MAY UPDATES

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The venue of the event is the Disciples Church located in a store front in a strip mall about a 2 minute walk from the Folsom Hilton Garden Inn (the official hotel of the ECOF). 
Directions to the Hilton Garden Inn, 221 Iron Point Road,
- Folsom, CA, 95630 ~ (916) 353-1717
- From HWY 50 take the Folsom Blvd exit. 
- Coming from the east, this is the first exit after the Prairie City exit. 
- Coming from the west, this the first exit after the Hazel Ave. exit.
- Turn left onto Folsom Blvd at the first traffic light after exiting HWY 50.
- Turn right at the first traffic light onto Iron Point Road.
- The Hilton Garden Inn will be on your right shortly.

The address of the church is 281 Iron Point Road, Folsom, CA, 95630. 
We have rented two very large rooms, 
one for the dealer and artist tables and 
one for the presentations, auction, and panels.

Dealer set-up starts on Thursday, May 17, at noon. 
Dealers may also set up on Friday and Saturday mornings at 8 AM. 
We need all dealers with their goods and other attendees to vacate the church by 9 PM on Saturday night.
Dealers will need to bring their own table covers. 
Also, please bring some extra covers to cover your merchandise if you leave the table
and when you leave at the end of the day when the room is locked for the night.

Remember to bring your James Rollins books for signing. 
We are proud to have Mr. Rollins as our guest of honor and he is scheduled to sign on both Friday and Saturday.

The event schedule is attached so take a look and note that we have some great things planned such as a presentation by our guest of honor; a talk by the President of Edgar Rice Burroughs Inc., Jim Sullos, on future happenings in the ERB world; movies, and much more.

There is also a plan to have a hand-picked selection of vintage serials, shorts and tv shows screened after dinner on Friday night.

If you have any questions feel free to email or call Don Gray at (916) 933-8050 or dgrayjr@sbcglobal.net

 UPDATES

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***  Nineteen of the 20 hotel rooms reserved in the room block at the Quality Inn, 200 Gore Road, for the 2016 Dum-Dum have been booked. And only a handful of rooms are available that weekend beyond the block. If you want to try to get a room, call  815- 942-6600 and mention “Burroughs Bibliophiles.” The rate is $99.99 plus tax for Wednesday through Sunday nights.
    If the rooms are booked, four other hotels are in that area- The Holiday Inn Express and Suites, 222 Gore Road; Comfort Inn, 70 Gore Road; the Days Inn and Suites of Morris, 80 Hampton Road (0.3 miles north of the Quality Inn); and Super 8, 70 Green Acres Drive (1 mile south of the Quality Inn). But the Holiday Inn only has rooms available for Aug. 3, 4 and 7, according to the hotel’s website; the other three hotels have rooms listed for Aug. 3 to 7.
    Telephone numbers are Comfort Inn, 844-656-5932;    Days Inn,  815-942-9000;     Super 8, 815-942-3200; and    Holiday Inn, 844-357-6216.

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***   Sixteen of the 36 dealers tables have been booked for the 2016 Dum-Dum.  Whether you want to sell or promote a book you have written or published, or are selling duplicates in your collection, the Dum-Dum is a great way to meet ERB fans and make money. 

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***   The extra charge if $5 for those attending the farewell breakfast and who are not staying in the hotel. Please notify us beforehand, email chiefjoseph1877@sbcglobal.net so we can make sure the hotel supplies enough food.

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***   Mikerocosmos is the illustrated, 6-by-9-inch 144-page trade paperback collecting many of Guest of Honor Mike Resnick’s ERB fan writings, that will be given free to those who register for this year’s Dum-Dum.   The collection includes Mike's Hugo-nominated story “A Princess of Earth”; a story where Tarzan meets one of Mike's favorite characters, Lucifer Jones; and articles from Burroughs' fanzines, ERBdom and ERBapa.
   If any extra books are available after the convention, they will be sold for $15, plus $5 for shipping and handling. Contact Joan Bledig after Aug. 7 at jthev@aol.com

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***    Our second guest of honor, Robert Garcia, recently announced he had designed the interior of the updated “Edgar Rice Burroughs: The Bibliography” by Robert B. Zeuschner. 

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PROGRAM
All programs will be held in the breakfast room of the Quality Inn, unless noted otherwise Thursday, Aug. 4:
* 10 a.m.: Registration starts in the dealers room or as soon as table setup is finished. 
* 3 p.m.: Guest of Honor Robert Garcia will interview Jim Sullos, president of ERB Inc., on publishing being done by the company
* 4 p.m.: Author Michael Hatt will give a presentation on ERB’s association with Coldwater, Mich., and the research he has done on his book “Tarzan Slept Here: Edgar Rice Burroughs and the Coldwater Connection” 
* 8 p.m.: Joint meeting of Chicago Muckers and National Capital Panthans 

Friday, Aug. 5:
* Noon: Christopher Paul Carey will discuss the Opar novels he has continued from Philip Jose Farmer
* 1 p.m.: Guest of Honor Mike Resnick, Q-and-A kaffeeklatch
* 2 p.m.: Talk by GoH Bob Garcia on art used in ERB stories
* 4 p.m.: Burroughs Bibliophiles Auction
* 8 p.m.: Burroughs Bibliophiles Board meeting

Saturday, Aug. 6:
* 1 p.m.: Talk by Doug Ellis on ERB’s works in the pulp magazines
* 2 p.m.: Reading by GoH Mike Resnick
* 3 p.m.: Author Michael A. Sanford will discuss his book “Tarzan on the Precipice” being published by ERB Inc.
* 6:30 to 9:30 p.m.: Banquet in Maria’s Italian Restaurant, 1591 Division 
          Our speakers  include GoHs Mike Resnick, Bob Garcia, Jan Novak Dressel and others

Sunday, Aug. 7:
* 6 a.m. and on: Farewell breakfast in the breakfast room of the Quality Inn until the room closes. Guests not staying in the Quality Inn but wish to join us will be asked to pay a $5 fee to cover the cost of their breakfast. Thank you!

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CHICAGO MUCKERS TO HOST 2016 DUM DUM
Aug. 4 to 6, in Morris, Illinois

ORIGINAL NEWS RELEASE

Help the Chicago Muckers chapter of the Burroughs Bibliophiles celebrate its 10th anniversary at the 2016 Dum-Dum, being held Thursday through Saturday, August 4 to 6, with a farewell breakfast Sunday, August 7, in Morris, Illinois. 

Our guests of honor will be Mike Resnick, Hugo-Award winning science fiction author, former ERB fandom writer, and co-editor of Worlds of Edgar Rice Burroughs; and Robert Garcia, his co-editor and the book’s graphic designer. Be sure to bring your copies and get them autographed.

In keeping with the Muckers’ tradition, each registered Dum-Dum attendee will receive a book containing, in part, a number of Mike Resnick’s early ERB fan writings. At the 2013 ECOF Gathering in Morris each registered attendee received a copy of The Best of the Muckers, and in 2010 the freebie was a profusely illustrated hardcover combination edition of The Mucker and The Return of the Mucker with cover art by Tom Floyd. 

Chicago-area, award-winning artist Douglas Klauba is our signature artist. He is designing this year’s Dum-Dum logo. His 2016 Adventure Calendar, designed by GOH Bob Garcia, includes John Carter as well as other pulp characters. Doug will be happy to take commissions to personalize your souvenir book or other.

Both guests will participate in programs. Mike Resnick will hold a Q-and-A kaffeeklatch on Friday afternoon, and a reading on Saturday. Bob Garcia will host a panel on art used in ERB stories. 

A program about Edgar Rice Burroughs’ works in the pulp magazines will be presented by pulp expert Doug Ellis, co-chairman of the Windy City Pulp and Paper Convention. 

A joint meeting of the Muckers and National Capital Panthans will be held Thursday night. The Burroughs Bibliophiles Board will meet Friday evening.

The auction will be held 4 p.m. Friday afternoon. Other programs may be scheduled. 

Our Saturday night banquet attendance will be at Maria’s Italian restaurant, a short drive south of the hotel on Illinois Route 47. Mike Resnick and Bob Garcia will be among our speakers.

The farewell breakfast will be Sunday morning in the breakfast room of the hotel. Those who choose to stay elsewhere will be asked to pay a minimal cost to the Quality Inn for the farewell breakfast. 

Setup of the dealers’ rooms is expected from 9 to 10 a.m. Thursday. The room will be open until 5 p.m. that day for selling and from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday (closing a bit early to allow for the auction), then will open Saturday at 9 a.m. All dealer materials must be removed from the room by 5 p.m. on Saturday. Thirty-six tables will be available. Because the hotel has to rent tables from an outside source, regrettably we have to pass on that fee on to our dealers. Be sure to indicate whether you need a table. The hotel does not have drapery for the tables, so we recommend dealers bring a bottom cloth if they wish to cover their table’s surface plus a top cover for when the room closes or the table is left unattended. 

The registration fee is $105. Huckster tables are $15 each for the weekend. Additional banquet tickets for significant others are available for $35 each. Send your check payable to The Muckers to 

Jim Hadac, 
3618 Raymond Ave., 
Brookfield, IL 60513-1564

Download and Print Out the Registration form from the link below:

Our convention hotel is the 
Quality Inn 
200 Gore Road, 
Morris, Illinois at the junction of Interstate 80 and Illinois Route 47 (about 60 miles southwest of O’Hare Airport). 
Our special convention rate is $99.99 per night plus tax. The hotel will extend the convention rate to folks who plan to check in Wednesday and/or check out Monday morning. Included in your stay is a free guest breakfast that is more than just a Continental breakfast, with at least one prepared hot dish.

A block of 20 rooms is being held until July 4, so don’t wait until the last minute to book your room. 
The hotel telephone number is (815) 942-6600. Mention “Burroughs Bibliophiles” when you register. 
If the block fills early, we can request an increase in the number of rooms in the block. But, remember, the block is gone July 4th.

