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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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1. A Word from the Publisher
2. A Word from the Club President
3. Spotlight on: "Arnaud's Hacienda"
4. Sound Off!
5. What Happens Next?
6. Interview with Joshua, the Props Guru
7. Important Addresses

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A WORD FROM THE PUBLISHER
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Hi Fellow Imaniacs and welcome to all new members!

In this newsletter, you'll find a special treat… an interview with Joshua, the man with the props! I would like to thank Joshua for taking time out of his busy schedule to answer our questions and give us details about his background in the business and responsibilities on the show as well as a glimpse behind the scenes of "The Invisible Man".

So, is everyone getting excited about our Sci-Fi chat with Mike McCafferty this evening? I know I am! Many of us e-mailed Sci-Fi after the last round of "Invisible Man" cast member chats asking for (and in some cases demanding) a chat with our very own Eberts and it's certainly nice to know that our voices have been heard!

Now that January is almost at an end, I must ask… how many of us have already broken our "I will not obsess over I-Man" new years resolutions? What? You didn't even make such a resolution? You must know yourself better than many of us :)

As always, I have a list of "missing members" I'd like to make you all aware of. The current list of fan club members whose email addresses are not working are: CanadianNational, whitestar_2, Slave2chiana, and LuvnVinVin. If you see any of them in the chat room or on the bboard, please do me a favor and send them my way at imannewsletter@yahoo.com so I can get things straightened out and make sure they don't miss out on all the great stuff Stacey is always surprising us with!

We welcome any feedback, not only for this newsletter, but also for the fan club web site at http://www.geocities.com/imanfanclub as well. Please send your comments and suggestions to imannewsletter@yahoo.com.

Gina

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A WORD FROM THE CLUB PRESIDENT
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Agenda :

*Greetings and Welcome/Special Thanks
*Brief Reminder
*CounterAgent Pens
*Prey Write-In
*ComicCon Update

**Greetings and Welcome/Special Thanks

Greetings to my fellow Imaniacs!
I don't know if it's been awhile since I've "spoken" with you or what, but we had an absolute DELUGE of new members join our ranks! It's glorious. Some of our newest newbies are those that have been very active on the SciFi bboard and chat room and are just now coming over to join our family. I'm happy to see them all here (along with the rest of you) and I'd like to introduce them to you now. Our numbers are now up to a WHOPPING 180 members!! Isn't that GREAT??? Please give a warm Imaniacs welcome to : CassiaBU, InvisibleManiac, drudo_182, Stacy, SuperAlpha, Cat191, InvisibleX, ConnerMacLoud, DeeLee, Kahad, Bassgroove, Kimpire, Darien_Girl, Tempest_Girl, Eilie, KincadeFoster, PatriciaLynnZ, CatchMe, Vampyrfox, Sasscat, LaRin and Pensive.
*R2 brings out her flag of welcome and blows on her trumpet of joy* Let's spread the word on our wonderful club, get more members in here, let the world know how much we love our I-Man!!
Now .. I'd like to take a moment and say a special round of "Thank You" to Kimpire (our newest member) and Dief. When the SciFi server went down and we couldn't chat, these two individuals set up an alternate server for the fans to use while SciFi worked on the fritz in their system. They even went so far as to type up a step-by-step instruction for everyone to follow on the bboard. So .. to Kimpire and Dief, thank you!!

**Brief Reminder**
I already sent out an update on this a few days ago, but if you're as busy as I am then a gentle reminder never hurt anyone. Don't forget that our wonderful Mike McCafferty (YAY EBERTS!!) will be chatting tonight in the #auditorium of the main SciFi chat page at 9pmET/6pmPT/8pmCT. If you need instructions on how to get there, just email me and I'll make sure you're on time! Hope to see everyone there!! Let's show our support for Mike .. we've worked this hard to make sure TPTB appreciate him! Let's enjoy the fruits of our labor.

