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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 , an international 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 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 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 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 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? 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, the insignia. Lastly, Mitsubishi and Toshiba. -Worst Actor: '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.

THE WRIGHT STUFF PAGE 2 MIL, 1410 INTRODUCTION RESEARCHING THE UNIFORM and magazines. Costuming has always Once I had the pattern, I We used two main sources appealed to me. When I was started searching for a for the jacket design: the twelve years old, I sewed tailor who would make it June '89 issue of STARLOG myself a Batman cape. As a for me and for a suitable magazine article 'The teenager, I wore both Boy strawberry colored wool Admiral's New Clothes', by Scout and Sea Cadet material for the jacket. James E. Brooks, and the uniforms as part of my My office at IBM was actual jacket pattern participation in those filled with Star Trek itself, from Majel organizations. I wore both posters, photos and Barrett 's Lincoln the enlisted and officer's paraphernalia, and soon Enterprises. The magazine uniform during my six years became widely known as Star article describes in some in the U.S. Navy. Trek Central. One day in detail how costume designer Later in civilian life, I late December, a co-worker Robert Fletcher redesigned created several Halloween and I were talking about the Starfleet uniform "to costumes - a Roman Nero and Trek and he mentioned that invoke a more romantic, a Girl Scout den mother. his wife Marianne might be adventurous feel". Mr. In the last several years willing to make the uniform Fletcher's advice - "...use I have been bitten by the for me. I called her, told a good quality, heavyweight Trek bug, and Star Trek her about the pattern, and material- preferably costume ideas have been she agreed to work up an woolens - and follow the running through my mind. estimate for me. standard system of My first attempt was for an Her estimate for the tailoring". original TV command uniform jacket alone was $400, Lincoln Enterprise's which consisted of a yellow based upon 20 hours of jacket pattern leaves much velour sweater with two labor at $12.50 per hour. to be desired. The rows of gold piping sewn We planned to make an exact instructions consist of a onto the sleeves and a replica of the movie mere seventeen sentences of command insignia patch on jacket, right down to the instructions, and a few the left breast, a pair of smallest detail, and to use poorly reproduced, hard to tuxedo pants, and a pair of a heavy material that would see photographs. high top work boots from drape well. understand that Lincoln has Sears. This uniform was The number of hours circulated some well received at Creation seemed reasonable, so I supplementaryinstructions, Con, Beach Trek, several gave Marianne the go ahead, but I have been unable to Halloween parties and with the understanding that obtain them. The pattern numerous Starfleet events. $400 would be the maximum does contain all of the Although my original Trek amount that I would have to jacket elements, and all uniform attracted much pay for the jacket. The jacket details except for attention, I soon began to undershirt and trousers the ribbed sleeves and lust for my real favorite would cost extra. The front belt loops. It also among Trek fashions - the first step was for Marianne contains tailoring markings 'monster maroon' jacket and to research the design of to indicate seam uniform from the movie the uniform. I supplied allowances, hems and darts. 'Star Trek II - The Wrath her with the four Trek The uniform consist of of Kahn'. I purchased the movie videos that feature five elements: the jacket, pattern for the jacket at the monster maroon jacket undershirt, belt, trousers the March '89 MOC-4 Con. (Star Trek II through V), and boots. As previously and dozens of fan photos mentioned, I already had

