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IMAGI-NATION 9 DR Smith the Sage of Nuneaton, 13 Church Rd, Hartshill, Warwks, Eng, in a deepurple on 18 Mar 42 rote: "Having at reluctant last installed a new ribbon in this machine,,,it would seem that I cannot give its virgin freshness to a better cause than acknowledging the receipt of two more VoM. " I fear that I cannot honestly add my voice of approval to the chorus praising the cover drawings. The one on the Anniversary issue was well-conceived but indifferently executed. All strip and no tease, as the poet remarked. The drawing would be a good sample of the sort of excessively elongated female figures used in fashion magazines, and at least not even the most narrow-minded of the narrow-minded clique of fans can accuse it of being anything but pure. Mrs and Miss Time,,,are somewhat better, but not so much better at that. Neither of them are exactly anatomically plausible, the mother does not look matronly nor the daughter girlish in proportion to her stature. I think it would do all of your artists good to be locked up for a couple of years in a gallery full of Rubens, the ceiling to be a reproduction of the Sistine chapel frescoes of Michelangelo. Another point which strikes me about the January cover is that the background fights with the foreground for the attention of the beholder. The action of passing the torch seems too static, too rigid, giving the impression that Miss Time will say 'Well - I've got this wretched thing now, what am I supposed to do with it?' as she takes the torch of her parent - thereby asking for an answer that may not be entirely in the lofty tradition. " I want to applaud your editorial proclamation that you intend to and try to publish the letters you receive without fear or favour. Such is obviously the only way to run the magazine as a genuine discussion mart, and if everybody doesn't approve of everybody else that is only natural. " Lorluvvaduk! Procrastination is indeed the thief of time"--& goes on--or back--to the peewee ish featuring Wright's bust, or, rather, the bust by Wright. In his opinion far & away best cover Vom ever issued; in fact, only really worthy pic we ever reproduced on our cover. " Finds nude femmes in fmz being discust from absurd & entirely irrelevant viewpoint of morality. rather'n relevant v.p. as to whether pix are artistic. Thinks we'd be ryt in assuming majority our readers advanced beyond stage of finding rudery in nudery." Delder's blue alien reminiscent to him of the caterpillar-like phantasm seen floating thru the air by a lady artist sketching in the grounds of Borley Rectory & reproduced ("the sketch -not the phantasm!") in Harry Price's account of his investigations of this place entitled "The Most Haunted House in England". " Thanx God Chapman doesnt noe him " Nude by Nyx undoubtedly worst we ever publisht. Admonishes us not to waste paper--dyktawo? " Thot the publishing of the Tigrina pix (fotos) unfortunate, for they went a long way (with him) tord destroying the image built up by joint accounts of her. As for long-distance annihilation of him via doll, always thot essential part of spell was quantity of victim's toenails & hair-clippings etc...which cannot be obtained from him bcuz one Johnny Burke proved in Fay (Fantast) yrs ago he (Smith) doesnt exist! " If Croutch is antiprudes he's antiSmith, for he firmly has established his rep. over there as England's #1 Prude. "Pooey to him from me. Prudery for ever is my motto." " Incomplete Damn Thin-g pleasantly entertaining, book review (Burks' "Great Amen") particularly enjoyd. Unhesitantly in favor of retention of that pleasant amenity, the Vom contents pg. "I rather strongly deprecate Widner's admiration for the 'toughness' of British fandom, but I fear that if I say why I shall get myself in trouble with any of my compatriots who might find me out. Still, in my opinion the very grimness of war causes a natural reaction towards frivolity - it is noticeably so in the case of stage and screen entertainment - and the flourishing condition of English fandom is part of this reaction. Escapism is another word for it. Moreover it is our racial tendency to take the dge off bad news - and God knows we get enough bad news to turn us into maniac depressives! - by adopting a cynical or flippant attitude, and the effects of this attitude are reflected in the refusal of most British fans to be as solemn as Widner would really like. In