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| − | '''Norman Kossuth''', a [[Blue Auraed Fan]] from [[Michigan]], was a member of the [[Misfits]] in the 1940s | + | '''Norman Kossuth''', a [[Blue Auraed Fan]] from [[Michigan]], was a member of the [[Misfits]] in the 1940s and ’50s. |
Kossuth was a rocket fanatic, a helicopter expert, and a devotee of [[Richard S. Shaver]]. He went to [[Illinois]] to visit Shaver and returned convinced that he should be listened to. | Kossuth was a rocket fanatic, a helicopter expert, and a devotee of [[Richard S. Shaver]]. He went to [[Illinois]] to visit Shaver and returned convinced that he should be listened to. | ||
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Kossuth's wire recorder was used to preserve several [[Misfits]] meetings, and he and [[Ben Singer]] produced [[humor]]ous records. | Kossuth's wire recorder was used to preserve several [[Misfits]] meetings, and he and [[Ben Singer]] produced [[humor]]ous records. | ||
| − | In 1951, as [ | + | In 1949, after a [[Misfits]] meeting at Kossuth’s, [[Fred Reich]] set off a noisy but harmless firecracker on the lawn. "In [[Michifandom]]", deprecated [[Art Rapp]], victim of the [[Blowup]], "that was hardly an unusual enough incident to be noticed." But Norm declined to permit any more meetings at his house because of this. |
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| + | In 1951, as [https://www.fanac.org/fanzines/ODD/ODD12.pdf reported] in ''[[Odd]]'' 12, p. 52, Singer, an unmitigated prankster, sent Kossuth an unsigned threatening letter. Kossuth promptly took the letter to the FBI. About three months later, Singer admitted that it was he who had sent the letter. Kossuth replied, "You’ll be having visitors soon!" and reported it to the feds. They questioned Singer, who told them he belonged to the [[Misfits]] and that many of the members were [[Communists]]. This caused [[Bennett Sims]], [[president]] of the [[club]], to be investigated, too. Sims was so disgusted he resigned his position. | ||
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Latest revision as of 13:20, 17 May 2023
(ca. 1929 –)
Norman Kossuth, a Blue Auraed Fan from Michigan, was a member of the Misfits in the 1940s and ’50s.
Kossuth was a rocket fanatic, a helicopter expert, and a devotee of Richard S. Shaver. He went to Illinois to visit Shaver and returned convinced that he should be listened to.
Kossuth's wire recorder was used to preserve several Misfits meetings, and he and Ben Singer produced humorous records.
In 1949, after a Misfits meeting at Kossuth’s, Fred Reich set off a noisy but harmless firecracker on the lawn. "In Michifandom", deprecated Art Rapp, victim of the Blowup, "that was hardly an unusual enough incident to be noticed." But Norm declined to permit any more meetings at his house because of this.
In 1951, as reported in Odd 12, p. 52, Singer, an unmitigated prankster, sent Kossuth an unsigned threatening letter. Kossuth promptly took the letter to the FBI. About three months later, Singer admitted that it was he who had sent the letter. Kossuth replied, "You’ll be having visitors soon!" and reported it to the feds. They questioned Singer, who told them he belonged to the Misfits and that many of the members were Communists. This caused Bennett Sims, president of the club, to be investigated, too. Sims was so disgusted he resigned his position.
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