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New Marvel Age of Comics! Steve Fritz was publishing swipes under the company name of "Amazing Masters". Gordon Flagg, the Great Letter Hacker, was drawing short satire strips. Lamar 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 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

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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 (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 & 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. Its Con MeiniEk^nd^r0®! Chower L^nda th- 1 QR7Suth^^ame asvthe main hotel for the 1983 WorldCon, the Hyatt—regency in and Carly & Alan Mackall were downtown Baltimore. This is a rather among those performing. ^ice, pretty hotel (as are most Hyatt- The pro guests of honor were L. Regencies) with an excellent location and Catherine Crook de Camp. tor any SF convention. It is right Whit lev Were ^Ck Chalker and Eva across the street from the Baltimore h™5ley Chalker. The artist guest of honor was Anne Trembley. A scheduled Inter Harbor Shoppes . The Inter Harbor -ist -like—- “a —downtown.w-umwu, indoor/outdoor shop­ canreiiNartSn Phone interview had to be ping mall with one entire building de­ (she is^et?16 t0 V1SS Norton's illness votedvuceu mostly to eating establishments.establishme vsne is better now). Everything from normal--- fast ------food plr.aces ?he De Camps guests of honor to full price, excellent quality seafoodseatooi det!,^a “ntual admirations,dmirations . They restaurants are located within the mall, detailed how a husband and wife wri*-inv making Baltimore WorldCon (and BaltiCon e»:ci:?l™Sofl0".b0th thS «rhsUeta?f for that matter) rather unique for a ker deeiLdhe business end. Jack Chal- downtown convention. The only flaw with media" fans^t qp increasing number of the .Hyatt as a hotel is that they have tained ?£ SF conventions. He main­ aP party" policy. It is not tained that these scum-of-the-earth were tnat they disallow parties completely, fandom118 average social level of all simply that they require that the fandom. When pressed he admitted that hotel caters them... at prohibitively 1 d o 1 1 z r — 1 i o , 9 t C 11 and prices. From the rumors that I „ z? television and movies to the have heard this is because of some fas­ him^US1°n °f books that really bother cist union rule that the hotel staff holds over the hotel, but I think that thA™J°e candB Ga?- hsl^^an were also it is bad management by the people who £here. Sue Brundige and I more-or-less first .brought BaltiCon to this hotel. laterrein^Sfh Wlth thei? On Saturday and In a city the size of Baltimore, all the i convention Joe read from hotels downtown would the same problems October VSt £?0£’ • W0RLDS APART (due in low th I which is the second of a tri­ with their staff and should have the logy that began with WORLDS. same policy involving catering. Most hotels can be convinced to look the T j th® roost interesting panels other way, however. I would like to see in SF deTh-aS on.ternate lifestyles or hear some justification as to why pvamnioexample of ShaC f— , 1 111,611®lf was -almostalm°st an this particular Hyatt is so narrow­ ITf they were talking about. minded. Donald Kinsbury andand'Ms Ms Sullivan (a nrn- fessional anthropologist) were raFher The convention itself is rather a off®ria?thZlona l .anthropologiaCade^icJn. their "discussion ict. rcfun! This Year they limited of the strange societies depicted SF their offical attendance to 1500 and the works. chairman estimated that actuallyl800 Suchari ~halker Whitley and Somtow people were at the con, counting all of tku} were trying to be completely the people who were invited and were ?he th®ir speculations o? part of the work force. BaltiCon has hwanst28”6 llfestyles of aliens a?d been growing every year and they decided that they want to keep it a small re­ was the .P°int °f the convention gional convention, rather than reaching e/lrst,^ress rehersal of Alexis mammoth proportions of some of the wes­ o?PE^ tern conventions. As usual BaltiCon has its video program in one public room (i.e. no ai t WorldCon.^ the tln,e 11 L Presented convention badge checking). This is a room.where people gather around to talk, register, and picking up flyers for upcoming conventions. I can see the pros and cons of putting the video en- Bill Ritch

