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Voice of the Imagination (VOM), whole no 17, August 1941

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What hapnd next I frankly can't remember. Let's call it time for dinner. Oh, no; take it back; was about to say we waked up Freehafer & Morojo, which made me think that when I waked up Monjo I had the news to tell her that Erle Korshak had arrived. So the arrival of Erle obviously hapnd tween the time we left Daughertys' rm & dinner. Yes, it all comes back to me now. How Walt took his movie camera & we went downstairs & he shot some scenes, semiposed stuff. Then, when he wasnt aiming, one of the most wonderful candid action shots he couldve got: with a wild war whoop the Erle of Chifandom comes racing up the street & throws his arms around me & gives me the old French hug & we dance around on the sidewalk in front of the S-S- like long-lost brothers. A lil later, Walt takes pix. (Unfortunately, eventually turnd out all film had been ruint by heat & exposure to lite.)

So now we'll call it dinner time. Great gang of us--Evans, Morojo, Liebscher, Millard, Willmorth, Unger, Freehafer, self & others--takes up 2 tables, has feast fit for king...& then finds out "Tripoli" (EEEvans) is treating! Walt Daugherty announces that directly after dinner the Official Program Bklet will be available from Mrs D in the lobby of the S-S. There we see for the firstime the splendid souvenir publication with cover by Hunt, original of which if I be not badly mistook, took in $6.50 at the Auction. And didnt I hear something about Roy's spending about 1/2 a day drawing up a cover design, then destroying it in dissatisfaction & executing that used in about 1/2 hr?
Wiggins says, Those with fanmags can get them ready in the Convention Hall now for display tomoro. So I go out to the garage with Paul to get my items. Returning to the convention Hall (grad, incidently; large, airconditiond & green) I find about 20 stfans milling about. Daughterty is busy arranging tables; Julie Unger is getting his super Triple-F out & still wondering what to do about the censord "Art" foto of Widner; the Futurians pick a place for their Phantagraph & "X"; Phil Bronson arrives with a batch of 2 nos. of Fantasite; Joe Fortier distributes around various conmags; auctionable Paul & Finlay pix are set up along the walls. Wiggins requests fans to refrain from purchasing fmz tonite, calls for volunteers to work to remain, politely asks all others to leave. The Daughertys, Heinleins, Liebscher, 4e & a few others stay behind. Wiggins leaves to rustle up lew Martin. When work is done,w hat fun is had as Daugherty & Heinlein go thru a rare dance routine to a tuneroo tickled out on the black & whites by piano pastmaster Liebscher. Leslyn, Eleanor & I laft ourselves sick at such a sight to see. And Bob taut Dau a few new steps!
About 12:30 WJD drove Olon & me out to lew's where we pickt up some more illustrations, saw Martin's cubicle (which I found quite neat & orderly, as collection-dens go). Dropt Wiggins off at his place, after; then back to the hotel & a bit of beddy-by.
Hey--have I taken up 3 pgs already telling what hapnd previous to the Convention? Foo preserve us, & I still have 4 days to go!
So at 5 o'cl I'm up & wandering around, riting some postcards in the lobby, etc, & eventually enuf fans wake up to have a breakfast party. Milty Rothman, Bob Madle, ARt Widner, Franklyn Brady & damon knight all have arrived by now...

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6 What hapnd next I frankly can't remember. Let's call it time for dinner. Oh, no; take it back; was about to say we waked up Freehafer & Morojo, which made me think that when I waked up Monjo I had the news to tell her that Erle Korshak had arrived. So the arrival of Erle obviously hapnd tween the time we left Daughertys' rm & dinner. Yes, it all comes back to me now. How Walt took his movie camera & we went downstairs & he shot some scenes, semiposed stuff. Then, when he wasnt aiming, one of the most wonderful candid action shots he couldve got: with a wild war whoop the Erle of Chifandom comes racing up the street & throws his arms around me & gives me the old French hug & we dance around on the sidewalk in front of the S-S- like long-lost brothers. A lil later, Walt takes pix. (Unfortunately, eventually turnd out all film had been ruint by heat & exposure to lite.) So now we'll call it dinner time. Great gang of us--Evans, Morojo, Liebscher, Millard, Willmorth, Unger, Freehafer, self & others--takes up 2 tables, has feast fit for king...& then finds out "Tripoli" (EEEvans) is treating! Walt Daugherty announces that directly after dinner the Official Program Bklet will be available from Mrs D in the lobby of the S-S. There we see for the firstime the splendid souvenir publication with cover by Hunt, original of which if I be not badly mistook, took in $6.50 at the Auction. And didnt I hear something about Roy's spending about 1/2 a day drawing up a cover design, then destroying it in dissatisfaction & executing that used in about 1/2 hr? Wiggins says, Those with fanmags can get them ready in the Convention Hall now for display tomoro. So I go out to the garage with Paul to get my items. Returning to the convention Hall (grad, incidently; large, airconditiond & green) I find about 20 stfans milling about. Daughterty is busy arranging tables; Julie Unger is getting his super Triple-F out & still wondering what to do about the censord "Art" foto of Widner; the Futurians pick a place for their Phantagraph & "X"; Phil Bronson arrives with a batch of 2 nos. of Fantasite; Joe Fortier distributes around various conmags; auctionable Paul & Finlay pix are set up along the walls. Wiggins requests fans to refrain from purchasing fmz tonite, calls for volunteers to work to remain, politely asks all others to leave. The Daughertys, Heinleins, Liebscher, 4e & a few others stay behind. Wiggins leaves to rustle up lew Martin. When work is done,w hat fun is had as Daugherty & Heinlein go thru a rare dance routine to a tuneroo tickled out on the black & whites by piano pastmaster Liebscher. Leslyn, Eleanor & I laft ourselves sick at such a sight to see. And Bob taut Dau a few new steps! About 12:30 WJD drove Olon & me out to lew's where we pickt up some more illustrations, saw Martin's cubicle (which I found quite neat & orderly, as collection-dens go). Dropt Wiggins off at his place, after; then back to the hotel & a bit of beddy-by. Hey--have I taken up 3 pgs already telling what hapnd previous to the Convention? Foo preserve us, & I still have 4 days to go! So at 5 o'cl I'm up & wandering around, riting some postcards in the lobby, etc, & eventually enuf fans wake up to have a breakfast party. Milty Rothman, Bob Madle, ARt Widner, Franklyn Brady & damon knight all have arrived by now...