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Heffalumps and Woozies

Posted on July 23, 2022 by Nathan

After two years when it just wasn’t possible, we finally had an in-person OzCon International this year. It was in Pomona, California again, and it was one day and some change, so I initially thought it wouldn’t make sense to … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Art, Atticus Gannaway, Celebrities, Characters, Eric Shanower, Food, Jack Snow, John R. Neill, L. Frank Baum, Oz, Oz Authors, Places, Plays, Ruth Plumly Thompson | Tagged a day in oz, american fairy tales, ashley chase, billina, bunbury, butterflies, cindy ragni, colin ayres, cowardly lion, dina schiff massachi, dogs, dorothy gale, eric gjovaag, erica olivera, freddy fogarty, geoffrey l. gould, glenn roberson, insects, j. l. bell, judy garland, kabumpo in oz, liberace, nate barlow, naya rivera, oz film manufacturing company, ozcon international, oziana, ozma of oz, polychrome, prince pompadore, return to oz, sam milazzo, steve cox, the emerald city of oz, the glass dog, the master key, the patchwork girl of oz, the real critics, the tik-tok man of oz, the wiz, the wizard of oz (1939), the wonderful wizard of oz, tik-tok, tik-tok of oz, tin woodman, toto, woozy | 7 Comments

There’s No Convention Like Home

Posted on July 19, 2021 by Nathan

OzCon International was virtual again this year, kind of a shame when I’d been getting used to going annually. Still, better safe than sorry, and I believe the typical resort isn’t even open again yet. Colin Ayres and Erica Olivera … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Atticus Gannaway, Characters, Comics, Eric Shanower, Fairy Tales, Humor, Jared Davis, L. Frank Baum, Music, Oz, Oz Authors, Plays, Prejudice, Ruth Plumly Thompson, Video | Tagged a barnstormer in oz, arabian nights, caitlin masters, colin ayres, conventions, david maxine, dogs, eric gjovaag, erica olivera, grampa in oz, j. l. bell, jack pumpkinhead of oz, karyl carlson, mari ness, marvel comics, mikey dee, ozcon international, ozroy chase, philip jose farmer, queen ann in oz, racism, red jinn, royalty, ryan jay, sam milazzo, skottie young, slavery, the purple prince of oz, the royal book of oz, the scarecrow of oz, the silver princess in oz, the tik-tok man of oz, the wizard of oz (1939), toto, yellow brick pod | 2 Comments

Zooming with the Wizard

Posted on August 16, 2020 by Nathan

To Oz? To Oz! is the second online Oz event I attended this year, the other being OzCon International. Originally, the International Wizard of Oz Club was going to hold its national convention in upstate New York this weekend, but that … Continue reading →

Posted in Atticus Gannaway, Characters, Games, L. Frank Baum, Music, Oz, Oz Authors, Places, Playing Cards, Plays, Ruth Plumly Thompson, Video | Tagged aaron adelman, anthony whitaker, colin ayres, dina schiff massachi, dorothy gale, eliza wren, garrett kilgore, gayelette, home from oz, international wizard of oz club, j. l. bell, jane albright, jessica south, joseph south, margolotte, nandywog, patchwork girl, pons maar, return to oz, ryan jay, sarah crotzer, sarah crozter, scott cummings, scraps, spirit of oz, strange tale of nursery folk, the purple prince of oz, the runaway shadows and other stories, the wiz, the wizard of oz (1939), the wonderful wizard of oz, to oz? to oz!, wheelers, zoe o'haillin-berne, zoom | Leave a comment

OzCon Online

Posted on July 20, 2020 by Nathan

Since physical gatherings are a bad idea these days, OzCon International in California was canceled this year, but some attendees decided to do a virtual one, live from the Valley of Virtula. No, not really; that’s the prehistoric name for … Continue reading →

Posted in Atticus Gannaway, Cartoons, Characters, Economics, Eric Shanower, Feminism, History, L. Frank Baum, Magic, Muppets, Oz, Oz Authors, Philosophy, Politics | Tagged angelica shirley carpenter, caroline spector, casey jr., china girl, colin ayres, dina schiff massachi, disney, disneyland, eric gjovaag, erica olivera, glinda, glinda of oz, j. l. bell, journey back to oz, mari ness, matilda joslyn gage, monarchy, mouseketeers, oz: the great and powerful, ozcon international, ozma, peter hanff, rock candy mountain, the emerald city of oz, the magic cloak of oz, the muppets' wizard of oz, the patchwork girl of oz, the rainbow road to oz, thomas more, utopia, walt disney | 1 Comment

The Cake Is a Li-Mon-Eag

Posted on July 30, 2019 by Nathan

I’m back from my fourth OzCon International, and the second to which I dragged Beth. She asked me why I wanted to her go when it’s not something she’s into, but I like having the company and sharing my passions. … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Cartoons, Characters, Eric Shanower, Humor, L. Frank Baum, Music, Oz, Oz Authors, Plays, Prejudice, Religion, Ruth Plumly Thompson, Television, Theosophy | Tagged aljean harmetz, buddy ebsen, cap'n bill, colin ayres, david hall, dee masters, dina schiff massachi, dorothy and the wizard of oz, dorothy gale, dustin ebsen, eleanor kern, elementals, erica olivera, fred woodward, glinda, gump, hank the mule, holly van leuven, j. l. bell, karaoke, kiki aru, kiki ebsen, kurt raymond, li-mon-eags, lonesome duck, lost in oz, lynn beltz, mike chamberlin, neil cuadra, nome king, nomes, ojo, ozcon international, ozma, ozroy good, paracelsus, peter kern, racism, ray bolger, raymond wohl, ruth cuadra, sam milazzo, shawn maldonado, susan hall, susan johnson, the magic of oz, the tik-tok man of oz, the wizard of oz (1939), tin woodman, trot griffiths, wicked witch of the west, wizard of oz | 11 Comments

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