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Checkpoint 100
Pack up the carrots, Igor – it's CHECKPOINT 100 (Sept 1979), the last, the very last CHECKPOINT from Peter Roberts, 18 Westwood, Cofton, Starcross, Nr Exeter, Devon, UK. Available at whim. Cartoon headings by Bill Kunkel. Restormel Press Pub: 147. What'll I do in the evenings now that I don't have colophons to type?
CHECKPOINT – THE AGONY & THE ECSTASY
Well, maybe not. But it sounds better than "CHECKPOINT – the interesting bits and the rest" which is a lot closer to the mark, at least as far as editing the thing goes.
The title started as a brief run of foolscap fanzine reviews, back in 1968, God help us. It didn't last long in this format since the fanzines piled up and yellowed away in a corner before the long & comprehensive reviews caught up with them. The moral of that is to be short or selective, I suppose. Anyway, the present series started in 1971 with a couple of trial issues to test the water, since there hadn't been a British newszine since Ron Bennett's SKYRACK folded (more or less) in 1966. I'd been reading copies of Terry Carr's & Ron Ellik's fannish newszine of the fifties, the original FANAC, and had decided that publishing a newszine would be a lively and fascinating project. Well, possibly. At any rate I was enthusiastic, and needed to be – some of those early issues were typed up and sent off for printing (by Darroll Pardoe & Gray Boak) since I didn't have access to a duplicator. It didn't seem to be too much to do – even when one issue disappeared in the post and had to be completely restencilled.
But gradually the enthusiasm waned. A fannish newszine needs a lot of work, a lot of correspondence, and a lot of wit on tap at regular intervals. With some issues it would all seem to fall into place; with others there was just six blank stencils, some Roumanian book news, and a lot of apathy. Darroll Pardoe took over with the 47th issue and Ian Maule with the 63rd. They suffered the same fate, I presume, since I got the title back with the 74th CHECKPOINT.
And that's just about that. The CHECKPOINT fan poll continues in ANSIBLE, but otherwise the name will pass quietly into the forgotten outlands of fan history. I hope. If you ever see me typing up CHECKPOINT 101 – give me a nudge, eh? Enough is more than enough.
CHECKPOINT INDEX: compiled without guarantees of any kind, though it may be of some use to anyone wanting to dig up a reference or report.
ACADEMIC & UNIVERSITY ... 8, 22, 23, 55
ACCIDENTS & DISASTERS (see also BSFA, Mancon 5, &c...)
Bob Shaw's House ... 78
Burgess's Pies ... 89
Car Crashes ... 3, 20, 23, 43, 55, 81
Choking On Garlic ... 29
Compass Errors ... 76
Fires ... 81
Lime-jello ... 79
Scapegoats ... 80
Trees Falling ... 75
Troglodytes ... 80
Weston's Chickens ... 80
ALBACON 80 ... 95
APAS (see also: OMPA, ROMPA...)
ANZAPA ... 11
ELANOR ... 56
FAPA ... 74
JOHN HALL'S ... 00
SPUDS ... 88
WANK ... 7
WOOF ... 98
ARTISTS ... 8, 18, 66, 79, 80, 86
AUSSIECON 75 ... 2, 5, 29, 39, 42, 46, 47, 50
AUSTRALIAN NEWS ... 9, 21, 79, 86
AWARDS (see also: DUFF, FAN POLLS, FNZ AWARDS, COMPETITIONS, NOVA AWARD, HUGOS, NEBULAS, TAFF, GUFF)
Balrog ... 94
Ditmar ... 23
Europa ... 22
Futura (Orbit) ... 75
Guardian ... 85
John W Campbell (both) ... 27, 31
Sf Foundation ... 64
BENELUXCONS (see also: SFANCONS...)
