Date: Wed, 22 Nov 1995 11:05:41 -0500
Subject: How many roads must a man walk down, before you call him a gibbon? ( SWILnews #9)

How short can a SWILnews be?
How small can a SWIL meeting be?
How many people can be crammed into a room at Philcon while the rest of us
contemplate our pog?
How much of this week's SWILnews can James write in the ten minutes before
she has to catch the airport shuttle?

The mind boggles.

Okay, seeing as how everyone went to Philcon this week and my co-president
was recovering that morning from debauchery so wild that it vibrated the
art glass on Kohlberg hall, this 'news need be short.
All you really need to know is that this week's movie was "Cast a Deadly
Spell", people came to it, and it was raucous and fun.  Next week's movie,
since James got to pick it, is "Sleeper" by Woody Allen, about Woody Allen
being sent into a dark and strange future with gigantic strawberries, nose
dictatorships and the Orgasmatron (TM) and it promises to be even more
raucous and fun.  James, in fact, refrained from insisting on a French
new-wave classic, even though the temptation of having TGP and jere7my away
was almost too overwhelming, so you all had better applaud her the next
time you see her and be damn glad you're not watching "Masculin/Feminin" by
Jean Luc Godard.  

The SWIL video library is open for business, containing a tape of Twilight
Zone episodes, one of Muppet show episodes, the long awaited film _Krull_,
_Silverado and for some reason, _Forrest Gump_. Mmmmmmmm, not the library
of Congress, but it's definitely a start.  If you want to claim the content
of a tape, donate 2 dollars to Larry and co and arrange to have the show or
film of your choice dubbed for our entertainment for at least a little of
eternity.  Note, that you do need to make sure that said episodes or film
need to be avaliable on tape to be dubbed, so ask around and see who has
copies and get them to the taping crew as well.  

Nothing else happened.  Really.  There were no comparisons made between
James and Cecilia Tan from Circlet Press (a crappy sci-fi erotica rag).  WE
DON"T LOOK ANYTHING LIKE EACH OTHER.  this is why I stay home from Philcon
and read 19th century british novels instead, i mean really.

Non-SWIL business-

people want to see movies in the next few weeks. this is good.  We will
talk about it later.
Tickfix continues and no one is nearly as Fluorescent at Larry Miller.  all
is well.

kohlberg, art glass, Larry Schall, Josh Burdick, Happy Thanksgiving, now
everyone go home!

Attendance: 11-18-95

Jessica "anguish lies somewhere in the transition metals" Harbour,
Andrea "Yeah! Drugs! Happy"  Hall,
Larry "The Kilted Whirling Scottish Dervish" Miller, 
Erik of the swollen pancreas,
Greg "Crack Daddy and Daddy Crack COMBINED!!! Ingber,
Diana "What does the Messiah have to do w/Scottish Dancing?" Hunt,
Susan "One more reference to Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen and I want blood." Hunt,
Mary Kate and Ashley,
whatever happened to Zbignior Brizinski?
Vote Jim for Most Fluorescent Object!
Julianna "yeah, I'm here" Patrick (for 5 mins!),
Joel "Dropping in to say hi." McNary,

                                                -James & The Giant Peach