**CounterAgent Pens**
Holy MOLY have these things been popular!! I broke 100 orders in the first week alone!! I'm continuing to ship out pens and receive payment. If you want more or a friend really digs yours and wants one, let me know! Beth and I are ordering more pens to keep up with the demand. So don't be bashful!! At $3 a pop, it's a great price for a really neat pen! I'll be selling these cool pens until the end of February. So, on the 28th of next month, the sale window will close on our very own hypodermic pens and a new window will open on the next batch of merchandise to go on sale! Wait 'till you guys see what I have in store for you!! Once again, thanks to LoganLover for helping with the research on this next venture!! Send payment to :

Stacey Meyer
5814-D Post Corners Tr
Centreville, VA 20120

**Prey Write-In**
Well, one of our members, Qksilvercrazy, seems to have gotten bitten by the Prey bug. Who can blame her? True, Prey isn't Iman, but it has a cute star of Iman in it!! *Surfer Vince ... drool*
Anyway, Qksilvercrazy got together with the PreyforUs committee and they are organizing a HUGE -- and I mean HUGE -- write in to Bonnie Hammer, the President of SciFi Programming. What Prey and Qksilvercrazy are trying to do is organize Iman fans and Prey fans into writing a letter as to why SciFi should agree to do a 2-hr mini-movie ending the horrible cliffhanger. So far, I have amassed quite a heafty bundle of letters! Yes, that's right. I'm organizing all the letters to be sent out to SciFi. So -- grab a pen and paper, demand that the cliffhanger be resovlved, put a stamp on it, put it in another envelope and mail it to me. I'll make sure Bonnie over at SciFi gets it! The deadline is February 6th .. time's a'wastin! C'mon .. we know that we'd want other fans to help if Iman had been treated the same way! Prey was a great series and it was treated shabbily. It's not like it's Black Scorpion! Won't you help? It only takes a few minutes and I will do the rest! Send your letters to :

Stacey Meyer
5814-D Post Corners Tr
Centreville, VA 20120

And thanks to Qksilvercrazy for taking such an interest.

**ComicCon Update**
This will be short and sweet. Helena and KatrynSedai are heading down to San Diego next week to scout out areas for our big bash in July. If you are thinking of attending this con please email either one of those
lovely ladies.
Helena can be reached at dyffcult@yahoo.com
KatrynSedai is found at katryn7@nycap.rr.com
I want to thank my fellow Charlie's Angels for doing this, I know that we will all benefit from their excursion. And of course, I can't forget Smartypants for all of her behind the scenes work as well. All the phone calls she's made and effort she has put into making sure everything comes together. This has been such a team effort and I just want to thank everyone involved. I'm sure that we will have a great time! I, for one, am looking forward to it!
Pre-registration for ComicCon is $45 -- before April 17th. You can go to www.comiccon.org to download and print out the pre-registration form. You just mail it in and they mail you your badge. As soon as Helena and KatrynSedia find us a place to stay .. you'll know all the details.

Thanks again everyone ... for being great fans and for being so supportive of this fan club. If there is ever anything you would like to see or do, or if you have a great idea you would like to see implemented, do not hesitate to email me!

Stacey/R2

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SPOTLIGHT ON:
Arnaud's Hacienda
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If you're the type who just loves to get to know the bad guys, then you have to check out "Arnaud's Hacienda" at http://www.hacienda.f2s.com/. The first thing you'll have to do when you get there is pass through the ominous and well-guarded gates of the Hacienda. However, once in, you'll find all sorts of information and goodies about our favorite "love to hate him" bad guy, Arnaud De Fhon.

Among the cool elements on this site, all surrounded by eerie pictures of an invisible Darien in thermal imaging-vision, you'll find oodles of screen captures of the baddy in all his glory, a section called "Everything I need to know I learned from Arnaud", Arnaud's very own rap song, and fan fiction about the man behind the gland. You can even get to a bboard where you can discuss everything you ever wanted to know or express about Arnaud and his portrayer, Joel Bissonnette.

While at the site, you'll notice that there is a link to a series of sound files. Arnaud himself has decided that these files may constitute a breech in security and has temporarily removed them until he can conduct further investigations. Please stay tuned for the possible return of these files at a later date.

Before leaving, if you're in the mood to slide on over to the dark side, you can email the webmaster, Cleya, and request to be added to the list of "Arnaud's Allies".

So, stop on by… have a great time… but watch out, the charm and wit of this otherwise evil scientist is hard to resist!

Got a great Invisible Man web site? Tell us about it. Send e-mail to imannewsletter@yahoo.com

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SOUND OFF!
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In this section of the newsletter we offer all of you the opportunity to give us your opinion on various Invisible Man subjects.

Before we get into the new topic, let's check out the results of the last "Sound Off". If you remember, I asked you to choose your favorite fake (Wile E. Coyote-esqe) company name, as seen on the side of the department van to give it an undercover feel: Acme Plumbing, Acme Carpet Care or Acme Hazardous Waste Disposal. The result was a tie between Acme Plumbing, which was thought of as the most convincing, and Acme Hazardous Waste Disposal, which was thought of as the most comical.