-MORE- our first comic club was formed. He, along with the comics club, gave us our Comics first comic con in 1971. The people [Editor's Comment: We at ASFOAWN brought into that club formed the base would like to take this opportunity for for the organizations that put on the a public apology to Steve Leaf for in­ Atlanta Comics & Fantasy Fair and, later advertently omitting information about on, the A.F.F.; and after Harvey and I his con m past issues. In addition to left he A.F.F., we started Atlanta Mini his calendar announcement, we have this Cons and then the Atlanta Comic Con. As article from him.] we hand over the reins of the Atlanta As in the past six years, Harvey Comic Con. We hope to do justice to the bnarpe and I have tried to put on a con good memories we nave of Lamar Blaylock at a reasonable price for both dealers and to put on the kind of con he Liked and most of all for comics fans through­ — a convention. out the southeast. A five dollar mem­ —Steven A. Leaf— bership gets you in Saturday and Sunday, or three dollars for a Sunday only mem­ bership. As at past cons, there are a number of tables with over 150,000 old and new comics, movie posters, original art, paperbacks, weapons, and a number of Sfar trek Star Wars, Dr. Who, and Editorial other related comic and fantasy material. There will be a video room courtesy of Bill Ritch and David Lindsey which will show Dr. Who , Cronenberg films, and whatever else their warped minds decide to show over the two days. Films have been shown in the past and will be shown in the future — now- ever, we can use one more projectionist. When films aren't being shown, panels featuring our guests will be going on. Our guests will be available during dealers room hours for autographing and sketching. Guests so far are Walt Simonson, known for his work on DCs Manhunter, and Marvel's X-MEN - TEEN TITAN special, as well as STAR SLAMMERS. He soon be taking over all chores on THOR; Mike Kaluta primarily known tor his fantasy illustration and his work on the DC SHADOW comic: Bill Black editor, publisher, & artist of Ameri- comics will be here and is interested in new talent for his company; June Brig­ man and Ray Richardson, local fans, both recently began working for Marvel; Bob McLeod, one of Marvel's most versatile artists and artist of Marvel's new hit comic NEW MUTANTS (Bob has been to all our shows and an Atlanta ComiCon wouldn t seem right without him); Carol 5allsV> head of Marvel's direct sales division, will be here to get the fans' BITS AND PIECES THIS TIME views on Marvel's titles. We will pick at random 15 people to talk to Carol one Way back when Celko and I first to one. took over ASFOAWN, I mentioned that We will have our usual auction several interviews with Big Name Pros Saturday night after we close the would be forthcoming. Well, last issue dealers room. However, this year's saw the first of these — the Chris auction is being done as a charity fun­ Mills interview with . Cur­ ction with all proceeds going to the rently Sue Phillips is transcribing my American Caner Society. We already have interview with Isaac Asimov .for AFF's original art, comics, posters, port­ VISIONS. Excerpts from that will appear folios available, and we 11 continue to in these pages. We also have half an take donations at the Book Nook till interview with Ray Bradbury on file, but June 16th, as well as at the con. are waiting to receive a tape from him This auction is being done in with answers to the remaining questions memory of Lamar Blaylock who passed away before publication. (You can imagine from cancer this past January. Lamar how busy he is right now with the suc­ was one of the guiding forces m Atlanta cessful release of SOMETHING WICKED THIS comic fandom m the late sixties, when WAY COMES 7- the most satisfied he's ever, been with a film adaptation of his

