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MFS Bulletin, v. 3, issue 1, whole no. 13, January 1943
MFS Bulletin, Vol. 3, Number 1 Page 5
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the beauty of it all: a gigantic united press, a national news syndiacet for fandom; with it, the smallest fan items could be known throughout the realm of fandom in the space of one short week. It's terrific, that's all, and that's almost modesty for the plan. WRIGHT FACE DOES AN ABOUT-FACE Lest the above make gibberish to all of you, the latest Fantasy Fiction Field in my hands contains the first of a series of probable quarterly reports to fandom from Forrie.... It's called Wright Face. And the insert does an abrupt about-face considering what the Shangri-LA White Haired Angel wrote in an issue of FFF some time ago. In that qrite-up previous time, Forrest Ackerman bequeathed a thousand bucks to fandom for a great cause, a stf library of pro and fan literature to last through fandom's eternity and perhaps beyond. The bequeathal was veiled in tearful lament, accepted by Yours Truky for what it was - a thing of sheer beauty. Nevertheless, it was lament - and more: sorrow, indecision of mind, a phychological upheaval as the truest fan's world of stf was torn away for about the first time. But in Wright Face it is a new Ackerman writing, the Ack-Ack of the army, the huskily-minded pal that anyone could go for, wheter that one be a fan or a literary prude. Indeed, the article shows a real Right-Face in plenty of ways. This talk, however, leads to just one thing: from Ack-Ack to Jay-Jay. FORTIER NOT RETIRING THIS YEAR Joe Fortier is not retiring this year. Perhaps he's better known to a lot of you fans as John Reitrof. He'd like to Vomit forth some clevar remark about Backs and Witches to Wacks and ---- But it'll suffice to say that he realizes the joke is on him concerning his many retirements from fandom. Some guys will never learn. He did. Yes, I've learned my lesson, call me Fortier or call me Reitrof. This is the first time I've ever lived up to the fact in such cold, ominous print that Joe and John are synonymous, that they could be wrong at times. From now on this colyum will become a bit hackneyed, perhaps a more duplicate of what is spewed forth by the tripewriters of those I chide, rival colyums by the fan hacketeers. But the Woodford of fanmags has reveived his call to - right! - shoulder arma and he's right in there to answer it along with Ackerman and the rest. That does up another installment. See you next issue by way of the cold print which this newsmag caught in the draft. Look forward to a spray of hot lead, though! ---------------------------------------------------------------------- to be continued..... Add these bits to tack to the above-- Fortier recently revealed the following: 1. He was appointed the following: 2. Received a raise of pay. 3. Won $60 first prize in the office Xmas pool! 4. Assured of an advancement in Journalism soon. 5. Was invited to attend the East Bay Journalists' Elbow Nenders' contest!.... My congratulations to the gentleman. --jlg
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the beauty of it all: a gigantic united press, a national news syndiacet for fandom; with it, the smallest fan items could be known throughout the realm of fandom in the space of one short week. It's terrific, that's all, and that's almost modesty for the plan. WRIGHT FACE DOES AN ABOUT-FACE Lest the above make gibberish to all of you, the latest Fantasy Fiction Field in my hands contains the first of a series of probable quarterly reports to fandom from Forrie.... It's called Wright Face. And the insert does an abrupt about-face considering what the Shangri-LA White Haired Angel wrote in an issue of FFF some time ago. In that qrite-up previous time, Forrest Ackerman bequeathed a thousand bucks to fandom for a great cause, a stf library of pro and fan literature to last through fandom's eternity and perhaps beyond. The bequeathal was veiled in tearful lament, accepted by Yours Truky for what it was - a thing of sheer beauty. Nevertheless, it was lament - and more: sorrow, indecision of mind, a phychological upheaval as the truest fan's world of stf was torn away for about the first time. But in Wright Face it is a new Ackerman writing, the Ack-Ack of the army, the huskily-minded pal that anyone could go for, wheter that one be a fan or a literary prude. Indeed, the article shows a real Right-Face in plenty of ways. This talk, however, leads to just one thing: from Ack-Ack to Jay-Jay. FORTIER NOT RETIRING THIS YEAR Joe Fortier is not retiring this year. Perhaps he's better known to a lot of you fans as John Reitrof. He'd like to Vomit forth some clevar remark about Backs and Witches to Wacks and ---- But it'll suffice to say that he realizes the joke is on him concerning his many retirements from fandom. Some guys will never learn. He did. Yes, I've learned my lesson, call me Fortier or call me Reitrof. This is the first time I've ever lived up to the fact in such cold, ominous print that Joe and John are synonymous, that they could be wrong at times. From now on this colyum will become a bit hackneyed, perhaps a more duplicate of what is spewed forth by the tripewriters of those I chide, rival colyums by the fan hacketeers. But the Woodford of fanmags has reveived his call to - right! - shoulder arma and he's right in there to answer it along with Ackerman and the rest. That does up another installment. See you next issue by way of the cold print which this newsmag caught in the draft. Look forward to a spray of hot lead, though! ---------------------------------------------------------------------- to be continued..... Add these bits to tack to the above-- Fortier recently revealed the following: 1. He was appointed the following: 2. Received a raise of pay. 3. Won $60 first prize in the office Xmas pool! 4. Assured of an advancement in Journalism soon. 5. Was invited to attend the East Bay Journalists' Elbow Nenders' contest!.... My congratulations to the gentleman. --jlg
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