As a second part to the question, I asked what fake company name you'd like to see on the van. Check out some of the creative and funny answers some of you I-Maniacs came up with!

keeper_of_PBV:
Being that I live in South Florida, I prefer "Acme Hurricane Shutters"

Stacey, a.k.a. R2:
Acme Spay and Neutering

HuntFawkes
FBH "Flowers By Hobbes"

Smartypants:
I was searching the city where I live..looking at business names...you can enter part of a business address and see what matches. So this is what I'm up to..and I got this one! It was too perfect!
Fat Man Fabrications
8621 Fairview Rd.
Charlotte, NC.
(704) 545-0369

OboeCrazy:
Acme Oboe Supplies

Chuckanub:
Acme Hair Care Products, Acme Animal Control or Acme Pest Removal

Gahdzuks:
The Girl Scouts or Cook's Pest Control.

Fawkes_fan:
"Oxymoron Auto Body Repair"
My son watches a lot of Cartoon Network and there's a cartoon "Sheep in the Big City". They use "Oxymoron" for everything in the same way Looney Tunes uses "Acme" and that just cracks me up!
I chose auto body repair because the van is in such bad shape and a body shop would have a decent vehicle to show the quality of their work. I figure "auto body repair" on the side of such a beat-up van is an oxymoron, isn't it?

Scout:
Acme Mortuary - You Kill Em' & We Chill Em'

InvisibleBallerina:
*La Llorena Bottled Water Company--I don't imagine they would have too many customers of Latin origin!
*Catevari Massage Therapy--Talk about a risky business!
*Gallison's (spelling?) Tutoring Service--It's the easy way to learn!
*Ralph's Day Care Center--For the child with an active imagination!

New Topic (suggested by Thief2663):
What is your favorite I-Man vehicle? Is it the off-white beat up (yet reliable) Ford van that Darien and Bobby drive? Perhaps you prefer the stolen red taxi, perfect for use in escaping from machine gun toting Canadian terrorists? Or do you have a soft spot for the compact silver car in which Darien gets to be his own airbag? Maybe you're partial to the higher-class Jeep Grand Cherokee that Claire drives? Or do you like Hobbes' large black sedan, perfect for stalking ex-wives?

You can Sound Off by sending your choice (as difficult as it may be, please choose only one) to imannewsletter@yahoo.com by February 12th and be sure to put the words "Sound Off" in the subject of your email.

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WHAT HAPPENS NEXT?
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In this section of the newsletter you get the chance to get your creative juices flowing and write the next part of an ongoing story. Below, you'll find the story so far. Your mission, should you choose to accept it (unlike The Official, we give you the choice :), is to write the next part of the story in about 125 words or less. It'll be a tough choice, but I will pick one submission and post it in the next newsletter and continue from there. Ready? Here goes!

The teaser:
Darien was a happy guy. He had just gotten a shot of counteragent and wouldn't need a new one for a while, things were quiet at the agency, and most importantly, he was going to spend a nice relaxing evening at home with a home-made meal and his favorite book "The Story of Philosophy: The Lives and Opinions of the World's Greatest Philosophers". "It doesn't get any better than this", he thought as he headed toward his apartment with a bag of groceries in one arm.
As he unlocked the door, the scene inside made him stop in his tracks. "Aw crap!" he said as the smile disappeared from his face and was replaced by a look of dismay. His apartment had been ransacked and very thoroughly at that. After taking a moment to digest the situation, he walked cautiously into the apartment careful not to step on anything breakable, which had not already been broken, and checked to make sure that whoever made the mess wasn't still there.

Part 2 by R2:
Glass crunched under Darien's feet as he made his way through his destroyed apartment. Nothing had been spared and Darien felt violated. Unknown hands had rifled through his possessions, going over his personal affects. The intruder, or intruders, had been quite thorough. He could feel his heart pounding in his chest, his small abode abnormally quiet. With a deep breath, Darien allowed the quicksilver to coat his body, neatly rendering him invisible. If whoever had done this was still here, he saw no need to give them the advantage. There was a small noise from inside the bathroom, Darien's head snapped around at the sound as he began to make his way toward the closed door.

