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Voice of the Imagination (VOM), whole no. 6, April 1940
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14 subscriber. I read about 4e's resignation from the SFL, and so yesterday I sent in my resignation. Personally Taurosi gripes me.His Fantasy News was the only fan mag I ever had any trouble with at all. Skipped issues and so forth.Very unsatisfactory, as were all my dealings with New Fandom. No wonder I'm a disillusioned fan as well as being a Futurian, huh? ...read something about Shangri-La In Ron Reynolds Paclficoast Patter in Midwest Fan News... It would seem that it is to be a monumental volume to be sure. I'm awaiting my copy with bated breath. (figuratively, not literally,of course). As usual enjoyed VOM no.4 very much, as did Fu.Fa. no (?). Bradbury's really got something there, no kidding. I intend to attend the Chlcon... This letter is a violation of something or other.gravely afflicted with an excess of the pronoun "I" Hope to do better next time." {ED NOTE: The following section is in fan "lingo" with odd abbreviations.] "Dear VOM: Hear Ye!" c̲r̲y̲s̲ ̲T̲h̲e̲ ̲F̲a̲n̲t̲a̲s̲y̲ ̲S̲t̲y̲l̲u̲s̲,̲ ̲o̲f̲ ̲M̲I̲T̲ ̲D̲o̲r̲m̲s̲.̲ ̲C̲a̲m̲b̲r̲i̲d̲g̲e̲,̲ ̲M̲a̲s̲s̲ - "The Estrn Mass Fans r rgnizng -- have rgnized! Under the capabl direktrship of that super-Warnerite Art Widner, we r setng out 2 fan away, evn here n the Hub. On hand 2 hlp r the Swishers, Chavnet, and other luminaries. Paro's Fanfare is 2 b revivd as club rgn, bi-monthly he says, fr we have dcided that there r not enuf fanmags b-ing published. Hev U observd how HAK FAK JR complains (n FD) (in Fantascience Digest, Madle's mag) that he kant al his good yrns> 2 Hakfak: fr sham! Other authors manaj 2 dispoz of good stories. Kummer out from bhind kloud of slfdcepshn, and admit U need to hev an idea, and 2 learn 2 rite, as wl. Inklozd is 25 fr U, Sweethrt. Discrdntly" Damon K̲N̲I̲G̲H̲T̲,̲ ̲e̲d̲i̲t̲o̲r̲ ̲t̲h̲e̲ ̲"̲T̲h̲u̲d̲ ̲&̲ ̲B̲l̲u̲n̲d̲e̲r̲"̲ ̲m̲a̲g̲ ̲S̲n̲i̲d̲e̲,̲ ̲ ̲d̲o̲t̲h̲ ̲w̲r̲i̲g̲h̲t̲e̲ ̲f̲r̲o̲m̲ ̲8̲0̲3̲ ̲C̲o̲l̲u̲m̲b̲i̲a̲ ̲S̲t̲,̲ ̲H̲o̲o̲d̲ ̲R̲i̲v̲e̲r̲,̲ ̲O̲r̲e̲: "April VOM received, & contents noted. I like VOM, you know. The format is delightful, the ink is pleasing, the letters are fair, and I am gradually getting used to the puns. And you're quite right about the terminology's being bewildering to the newly-sprouted fan; it is, very. Especially names. It was only a month or so ago that I found out who Don A. Stuart is, & had to revise all my ideas about Stuart, & Campbell too. Again, iho bright boys on the inside let it out that the Star-treader is Miske. & then start hinting about who M̲i̲s̲k̲e̲ isl A while back I heard that Robert Arthur was Bob Tucker; a couple days ago the rumor filtered in he was Tillman - Tucker, I mean - and tomorrow I expect to hear that he is really me. I shall go mad, I