THE NIGHT STUFF PAGE 3 APRIL, 1191 the boots. The belt is two and 25 at the sleeves. The rear seams, front and rear inches wide and has two height of the mock-turtle belt loops, shoulder and stitches that run its neck collar varies with the left sleeve band with gold length, one inch apart. I build of the person. Kirk piping and ribbing on both had the belt custom made at has a very short collar, sleeves. Internally the Cowcatcher Leather works in due to his 'bull' neck, jacket has shoulder pads, a Raleigh for just $16. The while has a taller stiffening inter-lining belt buckle was purchased one. (made of burlap) inside the at the '89 Creation Con in MAKING THE JACKET jacket flap and 3/4 black Washington, D.C. I had Selecting the material interior lining. The purchased a Lincoln for the jacket was also a jacket is not fully lined Enterprises pattern for the problem. We had exhausted to make it cooler to wear. undershirt at the 1990 all local sources. In The shoulder band has a Beach Trek Con in Virginia Hollywood they buy the wool silver turn-buckle fastener Beach, VA. We ended up from Europe and dye it to (nickel-plated). This making two undershirts. At their own specifications. fastener and the silver first we decided to make a The material requires chain is only available Science Department uniform re-dying for each movie, from STARFLEET. Various with a gray shirt, gray since it fades under the metal insignia, such as the contrasting jacket fabric hot movie lights. command badge on the and pants stripes. Fortunately, Marianne's breast, rank insignia on Marianne choose a light mother is an excellent shoulder and sleeve strap, gray polyester fabric for seamstress and lives near and gold service pips on this, reasoning that we Pendleton, Washington. the sleeve band finish off needed a light undershirt Marianne sent her mother the jacket's appearance. to go with the heavy, hot samples of thread that I do not know the details jacket. matched our choice for the of Marianne's assembly of MAKING THE SHIRT berry red color that we the jacket. I underwent She had taken my wanted. Her mother was several fittings. The gold measurements and quickly able to purchase 4 1/2 piping had to be hand made an undershirt. yards of berry red stitched to the shoulder However the sleeves came gabardine wool from the strap and sleeve band. The out too short, the back Pendleton Wool Mill's sleeves are 'ribbed' with zipper was too long to my factory seconds shop, for five bands on the right liking, and I did not like about $16 per yard, only a sleeve and four on the the light gray color. I fraction of the $40 per left. The sleeve band on wanted a dark gray charcoal yard that it regularly the left sleeve serves as color. I also thought that costs. the fifth band. Marianne's the ribs on the collar were The Starfleet uniform sewing machine was unable too wide. jacket is 'double breasted' to reach far enough into When we were unable to in that it has an outer the right sleeve to sew the find a suitable replacement flap, secured by a shoulder fifth band. gray fabric, we decided to strap. When the flag is The shoulder strap is make the standard command opened, it reveals a insufficient to completely uniform - with white shirt, contrasting white inner close the jacket flap over jacket inside and red pants front and inside flap. The the white contrast material stripes. Marianne picked a jacket consists of the and silver chain/braid cool, standard undershirt following elements: berry beneath. So a series of cotton fabric for the red jacket body and circular snaps are sewed shirt, and I specified a sleeves, inner contrasting over the silver chain to semi-glossy white cotton material, black braid fasten the top flap braid polyester material (like around the white front and to the braid/chain beneath. good tablecloth) for the the flap edge, silver chain Unfortunately, even these contrasting jacket fabric. sewn onto the jacket front snaps are not sufficient to Marianne re-made the shirt braid, black braid sewed completely wrap the jacket with 35 ribs on the collar into the left and right about the wearer. Two

