The date’s in my diary John. Also thanks for sending the tapes and CD’s last week, I’ll be listening to them soon!
Tracey 🙂 Sent from my iPhone > On 9 Apr 2025, at 11:28, John Boocock <j...@boocock.net> wrote: > > Claire Warwick and I are involved in a talk at Leeds Local Studies Library > in July (7th) as part of their British Library sponsored 'Voice of the Fans' > project. There should also be a blog piece from us shortly. The accompanying > exhibition opens in May sometime. > https://libraries.leeds.gov.uk/what-you-can-do/voice-fans-exhibition > > The talk : 'Marching On-Line Together" with a subtitle of 'a history of the > Leeds United Email List'. > > Claire Warwick and John Boocock discuss the origins and history of the > Unofficial Leeds United Email List and football supporters in Cyberspace. The > ‘Leeds List’ claims to be the oldest surviving football supporters’ email > list in the UK. Starting life on Internet Relay Chat in the early 1990s, the > 'List' parallels the democratisation and development (or otherwise) of the > internet. Claire and John will tell the tale of a community of football > supporters coming together using the internet over three decades. Initially > mainly inhabited by techies and academics, the ‘List’ soon became the on-line > home to Leeds United Supporters from all walks of life, spread right across > the World. As well as developing strong bonds otherwise not available to > isolated Leeds United fans, it also produced a language of its own, a rather > exceptional football tournament, some memorable meetings, and some headaches > for Leeds United. Claire and John will will also compare the 'List' to the > emergence of other social networks and point out some rather striking > cultural differences. > > Put this in your diaries if you are free and in Leeds at 6pm on Monday 7th of > July > > Cheers > > Betty > > _______________________________________________ > Leedslist mailing list > Info and options: https://mailman.gn.apc.org/mailman/listinfo/leedslist > To unsubscribe, email leedslist-unsubscr...@gn.apc.org > > Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/leedslist/ > > The Rev, John Lee. Now spinning the platters in the holy discotheque of the > real man. Yorkshireman. May that lucky pizza and a bottle of Grolsch be > waiting for you with the Celestial Lards R.I.P. _______________________________________________ Leedslist mailing list Info and options: https://mailman.gn.apc.org/mailman/listinfo/leedslist To unsubscribe, email leedslist-unsubscr...@gn.apc.org Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/leedslist/ The Rev, John Lee. Now spinning the platters in the holy discotheque of the real man. Yorkshireman. May that lucky pizza and a bottle of Grolsch be waiting for you with the Celestial Lards R.I.P.
