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| "Billy Byrne was a product of the streets and alleys of Chicago's great West Side. "...His kindergarten education had commenced in an alley back of a feed-store. Here a gang of older boys and men were wont to congregate at such times as they had naught else to occupy their time ... "They were pickpockets and second-story men, made and in the making, and all were muckers, ready to insult the first woman who passed, or pick a quarrel with any stranger who did not appear too burly. By night they plied their real vocations. By day they sat in the alley behind the feed-store and drank beer from a battered tin pail." Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Mucker. |
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| a podcast for Burroughs fans |
| Click HERE for pics from Oct. 21, 2006 meeting Click HERE for a pic of December 2006 dinner/meeting Click HERE for pics from Feb. 6, 2007 meeting Click HERE for pic of March 31, 2007 meeting Click HERE for pics of Mucker Chicago tour Click HERE for pics of Jan. 8, 2008 meeting 2007 Dum-Dum pics HERE The Muckers will be at the 2008 Dum Dum July 24-27 in Waterloo, Iowa |
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| Founding Muckers at the 2006 ECOF. |
| Photo by Yoko Hadac |
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| The Muckers formed on Aug. 5, 2006, during an annual convention for fans of Edgar Rice Burroughs called the ERB Chain of Friendship. Attending that initial meeting were Ray LeBeau, Jeff Long, Mike Conran, Jim Hadac, Joan Bledig and Jerry Spannraft. More have joined since then, and more are welcome. We're a chapter of an international fan organization called the Burroughs Bibliophiles. Mainly, our plan is to get together from time to time to discuss our favorite author. We also hope to research aspects of Burroughs' life while he lived in Chicago and Oak Park. Watch this space for meeting notices. For more information, e-mail elmo@panthanpress.com |
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| "From Halsted to Robey and from Lake to Grand lay the broad hunting preserve of Kelly's gang..." |
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| by Mucker Greg Phillips |
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| Join us at the 2008 Dum Dum in Waterloo, Iowa |