THE HIGH STUFF PAGE 4 APRIL, 1990 hidden fasteners are prepare for the contest. that matches the jacket. necessary inside the flap THE COSTUME COMPETITION As a finishing touch I to fasten the jacket front I attended three added a gold officer's chin (against the body) to the conventions before deciding strap, fastened with gold inside of the flap (on the to enter a costume buttons, and a 'Next inside left). One inside competition. After Generation' fastener at waist level spending so much time, pin as an insignia on the left holds the inside flap money and effort in getting hat's peak. I also wrote a against the body, and an my uniform just right, I special introduction for inside fastener is also felt confident enough in the MC to read as he required inside at the left the finished product to introduced me to the shoulder. These are very enter the contest at the contest judges, which difficult to fasten with Magnum Opus Convention 5, included George Takai and one right hand. Wearing in Greensboro, SC this Yvonne Craig. this uniform is like March. I was also During the contest learning to dress all over encouraged by the fact that several things did not go again. our Shuttle XO won first according to plan. The FINISHING THE UNIFORM prize for her very contest had no Star Trek The trousers are the same excellent Priestess category. Instead I was tuxedo pants from the costume at Beach Trek the placed in the 'Best original uniform, with red preceding month. Character from an Original stripes sewn in place of To assure success, I Feature' category, in a the original black satin decided that I needed to field of 42 contestants. stripes. The finishing add an element of When I came on stage, the touch on the trousers were originality to my uniform - MC had microphone problems, elastic bands sewed into something never before seen and only read snatches of the pant cuffs. These help in a Starfleet uniform. my prepared introduction. hold the bottom seam at Several days before the Never the less, I continued calf level, just at the MOC-5 Con, I tried an idea with my stage presentation, boot tops. The trousers that I had been toying with displaying the uniform to are suppose to bag for the past year. In the both judges and audience. slightly, with a fold of U.S. Navy, our uniforms I shot my shirt cuffs, drew trouser draping over the always had hats. The Navy my communicator, talked top of the boot. only wears hats when into it, doffed my hat, Uniform insignia pin outside, or when standing then exited from the stage through the uniform official watches. with a snappy left face. material, and fasten with recalled seeing a Starfleet The waiting for the round brass fasteners that uniform hat in the Star judges was a very trying attach to the insignia Trek pilot 'The Menagerie'. experience. It seemed to pins. These brass It was in Captain take ages. Finally, the fasteners can rub into Christopher Pike's cabin, judges trickled back to unprotected skin or can but he never actually wore their seats. They easily fall off. Various it in the film. It seemed announced the 'honorable fasteners must be tried to me that Starfleet must mention' winners first. until one is found that have a uniform hat, even if Very soon after, my name will hold. it was just for foul was called for second The finished uniform was weather or ceremonial place. I was very happy as delivered on March 21st. occasions. I proudly marched on stage After 12 months of My design for a Starfleet to collect my certificate searching, planning and uniform hat consists of a and cash award. I never sewing, my wish had come black patent leather hat did get to see who won true - I could dress like visor, a hat band covered first place. Starfleet's best! The with a stripe like the IN CONCLUSION uniform looked great, and I shoulder and sleeve stripes The hat has not been well was thrilled. But I only (with gold piping) and a received by STARFLEET had two days left to berry red wool hat cover (continued on page 7)

THE HIGH STUFF PAGE 5 RilIL, 1911 Just a few weeks ago I lives of Captain James Kirk stepped closer to the three was appointed head and the other Enterprise men. librarian on the newly crew members. Those people "I see you've had a commissioned USS Kitty have become known as heroes productive afternoon," Hawk. For me this is a in their own life times. I Captain Fisher nodded at my dream come true. A job I guess it was inevitable full arms. can do and space travel that someone would start "Yes, Sir," I managed to too! Consequently, I have writing fictional accounts stammer. worked hard to see that of their adventures. Smiling and turning back this ship has the most Anyhow, I just love those toward his friends, Captain well-organized library with books and I've come to love Fisher continued, the most recent information Kirk, Spock, McCoy and all "Lieutenant, may I present in all the non-fiction the rest even though I know Captain James Kirk and areas. I had spent most of all the adventures I read Captain Spock of the USS my this term's budget about aren't real. Some Enterprise. Gentlemen, my before we left port the people call those books ship's librarian." first time. My mistake was trashy novels but I love I gulped. I flushed red. I had failed to realize how them so I bought the entire I couldn't think of a thing important recreational series for the ship to say. I suddenly reading would be to a crew including the newest one realized I should probably spending large amounts of which I haven't read yet. salute but with my arms time in space. Having spent much more full I couldn't decide how. A few days ago I had a money than I had planned, I Then Captain Kirk smiled chance to correct my headed back to the ship. at me. I nearly died. mistake. The Kitty Hawk Who should I run into but What a beautiful smile! had a three-day layover at Captain Fisher! My stomach "How do you do, Lieutenant? Star Base Twelve and I always jumps a little bit Under the circumstances I gained permission from when I unexpectedly see the don't believe we need Captain Fisher to go ashore Captain. He is, after all, observe the formalities." for a few hours. I had the CAPTAIN! But he was Had he read my mind, planned to pick up some talking to, of all people, known I was trying to recently published fiction, Captain James Kirk and salute? "I'm pleased to pay for them myself, and Captain Spock. meet you, Sir. Both of then donate them to our recognized them from you." I was blushing. library. (The ship came pictures I had seen. My Oh, I felt like such an stocked with classics, of mouth went dry, my hands idiot. I'm a full grown course, but some easy fun shook. I felt like a woman, serving in Starfleet reading seemed to be what teenager coming face to and I couldn't even handle everyone wanted.) face with an idol. meeting two such famous The book store had a paused. I wanted to go up men. Perhaps I could leave large collection. I picked and speak to them, and at now before I did anything a few romances, comedies, the same time I hoped they wrong. Oh mygosh, Captain murder mysteries and such. wouldn't notice me. Too Kirk had been saying Then I came to the action- late! Captain Fisher had something to me. adventure section. My spotted me and was saying ...always had a love of personal favorites are the hello. good books, but so many at new series of books called My arms were filled with one time for your personal the Star Trek series. It's packets of book tapes. I collection?" a collection of fiction was so nervous I nearly "Oh no, Sir! These are books based on the real dropped them all as I all for our ship's

