2011 Winkies Images

Herm Bieber's Pictures

These were all taken with my minizoom camera with magnification up to 48X, and mostly no flash. I was generally at least 25 feet from the subject in order to get truly candid shots.

The Convention

2011 Winkies Pictures By Herm Bieber
Winkieland Entrance
The Beautiful Pacific Coast
The Dunes of Asilomar Beach
Monterey Bay
Photogenic Storm Damage
Driftwood
The Arrival
In Front of Cottage
Waiting to Register
Eric Shanower and Michael O. Riley
Arranging the Cupcakes
Hollister Oz Cookies
Welcome Winkies 2011!
Dig Those Shoes
Giant Oz Game Board
Giant Oz Game Board
Enjoying Root Beer Floats
The Swap Table
Walking Down to Dinner
Open the Mess!
Assembling in Fred Farr Forum
Friday Night Welcome
Prof Knowitall Prepares to Lecture
Pigeon Mail?
Some of Denslow's Work
Denslow Envelope
Consultation
Show and Tell
A Neill Original
Saturday Breakfast
Costume Party, Sat, AM
Witch?
Visit by the Pope?
A Sea Fairy
Transgendered Dorothy
The Motley Crew
Reviewing Quiz Answers
The Ever Present Photog
Let the Auction Begin!
45, Looking for 50!
Saturday Night Cake
Oz Comic Seminar
Relaxation, Post Dinner Party
Packing Up to Go Home

The Musical

2011 Winkies Pictures By Herm Bieber
The Audience
Eager Anticipation
The Stars
Sing Along!
Minimalist Costumes
Scarecrow
Tin Man
Cowardly Lion
Field Mice
Guardian of the Gate
Flying Monkey
Ozzy Shoes and Socks
Finale

People

2011 Winkies Pictures By Herm Bieber
Laura Gjovaag
Shirley Echols
Edith Hollister and Susan Hall
Peter Hanff
Laura Gjovaag growling
Peter Hanff enjoying Root Beer
Michael Riley
Gita Morena
Joe Cascone
Scott Cummings
Rex Ling
David Maxine
David Maxine
Michael Riley
Freddy Fogarty
Rick Wiegand
Bill Edmonds
John Bell
Hal Koontz
Robert Baum
Robin Hess and Judy Bieber
Robin Hess
Eric Shanower
Lary Abramson
Travis Black
Lynn Beltz
Joel Harris
Carrie Hedges
Carolyn Goodman and Katie Fleming
Steve Schlegel
Dick Rutter
Joanne Rutter
Lee Speth
Stan Sieler
Susan Hall
Rick Wiegand and Anthony Tringali
ARRRR!
Janet Hollister
Tim Tucker
Shirley Echols
Jared Davis
John Ebinger
Charlie Hollister
Larry Hollister
Glenn Ingersoll
Eric Shanower
Liz Spencer
Tommy Kovac
Aaron Almanza
Lary Abramson
Prof Nowitall
Robin Olderman
Karyl Carlson
Robin Olderman
Francis Blair
Anna Wyatt
Hal Koontz
Bill Thompson and Michael Riley

Laura Gjovaag's Pictures

2011 Winkies Pictures By Laura Gjovaag
The Treasure Hunt...
...started off...
...immediately...
...with lots of coins...
...hanging around...
...the Forum courtyard.
Setting up...
...Cupcakes!
The final display
The Swap Table, new this year.
Famous Oz Cookies
Yum...
...mmmmm
What *is* that little digging creature?
Flying Flamonkeys!
The Gigantic Game of Oz
It really is big...
...can't you tell?
...Ok, here's someone...
...to show you...
...just how big...
...this game board...
...really is!
The Saturday Night Cake
The Winkie Newsletter Posted...
...And set down

Peter Hanff's Pictures

Friday Night

2011 Winkies Pictures By Peter Hanff
Margaret Koontz
Richard Carpenter, Bob Baum, Joel Harris
Angelica and Richard Carpenter, Bob Baum, Joel Harris
Kyle Kushin and his family
Rick Wiegand, John Ebinger, Bill Edmonds, John Bell, Scott Cummings, Michael Riley, Kevin Thomas
Cindy Ragni and Bill Thompson chat in foreground with Glenn Ingersoll and Lary Abramson to Bill's left
Karyl Carlson in yellow sits behind Jared Davis and Sam Milazzo with Don Reynolds to his left
Kirk Kushin conducts Session Four on Friday night
Fans of Kirk Kushin!
Kirk Kushin
Anthony Tringali and Aaron Almanza
Kyle Kushin and his mother
Friday evening party
After-hours socializing
Freddy freezes the frame
Betsy and Lynn Beltz chat with David Maxine in Afterglow
Betsy and Lynn Beltz, David Maxine, and Lee Speth

