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Fanfare, v. 2, issue 1, whole no. 7, August 1941
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fanfare v Gnaedinger had to get back and read a stack of H. Balzac, so at the crack of six o'clock two Arts did track from out the shack to Widner's hack tht's red and black, and Art took Art back to Harvard, and thack's thack. Thack Foo! When yhos returned the boys were going strong on cameras and associatd technical phenomena, like the new Von L developer, snapshots by der moonlicht and stuff like that there which was mostly over his head, and he became fascinated in the way The Great Man twiddled his slipper absent-mindedly while talking. Using his big toe as a pivot, he twirls said pedal covering around and around like a propeller. And not once did it fall off! It was quite "Astounding." Then--Oh Happy Hour!--we repaired to the Swisher larder and guzzled cheese, crackers, doughnuts, toast and jam, with gusto and abandon---yet somehow, the talk abated not a bit, although occasionally muffled. For Tucker's records, Widner and Campbell came out approximately tied in amount of food consumed, with Swisher a strong third and the rest of the field strung out far behind. All hands helped with the dishes while gabbing continued strongly about British and German propaganda psychology, including sidelights on Old Bill Bairnsfeather and Willy Ley, and then back to the living room with Prokofieff. The Davises departed reluctantly at ten, and an anecdote session began, concerning various queer and humorous laboratory experiences of those present at school and at work. Around 2:30 AM things began to slow down a bit, Mrs. S. and Mrs. C. departed bedward, so die-hards Bell and Widner finally came to, and realized they couldn't keep their hosts up all night. So, unfolding themselves like roadmaps, they silently snuck away. On the long drive home they kept agreeing (very unusual) that a conversation such as that day's, was entertainment far surpassing the average book, movie, or what have you. It is of such things that real living is made. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - AN INTERSTATE MEETING occured on May 4th, the week following, when the Kuslans of Konnecticut paid THE STRANGER CLUB a visit. 'Twas a rather large meeting, with most of the regulars, Paro, Widner, Davis, and of course, the Swishers, augmented by newcomers Walter Nickel, Jules Lazar, Ina Wallace and a friend of the latter's who was not a fan, and whose name I can't recall. But the most important attendee was Art Gnaedinger, who brought along a recording of one of his fantasy radio productions done in his extra-curricular work at Harvard. It was an adaption of an old Amazing Story, THE TALKING BRAIN, by N.H. Hasta. The play ran for about twenty-five minutes, after some difficulty in getting Swisher's turntable to accomodate the 15-inch records. Everyone thought it was well done and complimented Art on his fine work, although he tried to belittle it by saying that it was not the real broadcast, but a previous rehearsal. We were disappointed to hear that he had done H. G. Wells' COUNTRY OF THE BLIND (which adaption he considered far superior to the one we heard) but had been unable to record it at the time. Much discussion went on afterward concerning radio production of fantasy stories, and the technical and commercial difficulties involved. ***....The latest fanmags received in trade were distributed and quotations by the newcomers answered and explained. Art's "Portfolio of Drawings" by Virgil Finlay was examined and greatly admired. Art's (Gnaedinger) mother is editor of FAMOUS FANTASTIC MYSTERIES and the drawings are reproduced from originals illustrating stories in that magazine. They are obtainable free with a $1.00 subscription fo FFM.
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fanfare v Gnaedinger had to get back and read a stack of H. Balzac, so at the crack of six o'clock two Arts did track from out the shack to Widner's hack tht's red and black, and Art took Art back to Harvard, and thack's thack. Thack Foo! When yhos returned the boys were going strong on cameras and associatd technical phenomena, like the new Von L developer, snapshots by der moonlicht and stuff like that there which was mostly over his head, and he became fascinated in the way The Great Man twiddled his slipper absent-mindedly while talking. Using his big toe as a pivot, he twirls said pedal covering around and around like a propeller. And not once did it fall off! It was quite "Astounding." Then--Oh Happy Hour!--we repaired to the Swisher larder and guzzled cheese, crackers, doughnuts, toast and jam, with gusto and abandon---yet somehow, the talk abated not a bit, although occasionally muffled. For Tucker's records, Widner and Campbell came out approximately tied in amount of food consumed, with Swisher a strong third and the rest of the field strung out far behind. All hands helped with the dishes while gabbing continued strongly about British and German propaganda psychology, including sidelights on Old Bill Bairnsfeather and Willy Ley, and then back to the living room with Prokofieff. The Davises departed reluctantly at ten, and an anecdote session began, concerning various queer and humorous laboratory experiences of those present at school and at work. Around 2:30 AM things began to slow down a bit, Mrs. S. and Mrs. C. departed bedward, so die-hards Bell and Widner finally came to, and realized they couldn't keep their hosts up all night. So, unfolding themselves like roadmaps, they silently snuck away. On the long drive home they kept agreeing (very unusual) that a conversation such as that day's, was entertainment far surpassing the average book, movie, or what have you. It is of such things that real living is made. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - AN INTERSTATE MEETING occured on May 4th, the week following, when the Kuslans of Konnecticut paid THE STRANGER CLUB a visit. 'Twas a rather large meeting, with most of the regulars, Paro, Widner, Davis, and of course, the Swishers, augmented by newcomers Walter Nickel, Jules Lazar, Ina Wallace and a friend of the latter's who was not a fan, and whose name I can't recall. But the most important attendee was Art Gnaedinger, who brought along a recording of one of his fantasy radio productions done in his extra-curricular work at Harvard. It was an adaption of an old Amazing Story, THE TALKING BRAIN, by N.H. Hasta. The play ran for about twenty-five minutes, after some difficulty in getting Swisher's turntable to accomodate the 15-inch records. Everyone thought it was well done and complimented Art on his fine work, although he tried to belittle it by saying that it was not the real broadcast, but a previous rehearsal. We were disappointed to hear that he had done H. G. Wells' COUNTRY OF THE BLIND (which adaption he considered far superior to the one we heard) but had been unable to record it at the time. Much discussion went on afterward concerning radio production of fantasy stories, and the technical and commercial difficulties involved. ***....The latest fanmags received in trade were distributed and quotations by the newcomers answered and explained. Art's "Portfolio of Drawings" by Virgil Finlay was examined and greatly admired. Art's (Gnaedinger) mother is editor of FAMOUS FANTASTIC MYSTERIES and the drawings are reproduced from originals illustrating stories in that magazine. They are obtainable free with a $1.00 subscription fo FFM.
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