THE RIGHT STUFF PAGE 6 AWIL, 19N library." One look at scraping all the books as he handed me more Captain Kirk's and Captain toward myself, praying they books, "to provide Fisher's faces told me wouldn't see. materials that her patrons Captain Kirk had been I felt a hand on my need and materials that her teasing me about my large elbow. It was Captain patrons enjoy. I noticed purchase. Because I had Fisher who helped me to my several of the more popular not heard the first part I feet. I gave up. titles among your had misunderstood. accepted his help, stood selections. I believe your I could have died! and balanced the books patrons will be pleased." tried to redeem myself. again. Captain Fisher The top book was the most "Our library is well shook his head sadly as he recent Star Trek novel. stocked with all the latest handed me more books. (Did My smile beamed at that technical materials and the I imagine there was a and I blushed and somehow best of the classics. I slight smirk in the corners or other I made a fairly just wanted to add a few of his mouth?) graceful exit. I suppose books for light Captain Kirk and Captain it will be some time before recreational reading." I Spock looked at the books I convince Captain Fisher jiggled my arms to indicate in their hands and at each that I am not my purchases. It was a other. The they gave me scatterbrained. lie appears mistake! The delicate the books they had to be a fair person, so balance was disrupted. retrieved, including some maybe he'll look upon my Books fell everywhere. of the Star Trek novels. actions with some I quickly picked up Oh, what they probably tolerance. And I did meet books. The three men, thought of such books! Oh, Captains Kirk and Spock. being gentlemen, bent to what they must have thought That very night I sat help me. Suddenly I of me! Then Captain Spock down and read the new Star remembered those Star Trek disproved all the stories Trek novel. I nodded and novels. Suppose they saw of his having no emotion smiled as I read and said them. Kirk andd Spock's because he showed to myself, "Yes, they are faces were usually compassion for me. really like that. I should plastered all over the dust "It is part of a know. I've met them." covers. I began madly librarian's job," he stated

(PRIZE WINNING UNIFORM, just how much this uniform INSIGNIA continued from page 5) costs. Here is a summary Command Pin $ 15.00 personnel, but was mainly of costs. Rank Insignia intended to impress the (2 X $10 each) $ 20.00 judges. It will remain on JACKET One Year Service the shelf except for Materials $100.23 Pip $ 5.00 costume competitions. Labor - 24 hrs $299.61 Silver Chain The making of this (4 feet @ $2/ft) $ 8.00 uniform has had both its UNDERSHIRT Shoulder Clasp $ 4.00 trials and tribulations. Materials $ 22.22 Belt Buckle $ 15.00 However, after having Labor $ 95.82 attended one convention and TOTAL LABOR having won recognition for LEATHER (34 hrs-$12.50/hr) $426.68 my efforts, I am looking Boots $ 50.00 TOTAL MATERIAL $284.45 foreword to proudly wearing Belt $ 16.00 GRAND TOTAL $711.13 the Starfleet uniform to many more events in the TROUSERS Author's Note: The address future. Retail Cost $ 29.00 of the seamstress in this COSTS Alterations Labor $ 31.25 article is: Marianne Many readers are probably Hayward, 2408 Englewood wondering at this point Ave., Durham, N.C. 27705.

