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Fandom Blaylock Had ASFOAWN ASFOAWN New Marvel Age of Comics! Steve Fritz was publishing Jack Kirby swipes under the company name of "Amazing Masters". Gordon Flagg, the Great Letter Hacker, was drawing short satire strips. Lamar Fandom Blaylock had . an indian strip under the name "Uncas, the Fox". I was printing advisor to fandom and writer of horrible I was at the BOOK NOOK on Sunday SF one-shots, such as "Vomit - the Maga­ (1983 April 10), picking up my monthly zine of Bubbly Regurgitation". load of comics. Steve Leaf asked me to When Phil Seulmg started selling change the standing calendar piece on comics direct via the US Mails, I bought the ATLANTA COMICS CONVENTION to add a the shipment for the Atlanta Comics request for items for an auction. The Group. Glenn Brock and I were partners proceeds of this auction are going dir­ in a bookstore business by then. (Here ectly to the American Cancer Society in is where I have some really good stories Lamar Blaylock's name. That part caught to tell, under the title ""What Did You me by surprise. Steve assumed that I Do in the Porno Wars, Daddy?"). I would knew that Lamar had died of cancer in fill my collection, sell to the group January of this year; I did not know. and give the leftover to the store for Back in the Dark Ages of the our retail sales. 1950's, Jerry Page, Hank Reinhardt, All this was ten years or more ago. Jerry Burge and others had been in a Now, I'm a research scientist at Georgia group called ASFO (Atlanta Science Fic­ Tech; Gordon Flagg is now working for a tion Organization). The first ASFO had library newsletter, with his Masters published a book on the history of fan­ degree in library science; Mark Podlin dom by Sam Moskowitz entitled "The is a corporate lawyer with J.C. Pen­ Immortal Storm" as its monument before ney's; John Wilson died of cancer it faded. several years ago. In the later 1960's and early I was a few years older than most 1970's Atlanta fandom was starting to of the early comics people in Atlanta, bloom again. A new incarnation under so it gives me a funny uncomfortable the name "ASFO II" was born. Glen feeling to outlive "that old gang of Brock, John Ulrich, Allen Greenfield, mine on several levels. Human Nature Steve Hughes, myself and others were is to see yourself as some immutable responsible for the return of organized enternal center of the universe, never SF fandom. At the same time, comics really changing or growing older. That fandom was also a part of ASFO II. Gor­ is a lie, .of course. And some days don Flagg, Lamar Blaylock, Dee Sharp, Mother. Nature has a strong way of Steve Leaf, Mark Podlin, John Wilson and reminding Human Nature of its fallacy. myself were in that sub-group. As time went on, tne comics people wanted more of a "flea market" for trading and selling and different pro­ Joe Celko gramming, so the Atlanta Comics Group was formed out of ASFO II. Lamar was one of the founders of the group and served as president. Looking back on it, those days were fun. We used to have to scramble for all kinds of meeting space. We got the Junior Achievement building in West End, In those days the West End section had over half the murders in Atlanta, which was just down the street from CANTRELL'S USED BOOK STORE, where Glen Brock worked. This bookstore was the mecca for comics people in those days. I have so many good CANTRELL stories (some of which 1 cannot print for a mixed reader ship). It was the typical old used bookstore. Piles and piles of everything, sitting everywhere with the smell of old books soaked into the wood­ work over the years. Exactly what an old book store should be. Later the group was able to find space in the suburbs mostly at bank community rooms. It was a great way to spend, a Saturday afternoon. People would drive up from Columbus, GA or come m from the small towns around Atlanta to swap and talk. We did fanzines, too. We had just discovered quick copy printing and the -M0RE- May ASFOAWN CALENDAR May ASFOAWN CALENDAR GROUP: Atlanta Star Trek Society CONTACT: Owen Ogletree Jr, Rt 4 Box 426, McDonough, GA 30253: 957-3522. WHEN & WHERE: 14:00 hrs on 1983 May 14 Calendar at the Paces Ferry Library located at 1200 West Paces Ferry Road. WHAT: Update on Star Trek III and slide shows or upcoming movie prviews and the aliens of Star Trek. GROUP: Atlanta Science Fiction (dis)Or- ganization (ASFO). GROUP: Psi Phi (Emory Univ SF & F Club) CONTACT: Joe Celko, Box 10558, Atlanta, CONTACT: Psi Phi (put no