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Visions of the Future: Expo 67

April 9th, a Joe Aspler presentation: Expo 67, reminisces on its 55th anniversary

This month marks the 55th anniversary of the opening of Expo 67, still remembered as Montreal’s finest moment. The centrepiece of Canada’s Centennial celebration, Expo is constantly ranked among the greatest World’s Fairs.

Rather than pavilions conforming to cookie-cutter designs, the finest architects provided their imagination. Designers, filmmakers, and others put together a 1,000-acre showplace and playground. Anyone who was anyone was in Montreal that summer, from performers to world leaders.

Expo showed us the future. Computers would examine problems that today, a 12-year-old could carry out on their smartphones. We could use the videotelephone. We could see a model of Air Canada’s supersonic transport, already on order for service in the far-off year of 1980. We could ride on the new-fangled Hovercraft. We could take a monorail, although it was called the “minirail”, this was the 60s after all. We could stand in line for hours to see the Labyrinth: the forerunner of IMAX. In the pavilion of the Indians of Canada, the First Nations told their story, which was different (to say the least) from patronizing, romanticized displays of earlier World’s Fairs.

Some of the future came true, some … not so much.  In Joe’s presentation, we’ll see photos from his personal collection, taken as a budding young photographer, completed by images and videos from the Internet.

Don’t miss this presentation by Joe Aspler, April 9th, on Zoom and on our website.

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March 12, 2022, Meeting posts, in order

Missed our March meeting? Not to worry, here are all the posts in order. The Zoom portion of the meeting is under the members only tab in the upper menu. http://www.monsffa.ca/?page_id=21340

POST 1 of 8: Introduction, Quickie Quiz

Post 2 of 8: Sea-Monkeys and Other Wonders from the Back Pages of Comic Books

POST 3 of 8: Show-and-Tell

Post 4 of 8: Time for the Break!

POST 5 of 8: What Are You Reading/Watching?

Post 6 of 8: Your SF/F Top-Ten Lists

Post 7 of 8: Sci-Fi Balderdash, Sorta, Kinda…

POST 8 of 8: Answers to Quickie Quiz and Wrap-Up

 

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Sea Monkeys and Other Wonders

Order Yours Today: Sea-Monkeys and Other Fantastic Wonders From the Back Pages of Comic Books!

Remember those crazy, wild, and amazing novelty products advertised on the back pages of comic books in the 1960s and ’70s? From the inveterate Sea-Monkeys to X-Ray Specs to a one-man submarine, we’ll look at what was advertised, and what you actually received in the mail if you ordered!

Don’t miss Keith’s presentation March 12th, 13:30h, right here on  http://www.monsffa.ca

Or join us on Zoom. For the link, please contact president@monsffa.ca.

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POST 3 OF 7: THE BREAK—NEWS, DISPLAYS, RAFFLE PRIZES

Time for the break! Grab a bheer, and read up on the latest club news, admire the model displays, and check out the raffle prizes! 

WARP 111 was reviewed in Guy Lillian’s TZD.

NB: Guy works from a template, hence the credit going to Cathy rather than Danny and Val. It should be correct for the next one! To view WARP 111, Click here.

Once upon a time one of the purposes of SF clubs was to put forth fanzines featuring work by the club members – Minneapolis had Rune, LASFS Shangri L’Affaires, New Orleans Nolazine. North of the border the practice still reigns,with excellent Warp, edited by the better-than-excellent Cathy Palmer-Lister. Class act: friendly, attractive, witty, inclusive. That could be either the editor or the genzine, but I better cut it out:it reads like I’m pitching woo. Anyway, a beautiful antique-ish cover by Ingrid Kallick leads to a brief lettercol, club news, and Keith Brathwaite’s anguished memorial to his friend and fellow MonSFFAn, Sylvan St-Pierre. Fan fiction and a good essay on “The Cold Equations”, one of SF’s most controversial and enduring stories, follow, as do a slew of decent genre reviews by Braithwaite. {Yes, I loved A Quiet Place II; no, I haven’t been able to see the “Zach Snyder cut” of Justice League [which I both fear – I loathed what Snyder did in Man of Steel – and anticipate] and never heard of The Nevers.) Donny Sichel’s report on the World Fantasy Con reminds us that the event will return to New Orleans in the near future … hopefully a near future where COVID is contained and Cathy & Co. can write up WFC for Warp.

 Display Table
Wayne is building model space ships

Starburst MK1 (B5), Hawk MKIX (Space 1999) same size
Scale 1/72, and the Jupiter 2. Bottom, right, Enterprise and BoP at  1/537 Scale.

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Dan Kenney is adding ratlines to his pirate ship, which in a former life was a Chinese junk. The ratlines are metal, he will straighten them later.
The Raffle Prizes  (Click to view full size)

Mecha Japanese Capsule Toy, donated by Brian Knapp

Supervillain/superhero Stikfas set donated by Brian Knapp

From Sylvain’s legacy: A set of Dr Who Trading cards

Multiple Hugo Award winner Vernor Vinge’s first full-length novel 1987 Paperback, a bit yellow, but looks unread. Cover Tom Kidd Donated by MonSFFA.

