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Fantasite, v. 1, issue 5, September 1941
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THE FANTASITE...4 FANTA-NOTES BY THE EDITOR Well, here we are again! So many readers have been complaining about the brief and uninteresting editorials of late that we have finally decided to the type used in the first two issues; long, newsy, and containing very little discussion of the magazine itself. We wouldn't feel right if we left out mention of the Denvention here, despite the fact that you probably know all there is to know about it by now. Naturally, it goes without saying that we had the most enjoyable time ever, and would not miss the next convention for all the stf mags in existence. With a few exceptions we found all the fans we met to be swell guys and gals, and among the swellest were Joe Fortier, Bob Madle, Art Widner, 4, Morjo, Doc Lowndes, Julie Unger, Hunt-Martin-Wiggins, Korshak, Rothman, Al McKeel, and so forth. Too many to mention here, really. Among the many "reg'lar fellers" we met at the Denvention was a new fan, Rust E. Barron (Rustebar) of California, and we're proud to have him represented in this issue with his account of the stfvention. We hope you'll enjoy it, and don't forget to write, in any event. We'd like you all toe send ratings of each item in this issue, using the Warner 1 to 10 system. Just drop a postal, or better still, write a nice long letter! And while we're on the subject of material in this issue we'd like to make a few things clear in regard to the new column, HELL FIRE. Upon reading this column, many people are going to be might indignant, and sad! However, you must realize that the writer is merely expressing his own opinions, as he states, and to quote him, "I hope you can take a little open slamming." Despite the fact that the column will undoubtedly be obnoxious to some, we feel the the majority will find it interesting. This doesn't mean that we agree with the columnist on everything he says, because we don't. Especially in regard to Walt Daugherty and Jenkins and Gilbert, and it might be well to mention here that since writing the first installment of HELL FIRE, the author has changed his mind in regard to the fanzines Fan-Atic and Sun Spots, since they are now so greatly improved as to be among the top-rankers. We would like to state that the pages of The Fantasite are always open to rebuttals of any type, in the form of articles, or in the columns of the reader's section. We want to thank Lew Martin for entertaining us at his hoe for several days after the convention. We had a highly enjoyable time with Lew and Joe Fortier, who was also staying at the Martin residence. And thanks are also due to Tom Wright and Joe for the splendid time they showed us when we spent a week at the Wright residence in Oakland, recently. We had the pleasure of meeting Lou Goldstone, editor of "Fantasia", Louis C. Smith, old-time fan, and new director of the Golden Gate Futuria Society, Grady McMurty and his wife Clare, and many others. Incidentally, D. B. Thompson, now, "Basilisk of the Bayous", may be reached henceforth at 218 Lakeview, Pineville, Louisiana. We met
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THE FANTASITE...4 FANTA-NOTES BY THE EDITOR Well, here we are again! So many readers have been complaining about the brief and uninteresting editorials of late that we have finally decided to the type used in the first two issues; long, newsy, and containing very little discussion of the magazine itself. We wouldn't feel right if we left out mention of the Denvention here, despite the fact that you probably know all there is to know about it by now. Naturally, it goes without saying that we had the most enjoyable time ever, and would not miss the next convention for all the stf mags in existence. With a few exceptions we found all the fans we met to be swell guys and gals, and among the swellest were Joe Fortier, Bob Madle, Art Widner, 4, Morjo, Doc Lowndes, Julie Unger, Hunt-Martin-Wiggins, Korshak, Rothman, Al McKeel, and so forth. Too many to mention here, really. Among the many "reg'lar fellers" we met at the Denvention was a new fan, Rust E. Barron (Rustebar) of California, and we're proud to have him represented in this issue with his account of the stfvention. We hope you'll enjoy it, and don't forget to write, in any event. We'd like you all toe send ratings of each item in this issue, using the Warner 1 to 10 system. Just drop a postal, or better still, write a nice long letter! And while we're on the subject of material in this issue we'd like to make a few things clear in regard to the new column, HELL FIRE. Upon reading this column, many people are going to be might indignant, and sad! However, you must realize that the writer is merely expressing his own opinions, as he states, and to quote him, "I hope you can take a little open slamming." Despite the fact that the column will undoubtedly be obnoxious to some, we feel the the majority will find it interesting. This doesn't mean that we agree with the columnist on everything he says, because we don't. Especially in regard to Walt Daugherty and Jenkins and Gilbert, and it might be well to mention here that since writing the first installment of HELL FIRE, the author has changed his mind in regard to the fanzines Fan-Atic and Sun Spots, since they are now so greatly improved as to be among the top-rankers. We would like to state that the pages of The Fantasite are always open to rebuttals of any type, in the form of articles, or in the columns of the reader's section. We want to thank Lew Martin for entertaining us at his hoe for several days after the convention. We had a highly enjoyable time with Lew and Joe Fortier, who was also staying at the Martin residence. And thanks are also due to Tom Wright and Joe for the splendid time they showed us when we spent a week at the Wright residence in Oakland, recently. We had the pleasure of meeting Lou Goldstone, editor of "Fantasia", Louis C. Smith, old-time fan, and new director of the Golden Gate Futuria Society, Grady McMurty and his wife Clare, and many others. Incidentally, D. B. Thompson, now, "Basilisk of the Bayous", may be reached henceforth at 218 Lakeview, Pineville, Louisiana. We met
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