2) ... 54
4) ... 63
6) ... 85
BIOGRAPHIES...Rob Jackson ... 65
BIRMINGHAM GROUP ... 3, 6, 8, 11, 13, 14, 17, 21, 22, 36, 80, 82
Gerald Bishop's (UK) ... 6, 7, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 20, 22, 23, 27, 29, 31, 33, 35, 38, 39, 40, 69, 70, 71, 87, 89
Joanne Burger's (US) ... 20, 29, 35, 38, 39
BOOK REVIEWS ... 6, 7, 8, 16, 20, 23, 27, 29, 31, 34, 41 [supplement], 44, 86, 87, 89, 91, 92, 96
BOOKSHOPS & DEALERS ... 6, 7, 13, 20, 46, 50, 52, 81, 88, 89, 91
BRITISH FANTASY SOCIETY ... 1, 4, 10, 15, 21, 26, 36, 51, 54, 58
BSFA ... 2, 21, 36, 39, 54, 57, 58, 62, 65
Fanzine Foundation ... 27, 68, 69
CANADIAN NEWS ... 1, 7, 8, 21, 23, 77
CHELTENHAM SF GROUP ... 54, 62
CHESSMANCON ... 00, 0, 4, 5, 7, 8, 14, 15
COMICS...Fans working on ... 66, 79
Conventions ... 23, 25, 26, 40
COMPETITIONS (see also: AWARDS...)
Guardian ... 81
Orbit ... 61
CONVENTIONS (see also: EXHIBITIONS...)
Australian (see also: AUSSIECON...) ... 9, 15, 54
European (see also: BENELUXCONS, EUROCONS, SFANCONS) ... 5, 62, 64, 77, 79, 84, 87, 89, 17, 80, 91
UK & Eire (see also: EASTERCONS, NOVACONS, SILICONS, COMICS, WORLDCONS, FAIRCON, DUBLIN SF CONF, FANTASYCON, UFOS, STAR TREK, FAANCONS, SPECULATION CONFS...)
"Campsite Con" ... 68
"Kittencon" ... 43
"Picacon" ... 96
Unicon 80 ... 99
US & Canada (CONVENTIONS) (see also: BALTICONS, MIDWESTCONS, WORLDCON, WESTERCONS...)
news ... 6, 12, 38, 79, 84, 85, 89
reports ... 34, 69, 77, 82, 84, 92
COVENTRY SF GROUP ... 84
CROYDON SF CLUB ... 85
DAEDALUS SOCIETY ... 74
DEATHS
Dirce Archer ... 20
Edwin Baker ... 1
John Barry ... 98
Vaughn Bode ... 63
L.Brackett ... 89
Fredric Brown ... 16
M.Brundage ... 89
JW Campbell ... 6
Don Day ... 89
A.Derleth ... 6
Dale Donaldson ... 79
Gillon Field ... 46
Walt Gillings ... 98
Ron Graham ... 93
Edmond Hamilton ... 80
Ted Johnstone ... 87
John Kippax ... 55
Brian Lewis ... 93
Schuyler Miller ... 57
Jean Muggoch ... 49
Ray Palmer ... 87
John Rackham ... 79
Tom Reamy ... 87
Mike Rosenblum ... 90
EF Russell ... 89
Barry Smotroff ... 73
Dr [W.] Grey Walter ... 82
Norman Weedall ... 91
Philip Wylie ... 12
DELTA GROUP ... 12
DIPLOMACY (POSTAL) ... 2, 13, 18, 25, 30
DIRECTORIES (FAN & SF) ... 6, 7, 24, 31, 38
DISCON II...news ... 23, 40, 47, 51, 55, 60
DUBLIN SF CONFERENCES..reports ... 74, 75, 90
DUFF...news & ballots ... 5, 16, 42, 43, 56, 57, 58, 60, 81, 86, 96, 98
EASTERCONS (UK) (see also: EASTERCON 22, CHESSMANCON, OMPACON, TYNECON, SEACON 75, MANCON, EASTERCON 77, SKYCON, YORCON, ALBACON, FAN HISTORY...)