Full box, Tom Kidd trading cards, Sylvain’s legacy

1982 – Prix Boréal, 1982 – Prix Rosny-Aîné, 1982 – Grand Prix de la science-fiction française, from Sylvain’s collection

Sequel to King Kong, being released just nine months after and is the second entry of the King Kong franchise. Sylvain’s collection

Hollywood Science: Hollywood’s depiction of scientists and their work; how accurately these films capture scientific fact and theory. Sylvain’s Collection http://cup.columbia.edu/book/hollywood-science/9780231512398

Three issues of Mad Magazine from the 1970s, including January 1978 – their very first Star Wars parody.

 

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Meeting of Jan 15, all posts in order

Missed our meeting on Saturday? Fret not, here are all the posts in order. Members will be sent the links to the Zoom portion of the meeting.

Meeting of Jan 15, 2022, all posts in order.

Keith: Opening and trivia Challenge, Answers in Post 6

Post 1 of 6: Introduction and Agenda

Joe’s Presentation: Classical Music in F&SF

Post 2 of 6: Classical Music in F&SF

Cathy: The break, club news, Displays

Post 3 of 6: Break (Club News, Elections, Displays, Prizes, and More)

Josée’s Presentation: Unexpected Cameos from other shows
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Post 4 of 6: Special Cameos in Sci-Fi TV and Film

What are you reading?

Post 5 of 6: Movies and Books

The answers to the quiz below.

Post 6 of 6: Planning Session and Wrap-Up

 

 

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Post 3 of 6: Break (Club News, Elections, Displays, Prizes, and More)

The Break: Club News, Elections, Displays, Prizes, and more…

Time for the break! Grab a bheer, and read up on the latest club news, admire the model displays, and check out the raffle prizes! Also, we’ll have club reports from the Executive, and our annual elections.
Club News

WARP 111 is available from our website, http://www.monsffa.ca/?page_id=20361 Thanks you, Danny Sichel and Valerie Royall for a beautiful issue!

 

 

Model Displays

Click on the thumbnails to view images full size

Wayne Glover has been working on two ships, the HMS Victory, and the USS Ticonderoga.

And so it begins!

Painting the hull

Windows

Painting, rigging begins

Rigging in progress

Rigging

Rigging in progress

Work on hiatus due to an injury to the mast.

Moving on to the USS Ticonderoga: 1/500 Just have to finish the aircraft

CVG-5 1960 F-9 Couger , A-4 Skyhawk , A-3 Sky Warrier

USS Ticonderoga with planes

USS Washington, BB-56, 1/500

F-14A Tomcat (Movie Top Gun), F-4U Corsair (VMF-214 Black Sheep), RX-78-2 GUNDAM , all same scale 1/48

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Brain Knapp has been working on figures.

Click the thumbnails to enlarge images.

1/20 S.F.D Original (pre Ma.K release) Panzer Kampf Anzug Ausf G “Gustav”

1/20 S.F.D Original (pre Ma.K release) Panzer Kampf Anzug Ausf G “Gustav”

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1/20mm scale Michael Roberts Ltd. Fourth Independent Company of Maryland State Troops 1776

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Cool Gifts  we got for Christmas (or bought for ourselves)

Click the thumbnails to enlarge images.

Dan Kenney got socks! and I don’t think he minds at all!

Cathy got a logitech webcam, for zooming MonSFFA meetings

 

Participation Prizes

For a chance to win, all you need do is participate in our meeting. Join us by zoom, or leave comments on our website.

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Mecha Japanese Capsule Toy, donated by Brian Knapp

Supervillain/superhero Stikfas set donated by Brian Knapp

From Sylvain’s legacy: A set of Dr Who Trading cards

Multiple Hugo Award winner Vernor Vinge’s first full-length novel 1987 Paperback, a bit yellow, but looks unread. Cover Tom Kidd Donated by MonSFFA.

Full box, Tom Kidd trading cards, Sylvain’s legacy

DVD Dinotopia, from Sylvain’s legacy

DVD: La Peau blanche film d’horreur québécois, adapté du roman éponyme de Joël Champetier https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Peau_blanche Donated by Valerie Bédard

DVD Charlie and the Chocolate Factory directed by Tim Burton, stars Johnny Depp, Freddie Highmore Donated by Joe Aspler

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea DVD – 2002 animated version, From Sylvain’s Collection
Harry Potter Wand, box has some damage, Sylvain’s legacy

 

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Meeting on January 15

A great meeting lined up for January 15, by Zoom, starting at 13:00h.

Two presentations, Discussions, Elections, Model Building!

Joe Aspler presents:

Classical Music in F&SF: Long-haired music! Gray hare music!

From Looney Tunes and Mad Magazine to Star Wars and 2001: A Space Odyssey, classical music has long held a fascination for creators in the genre. Sometimes the fascination is all too earnest. How else could the work of the most serious 20th composer, Richard Strauss, become familiar to the public? Sometimes, classical music is used to grant respectability to a film. Who can forget Franz Liszt’s Les Préludes in the background of Flash Gordon? Sometimes classical music becomes part of the plot: the background music for Alex and his thugs in A Clockwork Orange. And of course, Chuck Jones and his successors ran amok with the great classics in their cartoons.
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In this presentation, we will see and hear examples …. and even explanations!

