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Shangri-la, issue 6, May-June 1946
Page 19
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[underlined] Joe Kennedy [/underlined], 84 Baker Ave., Dover, N.J. mails a quarter & a long letter of comment; as: "I think you're doing a nice job on the clubzine; it seems commendably neat and entertaining.Nor is there much point in comparing it with the Burbee-edited mag. The latter mag had a thoroughly different style and different standards. About the only Burbe[underlined]e[/underlined]sque echoes to be found in #5 are the Battersby story, "The Wind Is Blowing On My Eye," and the appearance of the name of Al Ashley. Congrats to Budoff on her cover drawing; dunno why, but I liked it. The fin-backed fish-man and the other bubble-spurting denizen of the deep remind me of a nightmare I once had on the eve of a Biology test. The club-meeting minutes seems to be getting interestinger. For the first time since the dawn of remembered history, I read 'em with enjoyment. 'Tis amazing nobody's thought of a collector's item column before. Letter column too brief... Summing up, SL proved highly readable and -- hrrumph! -- well-edited. It should easily be able to hold its own with the other top title in fandom. Keep 'em rolling!" ((Thanks, JoKe. As T. O'C. Sloane used to say, Your letter needs no comment.)) [underlined] George Ebey [/underlined], 4766 Reinhardt Drive, Oakland, California, is one of my few regular correspondents. He writes: "#5 is decidedly better than #4 which is saying a little less than much. Your editorial helped. It should be clear to the readers by now that Burbee was axed by a number of mediocrities who had only his best interests at heart. Charming. While I shan't commit myself to the merits of 'club organ vs. Burbee organ' I will point out one thing: a really representative club 'zine will consume itself with the same kind of dry rot that afflicts the club. So it is up to the editor to steer a course between the two extremes. #5 achieves that state to some degree. In the next letter section I want a full discussion of the change in the magazine. Anything less than that will indicate that you are attempting to cover up.... Next time I'm down I'll make a point of knocking at your door." ((That letter was written two months ago. He's calmed down more since then. And that promise to visit me was prompted to discuss poetry rather than fan publishing. Most of the letter we write each other do not concern fandom at all.)) [underlined] D.B. Thompson [/underlined], Imperial Nebraska sends 50¢ and says, in part: "I miss the Burbee touch, even tho I occasionally disliked the stuff he printed. Shangri*La is not the old Shaggy, but I would not say that it necessarily inferior. Best item is Ashley's "Null-I:" very glad to see his stuff in print again." ((Your money and your comments are equally welcome, D.B.)) ((Editorial Notes, to finish out this page and clear up the odds and ends: Keller's article had a reference to the fans of Lower California. Knowing he meant Southern California, rather than Baja California, I made the change. As far as I know, no fans reside in Lower C. --- Ack's Quasi-Kinsey Report on page 15 is not complete but it is completely representative. All the Lasfassors didn't fill out a form. For instance, I didn't, altho I did send one to Bob Tucker. And several new members have come into the club since the poll. --- Pip for this time.)) (-19-)
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[underlined] Joe Kennedy [/underlined], 84 Baker Ave., Dover, N.J. mails a quarter & a long letter of comment; as: "I think you're doing a nice job on the clubzine; it seems commendably neat and entertaining.Nor is there much point in comparing it with the Burbee-edited mag. The latter mag had a thoroughly different style and different standards. About the only Burbe[underlined]e[/underlined]sque echoes to be found in #5 are the Battersby story, "The Wind Is Blowing On My Eye," and the appearance of the name of Al Ashley. Congrats to Budoff on her cover drawing; dunno why, but I liked it. The fin-backed fish-man and the other bubble-spurting denizen of the deep remind me of a nightmare I once had on the eve of a Biology test. The club-meeting minutes seems to be getting interestinger. For the first time since the dawn of remembered history, I read 'em with enjoyment. 'Tis amazing nobody's thought of a collector's item column before. Letter column too brief... Summing up, SL proved highly readable and -- hrrumph! -- well-edited. It should easily be able to hold its own with the other top title in fandom. Keep 'em rolling!" ((Thanks, JoKe. As T. O'C. Sloane used to say, Your letter needs no comment.)) [underlined] George Ebey [/underlined], 4766 Reinhardt Drive, Oakland, California, is one of my few regular correspondents. He writes: "#5 is decidedly better than #4 which is saying a little less than much. Your editorial helped. It should be clear to the readers by now that Burbee was axed by a number of mediocrities who had only his best interests at heart. Charming. While I shan't commit myself to the merits of 'club organ vs. Burbee organ' I will point out one thing: a really representative club 'zine will consume itself with the same kind of dry rot that afflicts the club. So it is up to the editor to steer a course between the two extremes. #5 achieves that state to some degree. In the next letter section I want a full discussion of the change in the magazine. Anything less than that will indicate that you are attempting to cover up.... Next time I'm down I'll make a point of knocking at your door." ((That letter was written two months ago. He's calmed down more since then. And that promise to visit me was prompted to discuss poetry rather than fan publishing. Most of the letter we write each other do not concern fandom at all.)) [underlined] D.B. Thompson [/underlined], Imperial Nebraska sends 50¢ and says, in part: "I miss the Burbee touch, even tho I occasionally disliked the stuff he printed. Shangri*La is not the old Shaggy, but I would not say that it necessarily inferior. Best item is Ashley's "Null-I:" very glad to see his stuff in print again." ((Your money and your comments are equally welcome, D.B.)) ((Editorial Notes, to finish out this page and clear up the odds and ends: Keller's article had a reference to the fans of Lower California. Knowing he meant Southern California, rather than Baja California, I made the change. As far as I know, no fans reside in Lower C. --- Ack's Quasi-Kinsey Report on page 15 is not complete but it is completely representative. All the Lasfassors didn't fill out a form. For instance, I didn't, altho I did send one to Bob Tucker. And several new members have come into the club since the poll. --- Pip for this time.)) (-19-)
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