First, there was "The Goon Show Penguinlogue"

a mighty tome produced by a young american lad by the name of Neil Trickey and sold to unsuspecting goon fans at the Bournemouth Goonvention for mere money, (a £1.00 I think, which is where I got mine).

Even back then  my copy says it was the Third Edition (dated 1995), so as you can see, Neil's been at this for years, and as someone once said, "he's not getting any younger."

This was - and is, a labour of love.

The booklet Neil produced was A5 format, 80 pages, and chock full of facts and data concerning all things Goon. A complete Listing of every Show with a little synopsis to give you an idea of what it might have been about. Cast listings, musical performances and so on. It was a fascinating read and something that I still refer to even now. But at 80 pages it was beginning to get too big for a paper version (think of all those trees!) and as you know you can't get the wood, so an electronic version appeared. Now re-incarnated as "The Encyclopædia Goonicus."

 
Leap forward a few years to today, and there in glorious black & white, on the inside back cover of Newsletter no: 118 Feb 2007, is the announcement of the newest update, the 3rd Edition no less (spooky that). By the way, did you get the joke? Penguinlogue - no cats in here…, but which show does it come from? Answers on a postcard please).

Now read on...

Announcement

The long-awaited Third Edition of The Encyclopædia Goonicus, a repository of all factual information about the best comedy ever to be aired on the steam-powered wireless is finally published.
This "web site on a CD" (we cannot publish on the internet due to copyright issues) is available exclusively to members of the Goon Show Preservation Society for the sum of £5 (or $US10), including postage.  As I am unable to take other currencies and do not support Paypal, I would recommend that overseas listeners (other than those in the United States of Hernland) use their regional groups, so that currency conversion charges are minimised.
To study this important tome, you will need a computer, a web browser, the free Adobe PDF viewer, and sound-playing software (Real Player or equivalent).  The CD has been extensively tested using Windows/XP and IE6, and as it is W3C compliant, it should function correctly on other platforms and/or other browsers (there have been no complaints from my small army of reviewers).
To order your copy, please send your name, address, GSPS Membership Number and payment to:
Neil Trickey
10 Yewbarrow Close
Nottingham NG2 6RH
UK
eMail:  grytpype_thynne@yahoo.com   
Encyclopædia Goonicus Productions Unincorporated is a non-profit making disorganisation.  All surplus monies from this publication will be invested in the acquisition of material for the Fourth Edition of The Encyclopædia Goonicus… in particular, towards the acquisition of more scripts from the BBC Script Library in Caversham.

Many Thanks,        Neil Trickey.