HOTEL WEBSITE  ::  HOTEL RESERVATIONS

Quality Inn ~ 200 Gore Road ~ Morris, Illinois

THE 2016 ECOF ~ June 26 - 28


The Los Angeles SubERBs and Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc. 
take pleasure in announcing the 
2016 ECOF to be held at the Warner Center Marriott hotel 
beginning Sunday, June 26, and ending late Tuesday evening, June 28, 2016.
Warner Center Marriott in Woodland Hills 
21850 Oxnard St.
Woodland Hills, CA 91367 
818-887-4800 

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The best available negotiated rates at the Marriott are $177 per day, plus taxes. Twenty-five rooms have been set aside for our organization. Reservations can be made at  818-887-4800  and tell the Marriott operator that you want the Tarzan —Edgar Rice Burroughs– Tarzan group rate. NOTE: June 7 is the last date to register and receive the special reduced rate.

If you want to download the registration form, print it out, and mail it to ERB, Inc., you can use this link at ERBzine.com:
www.erbzine.com/ecof
If you want to register online, go straight to the ERB, Inc. website:
edgarriceburroughs.com/store/product/edgar-rice-burroughs-chain-of-friendship-registration
Please register early if you intend to attend the ECOF, even if you do not plan to stay at the Marriott.

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This event is in conjunction with the release of the Warner Bros. Legend of Tarzan and we will receive a June 28 pre-release showing of the highly anticipated film on the Warner Bros. movie lot. The WB theater can accommodate only 200 guests. The film is rated PG-13. Children under 10 will not be admitted. Movie lot security requires everyone in attendance to have pre-registered and present an ID upon exiting the bus. 

Warner Bros. will open their WB lot and museum for a three-hour tour, but we are limited to just 60 people. If you want to go on the tour, be sure to get your registration form in soon! Children must be over age 8 to be admitted. Legal ID is required for everyone 18 and older. Bus transportation will be provided to carry guests from the Marriott hotel to and from the Warner Bros. movie lot in Burbank. 
NOTE: there is an extra charge to go on the tour (see “OPTION A” below). Please let us know if you will need any kind of assistance on the tour (cane, wheel-chair, etc.). 
NOTE: You will NOT be able to register for the WB tour on the first day of the ECOF. WB requires us to turn in the final list of names a week before the tour!
Saturday June 18 will be the last day to register for the WB tour.

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REGISTRATION FEES:

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OPTION A: $85: Includes ECOF admission, bus transport, movie, goodie bag, WB studio tour.
OPTION B: $40: Same as option A but without the WB studio tour.
OPTION C: $20: Just the “Legend of Tarzan” movie and bus transportation.

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Esteemed guests who have said they will attend include: 

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• John Burroughs, ERB’s grandson
• Linda Burroughs, Llana Jane Burroughs, and Dejah Burroughs James Sullos, President of ERB, Inc.
• Nancy Miller (Mrs. Denny Miller)
• Casper Van Dien (“Tarzan and the Lost City”)
• Buddy Saunders, author of “The Martian Legion”
• Martin Powell and Leia Barrett Durham (Powell)
• Thomas Yeates     William Stout     Dan Parsons
• Scott Tracy Griffin (with his new book “Tarzan on Film”)
• Michael Hatt (author of “Tarzan Slept Here”)
• Michael A. Sanford (author of “Tarzan on the Precipice”)
• Michael Sellers (author of “John Carter and the Gods of Hollywood”)
• Jim Gerlach (creator of “Back to the Stone Age” and other ERB-related books) 
• Bob Zeuschner (author of a huge new ERB bibliography) 
• Other guests to be announced.

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Pre-registration form and huckster table reservation forms are available for download on 
Bill Hillman’s site: erbzine.com/dumdum/
and one can register directly at the 
ERB, Inc. website: edgarriceburroughs.com

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Tentative Schedule:

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• Saturday afternoon early arrivals. SubERB volunteers will hand out registration packs 
• Saturday evening 6 pm: snacks at the home of a local SubERB 
•      (transportation will be provided by local members of the Los Angeles SubERBs)
• Sunday – hand out registration packets; huckster room opens at 9 am Sunday Panels (45 minutes):
• Sunday 9 am – huckster room opens.
• Sunday 10:30 am – Jim Sullos welcomes guests and talks about ERB, Inc. activities. 
• Sunday 11:00 am (or 11:30 am) – Tracy Griffin on “Tarzan on Film.”
• Sunday 1:30 pm (or first afternoon presentation) 
•      – Michael Sellers talks about “The Legend of Tarzan” which will be his new book.
• Sunday 2:30 pm – Bob Zeuschner talks about his new ERB bibliography.
• Sunday 3:30 pm – Stan Galloway on the young Tarzan.
• Sunday 5:30 pm on – a no-host mixer in the Marriott patio.
• Monday 9 am – huckster room opens (four or five panels, each 45 minutes or less in length) 
• Monday 10:00 am – Buddy Saunders on his various ERB projects.
• Monday 11:00 am – Martin Powell and Leia Powell
• Monday 1:30 pm – Author’s panel: Michael Hatt 
•      -- (“Tarzan Slept Here”) and Michael A. Sanford (“Tarzan on the Precipice”). 
• Monday 2:30 pm –
• Monday 3:30 pm – Monday 4:30-5:00 – 
• Monday evening 7 pm – gala auction
•      Nancy Miller will offer a painting of Denny Miller as Tarzan to be auctioned.
•      Leia Barrett Durham has several stained glass window artworks for the auction.
• Tuesday morning: 9:30 am tours of the WB museum limited to 60 people (extra charge). 
•      Those on the tour will be returned by bus to the Marriott around 2:30 pm.
• Tuesday evening: 5:30 buses take us to Warner Bros. and return to the Marriott after the movie.
• The 7 pm Tarzan movie is the highlight of the ECOF.

Meet Peggy Adler: Wikipedia
Updates from Peggy Come to Dum Dum 2015, August 20-23, at Andrew Memorial Town Hall in Clinton, Connecticut and meet the author and the illustrator of the first new Tarzan novel in years .... as well as members of the Burroughs family and the President of Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc and his Executive Assistant.
Written by the prolific adventure writer, Will Murray (William Patrick Murray), author of "The Wild Adventures of Doc Savage" series, "Tarzan: Return to Pal-ul-don" is an authorized sequel to one of Edgar Rice Burroughs’ most celebrated Tarzan novels, "Tarzan the Terrible" and is published by Altus Press.
“Having been an Edgar Rice Burroughs fan since 1968,” says Murray, “the opportunity to bring this iconic character back to life means a great deal to me. I’ve pulled out all the stops to faithfully replicate the storytelling style of the great Edgar Rice Burroughs and recreate the original era of 'Tarzan of the Apes'.”
Jim Sullos, President of Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc., who will be at the Dum Dum as well, notes, “We couldn’t be more pleased to have such a talented writer as Will Murray write a sequel to one of Mr. Burroughs’ Tarzan novels. The pace is fast and the suspense never lets up, just what a reader expects when following the adventures of our Ape-Man.”
"Tarzan: Return to Pal-ul-don" features a magnificent cover illustration by award-winning artist Joe DeVito, who also executes the covers for Altus Press’ "Wild Adventures of Doc Savage" series.
“It is always a treat painting covers for Will’s Doc Savage adventure yarns,” says DeVito. “And now, Tarzan, the granddaddy of all the great action-adventure characters. After sculpting the Centennial Tarzan statue for ERB, Inc. in 2012, I was hoping to get a crack at a Tarzan painting as well. This book provided an opportunity to combine them both!”
"Tarzan: Return to Pal-ul-don" will be released in paperback in June, to be followed by a deluxe hardcover edition with a wraparound cover. The deluxe edition will also contain a bonus Tarzan short story by Gary A. Buckingham, entitled “Tarzan and the Secret of Katanga” -- a sequel, which ties into the lead novel. Both will be available at Dum Dum 2015.

About Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc.:
Founded in 1923 by Edgar Rice Burroughs, as one of the first authors to incorporate himself, Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc. holds numerous trademarks and the rights to all literary works of the author still protected by copyright, including stories of Tarzan of the Apes and John Carter of Mars. The company has overseen every adaptation of his literary works in film, television, radio, publishing, theatrical stage productions, licensing and merchandising. The company is still a very active enterprise and manages and licenses the vast archive of Mr. Burroughs’ literary works, fictional characters and corresponding artworks that have grown for over a century. The company continues to be owned by the Burroughs family and remains headquartered in Tarzana, California, the town named after the Tarzana Ranch Mr. Burroughs purchased there in 1918 which led to the town’s future development.
Along with ERB,, Inc's President, Jim Sullos presence at Dum Dum 2015, there will be his Executive Assistant, Cathy Mann Wilbanks -- and three member of ERB's family: Linda Burroughs and her two daughters, Llana Jane Burroughs & Dejah Burroughs.

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I'm thrilled to announce that Nancy Miller, Denny Miller's widow, will be joining us at the Dum Dum 
for all three days.
Nancy will be vending Denny's books and DVDs.  She'll also be contributing some of Denny's memorabilia for the auction. 

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Thursday, August 20: 
Noon - 6:00 pm, Dealer & Banquet Registration Check-in/Huckster room set-up, (Green Room)
Tarzan Yell Competition Sign-up (Green Room) 
2:00 pm, Book Barn @ Niantic 
Dinner on your own (see Economic Development Commission [EDC] Restaurant Guide) 
6:30 pm, “Beatles Forever” Outdoor Concert at Vece Gazebo, 75 East Main Street (free) 
(In case of rain the concert will be in Andrews Memorial Town Hall’s Auditorium)
  (Sponsored by the Clinton Chamber of Commerce)
7:30 pm, “The Many Faces of Tarzan” (1989) [by permission of Tom Lavagnino] (Auditorium) 
8:45 pm, Burroughs Bibliophile Board Meeting (Rose Room)

Friday, August 21: 
Breakfast, on your own (see EDC Restaurant Guide) 
9:00 am - 6:00 pm, Huckster Room open in the Green Room 
9:00 am, Banquet Registration Check-in
Tarzan Yell Competition Sign-up (Green Room) 
9:00 am, "Tarzan Finds a Son" (1939) Johnny Weissmuller * (Auditorium) 
10:30 am, "Tarzan's Magic Fountain" (1949), Lex Barker [by permission of ERB, Inc.] (Auditorium) 
12:00 pm, Lunch on your own (see EDC Restaurant Guide) 
1:00 pm, "Tarzan" TV Series (1967), Ron Ely (Auditorium) * 
“The Perils of Charity Jones” [Parts 1 & 2] (guest starring Julie Harris) 
3:00 pm, "Tarzan" (1999), Disney Animated Feature (Auditorium) * 
4:30 pm, "Tarzan's Many Genres" ( Books, Comics, Radio, Stage, Screen (live action &
          animation and TV).  Panel moderator: Scott Tracy Griffin
          Panelists: Will Murray, Joe DeVito, Alexander Simmons & Michael R. Hudson (Auditorium)
6:00 pm, Dinner on your own (see EDC Restaurant Guide) 

