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'''Lee Klingstein Gold''' is a [[fan]] and [[filker]] living in [[Los Angeles]] who found [[fandom]] around 1967. She is a member of [[LAFA]] (and helps handle its mailings), and a writer and publisher of [[filk songs]]. She published ''[[Xenofilkia]]'', a bi-monthly compilation of [[filk songs]], published since 1988, four issues of ''[[Filker Up]]'', an anthology; and, since 1975, a monthly gaming zine, ''[[Alarums and Excursions]]''. | '''Lee Klingstein Gold''' is a [[fan]] and [[filker]] living in [[Los Angeles]] who found [[fandom]] around 1967. She is a member of [[LAFA]] (and helps handle its mailings), and a writer and publisher of [[filk songs]]. She published ''[[Xenofilkia]]'', a bi-monthly compilation of [[filk songs]], published since 1988, four issues of ''[[Filker Up]]'', an anthology; and, since 1975, a monthly gaming zine, ''[[Alarums and Excursions]]''. | ||
| − | She is a member of [[LASFS]] and served as secretary. She was a founding member of [[ | + | She is a member of [[LASFS]] and served as [[secretary]]. She was a founding member of [[The Third Foundation]] and is a member of [[The Cult]] and [[APA-L]]. |
| − | With her husband [[Barry Gold]], she has edited several of the official convention [[songbooks]] for [[ConChord]], and co-edited the [[songbook]] for [[ConFrancisco]]. Books included ''[[Con Chords and Choruses]]''. | + | Lee says "I found organized [[SF fandom]] in 1967 at [[Westercon XX]]", including [[filking]], then "A month later I attended my first [[LASFS]] meeting with copies for sale of ''[The Third Foundation]]'' #77 (the [[fanzine]]'s first issue), containing my first [[filksong]]: ''Oh, What a Beautiful Martian.'' One of the LASFSians who sang it that night was a fellow named [[Barry Gold]], whom I married two years later." |
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| + | With her husband, [[Barry Gold]], she has edited several of the official [[convention]] [[songbooks]] for [[ConChord]], and co-edited the [[songbook]] for [[ConFrancisco]]. Books included ''[[Con Chords and Choruses]]''. | ||
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Latest revision as of 14:16, 31 March 2024
(1942 – )
Lee Klingstein Gold is a fan and filker living in Los Angeles who found fandom around 1967. She is a member of LAFA (and helps handle its mailings), and a writer and publisher of filk songs. She published Xenofilkia, a bi-monthly compilation of filk songs, published since 1988, four issues of Filker Up, an anthology; and, since 1975, a monthly gaming zine, Alarums and Excursions.
She is a member of LASFS and served as secretary. She was a founding member of The Third Foundation and is a member of The Cult and APA-L.
Lee says "I found organized SF fandom in 1967 at Westercon XX", including filking, then "A month later I attended my first LASFS meeting with copies for sale of [The Third Foundation]] #77 (the fanzine's first issue), containing my first filksong: Oh, What a Beautiful Martian. One of the LASFSians who sang it that night was a fellow named Barry Gold, whom I married two years later."
With her husband, Barry Gold, she has edited several of the official convention songbooks for ConChord, and co-edited the songbook for ConFrancisco. Books included Con Chords and Choruses.
- The Best of APA-L #3
- The Bastard Children of Argo
- Filker Up
- Khorlia
- The Third Foundation
- Tom Digby Along Fantasy Way
Awards, Honors and GoHships:
- 1974 -- Evans Freehafer Trophy
- 1975 -- Sampo Award (jointly with Barry Gold)
- 1985 -- Charles Roberts Award
- 1997 -- Filk Hall of Fame
- 2000 -- OVFF 16 (Interfilk Guest)
- 2000 -- Origins Award for Alarums and Excursions
- 2001 -- Origins Award for Alarums and Excursions
- 2007 -- Boskone 44 (Featured Filker)
| Person | 1942— |
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