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1938 Heinlein House Visit Makes World Con in Anaheim Memorable 1938 Heinlein House Visit Makes World Con In Anaheim Memorable The principal mailing address of The Heinlein Society, a non-profit charitable corporation, is PO Box 1254, Venice, CA USA 90294-1254 DecemberContents 2006 Heinlein House Visit......Pages 1 and 3 Secretaryʼs Report.........Pages 2 and 3 “Talk is Cheap … “ .............................Page 4 Committee Reports Aerospace................Page 5 Library.......................Page 5 Academic.......Pages 5 & 8 Blooddrives...Pages 9-10 Holiday Letter from Heinlein Prize Trustee............................................ Page 6 Membership Application..........Page 7 A “few small things”................Page 12 View of patio opening off new fireplaced kitchen in former location of pool. Photo by The Heinlein Society It’s a small house tucked into the Heinlein Society sponsored get- The Heinlein Society Newsletter is a periodic report, published by the hillside, with narrow brick stair- togethers and events in its Society Society, issuing up to four issues ways that lead you up to this house con suite. On the last afternoon of annually, to membership of the which feels larger than it is. Al- the convention, Society members Society, reporting on charitable and though modified since 1948 when were afforded a rare opportunity: other activities and items of interest it was sold, you can still imagine to tour the first home that Robert to its membership, supporters and the public. It is co-edited by Society Robert and Leslyn living here. Heinlein owned. Ten Society and members Max Baskin and Marie While each room is clean-lined and family members were able to make Guthrie, who may be contacted by simple, and flows into each other the trip from Anaheim to Laurel email to newsletter@heinleinsocie well, it’s unlike the planned houses Canyon in the Hollywood Hills to ty.org or via secretary@heinleinso we are used to today. The feeling view the home. ciety.org. Contributions written by Society members may be considered is organic, as if it grew from the The Heinleins bought the house for publication if they pertain to the hill itself. Its twists and turns make in 1938 to establish residency and Society’s charitable goals. Mailed it easy to imagine how this house also as a vehicle to take a bank circulation of the last issue was could inspire “⎯And He Built a loan to underwrite his political approximately six hundred copies. Crooked House⎯”. campaign expenses of that year. Other copies are distributed at con- ventions and other events. Every evening during the re- When he failed to win election, he cent L.A.Con.IV (WorldCon), the was left with a mortgage to pay. He 1 Contʼd on Page Three Secretaryʼs Report er than my dinosaur 486, Snow was falling on Pikes Peak learned quickly the joys of when I started this report. You can making arrangements via almost guarantee that there will be the Internet. snow in October, but September In Boston, applying is a bit early from my experience lessons learned in To- since arriving here in 1986. It ronto, our awards banquet has not even been a month since was even more successful. Worldcon in Anaheim where I re- That was the year that we acquainted myself with the swelter- managed a live hook-up ing heat and humidity associated in with Sir Arthur C. Clarke, the months of August and Septem- in Sri Lanka, who was ber in Southern California. the recipient that year. It Part of a collection of Jack William- sonʼs lifetime achievement awards, Since I’ve joined the Heinlein was really exciting when we finally including his Heinlein Award, shown Society I have attended Worldcons managed to have exchanges of dia- at right. Literary agent Eleanor Wood in Toronto, Boston, and Anaheim logue between Sir Arthur and those delivered the award to Dr. William- son, in early September. and NASFiC in Seattle. who were attending the event. Photo courtesy of Patricia Roger. In Toronto, my baptism of fire, By the time the NASFiC in Se- tibles. (I am aware of the allitera- I learned that most convention or- attle came we had worked most of tion). Indications, from those who ganizations have a tendency to fly the bugs out and, thankfully, held attended, were that this event was by the seat of their pants. For any- a banquet co-sponsored by the or- the one not to have missed. Most of one who travels to and fro in the ganizing committee of Cascadia our guests arrived after the opening course of their business endeavors, Con. This was by far the best-at- ceremonies where Dr. Pournelle the “wait for confirmations that tended event thus far. Not only