tell you, mad, mad! (Don't go mad, Damon; that'd be a crazy thing to do.) "Not only that, but I am now entering the economics stage, & find myself confronted by such questions as: (a) what is Michelism, (b) how do you pronounce it, and (c) what happened to Technocracy along about '33, and what does it consist of now? (One of U local M̲o̲n̲a̲d̲ ̲M̲e̲n̲ myt lyk to ansr the latter question; & while we're suggesting correspondence from one Angeleno we myt solicit from all. Whereas when the Voice was a club-pub U myt've felt it out of place to say something as a contributor , under the independent setup that feeling of restriction should be removed. Certainly we should be glad to to include such names as B̲r̲a̲d̲b̲u̲r̲y̲,̲ ̲F̲r̲e̲e̲h̲a̲f̲e̲r̲,̲ ̲H̲o̲r̲n̲i̲g̲, etc in our pgs as mems of the imagi-nation; so let's hear from U!) F̲r̲o̲m̲ ̲t̲h̲e̲ ̲a̲u̲t̲h̲o̲r̲ ̲o̲f̲ ̲T̲h̲e̲ ̲S̲m̲i̲l̲e̲ ̲o̲f̲ ̲t̲h̲e̲ ̲S̲p̲h̲i̲n̲x̲,̲ ̲4̲-̲S̲i̲d̲e̲d̲ ̲T̲r̲i̲a̲n̲g̲l̲e̲,̲ ̲e̲t̲c̲;̲ ̲7̲,̲ ̲E̲l̲m̲ ̲R̲d̲,̲ ̲W̲e̲m̲b̲l̲e̲y̲,̲ ̲M̲i̲d̲d̲l̲e̲s̲e̲x̲,̲ ̲E̲n̲g̲l̲a̲n̲d̲: "I've never seen such an interesting batch of letters as the Dec. MAGI. The cracks were top-flite - Damn! This Ackermanese is infectious. You ought to be isolated. The one that tickled me most was: "&so we end a page..." But then I am a Wells fanatic. I'm thrilled because I've got a guy coming to supper here this week who once supped with Wells in his own house. Such close contact with a Great BrainI" William F. Temple
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14 subscriber. I read about 4e's resignation from the SFL, and so yesterday I sent in my resignation. Personally Taurosi gripes me.His Fantasy News was the only fan mag I ever had any trouble with at all. Skipped issues and so forth.Very unsatisfactory, as were all my dealings with New Fandom. No wonder I'm a disillusioned fan as well as being a Futurian, huh? ...read something about Shangri-La In Ron Reynolds Paclficoast Patter in Midwest Fan News... It would seem that it is to be a monumental volume to be sure. I'm awaiting my copy with bated breath. (figuratively, not literally,of course). As usual enjoyed VOM no.4 very much, as did Fu.Fa. no (?). Bradbury's really got something there, no kidding. I intend to attend the Chlcon... This letter is a violation of something or other.gravely afflicted with an excess of the pronoun "I" Hope to do better next time." {ED NOTE: The following section is in fan "lingo" with odd abbreviations.] "Dear VOM: Hear Ye!" c̲r̲y̲s̲ ̲T̲h̲e̲ ̲F̲a̲n̲t̲a̲s̲y̲ ̲S̲t̲y̲l̲u̲s̲,̲ ̲o̲f̲ ̲M̲I̲T̲ ̲D̲o̲r̲m̲s̲.