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Fandango, v. 2, issue 3, whole no. 7, Winter 1944
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I should greatly appreciate it if Washington or some other organization booster would list, concretely and unemotionally, the exact function a national fan organization can perform. I have not yet had the pleasure of reading such a discussion. Washington waxes sarcastic in his remarks about the "limited few" who can be expected to maintain their interest without rendering themselves suspect to arrested development. I would say that anyone whose interest in the field was primarily literary, journalistic, or creative (in the literary or artistic sense) would fall into that class. He says fandom needs a purpose and a goal. It has a purpose--recreation and amusement. The goal? Pleasure. His remarks on the Laney form of fan club (with so much social activity, drinking, dancing, and what not) show his lack of experience with such a group, for he seems to think that this would preclude scientifiction. Serious minded people are all the better for a touch of frivolity, a spot of humor; and I certainly would not expect that each fan would be assigned a daily quote of whiskey which he had to drink or else! But it is just as fair and just as logical to enforce the drinking of liquor as it is to force its non-drinking. I'll agree that there is "a reservoir of potential reformers in fandom", dammit! Why aren't you fellows willing to let us all go to the dogs in our own inimitable fashion? Why all this high-mindedness, and seriousness of purpose? "..heralds of history, visionaries, prophets..." "..human beings endowed with a transcendent perception of contemporary and historic truths.." I'll wager that there is not a single halfbaked group of lunatic fringe religionists who have not made similar statements about themselves. If this is what some of you want, why not go into one of these nutty groups? Why insist on cluttering up fandom with all this rubbish? ----oo0oo---- AGENBITE OF INWIT. Generally speaking, I concur with your conclusions as to the place of the NFFF; it is at least welcomed as a contrast to the ravings of The Prophet Washington....When FAPA is being panned for rough language, and when Reformer Searles is making his doughty threats, I cannot say that I think so much of the given name of your Green Gun character, Mr. Colcord. Or is this OK with friend Searles, due to the fact that it emanates from his own home town?.....And it seems rather uncalled for to imply that the petition to expel Degler was rushed through. A petition signed by Laney, Brown, Kepner, Fern, Russell, and Daugherty was mimeographed and sent out with the LASFS Winter 1943 post mailing. It urged that official steps be taken to oust Degler. The matter was open for discussion in the Spring 1944 mailing; the ballots circulated in the Summer 1944 mailing (which also could carry more discussion on the subject). If any fairer procedure could have been adopted, I don't know what it could have been. In one sense, I suppose it is regrettable that the Futurian's little playmate got kicked out on his ear (fooled you, ALS!) but at least you fellows can be happy in the realization you did all you could, ethically or unethically, to keep us saddled with Clod. As for "rusing things through", what about the special election you called, with utterly no chance for preparation, discussion or consideration? If all this is what we may expect from you, I'm all the happier that I voted for Chauvenet! ----oo0oo---- GUTETO. Whatever the drawbacks of Esperanto, Morojo has certainly given us a worthwhile item in V4-N3. I was particularly interested to note the large number of originals in Espie. ----oo0oo---- CUSHLAMOCHREE 1. This item rather bore out Walt's remarks on his -- 13 --
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I should greatly appreciate it if Washington or some other organization booster would list, concretely and unemotionally, the exact function a national fan organization can perform. I have not yet had the pleasure of reading such a discussion. Washington waxes sarcastic in his remarks about the "limited few" who can be expected to maintain their interest without rendering themselves suspect to arrested development. I would say that anyone whose interest in the field was primarily literary, journalistic, or creative (in the literary or artistic sense) would fall into that class. He says fandom needs a purpose and a goal. It has a purpose--recreation and amusement. The goal? Pleasure. His remarks on the Laney form of fan club (with so much social activity, drinking, dancing, and what not) show his lack of experience with such a group, for he seems to think that this would preclude scientifiction. Serious minded people are all the better for a touch of frivolity, a spot of humor; and I certainly would not expect that each fan would be assigned a daily quote of whiskey which he had to drink or else! But it is just as fair and just as logical to enforce the drinking of liquor as it is to force its non-drinking. I'll agree that there is "a reservoir of potential reformers in fandom", dammit! Why aren't you fellows willing to let us all go to the dogs in our own inimitable fashion? Why all this high-mindedness, and seriousness of purpose? "..heralds of history, visionaries, prophets..." "..human beings endowed with a transcendent perception of contemporary and historic truths.." I'll wager that there is not a single halfbaked group of lunatic fringe religionists who have not made similar statements about themselves. If this is what some of you want, why not go into one of these nutty groups? Why insist on cluttering up fandom with all this rubbish? ----oo0oo---- AGENBITE OF INWIT. Generally speaking, I concur with your conclusions as to the place of the NFFF; it is at least welcomed as a contrast to the ravings of The Prophet Washington....When FAPA is being panned for rough language, and when Reformer Searles is making his doughty threats, I cannot say that I think so much of the given name of your Green Gun character, Mr. Colcord. Or is this OK with friend Searles, due to the fact that it emanates from his own home town?.....And it seems rather uncalled for to imply that the petition to expel Degler was rushed through. A petition signed by Laney, Brown, Kepner, Fern, Russell, and Daugherty was mimeographed and sent out with the LASFS Winter 1943 post mailing. It urged that official steps be taken to oust Degler. The matter was open for discussion in the Spring 1944 mailing; the ballots circulated in the Summer 1944 mailing (which also could carry more discussion on the subject). If any fairer procedure could have been adopted, I don't know what it could have been. In one sense, I suppose it is regrettable that the Futurian's little playmate got kicked out on his ear (fooled you, ALS!) but at least you fellows can be happy in the realization you did all you could, ethically or unethically, to keep us saddled with Clod. As for "rusing things through", what about the special election you called, with utterly no chance for preparation, discussion or consideration? If all this is what we may expect from you, I'm all the happier that I voted for Chauvenet! ----oo0oo---- GUTETO. Whatever the drawbacks of Esperanto, Morojo has certainly given us a worthwhile item in V4-N3. I was particularly interested to note the large number of originals in Espie. ----oo0oo---- CUSHLAMOCHREE 1. This item rather bore out Walt's remarks on his -- 13 --
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