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Voice of the Imagination, Denvention Special, 1941
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8 suading him through the mails. I doubt if that will be very successful. " Enough has been said about Vom thirteen, so now I shall dispense with the number fourteen issue. " I suppose that most of the other fans will rave about the work in this latest issue. I don't have to suppose that I shall, for I am not. The art does not appeal to me; in fact, both pictures leave me cold. " 'I am an angel' without five dollars . How many letters have you received beginning with the I-am-an-angel phrase? Just to be different, I put the phrase towards the end of the letter. You two ought to know better than ask angels for money. We are above such things as money. " 'Is there an angel in the audience?' Shame, shame. ?No viven ustedes en la ciudd de los angeles? (Si, senor; our loss is your gain. --Bosque) " 'I have decided to head all further letters to you with 'vomrades' somewhere in the salutations. How do you wish me to close them? " CUN valhella or Le Vombiteurly yours," (O, don't be biteur, Rajocz!) James Oglesby "Vive la VoM" is the good word from young James Oglesby of 1010 Belleville Ave., Bloomfield NJ. "Not bad, (Apr ish) though I think the Mar. ish had more to it. I was tempted to taste that sample on the cover, but decided it's hot enuf outside (95°) (27 May) without burning my insides too. The real reason for the letter tho is to get the next ish of VoM no. 14, which I imagine is already out. And since it's not free, enclosed you will find a dime." Upon receit of the afore-ordered: "You improve steadily; the letters are all much more interesting. That letter in Eng-Esperanto--it's the first time I've been able to read something in Esperanto without looking the words up (I have never studied the language but I did send to St. Albans, N.Y. in a moment of weakness and got 'A Key to Esperanto' for my trouble). " Incidentally, how about giving us the dope about this Paule. (See Shangri-L'Affaires last ish) Her drawing was swell. N'uff said. Before I forget it I'd better tell you the main reasons for this attempt at writing. 1). Enclosed please find a dime for the June ish of Vom. 2). Enclosed also find 2 more dimes for which you can send me any issues of any fan mags except VoM you happen to have on hand - and you might strech (Something wrong with the spelling of that, but I'm too lazy to look up the correct way. the 20¢ as far as it'll go. (Satisfyd with the LeZombie, LASFS pamflet, Novacious & FMZ Digest?) " You know, two years ago I was quite sane. Then I bought an issue of Amazing Stories. Now look at me! (Some eyes if you can see 3,000 mi.). I buy all the professional mags, the fanzines whenever I have a spare dime or so, and even use Ackermanese some times. (this is not one of those times.). I can't think straight, can't sleep, spent all my money on scientifiction. My friends (?) tell me that before (b4) the year is out I'll be plum loco. Oh well, I won't be alone anyway. " P.S.-There's been a lot of talk about fans under 14, fans under 15, or what have you. You might be interested to know (I doubt it) that I'm only 15 myself." [Symbol: Large handwritten S with horizontal line to left of bottom curve] --which sign stands for JACK SPEER of 3416 Northampton NW, Wn/DC: "June4/F41: "Boms-- Enclosed is a buck to reestablish my LA credit. Sorry bout being so late renewing: forgot, delayed, and whatnot. "On to Vom 13. Harry's trouble with his memory sounds like a story a local paper carried a couple of yrs back, about a GW student who had a drug that greatly increased the ability of the brain to absorb material and remember it; but you had to be careful not to learn anything that was wrong, for it was very hard to uproot it. Have heard nothing more of the drug; the story said the guy wasn't going to release it until he was sure of what it would do. "Gallet's letter very interesting, and glad to hear he made it thru. I've heard that border between occupied and unoccupied France is the tightest in Europe. Chilling tales are told by returned travelers and newspaper correspondents. "Will some expert on the British language please translate Youd's reference to me as 'but Public School and a White Man under the Old School Tie'? If I've been insulted, I wanta know it, so I can feel hurt and decide that Youd isn't such a geat guy after all. "Twin Cities Stage Next-Con--pooie! Washington in 1942! "Bob Tucker has called me a pipsqueak. Now, that word may have other meanings, but the one it always conveys is a synonym for Fanfare's unofficial nickname, (Fairy) so I am insulted. If I see Tucker's face around the Denvention, I'll blast it wide open with my rocket-pistol. "PS: I'm afraid I won't be able to attend the Denvention.