7:30 pm, Video Tribute to Denny Miller (Auditorium)

Saturday, August 22: 
Breakfast on your own (see EDC Restaurant Guide) 
9:00 am - 12:00 pm, Huckster Room open in the Green Room.
9:00 am, “John Carter” (2012) (Auditorium)
11:15 am, ERB’s influence on modern Sci-Fi (Auditorium)
           Panel discussion will be moderated by Scott Tracy Griffin: 
     Panelists: Jake (Buddy Saunders), Diana Leto, Mark Ellis & Thomas Yeates 
12:00 pm, Lunch on your own (see EDC Restaurant Guide) 
1:00 pm, Tarzan Yell Competition - Emcee will be Clinton’s own Dennis Donovan (Auditorium) 
2:00 pm, “The Search for Sandy” [by permission of Bill Berloni] (Auditorium) 
2:45 pm, Dum Dum Drawing for Kids,  3 – 13 years old (Green Room)
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm, Public Auction of ERB memorabilia (Green Room)  (Bill Ross auctioneer “extraordinairre”)
4:00 pm, Historic House Walk (Clinton Placemakers)
6:00 pm, Cash Bar & Banquet (Clinton Country Club/128 Old Post Road aka Rte 145) 
> 2015 Outstanding Achievement Award, posthumously, to Denny Miller
> Golden Lion Awards: Jake (Buddy) Saunders & Jim Gerlach
> Introduction of Jamie Corcoran & Amber Vuilleumier, winners of Clinton’s high school’s ERB Art Contest
> Guest of Honor: Bill Berloni, Tony Award Winning Animal Trainer 
  [Stage (i.e. “Annie”), screen & television] Training Animals to Perform - Then & Now
9:00 pm, Fireworks Extravaganza (Clinton Town Beach)     [Clinton Chamber of Commerce]

Sunday, August 23 
8:30 am, Farewell Breakfast at the Clinton Town Beach's 
picnic pavilion, with the food (Dutch Treat) from the beach's Hazy Daze concession. 

* In Partnership with the Henry Carter Hull Library of Clinton, CT

Children under the age of 14 must be accompanied by a responsible adult

Dum Dum Notables to Date (*= Panelist) 1) Bill Berloni (Guest of Honor/banquet speaker): Has trained over 300 rescue animals for performance for stage, screen and television. (http://www.theatricalanimals.com/)
2) Linda Burroughs: widow of Edgar Rice Burroughs’ Grandson Danton 
3) Llana Jane Burroughs: Edgar Rice Burroughs’ Great-Granddaughter. 
4) Dejah Burroughs: Edgar Rice Burroughs’ Great Granddaughter. 
*5) Joe DeVito: Artist/Sculptor (Centennial Tarzan Statue); Illustrator, upcoming Will Murray Tarzan Novel.  (http://www.jdevito.com/) 
*6) Jim Gerlach: Editor of the special new authorized BACK TO THE STONE AGE edition of ERB's classic novel - printed from the original G&D plates and with new art - will talk about Grosset & Dunlap and Edgar Rice Burroughs Past and Present. 
*7) Scott Tracy Griffin: Author, “Tarzan: The Centennial Celebration”; ERB Historian; actor.  (http://scotttracygriffin.com/) 
*8) Michael R. Hudson: publisher and book producer; owner of Sequential Pulp Comics and Raven's Head Press (http://sequentialpulpcomics.com/).
*9) Diana Leto: Illustrator, on-line ERB comic strip “Cavegirl”; “My Little Pony”; and Sesame Street Workshop (http://www.dianaleto.com/) 
10) Nancy Miller is Denny Miller’s widow.  http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denny_Miller
11) Pocho Morrow, widow of Gray Morrow (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gray_Morrow), who among other things, did the art for the Sunday “Tarzan” (from 1983 until his death in 2001) 
*12) William Patrick Murray (Will Murray): Author, upcoming Tarzan novel; “Doc Savage”, at al  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Will_Murray
*13) Jake (Buddy) Saunders: “The Martian Legion”; Lone Star Comics on-line (http://www.mycomicshop.com/; http://www.themartianlegion.com/) and
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jake_Saunders_(writer)
*14) Alexander Simmons: Writer, “Tarzan” Sunday comic strip; “Archie”, et al
http://www.SimmonsHereAndNow.com; http://www.KidsComicCon.com and
http://www.colorofcomics.wordpress.com
15) Jim Sullos: President of Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc. (http://www.edgarriceburroughs.com/)
16) Cathy Mann Wilbanks: Executive Assistant & Archivist. @ Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc. (http://www.edgarriceburroughs.com/)
17) Thomas (Tom) Yeates: As a comic artist for over 25 years, he is considered by many to be an astute master of his trade. Currently Thomas does the awesome art for the Sunday newspaper & on-line “Prince Valiant”.  Additionally, he is an incredibly talented classical artist & gifted illustrator. (http://www.thomasyeates.com/)

From:
Peggy (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peggy_Adler) 

Rose Room Presentations
(concurrent with the events in the auditorium)Friday, August 21st:

Friday, August 21st:
10:00am: Jim Gerlach will talk about Grosset & Dunlap and Edgar Rice Burroughs Past and Present. 
11:00am: Alexander Simmons: "Tarzan, Love of a Darker Land"
Author, Tarzan Sunday Newspaper Strip; Archie
1:00pm: Michael R. Hudson: Publisher, Jungle Tales of Tarzan
 2:00pm: Diana Leto’s Comic Con workshop for kids

Saturday, August 22nd:
 9:00am, William Patrick (Will) Murray:
 Author, Doc Savage; and Tarzan: Return to Pal-ul-don
10:00am, Joe DeVito: The creation of his Centennial Tarzan statue and his painting for Tarzan: Return to Pal-ul-don, by William Patrick (Will) Murray

Here’s What People Get If They Pay $75 for the Banquet
1) Tote/backpack with the Dum Dum logo
2) T-shirt with the Dum Dum logo > if ordered by July 20th
3) Audio CD:  “Tarzan” radio show (1932 - 1933)
4) DVD: “A Video Tribute to Denny Miller”
5) “Broadway Tails”, a book by Dum Dum banquet guest of honor, Bill Berloni
6) Dum Dum program on half-fold card with DumDum logo & schedule
7) 1, quarter-fold gift card bearing the Dum Dum logo
8) Numbered Dum Dum Name Tag in plastic badge holder
9) Numbered Banquet Ticket
10) Numbered Auction Card
11) Additionally,  local Clinton information ....

Edgar Rice Burroughs' family has an indirect link to Clinton, CT, where Dum Dum 2015 will take place:
ERB’s brothers, George and Henry (Harry) both went to Yale, graduating there in 1889 from the Sheffield Scientific School.
http://www.erbzine.com/mag10/1094.html
http://www.erbzine.com/mag10/1095.html
Coincidentally, 189 years earlier, Yale was "born" in Clinton.
http://clintonct.org/town-history.php#yale
[The Dum Dum will be at Andrews Memorial Town Hall, August 20-23, and will be open to the public for free. 
More information, along with a banquet & vendor registration form, can be found on this ERBzine page
as well as on FaceBook at "Dum Dum 2015", as a page, a group and an event. 

How to get to Dum Dum 2015:

Clinton, Connecticut is a mere 20 miles or so east of New Haven and is easily accessible by plane, train and car. 

Connecticut’s Bradley International Airport (BDL) services all major airlines, as well as bargain priced Southwest ( www.southwest.com ~ sign up for their e-mails); and Jet Blue (www.jetblue.com ~ sign up for their e-mails as well). Bradley is only 55 minutes from Clinton by car. Folks can also fly into New York’s JFK or LaGuardia; Rhode Island’s Warwick/Providence; or Boston’s Logan - and then rent a car or take an airport limo or train. Additionally, US Air flies into New Haven’s Tweed-NH Airport.

Clinton is also accessible by Metro North, from New York City’s Grand Central Station to New Haven -- and then Shoreline East from New Haven to Clinton (or any of the other nearby shoreline stations); and Amtrak, which has stops in New Haven and nearby Old Saybrook. 

And of course, you can always get there by car -- to Exit 63 or 64 on I-95.

Check it out! http://clintonctedc.com/index.html

Peggy Adler
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peggy_Adler

What to do in the Clinton area: For folks who want to take side trips on their own: Since Clinton is only 20 or so  miles from New Haven, they can go there to check out Yale; the Yale Center for British Art (http://britishart.yale.edu/) ; the Yale Art Gallery (http://artgallery.yale.edu/)  and the Peabody Museum of Natural History (http://peabody.yale.edu/) (with its Pulitzer Prize winning dinosaur mural by my dear, late, friend Rudy Zallinger.) Or they may want to hop a commuter train to NYC for the day.  Clinton is also near  Mystic Seaport (http://www.mysticseaport.org/ ); Mystic Aquarium (http://www.mysticaquarium.org/); Essex Steam Train (www.essexsteamtrain.com/); Gillette Castle State Park, formerly the home of actor William Gillette, who portrayed Sherlock Holmes on the stage; Connecticut’s Dinosaur State Park and the Goodspeed Opera House (http://www.goodspeed.org) where “Annie” & “Man from La Mancha” started before going to Broadway.  Additionally, for those that like to gamble – there are two, nearby, tribal run casinos (Foxwoods & the Mohegan Sun).   Three miles West is the nationally acclaimed  R.J.Julia Booksellers (http://www.rjjulia.com/).  And the fabulous Book Barn @ Niantic is just a few miles to the East, off  I-95 (http://www.bookbarnniantic.com/).

ECOF 2015
"From RUTLAND to ROCKVILLE"
1995 to 2015

The National Capital Area Panthans are delighted to host the 2015 ECOF in Rockville, MD celebrating the 20th Anniversary of the discussions at the 1995 Dum-Dum in Rutland, VT that lead to the formal chartering of our fan group about a year later.  As of our ECOF on June 4-7, we will have met consecutively for 224 months, producing a newsletter and an informative Panthan Journal composed of member contributions at each of those monthly meetings.

