Long Range Desert Convention
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| Name: | The Long Range Desert Convention: '60's TV Goes to War |
| Dates: | 18-20 May 2001 |
| Frequency: | once |
| Location: | Austin, Texas |
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| Focus: | World War II-themed television shows from the 1960's |
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| URL: | https://web.archive.org/web/20010803080240/https://klio.net/LRDC/ |
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The Long Range Desert Convention: '60's TV Goes to War, was held from 18-20 May 2001 in Austin, Texas. The convention focused on a variety of World War II-themed television shows from the 1960's; Rat Patrol was featured prominently. The guests were Gary Raymond, who played Sgt. Jack Moffitt on Rat Patrol, his wife, actress Delena Kidd, and Donna Barr, the artist who writes and draws the WWII comic book series "Desert Peach."
The con's website is still available at the Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/20010803080240/https://klio.net/LRDC/
The Military Vehicle Preservation Association also brought period vehicles and set up a display at the convention. Their convention report, including photos with the guest stars, can be found at http://www.m38a1.com/events/2001/01_lrdc.htm.
The convention was mentioned briefly in an interview with Gary Raymond published on January 19, 2019, in "The Spectator."[1]
- His hit 1960s show, The Rat Patrol, may be a distant memory, especially on a grim old day at the South Bank. But amazingly, it still has numerous devotees and even a Gary Raymond fanclub associated with it. ‘I get cards every birthday and Christmas presents from fanclub members. The fans are very dedicated to my career.’ They even flew Gary and his wife Delena out to Houston one year for a celebration of the series.
Daily Schedules
Here are scans of the schedule for the convention. They were originally printed on colored paper: orange for Friday, yellow for Saturday, and green for Sunday; for ease of reading, the images have been desaturated.
Panel Schedule Friday
Panel Schedule Saturday
Panel Schedule Sunday
