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"Don't stop on my account, Chris! Interesting discussion is such a rarity around here..."
Mr. Phelps...aren't you the guy who once accused ME of being dan the man???
"I hope you get a good deal at Ebay"
My dear and most cherished friend Preston, now that I know YOU are the one who wrote the article that I enjoyed so much all those years ago, I shall spare no expense in getting it back into my hot little paws. I am downright eager for the renewed experience!!!
I did not know that Bill Stine had passed away, Preston. I admired his tremendous talent. He produced a number of wonderful covers for CFQ. Would you be willing to amplify your comments? I'd like to know how old he was, and how he died, if you don't mind talking about it. Otherwise, please forget that I asked. It is not a delicate question, and I certainly understand if you have any hesitation about discussing it further.
"Seeing the detail in the actual brushstrokes has given me even more appreciation of Bill's talent."
The amazing experience of being "Up Close And Personal" with the original piece of any artist's work always engenders a much greater appreciation for the talent, the love and the labor involved in its creation. That is why my heart's desire is to visit Rome one day. I want to be as physically close as one is able to the chisel cuts and brushstrokes of Michelangelo's sculptures and frescoes.
I have always had a great love for the work of Norman Rockwell. Having seen only printed reproductions in magazines and books, it was a REVELATION when I first stood one foot away from an original canvas. As I leaned forward, my WIDE OPEN eyeballs were a mere five or six inches from the man's actual brushstrokes. Preston, I could write page upon page describing what I learned in that incredible moment of time. Two years ago, the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D. C. exhibited an enormous number of Rockwell works that were on loan from the private collections of...GEORGE LUCAS and STEVEN SPIELBERG! I attended with great enthusiasm, and spent the entire day drinking in the glorious talent of a truly GREAT American artist.
I understand exactly how you feel, owning Bill Stine's original work.
Maybe someday I can come and see it myself...
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Thank you for your heart-felt eloquence, Chris, which moves me muchly. Glad you had that DC experience, and I hope you get to have that rome adventure. (Cue Max Steiner.)
I wish I could tell you more than the little I know about Bill, which I learned many years ago from Fred. I believe it was early in the 80's that he passed away; the simplest way to ascertain the general time frame would be I guess to look through the backlog of CFQ's and see when his cover art stopped appearing on the magazine. The only other thing I know is that he died from that thief of time we all know too much about from losing friends, family and loved ones: cancer.
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I'd better stay away from there during work hours....
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Was this the one dan the man was managing editor and chief sub?!!
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Fangoria magazine is also available:
https://archive.org/details/fangoriamagazine
Thank you for posting that, Jim. STARLOG's 1986 Mary Woronov interview ended with a notice that it would be continued in the next issue of FANGORIA. It's been in the back of my mind for 32 years. I haunted the STARLOG archive site for a time, but had given up. Now I have it.
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You're welcome! I extend my thanks to the original uploaders at archive.org for making these magazines available to all.
Yeah, they've done us a massive service. STARLOG covered essentially the whole history of science fiction going back to Mary Shelley, and now FANGORIA for horror. It's good to have it preserved and accessible.
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