Organized Rebel Adventurers Club

ORAC was founded in 1987 by Sandy Williams. We started as a fan club for the British series Blake's 7, and have branched out to be the official home . . . for just about everything! We're based in the Dallas, Texas, area, but have members worldwide.

We may be fans, but we're not slackers! ORAC holds regular meetings every month in some of the coolest residences in the D/FW area. At our meetings, we plan future activities, discuss fan news and upcoming conventions. And, of course, we socialize. And if you're interested in home theater and stereo . . . welcome to heaven.

Our socializing can take many forms -- playing Whose Line is it Anyway? or our own invention, ''Doctor Who Wants to be a Millionaire'', stargazing, watching movies or television, or just talking about the fandoms we love so much. No matter what you're interested in, you'll probably find a kindred soul in ORAC.

Here are some of the fun things ORAC has done over the past few years:

Movie premieres
"Pub"-lisher crawls to bookstores around the Metroplex
Conventions
Script-reading parties
Movie-watching parties
Book signings
The annual "Feel the Greatness Tour" to NASA
Outings to planetariums, museums, and the Omni Theater at the Fort Worth Museum of Science and History and the IMAX Theatre at The Science Place in Dallas
Scarborough Faire
Helped start FenCon, a literary SF/Fantasy convention in Dallas

We publish a quarterly newsletter, Tarriel Cell, filled with news, notes, reviews, club happenings, and stuff we feel the need to write down.

Every December we hold a charity auction to raise money for the club and causes important to our members. Check out the club calendar for the exact location of this year's auction.

ORAC Restaurant Hall Of Shame

For some reason, ORAC causes restaurants to close. We ate at these restaurants as a group, and they are now dust in the wind. No, we can't explain it either.

Alamo Cafe, Dallas
Dairy Queen, Archer City
Denny's, Midway at LBJ, Dallas
Denny's, North Collins, Arlington
Fuddruckers, Addison
Jojo's, Midway at 635, Dallas
Luke's Hamburgers, Houston (now Zone D'Erotica)
McKay's Steakhouse, Bedford*
McKay's Steakhouse, Irving*
Monterey House, Hurst*
Mr. Gatti's, Arlington
Mr. Gatti's, Hurst
Old Spaghetti Warehouse, Fort Worth
Olde Country Buffet, Denton
Planet Hollywood, Dallas
Shoney's, Dallas*
Underwood's Barbecue, Waco

By some quirk in the universe, we've also gathered at Crystal's Pizza in Irving and Fuddrucker's in Irving but neither restaurant has closed. Yet.