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WilliamRotsler andHarlanEllisonTHE KONG PAPERS
INTRODUCTION
Oh,the re salovelystorygoeswiththesecartoonsandcaptions.Danger,adventure,int
rigue,crime, bigbusiness,lust ,heroesan dheroines,vi llains andgoodguys.
Thescorecardyou ll get later.
Rotsler, if youdon t knowhim, isoneof themost
unbelievablecreaturesGodevercreated,r ivaledfo rb izarrewonderonl yb ythe
GreatCrestedMountebank(alesserspeciesoftheAntipodes, little-known for its
ability tocarr ycoconut stoaheigh tof10,000feet,releasethem
,andbeatthemtotheground,reducingi tselftojellyin the process).
WilliamRotsler,raconteur,cinemadi rector,editor,ess ayist,writer,
photographer,sculptor, cartoonist,humanitarian,bo n vivant,loverofw omen,world
traveler,friendtothosewhohavenofriends, enem ytothosewhomakehimthei
renemy,knownonlytohisfriendan dcompanionMargoLaneasthe
mantowhombelongsthevoiceoftheinvisibleShadow...alltheseandmore,manymore,reside
in the hirsutebruteknown asWilliamR otsler.
I amp roudt ocallthis man myfriend.Idon tgiveadamnwhatanybody says. So
therewe areat theSt.L ouisscience-fictionc onvention,t woyearsago,
andthenightsanddayshavepassedina madwhirl offrivolityandcamaraderie,andR
otslerandmewindup aboutthreeayem, sittingon thefloorof Judy- Lynn Benjamin s
room,lookingat eachotherandg oingbibble-bibble-bibblewith
ourfingersagainstourflappinglips.We arealsolo okingatpeople s kneecaps.Th
isisbecauseeveryoneelseatthepartyisstanding andweareslouchedagainstthewalll
ikeapairofLyonsH ouserejects.
Nowdownstairs, inam ainballroom,theyareshowing filmsonam oviescreenIw illsoon
liveto ruethedayIeverhea rdof.Ifthat sasentence.Anyhow.
 Rotsler. Is aystohim,myeyes rolling up
inmyhead, ifthisendlessboredomdoesn tcomesoon toanass-grindingconclus ion,su
relyIwillgomad.Mad,d o youhear,ma dmadmad!
 Y know, yourvoice, whenyou getcrazy,itgoesuprealh ighlikeFayW ray s,
hereplied.
 Ifthebestthingyouc ouldfindtodof oralittlelivelyenterta
inmentwasmakeobviousjokesaboutLinC arter,you dsoundl ikeFayW ray,too, Ipenu
ltimate,expiring.
Rotslerissittingthereonthefloor,see,andhehasth isbigsheafofnicewh
iterag-contentsheets,
andheisdrawinghiscartoonsandflingingthemoffinalldirectionsandtherearetenthousa
ndscurrying hairycreaturesgrabbingthe mbeforetheyh ittherug;fans,ofcou rse,col
lectingRotslermaste rpiecesfortheirgrubbylittlefanzines.
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 Speaking ofFa yW ray, I vouchsafe,  whyd on twedowha
twedidattheWesterconacoupleofyearsago:youdothec artoons,I l ldotheca ptions.
 What sthatgottodowithFayWray?
 Forsoothandodds blood,myliege, Iparadiddle, we lldocartoonsaboutKingK ong.
So meandRotsler, thisincrediblecreativemindfromsu relyanotherdi mension,
wesitthereandhedoesthese greatcartoonsandIdothesemerelybrilliantcaptions,
andJudy-LynnBenjaminpassesthemaround and everybodyf allsou t.
SoIgettheideaifthey rethatfunny,w eoughttogetthe
mXerox dandstaplethemtogetherand sell thefoliosfor ab uckapiece.
It snotthatweneededthemoney,itwassimplythe rewasnothinge lseinterestingtodo,e
xceptbaitLin Carter,andwouldn tI beasw inetodoth att o a guywh o isreally afi
nefantasyeditor!
ItakethedrawingsandImakethemistakeofrunningintothispersonnamedJamesWarren,see
,a sortofk ind ofineptS ammyGlickwith delusions ofpotency,andIsayto him,  I m
goingt o get these printedupasalark, andsellthem forabeanapiece.
NextthingIknow,Warrenhascuthimselfin--hethinks--astheproducerof thegig,plying
hisen trepreneurt alentswith as kill thatwouldmakeaMississippir
iverboatgamblernodinen vy.
Heofferstogetthefoliosprintedup at a minimalc ost,athousandors o folios,
andthenrun itinoneofh ismagazines...orsomething like that.(It s
difficult.later, torec onstruct preciselywhatdealWar ren hasmade;hetalksfast,h
ishandsmovequickly,andbusinessarrangementswithhimarelikeaChinesedinner: half
anhourlateryou rep oor again.)
Theupshot isthat wegot onehundredcopiesof theoriginal folio,anditc ost
fifty-somebucks.Don
taskmehowhemanagedtofindtheoneplaceinSt.Louisthatwouldchargetentimeswhatnormal
reprocostsshouldbe...Idon tknow.Sufficeittosay,afterwe dsoldthefolios--whichwe
ntinaboutfifteen
minutes--andpaidoffthekidswho ddonetheactualworkofrunningthestufftoandfromthep
rinter. RotslerandImadeabouttenbuckseach.Warrendemandedhis cut.Whatc ut?I
asked. Heg otunhappy.That snice.Id on tlikeJimWarren.
Anyhow,everybodywho sseenthesecartoonsth inkstheyarehilarious.OnlyR
otslerhatesthem.Gopleasetheworld.
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A. E. Van Vogtand Harlan EllisonTHE HUMAN
OPERATORS
INTRODUCTION
Surelythestrangest collaboration in thisbook,no tonly inte rms ofmethodof
execution,butin melding oftalents,isthisone.Itc
ameaboutpurelybychancewhenIsaacAsimov, am anwell-known as a fink whod
on tkeeph ispromiseslikeniceguysdo,de cidedtwoyearsafter he dagreedtoc
ollaborating,that hewantedtoc ontinuewriting Asimov sHistory ofEverything, or
whatever it washewasinvolvedina t the time,rather than honoringa solemn
promiseandwritingash ortst oryforwhich hemighth avemadefifty,maybeeve nsixtyd
ollars.So.E xeunt Asimov,andIhaveawholeinthe book. (When Asimovexits,whatyouh
aveisnotahole, itis awhole!)
Andone night,ina feverdream,I situp andsayt o thew alls,  Hey,h [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]