-MORE- -MORE- Having been a teacher myself, I was flattered to have an opportunity to say a thing or two myself, when Harlan asked me how I go about writing. This was H during the classroom session. (Earlier, Robert Adams A in the lecture, he introduced me to the audience as a loc.al writer and then \A/ilson “Bob" Tucker before I could recover from that— asked MEMBERSHIP: of the country, as the USA is a melting a- $13til Dec. 1st »• pot of the world. $16 thereafter «■ Those very qualities which turn off a lot of people re: Harlan Ellison, are ff’IE HEA3 HBUdl «• Room Rates' J> the very qualities I like! He's im­ * pulsive, erratic (or is that a typo for »42 Single * »48 Double erotic, as far as the women are con­ £ cerned?), and willing to piss people ♦54 Triple » $60 Quad off. As for the latter characteristic, (*plus tax) a- he doesn't do it unless he wants to make Chattacon a- a . P9int. People who don't enjoy Sharon Webb. Brad Linaweawer, * Perry Chapdelaine, John M. Roberts PO. Box921 thinking focus on imagined insults and L (Others IBA - ASAP) s- v rt. Hixson,TN forget the message. 37343- ■ — - — » Harlan is easier to describe with verbs than with nouns. I enjoyed my trip to New York for the Nebula Awards ceremony. The win­ ner s: Best Novel: NO ENEMY BUT TIME work). Chris Mills is working ^n an­ Michael Bishop; other interview, too. We aren't sure Best Novella: ANOTHER ORPHAN who the subject will be, but you can bet John Kessel; even money it will be with a horror Best Novelet:•FIRE WATCH writer. Connie Willis; As to what all this has to do with Best Short Story: A LETTER FROM THE PIAWOL, how do you — gentle reader — CLEARYS think I learned about this . writing Connie Willis. stuff? I've been interviewing pros Yes, I lost. But I came back from NY since 1971. You don't learn one tenth with a real, live agent. And it was one as much from college writing classes. of the best weekends of my life, even SPEAKING OF COLLEGE WRITING though I was a loser. My next PIAWOL CLASSES.... Elsewhere in this issue, will go into more detail. Meanwhile, Chris Mills reports on the writing class I'll offer three things I learned about Harlan Ellison conducted at Dekalb Com­ New York: It's good for standing in munity College a few weeks ago. I at­ line, good for spending all the money tended Harlan's lecture as well as the you've got, and good for pulling aban- class. (Photos should appear elsewhere donea attache cases out of trashcans. in this issue.) I've corresponded with (A reference to the previous sec­ —and met— Harlan before, but I've tion: Harlan Ellison autographed my never enjoyed his company more. For copy of one of his books with good luck Harlan, his performance was low key; by on my bid for the Nebula. I told him the standards of Clarkston, it was still that I was delighted to be up against "live wire" time. Fritz Leiber, one of my favorite He TAUGHT. One would hate to think writers. One of Harlan's, too.) of his talent being wasted for years in I read Sue Phillips' OMNICON report a classroom, but on the basis of what I last time, and found it interesting in saw (in both the lecture and the class) both its choice of compliments and as­ I think that Harlan could be one hell of signments of blame. For myself, OMNICON a teacher. I hear that the same is true IV has a warm place in my heart as I of Stephen King (who in the current received one of the Gnome Awards from PLAYBOY wonders if be might have ended Dave Kyle for having been a guest/sup­ up as an embittered high school teacher porter of Omnicon enough years in a row. or sniper if he hadn't made it as an •We may run a photo of that in a future author). At any rate, those who were on issue. I hung the Gnome over my type­ Harlan's wave length received useful writer. Can't do that with a Nebula, instruction and good humor. The rest no huh? doubt thought they were in the presence of a Martian. Brad Linaweaver ill 11 iill ilill«M»—■———l^—■■■ -more- Our PXffto

