Difference between revisions of "Wally Balloo"
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
{{fancy2|text= | {{fancy2|text= | ||
| − | ([[Bob Peatrowsky|Bob]]&[[Ray Thompson|Ray]]) [[Dave Ish]] explains: "Wally Balloo is a representation of the typical [[Seventh Fandom]] member. Wally edits a fine [[fan magazine]] [this was not a typical characteristiic] smokes a pipe, writes [[fannish]] articles and [[fiction]] -- some good, some bad -- dabbles a bit in [[art]]work, reads ''MAD'' [and] an occasional [[prozine]], and generally fills the bill for the average [[Seventh Fandomists]]... Wally Balloo is a composite of all [[Seventh Fandom]] big-wigs so you'll never know just which [[seventh fandomite]] is responsible for which Balloo article. If there ever was a focal point of [[Seventh Fandom]], Wally Balloo is it." ([[Sol|SOL]] IX). | + | ([[Bob Peatrowsky|Bob]]&[[Ray Thompson|Ray]]) [[Dave Ish]] explains: "Wally Balloo is a representation of the typical [[Seventh Fandom]] member. Wally edits a fine [[fan magazine]] [this was not a typical characteristiic] smokes a pipe, writes [[fannish]] articles and [[fiction]] -- some good, some bad -- dabbles a bit in [[art]]work, reads ''MAD'' [and] an occasional [[prozine]], and generally fills the bill for the average [[Seventh Fandomists]]... Wally Balloo is a composite of all [[Seventh Fandom]] big-wigs so you'll never know just which [[seventh fandomite]] is responsible for which Balloo article. If there ever was a [[focal point]] of [[Seventh Fandom]], Wally Balloo is it." ([[Sol|SOL]] IX). |
}} | }} | ||
Latest revision as of 12:09, 18 January 2021
| From Fancyclopedia 2, ca. 1959 |
| (Bob&Ray) Dave Ish explains: "Wally Balloo is a representation of the typical Seventh Fandom member. Wally edits a fine fan magazine [this was not a typical characteristiic] smokes a pipe, writes fannish articles and fiction -- some good, some bad -- dabbles a bit in artwork, reads MAD [and] an occasional prozine, and generally fills the bill for the average Seventh Fandomists... Wally Balloo is a composite of all Seventh Fandom big-wigs so you'll never know just which seventh fandomite is responsible for which Balloo article. If there ever was a focal point of Seventh Fandom, Wally Balloo is it." (SOL IX). |
| Person | ????— |
| This is a biography page. Please extend it by adding more information about the person, such as fanzines and apazines published, awards, clubs, conventions worked on, GoHships, impact on fandom, external links, anecdotes, etc. See Standards for People and The Naming of Names. |
