The Sons of the Desert child members. The Sons of the Desert The Sons of the Desert is an international fraternal organization devoted to the lives and films of comedians Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy. The group takes its name from a fictional lodge that Laurel and Hardy belonged to in the 1933 movie "Sons of the Desert". In 1964, a few years after the book, "Mr. Laurel and Mr. Hardy," was published, author John McCabe formed a small group of Laurel and Hardy admirers, including Orson Bean, cartoonist Al Kilgore, Chuck McCann, and John Municino. McCabe created a mock-serious “constitution” that satirized the formalities
Doctor Who Appreciation Society Doctor Who Appreciation Society The "Doctor Who" Appreciation Society (DWAS) is a society for fans of the television series "Doctor Who". It was founded in May 1976, emerging from the Westfield College "Doctor Who" Appreciation Society and the editors and readers of the fanzine "Tardis". The society currently produces a monthly print magazine, "Celestial Toyroom" (sent to the society's members), a quarterly digital magazine, "Cosmic Masque" (free to access via the DWAS website), hosts conventions, organises a network of local groups, and provides discounts to members for "Doctor Who"-related merchandise for sale on the society's online shop. The society gained