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Shangri-La, issue 5, March-April 1948
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SHANGRI-LA #5 10[[cent symbol]] ea. 6 for 50[[cent symbol]] SHANGRI-LA is the official publication of the Los Angeles Science Fantasy Society. It will appear at bi-monthly intervals. Letters of comment are welcome. And we trade magazines with any willing publisher. Write to the editor for all arrangements. the address is Dale Hart, Apartment 20, 1116 Georgia Street, Los Angeles 15, California. The address of the clubhouse remains 637 1/2 South Bixel Street, Los Angeles 14, California. EDITORIAL First things first. So I'll deal first with the man who edited the club magazine when it was called "Shangri-L'Affaires." To repeat what I said in my first editorial, "Charles Burbee was a good editor. He pout out a nice magazine who was well-liked and well-supported." I'll ad to that now, to give credit where credit is due and because Charles Burbee and I remain on good terms to this day. I like the Burb style of writing. I suppose you could call me a fan of his, with slight qualifications....but, still, I like the way he writes. (Yes, still.) He published the club organ as a hobby. The only thing that marked the magazine as the club organ was the publication of the minutes of the meetings. Everybody understood that it was Burbee's mag, and he wasn't bothered much by people insisting that the magazine's policy be tailored. The whole arrangement was satisfactory to all, if only for the reason that Charlie took all the responsibility. The publication of the now-notorious pair of articles caused the biggest stir in fantasy fandom since Moskowitz, Sykora, and Taurasi refused to admit a small group of fans to the 1939 New York Convention. After the first article, reactions were mixed, but most though the article a piece of mistaken wit. But, after the publication of the second, there fell a stunned silence, followed immediately by a swift spreading of the awful "intelligence." The velocity of the good news in going from Ghent to Aix was as nothing to speed with which Laney's "news" was noised from Fanmecca to Todospartes! Fandom stirred like angry bees in a too-small hive. Hart and Daugherty vocally objected to the articles, and Hart privately remonstrated with Burbee. However, there were no published refutations. There was a waiting to see what would happen. Burbee said the incident was closed, as far as he was concerned, after the publication of the second article, andadded that he wasn't inclined to give Francis Towner Laney any more space. And, incredibly enough, Burbee was not asked to resign. I, for one, favored his retention, and so did a majority of the club, as I found out by privately collaring each one and getting an opinion. Then, the next thing I knew, I heard thatBurbee had been asked to give up his editorship. Now, I wasn't present at this meeting, but here is the dope: On page 8 of Shaggy #38, Burbee declares that he is going to send that issue and all future issues that he edits to Amazing's review column. This being - 1 -
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SHANGRI-LA #5 10[[cent symbol]] ea. 6 for 50[[cent symbol]] SHANGRI-LA is the official publication of the Los Angeles Science Fantasy Society. It will appear at bi-monthly intervals. Letters of comment are welcome. And we trade magazines with any willing publisher. Write to the editor for all arrangements. the address is Dale Hart, Apartment 20, 1116 Georgia Street, Los Angeles 15, California. The address of the clubhouse remains 637 1/2 South Bixel Street, Los Angeles 14, California. EDITORIAL First things first. So I'll deal first with the man who edited the club magazine when it was called "Shangri-L'Affaires." To repeat what I said in my first editorial, "Charles Burbee was a good editor. He pout out a nice magazine who was well-liked and well-supported." I'll ad to that now, to give credit where credit is due and because Charles Burbee and I remain on good terms to this day. I like the Burb style of writing. I suppose you could call me a fan of his, with slight qualifications....but, still, I like the way he writes. (Yes, still.) He published the club organ as a hobby. The only thing that marked the magazine as the club organ was the publication of the minutes of the meetings. Everybody understood that it was Burbee's mag, and he wasn't bothered much by people insisting that the magazine's policy be tailored. The whole arrangement was satisfactory to all, if only for the reason that Charlie took all the responsibility. The publication of the now-notorious pair of articles caused the biggest stir in fantasy fandom since Moskowitz, Sykora, and Taurasi refused to admit a small group of fans to the 1939 New York Convention. After the first article, reactions were mixed, but most though the article a piece of mistaken wit. But, after the publication of the second, there fell a stunned silence, followed immediately by a swift spreading of the awful "intelligence." The velocity of the good news in going from Ghent to Aix was as nothing to speed with which Laney's "news" was noised from Fanmecca to Todospartes! Fandom stirred like angry bees in a too-small hive. Hart and Daugherty vocally objected to the articles, and Hart privately remonstrated with Burbee. However, there were no published refutations. There was a waiting to see what would happen. Burbee said the incident was closed, as far as he was concerned, after the publication of the second article, andadded that he wasn't inclined to give Francis Towner Laney any more space. And, incredibly enough, Burbee was not asked to resign. I, for one, favored his retention, and so did a majority of the club, as I found out by privately collaring each one and getting an opinion. Then, the next thing I knew, I heard thatBurbee had been asked to give up his editorship. Now, I wasn't present at this meeting, but here is the dope: On page 8 of Shaggy #38, Burbee declares that he is going to send that issue and all future issues that he edits to Amazing's review column. This being - 1 -
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