Bids
1973: ... 0
1974: ... 33
1979: ... 86
1980: ... 94
EASTERCON 22 (1971)...news ... 1, 2, 3
Report ... 0
EASTERCON 77 (1977)...news ... 68, 71, 78, 80
Report ... 81
EUROCONS...news ... 6, 22, 23, 26, 42, 47, 54, 62, 80, 82, 93, 98
EXHIBITIONS & FESTIVALS (see also: FILMS, CONVENTIONS...)
Peake ... 14
Johannesburg ... 30
Sf Art ... 74
Windsor ... 89
Futureworlds ... 90
FAAN AWARDS...news ... 59, 69, 82, 87, 94, 96
report ... 65
report ... 79
3rd ... 85
report ... 87
FALLS CHURCH & VA FANDOM ... 43, 80
FAN GROUPS (See also: ASTRAL LEAUGE, BIRMINGHAM, BFS, BSFA, CAMBS, CHELTENHAM, COVENTRY, CROYDON, DELTA, FALLS CHURCH, GANNETS, GLASGOW, HERTS, KINGSTON, LEEDS, LiG, LONDON, LOS ANGELES, MaD, NEW YORK, NORTH EAST, OXFORD, NOTTINGHAM, READING, ST ALBANS, SEATTLE, SF SOC, SHEFFIELD, STAFFORD, STOCKPORT, WOKING...)
Carbondale ... 82
Indiana ... 77
Postal Fan Group ... 25
FAN LANGUAGE ... 43, 44, 45, 76
FAN POLLS (See also: AWARDS, FAANS, &c)
Checkpoint..results ... 21, 36, 38, 46, 63a, 72, 83, 90, 97, 99
German ... 29
Actifan ... 45
Egoboo ... 23
Twll-Ddu ... 97 [full results here]
FANZINE AWARDS (see also: AWARDS, &c)
Proposed UK ... 2, 3, 5, 7, 31, 34
FANZINE CHECKLISTS, &c
German (news of) ... 12
Pardoe's ... 91
Scandinavian (news of) ... 88
Ray Denton's (news of) ... 15, 17
Keith Walker's (news of) ... 45, 55, 56
Steve Beatty's (news of) ... 79
FANZINE NEWS
folding ... 1, 2, 7, 10, 15, 19, 22, 24, 28, 29, 32, 45, 46, 59
new titles ... 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 10, 13, 14, 17, 19, 20, 22, 24, 25, 29, 42, 44, 46, 53, 57, 59, 63, 67, 69, 74, 77, 78, 79, 80, 89, 95, 98
FANZINES RECEIVED..(lists) ... 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 58, 60, 61, 62, 63, 70, 93, 94
FANZINES REVIEWED ... 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 8, 10, 16, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 37, 38, 39, 41, 42, 43, 44, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52-57, 59-65, 67, 68, 74, 76-81, 88, 89, 95
Festivals, &c ... 8, 24, 39, 40, 90, 91
FINNISH NEWS ... 82
FORTEAN NEWS ... 45
FRENCH NEWS ... 6, 8, 10, 11, 14, 54, 79, 87
GANNETFANDOM ... 2, 4, 11, 21, 25, 27, 28, 36, 42, 43, 51, 53, 55, 56, 64
GERMAN NEWS ... 6, 11, 12, 29, 62, 89
GUFF ... 79, 86, 87, 90, 91, 98
1974 ... 52
1976 ... 74
1977 ... 84
HUNGARIAN NEWS ... 11
IGUANACON (1978) ... 74, 75, 88
KINGSTON GROUP ... 9, 21, 36, 54
news ... 1, 2, 5, 10, 13, 15, 18
LiG (LIVERPOOL) ... 21, 22, 36
LoCs
Harry Warner Jnr ... 65
LONDON FANDOM ... 1, 36, 44, 48, 49, 54, 93
LOS ANGELES FANDOM ... 44, 54, 77, 79, 80, 81, 82
MaD GROUP (Manchester) ... 4, 5, 11, 21, 36
report ... 67
MARRIAGES, ENGAGEMENTS, BIRTHS ... 1, 7, 8, 10, 15, 17, 20, 22, 24, 38, 40, 45, 50, 52, 56, 58, 64, 65, 71, 76, 79, 86, 88, 89, 93, 98
