Fans and
collectors of Tarzan™
and the works
of Edgar Rice Burroughs
On June 10-13, 1999, the great apes gather to Dum Dum!
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Coming June 1999,
in Tarzana, California, the 38th anniversary gathering of the Burroughs
Bibliophiles, the official Edgar Rice Burroughs fan club.
The 1999 Burroughs Bibliophiles
convention celebrates the life and works of Edgar Rice Burroughs, creator
of Tarzan™.
Hosted by the Los Angeles
SubERBs chapter of the Burroughs Bibliophiles |
The Los Angeles SubERBs chapter of the Burroughs Bibliophiles
are pleased to announce:
The 1999 Dum Dum will be held on Thursday, June 10, through
Sunday, June 13, headquartered near ERB's former Tarzana ranch and office,
at the Warner Center Marriott Hotel, 21850 Oxnard Street, at Topanga
Boulevard, Woodland Hills, California, 91367. For reservations, call (818)
887-4800 and ask for the special Dum Dum rate of $85 per room, single or
double. Parking is complimentary; free passes will be provided upon check-in.
Driving Directions to the Warner Center Marriott:
From the Los Angeles Airport
Take Century Boulevard East to the 405 Freeway. Take the
405 North several miles to the 101 North (Ventura Freeway). This freeway
actually runs west at this point; follow it a few miles, (past several
exits for Encino and Tarzana) to the Topanga Boulevard North exit in Woodland
Hills. The highrise hotel is ½ mile north of the freeway at Topanga
Blvd. and Oxnard Street.
From the Burbank Airport
Departing the airport, turn right (south) and take Hollywood
Way through town a mile or two. Get on the 134 West and drive west (it
will turn into the 101 North, the Ventura freeway when it is joined by
the 405). Follow the directions above.
Driving From the East
Take Interstate 10 to the 405 Freeway in West Los Angeles.
Go north on the 405 and follow the directions above.
Driving from the North or South
Take Interstate 5 until it splits into the 405. Take the
405 to the 101 and follow the directions above.
The Annual Dum Dum Auction is accepting donations of
items to be auctioned--all proceeds benefit The Burroughs Bibliophiles!
Contact George McWhorter or Tracy Griffin for information.
Watch this site for coming updates regarding registration,
guests, programming, banquet, and huckster room reservations!
Events include:
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"Huckster Room" featuring an array of ERB and Tarzan
material for sale |
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Book and autograph signings by authors and celebrities
announced below. |
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Awards banquet honoring fans and celebrities for their
contribution to the legacy of Edgar Rice Burroughs. |
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Additional guests, speakers, and events to be announced! |
West
Coast Celebrities Slated to Attend
We have currently confirmed
the following guests, with more confirmations pending:
Artists
Tim Burgard
(storyboard artist, Mighty Joe Young; fanzine artist, Erbania)
Alex Nino (Disney artist; DC Korak artist; Russ Manning's inker)
Mike Royer (Disney artist; Russ Manning's inker)
Dave Stevens (creator of The Rocketeer; Russ Manning's inker)
Bill Stout (internationally acclaimed dinosaur artist; production designer
on Princess of Mars;
Russ Manning's inker)
Tom Yeates (Malibu and Darkhorse Tarzan comics artist; syndicated Zorro
strip)
Authors and Screenwriters
Jim Bergen (Price and Reference Guide to the Works of ERB, 4th Ed., 1996)
Stuart J. Byrne aka John Bloodstone (Tarzan on Mars, 1955)
Howard Green (The Tarzan Chronicles, 1999)
Bayard Johnson (screenwriter, Tarzan and the Lost City)
Chuck Pogue (screenwriter, A Princess of Mars, Dragonheart, Kull the Conqueror;
novelist, Dragonheart, 1996)
Marcia Lincoln Rudolph (My Father Elmo Lincoln, the Original Tarzan, 1999)
James Van Hise (Edgar Rice Burroughs' Fantastic Worlds, 1996)
Bob Zeuschner (Edgar Rice Burroughs: A Bibliography for Scholars and Collectors,
1996)
Special Guests
Danton Burroughs (President/Treasurer, ERB Inc.; ERB's grandson)
Edward Gilbert (ERB's brother-in-law)
Guest of Honor: Forrest J. Ackerman "Mr. Sci Fi"
Itinerary
Wednesday, June 9
6 p.m. Earlybird dinner
Meet in the lobby of the Warner Center Marriott. Newcomers, just look for
the
wild-eyed fanatics wearing Tarzan t-shirts
Thursday, June 10
8 a.m. Registration begins/Huckster Room open
9 a.m. First Tour ERB, Inc.
