Dum Dum Details

Last updated April 12, 2010.

The 2010 Dum-Dum, organized by The Muckers, the Chicago chapter of the Burroughs Bibliphiles, will be held over four days, Aug. 19 to 22, 2010, at the Best Western Chicago-Hillside, 4400 Frontage Road, in Hillside, Illinois, a near western suburb of Chicago.

The hotel room rate is $89 plus taxes. (Mention the “Mucker Dum-Dum" when registering) Hotel phone: (708) 544-9300.

Convention membership cost: $120 full; $50 for spouses if you also buy a full membership; free admission for those who just want to browse the dealers' room and attend events at the hotel such as Mucker Jeopardy.

The Best Western offers free shuttle service to and from only O’Hare Airport for its guests. Ask the hotel for more information when you make your reservation.

George McWhorter, curator of the Edgar Rice Burroughs Memorial Collection at the Ekstrom Library of the University of Louisville, has accepted the Muckers’ offer to be special guest of honor.
Thomas Floyd is our Artist Guest of Honor.
Stephen D. Korshak, author of ``Grand Master of Fantasy: The Paintings of J. Allen St. John’’ and ``From the Pen of Paul: The Fantastic Images of Frank R. Paul’’ has recently accepted being a Guest of Honor.

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The official web page for the Dum Dum is at www.panthanpress.com/DumDum2010

Members of the Chicago Muckers 2010 Dum-Dum Committee are Joan Bledig, Mike Conran, Dave Gorecki, Jim Hadac, Ray Le Beau, Jeff Long, Ken Manson, Greg Phillips, Bill Ross, Jerry Spannraft.