MIDAMERICON (1976) ... 55, 64, 66, 76
MILFORD-UK
news ... 24
NEBULAS ... 17, 35, 38, 48, 55, 96
NEWSPAPERS & MAGAZINES (non sf)
Fans & Authors working on ... 28, 29, 78, 79, 82, 86
Fans & Authors writing in ... 7, 29, 53, 82
Fans & Authors noted in ... 2, 14, 75, 79
NOREASCON II (1980) ... 77, 91, 92, 98
NORTH EAST SF GROUP ... 28, 49, 53, 54, 55, 58, 80
NOVA AWARD ... 34, 39, 43, 57, 70, 71, 73, 75
1st news ... 00, 3, 5, 9, 10, 13
1st report ... 12
3rd report ... 43
4th report ... 56
4th ... 43, 46, 47, 51, 55, 57
5th report ... 63
6th report ... 76
7th report ... 85
8th ... 88
8th report ... 92
9th ... 96
OMPA ... 00, 0, 14, 19, 36, 49, 55, 92
OMPACON 73 ... 0, 10, 19, 20, 23, 30, 32, 33
report ... 37
OPEN FLIE (Roy Kettle) ... 98
OXFORD SF GROUP ... 84
PARTIES (UK)...reports ... 24, 40, 49
POLISH NEWS ... 17
POLITICS (Fans in) ... 76, 77, 79, 80
PROZINE NEWS
Sf Monthly ... 46, 48, 58, 60, 65
USA ... 2, 22, 24, 27, 31, 80, 84, 88
Overseas ... 4, 6, 8, 19, 78, 79, 80
PROZINE REVIEWS ... 7, 48, 81, 96
PUBLISHING NEWS (see also: BOOKS..)
Authors' plans ... 7, 20, 24, 90
Projects ... 20, 29, 38, 50, 62, 75, 79, 82, 91, 92, 95, 98
Fans & Authors On ... 1, 3, 11, 13, 58, 76
ROMPA ... 28, 33, 41 [? no actual mention], 45, 49 [51, 52]
ST ALBANS SF GROUP ... 66
news ... 46 [supp], 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 58, 59, 60, 62
report ... 61
news ... 44, 46 [supp], 47, 52, 54, 55, 63, 65, 80, 93, 95, 98
report ... 99
SECRET SOCIETIES (see: ASTRAL LEAUGE) ... 13, 25
SFANCONS (see also: BENELUXCONS...)
news ... 23, 24, 28, 31, 47, 51, 54, 59, 80, 93
SHEFFIELD SF GROUP ... 91
1st report ... 74
2nd ... 74
2nd report ... 85
3rd ... 87
3rd report ... 91
SKYCON (1978) ... 70, 76, 80, 84, 86
Report ... 88
SOUTH AFRICAN NEWS ... 8, 10, 18, 19, 20, 21, 27, 30, 49, 86
2nd report ... 4
3rd report ... 19
STAFFORD GROUP ... 29
Conventions ... 54, 68, 75, 32, 38, 68
STOCKPORT GROUP ... 62
SUNCON (1977) ... 50, 63, 65, 66, 70, 76, 79, 80, 82
1971 results ... 6
1974 results ... 48
1976 results ... 64
results ... 81
1979 news ... 82, 87, 91, 92, 94, 98, 99
1979 results ... 95
TELEVISION (see also: STAR TREK, DR WHO)
Sf On ... 7, 13, 20, 31, 33, 40, 48, 51, 52, 62, 78, 79, 82, 89
Fans & Authors On ... 7, 10, 33, 43, 76, 77, 79, 95
THEATRE ... 20, 75, 77, 79, 98
TOLKIEN
TSoc ... 14, 16, 25, 54, 58, 59, 60, 62, 63
TORCON 2 (1973) ... 8, 13, 15, 17, 29, 33, 38, 40, 42, 51
TUCKER FUND ... 48, 51, 52, 53, 55, 58, 65
news ... 33, 35, 37, 42, 43, 45, 46, 48
USA ... 3, 7, 8, 15, 49, 50, 51, 54, 75, 98
Aus ... 3, 8, 22, 44, 74, 76, 77, 79, 86, 98
WELSH FANDOM ... 79
WESTERCONS ... 80
WORLDCONS (see also: NOREASCONS, LACON, TORCON, DISCON, AUSSIECON, MIDAMERICON, SUNCON, IGUANACON, SEACON 79, CONVENTIONS...)