Saturday Morning

2011 Winkies Pictures By Peter Hanff
Strolling toward breakfast the morning after the night before
Where's the coffee?
Ron Maas and Mike Penick from Washington, D.C.
Michael Riley thinking about his coffee
Anthony Tringali thinks about his coffee, as Bill Thompson plunges into his breakfast
Judy Bieber, Lary Abramson, and Herm B‪ieber
Judy Bieber
Lary Abramson
Herm Bieber
Judy Bieber's Oz-themed tie-dyed shirt
Susan Johnson
Lynn Beltz
Betsy Beltz

The Masquerade

2011 Winkies Pictures By Peter Hanff
Saturday morning's Oz Masquerade
Robert Hollister, Larry Hollister, Charlie Hollister, Mykel Rankin, Sam Milazzo
Judy Bieber chats with Michael Riley, Scott Cummings and Randy Hercey contemplate the costumes, as John Bell rests in the background
Pat Wyatt in raincoat!
Scott Cummings, Randy Hercey, and Jay Blair
Patricia Wyatt
J. L. Bell
Winkie Newsletter supplement covers Friday's program
Fredorothy?
Roberta Ling now from Austin, Texas
Katie Fleming
Gary Smith from Williamstown, Massachusetts
Kirk Kushin
The Kushins
Mykel Rankin
Pirates of Oz!
Pirates of Oz
Gita Morena in black jacket
The newest Koontz held by his father, Steven
Tim Tucker in tan and gray, with Rick Wiegand
Gita Morena and Parker Linekin
Gita and Parker
Xander and his magic umbrella
The...
...cuteness...
...will...
...never...
...ever...
...end.
Gary Smith and Diane Steele
Caroline Goodman
Sam Milazzo prepares to capture motion, as Aaron Almanza hovers in background
The piratical Kevin Thomas

More Saturday Events

2011 Winkies Pictures By Peter Hanff
The giant Wonderful Game of Oz
Anna Wyatt prepares her display
Caroline Spector chats with Shirley Echols
Finishing the Saturday morning quizzes in Afterglow living room
Dan Harper, Greg Beda, Richard Green, Gary Smith (all at center)
Rick Wiegand
Herm Bieber
Stan Sieler at left of table; Jared Davis at right
Bill Edmonds listens to quiz answers
Sam Milazzo awaits the show and tell
Ah-h-h yes! The morning after the night before (Lary Abramson, Steve Schlegel, and Debbie Pietrobono)
Eric Shanower with silver scales
Assembling for the Show and Tell Program
Liz Spencer, Gita Morena, Parker Linekin
Eric readies for Quiz End and Show and Tell Beginning
Frances Blair and Bob Baum at center

Show and Tell

2011 Winkies Pictures By Peter Hanff
Mike Penick shows some of his puppets
Bill Thompson shows an antique scrapbook he discovered
A Denslow rarity was tucked into the scrapbook
A Christmas Tree Ornament, a gift of Jerry Maren (who was indeed a member of the 1939 Lollypop Guild!)
Printing block and poster for the hand puppets displayed by Mike Penick
An Oz-themed bracelet from the World's Fair of 1933-34
Poster and the printing plate from which it was made
Robin Hess shows off a treasure
The box, revealing Dorothy in sepia tones, opens to show the colorful land of Oz and artifacts therein
David Maxine shows off a very rare Scarecrow character doll
Eric Shanower recently acquired an original drawing by John R. Neill
Aaron Almanza hands a Wheeler to Jared Davis
Jared Davis begins to show his hand-crafted Oz characters (all to the same scale)
Mike Penick, Greg Beda, Anthony Tringali examine Sam Milazzo's Show-and-Tell item
Stan Sieler shows his copy of Cyclone on the Prairies, the new book from the Book Club of California
Cindy Ragni
Joe Cascone with camera snaps a picture of Peter Hanff and his camera!
David Haines and Greg Beda