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Voice of the Imagination, whole no. 21, February 1942

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V-O-M  13
PRO & pacifiCON:    "At the bottom of page 6 in the last ish is a very nasty news flash. If it means what I think it means (and it hadn't better ) you folks in L. A. had better think again. There is going to be a national convention in 42 come hell, high-water, or Japrats. I have heard the opinion exprest several times already that the war would make a dandy excuse for sliding out from under too onerous fanactivities. If there is not going to be a con in L.A. then one will be held in the mid-west or midsouth, comprenez?"—Jack Wiedenbeck, Michigan.  "So we have to work more hours and pay higher taxes and get no vacations, and we can't go to the Pacificon because we can't spare the money and because there won't be any automobiles or tires even if we had the money and we couldn't get time off from the office anyway'.' —Rothman, DC.    

"Thought: LET'S ALL HOLD THE PACIFICON IN 1942 IN MINNEAPOLIS OVER THE LABOR HOLIDAYS. Still, I see no reason for Dougherty to got flustered; I think he's (and the rest) doing as well as Lothar Penguin claims."—Fortier, Oakland. 

"I was disappointed to say the least, when I read that the Los Angeles Convention will
perhaps be postponed or called off entirely because of the war. Of course, one would meet with the problem of transportation no matter where the convention was
held, for unfortunately, all the fans do not live in the same locality. The real danger is, of course, that Los Angeles and San Francisco and cities nearest the coast are apt to be bombed first.

I have a wonderful plan. Why do you not all come to Los Altos for your convention? Or Palo Alto. (Los Altos has no hotel.) Now, wait, before you start laughing at this wild idea. Out in the hills of Los Altos 
there is a sort of a cozy little private park which specializes in convention picnics and that sort of thing. There is one place especially, called the 'Owl's Nest' which would be appropriate for the convention. Guess what is the name of this park. Give up?Well, it is called 'Shangri-La'! This coincidence is what gave me the idea for the plan in the first place." —Tigrina, NordiCalif. 

"I was really rather glad to see that FLASH in VoM about the convention. With all the war expense, the XXX income tax, and everything, I could see that not only myself but most of the fans would be in a bad way to come to the Coast this year, and wondered if the convention would be a flop. I feel it would be better to postpone it than to have it
a flop." —EEE, Mich. 

"If the CONVENTION is for the enjoyment and pleasure (eg.
drinking, pleasure seeking etc). I vote that the convention NOT be held.   

If the theme of the Convention will be one of a united planning committee, to form a
strong union-to encourage and keep alive the spirit of Stfandom 4 Stfiction, then
such a convention WILL in ALL essential be a vital necessity."—Cunningham, Tex.

"I have not yet sent in a buck for membership in the Convention Society.    I have
been waiting to find out whether it was going to have anything to do with scientific fiction or not."—Edward Elmer Smith, PhD.    

"So the Pacificon is 'frozen'?
As Pres. of the NFFF, I wish to say that in the interests of fandom at large, the 4th WSFCS must do one of these three things in the near future:    (l) Announce convention for Los Angeles as planned    (2) Announce convention shifted to an inland city near Calif., eg. Phoenix Ariz., under 4th WSFCS   (3) Admit inability to hold convention, & turn over all records & funds to a NFFF approved city (eg Milwaukee) able to hold convention."—Louis Russell Chauvenet.

TALES   of  Tigrina (Synopsis:    Last ish we learned how the author met this Vomaiden—hastening to explain VOV. in this case stands for Voice of Mephistopheles—for the 2nd time, & how drawing her out in conversation, he found her the possessor of a wit an ready an a volunteer to kiss heady Lamarr, & sharp as the point of the Devil's pitchfork.    We pitched into the Account at
the place where we fork-got before to describe the 2nd encounter itself,)    In respect
to the time element, it was same as our first meetings    T. was early!   

Now I had pland to be there long ahead of her, so when she came along I'd be reading & she'd be forced to speak to me first, whereat I'd reply:  "You are making history,
Tigrina: Whatever U say will appear in the Voice—so say something choice for
posterity,.. & the next Vom!"    Tigrina had intended to arrive on time & from another
entrance,  sit down behind me at the piano & play a few bars from "Hymn to Satan" as
indication she was there. 