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WHEN & WHERE: Room parties at all kinds of conventions, newszine coming out. WHAT: Trying to get a worldcon in 1986, just like the name says. GROUP: Digression (Oglethorpe U.SF & FO) CONTACT: Kevin Kinchloe, Box 266. 3000 Letters Woodrow Way, Atlanta, GA 30319; home:237-7622. Dear AF0AWN: WHEN & WHERE: ?? WHAT: ?? Thanks,for the personal note in rhp latest ASFOAWN. The Comics class [at GROUP: World Future Society Georgia Tech's Student Center] turned CONTACT: Perry Ginn, 1671 Musketridge out fairly well. I had four or five NW, Atlanta, GA 30327: 262-7221. people at each session (I think I would WHEN & WHERE: Normally meets the third ttonc d?re bett:er than that if the OP­ Monday for dinner at 2000 hrs at Admiral TIONS [Georgia Tech s non-credit class Ben Bow Inn on Spring St, program] schedule had.not listed it H WHAT: Variable being a single session). -are re?ny interested in GROUP: Georgia Tech Wargamers/D&D Club ou t f i t _ vnn cVim, i 4 v....7?If? eather CONTACT: ?? for sho have specified sizes WHEN & WHERE: Every Friday at 19:00 Hrs for those of us who don t know Kathy. A in the Student Center Room 319. picture of Kathy m the outfits would WHAT: Wargamers, .Dugeons and Dragons have been ice 7- I mean, would help us to make a decision, too. P - That —is aii for now. I look GROUP: WABE Radio (FM 90.1) rorward to the next issue of ASFOAWN. CONTACT: WABE Radio, 740 Bismarck, At­ lanta, GA 30324. Ask about their mon­ J• Kenneth Riverre— thly program listing ($5.00, tax de­ ductable) . Dear ASFOAWN: WHEN & WHERE: ?? WHAT: ?? The Bill Ritch stri P you ran proves that art can imitate li re. When will GROUP: Goethe Institute there be another? CONTACT: German Cultural Center, 400 Sue Brundige— Colony Square, Atlanta, GA 30361. COST: Free. [Real Soon — the editors] WHEN & WHERE: Wednesday at 19:00 hrs at the above address. WHAT: Films, some in English, some in German, and some with subtitles. GROUP: Center for Puppetry Arts CONTACT: Center for Puppetry Arts, 1404 Spring Street NW, Atlanta, GA. Phone: 1053 Mistletoe Road (404) 321-1899 (404) 873-3391. Decatur. Georgia 30033 COST: Free. WHEN & WHERE: 1983 July 11-16 at the above address. WHAT: Puppetry Theatre for Children, sponsored by the Goethe Institute.

Theaterra Figurentheater: Don't be Af­ Original Artwork • Prints • Needlework raid of the Animals'*. Will use puppets Complete Designer Service made from everyday object such as spoons, bottle openers, and so forth. GROUP: Complete Model Supply JANE STANFIELD JOAN SCHWARTZ CONTACT: Complete Model Supply COST: ?? WHEN & WHERE: Every friday from 20:00 hrs until 23:00 hrs at Complete Model Supply, Westside Shopping Center, 806 Sandtown Road, Marietta, GA 30060. WHAT: Gaming group Want Ads Several months ago Jeannie Corbin got a request from to illustrate a RED SONIA, script, as a trial. Alas, Marvel rejected it. She now has a limited portfolio of twenty copies of the work for sale at $10.00 each. Con­ tact her at Mableton Manor Apr #1-2, Mableton, GA 30059, or the next ASFiC meeting. -—ooOooo— —MORE— CONVENTION: SpaceWeek Atlanta CONTACT: Calvin Bobbitt. 