All That Matters: Tales of Beauty and the Beast
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| Title: | All That Matters: Tales of Beauty and the Beast |
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| Editor(s): | Evelyn D. Walker |
| Date(s): | July 1999 |
| Series?: | no |
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| Size: | 73 pages |
| Genre: | gen |
| Fandom: | Beauty and the Beast (TV) |
| Language: | English |
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All that Matters: Tales of Beauty and the Beast is a 73-page gen Beauty and the Beast (TV) zine of stories by Evelyn D. Walker.
The art is by Terrie Milliman.
The first three stories are quite short, the last one lengthy,
Contents
- A Matter of Wanting (includes song lyrics) (1)
- A Matter of Knowing (includes song lyrics, Catherine gives Vincent some headphones, a boom box, and a selection of pop tunes on audio cassettes so he expand his horizons beyond classical music.) (5)
- A Matter of Pride (entry from Catherine's diary, "Author's note: After watching "Dead of Winter" for the hundredth time, I was suddenly inspired by Catherine's expression in the Chamber of the Winds. This little tidbit is the result. I hope you like it.") (11)
- A Matter of Place (The World Beyond) (includes song lyrics) (13)
Excerpt from "A Matter of Knowing"
Two weeks of listening convinced him that the newer artists were not competitors of the earlier musicians. Instead, they were attempting to create their own bit of lasting pleasure. In this, Vincent surmised, some had succeeded, while others had failed or were still trying. He did not like John Denver, although the man sang frequently of love, freedom and wide-open spaces; themes with which Vincent could identify. Despite that, something in the man's music left him cold. Catherine' s adventure thus far had been pleasurable.
Lately, sensing that it was all coming too quickly, she had slacked off. For the last three weeks, Catherine had brought him only ballads and folk songs. Patiently, eagerly, he had listened to them all - Dylan, Manilow, Ste. Marie, Seager [sic], Mathis, Streisand, Warwick and Redding. He was not certain of his feelings about Dylan. He loved the lyrics of the composer- singer but found Dylan's voice grating. As was his habit, Vincent never let first impressions guide him. Instead, he listened repeatedly to an artist before making a judgement.
Currently, he was listening to the works of Neil Diamond. Over the past five days, he had listened to two Diamond albums and was working his way through the third, "I'm Glad You're Here With Me Tonight." The full orchestral arrangements done by Diamond appealed to him. He liked the resonance of sound in the songs almost as much as the words. However, a song on this last album clutched at Vincent's being. It moved him in ways he could not define. The lyrics haunted and spoke to him as though they had been written for him. They were simple lyrics yet, in their simplicity, they conveyed all that he was and all he felt about Catherine.
