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Tellus, issue 2, November 1941
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TELLUS PAGE TWENTY JOTTINGS I've heard fans and fandom called any number of names--most of them unprintable--but the prime comparison of all came from a fellow fan the other day. Fandom, he stated, is quite like the Fililoo bird who flies backward because he doesn't care where he's going, but likes to know where he's been....Period....No comment necessary. Something in the way of a special announcement for you. TELLUS WILL UNDERGO SOMETHING OF AN APPENDECTOMY AND METAMOREHOSIS WITH ITS NEXT. No longer will we be purely of by and for the club. No point to it, begad! On top of which, as you may sneakingly surmise, we'd like to up the circulation through the medium of a more general appeal to all of fandom. So, if you haven't heard from us personally, this is an open letter to all. We'd like to have material of a science-fantasy nature similar to that in the old SCIENCE FICTION DIGEST, or in the old PHANTAGRAPH of Donald Wollheim. Good material, that is. We, the staff and club members, can write the tripe.... For TELLUS #3 we have a splendid little story by Leslie Crouch, Canadian fan and general good fellow. Incidentally, Leslie is in the promags now! Yep, he has a short story in the new FUTURE. Pretty good too. As you've no doubt noticed, no printed cover. However, what do you think of our cosmic little bit used in place of the scheduled printed one? And how about Wyers' monsterpuss on the back? Other good stuff for the next will be the regular feature, GOLDEN GATER, another impossibility exposed by Riggs, a really good fan article by Fortier and other stuff and stf. Believing our vari-colored paper a bit too gaudy, we resort to a plain white bond for the next. Colored cover, of course. And thought we have definitely decided against the idea of a printed cover, not because of expense, but due to the inflexibility of such an idea--we hope to break loose with two or more colors on the cover. And at least two colors of ink, possible three or four, on the inside. HEAR YE! dept . . . . . . . "We're in business you guys. A non-profit, purely helpful and cooperative business. Or perhaps the word "business" is a bit misleading. Anyway, we wish to announce the formation of TELLUS SERVICES. Not in anyway competitive to any other similar groups, we offer the department as an aid to all the fans, especially those who live outside large cities, as a help in obtaining those elusive back numbers they have so long sought. We will act as a purchasing agency for you for any issue of any magazine you may desire. We cannot promise immediate delivery but we do say this: as a group, the GGFS has access to scores of book and magazine stores in Oakland, San Francisco and Berkeley. If any mag is existent around these parts, we know of said existence. And if you care to forward your name, address and want list, we can offer our utmost cooperation in obtaining what you desire. The cost? Exactly what they cost us, plus the postage for mailing. No strings, no foolishness. Believe it or not, we like fandom, and we'd like to do all in our power to help fandom. No highwayman tactics. So why not write and let us know what you want? Yours, Esmith.
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TELLUS PAGE TWENTY JOTTINGS I've heard fans and fandom called any number of names--most of them unprintable--but the prime comparison of all came from a fellow fan the other day. Fandom, he stated, is quite like the Fililoo bird who flies backward because he doesn't care where he's going, but likes to know where he's been....Period....No comment necessary. Something in the way of a special announcement for you. TELLUS WILL UNDERGO SOMETHING OF AN APPENDECTOMY AND METAMOREHOSIS WITH ITS NEXT. No longer will we be purely of by and for the club. No point to it, begad! On top of which, as you may sneakingly surmise, we'd like to up the circulation through the medium of a more general appeal to all of fandom. So, if you haven't heard from us personally, this is an open letter to all. We'd like to have material of a science-fantasy nature similar to that in the old SCIENCE FICTION DIGEST, or in the old PHANTAGRAPH of Donald Wollheim. Good material, that is. We, the staff and club members, can write the tripe.... For TELLUS #3 we have a splendid little story by Leslie Crouch, Canadian fan and general good fellow. Incidentally, Leslie is in the promags now! Yep, he has a short story in the new FUTURE. Pretty good too. As you've no doubt noticed, no printed cover. However, what do you think of our cosmic little bit used in place of the scheduled printed one? And how about Wyers' monsterpuss on the back? Other good stuff for the next will be the regular feature, GOLDEN GATER, another impossibility exposed by Riggs, a really good fan article by Fortier and other stuff and stf. Believing our vari-colored paper a bit too gaudy, we resort to a plain white bond for the next. Colored cover, of course. And thought we have definitely decided against the idea of a printed cover, not because of expense, but due to the inflexibility of such an idea--we hope to break loose with two or more colors on the cover. And at least two colors of ink, possible three or four, on the inside. HEAR YE! dept . . . . . . . "We're in business you guys. A non-profit, purely helpful and cooperative business. Or perhaps the word "business" is a bit misleading. Anyway, we wish to announce the formation of TELLUS SERVICES. Not in anyway competitive to any other similar groups, we offer the department as an aid to all the fans, especially those who live outside large cities, as a help in obtaining those elusive back numbers they have so long sought. We will act as a purchasing agency for you for any issue of any magazine you may desire. We cannot promise immediate delivery but we do say this: as a group, the GGFS has access to scores of book and magazine stores in Oakland, San Francisco and Berkeley. If any mag is existent around these parts, we know of said existence. And if you care to forward your name, address and want list, we can offer our utmost cooperation in obtaining what you desire. The cost? Exactly what they cost us, plus the postage for mailing. No strings, no foolishness. Believe it or not, we like fandom, and we'd like to do all in our power to help fandom. No highwayman tactics. So why not write and let us know what you want? Yours, Esmith.
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