TBA Book crawls; field trips; special screenings
5 p.m. Huckster Room closes
Friday, June 11
8 a.m Huckster room open
9 a.m. Second tour of ERB, Inc. offices for latecomers
10:30 a.m. Remembering Russ: A Tribute to
Russ Manning by his collaborators
1:30 p.m. Q & A with Eddie Gilbert
5 p.m. Huckster Room closes
7 p.m. Disney's Tarzan advance screening
Saturday, June 12
9 a.m. Huckster Room open
TBA Book crawls; field trips; special screenings
TBA Q & A with Stuart J. Byrne
1:30 p.m. Bibliophile auction
6 p.m. Cocktails - Hotel Bar
7 p.m. Banquet
(Guest of Honor: Forry Ackerman)
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more info? |
Watch this space, the Gridley Wave,
and Burroughs Bulletin for details! |
WHAT IS DUM-DUM?
. . . the tribe was gathered
about a small natural amphitheater which the jungle had left free from
its entangling vines and creepers in a hollow among some low hills. . .
In the center of the amphitheater was one of those strange earthen drums
which the anthropoids build for the queer rites the sounds of which men
have heard in the fastnesses of the jungle, but which none has ever witnessed.
Many
travelers have seen the drums of the great apes, and some have heard the
sounds of their beating and the noise of the wild, weird revelry of these
first lords of the jungle, but Tarzan, Lord Greystoke, is, doubtless, the
only human being who ever joined in the fierce, mad, intoxicating revel
of the Dum-Dum . . . The rites of the Dum-Dum marked important events in
the life of the tribe, a victory, the capture of a prisoner, the killing
of some large fierce denizen of the jungle, the death or accession of a
king, and were conducted with set ceremonialism.
. .
. At length as darkness settled upon the jungle the apes commenced to bestir
themselves, and soon they formed a great circle about the earthen drum.
The females and young squatted in a thin line at the outer periphery of
the circle, while just in front of them ranged the adult males. Before
the drum sat three old females, each armed with a knotted branch fifteen
or eighteen inches in length.
Slowly
and softly they began tapping upon the resounding surface of the drum as
the first faint rays of the ascending moon silvered the encircling tree
tops.
As
the light in the amphitheater increased the females augmented the frequency
and force of their blows until presently a wild, rhythmic din pervaded
the great jungle for miles in every direction. Huge, fierce brutes stopped
in their hunting, with up-pricked ears and raised heads, to listen to the
dull booming that betokened the Dum-Dum of the apes.
Edgar
Rice Burroughs,
Tarzan
of the Apes, Chapter 7 |
Things to See and Do
by Scott Tracy Griffin
Theme parks
Disneyland, Knott's Berry Farm, and Six Flags Magic Mountain
are within a one hour's drive of Tarzana. Universal Studios (featuring
the Jurassic Park ride) is twenty minutes east on the 101 Freeway.
Sightseeing
The Hollywood Walk of Fame (featuring stars for Johnny
Weissmuller, Maureen O'Sullivan, Sol Lesser, Buster Crabbe, and the Mighty
ELMO himself), La Brea Tar Pits & George C. Page Museum (dyryths, tandors
and tarags), Santa Monica Third Street Promenade & Pier (where Julian
20th reached the Pacific), Beverly Hills, Universal Citywalk, Melrose Avenue,
Venice Beach, Malibu Beach, and the L.A. Zoo (featuring the newest attraction,
a state-of-the-art chimp habitat) are all within 20 miles of Tarzana. The
Los Angeles Arboretum, the location for several Tarzan movies, is approximately
30 miles east of Tarzana, and the Long Beach Aquarium is about 30 miles
south. San Diego (with Sea World and the internationally-renowned Zoo and
Wild Animal Park) is 2 1/2 hours' drive south, and Las Vegas is 4 1/2 hours'
drive northeast of Los Angeles through the beautiful Mojave Desert, future
home to the Clan of Julian.
Bookstores
There are a number of new and used bookstores and comic
book stores in the San Fernando Valley. More information TBA.
Theaters and Dining
Restaurants and theaters abound in the area; everything
from fast food to fine dining is available, and modern multi-plex cinemas
are located in Tarzana and Woodland Hills. Shopping: Several large, well-appointed
malls can also be found in the West Valley, including the Sherman Oaks
Galleria, Woodland Hills Promenade, and Topanga Plaza.
Freeways/Driving
If you intend to visit bookstores and other sights on
your own, it's best to chart your course in advance. I recommend avoiding
the freeways between 8-10 a.m. and 4-7 p.m. If you do not intend to drive
or rent a car, you will be able to take a shuttle from the airport to the
hotel (cheaper than a taxi), and carpool to various sites with your SubERB
hosts.
Climate
The San Fernando Valley in summertime is HOT! It may
get as high as 110 F (but hey, it's a dry heat); bring shorts, light shirts
and pants, and sun-screen. Nights can be cool (down to the low 60s) so
bring a light jacket or sweater, also. Chance of rain is near zero, though
a hazy marine layer often covers the coastline, obscuring the sun for beachgoers.
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