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Fandango, v. 2, issue 4, whole no. 8, Spring 1945
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our thrush, the Nightingale from New England, Yhos, trying manfully to make himself heard above the din! Solid, what? Entertainment committee for the Pacificon take note! In all seriousness, though, i can't help regretting that more of us cannot play our own music. One does not need to be a good musician to find his appreciation broadening by leaps and bounds if he can do no more than stink finger around on a piano tracing progressions and dissecting chords. I know I wish I could. Three members use music for background purposes only. Twelve feel that good music is deserving of undivided attention. Eight do both (and I extrapolate to say, "depending on the quality of the music and their mood at the time".) The reason I asked this question is that I find it difficult to do anything except listen when music is playing, even if the music is second-rate. Anything requiring mental activity of a higher order than dish drying is impossible for me if good music is being played at the time. Among fans I have met, as well as among other people, this is rather unusual; and I wondered if the rest of the members contained a few like me. Rosco Wright asked rather a poser in this connection: "How about dancing?" This isn't quite what I had in view; though in my own case, if I'm out digging a really good bunch of boys, I'll probably eschew dancing in favor of standing by the bandstand. More than once I've gotten so absorbed in listening that I forgot to dance! This is, to put it mildly, provoking to one's partner! Four of the twenty-five disapprove of musical discussions in FAPA--too small a percentage to keep me from discussing it. Of the twenty-one expressing their approval, two qualified their yeses. Koenig says "fantasy music only", or words to that effect; and Searles refers me to an earlier statement of his in Fantasy Commentator. Upon looking this up, I find that he feels that a minimum of 50% of any FAPA magazine be devoted to fantasy, and the rest to anything the editor wishes. The other 19 affirmatives were unqualified. I asked this question with the idea of discussing jazz in most of my FAPA space, and intended to do so regardless of the poll, unless it showed a strong majority in opposition. Perhaps a summary might not be amiss, but I prefer to present you with the bare results and let you analyse them any way you wish. Two comments, however, should be published. Chauvenet, in filling out his card, pointed out that he could answer no question but the last one, but expressed himself as favoring musical discussions in the mailings. "...occasionally I find them interesting (even if obscure!)" Some of our less tolerant members, including myself, might do worse than to take a leaf from LRC's book. Willie Watson said: "Something should be done to popularize jazz (real jazz) in FAPA." The poll was answered by the following individuals: EEVans, Davis, Anderson, (Los Angeles), del la Ree, Stanley, Thompson, Widner, Bill Evans, Tucker, (N.Y.C.), Kepner, Gardner, Fern, Lowndes, Swisher, Watson, (Medford, Oregon), Brown, Koenig, Washington, Searles, (New York), R. Wright, and Laney. Special thanks go to Alva "Red" Rogers for his kindness in allowing me to use his address on the cards; my own was very indeterminate at the time they were prepared. Good listening to you all. ***************** FAN-DANGO is a personalized publication written and published by Francis T. Laney, 1005 West 35th Place, Los Angeles 7, California for free circulation to members of the Fantasy Amateur Press Association. All material appearing herein is composed on the stencil by the editor. -- 3 --
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our thrush, the Nightingale from New England, Yhos, trying manfully to make himself heard above the din! Solid, what? Entertainment committee for the Pacificon take note! In all seriousness, though, i can't help regretting that more of us cannot play our own music. One does not need to be a good musician to find his appreciation broadening by leaps and bounds if he can do no more than stink finger around on a piano tracing progressions and dissecting chords. I know I wish I could. Three members use music for background purposes only. Twelve feel that good music is deserving of undivided attention. Eight do both (and I extrapolate to say, "depending on the quality of the music and their mood at the time".) The reason I asked this question is that I find it difficult to do anything except listen when music is playing, even if the music is second-rate. Anything requiring mental activity of a higher order than dish drying is impossible for me if good music is being played at the time. Among fans I have met, as well as among other people, this is rather unusual; and I wondered if the rest of the members contained a few like me. Rosco Wright asked rather a poser in this connection: "How about dancing?" This isn't quite what I had in view; though in my own case, if I'm out digging a really good bunch of boys, I'll probably eschew dancing in favor of standing by the bandstand. More than once I've gotten so absorbed in listening that I forgot to dance! This is, to put it mildly, provoking to one's partner! Four of the twenty-five disapprove of musical discussions in FAPA--too small a percentage to keep me from discussing it. Of the twenty-one expressing their approval, two qualified their yeses. Koenig says "fantasy music only", or words to that effect; and Searles refers me to an earlier statement of his in Fantasy Commentator. Upon looking this up, I find that he feels that a minimum of 50% of any FAPA magazine be devoted to fantasy, and the rest to anything the editor wishes. The other 19 affirmatives were unqualified. I asked this question with the idea of discussing jazz in most of my FAPA space, and intended to do so regardless of the poll, unless it showed a strong majority in opposition. Perhaps a summary might not be amiss, but I prefer to present you with the bare results and let you analyse them any way you wish. Two comments, however, should be published. Chauvenet, in filling out his card, pointed out that he could answer no question but the last one, but expressed himself as favoring musical discussions in the mailings. "...occasionally I find them interesting (even if obscure!)" Some of our less tolerant members, including myself, might do worse than to take a leaf from LRC's book. Willie Watson said: "Something should be done to popularize jazz (real jazz) in FAPA." The poll was answered by the following individuals: EEVans, Davis, Anderson, (Los Angeles), del la Ree, Stanley, Thompson, Widner, Bill Evans, Tucker, (N.Y.C.), Kepner, Gardner, Fern, Lowndes, Swisher, Watson, (Medford, Oregon), Brown, Koenig, Washington, Searles, (New York), R. Wright, and Laney. Special thanks go to Alva "Red" Rogers for his kindness in allowing me to use his address on the cards; my own was very indeterminate at the time they were prepared. Good listening to you all. ***************** FAN-DANGO is a personalized publication written and published by Francis T. Laney, 1005 West 35th Place, Los Angeles 7, California for free circulation to members of the Fantasy Amateur Press Association. All material appearing herein is composed on the stencil by the editor. -- 3 --
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