Baryon 111 Editorial

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I realize that the publication schedule I keep does not allow for any fast breaking news. I try to let you know some of the important things that have happened and who have left us. I appreciate your bearing with me and continuing to read this. It’s been a long time since the first issue of Baryon (Issue 6, Volume 2, number 1) in 1976. A lot of friends have come into my life and too many have departed for that great WorldCon in the sky. We will just have to see what the coming year brings. Bettie Page left us in December. I’m sure many people thought she was already gone after disappearing from public view many years ago. She was a pinup queen and so much more to the generation that grew up in the fifties and a legend to those of us who followed and knew her through the reprints of her photos and the look-alike contests held at conventions all over the world. Edd Cartier, one of the whimsical artists of the pulp era also left us in December. I remember him from WEIRD TALES, UNKNOWN, THE SHADOW and other pulps I picked up second hand. I never got to meet him but our friend in common, Ben Indick, was able to obtain his autograph for me. He was one of a kind and my sympathy goes out to his family. Patrick McGoohan, who starred in two of the classic British series that made an impact on millions of science fiction fans, Danger Man or Secret Agent as it was called in the US and The Prisoner has finally escaped the village and uncovered the identity of Number One. Ricardo Montalban, best known for his role as Khan on the original Star Trek and the second motion picture and Mr. Roark on Fantasy Island, has also taken "da plane" to the next level. He had a varied and successful career. Dewey Martin died in February. His name might not be known to a lot of Baryon readers, but he was the drummer for the Buffalo Springfield, a short lived but highly inventive rock and roll band. Their biggest hit was "For What It’s Worth", but they are better known for the members of the group. Stephen Stills, Neil Young, Jim Messina and Ritchie Furay were the other members and their place in rock and roll history is well established. Philip Jose Farmer left us on February 25. He was 91. He really shocked the science fiction world when he started his career writing about sex. Not just ordinary sex but sex with aliens. After that he took us to The World of Tiers, Riverworld, Dayworld, ancient Opar, and told us about Jesus on Mars. His history of the Wold Newton family seemed to convince a lot of people that Tarzan, Doc Savage, Phineas Fogg and others actually lived. His books take up two shelves in the library and are second only to Asimov in space. I had known him since the mid seventies and had been a fan much longer. I’ll miss him. I’ve started a blog that features some of the reviews that are appearing in this issue. I’m posting them there to give them more exposure and get them out a bit faster than I can by publishing the zine quarterly. The address is http://thebaryonreview.blogspot.com and I would appreciate it if you give it a try. Barry
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I realize that the publication schedule I keep does not allow for any fast breaking news. I try to let you know some of the important things that have happened and who have left us. I appreciate your bearing with me and continuing to read this. It’s been a long time since the first issue of Baryon (Issue 6, Volume 2, number 1) in 1976. A lot of friends have come into my life and too many have departed for that great WorldCon in the sky. We will just have to see what the coming year brings.

Bettie Page left us in December. I’m sure many people thought she was already gone after disappearing from public view many years ago. She was a pinup queen and so much more to the generation that grew up in the fifties and a legend to those of us who followed and knew her through the reprints of her photos and the look-alike contests held at conventions all over the world.

Edd Cartier, one of the whimsical artists of the pulp era also left us in December. I remember him from WEIRD TALES, UNKNOWN, THE SHADOW and other pulps I picked up second hand. I never got to meet him but our friend in common, Ben Indick, was able to obtain his autograph for me. He was one of a kind and my sympathy goes out to his family.

Patrick McGoohan, who starred in two of the classic British series that made an impact on millions of science fiction fans, Danger Man or Secret Agent as it was called in the US and The Prisoner has finally escaped the village and uncovered the identity of Number One.

Ricardo Montalban, best known for his role as Khan on the original Star Trek and the second motion picture and Mr. Roark on Fantasy Island, has also taken "da plane" to the next level. He had a varied and successful career.

Dewey Martin died in February. His name might not be known to a lot of Baryon readers, but he was the drummer for the Buffalo Springfield, a short lived but highly inventive rock and roll band. Their biggest hit was "For What It’s Worth", but they are better known for the members of the group. Stephen Stills, Neil Young, Jim Messina and Ritchie Furay were the other members and their place in rock and roll history is well established.

Philip Jose Farmer left us on February 25. He was 91. He really shocked the science fiction world when he started his career writing about sex. Not just ordinary sex but sex with aliens. After that he took us to The World of Tiers, Riverworld, Dayworld, ancient Opar, and told us about Jesus on Mars. His history of the Wold Newton family seemed to convince a lot of people that Tarzan, Doc Savage, Phineas Fogg and others actually lived. His books take up two shelves in the library and are second only to Asimov in space. I had known him since the mid seventies and had been a fan much longer. I’ll miss him.

I’ve started a blog that features some of the reviews that are appearing in this issue. I’m posting them there to give them more exposure and get them out a bit faster than I can by publishing the zine quarterly. The address is http://thebaryonreview.blogspot.com and I would appreciate it if you give it a try.

Barry

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