THE OFFICIAL NEWSLETTER OF THE SHUTTLECRAFT KITTY HAWK NCC 102/01 44600....1.411111g TEN imarET STU77
VOLUME 1 NUMBER 2 1■10-voi CONTENTS
A VIEW FROM THE CATBIRD SEAT 1
COMMANDER MUSE'S LOG 2
A RETURN TO THE MOON - 1990 2
HOW TO CREATE A PRIZE WINNING UNIFORM 3
LIBRARIAN'S PERSONAL LOG 6
COAST CON XIII 8
7E2 MAGNUM OPUS CON 5 9 RIGHT OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT REPORT 10 TREK AND NOT TREK 11
VOLUME 1 NO. 2 is a publication of the shuttle Kitty Hawk, the Raleigh, N.C. chapter of CREDITS STARFLEET, an international STAR TREK fan organization. This publication is PUBLISHER AND EDITOR J. R. FISHER provided free of charge, to all chapter members in good standing. CO—EDITOR JANE FISHER Subscriptions for non-members are $8.00 per year (six issues). Please ASSISTANTS AND CONTRIBUTERS . J. R. FISHER address all correspondence to CATBIRD MEG HALE Publications, 5011 Glen Forest Dr., MARTHA LEE Raleigh, N.C. 21612. This publication SUZANNE MILLER is a non-profit enterprise and is not CAREY MUSE meant to infringe upon any copyright TERESA TUEL or trademark held by Paramount DAVID VOSPER Pictures, Gulf & Western, or any other holder of STARTREK copyrights or trademarks. Unless otherwise noted, ENTIRE CONTENTS ARE COPYRIGHT 1990 CATBIRD Publications/THE WRIGHT STUFF. COVER Nothing in whole or in part may be used without the written permission of The cover for this issue is a drawing of Sarek by Meg the publisher. THE WRIGHT STUFF Hale. Meg is an avid STAR TREK fan and probably the assumes all material submitted for best authority on STAR TREK trivia on the Kitty Hawk. publication is gratis. The publisher We all enjoy and appreciate Meg's artwork. and editors reserve the right to edit all submissions. Welcome had back-to-back awards attended numerous again to before, but it is something conventions bringing honors THE WRIGHT we can be proud of as Bonny and distinctions to both S TUFF! V members and a goal for us Kitty Hawk and Bonaventure. This is our as Kitty Hawk crew. David Vosper brought home a second Since o ur last couple of second place edition and newsletter, we have been finishes in costuming from as we had very busy. At last we have conventions and I did some h oped been assigned a section of recruiting down south that several highway in the Adopt -A- should result in a couple things went Highway program. As soon of shuttles for the Bonny V easier than the first as the contracts are and STARFLEET. edition. But, of course, signed, we will start Our work and play for the several things did not. planning our first clean-up next few months looks Our greatest problem seems party. I hope as many as exciting. We hope each of to be getting people to possible of our members you will find activities write articles for this will participate. you will enjoy. There are newsletter and getting them Speaking of members: in conventions, parties, and to turn them in on time. case you don't know, we outings already planned and Now, I am not going to name have doubled our membership surely more will be added names, but, I am writing during our recruiting drive as our group diversifies. this on the evening of this April. They are too Role playing games, April 29th, so I am as numerous to list here but I Battletech, and modeling guilty as anyone else on hope that each of you will are becoming realities as this shuttle. In my case, give a warm welcome to our functions of our group. however, it gives me new crew members. A lot of One of our new members, something to write about, credit is due David Vosper Larry Pischke, offers at least for one paragraph. for his untiring efforts in STARFLEET personnel a 15% Next newsletter will be spearheading this drive. discount at his hobby shop distributed at our July "Well Done" David. (Hobby Masters) on meeting so the deadline for Other activities since Creedmoor Road, with gaming articles is our June our last newsletter include after store hours. meeting. Be a part of this our participation in the Well, we have said enough adventure. By P.B.S. telethon which we for this section of the contributing, you bring hope we can repeat next newsletter, so let me close pleasure to others. year in a greatly