Comments on: Fletcher Pratt, Part 3: The Lord of the Ipsy-Wipsies http://www.thewaythefutureblogs.com/2011/02/fletcher-pratt-part-3/ Frederik Pohl Fri, 17 May 2013 22:24:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Vinnie Mendes http://www.thewaythefutureblogs.com/2011/02/fletcher-pratt-part-3/#comment-49709 Vinnie Mendes Tue, 22 Mar 2011 14:35:29 +0000 http://www.thewaythefutureblogs.com/?p=3435#comment-49709 I "grew up" at the Ipesy from age 12 until Inga sold it after Fletchers death, then helped move her and most of the contents up to Greenpond NJ and was in close touch with her, John D.(Doc) Clark, Esse, George O. and many others up until their deaths. If Fred's story seems idylic and whimsical, it's not. The reality was moreso by far! I still preserve many of the memorabilia from that era. One of the many tales form the Ipsey was friom 1947 when L.Ron Hubbard pounding on the the long diningroom table ans declaring that "The only Way to become a Millionaire in this day and age is to invent your own religion!" I “grew up” at the Ipesy from age 12 until Inga sold it after Fletchers death, then helped move her and most of the contents up to Greenpond NJ and was in close touch with her, John D.(Doc) Clark, Esse, George O. and many others up until their deaths. If Fred’s story seems idylic and whimsical, it’s not. The reality was moreso by far! I still preserve many of the memorabilia from that era. One of the many tales form the Ipsey was friom 1947 when L.Ron Hubbard pounding on the the long diningroom table ans declaring that “The only Way to become a Millionaire in this day and age is to invent your own religion!”

]]> By: SM http://www.thewaythefutureblogs.com/2011/02/fletcher-pratt-part-3/#comment-46745 SM Fri, 18 Feb 2011 15:03:24 +0000 http://www.thewaythefutureblogs.com/?p=3435#comment-46745 Ah, so that's where "ten thousand revolving heliotropes from the Ipsy-Wipsy Institute" in "Day of the Moron" came from. Was Beam Piper a regular? Ah, so that’s where “ten thousand revolving heliotropes from the Ipsy-Wipsy Institute” in “Day of the Moron” came from. Was Beam Piper a regular?

]]> By: Bill Higgins-- Beam Jockey http://www.thewaythefutureblogs.com/2011/02/fletcher-pratt-part-3/#comment-45630 Bill Higgins-- Beam Jockey Mon, 07 Feb 2011 23:25:06 +0000 http://www.thewaythefutureblogs.com/?p=3435#comment-45630 I have determined that the Institute was located at <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?q=110+portland+rd+highlands+nj&oe=utf-8&client=firefox-a&safe=active&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=110+Portland+Rd,+Highlands,+Monmouth,+New+Jersey+07732&gl=us&ll=40.393594,-73.982341&spn=0.011489,0.018861&t=h&z=16" rel="nofollow">110 Portland Road in Highlands, New Jersey</a>. Looks like a nice neighborhood. Previously, the Pratts had lived at <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?q=32+West+58th+Street+in+New+York.&oe=utf-8&client=firefox-a&safe=active&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=32+W+58th+St,+New+York,+10019&gl=us&ll=40.763788,-73.973479&spn=0.011425,0.018861&t=h&z=16" rel="nofollow">32 West 58th Street in New York</a>, near the southern edge of Central Park. I presume this was the site of the legendary naval games. I have determined that the Institute was located at 110 Portland Road in Highlands, New Jersey. Looks like a nice neighborhood.

Previously, the Pratts had lived at 32 West 58th Street in New York, near the southern edge of Central Park. I presume this was the site of the legendary naval games.

]]> By: the blog team http://www.thewaythefutureblogs.com/2011/02/fletcher-pratt-part-3/#comment-45590 the blog team Mon, 07 Feb 2011 14:01:24 +0000 http://www.thewaythefutureblogs.com/?p=3435#comment-45590 The photo was taken at Chicon 2 and came from the collection of Margaret Kiefer online at <a href="http://fanac.org/worldcon/Chicon/w52a004.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Fanac.org</a>. The photo was taken at Chicon 2 and came from the collection of Margaret Kiefer online at Fanac.org.

]]> By: Richard Moore http://www.thewaythefutureblogs.com/2011/02/fletcher-pratt-part-3/#comment-45429 Richard Moore Sat, 05 Feb 2011 17:49:07 +0000 http://www.thewaythefutureblogs.com/?p=3435#comment-45429 I never met Fletcher Pratt but I've seen enough pictures and read enough descriptions to know that Pratt is not the full-faced, bearded man facing the camera in the picture accompanying this blog post. The back of the gentleman's head in the photo must be Pratt. This is a quite wonderful series of posts on Fletcher and Inga Pratt and their wonderful home. I never met Fletcher Pratt but I’ve seen enough pictures and read enough descriptions to know that Pratt is not the full-faced, bearded man facing the camera in the picture accompanying this blog post. The back of the gentleman’s head in the photo must be Pratt. This is a quite wonderful series of posts on Fletcher and Inga Pratt and their wonderful home.

]]> By: Bill Goodwin http://www.thewaythefutureblogs.com/2011/02/fletcher-pratt-part-3/#comment-45310 Bill Goodwin Fri, 04 Feb 2011 09:28:57 +0000 http://www.thewaythefutureblogs.com/?p=3435#comment-45310 Sigh. Paradise. The Natural State of Man. The Ideal of which the science fiction convention is merely a degraded form. Sigh. Paradise. The Natural State of Man. The Ideal of which the science fiction convention is merely a degraded form.

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