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Fandango, v. 1, issue 2, whole no. 6, Fall 1944
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[[underline]] BLITHERINGS. [[/underline]]. I see that the DAR of FAPA has been augmented by one. I suggest that perhaps Messrs. Speer and Davis might find much of satisfaction in a monastery? Seedy's remarks on Slan Center show that he would be a constant nuisance around any such establishment. He evidently would be in the forefront of any movement designed to inhibit the activities of the more fun loving members. His peculiar distrust of catching the public "ey" makes me wonder what makes him feel so hype rly important. (I am commenting on par. 4, p. 7, if you wish to see what set me off.) Further along in [[underline]] Blitherings [[/underline]] certain remarks prompt me to clarify my attitude towards "midVictorian fen" (ooo, there's that horrid [[underline]] word [[/underline]] !) I have no objection whatever to [[underline]] fans [[/underline]] leasing any sort of stupid and repressed lives they may feel happy in following. I do object violently to any attempts of theirs either to suppress the rest of us or to hold their own lack of developement before us as an ideal to follow. Sure, I'm hoi polloi--it's fun. At the same time, I play a good average game of chess; I probably read fully as much and as variedly as Mr. Davis. I just don't care to limit my own life to these tiny facets of human existence; further, I dislike to see other fans frittering their lives away in futile frustration. (FTLaniac, reformer !) "Also amusing is Laney's deducted-n that free editing of fan article is OK from the fact Laney does it". Phooey! One of the first fan articles I ever read was by Bob Tucker, stating that he not only edited but re-wrote nearly everything that had appeared in [[underline]] LeZombie [[/underline]] up to that time. ([[underline]] LeZombie [[/underline]], for your information, Mr. Davis, is #1 fanzine at present, and has been for a long time.) My editorial policy has borne fruit too, despite Mr. Davis' dislike for it, [[underline]] The Acolyte [[/underline]] stands #2 according to the recent [[underline]] Beowulf [[/underline]] poll; and, I daresay, numbers more big names in its list of subscribers and contributors than any other currently published fanzine. ... You really ought to try publishing a [[underline]] magazine [[/underline]] for a change, Mr. Davis; instead of a fouty rag like [[underline]] Fan-Dango [[/underline]] of [[underline]] Blitherings [//underline]] ! Lest my comments seem to deal too largely with myself, I should point out that while my natural ego compelled my wading through Mr. Davis' adolescent misspellings of the items dealing with me. I read nothing else in his submission to the mailing. ----oo0oo---- [[underline]] MEMOIRS OF A SUPERFLUOUS FAN. [[/underline]] Thoroughly interesting and worthwhile. ----oo0oo---- [[underline]] EN GARDE. [[/underline]] Typographically, one of the very best to date... I regret to be so changeable, but I am again ready to modify my views on Slan Center. (As far as that goes, one's views on such a subject can hardly be expected to remain statio; inasmuch as one miggles with more and more fans and reads more and more on the topic. ) In any event, Al's remarks on the subject (p. 7) show an approach worthy of serious consideration. Obviously, the nucleus should be a "tight little group; not necessarily married, but at least old enough to have some solidity. Congeniality must be a prime requisite, and if the members are not willing to be thoroughly tolerant of each others' foibles, the venture is doomed to complete failure. As I have said before, however, I question strongly that the venture be limited to fans per se (congenial persons would be a better term to use), and I still feel that it would be better for one of us to take the deal over as a completely unsentimental business venture. However, I have come more to believe that the group [[underline]] can [[/underline]] succeed, [[underline]] if [[/underline]] they make an effort to keep from seeing so much of each other that they begin to wear out their friendships. Throwing it open to all fandom eventually, as Al suggests, does not sound feasable. I feel that this group should be exclusive as possible, with election of new members subject to a unanimous vote. -- 11 --
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[[underline]] BLITHERINGS. [[/underline]]. I see that the DAR of FAPA has been augmented by one. I suggest that perhaps Messrs. Speer and Davis might find much of satisfaction in a monastery? Seedy's remarks on Slan Center show that he would be a constant nuisance around any such establishment. He evidently would be in the forefront of any movement designed to inhibit the activities of the more fun loving members. His peculiar distrust of catching the public "ey" makes me wonder what makes him feel so hype rly important. (I am commenting on par. 4, p. 7, if you wish to see what set me off.) Further along in [[underline]] Blitherings [[/underline]] certain remarks prompt me to clarify my attitude towards "midVictorian fen" (ooo, there's that horrid [[underline]] word [[/underline]] !) I have no objection whatever to [[underline]] fans [[/underline]] leasing any sort of stupid and repressed lives they may feel happy in following. I do object violently to any attempts of theirs either to suppress the rest of us or to hold their own lack of developement before us as an ideal to follow. Sure, I'm hoi polloi--it's fun. At the same time, I play a good average game of chess; I probably read fully as much and as variedly as Mr. Davis. I just don't care to limit my own life to these tiny facets of human existence; further, I dislike to see other fans frittering their lives away in futile frustration. (FTLaniac, reformer !) "Also amusing is Laney's deducted-n that free editing of fan article is OK from the fact Laney does it". Phooey! One of the first fan articles I ever read was by Bob Tucker, stating that he not only edited but re-wrote nearly everything that had appeared in [[underline]] LeZombie [[/underline]] up to that time. ([[underline]] LeZombie [[/underline]], for your information, Mr. Davis, is #1 fanzine at present, and has been for a long time.) My editorial policy has borne fruit too, despite Mr. Davis' dislike for it, [[underline]] The Acolyte [[/underline]] stands #2 according to the recent [[underline]] Beowulf [[/underline]] poll; and, I daresay, numbers more big names in its list of subscribers and contributors than any other currently published fanzine. ... You really ought to try publishing a [[underline]] magazine [[/underline]] for a change, Mr. Davis; instead of a fouty rag like [[underline]] Fan-Dango [[/underline]] of [[underline]] Blitherings [//underline]] ! Lest my comments seem to deal too largely with myself, I should point out that while my natural ego compelled my wading through Mr. Davis' adolescent misspellings of the items dealing with me. I read nothing else in his submission to the mailing. ----oo0oo---- [[underline]] MEMOIRS OF A SUPERFLUOUS FAN. [[/underline]] Thoroughly interesting and worthwhile. ----oo0oo---- [[underline]] EN GARDE. [[/underline]] Typographically, one of the very best to date... I regret to be so changeable, but I am again ready to modify my views on Slan Center. (As far as that goes, one's views on such a subject can hardly be expected to remain statio; inasmuch as one miggles with more and more fans and reads more and more on the topic. ) In any event, Al's remarks on the subject (p. 7) show an approach worthy of serious consideration. Obviously, the nucleus should be a "tight little group; not necessarily married, but at least old enough to have some solidity. Congeniality must be a prime requisite, and if the members are not willing to be thoroughly tolerant of each others' foibles, the venture is doomed to complete failure. As I have said before, however, I question strongly that the venture be limited to fans per se (congenial persons would be a better term to use), and I still feel that it would be better for one of us to take the deal over as a completely unsentimental business venture. However, I have come more to believe that the group [[underline]] can [[/underline]] succeed, [[underline]] if [[/underline]] they make an effort to keep from seeing so much of each other that they begin to wear out their friendships. Throwing it open to all fandom eventually, as Al suggests, does not sound feasable. I feel that this group should be exclusive as possible, with election of new members subject to a unanimous vote. -- 11 --
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