other name on GA 30310. home: (404) 373-1801* address), Box 21205 Emory University, WHEN & WHERE: 1983 May 29 at 12:30 hrs, Atlanta, GA 30322; 633-9251 at 402 Lakeshore Drive. Between Ponce WHEN & WHERE: ?? ae Leon and McLendon, east of Little WHAT: ?? Five Points. WHAT: Sunday brunch. Booze and pan­ GROUP: Space Atlanta cakes. Bring anything else you wish. CONTACT: Calvin Bobbitt, 2947 Main St, Low key sunday afternoon. I cook pan­ East Point. GA 30344 cakes to order, and provide syrups. We WHEN & WHERE: 198 3 May 26, at the Geor­ key the next issue of ASFOAWN or gia Tech Library, Room 107 at 1900 hrs. stuff 250 envelopes. Last Thursday of each month. There seems to be a different crew everytime. And it seems to be fun for WHAT: Ope to two hour meetings on space me, too. exploration. GROUP: Barony of South Downs (Atlanta) GROUP: Atlanta SF Club, Inc. (ASFiC) of the Society for Creative Anachronism, CONTACT: Ron Zukowski, Box 16272. Atlan­ Inc. ta. GA 30321 ; CONTACT: Rhonda Johnson, 965 Alloway Pl WHAT: To be announced. SE, Atlanta. GA 30316; 627-4444 from COST:$10.00 per year dues 17:30 to 23:00 hrs weekdays or "keep WHEN & WHERE: 198 3 May 21 at 20:00 hrs trying on weekends. at the Decatur Federal Bank on Mount WHEN & WHERE: Regular weekly meetings Vernon Hwy. This is located near Peri­ are every Wednesday 19:30 hrs (official­ meter Mall off of 1-285. The program is ly 20:00 hrs) on the third floor (usual­ a panel on Robert.Anton Wilson, author ly room 316, but ask the guard if in of the Illuminati triology. Meetings doubt) of the Georgia Avenue Community are on the third Saturday of the month. Center on Hill St. WHAT: On alternate weeks there are busi­ GROUP: Ne'at Hold of Atlanta ness njeetings plus a class. Other weeks CONTACT: Rich Howell, Lord Holder, 959 fre Arts & Sciences." They also have Waverly Ct #A, Norcross, GA 30071; 925- events which tend to be at campsites. 18A o • Their local newsletter is $5 per year WHEN & WHERE: 1983 May7 & 28 ( 7 : 30pm) at from Wilho N. Suominen Jr, 1617 Bussell 959 Waverly Ct #A, Norcross, GA. The Place, Norcross, GA 30093; 449-1469 OB meetings are on the fourth Saturday of Graon-^Usoo?110610" Dr* Norcro6s’ each month, usually. WHAT: Promote Anne McCaffrey's works. SUBGROUP: Shire of Sandalwood (Snell- GROUP: The Alternate Factor ville), CONTACT: Laura Wilson, (defacto pre- CONTACT: James Gazaway home :979-1543 Brook.Drive, Atlnata GA from 1930 tot* 2030'»«'>« ”Hrs or or work: 972- 30328 OR Becky Williams (secretary­ 0767 from 0900 to 1200 hrs treasurer) 589 Bonaventure Ave #Bj At­ WHEN & WHERE: Meetings each Tuesday at lanta, GA 30306; no phone. Snellville Christian Church, 2485 Scenic WHEN & WHERE: 1983 May 22, computer Hwy South,.Snellville, GA 30278 at Irvin Koch's. 2040 Stanton Rd#G14, EastPoint, GA 30344; 767-7360. WHAT: Dancing, blacksmithing, armouring. WHAT: Media SF & Fantasy grou P meeting GROUP: L5 Society . usually on third sunday of each:n month_____ at CONTACT: Bill Gardiner, 624 Camelot Dr, a members home. No dues until third College Park GA 30337; home: 766-6821 meeting attended. Duers are $12 per and work: .761-2414 OR Darrell Preble, year. Star Trek, Star Wars, Japanese 1)1 Jonesboro, GA 30236; animation, Elfquest, D&D and many other home: 477-9143 and work: 658-^683. interest. Visitors welcome. WHEN & WHERE: ?? WHAT: ?? GROUP: Atlanta Star Trek Realist Association GROUP: Worldcon Atlanta, Inc. (Bid for CONTACT: Marcia ?? 198 6 World SF Con) WHEN & WHERE: Agnes Scott & members ?nnaACT^i WorldCon Atlanta, Inc. Box homes. rnc?4’ Atlanta, GA 30319. COST: $5.00 per year, which includes a nA A Pte-supporting membership is newsletter. j>5.°0, which gets you the bidzine, WHAT: Star Trek Discussion group, video, South on Peachtree . Tee shirts a nA and wargames (subgroups). other such goodies can be had also. —MORE— —MORE— tertainment here, but I still think that television?018^ t0 try '° H’ten t0 the 2? the most unusa 1 programming was the radio room, where you could hear °f jth?, great SF shows from the Con golden and silver age of radio. Great x 0NE and DIMENSION a. which adapted stories by Shecklev Clarke, Leiber and Shaara. Over twelve Report duled each^ay? VPr°gramraing was sche- Also unique was their continuing ofP?h-t and folk singing as part nfiS ™OI7ent£?n schedule. 6 They sup- somed of ?hAShlp^ and facilities fw the 1983 BaltiCon was held, as is trad­ some of the best singers and singing groups m Bos-Wash (Boston to Washington itional, on Easter weekend.
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