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Tympani, v. 1, issue 18, December 29, 1947

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TYM TOPICS

JACK SPEER: The writeup of Phillips' overtures ((Tympani #13)) suggests that you have an inaccurate idea of the objectives of our side in the "Fan-Rap War" (which was hardly more than a condition of bad feeling until the exchange of cannonades in Fandom Speaks supplement). Our purpose, as I understand, was not to make Palmer like us, or to get ourselves favorably publicized to Amazing's reader audience. We acted originally without purpose, reacting automatically against the Shaver pap, and so far as we have a purpose now it won't be satisfied as long as the Shaver type of thing continues to run in Amazing, but we'll feel we've accomplished considerable if people whose opinion matters most (policy-makers for big publishers, leading literary critics, movie moguls, and thousands of the most intelligent readers. from whom we may hope to get desirable new fantasites) are made aware of the gulf that divides the Ziff-Davis twins from reputable stof. "If you are agin Shaver," says Phillips-Graham, "don't let that make you turn your back on this chance." Is that an order which we're unthinkingly to obey, or is it a persuasive argument couched in an imperative sentence? If it's an argument, what reason does he give for dissociating Shaverism from the proposed column? Does he say that he himself doesn't go for the Shaver type of thing? I don't think it would be economically feasible for him to say so, and if he said so it wouldn't be very near the truth. Perhaps he doesn't plan to use the column to plug Shaverism, but does that mean there'll be no connection? We've been a thorn in RAP's side ever since this tripe began, because of our refusal to go along with it. If the bribe of free advertising served to get a lot of fanzines into his columns, it would not only give him a lot of bitter satisfaction, it would consciously or unconsciously compromise our independence, and open the way to mixing us into a mass of Lemurians. Notice how a few originals sent to George Caldwell turned Jawge into an enthusiastic advocate of Shaverism, and the prospect of mention in Amazing had Fanews licking Palmer's boots every third line in its latest issue. How can you accept favors from a man without giving something in return? How can you continue to snap at the hand that feeds you? As long as Amazing is soaked with insanity, mildly playing along with it seems out of the question. # I don't know osteopath Ellis's credentials, but I incline to doubt that an extra clavicle and a few feathers would suffice to let us fly ((Tympani #13)). More probable seems the statement which I believe comes from Chauvenet that we'd need a breastbone seven feet long to anchor the muscles to. Birds, remember, are built light -- hollow bones and all. But more important is the principle of inverse variation. While our weight cubes as our length is doubled (double that of a three-foot eagle, say), strength is only squared.

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Adv. 
FOR SALE
ASTOUNDING, Sept thru Nov 1941 . . . . . @ .30
PLANET, Vol. I, No's. 2 & 3 . . . . @ .25
COMET, Vol. I, No's. 2, 3, & 4 . . . . . @ .25
TIME AND THE GODS, Lord Dunsany
Putnam, 1923 . . . . . $2.00
DONN BRAZIER, 1329 N. 33rd St. Milwaukee 8, Wis.
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TYM TOPICS JACK SPEER: The writeup of Phillips' overtures ((Tympani #13)) suggests that you have an inaccurate idea of the objectives of our side in the "Fan-Rap War" (which was hardly more than a condition of bad feeling until the exchange of cannonades in Fandom Speaks supplement). Our purpose, as I understand, was not to make Palmer like us, or to get ourselves favorably publicized to Amazing's reader audience. We acted originally without purpose, reacting automatically against the Shaver pap, and so far as we have a purpose now it won't be satisfied as long as the Shaver type of thing continues to run in Amazing, but we'll feel we've accomplished considerable if people whose opinion matters most (policy-makers for big publishers, leading literary critics, movie moguls, and thousands of the most intelligent readers. from whom we may hope to get desirable new fantasites) are made aware of the gulf that divides the Ziff-Davis twins from reputable stof. "If you are agin Shaver," says Phillips-Graham, "don't let that make you turn your back on this chance." Is that an order which we're unthinkingly to obey, or is it a persuasive argument couched in an imperative sentence? If it's an argument, what reason does he give for dissociating Shaverism from the proposed column? Does he say that he himself doesn't go for the Shaver type of thing? I don't think it would be economically feasible for him to say so, and if he said so it wouldn't be very near the truth. Perhaps he doesn't plan to use the column to plug Shaverism, but does that mean there'll be no connection? We've been a thorn in RAP's side ever since this tripe began, because of our refusal to go along with it. If the bribe of free advertising served to get a lot of fanzines into his columns, it would not only give him a lot of bitter satisfaction, it would consciously or unconsciously compromise our independence, and open the way to mixing us into a mass of Lemurians. Notice how a few originals sent to George Caldwell turned Jawge into an enthusiastic advocate of Shaverism, and the prospect of mention in Amazing had Fanews licking Palmer's boots every third line in its latest issue. How can you accept favors from a man without giving something in return? How can you continue to snap at the hand that feeds you? As long as Amazing is soaked with insanity, mildly playing along with it seems out of the question. # I don't know osteopath Ellis's credentials, but I incline to doubt that an extra clavicle and a few feathers would suffice to let us fly ((Tympani #13)). More probable seems the statement which I believe comes from Chauvenet that we'd need a breastbone seven feet long to anchor the muscles to. Birds, remember, are built light -- hollow bones and all. But more important is the principle of inverse variation. While our weight cubes as our length is doubled (double that of a three-foot eagle, say), strength is only squared. x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x Adv. FOR SALE ASTOUNDING, Sept thru Nov 1941 . . . . . @ .30 PLANET, Vol. I, No's. 2 & 3 . . . . @ .25 COMET, Vol. I, No's. 2, 3, & 4 . . . . . @ .25 TIME AND THE GODS, Lord Dunsany Putnam, 1923 . . . . . $2.00 DONN BRAZIER, 1329 N. 33rd St. Milwaukee 8, Wis. x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x