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November came pretty quickly for me, and it seems odd to be writing another hirez update already. I'll try and make this short and sweet for ya. We have new additions to top and bottom of the fire high resolution member list this month (alphabetically speaking). Buzz fills in one of the last blank spaces in our varied list of vga styles, namely that of rendered vga. I admit, I'm biased toward non-rendered vga, but there's some nameless quality present in Buzz's work that just sucks me in. Check out his vga that I chose for the (usually) covetted hirez memlist. Joining us at the bottom of that list (alphabetically!) is Winbee. Winbee rejoins fire after spending some time with mop and then with his school work and Warcraft II and whatever other playthings he was keeping hidden in the depths of his basement. If you don't know who Winbee is, then FUCK YOU! ;) Winbee shouldn't really need an introduction, but for the clueless out there, he's a kick-ass anime artist. Just look at his art. We're glad to have him back. This isn't hirez news, but here's one last thing if Hal hasn't mentioned it already: we're designating Wednesday nights as a general gathering time for fire members on IRC. There won't be anything formal going on, but it's basically just designed for people who don't go on IRC much to be able to make some time on these days and actually see some other fire members. I suppose this is also for people who spend too much time on irc and want to find a specific date to be around if they are trying to cut back. ;) So let's say around 10:00-12:00pm eastern time. It's more fun with lots of fire people around, so everyone be there. Non-fire members are always welcome, too. :) Thanks to all the hirez guys for contributing and I hope everyone else enjoys the pack. God among Lice | fire hirez coordinator - blatz does his funky dance for the last time :( - Well.. I (blatz) am quitting the scene this month so i wont be running fire ascii anymore.. The Emporer is gonna take over the position.. i wish him luck.. ill still be in fire releasing for the next month of two with my old ascii but hes runnign the show from now on.. Circus Freak who was already in fire ansi division decided to join up with fire ascii.. he has really good asciis to contribute and im happy to see hes here.. pH and creeping death are out this month.. neither of which ever did anything though =).. good luck to them as well.. email apps and pack submissions and whatnot to themp@juno.com instead of my email from now on.. - the real surreal deal retires! - well, surreal logic, our longtime friend and former super-active senior-staffer, has decided to move into a phase of almost complete retirement. this means that all fireweb team members are now free to act on their own, until a new method of organization for fireweb is created. nick wanted me to bid all of you a (hopefully temporary) farewell, and to mention that netherwOrld, his classic webzine, is now also coming to an end. you can see the last small installment at http://www.andrew.cmu.edu/user/kates/nworld/index.html - Sammael and the GOLDEN BEES! - fire ansi has a new designation this month, and next month we'll have a new snazzy logo. if you're in fire ansi, you're now a member of what will become one of the last enclaves of ansi artists during the next few years: the golden bees! this new name marks more than a change in linguistics for fire ansi. as many of you have observed, ansi art is becoming less and less prominent in the art scene. from this point onward, fire ansi will strive to not only represent good character-based art, but to represent the BEST of the medium in terms of presentation, originality and technical prowess. expect major quality control to kick in next month, fellow Bees. if problems arise, i will be happy to assist any member who can't meet these new expectations and help them rise to our new challenge. a word to other ansi artists: if you're tired of drawing in a group that views your medium as second-rate, or tired of drawing with artists content to churn out nothing but recycled logos, come draw with us, and help us bring back some of the splendor and mystique that belongs with ansi art. - closing -  a reminder: as godlice mentioned, fire IRC "meetings" will occur from 10:00PM-12:00AM EST on wednesdays. beware, the cold dry weather of the fall and early winter have left the scene ripe for combustion. see you in december, suckers. ;)  halaster of the golden bees / fire co-president halaster@cmu.edu SAUCE00#INFO# Fire News for 11/96 Senior Staff fire 19961116½,P