any case hobbies and other forms of relaxation ae more needed and appreciated in wartime than in times of peace, not less." " Never thot to associate his carbuncle with criticism of Tigrina's "Hymn", his own explanation being the release of poisonous matter into his system thru removal of a couple decayd teeth. Hopes she confines her attentions to giving him mere boils & doesnt do anything really nasty like getting him called-up! " Finally being reminded of the story of the capitalist who tryd the Faustrick of selling his soul to the devil in return for other advantages. Mephistopheles was most amused. "What makes you think you've got a soul?" he asked ## Lloyd Connerley pens a 6-pg epistle from POBox 267, McKittrick, Cal.: "Dear Ackermorojo: What! No nudes in #22? Goody, goody. " I object to any but fantasy nudes in Vom. Nude pictures can be obtained for a dime a dozen from any newsstand, but good fantasy nudes are rare. " The Jack Erman nude ((Vomaidens Pf#1)) I consider to be the best of the fantasy nudes, while the butterfly girl ((Paule gatefold)) possibly is second. ((Gee, U flutter me, Connerley: Even I don't think the Ermanude the equal of the first & only Hirst fantasynude.)) " Let's not have any more sharing of a fantasy nude ((Delder's)) with our Canadian cousins. It's all right to share them, but no more dividng of one, please. " I cannot agree with Moffatt when he says that the Vomermaid is lewd and exhibitionistic. I consider it to be the cleanest of the nudes to date. ((O, Lloyd, what U have left your self open for! "Cleanest of the nudes to date." To date, in the romanticonstruction. Need we say more???)) Nor can I agree with Tom Wright's opinion that 'That hag sure fades in comparison with the photos of Tigrina and Pogo.' On the contrary, it is my contention that, aside from the Tomaiden, the Vomermermaid is the only real art that Vom has presented." Connerley found our sea-girl strikingly similar to Hiram Powers' sculpture "The Greek Slave", which inspired Will Stuart to pen lines of the same name, the 50 of which Connerly quoted. Unfortunately, we do not feel we can spare the space to quote the poem in its entirety, but these lines in particular seem to apply:
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IMAGI-NATION 9 DR Smith the Sage of Nuneaton, 13 Church Rd, Hartshill, Warwks, Eng, in a deepurple on 18 Mar 42 rote: "Having at reluctant last installed a new ribbon in this machine,,,it would seem that I cannot give its virgin freshness to a better cause than acknowledging the receipt of two more VoM. " I fear that I cannot honestly add my voice of approval to the chorus praising the cover drawings. The one on the Anniversary issue was well-conceived but indifferently executed. All strip and no tease, as the poet remarked. The drawing would be a good sample of the sort of excessively elongated female figures used in fashion magazines, and at least not even the most narrow-minded of the narrow-minded clique of fans can accuse it of being anything but pure. Mrs and Miss Time,,,are somewhat better, but not so much better at that. Neither of them are exactly anatomically plausible, the mother does not look matronly nor the daughter girlish in proportion to her stature. I think it would do all of your artists good to be locked up for a couple of years in a gallery full of Rubens, the ceiling to be a reproduction of the Sistine chapel frescoes of Michelangelo. Another point which strikes me about the January cover is that the background fights with the foreground for the attention of the beholder. The action of passing the torch seems too static, too rigid, giving the impression that Miss Time will say 'Well - I've got this wretched thing now, what am I supposed to do with it?' as she takes the torch of her parent - thereby asking for an answer that may not be entirely in the lofty tradition. " I want to applaud your editorial proclamation that you intend to and try to publish the letters you receive without fear or favour. Such is obviously the only way to run the magazine as a genuine discussion mart, and if everybody doesn't approve of everybody else that is only natural. " Lorluvvaduk! Procrastination is indeed the thief of time"--& goes on--or back--to the peewee ish featuring Wright's bust, or, rather, the bust by Wright. In his opinion far & away best cover Vom ever issued; in fact, only really worthy pic we ever reproduced on our cover. " Finds nude femmes in fmz being