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Voice of the Imagination, whole no. 23, June 1942

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VOICE OF THE

[Cartoon: Man with flapping wings, labeled "Ackerman," carrying paper "The Voice." Second man looking at flyer and saying, "Is that copy for me?"]

Raym 
The Live Wire of Live Oak, Fla, rites: "Greetings, fanatics! VoM,,,pretty good,,,not as good as in the pre-war days. (Yeah, I know, DYKTAWO yourself!) Cover was ok, too. Larry Shaw's super-letter was a pleasant suprise. We should be glad that Forry is going to present the less-known fans in photos. " I will not engage in the arguments now being discussed, for I am as yet too insignificant in the fan field. I leave that pleasant task to my betters. Besides, I might wind up in the gutter. " I still don't see how Ackerman thinks up the puns to go with the letters. Tell us, please, FandM. ((Sshh, secret: the Efjay's depundable source of humor is the sort that pours from a bottle! But not the kind U think: an ink bottle! He fiddles around with a pen, meditating, & when he gets an idea, he punces on it!))  " About Tackett's letter: you made a grave mistake in reproducing his name. It is LeZ-Roy Tackett. He just gets absent-minded at times and writes it wrong. " Page 8 of #22: The art is superlative. Never before have I seen such an intelligent-looking gentlemen. Pray tell me, is he one of the Anglo-fans? Youd, possibly, I take it. Which reminds me. 'DREAMER' by C.S. Youd, is my favorite piece. (The most beautiful phrases ever to strike my ear go.... 'Oh dreamer of dreams! Your path will ever be 'As bright and gilded as the tales you wove, 'Through valleys, whence the dreary shadows flee...' Superb! I mean it, Youd, if you read this. " I like VoMaidens. Tell me how I may obtain the first two portfolios? How!? ((25c for both to Box 6475 etc)) " Must 
stop now. Step up and sound-off, dope. The guy's letter that immediately follows mine is a dope. " PS: We admire Forry's broad-mindedness in publishing things which he does not agree with or approve of."

Another letter rcvd from Raym, just as we dummy this, reads... ((unfortunately, the aforementiond is imaginary--we're just foolin' Ray bcuz of what he had to say about the author of the letter following his. We are avoiding the ticklish situation of being responsible for labeling any of our correspondents a dope, by not publishing any letter following Raym's: The following shoud be considerd as preceding the letter which follows it.))

"Dear VoMites:" rites Alojo otherwise Art Joquel,  Bx 5451 Met Stn, LA: "Sorry to take up your space this way, but not having a mag of my own to answer various insults addressed at me, I have to take advantage of you. " Art Widner recently sent me a card requesting an explanation of my alleged accusation of 'racial and national prejudice' on his part, which I was supposed to have made in FANFILE.  Of course, I really didn't make any such accusation. I only said that if I had the space to do so, I might. But what I would have based it on was the question in Widner's POLL CAT referring to Hitler, in effect, 'What would you do with him--hang, burn, quarter, exile or what else?' Now I hold no more brief for Hitler than the next. But, in order to be impartial, the question should have listed the other altnernative--wine and dine, world dictator or anything else. Or, if the brutal questions all referred to Hitler, then there should have been an identical question about President Roosevelt or some other American figure. THIS, IN ORDER TO BE IMPARTIAL." Art thankx those who traded for Fanfile, requests copy from those still outstanding.

Anglio actifan number One,
Michael
ROSENBLUM, ed "Fido"--the Futurian War Digest, from 4 Grange Terce, Chapeltown, Leeds, 7, relates of the difficultys besetting the mimeo mag in England today. "Tis becoming a weird and wonderful process indeed!" The obvious difficulty is paper, now reasonably well in hand by generous local as well as oversea donations; but next "spot of bother" was disappearance of duplicatink a yr ago. A certain awful ersatz tends to cause creases in stencils after about 50 cranks. Latest trouble is Stencil Prioritys. " Characterizing our preceding fotograficover as "magnificent", JMR continues "but oh, couldnt you have arranged it better--at first glance it looked like nothing on earth. Only comments on the pictures--how old were those of Turner, Needham, Hanson & Les Johnson? ((up to 5 yrs, one fears))--& Pogo is almost the living image of my sister! The letters seem to be getting more thoughtful & sensible, less of the outpouring of vapid puerilities. And 'tis better so. Any method for packing as much meat as possible into the 'zine highly recommended, hence the summarising is O.K. Don't skip the 'art' entirely tho - it does liven up the proceedings." Re nudes, regusted with being alternately attackt & commended for his broad or narrowmindedness, wishes to make position clear. Sides with Mrs Leeds on stupidity of convention & treatment of nudity nowdays. But also thinks it silly to buck public opinion for sake of so doing. And definitely that stressing nudes for nudesake in fmz or elsewhere is rather childish compensation to balance general attitude. Not meaning the Nude isnt an art form, & fine one at that; but are fanudes (majority, tennyrate) art in any shape or form?  "One other matter--the definite existence of Alan Roberts. The laddie corresponded with me some few years ago & even wrote a couple of articles for the old FUTURIAN. So you can tell that to the disbelievers." JMR wishes to inform interested Amerifans: FIDO for 12 issues may be rcvd in exchange for current USA fantasy pres to the value of 75c.

