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Shangri-la, issue 6, May-June 1946
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impressed by the fact that Hume was impressed by a subject that impressed me. Namely, the Berlin elephant case! In fact, I almost can't believe the truth of it. Much easier to build us a complicated murder case---whereby some clever fiend gets a laff out of man's credulity of a little evidence falsely placed to mislead. Did a short atmosphere piece on it, when I read it. (The Case of the Carnivorous Elephant.) I can't help wondering if they sampled the elephant's stomach for proof. The article I read didn't say so. Without the proof I still have deep doubts about the case. Collector's Item fair." (And that's about all she says, except that Cox should remember that outsiders might be interested in things considered commonplace by insiders.) Henry Kuttner wrote a short note. Most important, however, he sent a subscription--one dollar. Albert Toth, 1110 Gellespie Ave, Portage, Penn. writes: "William Battersby's windy story was one of the best I ever read in a fanzine, if only because of the ending (altho the whole story was exceptional). What an ending--the kind that stays in your mind for a long time. Maybe in Bill Battersby you have another Ray Bradbury--who knows? 'Atomic Chances'---I like those cheerful little items that leave you feeling like cutting your throat. Jackerman's opus would have been better with more about Hume and less Jackerman. It looks like the change in eds is going to be for the best. But I miss one thing from the old Shangri-L'Affaires. What became of the Dream Series, those fradulent, freudian, fabulous fantasies?" (Nothing more by Battersby, at present, Albert. I'm angling for more, because I think the boy is terrific. And, by the way, George Ebey, I am not Battersby, altho I'd be proud to write the stuff he does. As for the dream idea---do you readers want a dream series? If so, you can have same. Having the department in "Shangri-La" shouldn't bother Burbee. He can have a dream section, too, if he wants.) William Rotsler, 812 S. Catalina, LA 5, has this to say: "So you wish a letter of frank comment? Just a minute until I read it. Editorial, 'Mr. Jackerman,' & minutes interesting. Rest stunk. Especially cover & fiction. Seems to me that with the 'cooperation' of the Half-World a better 'zine could or should result. About artwork: I didn't, by the way, contribute those pix to SHANGRI-LA but to 4e for GLOM...oh, well. Okay, if you find some stuff in here it's because I've either done some or found some. Never, never, never ask me for articles! Gad, sirrah, I'm an - ahem, ahem - artist! 'No strangling policy?' Is dullness a policy? Yes, frankly, without the editorial, the fiction, the minutes, the artwork, the articles, the ads, or the paper & ink, what would you have? Just a gleam in Walter J. Daugherty's eye. Fair, fair, tho - considering that in all probability all the help you got was from Ackerman & Evans. Oh, well, we never had a strong president follow a strong president, either...." ((Maybe I'd better start using double parentheses. One reader says he kept getting the letters and the comments confused, last time. To Bill: Thanks for the artwork. Your heading for the Slanshack article fitted my needs perfectly.)) --17--
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impressed by the fact that Hume was impressed by a subject that impressed me. Namely, the Berlin elephant case! In fact, I almost can't believe the truth of it. Much easier to build us a complicated murder case---whereby some clever fiend gets a laff out of man's credulity of a little evidence falsely placed to mislead. Did a short atmosphere piece on it, when I read it. (The Case of the Carnivorous Elephant.) I can't help wondering if they sampled the elephant's stomach for proof. The article I read didn't say so. Without the proof I still have deep doubts about the case. Collector's Item fair." (And that's about all she says, except that Cox should remember that outsiders might be interested in things considered commonplace by insiders.) Henry Kuttner wrote a short note. Most important, however, he sent a subscription--one dollar. Albert Toth, 1110 Gellespie Ave, Portage, Penn. writes: "William Battersby's windy story was one of the best I ever read in a fanzine, if only because of the ending (altho the whole story was exceptional). What an ending--the kind that stays in your mind for a long time. Maybe in Bill Battersby you have another Ray Bradbury--who knows? 'Atomic Chances'---I like those cheerful little items that leave you feeling like cutting your throat. Jackerman's opus would have been better with more about Hume and less Jackerman. It looks like the change in eds is going to be for the best. But I miss one thing from the old Shangri-L'Affaires. What became of the Dream Series, those fradulent, freudian, fabulous fantasies?" (Nothing more by Battersby, at present, Albert. I'm angling for more, because I think the boy is terrific. And, by the way, George Ebey, I am not Battersby, altho I'd be proud to write the stuff he does. As for the dream idea---do you readers want a dream series? If so, you can have same. Having the department in "Shangri-La" shouldn't bother Burbee. He can have a dream section, too, if he wants.) William Rotsler, 812 S. Catalina, LA 5, has this to say: "So you wish a letter of frank comment? Just a minute until I read it. Editorial, 'Mr. Jackerman,' & minutes interesting. Rest stunk. Especially cover & fiction. Seems to me that with the 'cooperation' of the Half-World a better 'zine could or should result. About artwork: I didn't, by the way, contribute those pix to SHANGRI-LA but to 4e for GLOM...oh, well. Okay, if you find some stuff in here it's because I've either done some or found some. Never, never, never ask me for articles! Gad, sirrah, I'm an - ahem, ahem - artist! 'No strangling policy?' Is dullness a policy? Yes, frankly, without the editorial, the fiction, the minutes, the artwork, the articles, the ads, or the paper & ink, what would you have? Just a gleam in Walter J. Daugherty's eye. Fair, fair, tho - considering that in all probability all the help you got was from Ackerman & Evans. Oh, well, we never had a strong president follow a strong president, either...." ((Maybe I'd better start using double parentheses. One reader says he kept getting the letters and the comments confused, last time. To Bill: Thanks for the artwork. Your heading for the Slanshack article fitted my needs perfectly.)) --17--
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