BOOKCELLAR NOTES (5/22/03 THU):
---Letter from me accompanying shipment of a Perley Poore Sheehan bibliography (which has been a pretty good seller), in response to an inquiry:
“Thanks for the order. As for books from Battered Silicon (KING OF THE PULPS), I haven’t been able to get their publications lately--mainly because I can’t meet their ordering guidelines for number of copies of individual titles I need to get at a time. Other publishers allow me to get assorted titles if they want me to buy ten books for the bookseller discount. I think Mike Chomko might be your person:
Michael P. Chomko
2217 W Fairview St
Allentown PA 18104-6542
chomko@enter.net”

---I am drawing a blank here, but I pass along this email I received:
“Hello,
I think you already know who I am. But if you don't remember me, I am Carlton Mellick III author of the surreal-horror/bizarre-fantasy novels Razor Wire Pubic Hair, Satan Burger, The Baby Jesus Butt Plug, and Electric Jesus Corpse. I'm also going to be in the next Year's Best Fantasy and Horror.
Anyway, I'm hoping we could swap links. My website is at www.avantpunk.com ... let me know yours and I'll link to it asap.
Well, good luck with everything and take care,
--Carlton Mellick III
author of the surreal and bizarre
www.avantpunk.com
Mellick1@aol.com”

---Herewith unilateral link to there or mention of there but I will forego link from there to here.

---Another individualized response pasted here to maybe make my hard work go farther:
“I forgot to reply to your question about magazines. I don't think I have too many of those listed in my catalog at the moment. Except maybe:
LOCUS #409, 2/95, (1994: The year in SF) • ---# 421, 2/96, (1995: The year in SF) • --#423, 4/96, (Baxter & Holdstock interviews; H.L. Gold memorials), vg-f ea., $2
EXTRAPOLATION, win/83, (on Vance, Russ, Herbert, Clarke, Wells), vg 3.00
THE NEW YORK REVIEW OF SCIENCE FICTION #17, 1/90 (Pohl on Twain) • ---#18, 2/90 • ---#25, 9/90, (on Farmer & Ballard; Tony Daniel), vg each, 2.00
SCIENCE FICTION REVIEW, sum/91, (Special Fiction Section; Clancy editorial), vg $4
also, this, which you don't ask about:
SCIENCE-FICTION STUDIES #20 to #52, 3/80 to 11/90, (an entire decade of what is generally regarded as the most important academic journal in the SF field; critical analyses, book reviews), the entire 33-issue run, as new the set, 137.50
---#52 (1990), #59 (1993), #61 to #66 (1994-5), 8 issues, f as a set, 35.00
and this, SF-REVIEW related:
Geis, Richard RICHARD E. GEIS: A PERSONAL JOURNAL #1 to #13, self ('78-9), (xeroxed sheets; ravings & rants by noted fan & pornographer), vg the set, $25”

---Music played:
- Tin Hat Trio THE RODEO ERODED (Xgau: B Plus)
- Nirvana NIRVANA (2002)
- The Go-Betweens SPRING HILL FAIR (2-CD, with bonus disc) (Xgau: A Minus)
- compilation CD from Sweden (a heterogenius concoction with some fun Swedish pop, different renditions of familiar songs, etc.; genuinely likeable; the ease of burning CDs if you have the proper equipment makes these music compilations a neat thing to be able to do; by the way, my own CD Comp 5 is now ready to send)