This is the news for March 25 from Nan Dibble and Helpers' Network Hotline
for fans of Beauty and the Beast. To contact me by e-mail, post to
ndibble@fuse.net. To stop (or to begin) receiving updates as e-mail, notify
me at the above e-mail address. To reach me by phone (evenings/weekends),
call (513) 961-4813.The Helpers' Network website is at
http://home.fuse.net/helpnet.

Conzine Head Cathy Moran notes that time is getting short for conzine
submissions and reminds us all of the guidelines. It's hoped that the
conzine will have many new fine stories and poems and artwork to share with
us all.

Cathy says:

With only three weeks away until the April 12 deadline, we're getting down
to the wire for conzine submissions. This date must be firm, so please,
submit your work as soon as possible. If you have any questions, please
send them to: CatM412@home.com. If you need a reminder, here are the
guidelines. If you have any other questions about the con itself, please
visit our website at: www.onceuponatimeinnyc.org.

CONZINE GUIDELINES

GENERAL:

--All works must be original and should not have been published anywhere else.
--Artwork, stories and poetry from all categories will be considered, i.e.
Classic, SND, 3S and beyond, alternate universe. However, each piece
submitted MUST be clearly identified by the author/artist.
--Submit all works in any one of the following ways by April 12, 2001.
Please include name and snail or email address with your submission.

1. Email to Cathy Moran at CatM412@home.com as text format or attachment.
2. Mail 3.5 floppy PC diskette (text format preferred, but not critical) to:
  
    Cathy Moran
    1118 Summerwind Place
    Nampa Idaho 83651

3. Mail hard copy (least preferred method) to above address.

STORIES/POETRY:

--Maximum length of 30 double-spaced pages is preferred.
--In lieu of the sensitive nature of our fandom in general, categories
(Classic, 3S) and ratings (G, PG, R) will be separated and/or clearly
identified in this conzine.
--All submitted works will be given equal consideration.

ARTWORK:

--Submit a copy of artwork; if selected, we will ask you to send an original.
--G or PG is preferred
--All submitted works will be given equal consideration.

Helper Tom Witt has a couple of items for us this week. He's noted that on
"The Perlman Pages" of the CABB website, there's an interview that Ron
Perlman gave TV Guide about Beauty and the Beast back in 1988. Tom
comments, "One thing I didn't realize is that(According to the article) Ron
almost turned the role of Vincent down. When his agent first approached him
about it he had already done "Quest for Fire" and "The Name of the Rose"
and was not crazy about doing a role where he had to wear all sorts of
makeup again." On another topic, Tom adds, "Nan, I don't know if you saw
Linda Hamilton's movie Bailey's Mistake on ABC, But I was looking at a
Maine tourism website, and it said there really is a town by that name. As
was said in the movie, it really got it's name when a Captain Bailey made
an error plotting his course and ran his ship aground in l830. (Just an
interesting bit of trivia)."

Sure, Tom.and there really ARE tunnels under NYC! Just proves that many
fictions are based on a kernel of fact.. Thanks for the news anyway. Many
newbies may not have seen that article, so I'm glad it's posted somewhere,
where they can revisit the thrilling days of yesteryear when this was all
new and strange to us all.

Speaking of articles, Helper Regina Jansen found one about Linda's movie,
The Color of Courage. If you'd like to look at it, here's the URL:

Lynn Whitfield And Linda Hamilton Battle Racial Injustice In TV Movie `The
Color Of Courage'.(Brief Article)
http://www.findarticles.com/m1355/11_95/54724786/p1/article.jhtml.

Thanks, Regina!

I don't usually pass along the Father's Fan Fare updates, figuring that
those interested are already getting them. However, one this last week is
for a special Helper of the hotline who's in a situation all too painfully
familiar to ME. I've received many informative and friendly posts from Oz
Fontecchio over the years, and now Sally Newman, wearing her Presider Over
Father's Fan Fare hat, says, "Those of you who know Oz Fontecchio might
want to send him a little encouragement. He's been having a difficult time
and now the job that he was promised is being withdrawn, so instead of
finally getting to the light at the end of his particular tunnel, there now
seems to be none.

OFontecchi@aol.com

Oz Fontecchio
117 North 15th Street; Apt. 705
Philadelphia, PA 19102

Nan again. As one who was out of work and depending on assignments through
a temp agency that frequently didn't materialize for THREE YEARS (though
safely and steadily employed now), I can imagine how wretched it is to
think a job is set and then find out it isn't. Please send Oz some
encouraging words, as I intend to. Take heart, Oz-it DOES get better! If
not now, then eventually. I promise!

Last week I relayed a request from website designer and all-around
entrepreneur Sandie Dapoz, who's trying to get in contact with well-known
but highly mobile fan artist Pam Tuck.but I misunderstood Sandie's e-mail
address for anybody trying to pass along info. If you have contact info for
Pam, please post to Sandie at sdapoz@sandie.net. Nothing has come so far,
so apparently Pam is maintaining her reputation for being elusive.. As
before, any help with a phone number, address, or e-mail postbox for Pam
would be MOST appreciated.

Here are the Sightings for the coming week from Helper/Correspondent Maxine
Mayer:

Saturday, March 24
10 p Ron Perlman in Body Armor (FX)
2:15 a Lance Henriksen (Snow, "Snow") in Stone Cold (HBO)
4 a Edward Albert in Butterflies Are Free (EBC)

Sunday, March 25
3 p Ron Perlman in ep of Magnificent 7 (TNN)
3 p Katie Boyer (Lena, "God Bless the Child") in A Nightmare Came True (USA)
6 p Jo Anderson in Dead Again (SCI)
1 a Beauty and the Beast (ODY)
2 a Ron Perlman in Frogs for Snakes (TMC)

Monday, March 26
10 p Piper Laurie (mother, "A Gentle Rain") in Carrie (TNT)

Tuesday, March 27
4 p Adrian Paul (Dimitri, "Ashes, Ashes") in Love Potion No. 9 (COM)
2:04 a Jeffrey Combs (Python, "No Way Down") in Spoiler (TMC)

Wednesday, March 28
5 p Piper Laurie in The Grass Harp (BRAVO)

Thursday, March 29
Nothing of interest noted.

Friday, March 30
5 p Jayne Atkinson (Molly Nolan, "Trial") in Blank Check (MAX)
2 a Linda Hamilton in Children of the Corn (USA)

If it's news and has to do with Beauty and the Beast, please think of the
Hotline and relay. We're all in this together, keeping the dream of Beauty
and the Beast alive however we can. Beast wishes, be well, and goodbye.


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