̲ ̲C̲a̲m̲b̲r̲i̲d̲g̲e̲,̲ ̲M̲a̲s̲s̲ - "The Estrn Mass Fans r rgnizng -- have rgnized! Under the capabl direktrship of that super-Warnerite Art Widner, we r setng out 2 fan away, evn here n the Hub. On hand 2 hlp r the Swishers, Chavnet, and other luminaries. Paro's Fanfare is 2 b revivd as club rgn, bi-monthly he says, fr we have dcided that there r not enuf fanmags b-ing published. Hev U observd how HAK FAK JR complains (n FD) (in Fantascience Digest, Madle's mag) that he kant al his good yrns> 2 Hakfak: fr sham! Other authors manaj 2 dispoz of good stories. Kummer out from bhind kloud of slfdcepshn, and admit U need to hev an idea, and 2 learn 2 rite, as wl. Inklozd is 25 fr U, Sweethrt. Discrdntly" Damon K̲N̲I̲G̲H̲T̲,̲ ̲e̲d̲i̲t̲o̲r̲ ̲t̲h̲e̲ ̲"̲T̲h̲u̲d̲ ̲&̲ ̲B̲l̲u̲n̲d̲e̲r̲"̲ ̲m̲a̲g̲ ̲S̲n̲i̲d̲e̲,̲ ̲ ̲d̲o̲t̲h̲ ̲w̲r̲i̲g̲h̲t̲e̲ ̲f̲r̲o̲m̲ ̲8̲0̲3̲ ̲C̲o̲l̲u̲m̲b̲i̲a̲ ̲S̲t̲,̲ ̲H̲o̲o̲d̲ ̲R̲i̲v̲e̲r̲,̲ ̲O̲r̲e̲: "April VOM received, & contents noted. I like VOM, you know. The format is delightful, the ink is pleasing, the letters are fair, and I am gradually getting used to the puns. And you're quite right about the terminology's being bewildering to the newly-sprouted fan; it is, very. Especially names. It was only a month or so ago that I found out who Don A. Stuart is, & had to revise all my ideas about Stuart, & Campbell too. Again, iho bright boys on the inside let it out that the Star-treader is Miske. & then start hinting about who M̲i̲s̲k̲e̲ isl A while back I heard that Robert Arthur was Bob Tucker; a couple days ago the rumor filtered in he was Tillman - Tucker, I mean - and tomorrow I expect to hear that he is really me. I shall go mad, I tell you, mad, mad! (Don't go mad, Damon; that'd be a crazy thing to do.) "Not only that, but I am now entering the economics stage, & find myself confronted by such questions as: (a) what is Michelism, (b) how do you pronounce it, and (c) what happened to Technocracy along about '33, and what does it consist of now? (One of U local M̲o̲n̲a̲d̲ ̲M̲e̲n̲ myt lyk to ansr the latter question; & while we're suggesting correspondence from one Angeleno we myt solicit from all. Whereas when the Voice was a club-pub U myt've felt it out of place to say something as a contributor , under the independent setup that feeling of restriction should be removed. Certainly we should be glad to to include such names as B̲r̲a̲d̲b̲u̲r̲y̲,̲ ̲F̲r̲e̲e̲h̲a̲f̲e̲r̲,̲ ̲H̲o̲r̲n̲i̲g̲, etc in our pgs as mems of the imagi-nation; so let's hear from U!) F̲r̲o̲m̲ ̲t̲h̲e̲ ̲a̲u̲t̲h̲o̲r̲ ̲o̲f̲ ̲T̲h̲e̲ ̲S̲m̲i̲l̲e̲ ̲o̲f̲ ̲t̲h̲e̲ ̲S̲p̲h̲i̲n̲x̲,̲ ̲4̲-̲S̲i̲d̲e̲d̲ ̲T̲r̲i̲a̲n̲g̲l̲e̲,̲ ̲e̲t̲c̲;̲ ̲7̲,̲ ̲E̲l̲m̲ ̲R̲d̲,̲ ̲W̲e̲m̲b̲l̲e̲y̲,̲ ̲M̲i̲d̲d̲l̲e̲s̲e̲x̲,̲ ̲E̲n̲g̲l̲a̲n̲d̲: "I've never seen such an interesting batch of letters as the Dec. MAGI. The cracks were top-flite - Damn! This Ackermanese is infectious. You ought to be isolated. The one that tickled me most was: "&so we end a page..." But then I am a Wells fanatic. I'm thrilled because I've got a guy coming to supper here this week who once supped with Wells in his own house. Such close contact with a Great BrainI" William F. Temple
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