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Dawn, issue 11, combined with The Imaginative Collector, issue 1, November 1950
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(15) ed placing a microphone there to check -- so far no one has taken him up on this, I think. Also they say that Hubbard, an engineer, not versed in Psychiatry, couldn't possibly have developed a new science. Frank Belknap Long, (Gee, aren't I the name-dropper, tho?) among others, has advanced discoveries. And some very uneducated men have made some pretty important ones. So far, most of the arguments against Dianetics have failed to take into account one simple fact -- it works. Okay, DAWN readers, take it from there. I seem to have forgotten something when I spoke of possible subjects. We can always talk about fan politics. Let me throw my two credits into this convention business. The The Sneary-Boggs plan, combining as it does the ideas of the original plan and that suggested by Garner, seems the best. The only alternative would be a nation-wide poll of prozine readers -- a dismal task, and one well-nigh impossible of accomplishment. Another tidbit to kick around is the Best of the Year Awards thing. You know, the Hugos (after Gernsback, of course) which the Hydra Club of N.Y. is to give. Is organized fandom to have a hand in this or not? Contrary to reports published in some mags, the awards were not given this year, but plans were discussed. As I recall, it had been decided to give an award to the best stf magazine story of the year, one to the best book, one to the best find of the year, and several others. Readers of Super Science will recall mention there of a plan to give such awards. Ray van Houten, the originator, is working with the Hydra; and attended the discussion. So for that matter, did your rambunctious contributor, Joe Gibson. You'll probably hear from him on this. The plan so far is to let a board of judges decided on the all-over best, but who'll do the nominating? I think it should be local fangroups. The analogy was drawn between these awards and the movie industry's Oscars. A board of judges decides these, but -- the exhibitors make nominations. Since the nearest thing to exhibitors we have in the stf field are the bookdealers, this wouldn't work out -- there aren't enough of them and the magazines would be excluded. Why not let the fans do the preliminary work? This is an unparalled opportunity for fans to really do something for the literature they love so well, besides putting it and themselves more in the public eye. What do YOU think? One more thing and I'll leave quietly. How many stfans are there who like modern music and progressive jazz as much as I do? I'd like to hear from you, preferably through the pages of DAWN. All or most of those I've asked of late seem to be rather antipathetic. How come? Aren't fans supposed to be always looking toward the future, in search of new things, ideas, concepts, et al? How many agree with that messr. Kenton, Parker, Ventura, Gillespie, Shearing, and the others are playing some of today's finest music? Bop-so called, which is actually only one type of modern music -- has been greatly under-rated. The weird antics of some of its exponents, particularly Gillespie & Co. have scared many away. But all that was just showmanship, the icing on the cake, necessary to make it interesting to the public at large who prefer their music with a little spectacle as well. The music is really too good to need any such display. Give it a try. Fantasteriffically yours, KEN BEALE BRONX, NEW YORK
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(15) ed placing a microphone there to check -- so far no one has taken him up on this, I think. Also they say that Hubbard, an engineer, not versed in Psychiatry, couldn't possibly have developed a new science. Frank Belknap Long, (Gee, aren't I the name-dropper, tho?) among others, has advanced discoveries. And some very uneducated men have made some pretty important ones. So far, most of the arguments against Dianetics have failed to take into account one simple fact -- it works. Okay, DAWN readers, take it from there. I seem to have forgotten something when I spoke of possible subjects. We can always talk about fan politics. Let me throw my two credits into this convention business. The The Sneary-Boggs plan, combining as it does the ideas of the original plan and that suggested by Garner, seems the best. The only alternative would be a nation-wide poll of prozine readers -- a dismal task, and one well-nigh impossible of accomplishment. Another tidbit to kick around is the Best of the Year Awards thing. You know, the Hugos (after Gernsback, of course) which the Hydra Club of N.Y. is to give. Is organized fandom to have a hand in this or not? Contrary to reports published in some mags, the awards were not given this year, but plans were discussed. As I recall, it had been decided to give an award to the best stf magazine story of the year, one to the best book, one to the best find of the year, and several others. Readers of Super Science will recall mention there of a plan to give such awards. Ray van Houten, the originator, is working with the Hydra; and attended the discussion. So for that matter, did your rambunctious contributor, Joe Gibson. You'll probably hear from him on this. The plan so far is to let a board of judges decided on the all-over best, but who'll do the nominating? I think it should be local fangroups. The analogy was drawn between these awards and the movie industry's Oscars. A board of judges decides these, but -- the exhibitors make nominations. Since the nearest thing to exhibitors we have in the stf field are the bookdealers, this wouldn't work out -- there aren't enough of them and the magazines would be excluded. Why not let the fans do the preliminary work? This is an unparalled opportunity for fans to really do something for the literature they love so well, besides putting it and themselves more in the public eye. What do YOU think? One more thing and I'll leave quietly. How many stfans are there who like modern music and progressive jazz as much as I do? I'd like to hear from you, preferably through the pages of DAWN. All or most of those I've asked of late seem to be rather antipathetic. How come? Aren't fans supposed to be always looking toward the future, in search of new things, ideas, concepts, et al? How many agree with that messr. Kenton, Parker, Ventura, Gillespie, Shearing, and the others are playing some of today's finest music? Bop-so called, which is actually only one type of modern music -- has been greatly under-rated. The weird antics of some of its exponents, particularly Gillespie & Co. have scared many away. But all that was just showmanship, the icing on the cake, necessary to make it interesting to the public at large who prefer their music with a little spectacle as well. The music is really too good to need any such display. Give it a try. Fantasteriffically yours, KEN BEALE BRONX, NEW YORK
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