discust from absurd & entirely irrelevant viewpoint of morality. rather'n relevant v.p. as to whether pix are artistic. Thinks we'd be ryt in assuming majority our readers advanced beyond stage of finding rudery in nudery." Delder's blue alien reminiscent to him of the caterpillar-like phantasm seen floating thru the air by a lady artist sketching in the grounds of Borley Rectory & reproduced ("the sketch -not the phantasm!") in Harry Price's account of his investigations of this place entitled "The Most Haunted House in England". " Thanx God Chapman doesnt noe him " Nude by Nyx undoubtedly worst we ever publisht. Admonishes us not to waste paper--dyktawo? " Thot the publishing of the Tigrina pix (fotos) unfortunate, for they went a long way (with him) tord destroying the image built up by joint accounts of her. As for long-distance annihilation of him via doll, always thot essential part of spell was quantity of victim's toenails & hair-clippings etc...which cannot be obtained from him bcuz one Johnny Burke proved in Fay (Fantast) yrs ago he (Smith) doesnt exist! " If Croutch is antiprudes he's antiSmith, for he firmly has established his rep. over there as England's #1 Prude. "Pooey to him from me. Prudery for ever is my motto." " Incomplete Damn Thin-g pleasantly entertaining, book review (Burks' "Great Amen") particularly enjoyd. Unhesitantly in favor of retention of that pleasant amenity, the Vom contents pg. "I rather strongly deprecate Widner's admiration for the 'toughness' of British fandom, but I fear that if I say why I shall get myself in trouble with any of my compatriots who might find me out. Still, in my opinion the very grimness of war causes a natural reaction towards frivolity - it is noticeably so in the case of stage and screen entertainment - and the flourishing condition of English fandom is part of this reaction. Escapism is another word for it. Moreover it is our racial tendency to take the dge off bad news - and God knows we get enough bad news to turn us into maniac depressives! - by adopting a cynical or flippant attitude, and the effects of this attitude are reflected in the refusal of most British fans to be as solemn as Widner would really like. In any case hobbies and other forms of relaxation ae more needed and appreciated in wartime than in times of peace, not less." " Never thot to associate his carbuncle with criticism of Tigrina's "Hymn", his own explanation being the release of poisonous matter into his system thru removal of a couple decayd teeth. Hopes she confines her attentions to giving him mere boils & doesnt do anything really nasty like getting him called-up! " Finally being reminded of the story of the capitalist who tryd the Faustrick of selling his soul to the devil in return for other advantages. Mephistopheles was most amused. "What makes you think you've got a soul?" he asked ## Lloyd Connerley pens a 6-pg epistle from POBox 267, McKittrick, Cal.: "Dear Ackermorojo: What! No nudes in #22? Goody, goody. " I object to any but fantasy nudes in Vom. Nude pictures can be obtained for a dime a dozen from any newsstand, but good fantasy nudes are rare. " The Jack Erman nude ((Vomaidens Pf#1)) I consider to be the best of the fantasy nudes, while the butterfly girl ((Paule gatefold)) possibly is second. ((Gee, U flutter me, Connerley: Even I don't think the Ermanude the equal of the first & only Hirst fantasynude.)) " Let's not have any more sharing of a fantasy nude ((Delder's)) with our Canadian cousins. It's all right to share them, but no more dividng of one, please. " I cannot agree with Moffatt when he says that the Vomermaid is lewd and exhibitionistic. I consider it to be the cleanest of the nudes to date. ((O, Lloyd, what U have left your self open for! "Cleanest of the nudes to date." To date, in the romanticonstruction. Need we say more???)) Nor can I agree with Tom Wright's opinion that 'That hag sure fades in comparison with the photos of Tigrina and Pogo.' On the contrary, it is my contention that, aside from the Tomaiden, the Vomermermaid is the only real art that Vom has presented." Connerley found our sea-girl strikingly similar to Hiram Powers' sculpture "The Greek Slave", which inspired Will Stuart to pen lines of the same name, the 50 of which Connerly quoted. Unfortunately, we do not feel we can spare the space to quote the poem in its entirety, but these lines in particular seem to apply:
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