Joée Bellemare Presents: Special Cameos

These cameos are special in that they are nods to other shows or movies. Remember that iron from Hardware Wars that showed up in an actual Star Wars movie?

Josée asks for your input, so be prepared to share your favourite special cameos!

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Display and Raffle Prizes

ON DISPLAY Click to enlarge image

Wayne’s Christmas village

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Josée’s Christmas Village

 

Participation Prizes

Participation Prizes3 or 4 names (depends on how many become involved) will be drawn from a hat. All you have to do is be here! But we really would like you to also leave comments on our website.Click to enlarge images:

Mecha Japanese Capsule Toy, donated by Brian Knapp Stikfas Super villain & hero set donated by Brian Knapp
From Sylvain’s legacy: A set of Dr Who Trading cards
 Multiple Hugo Award winner Vernor Vinge’s first full-length novel 1987 Paperback, a bit yellow, but looks unread. Cover Tom Kidd Donated by MonSFFA.
DVD, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory,
directed by Tim Burton, stars Johnny Depp, Freddie Highmore Donated by Joe Aspler		 DVD: La Peau blanche
film d’horreur québécois,
adapté du roman éponyme de Joël Champetier
https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Peau_blanche
Donated by Valerie Bédard

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Dinotopia – DVD set from Sylvain’s Collection

 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea DVD – 2002 animated version, From Sylvain’s Collection

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Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe DVD set – original films from the 1930s, From Sylvain’s Collection

 Marvel’s Essential Fantastic Four (collecting Fantastic Four 1 – 20 plus Annual #1) From Sylvain’s collection

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Thunderbirds, Two Books from Sylvain’s Collection XXXenophiles by Phil Foglio. That’s the X-rated comic collection that was pulled by eBay. They specifically did not like the covers of Issues 2 and 3 (Can’t imagine why…) From Sylvain’s Collection

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Meeting of November 13, all posts in order

Missed the meeting? No worries, here are the links to all the posts in order. Members may also access the zoom portions of the meeting here: http://www.monsffa.ca/?page_id=19939, usual password.

We encourage you to comment! Just click the link at the top of the page and follow the prompts. For instance, Post 4, what are you reading?  

Post 1 of 6: Enchanted, A History of Fantasy Illustration – The Hero’s Journey, Mythology, Fairy Tales, Fantastical Rockwell, and The Land of Enchantment

Post 2 of 6: Rube Goldberg Machines and the Fight Against the Nazis


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Post 3 of 6: It’s the Break!

Post 4 of 6: Show-and-Tell and “What Are You Reading?”

Post 5 of 6: Game (Zoom), Plus Ray Harryhausen Bestiary

http://www.monsffa.ca/?p=19928

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Post 3 of 6: It’s the Break!

Get your bhere and chips, enjoy the displays and converse with your friends!

It’s time for the break!

CLUB NEWS

We need SPACE! We have inherited Sylvain’s library, and need space to store boxes. Even if you can only take in 3 or 4 boxes, it would be a great boon. AND you also get–a chance to read them before the next book sale! Contact <president@monsffa.ca>

WARP 111: Danny is waiting for you contributions to WARP 111. Send your stories, poems, reviews, puzzles for the MonSFFun page, etc to <warp@monsffa.ca>

Holiday Feast: For a short while we thought it might be possible to have our annual Feast, celebrating the season and maybe even the light at the end of the Covid tunnel. However, with numbers rising again, it looks like the light was an onrushing train. Therefore, no official MonSFFA party. We will be on Zoom, December 11th, to be among friends. No big presentations, just fun and maybe games.

Display Table

From Daniel P Kenney:

In October, Dan Kenney showed us his Klingon Dreadnought, seen here on the left. Now the Dreadnought is among the stars!

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Participation Prizes

Participation Prizes3 or 4 names (depends on how many become involved) will be drawn from a hat. All you have to do is be here! But we really would like you to also leave comments on our website.Click to enlarge images:

Mecha Japanese Capsule Toy, donated by Brian Knapp Stikfas Super villain & hero set donated by Brian Knapp
From Sylvain’s legacy: A set of Dr Who
 Multiple Hugo Award winner Vernor Vinge’s first full-length novel 1987 Paperback, a bit yellow, but looks unread. Cover Tom Kidd Donated by MonSFFA.
DVD, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory,
directed by Tim Burton, stars Johnny Depp, Freddie Highmore Donated by Joe Aspler		 DVD: La Peau blanche
film d’horreur québécois,
adapté du roman éponyme de Joël Champetier
https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Peau_blanche
Donated by Valerie Bédard

There are lots more of these!
4 little ornaments, designed by Sue Mey, cut by Cathypl from Baltic Birch, dyed and spray varnished. Grand Prix 2005 de la science-fiction et du fantastique québécois, Prix Boréal 2005, Prix 2006 des
lecteurs Radio-Canada, donated by MonSFFA