Just Like a Daugherty Project Except That It Will Actually Happen
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From Fancyclopedia 2, ca. 1959 |
(Laney) The ultimate in fannish accomplishment. South Gate all over again. Unendurable pleasure indefinitely prolonged. Laney once, growing lyrical in praise of the one-shot session, lauded it with this phrase. Walter J Daugherty was a LASFan noted for fine ideas that came to nothing. |
From Fancyclopedia 2, ca. 1959 |
was Burbee's line; Laney was only quoting it. Burb was "being lyrical about the wonderful idea of writing and publishing a mag all in one sitting, and of course I had to throw in a line like that because even in my serious moments I have to clown a bit." It would probably have gone unnoticed except that when Shaggy reprinted Laney's remark in an "all-star issue" they censored out this crack. Naturally, FTL took steps to make sure that even people who have no idea of the context know this line. |
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