Minneapolis was the centre of our trip, not only in the physical sense but in the sense that it was the place we were looking forward to the most. For the previous year and a half I'd been contributing to MINNEAPA and there is no way of getting to know a bunch of fans better than by contributing to a fortnightly apa. Fred Haskell provided the roof over our heads during our visit, an excellent person to stay with because people kept dropping in all the time and we never knew what excitement the next hour might bring. We were also within easy walking distance of good old downtown Minn- eapolis which made matters a lot easier when the feeling for a good feed came to us and/or the desire to spend some more Money. Ken Fletcher lived right next door and Don Blyly lived in the same building. Ken, apart from being a famous fan art- ist is a fine fellow and remin- ded us both of a big walking, talking Koala bear. Valma wanted to feed him on gum tree leaves but we didn't have any which was just as well for poor Ken who would not have liked them very much. 56