TER WRIGHT STUFF PAGE 7 ANIL, 19N No matter how you arrive Walter Irwin was the sole including the head pieces. in Biloxi, MS. you have a STAR TREK guest and was They were a smash! They beautiful view. I think my perhaps a little ignored by twice had articles and favorite one though, is to the committee. After all, giveaways air expressed in fly into the regional Star Trek is hardly from L.A. and still gave airport. Usually my flight considered "HORROR" out before Saturday was has to swing out over the (unless, of course, you over. Gulf of Mexico to line up count STAR TREK V). Well, we did well by with the runway and I have purchased some great old STARFLEET. They should several minutes to view the STAR TREK items from Walt have several shuttles in emerald green waters and he even gave me a few that area by the summer, separated from the lush things. Some of these will which is good, because the green countryside only by go to STARFLEET archives. T.V. people decided they the brilliant white beach Anyway, I wound up spending want to bring in N.G. STAR stretching on for miles. a good part of the TREK people for next year. This could be paradise. convention and most of my This means that for the But no, it is a meals with Walter. Seems twenty-fifth anniversary of convention. Coast Con is we have several things in STAR TREK, Coast Con will now held in the Gulf coast common and our have a STAR TREK theme. Coliseum and Convention conversations were the That means they want Center, which can highlight of my trip. STARFLEET people to help comfortably hold several The dealers' room was out with next years' con thousand people and then fantastic as always, and I and they asked yours truly some. It is right on the spent plenty of my money to help coordinate it. beach and next door to there as well as in the art Looks like fun. three hotels, so everything room which is really my One of next year's guests is convenient. The favorite retreat. For the will be Sally Jerome, who convention center is huge past four years I have been had a family illness (we had 3,500 in it for one the art auctioneer and it prevent her from displaying con) and almost anything is my real love at Coast this year. Sally will be you wish to do at a Con. We had a huge joining the Bonny V later convention is possible. selection of excellent this year, and be prepared, This year, the committee works that were greatly she has one of the largest chose a horror theme since admired by all. STAR TREK memorabilia it was the thirteenth Coast But my excuse for being collections in the world. Con. Now, I don't know there this year was to She says she is going to about you but "horror" is recruit for STARFLEET. So bring the entire collection not my cup of tea and it on Saturday, I put on my to Coast Con XIV! showed. There was an Bonny V uniform and set up After a day of recovery, unbelievable guest list, shop at the information spent mostly with my but I only knew about three desk with all the godson, I packed all my new people on it. Apparently, merchandise an d treasures in my STARFLEET I was not alone. More applications. We were bags and began the voyage people knew who I was than beside the local Fox T.V. back to Raleigh. As the some of the guests and they affiliate's booth and they sun set outside the cabin wore badges identifying were pushing Alien Nation window, I bade a fond themselves as guests. But with great success. They farewell to Biloxi, with there was one guest that I had some of their people warm thoughts of a speedy did know and had looked completely outfitted in return to Convention forward to seeing again. Alien Nation costumes, Paradise.

