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Southern Star, v. 1, issue 3, August 1941
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The Passenger List SOUTHERN STAR Page 22 and the now defunct Stardust. From that moment I was captivated by fanzines and fandom. Gilbert, analyzing my handwriting, asked me if I would like to be the artist for the proposed Southern Star. And for the first time in nearly two years and a half I sat down to draw. I labored several nights over plain and colored pencil drawings. When Joe saw them, I was the official artist of the Southern Star. Since then, I have tried my hand at artwork for the various fanzines. But I still have an inner conflict as to which I'd rather do; draw or write. A few preferences now, if you don't mind. Favorite authors outside of the s-f field are too numerous to mention, so I think I'll just confine myself to the s-f pros. Like: Binder, Moore, de Camp, Wilcox, Cabot, Hubbard, Van Vogt, S. D. Gottesman ((Corwin, etc.), Wellman, Williams among many others. Dislike extremely: Kummer, Jr., Hamilton (tho not at rare intervals), Winterbotham. As to the artists, I prefer Finlay, Bok, Cartier, and Krupa in that order. Dislike Morey, Giunta, Jay Jackson. There are a few preferences inside the s-f and fantasy field. I think that I'm easy to get along with, friendly, but set in my political, Civil War, and sports opinions. My ambition is, if I don't get to be a writer, to work as a journalist or as a sports announcer. By the by, if there is anything that can be more disgusting than a poor sports announcer, I'd like to know. ((Captain Future. JG)) And since I'm boring you, anyway, I'd just as well tell you that these re my favorite fanzines in order of appearance. (1) Southern Star, (2) Fanart (obvious why it ranks up thar), (3) Fanfare, (4) Spaceways, (5) Fantasite, (6) Starlight (shouldn't put this here; Dixie Press never lauds Starlight pubs ((except, of course, when they are unquestionably excellent as Starlight and Fantasite. JG)), (7) Eclipse, (8) LeZombie, (9) Specula, (10) there are so many fmgs that I would like to put here —but there are too many. Well, there it is. The entire life history, with a few personal censored spots. But now — I'm struggling along with Gilbert in back-breaking attempts to put out new and better fmgs for Dixie Press Publications. And if the Annual ideas Gilbert and I are toying with come true — well, well —But, so long! ((Here the auto officially ends. But —ah! Unofficially, there is a postscript. Harry will probably make me read TWS, or something equally terrible when he discovers that I've printed it, but it's too good to keep. So read on, MacDuff! JG)) Here 'tis, Joe, take it or leave it. And if someone doesn't tell you that a biography is harder to write than a novel, I will. I tried my darndest to make the damn thing interesting, but I couldn't, and had to cut it short, leaving out many details which I thot uninteresting to the fans. But they'll know the truth next issue when you analyze my handwriting. WHO SAYS THERE AIN'T NO TYPE 15? Dammit, quit laughing, that wasn't funny. Now I have got you laughing. GOODY. "I'd better stop beore I KELL ER with this silly talk. I will BIND ER to the railroad track, and when the train does KUMM ER wheels will KUTT NER legs off." ###$DNV%KGHEL$_'CBKBUR$, foofoofoofo fooofoofoofoofoo THE END ---------------- CALIFORNIA IN '42! WASHINGTON IN '42! HADES AFTER JUDGEMENT DAY!
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The Passenger List SOUTHERN STAR Page 22 and the now defunct Stardust. From that moment I was captivated by fanzines and fandom. Gilbert, analyzing my handwriting, asked me if I would like to be the artist for the proposed Southern Star. And for the first time in nearly two years and a half I sat down to draw. I labored several nights over plain and colored pencil drawings. When Joe saw them, I was the official artist of the Southern Star. Since then, I have tried my hand at artwork for the various fanzines. But I still have an inner conflict as to which I'd rather do; draw or write. A few preferences now, if you don't mind. Favorite authors outside of the s-f field are too numerous to mention, so I think I'll just confine myself to the s-f pros. Like: Binder, Moore, de Camp, Wilcox, Cabot, Hubbard, Van Vogt, S. D. Gottesman ((Corwin, etc.), Wellman, Williams among many others. Dislike extremely: Kummer, Jr., Hamilton (tho not at rare intervals), Winterbotham. As to the artists, I prefer Finlay, Bok, Cartier, and Krupa in that order. Dislike Morey, Giunta, Jay Jackson. There are a few preferences inside the s-f and fantasy field. I think that I'm easy to get along with, friendly, but set in my political, Civil War, and sports opinions. My ambition is, if I don't get to be a writer, to work as a journalist or as a sports announcer. By the by, if there is anything that can be more disgusting than a poor sports announcer, I'd like to know. ((Captain Future. JG)) And since I'm boring you, anyway, I'd just as well tell you that these re my favorite fanzines in order of appearance. (1) Southern Star, (2) Fanart (obvious why it ranks up thar), (3) Fanfare, (4) Spaceways, (5) Fantasite, (6) Starlight (shouldn't put this here; Dixie Press never lauds Starlight pubs ((except, of course, when they are unquestionably excellent as Starlight and Fantasite. JG)), (7) Eclipse, (8) LeZombie, (9) Specula, (10) there are so many fmgs that I would like to put here —but there are too many. Well, there it is. The entire life history, with a few personal censored spots. But now — I'm struggling along with Gilbert in back-breaking attempts to put out new and better fmgs for Dixie Press Publications. And if the Annual ideas Gilbert and I are toying with come true — well, well —But, so long! ((Here the auto officially ends. But —ah! Unofficially, there is a postscript. Harry will probably make me read TWS, or something equally terrible when he discovers that I've printed it, but it's too good to keep. So read on, MacDuff! JG)) Here 'tis, Joe, take it or leave it. And if someone doesn't tell you that a biography is harder to write than a novel, I will. I tried my darndest to make the damn thing interesting, but I couldn't, and had to cut it short, leaving out many details which I thot uninteresting to the fans. But they'll know the truth next issue when you analyze my handwriting. WHO SAYS THERE AIN'T NO TYPE 15? Dammit, quit laughing, that wasn't funny. Now I have got you laughing. GOODY. "I'd better stop beore I KELL ER with this silly talk. I will BIND ER to the railroad track, and when the train does KUMM ER wheels will KUTT NER legs off." ###$DNV%KGHEL$_'CBKBUR$, foofoofoofo fooofoofoofoofoo THE END ---------------- CALIFORNIA IN '42! WASHINGTON IN '42! HADES AFTER JUDGEMENT DAY!
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