We’re delighted to invite you to return to the venue where we hosted the 2006 combined ECOF and Dum-Dum, right on the Twinbrook Metrorail line station here in Rockville.  In addition to our anniversary activities, we will be hosting the Dark Horse distribution launch of "Jungle Tales of Tarzan," for which we will have special limited ECOF leather-bound signed edition available, hosting a pre-publication discussion  of Lee Strong’s "A Soldier of Poloda" to also be published by Dark Horse, and providing a panel on the making of "The Martian Legion" featuring Buddy Saunders and Joe DeVito.

In addition, a three-member Panthan panel selected 20 of the best-loved cover artwork over the last six years of our monthly Panthan Journal to be included in our 20th Anniversary Art Folio which will be provided to each registrant.  We are absolutely delighted that well-known artist Tom Grindberg, who has been kind enough to provide us with a number of Panthan Journal covers over the years, has agreed to be our Guest of Honor.

Our tentative schedule and registration form are below.  We will update the schedule particulars as they become available, and for your convenience we have arranged a direct hotel registration link for you.  If you have any questions, contact me at tyner@taliesan.com .  See you in June!

2015 ECOF Schedule 
June 4-7, 2015
Thursday, June 4
12:30 pm – Adventurous Book Crawl – A.Q. Porter, PhD, certified guide. 
Let us know if you want to go and can drive to:
1st  -- “Second & Charles” – Hagerstown
2nd -- “Wonder Books” – Frederick
3rd -- “Friends of the Library” – Rockville
4th -- “Second Story Books” -- Rockville 
3:00 pm – Rockville Hilton Executive Meeting Center check-in – Hotel Lobby
5:00 pm – ECOF registration – John Tyner’s home -- 5911 Halpine Road
6:00pm –  3-D Event (Deli Delight Dinner) to prep for……
7:00 pm – Annual Panthans/Muckers Joint Meeting
8:00 pm – Huckster tables set-up in Plaza One

Friday, June 5
All day  – Hilton check-in – Hotel Lobby
All day --  ECOF Registration  -- Plaza One Foyer
7:00 am – Huckster Room set-up – Plaza One
8:00 am – Huckster Room Open – Plaza One
8:00 am – 6 pm – “Drop-In” idea/gossip sessions in designated area – Plaza One Lobby
10:00 am –  Panel A - Guest of Honor Introduction by Mark Wheatley - Presentation by GOH Tom Grindberg – Washington Theater
11:00 am –  Panel B – The Making of “The Martian Legion” by Jake “Buddy” Saunders - Washington Theater
12:00 pm – Lunch on your own (see restaurant list of  local joints)
3:30 pm – Panel C –  “This year’s BB bucket list?”  moderated by Quaestor & J the V.
     to discuss our fan-driven non-profit organization’s future – followed by
     convening of the announced BB Board Meeting -- Washington Theater.
6:00 pm – Huckster Room closed and secured
6:30 pm – Self-organized Dutch-treat dinner  in neighborhhood restaurant TBA 
8:00 pm – Naughty ERB-flavored scholarly movies  --  Washington Theater
1. Hardcover Theater’s production of “A Princess of Mars”
2. The Asylum’s film of “A Princess of Mars”
3. Al Bohl’s documentary “Tarzan, Lord of the Louisiana Jungle” 
4. Midnight Madness --  “Tarzana, the Wild Girl”

Saturday, June 6
All day –  Hilton check-in – Hotel Lobby
All day –  ECOF registration – Plaza One Foyer
8:00 am – Huckster Room open – Plaza One
8:00 am – 5 pm – “Drop-In” idea/gossip sessions in designated area  - Plaza One Lobby
10:00 am – Presentations --  Washington Theater
• Dark Horse distribution launch of “Jungle Tales of Tarzan” with 
     Mark Wheatley and Dr. Stan  Galloway of Bridgewater College, author of “The Teenage Tarzan.”
• Pre-publication discussion  of “A Soldier of Poloda” with Author Lee Strong 
12:00 pm – Lunch with colleagues at local restaurants
2:30 pm – Benefit Auction featuring the antics of Certified Auctioneer Bill Ross – Washington Theater
5:00 pm – Huckster Room cleared and closed
6:30 pm – Attitude Adjustment – Riff’s Lounge
7:30 pm – ECOF Banquet --  Roosevelt Room
               “Audio Greetings from the Jungle”
               Guest of Honor Tom Grindberg
               “Pand and Ara” from Tublat
               Awards and Presentations

Sunday, June 7
8 - 10:00 am – Farewell Breakfast (informal gathering in Twinbrook Grille)

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Events to be held at the Hilton Washington, DC/Rockville Hotel and Executive Meeting Center,  1750 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD 20852 (telephone 301.468.1100). Preview available at www.rockvillehotel.com. NOTE: There is NO huckster room fee.

Thursday night event held at John Tyner’s home 5911 Halpine Road, a short walk from the hotel.  Book crawl destinations are noted above.

Jungle Tales of Tarzan will be launched at ECOF. 
We have commissioned 50 special hardcover copies set aside for purchase ($49.95) by attendees. 

Events to be held at the 

Hilton Washington, DC/Rockville Hotel and Executive Meeting Center
1750 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD 20852 
(telephone 301.468.1100). 
Preview available at www.rockvillehotel.com. 
Room rate is $99.00 single/double. 
Registration fee of $85 includes goodies, huckster room browsing 
and panel/chat discussions and banquet. 
All hotel events are held in the Plaza One and Washington Theater rooms. 
NOTE: There is NO huckster room fee.

DUMDUM PROGRAM SCHEDULE and Costs 
To register at the LaSalle Hotel, 120 S. Main St. Bryan, TX 
for the $90 special rate you need to call 979-822-2000 
and mention DumDum to get this rate as long as rooms are available 
but only by June 30.

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THURSDAY: July 31 

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4-6 pm:
       * Registration at the LaSalle Hotel, 120 S. Main St. Bryan - hotel lobby
       * Cost is $45 for registrants and $15 for spouse (barbeque). 
       * To receive registration packet please pay Brad Vinson, 921 N. Rosemary Dr. Bryan 77802.
       * Tables are included in the registration fee.
6:00 pm: Greet and meet in hotel restaurant to decide to eat there or visit other dining choices.  Information will be in registration packet.
8:30: Burroughs Bibliophile Board meeting in the board room located in the basement of the hotel. 
       * Set up for the Huckster room is at the same location (adjoining room) and can be done at this time. 
       * Procedure is to get the key from the front desk and return it there.  Future meeting sites will be given.

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FRIDAY: August 1

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        * Hot breakfast served until 9am
 9:00 am: Huckster room opens for business 9-5 (closed at noon hour)  Setup can be done earlier that morning.
      * Opening presentation by Buddy Saunders about the new ERB book/Buddy Saunders book, "The Martian Legions: The Quest for Xonthron", published by Russ Cochran.
12 noon:  Closed for lunch  Visit art galleries
1:15 reopen
1:30:  Presentation of "The Passing of My Pal Bill" of ERB's western poem from The Bandit of  Hell's Bend.
4:00: Auction benefiting Burroughs Bibliophiles.
5:30/6:00: Dinner on your own 

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SATURDAY: August 2

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9:00 am:  Hot breakfast buffet closes
9:30: Leave for Texas A&M campus. 
      * We have scheduled a visit to the Science Fiction and Fantasy Research Collection at Cushing Memorial Library and Archives. 
      * Larry Mitchell, the director will open especially for our group.  Jeremy Brett will do the tour.  An extensive exhibit on World War I can be seen in the lobby and 2nd floor.
       * Lunch on your own- on campus/ recommend the many restaurants along University Dr. E afterwards
2:00: Visit Brad's collection-directions given that morning with transportation arranged.
5:00: Texas barbeque at the home of Brad and Pat Vinson.  Seating for 42+.

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SUNDAY: August 3

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        * Farewell breakfast- LaSalle breakfast buffet

2013 Dum-Dum Schedule
August 8-11, 2013

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Thursday, August 8

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3:00pm – Hilton Garden Inn Airport check-in – main lobby 
4:00 pm – 8:00 pm Dum-Dum registration – Hilton Garden Inn -- Suites Lobby 
8:00 pm – 10:00 pm (bar closes) – Gen5 Gridley Wave exchanges – Suites Lobby 

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Friday, August 9

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All day  – Hilton Garden Inn check-in – main lobby 
8:00 am – 5:00 pm  --  Dum-Dum Registration  -- Chao Auditorium 
9:45 am – Carrie Daniels, Director, Archives and Special Collections, Ekstrom Library Archives and Special Collections, or “ASC, formed January in 2013 uniting the Burroughs and other rare books collections with University Archives, Digital Initiatives, and Photographic Archives. 
10:00 am –  Panel A - Guest of Honor Introduction by Joan Bledig 
        Presentation by Dr. Philip J. Currie – Chao Auditorium 

 11:00 am –  Panel B – Presentation by Dr. D.J. Howell “Can Tarzan be called a literary classic?” – Chao Auditorium 
Noon to 4:30 pm – Ekstrom Library  ERB Collection tours by appointment 
      Note: requires timed tickets at 15 minute intervals – preference given to those who have never seen the Collection (on your honor now!)
12:00 pm – Lunch on your own – e.g. Student Union cafeteria or local joints 
1:30 pm – Panel C –  “What’s the BB’s bucket list?”  moderated by Quaestor & J the V. 
      Forum for workable solutions from the BB members on how to proceed in our fan-driven non-profit organization’s future. 
3:00 pm – BB Board of Directors meeting
5:00 pm – Ekstrom Library closed
6:00 pm – Organized dutch-treat dinner in Freedom Hall at Cardinal Hall of Fame Café (next to hotel) 
    Speaker: Lane Batot, "African Adventures With Jane Goodall" or "How I got to REALLY play Tarzan with great apes in an African forest" 
8:30 pm – Joint Mucker/Panthans Meeting – Hilton Garden Inn 
10:00 pm – Huckster room set-up – Metropolitan Ballroom 

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Click images above to see our Phil Currie Collages

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Saturday, August 10

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All day – Hilton Garden Inn check-in – Main Lobby 
All day – Dum-Dum registration – Metropolitan Ballroom 
8:00 am – Huckster Room open – Metropolitan Ballroom
Concurrent discussion groups: 
 10:00 am – Commentary from Josh Kushins on his book “Art of John Carter”
 11:00 am -  Martin Powell  on  “ERB Comic Strip Writing”
12:00 pm – Lunch with colleagues at local restaurants 
2:30 pm – Auction benefiting Burroughs Bibliophiles -- Auctioneer Bill Ross 
5:00 pm – Huckster Room closed 
6:30 pm – Attitude Adjustment 
7:30 pm – Burroughs Bibliophiles Dum-Dum Banquet 
  “Audio Greetings from the Jungle”
               Guest of Honor Dr. Philip J. Currie
    “Pand and Ara” from Tublat (GTM) (check with the Ape/English dictionary for translation) 
    Burroughs Bibliophiles Awards and Presentations
Click image above to see the full George T. McWhorter Collage

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Sunday, August 11

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9:00 am – Farewell Breakfast (informal gathering in hotel restaurant) 

Events to be held at the 

Hilton Garden Inn Louisville Airport, 
2735 Crittenden Drive, 
Louisville, KY 40209 
(telephone 502.637.2424) Preview available at www.louisvilleairport.hgi.com. 
Room rate is $94.00 single/double. 
Registration fee of $85 includes goodies, huckster room browsing and panel/chat discussions and banquet.  All hotel events are held in the Metropolitan Ballroom. 