THE HIGHT STUFF PAGE 8 APRIL, 1990 Both the main and backup Picture Show happening raffle tickets were sold to hotels for the annual Friday night. win this. 'Lobby' is not Magnum Opus Convention, Saturday morning there quite the correct word, March 23-25, in Greenville, was a STARFLEET meeting since the main entrance of S.C. were booked up solid scheduled for 10:00 A.M., the Hyatt is as high and in early March. I made my so we got up early, had spacious as an indoor arena lodging reservations at the room-service breakfast, and - a circle of towering Ramada Inn, which is only were off to the Con. Fleet concrete and glass about 1/2 mile from the Admiral Jeanette 'Mad Dog' accommodation buildings, Hyatt convention site. I Maddox, Vice Admiral Sue ramps and balconies, spent all of Thursday night 'Captain Mom' Hampton and covered with a glassed-in and most of Friday morning Captain David Forvendel roof seven stories up. The putting the finishing were the featured speakers. hotel bar had been changed touches on the STARFLEET Admiral Maddox told the into a 'hospitality suite' uniform that I planned to packed crowd about with free soft drinks and enter in the masquerade STARFLEET headquarters (her bar munchies. There were contest. I only got two veterinary eight 'activities' rooms, hours of sleep, early STARFLEET's charitable four meeting rooms, one Friday morning. activities, the Jimmy large dealer's room, one Friday afternoon, March Doohan Aviation Scholarship large role playing game 23rd, I left work early and and the STARFLEET service room, another large art set out driving to the Con. awards. These awards are exhibition room and a movie I left Research Triangle given for valor, and have room. Workshops and Park at slightly after 4 been presented to six STARFLEET meetings were P.M., and stopped in High individuals so far. One of held in the meeting rooms. Point, N.C. to pick up my the recipients was the CO Workshops included 'On roommate for the weekend. of the USS Hornet in Becoming an Astronaut', Our route took us through Charlotte, for the 'Let's Talk Fanzines', Greensboro, Charlotte and resuscitation of a dying 'Computer Art' and Spartanburg, S.C. We baby. 'Costuming - the Fun finally arrived in I had purchased a new Nightmare' (I can certainly Greenville at the Hyatt camera en route, so, after relate to that!). Hotel at about 9:15 P.M. the meeting, I bought extra Guest stars included that night, to find the film at the hotel gift shop George Takei and Yvonne convention already in full and began taking pictures (Batgirl) Craig. George swing. The convention like mad. We helped came on at noon in the main formally began at noon Jeanette and Sue unload a lobby and talked for over Friday. I was exhausted van full of merchandise and an hour before signing from the long 220 mile other equipment for setting autographs (limit one per drive and lack of sleep. up the STARFLEET recruiting person). His main topic Therefore we registered for table in the hotel lobby. for discussion was the the convention ($32 for At the table we sold letter writing drive to three days), skipping the STARFLEET memberships, persuade Paramount Pictures Friday night revelry. sweatshirts, tote-bags, to drop their current Trek Instead we checked into our coffee cups and stickers. film Star Trek VI - hotel and got a reasonable Also sold were autographed ''. This night's sleep. Being a photos of Jimmy D. to film concept involves hearty-partyingindividual, benefit the scholarship dropping the original cast I regretted missing the fund. There was only one (except for minor before dance and the Rocky Horror full color picture, and and/or after roles), and

MR RIGHT STUFF PAGE 9 APRIL, 1490 replacing them with young Lord, Farengi, and Heinlein, "More fun than actors to portray Kirk, literally dozens of kittens".It remains by far Spock, and company while scantily clad maidens my favorite convention, and they attended Starfleet (SCMs). Oh, yes ladies, I highly recommend it to Academy. To quote George - there were scantily clad anyone who is considering "Can you imagine anybody dudes too. attending MOC-6. Wait till but playing After the costume you see my pictures! Speck?". Both project and contest, the crowd went up letter writing campaign are to the third floor to now three months old. party. There were many George claims that the party suites, including the campaign is working, but to Monty Python Marathon, Lost keep it up. Colony Tardis (boring), USS I got in the autograph ADVENTURER and USS REPUBLIC line long before he stopped (Atlanta). The Republic's speaking. When it came my party was terrific, as they turn, he complemented me on handed out 26 ounce cans of my 'monster maroon' uniform Foster's Lager to drinking ("Well done"), and gave me aged guests. I enjoyed Shuttle operating at an extra autograph for my talking to all of them, peak efficiency; seamstress Marianne. including Brian Flatley, however, we are a told him that I had a big their computer bulletin little crowded with surprise for him when he board SYSOP/bartender. six seats and a crew judged the costume contest When the parties started to of about twenty and that night. wind down, the dance began growing every month The guest authors were at about 1 A.M. Sunday and no bathroom. Lynn Abby, Robert Asprin, morning. I am sure that it Sharon Webb, Ian Wallace, is illegal to have that Mercedes Lackey, Brad much fun in South Carolina Strickland, Tom Deitz and on Sunday morning. Brad Linaweaver. danced a lot, but decided Other activities included to go home when the unicorn Art Auction, Belly Dancing, in a tutu, whom I was Slave Auction, Drag Race dancing with, told me that (yes, you guessed it), folk Its wife had helped it make dancing, Japanamation, Lip its costume. Synch Contest, Live Fantasy Sunday brought hotel Role Playing, Miniature check-out and our last Workshop, Silly Cinema chance at the Con. I did Contest and Tarot Reading. my last minute shopping in The most exciting event the dealer's room (with my for me was the costume prize money), perused the contest, in which I won 2nd Art Show, talked to some prize for my Starfleet more nice people and took a uniform and my surprise few more pictures of some dress hat. This also got newly arrived costumes and me a big hug from Captain SCMs. Then we left for Mom. Other costumes North Carolina. We made included several Batmen, one stop on the way back at the Joker, Superman (both the King's Mountain in and out of drag), National Park, the site of Beetlejuice, Time Lord a famous Revolutionary War (Lady), Vulcan Trader, Battle, since my roommate Elfish Hunter, Middle-Aged is a student of historical Ninja Turtle, drunken battles. The MOC-5 Con Highland Scotsman, Elf was, in the words of Robert

