…… yes, Goonists. We are making one last effort to gather together as much information as possible about The Goonist Movement, the erstwhile “official” Goon Show fan club. We know it had its own magazine and it was in touch with Spike and the others in the 1950s, but little more than that really.
Any stories about the group, information, artefacts (yes, any surviving magazines or bits of magazines) would be very welcome. Photos would be brilliant, but cameras weren’t cheap in the 1950s and private photos rare and small. It may possibly be something to ask parents or grandparents about if any of them were fond of the Goons as well !
We already know of an Australian newspaper article which mentioned the Goonists, and there’s this:
If you have any news or tip-offs, please send a message to the website in the first instance, and we can pass goodies on to the dozens of GSPS researchers ready to follow up any leads……
There’s an update to this story here
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