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8 suading him through the mails. I doubt if that will be very successful. " Enough has been said about Vom thirteen, so now I shall dispense with the number fourteen issue. " I suppose that most of the other fans will rave about the work in this latest issue. I don't have to suppose that I shall, for I am not. The art does not appeal to me; in fact, both pictures leave me cold. " 'I am an angel' without five dollars . How many letters have you received beginning with the I-am-an-angel phrase? Just to be different, I put the phrase towards the end of the letter. You two ought to know better than ask angels for money. We are above such things as money. " 'Is there an angel in the audience?' Shame, shame. ?No viven ustedes en la ciudd de los angeles? (Si, senor; our loss is your gain. --Bosque) " 'I have decided to head all further letters to you with 'vomrades' somewhere in the salutations. How do you wish me to close them? " CUN valhella or Le Vombiteurly yours," (O, don't be biteur, Rajocz!) James Oglesby "Vive la VoM" is the good word from young James Oglesby of 1010 Belleville Ave., Bloomfield NJ. "Not bad, (Apr ish) though I think the Mar. ish had more to it. I was tempted to taste that sample on the cover, but decided it's hot enuf outside (95°) (27 May) without burning my insides too. The real reason for the letter tho is to get the next ish of VoM no. 14, which I imagine is already out. And since it's not free, enclosed you will find a dime." Upon receit of the afore-ordered: "You improve steadily; the letters are all much more interesting. That letter in Eng-Esperanto--it's the first time I've been able to read something in Esperanto without looking the words up (I have never studied the language but I did send to St. Albans, N.Y. in a moment of weakness and got 'A Key to Esperanto' for my trouble). " Incidentally, how about giving us the dope about this Paule. (See Shangri-L'Affaires last ish) Her drawing was swell. N'uff said. Before I forget it I'd better tell you the main reasons for this attempt at writing. 1). Enclosed please find a dime for the June ish of Vom. 2). Enclosed also find 2 more dimes for which you can send me any issues of any fan mags except VoM you happen to have on hand - and you might strech (Something wrong with the spelling of that, but I'm too lazy to look up the correct way. the 20¢ as far as it'll go. (Satisfyd with the LeZombie, LASFS pamflet, Novacious & FMZ Digest?) " You know, two years ago I was quite sane. Then I bought an issue of Amazing Stories. Now look at me! (Some eyes if you can see 3,000 mi.). I buy all the professional mags, the fanzines whenever I have a spare dime or so, and even use Ackermanese some times. (this is not one of those times.). I can't think straight, can't sleep, spent all my money on scientifiction. My friends (?) tell me that before (b4) the year is out I'll be plum loco. Oh well, I won't be alone anyway. " P.S.-There's been a lot of talk about fans under 14, fans under 15, or what have you. You might be interested to know (I doubt it) that I'm only 15 myself." [Symbol: Large handwritten S with horizontal line to left of bottom curve] --which sign stands for JACK SPEER of 3416 Northampton NW, Wn/DC: "June4/F41: "Boms-- Enclosed is a buck to reestablish my LA credit. Sorry bout being so late renewing: forgot, delayed, and whatnot. "On to Vom 13. Harry's trouble with his memory sounds like a story a local paper carried a couple of yrs back, about a GW student who had a drug that greatly increased the ability of the brain to absorb material and remember it; but you had to be careful not to learn anything that was wrong, for it was very hard to uproot it. Have heard nothing more of the drug; the story said the guy wasn't going to release it until he was sure of what it would do. "Gallet's letter very interesting, and glad to hear he made it thru. I've heard that border between occupied and unoccupied France is the tightest in Europe. Chilling tales are told by returned travelers and newspaper correspondents. "Will some expert on the British language please translate Youd's reference to me as 'but Public School and a White Man under the Old School Tie'? If I've been insulted, I wanta know it, so I can feel hurt and decide that Youd isn't such a geat guy after all. "Twin Cities Stage Next-Con--pooie! Washington in 1942! "Bob Tucker has called me a pipsqueak. Now, that word may have other meanings, but the one it always conveys is a synonym for Fanfare's unofficial nickname, (Fairy) so I am insulted. If I see Tucker's face around the Denvention, I'll blast it wide open with my rocket-pistol. "PS: I'm afraid I won't be able to attend the Denvention.
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