Part 3 by R2
Slowly, Darien reached out and grasped the cold handle in his equally cold hand. Fear and anger were vying for attention, whoever had ransacked his home was still stupid enough to be here. Big mistake.
He flung the door open and blindly launched himself inside, grabbing a stunned individual around their waist. There was a startled shout as he and the intruder fell to the ground in a tangle of arms and legs, Darien could feel them struggling to get out from under him and he knew that he had the upper hand.
Darien gripped a flailing hand tightly as he glanced down at the person who had destroyed his apartment. His breath left him in a horrified gasp as he recognized the man, "Hobbes?"

Part 4 by Kathy Czechowski, a.k.a. Hei_Mao
Hobbes snorted, jerking from Darien's grip and standing. "Thanks for the hospitality. Love what
you've done with the place," he said, brushing broken glass from his sleeves.
"What do you mean by that? I didn't do this." Darien's brow furrowed as he let the quicksilver fall
away.
"What, and I did? You called me here."
"No, I didn't." His voice trailed off as he stared at the mess.
"Yeah, you did. You said you wanted to talk to me about something, the door would be unlocked, I
should just walk in. I walked in, and POW! I woke up in here. Then you came barreling in...."
Darien paused, shaking his head. "I didn't call you. This doesn't make sense."
"Right. If someone wanted to frame me for tossing your apartment, why call me here?" Hobbes rubbed the back of his head. A large bruise was rapidly purpling beneath a dozen small cuts. He winced,
mumbling curses.
"Somebody wanted us here at the same time. The mess is just a distraction. Someone wanted us out of the
way," Darien declared.
Hobbes nodded, his expression grim. "I was thinking the same thing."

Part 5 by FawkesFox
Hobbes' cell phone began to ring. He took it out of his pocket and answered it, "Hobbes... What?... Where are you?... Stay there, we're on our way." He hung the phone up and turned to Darien. "There's trouble partner." Hobbes started for the door, Darien following closely behind him. Within minutes they arrived at the Agency. Once they got there, they knocked on the door of Charlie's office. There was no answer so Darien kicked the door in. Inside, Charlie was tied to the chair, a gag in his mouth.
"Hello, Darien." A familiar voice said from behind the door. Darien turned to see the man who was responsible for his brother's death.

Part 6 by Allison Riley
Darien's couldn't speak. He never, in his wildest dreams, thought that Arnaud would come back for a third time. Then, the memories of Kevin dying in his arms came back to him. His speechlessness disappeared. Darien tried to punch Arnaud, but he wasn't quick enough. Arnaud grabbed his fist and squeezed it tightly. Pain rushed through Darien's arm. Then he let go. The pain vanished. Darien ran to the center of the room and quicksilvered. Arnaud just laughed. Darien tried again to punch him, thinking that he couldn't stop his fist this time. But he did. Hobbes had been standing there staring. Now he could see Arnaud holding something in midair. Arnaud squeezed Darien's fist even harder than before. Forcing him to become visible again. Arnaud laughed. "How did he do that?" Darien, Hobbes, and Charlie all said quietly to themselves.

Part 8 by jakgirl
"Are you selling me out?" cried Darien.
Arnaud perched on the Official's desk. "I think we should tell him, don't you? Otherwise he will waste his time and my patience trying to discover the answers." He quirked an eyebrow at the Official and continued,
"The explanation is simple. Using nanotechnology, I've perfected special contact lenses with tiny viewers, which enable me to see quicksilver: a superior version of the Agency's viewers. I have proven to your employer that they work. Now he knows I can find and kill you anywhere, at any time, and he has agreed to let me…borrow you for a little job I have. Otherwise, I shoot you and harvest the gland. Don't think I won't do it."
"What's the job?" asked Darien warily.

Part 9 by FawkesFox
"My neice has been kidnapped by some very ruthless people." Arnaud said.
"More ruthless than you?" Darien quipped.
Arnaud ignored him and continued, "I can't stand seeing my sister so upset."
"Well, well... Never would have figured you for a softie." Darien said.

Your turn! Send your version of What Happens Next to imannewsletter@yahoo.com by February 12th and be sure to put the words "What Happens Next" in the subject of your email.

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INTERVIEW WITH JOSHUA, THE PROPS GURU
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IMPORTANT ADDRESSES
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To join the fan club:
stacey_meyer@hotmail.com

For newsletter comments or suggestions:
imannewsletter@yahoo.com

Suggestions or comments about Sci-Fi's on-air programming:
program@www.scifi.com

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bboard@www.scifi.com

Fan mail for the cast and crew:
Cast or Crew Member's Name
c/o Stu Segall Productions
4705 Ruffin Rd.
San Diego, CA 92123

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