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Haven't seen anything yet either. The REHUPA website is probably the best one to keep an eye on. Bill Cavalier normally posts it on there and is one of the organizers every year. I've been about 4 times myself and had a great time also but missed the last two years because of work. I hope to go this year as well and hope to meet you there.
Hi Michael,I've been thinking about REH Days a lot lately! I hope my work will let me 'go' as well.
I think I should be able to make it this year, so perhaps we can meet there. If you find out anything, please post it, will you? Thanks!
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REH Days 2014 are on June 13 & 14. Patrice Louinet is the guest of honor this year.(I just got an email from Bill Cavalier about it this morning).
Thanks for the FYI Vincent, you going to go?Eric in WA
It just depends on my teaching schedule... and how much money I have.
Yes, for me it's the money also. Hopefully we both will be able to make it.
Here's the blurb:The Robert E. Howard Foundation
Posted by REHF board member Bill "Indy" Cavalier:
The Robert E. Howard Foundation, REHupa and Project Pride of Cross Plains, Texas are most pleased to announce that Patrice Louinet is the 2014 Guest of Honor at REH Days, in Cross Plains on June 13 & 14.
Mr. Louinet’s name is easily recognized by Howard fans everywhere as being one of the premier scholars in Robert E. Howard studies. From his first “real” essay in The Dark Man #4 to his editing, essay and preparation work on Wandering Star’s The Ultimate Triumph, The Coming of Conan and The Bloody Crown of Conan, along with Del Rey’s The Conquering Sword of Conan and volumes for the REH Foundation Press, Patrice has been a major factor in the revival of not only Howard’s work but of the ongoing REH scholarship.
Well, what has he done for us lately, you ask? I’ll let him explain: “I am equally proud of what I have been doing here, to wit: I have edited and translated 10 Howard books so far, with the 11th in the works (and should be published around June) with Editions Bragelonne. My work on that series (ie translations, intros and essays) earned me the ‘Special Award’ of the Imaginales in 2012, the Imaginales being France’s most important festival/con in the Fantasy genre. Spreading the Good Word in every conceivable way I can think of, I was heavily involved in the audio edition of the Howard books, have been writing and developing a documentary on Bob H. for the past year, have spoken REH at La Sorbonne, on national tee-vee and radio and am the co-creator of Robert-E-Howard.fr.”
Patrice also mentions that there should be a number of major announcements in the next few days/weeks so he’ll be adding to this list. Quite a bio for quite a Guest of Honor!
Robert E. Howard Days 2014 is shaping up to be a really good one, so start making your plans to join us in Cross Plains June 13th & 14th for two days of the very best time in Howard Fandom. We’ll be getting the REH DAYS 2014 information up & running soon. Check back here periodically and also look to the Robert E. Howard Facebook page, along with www.rehfoundation.org, www.rehtwogunraconteur.com, www.conan.com, and others.
Okay, so it's June 13 and 14? That's good news for me. My teaching schedule will allow me to be there Fri afternoon through Sun. LODGING
Here's a tip for any prospective visitors out there: Cross Plains has only one motel, and it is next door to the Howard house, where the event is centered. The motel is small and run-down, but it fills up fast. If you want a room, better reserve one ASAP. And then call back a month before the event because apparently the motel changed hands last year and some reservations were lost (from what I was told). There is a nicer hotel 30 mi south, but the rooms there are about $90 a night.
If any of you are going, let me know and I'll look for you there. It'd be great to meet some of you in person. Mark Finn, Howard biographer, attends every year as well. I met him last year and really enjoyed talking with him. He's a cool dude.
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I just called the Cross Plains motel (36 West Motel). 254-725-4550The woman who answered didn't speak much English but her child did, and I was able to make a reservation for Fri, Sat, Jun 13-14. They told me it's $45.20 per night for a single bed and you pay on arrival.
I'm posting this because I arrived last year on short notice and was surprised to find there wasn't a room available for a looong ways! I hope this info helps, if you're considering going.
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Yes I usually take a couple of my sons and always stayed in Brownwood. Brownwood's a cool place to stay as it is near a lot spots that REH haunted. Also the gravesite is there.The downside is that it is about 30 miles away.
Any word on the REH Days for 2014? I did a quick online search but can't find anything for this year. June 2013 was the most recent I came across.
I attended last year's REH Days for the first time and loved it. I'll be going back this year. I hope to see some of you there, perhaps!
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