2947 Mam street, East Point, GA 30344. Phone: (404) 762-6042. WHEN & WHERE: Georgia state University Con Urban Life Center at the corner of Deca­ tur and Piedmont. COST: Admission is free for GSU stu­ CONVENTION: Atlanta Fantasy Fair dents, $3.oo in advance and $4.00 at the CONTACT:Atlanta Fantasy Fair, Box 566, door. Marietta, GA 30061. Send self-addressed WHAT: Guest speaker is Gerard K. O'Neil, stamped envelopes for information. author of THE HIGH FRONTIER and 2081:A Sixteen page progress report on request. HOPEFUL VIEW OF THE HUMAN FUTURE. Slide WHEN & WHERE: 1983 August 5-7 at the shows, other speakers, workshops and Omni Hotel. panels are featured at this serious pro­ COST: $16 space exploration seminar. until 1983 Jun 30 and $19 at the door. Ask about club and family rates on tic­ CONVENTION: RiverCon VIII kets.. CONTACT: RiverCon, Box 58009 Louisville, The hotel has a flat rate of $44.00 KY 40258. , r ,, for a room with 1,2,3 or 4 persons. WHEN & WHERE: 1983 July 15-17, Galt There must be at least roommate of age House Hotel, Louisville. KY. , , , 18 over. COST: Admission is $10 until 1983 July WHAT: , Theodore & Jayne 10 and $15 at the Door, Rooms are $49 Sturgeon, Forry Ackerman, Jerry Page. for single or double, $55 for a triple. Brad Linaweaver. Hank Stine, Chuck WHAT: Full programmed con, with a trip Jones, Richard & Wendi Pini, , on the Belle of Louisville riverboat. , , Howard Nice pool at hotel, too. Guests of Chaykin, Rick Obadiah, Rod Whigdon and honor are L. Sprague & Catherine De Bob McCloud are now confirmed guests. Camp, fan guest of honor is Rusty Hevelin and Bob Tucker is Master of CONVENTION: Atlanta Comics Convention Ceremonies (Jack Chalker was forced to CONTACT: Harvey Sharp, 1992 McJenkins withdraw). Dr. Atlanta, GA 30345. Harvey at (404) 634-6032 or you can get information from CONVENTION: Inconjunction III Steve Leaf at the Book Nook (404) 633- CONTACT: Inconjunction III, Box 24403, 1328. Indianapolis, IN 46224. WHEN & WHERE: 1983 Nov 6 to 7 at the WHEN & WHERE: 1983 July 1-3 Howard Johnson Motel at 1-85 and Tenth COST: $12. until July 15, and $15 at the Street. door. Hotels rates are $32 for a sin­ COST: Memberships are $5 for both days gle, $40 for a double. and $3 for Sunday only. Dealer tables WHAT: Fantasy guest of honor is L. Spra­ are $40.00 each. gue DeCamp, SF guest of honor is Gordon WHAT: a 3/4 scale comics con. . Guest Dickson, Buck Coulson is toast master. artists are Paul Smith, Bob McLeod, and Pat Broderick. Movies, cartoons, and CONVENTION: DixieTrek '84 Start Trek run 1200 hrs Saturday to 0100 CONTACT: Owen Ogletree, see ASTS club. hrs Sunday. Dealers rooms open from WHEN & WHERE: ?? 1000 hrs to 1800 hrs botn days. COST: ?? Contributions for an auction are sought. WHAT: The only thing we The auction proceeds go to the American know at this time is the aprox 490 mem­ Cancer Society in the name of long-timp bers from '83 were happy and left behind Atlanta comics fan Lamar Blaylock, wno a $1600 profit. died of cancer in 1983 Jan. CONVENTION: Chattacon 9 CONVENTION: IstaCon CONTACT: Chattacon, Box 921, Hixson, TN CONTACT: IstaCon , 959 Waverly Ct #A, 37343 Norcross, GA 30071. WHEN & WHERE: 1984 Jan 13 to 15 at the Rich Howell, Chairman; Angela Ho­ read House Hotel in Chattanooga, TN. well, Treasurer; Scotty Mathrews, pro­ COST: memberships are $13 until 1983 Dec gramming; Ron Zukowski, operations; 1 and $16 thereafter. Laura Bulman, Secretary; Laura Taylor, WHAT: This is the convention season Registration; Kathy Kaufmann, art show. opener for the whole Southern Convention WHEN & WHERE: 1984 Mar 30 - Apr 1 at cycle. Lots of smof, booze, room the Northlake Hilton off of 1-285, with parties. A really good con. Guest of the Sheraton as backup hotel. Honor is Robert Adams. Master of COST: $12 until 1984 Jan 1; $15 until Ceremonies is Wilson nBob" Tucker, 1984 Mar 1 and $20 at the door. Delaers Special Guest is , and tables are $20 plus membership (fifty Special Guest Editor is Jerry Page. are available). Also attending are Brad Linaweaver, Lynn WHAT: Fantasy convention with Guest of Abbey, Perry Chapeline, John M. Honor Anne McCaffrey (this will be her Roberts, John Steakley and Sharon Webb. birthday party). Polly & are Masters or Ceremony. is the artist guest or honor, and Bob Mau- rus is the special guest.

