[Trash-talk] Queen Helen fanclub/fanzines

[Alan Hoppe]

Thank you, Elfie, for the detailed message! It clears up all of the
questions I think anyone might have had. I'll email you privately with
information regarding the people who've not recieved anything. It's one
person in Canada (Vancouver) and another person from trash-talk who lives in
the DC-Virginia area.

Thanks for struggling onward with things as frustrating as they are. I know
it must be hard to keep your momentum going. And sorry for not sending you
anything .. I will .. I'm a flake.

-Alan-

PS : It was lovely meeting you last year and I miss you :)

----- Original Message -----
From: "Queen Helen fan club"

> Hello!
>
> Okay...... I wanted to apologise for not writing earlier about the whole
> thing. And apologise to the fanclub members who have a problem with the
> fanclub. That's like, all US members..... So let me explain:
>
> Where shall I start. Yes, Queen Helen fanclub is still alive. Claire
rangada
> goddess is supposed to "take care" of all US, Canadian and Australian
> members, while I'm taking care of the European and rest of the world
member,
> meaning she sends and get money and info from people in the US, Canada and
> Australia (we'll call it "US members" to shorten my explanation), while
I'm
> doing the same for Europe and all. We have about as many "US members" as
> "Europe members".
>
> The way we have been working for the past 2 years 1/2 is: I'd be doing my
> fanzine "Queen Helen", Louise would be doing "Fish On Fire" (or I'd be
> printing hers), and Claire would be printing her fanzine "Garbiology".
Then,
> Claire would send me a big parcel with her fanzines for the Europe
members,
> and I'd be sending her a big parcel with all copies of Queen Helen and
Fish
> on Fire for the US members. We'd do the same for the cds, photos, buttons,
> etc. It has worked fine until last year.................
>
> Suddenly, no news from Claire..... and recently, www.garbagezines.com
> disapeared, aswell as all emails I'd get at elfie at garbagezines.com, no
> explanation, nothing. Anyway. I finished issue 11 of Queen Helen back in
> January, printed it all for everyone, sent copies to all Europe members,
> then contacted Claire about sending the fanzines to her so she'd send them
> to US members. She replied almost immediately, telling me to send them to
> her and all. That was back in JANUARY! Then, no news from her.... I had no
> option, and I'd sent her all the fanzines.... which cost me a LOT of
money,
> from my own money.
>
> Since I didnt get any news from her, I asked Bill if he could help me by
> copying the Glamtrash cds for the US members, he agreed, and I am very
very
> grateful, because it is a lot of work, and we worked VERY hard on that cd!
> Then, suddenly, Claire reappeared, saying she'd be sending the fanzines
and
> that Bill could send her all cds she would send to the members, with Queen
> Helen and her own fanzine. She'd be sending me her fanzine too for the
> Europe members. I replied back, but didn't get any reply, and apparently
she
> has not sent the fanzines yet.....
>
> I don't know what to do, and we don't have any money here in Europe, she
has
> most of the fanclub money.
>
> Another problem is: fanzine 12 is almost ready, mushroom records vanished,
> and Pias, who does the copies for me, suddendly decided they would not do
so
> anymore, meaning.... well if we can't do copies, I cannot afford them!!!
(I
> emailed them saying, "when can we do the copies, fanzine is ready" and
they
> replied "well, I'm afraid it wont be possible", two days ago, so I'm still
> waiting to see what's happening). We have photos ready, but I know that's
> not enough!!!
>
> I had told Claire that if she didn't think she could handle the fanclub
> anymore, I'd have to find someone else in the US to help me, but she
seemed
> to want to go on, but I'm confused now..................... and extremely
> pissed off!
>
> I'm doing my best to keep this fanclub going. I think of it every day (no
> kidding), and trying to find ideas, etc. But 1) we get no help from the
> record companies, and even less now, apparently 2) well, clearly, some
> communication problems....
>
> Also, I'm not sure I have all US member info, Alan mentionned a friend who
> never got anything??? WHo is it? And Louise you said some of your friends
> are still waiting, but that's in Europe, we're okay in Europe aren't we???
> ;/
>
> I really do hope something happens....
>
> Elfie