Ed Hulse wrote:
> I don't know why Rich Harvey is reticent to plug his own
> pulp show, but somebody ought to do it.
>
> For those of you who don't like getting last-minute
> notification about such things, the Spring 2008 edition
> of Rich's Pulp Adventurecon will take place next Saturday,
> March 29, at the usual location: the Ramada Inn in
> Bordentown, New Jersey. The con site is absurdly easy
> to find, being on Route 206 just a hundred yards or so
> off Exit 7 of the New Jersey Turnpike. This Central NJ
> location is an easy drive for people coming from New
> York City, Philadelphia, and all points in between.
> Although Pulp Adventurecon is a one-day show, people come
> from as far south as Virginia, as far north as Connecticut,
> and as far west as Ohio.
>
> If you're a fan and/or collector of pulps, digests, paperbacks,
> hardcovers, and other paper collectibles, you can have more
> fun at Pulp Adventurecon than just about anywhere else of major
> conventions such as Pulpcon or the Windy City show. Although
> Rich has had special guests, art shows, and film screenings at
> his show, Pulp Adventurecon is a fairly low-key affair conducive
> to plenty of socializing. It makes for a fun, relaxing day
> and offers the op****tunity of finding lots of goodies: most of
> the major pulp dealers on the East Coast are there, and recent
> editions of the show have seen some extremely rare items change
> hands.
>
> Even if you're on a budget (as many of us are these days), you
> can find plenty of good stuff reasonably priced, including the
> latest reprint product from Adventure House, Wildside Press,
> Black Dog Books, and others.
>
> I always take a table at Rich's show -- this year I'll have
> copies of the recently published BLOOD 'N' THUNDER GUIDE TO
> COLLECTING PULPS as well as a brand new issue of BnT -- but I'd
> go even if I wasn't a dealer. Especially this time around:
> it's been a long, cold winter without much hobby activity, and
> with the beginning of convention season still another month away,
> I'm eager to shake off my cabin fever to mix and mingle with my
> fellow hobbyists. I'm guessing some of you feel the same way.
>
> Who else will be there?
I will have a table, selling my Pulp Image Library CDs, pulps, some GA
Batman comics and such.
Mark - http://www.pulps1st.com
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