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An Afternoon With Harlan Ellison by Christopher M I I s T he a f t e r noon with EI l i son was the ernoon of April E, 1983. This afternoon was i n two parts, Fi rst, El I son save a Iecture Brad Li naweaver’s report} wh i ch I was unable to attend, thanks to dear old DeKa unexcused abscentee pr osecut i on , but I did make i t to what had been b i as a "wri s workshop" led w i th a l mited enrol l merit. El l i son began by po inting out that there was rea1 Iy have a writer no way to and also that we wouldn't have i i ked h i m at a I i f was g i v ng a workshop he d i d teach se people who attended about manuser i Pt formats <1 thought that it was rather st range about f ou r that wrote people who admitted that they knewi what a manuscript format was What do these peopi e write witH a qu Af te r exp l a i n ns his manuscript format, El I h i s wo r k, son talked about read i ng from two of his short stories the Bi rds Come <"Croatoan and Home to Roost"} and told anecdotes of bas i training at Fort Benning h i s taking time out to harass gen-yoo-ine southern two redneck girls, and a sen i or ("Excuse me, but who are member Not FBI, the shoes are wrong") Around four o’cIo the presentation became a sort o conve rsat i on the sf fans i n the aud i ence and E l I i son trading gripes about editors

-MORE- -MORE- interview before his death he was asked if he thought that the space program had taken the wonder out of science fiction movies, and he answered no, that the astronuants were on the moon for three days and didn't even find Ming's Palace. He also played Tarzan in several movies and then Billy the Kid and Captain Gal­ lant _ of the Foreign Legion on television. He attended his first WorldCon in 1973 (Toronto) as a guest of the.Burroughs Bibliophiles, and returned again in 1978 when their original guest of honor canceled out at the last minute. His last role on television was a guest shot on the BUCK ROGER series, where he played an old fighter pilot named Captain Gordon11. The double and triple meaning in a short dialogue between Butk and Gordon were beautifully done. My fayorite was Crabbe saying I ve been doing this since before you were born". -----oooOooo----- Complete Model Supply at West side Shop­ ping Center in Marietta is going to triple in size this month. They are also happy about getting in the old Enterprise and new Enterprise plastic models. You will need to pre—order thpm now for delivery in mid-July. -----oooOooo----- Brad Linaweaver broke into science Editorial fiction back in 1980 when his story "The Competitor" appeared in FANTASTIC. Now 1 think I have licked the screening the story has been selected by Jerry photos problem. A company makes a gim- Pournelle and John F. Carr fqr their new which hooks into a Polaroid EE-100 anthology, SILICON BRAINS. /// Brad was I Reporter ) camera. The result is that also a speaker at the April 15th Tax the photo comes out with an 85 or 100 Protest arranged by the Georgia ready forA Paste-up. The Libertarian Party. A photo of this ran EE-100 will cost about $100.00, and the m CREATIVE LOAFING the following week. screen device will cost another $30. But when it costs $15 to get an 8x10 photo screened, this is not really too bad a price. Figure that this means I'd pay about $5.00 per photo at the blue- PriPt house, so I can have my investment i3. onlY 26 photgraphs, or about three film packs. Colophon The other nice thing will be the speed of using a polaroid, versus waiting for a blueprint house to com­ plete their work. ASFOAWN is copyrighted 1983 by Joe Celko 1 just got through doing a 4,000 and Brad Linaweaver. All rights are msiling for the ATLANTA FAnIaSY herewith returned to contributors. This is worse than anything I ------ooOOoo------ever did for ASFOAWN. but they had about If you are going to subscribe, then make twenty volunteers helping. This ' the check or money order for three dol­ lea ds me to a nasty thought. What if I were lars out to Joe Celko, Box 10558, to get ,just . „ the Atl anta part of their Atlanta, GA 30310. Anyone or group who mailing list? I could simply mail out a wants to contribute more cash is blessed flyer and see if there are 250 people in among men and can get special mention Atlanta who are willing to come up with for their gift in our humble pages-. s i£w bucks for an ASFOAWN subscription. ------ooOQoo------Then I can simply drop you deadbeats oft Flyers can be inserted for $5.00 for 250 ot my list and have enough cash that I copies. Plese confine them to one page, so that we don't have to worry about can afford to keep doing this thing. 1 could even turn a profit extra weight and therefore extra on ASFOAWN! Wonder of wonders! postage. acfoaum y?u ?ould like to keep your Co nn subscription, then send me the b3.00 asking price (that is a mere fourth part of a dollar per issue). -----oooOooo----- —END-- at DeKtlt