The third Anemia packet. That just rings lovely in my ears.  I thought I would never be back with Anemia, but here I am,  and I now realize how much I enjoy the scene when I have the  time to dabble in it. Anemia is at it's third packet, and  do I have some things to tell you this month around.  On top of all the news this month, one of Anemia's founders  from the Paw/Enigma Merge has quit Anemia this month and  went about his business. This man is DD, and he will be  well missed. Virtuoso will take over DD's job, and his  work will be well cut out for him, as Anemia has many  projects for the future to work out. The three people  running the Anemia half will now be Silver Blade,   Virtuoso, and myself (MistaWho).  We have a new toon artist in the group. Tonto. From  what I saw of his work, it was only toons, so I will just  say that he is a toon artist. We need more of his kind,   and are always open to toon artists applications. Don't  be shy when you apply, we have a very open mind when we   are taking applications for the group.  This month's pack might be a theme packet. Since at the  end of the month is Halloween, I am sure you can guess what  the theme is. Yes, it's Cryptic Images and it might be part  of the packet, then again, it might not. I will leave that  up to Silver Blade. From the Cryptic Images work I have seen  so far from Silver Blade and other artist, it is impressive,  but I don't believe in theme packets that much. I haven't  tried out a theme packet before though, so I have no idea  how you will respond to this. If the Cryptic Images idea  goes through, and you like it, e-mail me at mistawho@zipnet.com  or Silver Blade at essbee@zipnet.com and let us know what  you think of the theme packet this month.  I would like to take this part of the informational file to  thank AiM for showing me how I don't want the group to become.  Sometimes you will have mentors that will help you when you  think they can only harm you (if even that). I now know how   I want to run the group, and it will be nothing like AiM.   Thank you AiM, for helping out the future of Anemia in a very  positive way. Just when you thought you slammed us, you actually  helped us.   I would like to say that Mung and Locke have turned in some very  nice work for the packet, and they are some of the most improved  members since they joined. Thanks to those two members for their  work. Also to Virtuoso, who I consider the next Cthulu in the  small yet alive literature scene. He always has something to  write about, and his presentation is an excellent example of what  literature should be. I am glad to be working with Virtuoso in  the building of a new dream, Anemia.  Although I don't remember him from last month, we have a very  decent ascii artist this month with A LOT of work for the packet.  His name is Nurumberg, and I am not sure if we got him from the  TMS/Anemia merge or if he is a member that applied. I know  that he is very good at what he does, and I am going to be happy  to put his work in the packets for the months to come.  If you would like to read my short story, "The History of Anemia,  as Fantasized by Mistawho", then check out the Anemia Web Page,  where it will be put on very soon. Also check out the page for  new Anemia packets, and information on members and TMS. The  Anemia/TMS homepage is very bare at the moment, as Virtuoso is  redoing everything, but bare with him, as he will get it up and  going at full stream sooner or later. Also ftp to anemia.com for  the latest in Anemia packets and other such related files.  I unzipped last months TMS addition in the Anemia packet. I love  their work, and happy to have them part of us. I think merging  with TMS is the best decision Silver Blade has made thus far, and  I hope that we will acquire a good working relationship in the  months/years to come with Anemia.   SuperDave will no longer be putting together the Anemia packets,  but he will still be a huge part of the group. SuperDave is a  very talented ansi artist, and an even more talented coder. I  am glad that he is going to be staying with Anemia.  I received a few complaints from people out on IRC that Anemia  did not have Sauce descriptions in the September of 1995 packet,  I unzipped the packet and found this completely untrue, as it  kept the same professional standard that Anemia hopes to set in  the years to come.  I checked out Neurotic's September of 1995 top pics, and I think  he has a very good idea going on. It is very much like the top  ten in UnderGrown, but with a much more (and less biased) diverse  crowd to pick from. I think he has an excellent idea, and if he  does happen to read this, keep it up. He always has something  to keep himself busy :).  Silver Blade turned in a lot of work this month. He never stops  to amaze me on how much of a work horse he really is. He runs  the group, takes applications, and still turns in usually more  work than anybody in the group, and of the highest quality. He  is a true example of a leader, and not a follower.  