As it was, she came blithely bounding thru a door eating an ice cream cone!  I thought this a very cold reception.    (My, what corn in that cornycopia.)    She said she'd offer me a lick of her ice cream but she was very
conscious about germs.    I wonderd if she meant me.    Later she tempted me with an
apple.    (SerpentigrimI)   I bit.    But if she thot I lost my soul she was mistaken, for my soul was saved—permanently—a long time ago.    In The Beginning, in fact. Yeah; they saved it when they made me—I mean, they never gave me any! 

The Tale of Tigrina's "debut" among fans—at a special meeting of the Golden Gate Futuria Socy__is to be told soon in Fantasy Fiction Field,  so skip to: Scene. In front of 4e's Flat, last Sat in Jan, near midnite. Elmer "Slan" Perdue is about to bid adieu to Shangri-LA after a surprise visit & short stay. He intimated to 4sJ he'd like to meet Tigrina, is driving northward that very nite. Consideration of airmail special to her discarded in favor of telegram discarded in favor of fone call. "I'll foot the bill for three minutes," offers Elmer, if I'd be so kind as to put thru a person-to-person (if either of us could be considered persons) & make
the arrangements if poss, for a meeting.    To make a longing story short, my proto-J said OK & I dasht downstairs to inform the expectant Elmer his wait was over: he was the proud father of a bouncing baby slan—the longest pair of curly golden tendrils on record & it would be possible to see "her* at 2 o*cl the next afternoon. Whereat the Casper Kid emitted a Wyoming warhoop & was off like a rocket to the moon., c    

Tigrina*s reactions to last VoM.:    "Believe me, I hate to say this, but I thought that the cover was disgusting. It is well drawn, but it is just the
picture itself which is repulsive to me.   I enjoyed the many letters which appeared
within the pages. I am so glad that HaroId Warner believes that 1 really do exist. 
As for my bewitching Dr. Smith because he criticised my music, I would not do that,
for I believe that everyone is entitled to his own opinion,"

