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

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12  VOICE OF THE

And later, G. Chap Evans (short for "Genius Chap") rote us again (to be exact, 12 Apr):    "When I received the mid Feb issue,,,and looked at the photo
graphs on the cover, I made a mad dash through the pages in search of an index. I
was in a hurry! I could not wait. I wanted to see who number eleven was. Alter
satisfying this eager curiosity, I tried to find some indication as to who the Vomermaid was.    I failed here, so I contented myself by gazing fondly once more on number eleven.    Gee! I wish I could write poetry, I'd write about N° 11.    ((Shangri lassie who sent Evans to the 'eavens was Pogo.))   

I was really delighted with the cover. I think a short biography on the subject of each picture would have enhanced the pic idea much more than just the name.—Some guys are never satisfied are they. 

You 4.S.J and Morojo must surely put in a lot of time and work for science fiction. Your interest and good comradeship is really awe-inspiring. Then there's Tigrina - a most interesting young lady - who invites correspondence.   Well, how about dropping
me a line, Trig?   Enid my wife is not a bit jealous — so understanding.    She has, on
many occasions, sat in the audience and applauded enthusiastically at my stage love-making; so you see, there is nothing to be afraid of.    She knows that I thoroughly
enjoy being surrounded by beautiful women,   Often she finds that I am a bit depressed, She invites a crowd of blondes and brunettes to the apartment and lets me loose among them.    She spoils me, really.   Anyway, why should I be telling you all this? 'That's not science fiction' you might say,"    ((But what beautiful fantasy!    By Moore, U seem to have a slice of Paradise. You mustve found that wife in Shangrilaustralia.    —Forry
the Mohammedan))

NOW IT CAN BE TOLD, states LARRY SHAW of 1301 State St, Schenectady, NY:   "4e never went to high school.    If so, he certainly would have heard of
Silas Marner.   Unless these Pacific coast (no ackese) high schools are unusually progressive and have done away with that so-called classic.    ((That's ryt; out here on the Pacificoast—ackese—we study storys like "The Martian Odyssey" in hi-school,
"Last & First Men" at college.    Shangri-LA forsooth, Atlanticoaster?)) 

My letter stinks.   Moffat said about what I wanted to say only he said it good. 

I agree with Tackett, let's do something. I am behind practically anything that will benefit fandom as a whole. 
I miss the green. It is the Irish in me.    I dunno if I'm really Irish --- I'm afraid if I trace my ancestry I will discover that I am not.That would be a terrible blow. 

The Donnell pic is incomplete; since when do Sirian XGRLMPHs have only three eyes ---and where are the horns?   Nor can the professor
be as good-looking and intelligent as Croutch portrays."

DAVE MC/ILWAIN,  14 Cotswold St, Kensington, Liverpool 7, Eng; 9 May:    "The cover in question ((first fanografic)) is fenomenal, a regular galaxy of fans, and an invaluable item for any fans collection, 38 of theml It's terrific. Congratulations on your enterprise are in order.
Keep up the good work —   VoM has already made fan-history;  let her make fan-future too. 

Pogo is, of course, the last word in loveliness. I can well understand the Hornig affair now - in fact, he has my sympathy, When the English fans subscribe towards 4e's transatlantic excursion, I suggest they also add a bonus and invite Pogo over as well —    it ain't fair that the American fans should have her all the time. Joquel reminds me of George Raft — a fascinating person,  I should imagine. The
Vomermaid is cunning — I suppose the V stands for victory, but in the position where it lies on that foto, it symbolises defeat. I fully support the Vom policy with regard to nudes. I personally can't see anything obscene in a certain ordered arrangement of printing ink on paper, that the pattern produced should bear similarity to person or persons existing in real life is merely a peculiarity of the absorptive action of said printing ink on the light waves, and depends also on the imagination & general psychology of the observer, for he has to reconstruct these splashes of black ink into a mental image corresponding to that which he would receive if the stimulating object were a real person. In any case, a nude is not obscene unless the pose is such as to accentuate the sexual characteristics, and so render it pornographic. On the other hand, a nude does not necessarily have to be asexual    — its aphrodisiac
properties are not an indication that it is pornographic, but merely a sign that Mother Nature is functioning efficiently, though actually a nude reproduction or photo should not be aphrodisiac, since, if we are to believe these bearded old satyriacs who call themselves psychologists, that would imply that the photo, an inanimate object, had the property of arousing sexual desire - a form of fetishism.    I shouldn't like to be too dogmatic about that, though; it depends on the exact status of a fotograf in the sphere of human instincts and emotions.    Rather akin to the supposed aphrodisiac properties of jazz — but that an entirely different matter altogether."

