Posted by Terry Allen Thanks Terry Link: The Robert E Howard Comics Group
on 1/27/2006, 11:31 am
82.37.48.43
Posted by Dennis McHaney over at Innercircle http://groups.yahoo.com/group/rehinnercircle/ and being passed on as
requested. If you can help out in some way please do so.
Contribute to the Cross Plains Fire Relief Fund . Further details at http://www.rehupa.com
>A couple of weeks ago, I e mailed Paul Herman and asked him if he'd
> be interested in a booklet of some of the poetry that was scheduled
> to be read at the Howard 100th Birthday Bash at The Black Dog
> Tavern. He jumped on that like a vampire bat on a hemorrhaging
> hemophiliac.
>
> I was working on that and trying to think of some other way I could
> possibly help the folks in Cross Plains. Why just do a booklet?
> Why not a benefit book for the Fire Relief Fund?
>
> The next day, I sent a message through the REHupa e mail group that
> only got a couple of immediate responses. The first two guys to
> jump up to contribute were Bill Cavalier and David Burton. Thanks,
> guys, I appreciate the quick response.
>
> Then I e mailed a number of individuals. Glenn Lord, Don Herron,
> Rusty Burke and Patrice Louinet were quick to respond. A second e
> mail to the REHupa group, this time chastising them for their
> shyness about expanding the readership for their intense Howard
> studies, brought in more of my old brothers into the project, and
> after another week of private e mails, more have joined in, and I
> have the beginnings of a terrific volume of articles and other
> material on Robert E. Howard for the purpose of a benefit volume,
> the profits going to the Fire Relief Fund for Cross Plains, Texas.
>
> Now that I know that there is sufficient support for this project, I
> am announcing it to the internet public, in hopes of gaining more
> support and more contributions. I am looking for articles,
> bibliographic reference pieces, or other material related to Robert
> E. Howard. This does not necessarily have to be new material. If
> you have written something for an apa or a fanzine, something that
> you feel deserves a wider readership, please consider having your
> work included in this publication.
>
> I'm not interested in fan fiction or art. The book will be
> illustrated, but probably not as liberally as most of the
> publications I've done in the past.
>
> I know there are professional writers and artist in this internet
> group. Your names would lend support and further credibility to
> this project, and I sincerely hope you can find the time to
> contribute to this worthy cause. All topics related to Howard are
> welcome - comics, films, etc.
>
> If you are a contributor to any current Howard fanzine, small press
> journal, or involved in any type of Howard research project, you
> need to be in this book. Every corner of the Howard related world
> should be represented.
>
> If any of you have reservations about involving yourself in a
> project with ME, because of any personal issues, you should put that
> aside. This is not about me or for me - it is about Robert E.
> Howard and it is for Cross Plains.
>
> If you are not a writer, or an artist, if you just care about Cross
> Plains, if you have ever gone to Howard Days at Cross Plains, but
> you would still like to contribute, then you can do so in the Cross
> Plains Memories Section of the Book. For that , I need quotes , a
> few sentences or a couple of paragraphs, about what Cross Plains
> means to you, how attending the festivities have affected you, etc.
> That will be a really nice section, and will demonstrate to Cross
> Plains just what we think of them, and how much we love visiting
> there each year.
>
> Now for the Business end of this book. It will be available on line
> in hardback and paperback from lulu.com. I will make arrangements
> for some other direct mail order set-up for the book, possibly with
> Project Pride in Cross Plains.
>
> All royalties, profits, etc. for this book will be paid into the
> Paypal Cross Plains Fire Relief Fund set up by Bill Cavalier. Since
> I will be donating all the pre-press production work for this book,
> there will be no expenses or deductions from the sale price of the
> book. Everything will go to Cross Plains.
>
> I am going to publicize this project as much as possible. It is a
> worthy cause, and this is already shaping up to be a worthwhile
> book, and I'm still adding to the contributors.
>
> If you are interested in being involved in this fund raising
> project, please e mail me at my new address, dennishmch@inbox.com
>
> If you want to contribute to the Cross Plains Memories quotes
> section, send your quotes to the same address, along with your real
> name and city, so that you can get credit for it in the book.
>
> Unfortunately, I have a tight deadline for this project. I can't
> wait for your contributions for six months. Cross Plains needs help
> now! So, I need any material for this book around the middle of
> February. If you want to contribute but have something that might
> take longer, I can extend that deadline another week or so, but we
> need to get the ball rolling on this.
>
> If you have any questions about this contact me at the e mail
> address above or through the group.
>
> This is a great opportunity to show the people of Cross Plains what
> great folks Howard fans are, and help out a very deserving community
> that needs our help.
>
> Please circulate this plea for assistance with other email groups,
> web discussion groups, etc.
>
> Dennis McHaney
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