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Fantasite, v. 2, issue 5, whole 11, May-June 1943
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THE FANTASITE......13 MFS MEMBERS as seen by Squanchfoot Here I go again. Let's see, last issue I promised you all the inside dope on this guy, GORDON DICKSON. The full name of this interesting MFS fan is Gordon Rupert Dickson. Gordy is 18, and is in his fourth year at the University of Minnesota. He's approximately six feet tall, weighs around 148 pounds, wears glasses, and has light, curly hair. Like most fans, Gordy is a friendly chap, and an all-around good sport. One can't help but like this cheerful fellow, with his ever-present sense of humor, and his amazing knack for liking the things you like. He'll be delighted to spend an evening seeing "The Barber of Seville", or quick to respond to a suggestion to take in a burlycue performance. Or he'll drop in for a chat upon a moment's notice, anytime; that is, providing the homework isn't stacked too high upon his desk-top. Dickson has been an enthusiastic follower of science-fiction for six years, and over that period of time his enthusiasm has steadily increased, not waned, as is the unfortunate case with so many prospective fantasy followers. Dickson's first contact with another fan came about when he met Manson Brackney, a fellow student, and the two of them must have been well-nigh inseparable ever since. Together they attended their first MFS meeting, and added their names to the club's growing (and--shall we say glowing?) roster. That evening of their first s-f club-meeting penetrated. It was then that Manse and Gordy met some of the authors whose stories they had been reading for so long: Clifford D. Simak, Carl Jacobi, Donald Wandrei, Oliver E. Saari... On that evening their passive-fan natures crossed the hovering borderline into active fandom. Gordy has written for Spaceways, Tycho, The MFS Bulletin, and The Fantasite, and although he will probably swipe my favorite bone for saying so, it is a nice target for fanzine editors in search of good material. In the fan field ihs likes run to "Fan Scratchings", the MFS members at present and Frank Robinson (by reputation). Dollens represents the acme of fan illustrators to Gordy. In the pro field Gordy likes Astounding, Uknown, Planet, and "any of 'em he can get his hands on". His science-fictional tastes aren't at all fussy; he just likes the stuff, although I suspect that he does draw the line when it comes to the Ziff-Davis catalogs. Likes Van Vogt. Has a poor memory when it comes to author's names, for the most part. He likes straight science-fiction best, pure fantasy next, and then the weird and outre. Top-ranking s-f tales with him: "Final Blackout", "Slan", Lensman yarns, "Last of the Asterites",
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THE FANTASITE......13 MFS MEMBERS as seen by Squanchfoot Here I go again. Let's see, last issue I promised you all the inside dope on this guy, GORDON DICKSON. The full name of this interesting MFS fan is Gordon Rupert Dickson. Gordy is 18, and is in his fourth year at the University of Minnesota. He's approximately six feet tall, weighs around 148 pounds, wears glasses, and has light, curly hair. Like most fans, Gordy is a friendly chap, and an all-around good sport. One can't help but like this cheerful fellow, with his ever-present sense of humor, and his amazing knack for liking the things you like. He'll be delighted to spend an evening seeing "The Barber of Seville", or quick to respond to a suggestion to take in a burlycue performance. Or he'll drop in for a chat upon a moment's notice, anytime; that is, providing the homework isn't stacked too high upon his desk-top. Dickson has been an enthusiastic follower of science-fiction for six years, and over that period of time his enthusiasm has steadily increased, not waned, as is the unfortunate case with so many prospective fantasy followers. Dickson's first contact with another fan came about when he met Manson Brackney, a fellow student, and the two of them must have been well-nigh inseparable ever since. Together they attended their first MFS meeting, and added their names to the club's growing (and--shall we say glowing?) roster. That evening of their first s-f club-meeting penetrated. It was then that Manse and Gordy met some of the authors whose stories they had been reading for so long: Clifford D. Simak, Carl Jacobi, Donald Wandrei, Oliver E. Saari... On that evening their passive-fan natures crossed the hovering borderline into active fandom. Gordy has written for Spaceways, Tycho, The MFS Bulletin, and The Fantasite, and although he will probably swipe my favorite bone for saying so, it is a nice target for fanzine editors in search of good material. In the fan field ihs likes run to "Fan Scratchings", the MFS members at present and Frank Robinson (by reputation). Dollens represents the acme of fan illustrators to Gordy. In the pro field Gordy likes Astounding, Uknown, Planet, and "any of 'em he can get his hands on". His science-fictional tastes aren't at all fussy; he just likes the stuff, although I suspect that he does draw the line when it comes to the Ziff-Davis catalogs. Likes Van Vogt. Has a poor memory when it comes to author's names, for the most part. He likes straight science-fiction best, pure fantasy next, and then the weird and outre. Top-ranking s-f tales with him: "Final Blackout", "Slan", Lensman yarns, "Last of the Asterites",
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