BOC: Blue Pearl

[Andy Gilham]

Got a whole load of stuff this morning from Luke in Toulouse - quite a nifty
little fanzine!  Yes, it is mostly in French (and fairly colloquial French at
that), but there's enough English content to make at least some issues of
interest to everybody.  For instance, there's a great interview with Al,
reprinted from 1977, in which (inter alia) he expresses a fondness for Philip
Jose Farmer's _Image of the Beast_.  Way to go, Al!

Other interesting stuff includes some translations of lyrics into French
(although he does make one or two amusing mistakes with American idiom), some
reviews of _Cult Classic_ that make me look rather indulgent, and,
especially, some letters from Joe (some in English, some translated).

And apart from anything else, you have to take your hat off to someone who
starts a BOC fanzine, in French, in 1993!  And keeps it going for over 10
issues!

Also, he sent me a wants list, which as well as including a fair bit of rare
BOC, had some Hawkwind and Angels!  Ce zigue a du gout, lui!

- Andy