and Mr. Niven announced the win- are forthcoming” leaves a lot to did Dr. Pournelle and Larry Niven ners of the Heinlein Award. At least be desired. I learned that you must enjoy their part of the evening but 80 people attended our open house always have a backup plan in place the Golden Duck and other awards that evening. We had announced a because you might be standing in were presented as well. ‘black-tie’ optional; and the ladies front of the convention center, sur- This year in Anaheim we hosted of THS looked fabulous, as did our rounded by your suitcases, with an evening in our suite for the men. Let’s face it, we don’t have no place to go. Toronto was where Heinlein Award, after they were many occasions to dress up and formally announced on when that moment presents itself I Thursday night at the go for it. There is someone we all opening ceremony pre- know and love who felt it was very sentation. We looked appropriate to dress for an event. forward to seeing both In all four of the conventions Greg Bear and Jack Wil- I’ve attended, faces and names liamson. All was set up, keep reappearing to help and enjoy we even had our friendly our activities. This, my brother, bouncer, Keith Kato, David, explained to me when I first available ready to help started to attend. “It’s a great way people along and not tire to meet friends and for old friends President Silver presents pin and Dr. Williamson unduly. to see each other.” In Boston, I awards plaque for Heinlein Award to But, alas, we received word that first met Pam Somers and Bob Greg Bear. he was regrettably too infirm to at- Preisinger. A propitious meeting for Photo by The Heinlein Society tend. [We all were saddened to hear we held the first annual Heinlein me especially and one I thank God recently that Dr. Williamson had Award banquet that, I say with for every day. There are many rea- died.] Undaunted, to honor both, some personal pride, went over sons, not the least of which is Pam we (Andrea, Pam, and myself) quite nicely. I, who had just been taking on Membership Services prepared a cornucopia of comes- introduced to a computer a bit new- duties. Putting other faces this year 2 3 to names, I met Alec and Pam Iorio house at night so that who did a reading in Anaheim of the neighbors would a few chapters from the then yet not see that he was unpublished Variable Star one very making un-permitted wonderful evening; Hugh Staples, changes to the home! who I first met in Seattle, with his This construction wry comment and camera always work was a prelude at the ready; Lindalee Stuckey, our to designing the two tirelessly dedicated Library Chair subsequent houses who has accomplished so much where he lived, in you may read about in her column; Colorado Springs and Mike and Sharon Sheffield, the and Santa Cruz. best ballroom dancers I have per- The swimming pool that had once been sonally seen on the floor. Mike, our Heinlein House Visit Blood Drives chair, has diligently Contʼd from Page One there is gone, and another wing built up the numbers of our drives turned to writing, and the rest, as containing the current kitchen had to an astounding total. they say, is history. been added some time after the My list goes on, ever growing: The house, originally built in Heinleins lived there, presumably Bill Patterson; Dr. Robert James; 1933, is partly described in sev- where the pool was, giving a cur- Spencer Vaughn; Fran and Kent eral stories, including “Year of the rent total of 1840 square feet. The Van Cleave; and, last but not least, Jackpot” and “⎯And He Built house lists with 11 rooms, includ- L. N. Collier. Our General Meeting a Crooked House⎯”. Later, the ing 3 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms. was well attended, judging from Manãna Literary Society would of- Since WorldCon will be held the last three I have sat at. Two new ten meet in this house, as described in Denver in 2008, we hope to be committee chair people were an- in Anthony Boucher’s Rocket to able to sponsor a tour of the “home nounced in that meeting and they the Morgue. The lot is 6,250 square of the future” that Robert and are Tim Morgan and Juliet Vogel. feet, on a steep hillside. The front Virginia built in 1950-51 in Colo- Welcome! Tim will be working to side of the house is quite lush. The rado Springs, which was profiled establish new and reestablish some current owner of the home pur- in Popular Mechanics in 1952. old activities, Juliet to open up chased it in 1997. He later learned That was the home under which membership opportunities in the that Heinlein had aerospace professions. I am happy lived there.
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