Ekstrom Library Rare Books Department is the site of Friday’s events. 

DOWNLOAD THE REGISTRATION FORM IN WORD FORMAT
HERE

The broadcast time is 16:00 GMT, and will be available on the BBC website.  BBC Radio usually makes their programs available for 7 days after the initial broadcast, though some are available for longer.  The program can also be accessed through BBC iPlayer. ~ www.bbc.co.uk/radio4 ~  Also try http://bbc.in/xzEk0a

SPECIAL NOTICE 
FOR ECOF 2012 ATTENDEES

Disney security tells us that getting onto the Disney lot for 
the special advance screening for John Carter 
will be similar to the security practices used when boarding an airplane.

ID will be required for everyone, a driver's license, a passport, a school ID, etc. 
No one under age 12 will be admitted.
Only those who ride the ECOF/SubERB buses will be admitted.
No one will be allowed to drive to the studio separately.

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Hotel Information

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The locus of ECOF activities will be the same hotel used in the 1996 and 1999 Dum-Dum events, namely the Warner Center Marriott in Woodland Hills, close to Tarzana and the ERB, Inc. offices. The newly refurbished Warner Center Marriott hotel is set in the San Fernando valley, adjacent to Highway 101 (Ventura Freeway), approximately 40 minutes north of LAX, and approximately 25 minutes west of the Burbank airport.

The Warner Center Marriott Woodland Hills is located at
21850 Oxnard Street · Woodland Hills, California 91367 USA
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An on-line link which will allow you to register at the Marriott can be found at
http://edgarriceburroughs.com/ at the bottom of the ECOF registration page
or
www.erbzine.com/dumdum
The Registration Page may be downloaded for mailing at:
http://www.ERBzine.com/dumdum/2012form.pdf
(The  direct link to the Marriott is HERE)
Their Website provides maps and transportation information, photographs, local attractions, amenities, etc.

You can telephone the Marriott directly at (818) 887-4800.

To receive the group rate discount you must mention the ECOF or Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc. Special group rates are available for Friday March 2 and Saturday and March 3rd, and for early arrivals on both Wednesday, February 29th and Thursday, March 1st. Our special group rate is $109 per night plus the city tax of 15.6%. Overnight self-parking is at a discounted rate of $9 per car. If you choose to stay elsewhere, the Marriott charges $6 to park for the day plus 10% tax. Limited free street parking is available adjacent to the hotel.

DUM-DUM 2011 ~ AUGUST 6-10 ~ POCATELLO, ID

The 2011 Dum-Dum, sponsored by the National Capital Panthans, 
will be held on August 6-10, 
at the Clarion Inn, 1399 Bench Road, Pocatello, ID 83201, land line (208) 237-1400

 Program Cover and Book Bag Logo
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click for full-screen images

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2011 Dum-Dum Schedule

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Saturday, August 6 
All day – Clarion Inn check-in [Front Desk in Main Lobby]  Site seeing all day on your own
5 – 8:00 pm – Dum-Dum Registration [Main Lobby]
7:00 pm  -- Informal Drop-in Chat session [Board Room]

Sunday, August 7 
All day – Clarion Inn check-in [Front Desk in Main Lobby]
8 - 5:00 pm – Dum-Dum Registration [Main Lobby]
8:00 am -- Huckster Room available for set-up  [Madeira Room]
9:00 am -- Huckster Room Open for Business
11 – 12 noon --  Panel A: “Whither For Art Thou, BBs?” Henry Franke, Colonel USA (RET), Editor & Publisher, Burroughs Bulletin  [Board Room] 
12:45 pm --  Lunch, Huckster Room closed 
1:45 pm -- Huckster Room open
2 - 3:00 pm -- Panel B:  “ERB in our Electronic Matrix,” Bill Hillman, assistant professor (retired), Information/Communication Technologies, Brandon University, Canada [Board Room]
5:00 pm -- Huckster Room closed
5:30 pm – Book/Museum Crawl
7:00 pm -- Dinner at local eatery in Pocatello
9:00 pm -- Pre-Midnight Madness -- BB, Inc. Board Meeting [Board Room]

Monday, August 8 
All day –  Clarion Inn check-in [Front Desk in Main Lobby]
9:00 am – Meet in lobby for all-day Burroughs Territory (Coach?) Trip, including
        Yale Ranch, Raft River, Rupert, Minidoka, Burley, Fort Hall Replica, and Historic Old Town Pocatello
6 – 8:00 pm – Dum-Dum Registration [Main Lobby]
7:00 pm  -- Informal Drop-in Chat session [Board Room] plus 
The Annual Muckers Jeopardy Contest featuring teams of well-known ERB scholars.
The theme for this 2011 show is WESTERNS with the topics:

Real Life Idaho
Girl from Hollywood/Minidoka/The Return of the Mucker
War Chief/Apache Devil
Bandit of Hell's Bend
Deputy Sheriff of Comanche County

Tuesday, August 9 
All day --  Clarion Inn Check-in [Front Desk in Main Lobby]
All day  -- Dum-Dum Registration [Main Lobby]
9:00 am -- Huckster Room open [Madeira Room]
11:00 – 12 noon -- Panel C:  “Poetry in Burroughs’ Universe,” Professor Stanley A. Galloway, Bridgewater College, VA, author of “The Teenage Tarzan.” 
[Board Room]
1:00 pm -- Lunch (Huckster Room closed)
1:45 pm -- Huckster Room open
2:00 pm -- Insanity Auction  to Benefit ERB Pundits  -- Auctioneer: Bill Ross
5:00 pm – Huckster Room closed
6:00 pm -- Attitude Adjustment in hotel ‘beverage stand”
7:00 pm – Annual Dum-Dum Celebratory Banquet
9:00 pm – Annual Mucker/Panthan joint meeting  [Board Room]

Wednesday, August 10 
8:00 am -- Farewell Breakfast (informal gathering on your own)
9:30 am – Sight-seeing day trip (on your own)

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Event to be held at the Clarion Inn, 1399 Bench Road, Pocatello, ID 83201, land line (208)237-1400, http://www.clarionhotel.com/hotel-pocatello-idaho-ID057Room rates $66.00 inclusive single/double.  Each room has a hair dryer and iron. The hotel has a large indoor pool, a hot tub and a sauna for your enjoyment, as well as ping-pong and billiard tables.  Please call the Inn directly to make your reservation, citing “Edgar Rice Burroughs Bibliophiles” to get our room rate. Please be sure to specify “non-poolside” if you wish a quieter room in the afternoon and evening.

Registration $75.00 includes Burroughs Territory road trip guide, banquet, goodie bag, access to huckster room, panel/chat events and privilege of fondling all auction items.  Huckster events will be held in the Madeira Room (65’x20’-1,300 sq ft) which has wi-fi, and panels/meetings will be in the connecting Board Room. 

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LOCAL  ATTRACTIONS:
Huckster Room & Registration  20 feet in the Inn
Brass Rail Restaurant   50 feet in the Inn
Applebees Restaurant   block from the Inn
Perkins Family Restaurant  block from the Inn
The Sandpiper (seafood)   block from the Inn
Sizzler Steakhouse    0.5 mile
Bannock County Fairgrounds  1 mile
Chilis Restaurant    2.5 miles
Pine Ridge Mall    3 miles
Remo’s Italian Restaurant  3 miles
Fort Hall Replica    4 miles
Performing Arts Center   4 miles
Texas Roadhouse Restaurant  5 miles
Historic Old Town Pocatello  5 miles
Ross Park Zoo    5 miles
Fort Hall Casino    9 miles
Shoshone-Bannock Tribal Museum      9 miles
Idaho Potato Museum                         17 miles
Lava Hot Springs Spa                          40 miles
Museum of Idaho                                 45 miles
BBR45 National Lab-first reactor       62 miles
Craters of the Moon                             75 miles
Joan’s Montana Touchdown              122 miles
Yellowstone Park                               135 miles
Jackson Hole                                     137 miles

Overview

Our Dum-Dum starts off on Sunday with exploring (and buying) the treasures of the huckster room, two informative panels, afternoon book/museum crawl in historic Old Town Pocatello, Pokey dinner on your own and then the BB board meeting at 9 pm in the hotel’s Board Room for all attendees. 

Monday involves you with an all-day guided tour in an air-conditioned bus of Burroughs Territory including Yale, Raft River, Minidoka, Jerome, Burley, Rupert, the original Burroughs ranch, American Falls, and (if time) the Craters of the Moon and the Fort Hall Replica site.

Tuesday brings more huckster treasure hunt, another great panel, BB benefit auction, our grand banquet, ending with our traditional Mucker/Panthan joint meeting. 

Wednesday features our Farewell Breakfast followed by more sightseeing for those staying on in Idaho, especially as the Shoshone-Bannock Indian Festival kicks off on Thursday. 

