Just woke up to the news that Sandra (Sandy) Bruckner has passed away due to cancer. Many of the older fans of Babylon 5 will remember her huge contributions to B5 fandom.
When I got my first computer in '96, I discovered online fandom and Sandy was key to that. Sandy ran a weekly emailing mailing list with a few others called the Zocalo and gathered up all the news of B5 and the cast and crew.
As time went on, Sandy ran the B5 Fan Club and really improved the quality of the 'Universe Today' newsletter. While there's no hierarchy to fandom, I've always thought of Sandy as the First Lady of B5 fandom for all of her contributions.
I only got the pleasure of meeting her once - at the B5 reunion con in Phoenix in 2013. That was where all of us learned how important she was in helping Michael O'Hare when his illness caused him to leave the show. I know that she attended several conventions with him to help as well as in her duties with the fan club.
I'll miss her a lot and hope to see her again some day - beyond the rim.
Jan
ETA: Listening to an old B5 Podcast with Sandy as the guest: http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2006/0...dcast-show-20/
When I got my first computer in '96, I discovered online fandom and Sandy was key to that. Sandy ran a weekly emailing mailing list with a few others called the Zocalo and gathered up all the news of B5 and the cast and crew.
As time went on, Sandy ran the B5 Fan Club and really improved the quality of the 'Universe Today' newsletter. While there's no hierarchy to fandom, I've always thought of Sandy as the First Lady of B5 fandom for all of her contributions.
I only got the pleasure of meeting her once - at the B5 reunion con in Phoenix in 2013. That was where all of us learned how important she was in helping Michael O'Hare when his illness caused him to leave the show. I know that she attended several conventions with him to help as well as in her duties with the fan club.
I'll miss her a lot and hope to see her again some day - beyond the rim.
Jan
ETA: Listening to an old B5 Podcast with Sandy as the guest: http://www.babylonpodcast.com/2006/0...dcast-show-20/
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