Whenever something of suitable quality can be found, SFFY will reprint an item from a "fanzine" -- one of the amateurish journals pubbed as a hobby by some fans. Van Houten Says -- originally appeared in GREETINGS! TO THE WORLD'S FAIR SCIENCE FICTION CONVENTION, New York City, 1939. The article is reprinted in its entirety, typos, and all.
Well, here we all are, a bunch of scientifictional nuts (fans to the unitiated) together again for the fourth time, with the same objects in view, and the same effulgent noses to light our way to them. The science-fiction circus is in here, Greater New York is just outside, and the World's Fair is out on the Flushing dumps so don't start a Tong war with your friends about where to go for a good time.
The more ads you see in his part of the country, the more painfully familiar you become with the trylon and perisphere. Perish the thought, but some say that this motif was suggested by half a man!
I wonder what happened to all the fairy resolve of a year or so ago to have more and better scientifiction movies made? Taurasi and Marconette even issued special fan mags to this end. What's the matter? Don't we want stf. movies, or have we lost our guts to fight? That seems to be the main trouble with stf. fans. No guts. Take an Ex-lax, boys, and let,s go!
Work on TESSERACT ANNUAL is progressing quite satisfactorily. I hoped to have it ready for the convention, but a rush order that my printer got prevented me. It will only be a month or so ---
Campbell has introduced four new authors in the last six months, at least.
Data entry by Judy Bemis
Hard copy provided by Geri Sullivan
Data entry by Judy Bemis
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