Your registration fee of $75.00 includes the Burroughs Territory road trip guide, banquet, goodie bag, access to huckster room, panel/chat events and the privilege of fondling all auction items. Our registration form and program schedule are up on the web. All events will be held in the Madeira Room (65’x20’ - 1,300 sq ft) which, for you Gridley Wave enthusiasts, has wi-fi. BTW, the Clarion Inn is also HQ for Sho-Ban Festival celebrities so you might see the Head Man Dancer and members of the two Host Drums from the Northern Cree and Comanche tribes. 

Come join us in this area of ERB's early life and really take time to see the surrounding country. For further information, contact our organizers John Tyner tyner@taliesan.com and/or Joan Bledig jthev@aol.com

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Since most folks will be taking time to sightsee in the general area (since the BBs have never ventured to Idaho for a meeting before) we invite you to check-in on Saturday and get settled in Pocatello or “Pokey” and share tales on Saturday night. If you are flying, best and least-expensive suggestion is to fly to Salt Lake City and rent a car for the three hour drive to Pokey. One can fly to Pokey from Salt Lake City but it is expensive.  Alternatively you could fly to Boise and drive down from there.   For those of you driving, I-15 and I-86 intersect outside of town. 

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PRINT OUT INFO IN WORD FORMAT

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Registration | Schedule

ECOF 2011 ~ MINNEAPOLIS, MN
Memorial Day Weekend - May 26-29

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Rudy Sigmund has just announced his plans for ECOF 2011 which will be held during the US Memorial Day Weekend in MINNEAPOLIS at the BLOOMINGTON AIRPORT HOLIDAY INN on I-35. The hotel is holding a package of 35 rooms until May 10, at the rate of $76. The hotel phone number is 952.703.7526, but "ECOF" should be mentioned when booking, since the normal rates are $95-$150. The hotel is just 10 minutes from the airport and they have hourly airport shuttle service. They also have shuttle to the MALL OF AMERICA which is only seven minutes away.

THURSDAY: For early arrivals there will be a guided tour to some of the most unique used and collectible bookstores in the twin cities, followed by a gathering at the Mall of America. In addition to the huge array of shops on five levels, the Mall has an indoor theme park, 24-plex movie theatre, huge aquarium, mini golf, live butterfly walk-through, etc.

FRIDAY: The dealer room will be open all day and closing in the evening for a barbaque picnic at MINNIHAHA FALLS PARK by the Mississippi River near downtown. The falls is nearly 60 feet high and made famous by the poem "Song of Hiawatha."

SATURDAY: The dealer room will be open all day with an auction in the afternoon. The banquet will be held that night at poolside and the dealers room in the evening for socializing.

SUNDAY: A farewell breakfast will be available at the hotel and there will be discount tickets, including the monorail, for the MINNESOTA ZOO for those interested.

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GUESTS OF HONOUR

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Mike Chapman is the author of 22 books, including two books on movie Tarzans Herman Brix (aka Bruce Bennett) and Glenn Morris. He will have copies of his books for sale and the magazine Iowa History Journal with a long feature article on Jock Mahoney. Mike has been the host of  three Dum-Dums ( Dum-Dum 2008 | Dum-Dum 2004 ~ II )

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Mike Hoffman
Mike has done amazing ERB-related and SF/Fantasy art for a long line of publications. His latest project is the publishing of a new edition of ERB's "Beware!" which he has also illustrated (see ERBzine 3372 ). 
Mike is also featured in ERBzine's ERB Artist Encyclopedia

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Mike Grell
In the early 1980s, Grell illustrated the Tarzan newspaper strip (some of which were collected in Blackthorne Publishing’s “Comic-Strip Preserves” series in 1986). In 1999, Grell returned to the jungle with the 4-part comic series, “The Savage Heart,” published by Dark Horse Comics. He is also the creator of “The Warlord” series. Mike is featured in an ERBzine series starting at: ERBzine 2966
Mike is also featured in ERBzine's ERB Artist Encyclopedia

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David Fury
Fury is best known as the author of “Kings of the Jungle,” as well as the definitive biographies of two Hollywood legends, Johnny Weissmuller and Maureen O’Sullivan. He will be on hand to sign copies of “Twice the Hero” and “No Average Jane,” and to unveil his latest project.

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REGISTRATION FEE for the event is $65.
This will include the guided bookstore tour on Thusday, the barbeque picnic on Friday and the banquet on Saturday along with a packet with a pin, shirt and a special ECOF edition of a book on ERB with the guest author there to autograph it. 

CONTACT:
Rudy Sigmund
1125 N. Broadway
Fargo, North Dakota  58102
tarzan52749@aol.com
Phone: 701.730.0465

Dum-Dum 2010
Watch the PanthanPress Promo Video

Chicago, IL ~ August 19-22


Best Western Chicago-Hillside, 4400 Frontage Road, Hillside, Illinois,
is the site of the 2010 Dum-Dum.

The 2010 Dum-Dum, organized by The Muckers, the Chicago chapter of the Burroughs Bibliophiles, will be held over four days, Aug. 19 to 22, 2010, at the Best Western Chicago-Hillside, 4400 Frontage Road, in Hillside, Illinois, a near western suburb of Chicago. Phone: 708.544.9300

The new, LOWER hotel room rate is $89 plus taxes. Check www.panthanpress.com/muckers  for updates on the convention and to provide feedback on the bulletin board.

The Best Western offers free shuttle service to and from only O'Hare Airport for its guests. Ask the hotel for more information when you make your reservation. Use code "Mucker Dum-Dum" when reserving your room at the Best Western Hillside.

Convention Cost: $120
Includes four days packed with activities ... a dealers’ room, Mucker Jeopardy, a panel discussion hosted by author Stephen Korshak, a reception at the site of the planned new ERB museum in Oak Park, a tour of homes where ERB lived and wrote some of his most thrilling adventures - followed with a reception at Pleasant Home, a banquet on Saturday night, and many hours of banter with fans. 

Attendees will receive a new hardcover edition of The Mucker -- containing both "The Mucker" and "The Return of the Mucker."

Spouse/Guest ticket: $50
Includes banquet ticket and other events. But we’re also planning pay-as-you-go activities around Chicago for spouses.

REGISTRATION FORM

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GUESTS OF HONOUR

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George McWhorter, curator of the Edgar Rice Burroughs Memorial Collection at the Ekstrom Library of the University of Louisville, has accepted the Muckers' offer to be Special Guest of Honour. 

Stephen D. Korshak, author of Grand Master of Fantasy: The Paintings of J. Allen St. John and From the Pen of Paul: The Fantastic Images of Frank R. Paul will make a presentation at 2:30 p.m. Thursday on the art of J. Allen St. John.

Thomas Floyd, creator, artist, and writer of the online comic strip Captain Spectre.

As part of your convention package you will receive a special Muckers’ edition of The Mucker and The Return of the Mucker, profusely illustrated with over 40 illustrations by 17 artists in the field. The book will be a hard cover and will have a full color dust jacket featuring the Dum-Dum's logo created by artist guest of honor Thomas Floyd. Only 250 copies of the book will be printed. A limited number of extra copies will be available for purchase at the convention at a price still to be determined. 

In addition to The Mucker book, your convention package will contain a special convention shirt, pin back, program book, souvenir banquet ticket, restaurant guide, book store locations, maps, attractions information, and whatever else we can get contributed by the local Chamber of Commerce.

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EVENTS

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WEDNESDAY: For early arrivals, please join the Muckers Wednesday evening at SAFARI LAND, 701 W. North Avenue, Villa Park, IL 60181 (www.safarilandfun.com for directions) for pizza, coke, one line of bowling (including shoe-rental), and $5-worth of tokens for pinball and games or just good camaraderie and conversation for only $12 per person. More information to come. 

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THURSDAY: Mucker Jeopardy will run at 1 p.m. followed by Stephen D. Korshak's presentation at 2:30 p.m. on the art of J. Allen St. John. The barbecue starts at 6 p.m.  This year's MUCKER JEOPARDY categories are:
 Real Life Mars
TV Tarzan
Pal-ul-don
The Mucker
Art and Artists
 The Final Jeopardy category is ... a secret as always.

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FRIDAY: On Friday, we will board buses at 1 p.m. and head to Oak Park to see the homes of Edgar Rice Burroughs. At 4:30, the Historical Society of Oak Park and River Forest will offer a tour of the new site of its museum, archives and research center in a historic former firehouse that will feature expanded and more interactive space for its Edgar Rice Burroughs exhibit. A reception will follow.

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SATURDAY: Saturday programs will feature the annual Burroughs Bibliophiles auction at 2 p.m. and the banquet in the hotel at 6:30. The Burroughs Bibliophiles Board meeting is scheduled for 9 a.m.

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SUNDAY: The farewell breakfast, on your own, will be held from 7 to 10 a.m. Sunday in the hotel restaurant. Activities will end with a back-yard party at 1 p.m. at a member's home in nearby Brookfield. 

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Former firehouse that will be transformed into a museum, archives and research center for the Historical Society of Oak Park and River Forest. Built in 1898 at Lake Street and Lombard Avenue, it is the oldest public building in Oak Park.

The dealers' room will be open for 14 hours during the convention and include 8-foot-long tables. On Thursday, the room will open at 10 a.m., with setup starting at 8 o'clock, and close at 5 p.m. Friday hours will be 8 a.m. to noon, closing for the trip to Oak Park. Saturday hours will be 9 a.m. to noon, with breakdown followed by the auction. Contact Ken Manson at krmanson@earthlink.net for information on dealers' tables.

Please Note: 21 tables have been committed already for the dealers room. Tables can be guaranteed only when people register in advance througb panthanpress.

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AMONG THE VIPs IN ATTENDANCE

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The Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc. offices in Tarzana, California, will be well represented.

Linda, Llana Jane, and Dejah Burroughs will also be flying in from Tarzana 
to mingle with ERB fans and to keep alive the memory of Danton Burroughs.

Attendees will be pleased to hear that noted filmmaker/animator
Al Bohl and daughter Allison Bohl (filmographer) are attending the Dum-Dum. 
They have done some major production work on the forthcoming documentary: 
Tarzan: Lord of the Louisiana Jungle

Thomas Yeates will be in attendance at the Chicago Dum-Dum 
and drawing sketches for those who want to buy one. 
He will also be selling select original pages of his full color painted up-coming 
Outlaw Prince graphic novel, based on The Outlaw of Torn
as well as other art  and books on the themes of legends and myths. 
He also hopes to have a special announcement for fellow Dum-Dum attendees.