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V-O-M 13 PRO & pacifiCON: "At the bottom of page 6 in the last ish is a very nasty news flash. If it means what I think it means (and it hadn't better ) you folks in L. A. had better think again. There is going to be a national convention in 42 come hell, high-water, or Japrats. I have heard the opinion exprest several times already that the war would make a dandy excuse for sliding out from under too onerous fanactivities. If there is not going to be a con in L.A. then one will be held in the mid-west or midsouth, comprenez?"—Jack Wiedenbeck, Michigan. "So we have to work more hours and pay higher taxes and get no vacations, and we can't go to the Pacificon because we can't spare the money and because there won't be any automobiles or tires even if we had the money and we couldn't get time off from the office anyway'.' —Rothman, DC. "Thought: LET'S ALL HOLD THE PACIFICON IN 1942 IN MINNEAPOLIS OVER THE LABOR HOLIDAYS. Still, I see no reason for Dougherty to got flustered; I think he's (and the rest) doing as well as Lothar Penguin claims."—Fortier, Oakland. "I was disappointed to say the least, when I read that the Los Angeles Convention will perhaps be postponed or called off entirely because of the war. Of course, one would meet with the problem of transportation no matter where the convention was held, for unfortunately, all the fans do not live in the same locality. The real danger is, of course, that Los Angeles and San Francisco and cities nearest the coast are apt to be bombed first. I have a wonderful plan. Why do you not all come to Los Altos for your convention? Or Palo Alto. (Los Altos has no hotel.) Now, wait, before you start laughing at this wild idea. Out in the hills of Los Altos there is a sort of a cozy little private park which specializes in convention picnics and that sort of thing. There is one place especially, called the 'Owl's Nest' which would be appropriate for the convention. Guess what is the name of this park. Give up?Well, it is called 'Shangri-La'! This coincidence is what gave me the idea for the plan in the first place." —Tigrina, NordiCalif. "I was really rather glad to see that FLASH in VoM about the convention. With all the war expense, the XXX income tax, and everything, I could see that not only myself but most of the fans would be in a bad way to come to the Coast this year, and wondered if the convention would be a flop. I feel it would be better to postpone it than to have it a flop." —EEE, Mich. "If the CONVENTION is for the enjoyment and pleasure (eg. drinking, pleasure seeking etc). I vote that the convention NOT be held. If the theme of the Convention will be one of a united planning committee, to form a strong union-to encourage and keep alive the spirit of Stfandom 4 Stfiction, then such a convention WILL in ALL essential be a vital necessity."—Cunningham, Tex. "I have not yet sent in a buck for membership in the Convention Society. I have been waiting to find out whether it was going to have anything to do with scientific fiction or not."—Edward Elmer Smith, PhD. "So the Pacificon is 'frozen'? As Pres. of the NFFF, I wish to say that in the interests of fandom at large, the 4th WSFCS must do one of these three things in the near future: (l) Announce convention for Los Angeles as planned (2) Announce convention shifted to an inland city near Calif., eg. Phoenix Ariz., under 4th WSFCS (3) Admit inability to hold convention, & turn over all records & funds to a NFFF approved city (eg Milwaukee) able to hold convention."—Louis Russell Chauvenet. TALES of Tigrina (Synopsis: Last ish we learned how the author met this Vomaiden—hastening to explain VOV. in this case stands for Voice of Mephistopheles—for the 2nd time, & how drawing her out in conversation, he found her the possessor of a wit an ready an a volunteer to kiss heady Lamarr, & sharp as the point of the Devil's pitchfork. We pitched into the Account at the place where we fork-got before to describe the 2nd encounter itself,) In respect to the time element, it was same as our first meetings T. was early! Now I had pland to be there long ahead of her, so when she came along I'd be reading & she'd be forced to speak to me first, whereat I'd reply: "You are making history, Tigrina: Whatever U say will appear in the Voice—so say something choice for posterity,.. & the next Vom!" Tigrina had intended to arrive on time & from another entrance, sit down behind me at the piano & play a few bars from "Hymn to Satan" as indication she was there. As it was, she came blithely bounding thru a door eating an ice cream cone! I thought this a very cold reception. (My, what corn in that cornycopia.) She said she'd offer me a lick of her ice cream but she was very conscious about germs. I wonderd if she meant me. Later she tempted me with an apple. (SerpentigrimI) I bit. But if she thot I lost my soul she was mistaken, for my soul was saved—permanently—a long time ago. In The Beginning, in fact. Yeah; they saved it when they made me—I mean, they never gave me any! The Tale of Tigrina's "debut" among fans—at a special meeting of the Golden Gate Futuria Socy__is to be told soon in Fantasy Fiction Field, so skip to: Scene. In front of 4e's Flat, last Sat in Jan, near midnite. Elmer "Slan" Perdue is about to bid adieu to Shangri-LA after a surprise visit & short stay. He intimated to 4sJ he'd like to meet Tigrina, is driving northward that very nite. Consideration of airmail special to her discarded in favor of telegram discarded in favor of fone call. "I'll foot the bill for three minutes," offers Elmer, if I'd be so kind as to put thru a person-to-person (if either of us could be considered persons) & make the arrangements if poss, for a meeting. To make a longing story short, my proto-J said OK & I dasht downstairs to inform the expectant Elmer his wait was over: he was the proud father of a bouncing baby slan—the longest pair of curly golden tendrils on record & it would be possible to see "her* at 2 o*cl the next afternoon. Whereat the Casper Kid emitted a Wyoming warhoop & was off like a rocket to the moon., c Tigrina*s reactions to last VoM.: "Believe me, I hate to say this, but I thought that the cover was disgusting. It is well drawn, but it is just the picture itself which is repulsive to me. I enjoyed the many letters which appeared within the pages. I am so glad that HaroId Warner believes that 1 really do exist. As for my bewitching Dr. Smith because he criticised my music, I would not do that, for I believe that everyone is entitled to his own opinion,"