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Shangri-la, issue 7, July-August 1948
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[[image: drawing of frowning nude woman sitting on eggs; two eggs have strange birds hatching]] SHANGRI— LETTERS WILSON (BOB) TUCKER, P. O. Box 260, Bloomington, Illinois, who has just started autograping copies of his novel, THE DOVE, writes: "Little Chum: You will not find a dollar enclosed because I've been getting Shangri-icky free for all these years and I see no good reason to start paying for it now. That's the kind of a leech I am.///About the May-June issue: Dr. Keller is either a happy reprobate or his memory is failing. In his article, he speaks of a wonderful time he had in Los Angeles on Sunday at a picnic thrown in his honor. Steady readers of Shangri-icky will recall that the good doctor never saw the picnic....and 3 or 4 other fans damned near didn't make it either, thanks to the whimsical Walter Liebscher, a goon if I ever saw one. The doc, myself, and 3 or 4 others sat on a lawn in Santa Monica from about noon until about four p.m. that Sunday, waiting for someone to return from the picnic grounds and rescue us. The main party had gone on ahead, were all enjoying a gay picnic in the mountains, and caring not one whit that the guest of honor and court followers had been left behind. Liebscher was the only one who knew the way to the picnic spot (neglecting to inform the driver of each car how to get there), so when O.K. Smith's car broke down, we were abandoned. Santa Monica is a lovely place. Cool, refresing lawns.///And to the Ackerman "Quasi-Kinsey" report in the current issue: Dozens of people answering or discussing my questionnaire have made this same error, referring to it as a small-time Kinsey Report. I'm afraid these people have never read the Kinsey book, and have been misled by the false reputation it has gained. My questionnaire asked only (17)
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[[image: drawing of frowning nude woman sitting on eggs; two eggs have strange birds hatching]] SHANGRI— LETTERS WILSON (BOB) TUCKER, P. O. Box 260, Bloomington, Illinois, who has just started autograping copies of his novel, THE DOVE, writes: "Little Chum: You will not find a dollar enclosed because I've been getting Shangri-icky free for all these years and I see no good reason to start paying for it now. That's the kind of a leech I am.///About the May-June issue: Dr. Keller is either a happy reprobate or his memory is failing. In his article, he speaks of a wonderful time he had in Los Angeles on Sunday at a picnic thrown in his honor. Steady readers of Shangri-icky will recall that the good doctor never saw the picnic....and 3 or 4 other fans damned near didn't make it either, thanks to the whimsical Walter Liebscher, a goon if I ever saw one. The doc, myself, and 3 or 4 others sat on a lawn in Santa Monica from about noon until about four p.m. that Sunday, waiting for someone to return from the picnic grounds and rescue us. The main party had gone on ahead, were all enjoying a gay picnic in the mountains, and caring not one whit that the guest of honor and court followers had been left behind. Liebscher was the only one who knew the way to the picnic spot (neglecting to inform the driver of each car how to get there), so when O.K. Smith's car broke down, we were abandoned. Santa Monica is a lovely place. Cool, refresing lawns.///And to the Ackerman "Quasi-Kinsey" report in the current issue: Dozens of people answering or discussing my questionnaire have made this same error, referring to it as a small-time Kinsey Report. I'm afraid these people have never read the Kinsey book, and have been misled by the false reputation it has gained. My questionnaire asked only (17)
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