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Members of the Chicago Muckers 2010 Dum-Dum Committee are Joan Bledig, Mike Conran, Dave Gorecki, Jim Hadac, Ray Le Beau, Jeff Long, Ken Manson, Greg Phillips, Bill Ross, and Jerry Spannraft.

Download the REGISTRATION FORM at the:
MUCKER'S 2010 DUM-DUM WEBPAGE
www.panthanpress.com/DumDum2010

A tentative agenda is attached for your edification, featuring side trips to Baltimore and the Nation's Capitol to prepare you for meeting our Shenandoah mahars.  While there is no fee and no "host hotel" for this adventure, you must register with us IN ADVANCE so we can determine the scope of our needed adventure support.  However, you will need to bring some form of monetary remuneration with you to spend at the venues, especially the bookshop crawls and restaurants….

For the out-of-towners, as in the past, there will be some limited availability for housing in a few Panthan homes.  For those of you wanting hotel accommodations, we suggest that you may wish to use the Hilton Hotel in Rockville, familiar to those of you who came to our 2006 Dum-Dum/ECOF, as it is at the Twinbrook metrorail station, giving you access to our DC events. 

If you wish to participate, please email your name and email address to tyner@taliesan.com so we can provide you more information as it is available. 
We ALL still live,
JT2 ~ Silverback Emeritus

Saturday, June 5
(Travel to Glen Burnie's Baltimore Light Rail Station)
10:00 am – Tour of Geppi's Entertainment Museum 301 W. Camden Street
1:00 pm --  Lunch at Lexington Market, 300 W. Lexington Street
2:00 pm --  Visit to Edgar Allen Poe's Grave, Westminster Hall
4:00 pm – Book crawl to Drusilla's Books, 817 N. Howard Street
6:00 pm – Dinner at local eatery TBA
8:00 pm – Return to light rail station

Sunday, June 6 
(Travel to Quicksburg, VA, Exit 269 off I-81)
11:00 am – Tour of Pellucidar  (Shenandoah Caverns)
12 noon -- Panthan Meeting in the Hall of the Giants
1:00 pm -- Lunch in Caverns Café or other local eatery
2:00 pm – Book crawl to Royal Oak Books, Front Royal, VA
7:00 pm – Farewell dinner featuring______________

Spouses Day at the Dayton DumDum 
(Events for Saturday August 15)

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Excursion to Jungle Jim’s International Market 
http://www.junglejims.com/index.asp

A food lovers paradise - Foodieland - No matter what you call it, Jungle Jim's is arguably the nation's most unique supermarket megastore, featuring more than six acres of food, wine, beer, gourmet cheeses, exotic meats, cigars, fresh seafood, spices, confections, bakery, gourmet cookware, gifts of distinction and more!  Unbelievable displays and hands-on activities make this destination a delight for families and foodies alike.  Jungle Jim’s International Market is a place where the first rule is to treat customers like gold and the second is to have fun doing it.  Over 50,000 people a week visit from several states away for the unique shopping experience Jungle Jim’s International Market offers.  You can buy food from over 70 countries, listen to Elvis and Mariachi music, sample tasty foods, get red hot deals and, of course, have hours of fun. 

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Lunch at The White House Inn 
http://www.heartlandcooking.com/

Nestled on six acres of southern Ohio countryside, this 50-year-old farmhouse was restored  into seven separate dining rooms each with its own unique decor. There are four fireplaces, country and herb gardens, two outdoor patio areas, a  gorgeous Gazebo, a Tavern featuring a breathtaking two-story stone fireplace, and a loft. 

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Optional Visit to IKEA
http://www.ikea.com/us/en/

IKEA offers a wide range of well-designed, functional home furnishing products at prices so low that as many people as possible will be able to afford them. This is the idea at the heart of everything IKEA does, from product development and purchases to how we sell our products in IKEA stores globally

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Dum Dum 2008 in Waterloo, Iowa
July 24 - 27, 2008
Hosted by the Waterloo Convention and Visitors Bureau 

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Location: Five Sullivan Brothers Convention Center in Waterloo
                (connected via a skywalk to the Ramada Inn)
Hotel: Ramada Inn
Address: 205 W 4th Street (4th Street & Commercial Street), Waterloo, IA 50701
Phone: 1.319.233.7560
Room Rate: $79.95 for a standard room (up to 4 people)
Parking: Free parking is available in the parking ramp across the street for overnight guests at the Ramada.
Huckster Room: 15 Tables (or more) available at $40 each ~ Thursday morning until Saturday Evening.
Website: www.freewebs.com/dumdum2008
Registration: prices and information will be available soon.
Contact: Kelly Kimmich ~ Waterloo Convention & Visitors Bureau
                313 E. 5th St. ~ Waterloo, IA 50703
Host Phone: 1.319.233.8350 or 1.800.728.8431
fax: 319-233-2733 The Sullivan Brothers
The Fighting Sullivans

FLOODING 
 We are still on schedule despite flooding in the downtown area of Waterloo. The Dan Gable International Wrestling Institute & Museum, however, has not fared so well. Due to extensive damage, the museum will be closed until recovery is completed. 

ECOF 2008 PREVIEW ~ June 6-8 ~ Groton, Connecticut
DOWNLOAD THE REGISTRATION FORM HERE

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Theme: The West in Edgar Rice Burroughs’ Life and Works
Dates: Friday, June 6, through Sunday, June 8; early bird gathering, Thursday evening, June 5
Hosts: DJ Howell (Usha) and Phyllis Evanuk
Venue and Primary Lodging: The Mystic Marriott Hotel and Spa, Groton, Connecticut
Alternative Lodging: Best Western Olympic Inn, Groton, Connecticut
Access: by car, immediately off Route 95; by air, Green (Providence, RI) or Bradley (Hartford, CT); 
by train (Metro North to New Haven, Shoreline East to New London)

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Tentative Program:

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Thursday early bird gathering, lobby, Mystic Marriott
Friday and Saturday: huckster* room available all day (until 11:00 pm Friday)
Friday afternoon: optional guided tour of the Mashantucket Pequot Museum
Friday evening: optional Dutch-treat supper at Foxwoods Casino
Saturday morning: optional book crawl at The Book Barn in Niantic
Saturday afternoon: Symposium on the West in Edgar Rice Burroughs’ Life and Works**
  Presentations to be announced***
  Mini-auction to defray hosting expenses (any excess receipts to be donated to Burroughs Bibliophiles)
Saturday evening: banquet
Sunday morning: Dutch-treat farewell breakfast

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Representative Optional Excursions to Local Attractions
(prices of admission available directly through each attraction)

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• Essex Steam Train & Riverboat
• Historic Ship Nautilus & Submarine Force Museum
• Mashantucket Pequot Museum
• Mystic Aquarium & Institute for Exploration
• Mystic Pizza (yes, it's real and still in business)
• Mystic Seaport
• Nathan Hale Schoolhouse
• National Submarine Memorial/Wall of Honor
• Olde Mistick Village –  "18th century style shopping center" [!]
• State beaches (too early for swimming, unless Global Warming allows it)

*Prospective hucksters please contact DJ Howell directly regarding table requirements
**You are invited to contribute essays, poetry, or works of graphic art for inclusion in the ECOF 2008 chapbook, The West in Edgar Rice Burroughs’ Life and Works; details to follow 
***Anyone interested in making a presentation or moderating a panel discussion, please contact DJ Howell directly

Dum-Dum 2007 
Hosted by George T. McWhorter
Took place in
Louisville, Kentucky -- August 2 - 5, 2007

Galt House and the Ekstrom Library, University of Louisville
Home of the Edgar Rice Burroughs Memorial Collection
Featured a formal dedication of the Bob Hyde Collection.
Updated program and info at: http://erb.louisville.edu

He and our other special guests will be featured on our "Meet the Artists" panel, followed by audience participation in a questions and answers session. See also ERBzine 1480

HUCKSTER ROOM: 
20 tables @$35 ~ Thurs. a.m. thru Sat. Eve.

• Follow Airport Road to Route 17 West to exit 70S (Route 201). 
• Follow Route 201 S (towards SUNY Binghamton). 
• Exit onto Route 434 West. 
• Both hotels will be on the right, about a half mile. 

• Follow Route 17 West to exit 70S (Route 201). 
• Follow to Route 434West. 
• Hotel is on right. 
• (Route 17 continues across southern NY State - also called Route 86 in some areas.) 

2006 ECOF (ERB Chain of Friendship) and
Clarence "Bob" Hyde Memorial Dum Dum
Schedule: August 3-6, 2006

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Thursday, August 3

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2:00 pm – National Capital Panthans Regularly Scheduled Meeting 
Pool Barbeque Party at Bill Ross’ home, Annapolis, MD
3:00pm – Attendee check-in -- Doubletree Hotel, Main Lobby
6:30 pm – Burroughs Bibliophiles Board Meeting at Bill Ross’ home

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Friday, August 4

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All day  – Doubletree Hotel check-in – Main Lobby
8:00 am – 5:00 pm  --  ECOF Registration  -- Regency Room
8:30 am – Huckster Room available for set-up
9:30 am – Huckster Room Open for Business
1:00 pm – Deli lunch provided at “Gotten,” John Tyner’s home
2:00 pm – Panel A - JANE: HER EVOLUTION - The evolution of Jane's character role during in the 20th Century"  ~  Moderator: Bruce Salen 
     Panelists: Joan Bledig, J.G. Huckenpohler, Cole Richardson (Jane of the Comics), and Jim Hadac 
4:00 pm – Huckster Room closed
4:30 pm – Book Crawl to Second Story Books, host - Nelson Freck
6:00 pm – No-host dinner at Broadway Diner (500 items to choose from)
8:00 pm – Book Crawl to Wonder Books, Frederick, MD (or)
      Open House at J.G. Huckenpohler’s Puerto Rican Tree House

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Saturday, August 5

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All day – Doubletree Hotel check-in – Main Lobby
All day – ECOF Registration – Regency Room
9:00 am – Huckster Room open
11:00 am – Panel B –  “ERB Second Century Contributors” ~  Moderator: Bruce Salen
  Panelists: J. G. Huckenpohler (A.Q.Porter Tells All), Ellen Vartanoff, Jim Thompson and Tom Stock
1:00 pm – Deli lunch with colleagues at local restaurants (by arrangement)
2:00 pm – Auction benefiting Burroughs Bibliophiles, Auctioneer Bill Ross
3:00 pm – Insanity Auction benefiting Panthans Pundits, Auctioneer Bill Ross
5:00 pm – Huckster Room closed
6:00 pm – Attitude Adjustment
7:00 pm – Vern Coriell Memorial Burroughs Bibliophiles Dum-Dum Banquet featuring Guest of Honor

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Sunday, August 6

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9:00 am – Farewell Breakfast (informal gathering at Broadway Diner)

Event to be held at the Doubletree Hotel and Executive Meeting Center, 1750 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD 20852 (telephone 301.468.1100). Preview available at www.doubletreerockville.com.  Room rate is $89.00 single/double. Registration fee of $80 includes two deli lunches, banquet, goodies, Huckster Room and Panel/Chat discussions.  All events are held in the Regency Room. Fee for BB Banquet only: $35.