I haven't written much in the way of literature lately, as that  is to the fact that I am doing so much for Anemia. I have acquired  many fans, and receive fan mail on multiple accounts. It really  does make a lonely literature artist happy when he knows that  somebody out there actually appreciates his work. Last month's packet was quite huge, in the case of this packet not reaching last months size, don't worry. I do have enough work for a big packet, but sometimes half of it will not make it through the quality control. I am putting the packet together in the same general way, with only a few changes. Let me know what you think. One reason why I have not written lately is because I think I have writer's block. If you would like something written for you, like your BBS, or your group, then drop me a note. Please include the theme that you wish me to write about.  This will not cost you anything, then again, charging for literature (especially amateur) is pretty lame, so I won't bother leeching money from you. Mail me at: mistawho@zipnet.com Please leave your e-mail address and I will have something for you within 24 hours of receiving that letter, and the literature will appear in the next Anemia release! People always seem to remind me that I make a lot of typing errors (or just spelling) in my works and in the info files. It's not that I am under educated, it's just that I don't get a lot of time to go back and proof-read everything I write. Yet, to further your reading enjoyment, I will now go over every single piece of work I write and make sure I catch all the errors I can. Just another way of saying that the crew at Anemia cares for you. :) That's it for the Anemia news this month. If you want  to get a hold of me to ask me a question, or if you want to waist my time, or if your bored, you can mail me on  the internet at mistawho@zipnet.com. You can even  bug Silver Blade at essbee@zipnet.com. Happy doodling. The following text hereafter was added on the day of the release, and it is important information. PLEASE READ  THIS, IT IS VERY IMPORTANT DAMMIT. You probably think that the information file is quite dirty this month. It doesn't have a border, it doesn't have a lot of things. That is due to the fact that  this was going to be coded into an e-mag if you will. That idea was 86'ed as SuperDave didn't want to code the e-mag. All the information is put back together in a very simple and working way. I wish it was more organized, but I have to release the packet within the next three hours, and I have no time for this.  The Cryptic Images idea did go through. It was very good for a first attempt, be sure to check it out.  Now I can truly end the news this month around, take care.  gREETZ;silverblade;dd;eerie;virt;coug;azrael;lifetime;cthulu;  conde;valgamon;kidkrylon;doctahate;nigletisthebestbot;sinned  soul;stc;neurotic;locke;mung;crypter;tkiller;gratefuldead;  iodine;everlast;hiro;ts;smoothie;tyme;maytrickz;asylum;aphidtwix; hellshock;superfly;barbarian;madbombah;doktah;therestofyou;  gROUPS;disco;legend;teklordz;jihad;katharis;broken;ice; Üß°Ü ßÜÜßܰ±Ý -mistawho [ anemia.ss ]Ü Ûß ßܲ þ ßܲܲ±ßÜ þÜÜ ²Ü°ÜÜÛþÜÜ ²ÜÜß Þ°Ü ²Üß ÜÜÜþß ßÜ ßÜ ²°ܰÝßÛßÜ ²Û°²Ýß Üܰ±ß ߲߰±²Üß  ÛÜþ Þ ² ßÜÛ± ²ÜÛ ²ßþÛ ßßÛß² ²ÜþÜÜ ß² ²ÜþÞÝ  °ÝÞÛ²° ²²ß Þ²Üßþ߲ܲÜ°Û Ü± ²Û²Ü²Û Û Üß ÜÛ ÛÛ²ß ßÝ °Þ²±°²þÛ ²ß Þþ°°²ßÝ ²ß ÛÛß ÜÛܰÞÜþÛ²ÜÝ ²²Û° ÜÝ ²ܲ° ܲ±² Üß þÜÛÛ²ßÛÜ ÛÛ²ßÛÛ Þßܲ °²Ü ÞÜÛ² ßÛ²±ß ßÜ  ²ßþ ß Ü ²ßþÛÜÛÛ ±Üß ß²ÛÛ  Üß²Ü ßÜÜsbÜß² ß²±ß Û²ÛÛÝܲÛÝ þÜÛÛÝÜßÜ Þ°Ýß ±  !°þßß ²ßßß²Ûþßß ²ßßÜ  ßþÜ ÜßßßÜßÛÛÜßÜ²Ü Ü ßÜÜÛÛ Üß þß ²±°±²ßßÛÛßÜ  Üþß Üþß²ß Þ²Ý ßþÜþß Üß Cryptic Images In an attempt to further enhance our packs, Anemia has decided to develop themes in some of our packs. This month is our first attempt at developing a theme. The theme we have chosen is "Cryptic Images." In the spirit of the month of October, the name Cryptic Images has been chosen for obvious reasons. For those of you who may not know these reasons, October is basically a month for fun with ghosts, goblins, monsters, and those of the morbid and dark side. The culmination of this month is Halloween, where several things are celebrated. This is our first shot at developing this theme, so there are several loopholes in this pack. Not every single piece in the pack will develop the theme, but it will be our goal to further develop themes in the packs we choose to apply these themes to. The main feature of Cryptic Images, we hope, is a combined ANSI of several morbid and dark pieces of work. I will admit that this hasn't been put together as well as we had planned, but there is only one direction we could go with this concept, and that is forward. We do hope that you enjoy this pack. This attempt at deveoping a theme is only another way to bring more variety and interest in the National Art Scene. Even though Cryptic Images is a failure, we now know what we must do to make it better the next time around. If in your eyes it is a success, God bless you :) Anemia's Plans As most other groups, Anemia wants to only move forward. The future of Anemia depends only on what its members make of it. As Anemia's presidents, Essbee and I want to make sure that every member is performing to the best of his/her ability. We