from Rich and Nicki Lynch, P.O. Box 3120, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20885, U.S.A. e-mail: mimosazine (at) yahoo (dot) com Mimosa is a fanzine very much devoted to the preservation of the history of science fiction fandom. The non-electronic version of this 17th issue was published in October 1995 and is ©1995 by Nicki and Richard Lynch, with individual rights reverting back to contributors after this one-time use. 'Worldcon' and 'Hugo Award' are service marks of the World Science Fiction Society. All opinions and versions of events expressed by contributors are their own. illustration by Sheryl Birkhead

CONTENTS	PAGES
Cover: Sorry, Fresh Out of Peanuts  by Steve Stiles	1
Opening Comments: January 3rd  by Richard & Nicki Lynch	3-4
Chips Off the Old Bloch!  by Dean Grennell	5-6
I Miss the Banquets  by Dave Kyle	7-9
The Clarion Call  by Michael A. Burstein	10-14
Tales of Adventure and Medical Life #12 by Sharon Farber	15-18
The Canadian, the Myth, and the Chambanacon Bar  by Ben Zuhl	19-21
Silly Fan Games  by Ahrvid Engholm	22-25
Brides and Groomesport  by John Berry	26-28
I Remember Me  by Walt Willis	29-31
Through Time and Space with Forry Ackerman (Part 2)  by Forrest J Ackerman	32-33
Robert Bloch  by Esther Cole	34
Mimosa Letters	35-44
Chat cartoon  by Teddy Harvia	36
Closing Comments: September 20th  by Nicki & Richard	45-47
Cover: The Universe is Peanutizing  by Sheryl Birkhead and Joe Mayhew	48