FLASH / POGO infanticipating!

Saving...

VOICE OF THE [Cartoon: Man with flapping wings, labeled "Ackerman," carrying paper "The Voice." Second man looking at flyer and saying, "Is that copy for me?"] Raym The Live Wire of Live Oak, Fla, rites: "Greetings, fanatics! VoM,,,pretty good,,,not as good as in the pre-war days. (Yeah, I know, DYKTAWO yourself!) Cover was ok, too. Larry Shaw's super-letter was a pleasant suprise. We should be glad that Forry is going to present the less-known fans in photos. " I will not engage in the arguments now being discussed, for I am as yet too insignificant in the fan field. I leave that pleasant task to my betters. Besides, I might wind up in the gutter. " I still don't see how Ackerman thinks up the puns to go with the letters. Tell us, please, FandM. ((Sshh, secret: the Efjay's depundable source of humor is the sort that pours from a bottle! But not the kind U think: an ink bottle! He fiddles around with a pen, meditating, & when he gets an idea, he punces on it!)) " About Tackett's letter: you made a grave mistake in reproducing his name. It is LeZ-Roy Tackett. He just gets absent-minded at times and writes it wrong. " Page 8 of #22: The art is superlative. Never before have I seen such an intelligent-looking gentlemen. Pray tell me, is he one of the Anglo-fans? Youd, possibly, I take it. Which reminds me. 'DREAMER' by C.S. Youd, is my favorite piece. (The most beautiful phrases ever to strike my ear go.... 'Oh dreamer of dreams! Your path will ever be 'As bright and gilded as the tales you wove, 'Through valleys, whence the dreary shadows flee...' Superb! I mean it, Youd, if you read this. " I like VoMaidens. Tell me how I may obtain the first two portfolios? How!? ((25c for both to Box 6475 etc)) " Must stop now. Step up and sound-off, dope. The guy's letter that immediately follows mine is a dope. " PS: We admire Forry's broad-mindedness in publishing things which he does not agree with or approve of." Another letter rcvd from Raym, just as we dummy this, reads... ((unfortunately, the aforementiond is imaginary--we're just foolin' Ray bcuz of what he had to say about the author of the letter following his. We are avoiding the ticklish situation of being responsible for labeling any of our correspondents a dope, by not publishing any letter following Raym's: The following shoud be considerd as preceding the letter which follows it.)) "Dear VoMites:" rites Alojo otherwise Art Joquel, Bx 5451 Met Stn, LA: "Sorry to take up your space this way, but not having a mag of my own to answer various insults addressed at me, I have to take advantage of you. " Art Widner recently sent me a card requesting an explanation of my alleged accusation of 'racial and national prejudice' on his part, which I was supposed to have made in FANFILE. Of course, I really didn't make any such accusation. I only said that if I had the space to do so, I might. But what I would have based it on was the question in Widner's POLL CAT referring to Hitler, in effect, 'What would you do with him--hang, burn, quarter, exile or what else?' Now I hold no more brief for Hitler than the next. But, in order to be impartial, the question should have listed the other altnernative--wine and dine, world dictator or anything else. Or, if the brutal questions all referred to Hitler, then there should have been an identical question about President Roosevelt or some other American figure. THIS, IN ORDER TO BE IMPARTIAL." Art thankx those who traded for Fanfile, requests copy from those still outstanding. Anglio actifan number One, Michael ROSENBLUM, ed "Fido"--the Futurian War Digest, from 4 Grange Terce, Chapeltown, Leeds, 7, relates of the difficultys besetting the mimeo mag in England today. "Tis becoming a weird and wonderful process indeed!" The obvious difficulty is paper, now reasonably well in hand by generous local as well as oversea donations; but next "spot of bother" was disappearance of duplicatink a yr ago. A certain awful ersatz tends to cause creases in stencils after about 50 cranks. Latest trouble is Stencil Prioritys. " Characterizing our preceding fotograficover as "magnificent", JMR continues "but oh, couldnt you have arranged it better--at first glance it looked like nothing on earth. Only comments on the pictures--how old were those of Turner, Needham, Hanson & Les Johnson? ((up to 5 yrs, one fears))--& Pogo is almost the living image of my sister! The letters seem to be getting more thoughtful & sensible, less of the outpouring of vapid puerilities. And 'tis better so. Any method for packing as much meat as possible into the 'zine highly recommended, hence the summarising is O.K. Don't skip the 'art' entirely tho - it does liven up the proceedings." Re nudes, regusted with being alternately attackt & commended for his broad or narrowmindedness, wishes to make position clear. Sides with Mrs Leeds on stupidity of convention & treatment of nudity nowdays. But also thinks it silly to buck public opinion for sake of so doing. And definitely that stressing nudes for nudesake in fmz or elsewhere is rather childish compensation to balance general attitude. Not meaning the Nude isnt an art form, & fine one at that; but are fanudes (majority, tennyrate) art in any shape or form? "One other matter--the definite existence of Alan Roberts. The laddie corresponded with me some few years ago & even wrote a couple of articles for the old FUTURIAN. So you can tell that to the disbelievers." JMR wishes to inform interested Amerifans: FIDO for 12 issues may be rcvd in exchange for current USA fantasy pres to the value of 75c. FLASH / POGO infanticipating!