 2015 at 4:33 pm
nice to see some of these faces!
August 17th, 2015 at 5:02 pm
For some reason Digital Cameras don’t interpret my image correctly; I look much better on the older photos taken on film.
August 17th, 2015 at 6:13 pm
Thanks for posting these pictures. It reminds of good times that are far too short. E. Hoffman Price said something along these lines that “A Moment of Time Is Worth More Than A Bar of Gold”. And I really believe that.
August 17th, 2015 at 6:31 pm
It is good, to see what a lot of my favorite writers look like.
August 17th, 2015 at 6:31 pm
Nice to put faces to so many friends names.
August 17th, 2015 at 6:41 pm
Nice photos Steve! I’m just back Monday evening and will do my con report late tonight while it’s fresh in my mind. A great convention for book and pulp collectors!
August 17th, 2015 at 10:04 pm
Everyone looks much as I remember them from last year. Photos don’t do Dan justice. Steve, I hope that when you trimmed off that thumb it didn’t hurt.
August 17th, 2015 at 11:20 pm
The thumb is OK, Randy. I appreciate your asking. It was touch and go for a while, though. But I don’t know why I’m so much shorter than Walker now. We used to be the same height. I think Dan is on to something with his comment about digital cameras.
August 18th, 2015 at 9:55 am
Steve’s getting shorter and I’m getting older. I’d rather be short than old! Maybe I can strike a deal with the devil or with Cthulhu.
August 19th, 2015 at 9:05 am
Great to see Walter Albert again. It’s been years since we’ve seen him and brother Jim in person. We’ll be seeing Richard Moore in Raleigh at Bouchercon in October.
August 19th, 2015 at 9:13 am
I should have taken a photo of the group of former DAPA-Em members together, Jeff. There were four of us. I regret now that I didn’t.
August 19th, 2015 at 10:54 pm
Thanks for posting these photos – I couldn’t make it this year so I’m really enjoying seeing these.