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Issue #77, April 18th, 1997

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Let's Hear It for The Silence, by carl juarez.

Laying New Foundations, by Greg Benford.

Dr. Fandom.com, by Ted White.

Mongolian Rock n' Roll, by Vicki Rosenzweig.

March On, by Randy Byers.

Trading Zines, by Christina Lake.

Plink & Twokta, by Victor M. Gonzalez.

Days of Fandom, by Andy Hooper.

Dispatches to Apak, by many valued correspondents.

Fanzine Countdown, Extended Edition, by Andy Hooper.


This is the seventy-seventh issue of a tri-weekly fanzine, edited and published by Andy Hooper,
carl juarez and Victor Gonzalez, members & founding member fwa, supporters afal,
at The Starliter Building, 4228 Francis Ave. N. #103, Seattle, WA 98103, also available at fanmailAPH@aol.com. Correspondence for Victor should be sent to 9238 Fourth Ave. SW, Seattle WA 98106, and at vxg@p.tribnet.com. carl accepts e-mail at cjuarez@oz.net and fanzines at Andy's address. See below for availability and trade info, including the addresses of our British and Australian mailing agents. This is Drag Bunt Press Production #292. Apparatchiki: Jae Leslie Adams, Gregory Benford, Randy Byers, Steve Green, Irwin Hirsh, Christina Lake, Lesley Reece, Martin Tudor, Pam Wells & Ted White.

APPARATCHIK is the Homo Erectus of fandom, impressive for its development of the symmetrical Acheulean hand-axe and the apparent use of fire, but look more closely -- they kept doing the same thing fo a million years! As one archeologist put it, a period of "unimaginable monotony." Apak is still available for the usual, but note that trades must be sent to all three editors. Or you can get Apparatchik for $3.00 for a 3 month supply, or a year's worth for $12.00 or a lifetime subscription for $19.73, or in exchange for a nesselrode pie.

For readers in the United Kingdom, Martin Tudor will accept #10.00 for an annual subscription, #19.37 for a lifetime sub, from 24 Ravensbourne Grove, Off Clarke's Lane, Willenhall, West Midlands, WV13 1HX, UK. Australian readers can subscribe through Irwin Hirsh, 26 Jessamine Ave., East Prahran, Victoria 3181 Australia, for $4.50 (single issue), $17.00 (annual) and $28.09 (lifetime) Australian.


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