want to make sure that every member epitomizes and grabs the essence of what the art scene means. Anemia wants to entertain every single person who takes a look at our monthly packs. That is why we plan to once in a while release packs that revolve around in a theme. We are always looking to expand. As Anemia grows older, quality control will get tougher, and members will be expected to put out quality art. Anemia members are expected to grow with the group. It is inevitable that we will relieve some members of their Anemia status, but it is our hope that many status and help make this group one of the best around the scene. We are going to let time take its toll, and let time mature us as an art group. Though patient as we are, we will still try our best to improve and reach for the top. Groups such as iCE and ACiD are very far and difficult to set sights on, but with time, we are hoping that we'll be up there some day. Out with the old in with the bold First of all, I'd like to say goodbye to the very person who brought me into the artscene, Dd. Dd has resigned as a member of Anemia and one of its co-presidents to move on to other things. He is one of the founders of Anemia, and he has definitely been a big part of its success. I have the honor of replacing him as a co-president of Anemia, and I will make sure Dd is not forgotten for what he's done for the group. I would like to announce the return of MistaWho, the person who is the most responsible for bringing Anemia into the National Art Scene. As everyone knows, he left the art scene a month ago, but he has returned, and is back with a vengeance! Or maybe not. Nevertheless, he'll be back in quality control, making sure we put out the best pack possible. There are a lot of other people who have been released for one reason or another, but I'm not going to mention their names, probably because I don't remember who they are. There are also a lot of new members. Among them are K-Os, Spear, my brother Xanathos (well...not yet, but he's vowed to join Anemia once he gets the art down), PhantaX, and a whole load more, or maybe not. We welcome them into the Anemia clique, and hope that they enjoy their stay in Anemia's ribbon of art packs. Remember: if you would like to join Anemia, fill out an application and get it to us. You can e-mail Essbee or me for more information. Look for our e-mail addresses somewhere in this pack. - Virtuoso [Official Anemia Afro Puff] New Leadership  This month is a time of great changes for anemia productions. If you have checked out the member listings then you'll notice that dd's name doesnt appear on that list anymore.  Dd has been with anemia productions since it's founding day and has been known to have some of the best logos I've seen in the entire scene, not to mention funkiest. This month he has left to pursue other wishes of his, an emag about music (computer or musical bands).  Although we'll miss having the great inspiring ansi talent of him,(god i feel like im writing a fucking obituary.. ;) ) we must move on. Now is the time for Virtuoso to take the spot as Anemia Co-President. I hope Virt will be with us for a very long time in the aid of the day-before-release-oh-shit-we're-missing -artwork-rush. Yeah, you leaders know what I'm talkin about. :) Anemia General Information for 10/95  This section is for any changes for 10/95, new stuff, and whatever else we feel like putting in here that doesnt fall into any of the other categories :)  First order of business is the 09/95 packet. I personally apologize for the mistakes of allowing just about anything into the packet. This month is going to be different, I guarantee that. Now that MistaWho is back with us doing quality control, things wont slip by as they did before. And now there will be a music disk for anemia's ONE musician, Human. We hope to gain more musicians in the future and have a varying array of music in the disk.  Next, Tms wil be releasing seperately from us this month, but our merge will stay closely intact. Theres a few reasons for me choosing to do this. 1: People want to have the art and not the mods, or the mods and not the art. This way it can be done easily, and for those that want both, just grab both when they are released. 2: Packets are too goddamn big, and not even Maytrickz wanted to get the packet , and he runs the Eastern HQ :).  Second order of business is just where the hell did Anemia come from? Many of you think you know the story behind us, but there is alot to tell. We come mostly from 206-- the lamest area code that I have ever seen. We have a total of 16 groups, 2 art, 2 coding, 11 are very poor quality art, and that leaves just one group to lead 206 out of the hole - Anemia. (Wow! sb knows math!#$@ ) Our main plan is simple- to get 206 out of the hole and get a good international standing. Although alot of this is just a re-cap of what was said in 08/95, not everyone got that packet, and so I'm hoping you all get this one and read the information file.  -silverblade [ anemia founder . tms ss ] SAUCE00Anemia Information for 10/95 Anemia Staff .;:Anemia:;. 19951008aTPC