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Shangri-La, issue 5, March-April 1948
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[underlined] LETTERS, con'd [name underlined] Len Moffatt, who lives 'way out in Bell Gardens, so far that he can't attend meetings, writes: "Im enclosing half-buck sub.....Items I enjoyed most in S-L #4 were: Now That They're Gone and 4E's 'story behind the story' article... The rest of the mag was good, too. All of it was readable...most of it was interesting... You said in your editorial that 'we are going to stand or fall on the plain merits of the mag.' With all due respect to Burb (who was and is a top fanzine editor), you stand. You stand very well." ((Well, Len, your letter was typical of most of the cards and letters. First, you did not utterly condemn the mag. Second, you gave Charlie Burbee his rightful due. Third, you did not resent my being the editor now.)) [name underlined] Rick Sneary card from 2962 Santa Ana St., South Gate, California. After saying that the first issue pleases him generally, he remarks on the lack of personal controversy, indicating his approval and adding that he likes both sides. He finishes: "Some smoe staples my copy on the right side. I thought this was part of the Chinese air about the cover till Rex Ward told me his wasn't. And What's 4E doing coming out of a lamp. You're not hinting that he is lit, are you?" ((Forrie made a pun, too, Rick, but I haven't got the guts to repeat it. Forrest J Ackerman is a great man, but he is a man eclipsed by his garage. Not that he carries his garage about---although he'd like to---it's just that it accompanies him in spirit.)) [name underlined] Albert Toth, of 1110 Gellespie Ave., Portage, Penn. says: "I am enclosing 50c for a sub. I wouldn't want to miss all those alarums and excursions. They're amusing, if confusing." ((I get confused, too, Albert. All I want to do, really is come around to the clubhouse two or three nights a month, to hear the news and to lift my quaigh at some local bar, in the company of such old drinking companions as Gus Willmorth, Fred Shroyer, and Russ Hodgkins. Life isn't simply any more, however. All is confusion and the air is filled with charges and ghosts of charges. And, until the ghosts are laid, I can't attend meetings without feeling a bit like anyone who knows that, somewhere, many men scorn his shadow and [crossed out: would] might pull their garments away from his unclean touch. Seewhatimean? [See what I mean?] Seriously, I would like to have the matter cleared up, although I do not feel personally in any danger of losing my reputation, such as it is.)) [underlined] Which is all the room we have, this time. Lots in the next issue. [line break] ********************* [underlined] EDITORIAL, Con'd In case you're wondering who attends meetings of the LASFS, here is a list of people who come around regularly, more or less: Gus Willmorth, Forrest J Ackerman, Walt Daugherty, Jean Cox, Bill Cox, Russ Hodgkins, E.E. Evans, Eph Konigsber, and Dale Hart. Others who come around frequently are Ray Bradbury, Don Bratton, Bryce Walton, Fred Shroyer, A.E. van Vogt, Art Jocquel---and then there are a few more who visit occasionally or who have come around in the recent past are: My girlfriend, Gus' wife, Bradbury's wife, Aline Beeson, Jocquel's girlfriend, Sophia Van Doorne, Lee Budoff, and Clare Winger Harris. There. That's just in case you've been wondering where you could find a list of suspects. Those are the people Laney conjured a cloud to cover. I gotta bust this off. Just room to say: Mag's on time; cover's by Budoff; we want material & letters; & read Letter section carefully. ---DALE HART. [centered] (18)
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[underlined] LETTERS, con'd [name underlined] Len Moffatt, who lives 'way out in Bell Gardens, so far that he can't attend meetings, writes: "Im enclosing half-buck sub.....Items I enjoyed most in S-L #4 were: Now That They're Gone and 4E's 'story behind the story' article... The rest of the mag was good, too. All of it was readable...most of it was interesting... You said in your editorial that 'we are going to stand or fall on the plain merits of the mag.' With all due respect to Burb (who was and is a top fanzine editor), you stand. You stand very well." ((Well, Len, your letter was typical of most of the cards and letters. First, you did not utterly condemn the mag. Second, you gave Charlie Burbee his rightful due. Third, you did not resent my being the editor now.)) [name underlined] Rick Sneary card from 2962 Santa Ana St., South Gate, California. After saying that the first issue pleases him generally, he remarks on the lack of personal controversy, indicating his approval and adding that he likes both sides. He finishes: "Some smoe staples my copy on the right side. I thought this was part of the Chinese air about the cover till Rex Ward told me his wasn't. And What's 4E doing coming out of a lamp. You're not hinting that he is lit, are you?" ((Forrie made a pun, too, Rick, but I haven't got the guts to repeat it. Forrest J Ackerman is a great man, but he is a man eclipsed by his garage. Not that he carries his garage about---although he'd like to---it's just that it accompanies him in spirit.)) [name underlined] Albert Toth, of 1110 Gellespie Ave., Portage, Penn. says: "I am enclosing 50c for a sub. I wouldn't want to miss all those alarums and excursions. They're amusing, if confusing." ((I get confused, too, Albert. All I want to do, really is come around to the clubhouse two or three nights a month, to hear the news and to lift my quaigh at some local bar, in the company of such old drinking companions as Gus Willmorth, Fred Shroyer, and Russ Hodgkins. Life isn't simply any more, however. All is confusion and the air is filled with charges and ghosts of charges. And, until the ghosts are laid, I can't attend meetings without feeling a bit like anyone who knows that, somewhere, many men scorn his shadow and [crossed out: would] might pull their garments away from his unclean touch. Seewhatimean? [See what I mean?] Seriously, I would like to have the matter cleared up, although I do not feel personally in any danger of losing my reputation, such as it is.)) [underlined] Which is all the room we have, this time. Lots in the next issue. [line break] ********************* [underlined] EDITORIAL, Con'd In case you're wondering who attends meetings of the LASFS, here is a list of people who come around regularly, more or less: Gus Willmorth, Forrest J Ackerman, Walt Daugherty, Jean Cox, Bill Cox, Russ Hodgkins, E.E. Evans, Eph Konigsber, and Dale Hart. Others who come around frequently are Ray Bradbury, Don Bratton, Bryce Walton, Fred Shroyer, A.E. van Vogt, Art Jocquel---and then there are a few more who visit occasionally or who have come around in the recent past are: My girlfriend, Gus' wife, Bradbury's wife, Aline Beeson, Jocquel's girlfriend, Sophia Van Doorne, Lee Budoff, and Clare Winger Harris. There. That's just in case you've been wondering where you could find a list of suspects. Those are the people Laney conjured a cloud to cover. I gotta bust this off. Just room to say: Mag's on time; cover's by Budoff; we want material & letters; & read Letter section carefully. ---DALE HART. [centered] (18)
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