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Spaceways, v. 3, issue 6, whole no. 22, August 1941
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MY FIRST TWO THOUSAND MILES by ROBERT A. MADLE We arrived in Denver Thursday afternoon, July 3rd. There were five of us: Art Widner (who drove practically the entire distance); Julius Unger, known affectionately as "Moneybags"; Milton A. Rothman, one of the boys who keep the FAPA going; John W. Bell, Widner's sidekick; and, of course, Philly's super-active fan—none other than myself. This article will not dwell upon the amazing adventures that befell us during the long journey from the east coast; Art Widner has been detailed to tell the miraculous happenings during the trip. His article will appear in vol. 4: no. 1 of Spaceways. Well, as mentioned before, we arrived in Denver, and soon found ourselves at the back entrance of the Shirley-Savoy, the hotel in which scientific fiction's grand blowoff of 1941 was to be held. After failing dismally to enter via the back way, we walked around to the front, and into the hotel. To be perfectly frank, we expected to find a lot of fans milling around the lobby—but
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MY FIRST TWO THOUSAND MILES by ROBERT A. MADLE We arrived in Denver Thursday afternoon, July 3rd. There were five of us: Art Widner (who drove practically the entire distance); Julius Unger, known affectionately as "Moneybags"; Milton A. Rothman, one of the boys who keep the FAPA going; John W. Bell, Widner's sidekick; and, of course, Philly's super-active fan—none other than myself. This article will not dwell upon the amazing adventures that befell us during the long journey from the east coast; Art Widner has been detailed to tell the miraculous happenings during the trip. His article will appear in vol. 4: no. 1 of Spaceways. Well, as mentioned before, we arrived in Denver, and soon found ourselves at the back entrance of the Shirley-Savoy, the hotel in which scientific fiction's grand blowoff of 1941 was to be held. After failing dismally to enter via the back way, we walked around to the front, and into the hotel. To be perfectly frank, we expected to find a lot of fans milling around the lobby—but
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