But room for a short xrpt from 6. pg single-spaced typt transAtlanticlipper letter by
TED CARNELL, 17 Burwash Rd, Plumstead SE18, London, as of 19 Apr,:    "My personal
thanks are tendered to the three donors who made that photographic cover possible.
Oh, yes, one item in Medhurst's letter that needs correcting. As far as I know, and I'm well up on British slanguage, there is no such expression as 'carrying a can of porridge between his shoulders.  I would presume this is some obscure crack originated at Cambridge, where the Snaghurst used to burrow, and therefore known only to himself. 

I'd like to send greetings and thanks to the various Americans I hear from.    Particularly Art Widner for the continued arrival of FANFARE.    I find his fanzine of absorbing interest these days.    ((10¢ from 25 Arnold St, Quincy, MASS)) Also to Julie Unger for his regular mailings of FFF.    Seldom, if ever, do I receive a letter from these two donors,,,but by just mailing something of interest means that we are not forgotten here, and is all I ask while the war is on. Bob Tucker remains
clouded in mystery — I haven't heard from him for ages, neither have I seen a copy
of his fanzine.    Is he still in circulation, or moving in military circles. ((Tuck still going Pong...er, strong.))    As for the New Yorkers — complete silence.    Not a
pee, tweet or whisper from any of them."
.              HARRIS SCHMARJE, 318 Stewart Rd, Muscatine,
Iowa: "Will you please announce in VOM, that I am resigning - from fandom."

Saving...