YU WRIGHT STUFF PAGE 10 APRIL, MO TREK AND NOT TREK RULES OF ENGAGEMENT By Suzanne Miller Y N N Y R K P O L A R T N E V O T TAAHULLLGER E L I A N T L C L O A K I N G D E V I C E H S EEUSRHENHNNYAMNO A FGMTCBAXOSAAESTMG IAOIMNIZHNUGLBEAE, R N R L T A L T K O A L N O R A D E O R E N A I N A G R O A A P O E C I O A R R A N N N R T M M R N W HPWTPUDEDILITHIUM A S U O O G F M O L AYMPSDL I E R E D O V N C K A T S A E G E NTXESNSAICENPACEH PETERMORWO O D D A E E U C A L R A K K A H P O Y U A C N L S U N L A M P H A S E R A R U H U RUOMANITERRORISTS

CAPTAIN HULL ORBIT SATED CHILL ILIAD ORGANIAN SLAY CLOAKING KIRK ORIONS SPINE DEVICE OVEN SPOCK DEGAS KRYNN PETER SULAMID LANDAU MORWOOD SUNLAMP DOSE LUSH PHASER TERRORISTS ENTERPRISE MAIN PODS TINAMOU ESPIONAGE MARAG POLAND UHURA EXEC MBENGA POLAR UNEASY EXHORT MCCOY PORT VASE EYEBROW MORROW REGNANT VENTRAL FELT NARAHT RELIANT VODER FIRECHAIN NEUTRAL ZONE RETINA YANK GRIMACE NHOMA SULU HAKKARL NOGURA RUDE SWAN HELM NORAD RULES OF HOSTILE NUDGE ENGAGEMENT

Most of the above words can be found in the new STAR TREK novel Rules of Engagement. Which ones can you find and what page are they on? If the words appear more than once, only give one reference. If you don't know a word, look it up. I had to use the dictionary to get some of these words.

THE WRIGHT STUFF PAGE 11 APRIL, 19,0 FUTURE AND ACTIVITIES: MAY 5: Bonaventure meeting at Bud's. May 11 - 13: Landing Party - Camp out. MAY 19 or 20: David Vosper's Fun Day. JUNE 2: (Sat) Kitty Hawk meeting. JUNE 9: Bonaventure meeting, Liberty, N. C. JUNE 16: Starward Fury Commissioning Party and Bonaventure Anniversary Party - Fayetteville, N. C. JULY 13 - 15: Shore Leave XII - "", Towson, MD. AUGUST 18: Voyager Odessey - Chapel Hill Planetarium. SEPT. 22: Zoo trip - Bonaventure. OCTOBER 5 - 7: ROVA CON. OCTOBER 12 - 14: OKTOBERTREK - D. Kelley and G. McFadden guests.

More to come in the FUTURE!!!!! T. TUEL

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