Bits 'N' Pieces
You may be looking for Bits and Pieces, a Harry & Johnny zine.
| Zine | |
|---|---|
| Title: | Bits 'N' Pieces |
| Publisher: | a fan club out of Michigan, called Leonard Nimoy's Bits 'N' Pieces |
| Editor(s): | Ginger Burrison |
| Date(s): | 1974-1977 |
| Medium: | |
| Fandom: | Star Trek: TOS |
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| Click here for related articles on Fanlore. | |
Bits 'N' Pieces is a Star Trek: TOS Leonard Nimoy club fanzine published by Ginger Burrison.
From the first issue:
Welcome to the land of insanity. This is Bits 'N' Pieces, our first venture into published Nimoyism. We hope, in this and future issues, to bring you bits of news, pieces of information, small chuckles, a snicker, two tee-hees and an occasional large ho-ho. You may also experience a choked sob or two mostly at our ineptness as publishers. (Please, do not blame our contributor they do not know what they are getting into.) We'll even provide space in future issues for comments from you. Yes, Gentle Reader, you will have the opportunity to make suggestions, express your opinions and even get to criticize our endeavors. But be careful! If you criticize us too severely and are not constructive, you may awaken one fine day to find that an angry green-shaded space person, who is logical and speaks in triplicate, has invaded your home and put plomik soup in your coffee. So, here we are, Bits 'N* Pieces, honoring Leonard Nimoy (bless him) and lots of fun. We don't claim to be awfully talented, extremely brilliant, highly hilarious, or wonderfully witty...but we certainly are dedicated!
We hope you enjoy our modest (?) efforts as much as we enjoy bringing them to you.
LIVE LONG AND PROSPER
Issue 1
Bits 'N' Pieces 1 was published in 1974 and contains 18 pages. All of the art is by Ginger Burrison.
- Encounter, a short retelling of seeing Leonard Nimoy in a car, by Terry Flynn (4)
- Nimoy Neurosis by Ginger Burrison, a poem about falling in love with Leonard Nimoy (5)
- a bit of humor (6)
- How to Drive 1500 miles… article by Joyce E. Thompson, making a 12-hour drive to see Leonard Nimoy in Milwaukee, WI (7)
- The 1974 Diary of Your Chicken-Feathered, Slightly Mad President of Bits 'N' Pieces, article about going to various cons and speeches to see Leonard Nimoy: "80 miles in April, 300 miles for the Star-Con, 1000 miles for two trips to Traverse City, 1500 miles for two trips to Milwaukee and about 160 miles to Toledo!", by Ginger Burrison (11)
- Bunky's Practical Pronouncements for Pestered Persons, a fictional advice column (16)
- reviews of two Nimoy poetry pro books: "You and I" and "Will I Think of You," review by Ginger Burrison (17)
- Thoughts, poem by Ginger Burrison (18)
- a page of Star Trek fan club addresses and contact info (18)
inside page from issue #1
inside page from issue #1
inside page from issue #1
inside page from issue #1
Issue 2
Bits 'N' Pieces 2 was published in 1975 and contains 30 pages.
- the editor says that membership in the fan club has risen from 8 to 42 members
- The 1975 Diary of Your Chicken-Feathered Slightly Mad President of Bits N Pieces, chatty editorial by Ginger Burrison (1)
- How I Became a Leonard Nimoy Fan... by Terry Fynn (5)
- How I Became a Leonard Nimoy Fan... by Barbara Griswold (5)
- Reflections of Spock's Thoughts, poem-thing from Spock's point of view, by Olivia Jean Ecklund (6)
- More Nimoyan Neurosis by Ginger Burrison (7)
- illos by Nila (8)
- contest announcement (9)
- Temptation, poem by Barb Griswold (10)
- First Encounter, fiction by JoAnne Grasak (11)
- crossword puzzle (16)
- "You and Me," an essay/review about Nimoy's book of poetry (20)
- game (22)
- misc (23)
- Interim, fiction by Nell Henry (24)
- Will I Think of You?, poem by Cathy Randazzo, Stars, poem by Vivian Bedene (27)
- Control, poem by Terry Flynn (28)
- I Am Not Spock, review by Ginger Burrison (29)
- a Star Trek/Charlie Brown cartoon by Lou Smalley (30)
inside page from issue #2
inside page from issue #2
inside page from issue #2