expanded by again welcoming you Good news for our role. We have had our yard aboard the Kitty Hawk and mothership the USS sale (yes, I still have by asking you to join with Bonaventure! They (and we) some yard left) and picnic us as we continue the great have been chosen as Chapter with leftovers from the adventure. of the Year! This follows yard sale going to the We have THE WRIGHT STUFF. last year's selection as Disabled American Veterans Esse Guam Videri Rookie Chapter of the Year! Association. We have WOW! Now that is exciting. attended several Bonny V It is nice that we are part meetings and their picnic of such a hard-working and at Lake Jordan. And last, hard-playing ship. I don't but certainly not least, know if any other ship has several of our members have
■•■•y•M, THE WRIGHT STUFF PAGE 1 APRIL, 1110 Not much this time, so Log Supplemental, from let's get to it. Bonaventure Captain Sue On January 24th Japan 1. DC Comics will Hampton, that ST VI will be beat out both the U.S. and publish a Star Trek annual a comedy like the "Police the U.S.S.R. with the and a Next Generation Academy" films. I haven't first lunar exploration annual this year. The heard this before, this may mission since 1976. A original Trek is co-written be rumor floating around Japanese Muses A missile by George Takei and the conventions. As I (no relation to Carey) involves Sulu being stated in my last column, boosted a probe/satellite reunited with a former Paramount is considering a pair into a 'transfer' love. The Next Generation prequel about the gang at orbit that encircles both is being co-written by John the Academy with a the Earth and the Moon. de Lancie which has Q recasting of our fays. The vehicle was launched changing history and Well, I got my wish (sort from the Kagoshima Space becoming the Picards' son. of) with "Yesterday's Center, from the island of 2. Metamorphosis is out Enterprise" a story with Kyushu in Japan. in book form but not as an Enterprise C. I found the On March 18th the main audio tape. Somebody, show interesting, perhaps vehicle successfully either at Pocket Books or one of the best. Denise launched its passenger Paramount, jumped the gun Crosby didn't miss a beat satellite into an (or phaser) in announcing as Yar and I loved the independent circular orbit the audio version. The new raised con on the bridge. of the Moon. The secondary book is "The Pandora I do have some problems, satellite's instruments are Principle" and features the though. Where was Worf? designed to provide test first meeting of Spook and Was he killed as an orphan? data for future Japanese Saavik. Where was Troi? No space missions. That's it and now for counselors during a war? The Japanese space some odds and ends. Next Gen takes place 85 program is slowly growing Back in March, there was years after the original, in both size and scope. the Academy Awards which Picard says it has been 22 The their program is honors the best (?) in years since Enterprise C currently budgeted at $1.1 movies and then there are disappeared which means billion per year. The the Golden Raspberry Awards that in the 33 years Japanese have in the past for the worst in movies. between Enterprise A and C launched several of their Guess who got three Starfleet hasn't changed own communications Razzies. That's right. uniforms. The only satellites, manufactured in And the winner (or loser) differences (I saw) were no Japan. The missile was is: duty shirts and the built by the Nissan -Worst Director: communicators were part of Corporation, NEC, William Shatner the insignia. Lastly, Mitsubishi and Toshiba. -Worst Actor: Guinan's "feelings" were The Japanese are also William Shatner stretching it a bit. designing a module for -Worst Picture: I know I said at the incorporation into the long Star Trek V: start there wasn't much delayed, frequently The Final Frontier but, other things came to re-designed but still Congratulation Bill, mind; besides, it's MY proposed American Space we're all real proud of COLUMN!!! Editor's Note: Station FREEDOM. you. Paramount reportedly has (Source: April ASTRONOMY One note about STAR TREK dropped the "Academy" magazine) VI, I read in the Captain's theme.