DRAWING AUCTION FOR CHARITY

Dear Frank,
I’m writing to you because a French friend of mine and I have arranged an auction for Gillian’s OTSK.
We are selling two drawings made by us and the funds we raise will be given entirely to Gillian’s OTSK.
The auction is arranged on a French forum: http://x-filesmemories.actifforum.com/ and you have to register on this forum to bid for the auction (here there is a video made by a friend of mine which explains how to register and bid: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_p5_A3l9AI).
The auction goes on til July 5th… It’s really important to me. I’ve spent so much time on this drawing in order to help people... Knowing that I’ve helped children and people in need would be the greatest reward for me… Knowing that your work has done something good is such an awesome feeling... I hope you can help me spread the word and help as many people as we can!
Thank you so much for your time!
Giorgia
Italy

"X-FILES" NOVELS?

Hello again,
I know this question has been asked before, by me for one, but I was hoping that this time around you would have a different answer then previously. Have you and Chris Carter spoken about writing any "X-Files" novels in the near future? While we are all hoping for another movie, I know that us "X-Files" fans would love to get our hands on anything new with Mulder and Scully especially stories that could fill in the years between "the truth" and XF2, and with stand alone stories, even enrich the time period throughout the middle of the show much like the recent comics have. I think this would be a great idea, if its a short series of two or three books or even just one anything would be awesome while we pass the time until XF3 (fingers crossed) Us X-Philes know you and Chris are busy men but we just don't want our favorite duo's story to be through just yet!
Vin

The answer hasn't changed, but if it does, I will let you know!

XF3 ARMY GETS A UNIFORM!

The third phase of the XF3 Army: Believe in the Future Campaign has been unveiled.
What's an Army without an uniform? Wearing the identity of the movement makes you feel part of it, right? Well, its about time the XF3 Army begins to dress to impress!
So that's why we're calling all phile designers to be part of it! For details on how to participate, go to http://kl.am/15Zf, the direct link to the release note or to the XF3 Army Central at http://www.tinyurl.com/xf3army
Avi
www.xfilesnews.com and the rest of the phile world

XF3 ARMY HITS 100 VIDEOS

Frank,
I thought you would want to know that phase two of the "Believe in the Future" campaign has reached 100 videos on YouTube and is showing no signs of stopping! If you would permit me, I would like to publicly thank all of the vidders for their amazing support of this project and their unwavering dedication and talent.They have truly kept this fandom alive and XFN is very proud of all of their efforts. Phase three will be announced soon so keep those videos coming and keep on believing in the future.
Tiffany
www.xfilesnews.com

DAN SACKHEIM

Emmy winner Dan Sackheim is one of the unsung heroes of Ten Thirteen. He produced the "X-Files" pilot and "Fight the Future" and directed numerous episodes of "X-Files," as well as "Millennium" and "Harsh Realm." Later, he directed and produced the "Night Stalker" pilot, produced the series, and directed several episodes as well. You can check out his photography at danielsackheim.com.

CORRECTION: MARK SNOW CONDUCTING

Hi Frank,
I think you got the info about Mark's appearance in Fimucité a little off.
According to the program the innauguration of the festival is on July 20th, and then he appears on a conference on the 23rd and then the concert and a round table on the 24th.
Or maybe you talked to Mark about this lol and the site is not updated LOL
Any way...
HI! Just a month until I move to L.A., this is pretty exciting, I'm having a great time re-watching all of these movies!
Avi

Says Mark: "She's right. I travel on the 18th, arrive on the 19th, it starts on the 20th, my concert is on the 23rd, and it's over on the 25th." Thanks for the correction, Avi!

ALIENS IN "PAPER CLIP"

Frank,
I've been rewatching my "X-Files" DVDs and most recently saw "Paper Clip", which is my all-time favorite episode. To this day, I have no idea what's happening when Mulder and Scully are in the mountain cave in West Virginia -- the one with the files of individuals born since 1950.
Why was a UFO seemingly there, and more importantly, why were a number of aliens running past Scully in the cave? I've never understood this and would love to solve this long-running mystery of mine.
Thanks,
Brent
Cleveland

I'm so glad to hear that -- I share your enthusiasm for that episode, so I hope you won't be frustrated by my answer. You're not meant to know what the aliens are doing there. At that point in the series, all we wanted to establish was that the aliens were, in fact, connected to the Strughold Mining Company. (And Scully wasn't even meant to be certain of that much.)
I wouldn't attempt to fill in the details about what they were doing there, any more than an artist should tell you what's in the dark shadows of a landscape painting. You're not meant to see into those shadows -- you're meant to imagine and fill in the blanks yourself. Having said that, if you follow the mythology through subsequent episodes (and particularly the first movie), it's not hard to surmise what the little grey guys might have been up to.