12 VOICE OF THE And later, G. Chap Evans (short for "Genius Chap") rote us again (to be exact, 12 Apr): "When I received the mid Feb issue,,,and looked at the photo graphs on the cover, I made a mad dash through the pages in search of an index. I was in a hurry! I could not wait. I wanted to see who number eleven was. Alter satisfying this eager curiosity, I tried to find some indication as to who the Vomermaid was. I failed here, so I contented myself by gazing fondly once more on number eleven. Gee! I wish I could write poetry, I'd write about N° 11. ((Shangri lassie who sent Evans to the 'eavens was Pogo.)) I was really delighted with the cover. I think a short biography on the subject of each picture would have enhanced the pic idea much more than just the name.—Some guys are never satisfied are they. You 4.S.J and Morojo must surely put in a lot of time and work for science fiction. Your interest and good comradeship is really awe-inspiring. Then there's Tigrina - a most interesting young lady - who invites correspondence. Well, how about dropping me a line, Trig? Enid my wife is not a bit jealous — so understanding. She has, on many occasions, sat in the audience and applauded enthusiastically at my stage love-making; so you see, there is nothing to be afraid of. She knows that I thoroughly enjoy being surrounded by beautiful women, Often she finds that I am a bit depressed, She invites a crowd of blondes and brunettes to the apartment and lets me loose among them. She spoils me, really. Anyway, why should I be telling you all this? 'That's not science fiction' you might say," ((But what beautiful fantasy! By Moore, U seem to have a slice of Paradise. You mustve found that wife in Shangrilaustralia. —Forry the Mohammedan)) NOW IT CAN BE TOLD, states LARRY SHAW of 1301 State St, Schenectady, NY: "4e never went to high school. If so, he certainly would have heard of Silas Marner. Unless these Pacific coast (no ackese) high schools are unusually progressive and have done away with that so-called classic. ((That's ryt; out here on the Pacificoast—ackese—we study storys like "The Martian Odyssey" in hi-school, "Last & First Men" at college. Shangri-LA forsooth, Atlanticoaster?)) My letter stinks. Moffat said about what I wanted to say only he said it good. I agree with Tackett, let's do something. I am behind practically anything that will benefit fandom as a whole. I miss the green. It is the Irish in me. I dunno if I'm really Irish --- I'm afraid if I trace my ancestry I will discover that I am not.That would be a terrible blow. The Donnell pic is incomplete; since when do Sirian XGRLMPHs have only three eyes ---and where are the horns? Nor can the professor be as good-looking and intelligent as Croutch portrays." DAVE MC/ILWAIN, 14 Cotswold St, Kensington, Liverpool 7, Eng; 9 May: "The cover in question ((first fanografic)) is fenomenal, a regular galaxy of fans, and an invaluable item for any fans collection, 38 of theml It's terrific. Congratulations on your enterprise are in order. Keep up the good work — VoM has already made fan-history; let her make fan-future too. Pogo is, of course, the last word in loveliness. I can well understand the Hornig affair now - in fact, he has my sympathy, When the English fans subscribe towards 4e's transatlantic excursion, I suggest they also add a bonus and invite Pogo over as well — it ain't fair that the American fans should have her all the time. Joquel reminds me of George Raft — a fascinating person, I should imagine. The Vomermaid is cunning — I suppose the V stands for victory, but in the position where it lies on that foto, it symbolises defeat. I fully support the Vom policy with regard to nudes. I personally can't see anything obscene in a certain ordered arrangement of printing ink on paper, that the pattern produced should bear similarity to person or persons existing in real life is merely a peculiarity of the absorptive action of said printing ink on the light waves, and depends also on the imagination & general psychology of the observer, for he has to reconstruct these splashes of black ink into a mental image corresponding to that which he would receive if the stimulating object were a real person. In any case, a nude is not obscene unless the pose is such as to accentuate the sexual characteristics, and so render it pornographic. On the other hand, a nude does not necessarily have to be asexual — its aphrodisiac properties are not an indication that it is pornographic, but merely a sign that Mother Nature is functioning efficiently, though actually a nude reproduction or photo should not be aphrodisiac, since, if we are to believe these bearded old satyriacs who call themselves psychologists, that would imply that the photo, an inanimate object, had the property of arousing sexual desire - a form of fetishism. I shouldn't like to be too dogmatic about that, though; it depends on the exact status of a fotograf in the sphere of human instincts and emotions. Rather akin to the supposed aphrodisiac properties of jazz — but that an entirely different matter altogether." But room for a short xrpt from 6. pg single-spaced typt transAtlanticlipper letter by TED CARNELL, 17 Burwash Rd, Plumstead SE18, London, as of 19 Apr,: "My personal thanks are tendered to the three donors who made that photographic cover possible. Oh, yes, one item in Medhurst's letter that needs correcting. As far as I know, and I'm well up on British slanguage, there is no such expression as 'carrying a can of porridge between his shoulders. I would presume this is some obscure crack originated at Cambridge, where the Snaghurst used to burrow, and therefore known only to himself. I'd like to send greetings and thanks to the various Americans I hear from. Particularly Art Widner for the continued arrival of FANFARE. I find his fanzine of absorbing interest these days. ((10¢ from 25 Arnold St, Quincy, MASS)) Also to Julie Unger for his regular mailings of FFF. Seldom, if ever, do I receive a letter from these two donors,,,but by just mailing something of interest means that we are not forgotten here, and is all I ask while the war is on. Bob Tucker remains clouded in mystery — I haven't heard from him for ages, neither have I seen a copy of his fanzine. Is he still in circulation, or moving in military circles. ((Tuck still going Pong...er, strong.)) As for the New Yorkers — complete silence. Not a pee, tweet or whisper from any of them." . HARRIS SCHMARJE, 318 Stewart Rd, Muscatine, Iowa: "Will you please announce in VOM, that I am resigning - from fandom."