Lois Mangan
cracksa...@gmail.com
morning. The news comes from Persis.
In her memory:
The Ballad of Lois Mangan
http://filk.cracksandshards.com/BalladLois.html
Mark A. Mandel, © 1996
ttto "Clementine"
(Pronunciation note: There is no "g" sound in the name "Mangan".
It rhymes with "Then she SANG ANother one.")
Once I was an ordinary
happy science fiction fan
till I met up with Lois Mangan,
she made me a filking man.
CHORUS [repeat after each stanza]:
Lois Mangan, Lois Mangan,
Lois Mangan is her name.
Singing filk is just her hobby,
filk recruiting is her game.
At a con in Massachusetts
I went filking on a whim.
She was leading from the Hymnal,
grabbed my arm, and pulled me in.
After filking for an hour
I said, "Thanks, that's really fun.
Now I'm going to hear a panel."
Lois smiled, "We've just begun."
After three more hours of singing
I could hardly make a sound.
Lois said, "Come back tomorrow
afternoon: we're doing rounds!"
By the time the con was over
I could neither sing nor speak.
When I croaked, "I'll see you next year,"
she said, "MASSFILC meets next week!"
All that year my children wondered,
where does Daddy go to sing?
So I took them to Arisia...
Lois smiled, "Fresh blood you bring!"
I sat dozing in a corner,
filking made a background drone.
Suddenly she loomed above me:
"Bring these children to Boskone!"
On my deathbed I will tell her,
"I've paid my dues, now let me die.
I have given filk my firstborn
and another two besides."
When I've died and gone to Heaven,
soon or late I'll see her there
with a pile of NESFA Hymnals
making filkers of the choir.
[CHORUS twice to finish]
In 2006 Lois was inducted into the Filk Hall of Fame.
-- Mark A. Mandel, The Filker With No Nickname
http://filk.cracksandshards.com
Lee Gold
>
> I just learned from Matt Leger's blog that Lois Mangan died this
> morning. The news comes from Persis.
>
> In her memory:
> The Ballad of Lois Mangan
> http://filk.cracksandshards.com/BalladLois.html
> Mark A. Mandel, © 1996
> ttto "Clementine"
We're all poorer for her loss, especially those of who went to
the hymnal sings at Boskone and Arisia. She was a wonderful
person who brought delight and enthusiasm to every song she led.
Please give my sympathy to her family. They'll be in our prayers.
--Lee
Wes Struebing
wrote:
>I just learned from Matt Leger's blog that Lois Mangan died this
>morning. The news comes from Persis.
>
>In her memory:
>The Ballad of Lois Mangan
>http://filk.cracksandshards.com/BalladLois.html
>Mark A. Mandel, © 1996
>ttto "Clementine"
>
<snip>
Nicely done.
And my sincere sympathies for family and friends...
--
Wes Struebing
Jan. 20, 2009 - the end of an error
Joseph J. Kesselman
> person who brought delight and enthusiasm to every song she led.
Or sang along on. Or listened to (I can only think of one song she
objected to, and that was because she didn't like its interpretation of
one of her favorite characters).
For some reason, the memories that come most strongly to mind right now
are of her playing Tomokatisha in The Filkado. Not that it was her best
performance, but just that she was so clearly enjoying having the chance
to share this with the audience. Second strongest might be the rounds
singing sessions at NEFFA -- Lois loved singing with others, loved
harmony and counterpoint, and loved rounds both for their own sake and
as an easy way to draw people into learning those skills.
I could go on but... Well. Lois was one of the Good People. I'll miss her.
cracksa...@gmail.com
Mark
Ben Newman
> I just learned from Matt Leger's blog that Lois Mangan died this
> morning. The news comes from Persis.
May the memory of the nifty be for wonder.
~ Ben Newman