National Capital Panthans
P.O. Box 673
Rockville, MD 20848-0673 

If you should have any questions, e-mail tyner@taliesan.com
or call John Tyner at (301) 468-2146. 
Web Site:
http://www.taliesan.com/panthans/ecof06reg.htm

DUM-DUM 2005
Oak Park, Illinois
August 10 - 14
Registration: Member $100.00 ~ Spouse: $75.00

CONTACT INFORMATION
Phone: 708.361.2492
e-Mail: cclairmore@wi.rr.com

Send cheques before August 1 to:

Jerry Spannraft
26 Brook Lane
Palos Park, IL  60464

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Important Information for anyone planning on attending the 
Dum-Dum in Oak Park & Chicago this August!

If you are planning on going to the Museum of Science and Industry to see the Colleen Moore Fairy Castle and the tiny book TARZAN JR, please let Jerry Spannraft or Mike Conran know before July 21st.

Jerry is going to purchase non refundable group tickets from the Museum for those making the trip.  Because the tickets are non refundable, it is important that we have an accurate head count for the group going the Museum.

If you know you are NOT planning on the trip to the Museum, let us know so we have an accurate count.

Thanks,
Mike Conran ~ tanar@JUNO.COM
Jeddak of Jenison

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Dum-Dum host Jerry Spannraft has expressed concern that many attendees have not yet registered at the hotel.  He wants to let everyone know that only 30 rooms are set aside for the Dum-Dum.  That is 50% of the rooms in the hotel.  When they are gone, you will need to find another hotel.  The only other hotel in Oak Park charges $250 a night.

If you stay out of the village of Oak Park you will have problems parking.  The village is very strict about on-street parking.  However, those staying at the Write Inn will receive free parking.

For those planning on arriving on Thursday, be aware that the bus leaving for the Museum of Science and Industry to view the Colleen Moore Fairy Castle and the book TARZAN JR. is leaving the Write Inn at 10:00 am.  This is a trip you will not want to miss!  But if you are not at the Write Inn at 10:00 am, you will not be on the bus!  This is a unique opportunity to view the one-of-a-kind miniature book TARZAN JR. (written by ERB and illustrated by JCB) as the Museum of Science and Industry has agreed to remove the book from the library and have it on display in a special case for us. 

You can reserve a room by calling the Write Inn at (708)-383-4800, 
be sure to ask for the Dum-Dum rate.
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Ramada Inn - Fort Collins

The Ramada Inn Fort Collins is a great hotel that offers easy access to I-25. It is located 70 minutes northwest of the Denver International Airport. This property is 5 minutes away from Colorado State University and only a short distance to Hewlett Packard, Kodak, Epic Center and Lincoln Center. The hotel features a large indoor swimming pool, children's wading pool, game and exercise area, lounge and restaurant. Whether your stay is for business or pleasure, you are sure to enjoy staying here. Each of the 197 tastefully appointed guest rooms feature all the standard amenities that today's modern traveler has come to expect. All rooms have a coffee maker, hair dryer, iron/ironing boards and much more. Comfortable facilities and convenience are qualities that you will come to expect as a guest of the Ramada Inn Fort Collins. A cordial and attentive staff is available to assist you with any needs that you might have. The hotel is minutes away from dining, shopping and entertainment venues.  Shuttle Service from Denver to Fort Collins: Shamrock Airport Express: Phone: 970 - 482 - 0505.  One-way fare is something like $26.00

• Huckster room opens at 10 a.m.
• Glenn Morris 5k Run at 6 p.m.
• Showing of three Glenn Morris films at 8 p.m.

• Huckster Room opens at 9 a.m.
• Panel Discussion on Olympic Tarzans at 11 a.m.
• Showing of three Glenn Morris films throughout day. 
• Banquet at 7 p.m. ? Mike Chapman, master of ceremonies

• Farewell breakfast brunch at 8 a.m.

Honoring Glenn Morris, 1936 Olympic champion and film Tarzan No. 9, and enjoying the beauty of Colorado will be two of the main attractions of the 2004 Dum Dum. It is set for June 25-26 in Fort Collins, the home of Colorado State University.

Mike Chapman will host the event. He is author of the book The Gold and The Glory, which is the biography of Glenn Morris. He also hosted the 1997 Dum Dum in Newton, Iowa.

Mike offered Fort Collins to be the 2004 host site due to Glenn Morris’s connection to Tarzan, and because of the geographical beauty of the setting. Mike currently lives in Newton, Iowa, but was sports editor of the Fort Collins newspaper in the 1970s.

 “Dum-Dum people who have never been to Fort Collins are in for a real treat,” said Mike. “The Rocky Mountains flank Fort Collins on its western side and provide a majestic landscape. It is a beautiful setting.”

Mike’s two daughters live there and he visits the city frequently. He spent several days in Fort Collins in November to begin building interest in the Dum Dum. He met with the mayor, the executive director of the Fort Collins Convention and Visitors Bureau, and was also the guest speaker at seven different service organizations … all within a three-day period. He was also interviewed on the largest radio station in Fort Collins.

 “The mayor is going to declare Saturday, June 26, as Glenn Morris Day in Fort Collins,” said Mike. “He has pledged to help support the weekend event in any way he can. And so has the director of the convention and visitors bureau. They are really excited about this event coming to Fort Collins.”

The Dum Dum will be held at the Ramada Inn, which sits just 100 yards off of Interstate 25, the busiest freeway in the entire state. It connects Fort Collins (a city of 150,000) to Denver (50 miles south) and Cheyenne, Wyoming (35 miles north). 

The basic rate is $59 a night for Dum-Dum attendees. 
You can call 970-484-4660 to make your reservation.

Mike also met with officials from Colorado State University, where Morris was a standout athlete in both football and track. The college officials are also excited about the event coming to Fort Collins. “Colorado State University athletic people think this is wonderful,” said Mike. “They are going to promote the event on their web site and in press releases.”

The Dum Dum weekend will include showing of Glenn’s Tarzan film, “Tarzan’s Revenge,” and two other films he appeared in. “Decathlon Champion” is a ten-minute short produced shortly after his gold-medal performance in the Berlin Olympics. “Hold That Co-Ed” is a campus comedy starring George Murphy, Joan Davis and John Barrymore. Morris plays a college football star and is seen throughout the film.

A local running club is hosting a Glenn Morris 5K run on Friday, June 25. It will begin at 6 p.m. at the South College Fieldhouse ? the very spot where Glenn Morris trained for the Olympics in 1936. Dum Dum attendees will be able to walk on the indoor track where Glenn trained and see the brand new “Glenn Morris-CSU Track Hall of Fame” that has been established in the South College Fieldhouse.

The gold medal that Glenn won in 1936 in Berlin in the decathlon will be on display during the Dum Dum. Morris Ververs, a former high school principal in Glenn’s hometown of Simla, Colorado, is the custodian of the gold medal. He and Jim Larson, who served with Glenn Morris in the Navy during World War II, will both attend the convention.

Denny Miller, who played Tarzan in 1959 and starred on the TV hit series “Wagon Train,” will be one of the special guests in Fort Collins. He has just written his autobiography and it will be available at the Dum Dum.

A panel discussion is being planned to discuss the careers of the four Olympic athletes who played Tarzan ? Johnny Weissmuller, Herman Brix, Buster Crabbe and Glenn Morris. Mike says he is working on several other major guests.

More details will be forthcoming soon.
Read a Glenn Morris Article Reprint in ERBzine 0643

Dum-Dum 2003 
Hosted by George T. McWhorter 
Galt House ~ Louisville, Kentucky
Thursday - Sunday: August 28-31, 2003

THE GALT HOUSE
4th Avenue & Main St. at the Ohio River, Louisville, KY 40202
RESERVATIONS
1.800.626.1814
RATES
Single and Double Rooms = $89
Triple Rooms = $99 ~ Quads = $109
Be sure to mention THE BURROUGHS BIBLIOPHILES so you will get the convention rates. A block of rooms is reserved for us until July 28 (midnight), after which it is opened up to the general public. Indoor parking is available for all registered guests at $5 per night. 

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REGISTRATION
$75 Per person. 
Please make checks payable to "Burroughs Bibliophiles" 
and mail to 
Burroughs Memorial Collection, 
University of Louisville, 
Ekstrom Library, 
Louisville, KY 40292. 
If not convenient to pay beforehand, you can pay at the registration desk 
at the Huckster Room at the Galt House when you arrive. 

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CELEBRITY GUESTS

• Danton Burroughs (grandson of ERB)
• Boris Vallejo (renowned Tarzan artist)
• Max Allan Collins (author of the ERB mystery, The Pearl Harbor Murders)
• Denny Miller (Tarzan actor No. 12)
• Miles O'Keefe (Tarzan actor no. 16) (pending, not yet confirmed)

• ECOF Registration is $75 and will include a banquet on Saturday night, a ceremonial and collectible button, a Harry Roland sketch book with something extra special, and a few other items to be announced later.
• The Inn registration for an all-inclusive room cost of $77.28 single or double, $88.48 for triple/quad is to be handled separately by each registrant.
• There will also be a huckster room available to the first 10 registered dealers/collectors who would like a table.