. ▁ ▁When ever ▁a ▁past ▁or ▁current ▁Hugo ▁los er ▁entered , ▁Martin , ▁standing ▁at op ▁his ▁three - dra wer - high ▁room ▁dress er , ▁would ▁take ▁a ▁sw ig ▁directly ▁from ▁a ▁liqu or ▁bott le , ▁and ▁in ▁a ▁loud ▁voice ▁announ ce , ▁" Lo oo o ose ," ▁as ▁his ▁other ▁arm , ▁held ▁on ▁high , ▁made ▁a ▁wide , ▁swe eping ▁down ward ▁arc , ▁all ▁to ▁the ▁delight ▁of ▁the ▁assemble d ▁party ▁go ers . ▁A ▁little ▁later ▁at ▁the ▁party , ▁writer ▁Larry ▁N iven ▁was ▁presented ▁with ▁a ▁replacement ▁Hugo ▁Award ▁by ▁convention ▁chairman ▁Ken ▁K eller . ▁As ▁N iven ▁entered , ▁from ▁at op ▁his ▁dress er , ▁Martin ▁announced ▁in ▁a ▁well - lub ric ated ▁voice , ▁" There ' s ▁another ▁los er , ▁he ▁broke ▁his ▁new ▁Hugo ". ▁N iven ▁had ▁dropped ▁and ▁broken ▁the ▁award ▁in ▁a ▁back stage ▁st air well ▁shortly ▁after ▁winning ▁it ▁while ▁r ushing ▁back ▁to ▁his ▁aud itor ium ▁seat . ▁N iven ▁quickly ▁depart ed ▁after ▁receiving ▁a ▁loud ▁round ▁of ▁good ▁nature d ▁bo os ▁and ▁cat c alls ▁in ▁response ▁to ▁K eller ' s ▁presentation . ▁In ▁the ▁years ▁and ▁dec ades ▁that ▁followed , ▁the ▁Hugo ▁Los ers ▁Party ▁became ▁an ▁annual ▁event ▁and ▁evol ved ▁into ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁largest ▁social ▁gather ings ▁held ▁ann ually ▁at ▁every ▁World con . ▁ ▁First ▁hard cover ▁program ▁& ▁sou venir