Journey Planet 74 - Vincent

5/25/2023

This issue is a Fannish Memoir/Appreciation/Philosphoical work by/about/concerning Vincent Docherty, two-time WorldCon chair, Hugo-nominee, and all-time good guy!

Journey Planet 74
Cover by Iain J. Clark
Page 3—Introduction by Ann Gry
Page 4—Introduction by Vincent Docherty
Page 5—How and Why Science Fiction?
Page 8—Entering Fandom and First Con 1978-1987
Page 15—Conspiracy 1987
Page 16—Vince Docherty—No Buts by Ian
Sorensen
Page 21—Glasgow 1995
Page 21—Vincent—Some Memories by Henry
Balen
Page 26—Vincent Docherty by Kees van Toorn
Page 28—Vincent Docherty by Theresa TR Renner
Page 36—Vince Docherty: Enigma or Mystery by
Martin Easterbrook
Page 44—Glasgow 2005
Page 46—20 Years On – Vincent Docherty by Colin
Harris
Page 51—The Hugo Award Ceremony Script from
Interaction 2005 by Kim Newman & Paul
McAuley
Page 53—UK2005 – A Brief History by Vincent
Docherty
Page 57—Post Glasgow 1995 & 2005
Page 58—Loncon 2014
Page 60—Vincent Docherty by Steve Cooper
Page 60—Vincent Docherty by Alice Lawson
Page 63—Dublin 2019 & Beyond
Page 69—Music
Page 70—The LX Music Programme, excerpted
from the LX Souvenir Book by Vincent
Docherty
Page 80—Conrunning and Mentoring
Page 86—Vincent Docherty by Shana Worthen
Page 86—Vincent Docherty by Sara Felix
Page 89—The Hugos
Page 93—Art
Page 100—Personal Matters
Page 106—Some Final Reflections
Page 107—Acknowledgements
Page 107—On Conjuring by Allison Hartman
Adams
Page 107—Thoughts From the Island by Chris
Garcia
Page 108—Titus Vincentius – Honourable
Conqueror Enditorial by James Bacon
Page 109—Letter of Comment on Issue 72--
Operation Motorman
Page 110—Photo/Art Credits

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Oliver Grüter-Andrew

5/26/2023 11:22:25 pm

My then-girlfriend (now wife of 30+ years) Jacky moved into the spare room in Vince's place in South Wimbledon in the summer of '91 while I spent three lonely months in Kentucky writing soppy love letters every few days and consoling myself with convention-hopping in the Mid West. Upon my return to England i moved back officially to my college digs in Egham, intent on acquiring some kind of degree over the following nine months. But I was very quickly consumed with more distance-ache as the trips between Egham and South Wimbledon were lengthy and often delayed by the idiosyncracies of the railways.

Vince detected (it wasn't hard) our misery and offered that i could stay as much as I wanted. Now, as a penniless student i could not afford to pay rent in two places, and so essentially committed myself to indenture with Vince, which took two forms: one, i had to do whatever his Conchairness required at a moments notice to keep the essential workings of fandom gliding along smoothly, be that stamp-licking, envelope-stuffing, button-making or mail sorting. And two, i had to keep the house clean and tidy.

While the former kinda came with life in general at that point anyways, and the second was in principle ingrained in this son of a German mother, I think Vince and I were both surprised by the sheer intensity with which I dusted, vacuumed, tidied and laundered. No half-drunk glass of juice was safe from my dish-washing enthusiasm unless clung to tightly by its pourer, and even unsuspecting house guests found their socks tossed into the washer if they took them off carelessly.

Of course, as Vince is always one to get top performance out of those in his orbit, he even persuaded Jacky and me to tackle the garage, which had become the repository of fanish odds and ends to make an imperial garbage compactor blush with envy. He had less luck with one of the other residents of the house, let's call him David, who was presented with a charming offer to repaint the hallway while Vince took off on urgent SMOF business for the weekend, and after about three strokes with the brush abandoned the project and told Vince to find himself another minion.

Jacky and I have many fond memories of our years in London, but few as hilarious as those of our time as members of Vince's household in South Wimbledon. We are grateful that 30 years later we can still consider ourselves his friends.

Carol Shetler

12/13/2023 08:16:44 am

Hi, Oliver and Jacky; I'm a Canadian fan and a new friend of Vincent. I found the whole of JP74 and your comment above highly enlightening. I have volunteered for publications at Glasgow 2024, and am already enjoying being Sara Felix's "minion". Should Vincent ever retire from conrunning and fannish activities, it sounds like he would make an excellent landlord, provided he always had tenants or indentured servants as diligent as you! I look forward to meeting you at Glasgow 2024 if you'll be there.

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