Dallas-in-73 ... 8
NY-in-74 ... 23
Britain-in-75 ... 0
San-F-in-75 ... 29
Vancouver-in-75 ... 5
1977-bids ... 50
Stockholm-in-76 ... 24
1977-80 ... 55
San-F-in-78 ... 53
LA-in-78 ... 55
Chicago-in-79 ... 61
1979-bid ... 68
Agree's-Backyard-in-80 ... 80
Concord-in-80 ... 84
Hawaii-81 ... 77
Denver-in-81 ... 81
Sydney-83 ... 87
Seattle-in-81 ... 98
Washington-in-84 ... 84
Sydney-in-88 ... 70
report ... 95
***FINISHED***
...mistakes and all...
Don Allen ... 26, 38, 39
Harry Bell ... 4, 7, 8, 13, [21], 37, 65, 76, 77, 91
Carl Bennett ... 83
John [D.] Berry ... [21], 36, 40, 42, [75]
Dany Frolich ... 0
Mike Gilbert ... 86
Alexis Gilliland ... 79
Terry Jeeves ... 00
Bill Kunkel ... 82, 84, 89, 90, 93, 100
Taral MacDonald ... 92
Barry Kent MacKay ... 88
Tim Marion ... 94
Bill Rotsler ... 1, 78, 93
Dave Rowe ... 95, 98
Nick Shears ... 20
Stu Shiffman ... 82, 84
Paul Thompson ... 96
Don West ... 79, 80, 81, 85, 97, 99
Roger Woods ... 87
CLOSING DOWN SALE: Positively your last chance to purchase back issues of this elegant newszine, only worn once and easily maintained, a boon to the elderly and breaks the ice at parties – yes, CHECKPOINT, the all-purpose newszine. Must sell now! Soon to be disposed of at conventions all over the country – a snip at 5/20p or 10/$1: issues 00, 0, 3-7, 9, 11-15, 21-25, 27, 30-37, 39, 46, 63a, 76-79, 81-100. Many in short supply (only single copies left), so give alternatives to avoid disappointment. Not bound in luxury Skivertex.
AND OTHER THINGS: Like the BRITISH FANZINE BIBLIOGRAPHY with details of all known British fanzines, by title and by issue. At reduced rates for the last of the CHECKPOINT readers – Part 1 (1936-1950) @ 35p; Part 2 (1951- 1960) @ 40p; Part 3 (1961-1970) @ 50p; all three for £1.10. There's also a dozen or so copies left of the 1978 GUIDE TO CURRENT FANZINES at the reduced price of 30p. Yours to treasure – an heirloom for your grandchildren...
AND THAT'S JUST ABOUT IT: Thanks to everyone who's helped with CHECKPOINT over the years, particularly editors Darroll Pardoe & Ian Maule. Thanks too to the subscribers (some since the beginning, believe it or not) and the newsgatherers. Starting to sound like a litany... Anyway, I'll see some of you in EGG 12 (RSN). All the best,
Peter Roberts, 1979
Dead! – And never called me Mother...
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CHECKPOINT 100
The last, the very last from:
Peter Roberts
18 Westwood, Cofton,
Starcross, Nr Exeter
Devon, UK
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