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         The "I-Maniacs Fan Club" Newsletter
                      Issue #4
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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A WORD FROM THE FOUNDERS
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Hey gang! Great news! We've passed the 100 mark with members! Right now we stand at 102!! That is really great news because the more members we have the better chance we stand at getting that "official" sanction next to our names!

I've been asked to remind you all to please drop by the I-Maniacs fan club site at http://www.geocities.com/imanfanclub and see if your name is listed among the members. If you do not see your name, please e-mail either Nebula30 at quicksilver02360@yahoo.com, Fawkesgirl13 at sculder13@yahoo.com, Gina at ginam@support.ucla.edu, lonegirl189 at lonegirl189@yahoo.com or rileygirl at allycat90156@home.com and they will correct the oversite. Also, Neb has been working very hard to try and make sure all the members' email addys are listed on the members page. This is so members can easily contact one another. If you want your e-mail addy listed, please let Nebula know.

Lisa (Smartypants) is slowly starting to gear up plans for ComicCon in July of next year. ComicCon will be held in San Diego on July 19th and 20th (I believe). Lisa has come up with some REALLY fantastic ideas (with help from other members) for some fun stuff for the club to do while there. Some ideas are: a party with the cast and crew on a soundstage, a trivia session (kind of like jeopardy) with prizes to be awarded, door prizes, and even a private autograph session with the cast and crew. If you have any ideas of what you would like to see or do at ComicCon please contact me and I will send your ideas to Lisa. We have several months to work with, but we want to get some ideas in the bag so that when January rolls around we can start working on making sure some of these ideas can pan out. Lisa has been working very hard and I am very grateful to her for her efforts. Again, ComicCon will be in July, but we have not as yet found out what, if any, discounts fan club members can get on hotel rooms or airfare. As soon as we know, you will know. For those who are curious, we have been told that the cast and crew will be there for the event, but I'm not sure which day it will be. Once I find out, I will pass the info on to you!

We certainly have a lot going on in the future! I promised you guys a great time and I intend to make sure that that promise comes true! Thanks to ShelBel, Lisa, Lauren, Spud, Helena and Gina for all of their help in setting everything up!

Stacey

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A WORD FROM THE PUBLISHER
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Wow, I can't believe it's already time for another newsletter, those two weeks sure did fly by!

First, let me start by saying Happy Halloween! If you wear or see an interesting Invisible Man related costume or have an Invisible Man related Halloween experience today, how about sending us a description and we'll include it in the next newsletter.

Next, a brief note on the "What Happens Next?" section: it seems that either everyone has been bitten by the shy bug or their dog ate their submission to this on-going story. Everyone except R2, that is, who has not only been the only submitter for the last two newsletters, but also sends her submission the same day she receives the newsletter :) Come on all you enthusiastic I-Maniacs, give R2 a run for her money and get your name in lights? uh? well? I guess there aren't actually any lights involved, but it would still be nifty to have your name in the newsletter in pretty black text, wouldn't it?

As always, we welcome any feedback. Just send your comments and suggestions to imannewsletter@yahoo.com.

Gina

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SPOTLIGHT ON:
The G.E.M.S. Society at http://gemssociety.cjb.net 
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The G.E.M.S. Society web site is this newsletter's spotlight pick because it has a mission, and a good one at that: to Get Eberts More Scenes! When you first enter the site, you'll see an ominous warning box stating that the fate of the character Eberts for season 2 is presently undecided and urges all comers to help in the fight to keep Eberts around not only by signing the site's feedback form, but by contacting the Sci-Fi channel and letting them know how you feel about the character and its portrayer, Mike McCafferty. After all, we can't even begin to fight to get him more scenes if he's not in the show anymore.

Before filling out your own form, have a gander at the sentiments of all the supporters who have made it to this site and posted words of support including a very nice and appreciative message from Mike's mom (aww).

So, stop on by http://gemssociety.cjb.net and don't forget to fill out the feedback form before you leave.

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, we asked you to tell us which is your favorite villain: Arnaud, Luke Lawson, Charlie Fogerty, Scarborough, or Claude. In the end, Arnaud won, hands-down, the "villain everyone loves to hate" award. Although, it should be mentioned that all of the other villains except Claude did indeed get some votes!

New Topic:
Which piece of hi-tech Agency equipment is your favorite? Is it the once popular, but now hopelessly outdated slide projector? Or could it be the less than inconspicuous satellite dish style listening device Hobbes uses? Maybe it's the almost toy-like in its simplicity "tri-dimensional data viewer"?

You can Sound Off by sending your choice (as difficult as it may be, please choose only one) to imannewsletter@yahoo.com by November 13th 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 125 words or less. We will pick one submission and post it in the next newsletter and continue from there. Ready? Oh, wait? let me pass around these lovely cherry-flavored "anti shy bug" tablets. Did everyone get one? Good, 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 (again!)
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?"

Your turn! Send your version of What Happens Next to imannewsletter@yahoo.com by November 13th and be sure to put the words "What Happens Next" in the subject of your email.

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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

Suggestions or comments about Sci-Fi's bboard:
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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